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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1936
Page
4
A fragmentary quotation reflects on enemies and false witnesses in religious texts. The lines mention deliverance from enemies and observing faults, with attributions to Psalms and Antisthenes. The excerpt reads as a literary piece rather than a full article item.
Wilmington figure Thomas E. Cooper lambasted the State Highway Patrol for strict tag rules as he criticizes delays and procrastination in obtaining new license plates. He laments past deaths and recalls agencies closing at 4 pm after repeated visits. He urges focus on highway safety over tag enforcement.
Economic downturns do not hinder science and may spur discoveries and inventions. A notable recent result is a “third eye” vision device using a vacuum tube bulb shape, demonstrated before the American Association for the Advancement of Science in St. Louis, enabling sight into colorless zones beyond normal vision.
Dr. V K Zworkin and Dr. George A Morton of RCA laboratories conducted the demonstration. The scientists note that whether the discovery adds much to scientific knowledge is not the point. Its importance is that science progresses for mankind’s enlightenment.
Captain Charles D. Farmer of the State Highway Patrol cites a drop in accidents during icy spells as proof that reduced speed and careful driving improve safety. New Year’s Day opened without fatalities, and fewer cars crowded streets partly due to bad weather and plate enforcement. He notes more bright weather brings higher accident rates, urging drivers to stay cautious regardless of conditions.
Italy faces public pressure for harsher action in Ethiopia as reports of an Italian airman’s decapitation fuel calls for revenge. The piece accuses Mussolini of viewing Ethiopians as less than civilized and argues Italy’s modern warfare methods reveal its barbarity.
China may monitor early results of a new campaign to curb the Japanese beetle pest with aviation methods. The effort targets agricultural areas and seeks to limit the spread of the borer across counties.
A Kansas resident paralyzed from the waist down was arrested for posing as a war veteran, not as a CWA worker as some might expect. The incident centers on the man’s claimed veteran status and the authorities' handling of the impersonation case.
A compact note on why certain nasal radio tunes earn the label cow boy songs. The phrase plays on the ringing, plaintive bleat of a calf and the bawling tone heard in mid century roadhouse broadcasts, reflecting casual linguistic humor.
New Jersey alcohol commissioner moves to curb half pint liquor containers while resisting blanket bans on all alcohol. The push aims to tighten packaging rules, limit frequent small-quantity buys, and curb nuisance consumption patterns in urban areas.
Captain Bruce H. Carraway of High Point urges North Carolina lawmakers to pass resolutions in January backing immediate payment of veterans' adjusted service certificates due in 1945. He argues the federal government can raise 2.25 billion dollars to fund the Bonus despite political fears.
A historical note explains that a 1288 Scottish statute under Queen Margaret granted women liberty to speak to a man they liked. If refused, they could fine him. if betrothed to another, he could refuse. After Margaret’s death, persistent women led to a Parliament act allowing proposals every fourth year.
An English fox hunt club member chased a frightened fox into a farmhouse pantry and handed it to hounds for tearing. He was fined ten pounds by the court after the RSPCA press case, with the judge stating the fox must have a sporting chance. The piece notes ongoing cruelty in fox hunting, arguing sport values may outweigh it but cruelty persists.
The cast denounces advertisements showing Santa tilting the bottle and descending chimneys as a holiday stunt. They argue the depiction mocks a well known jolly figure who typically makes festive entrances.
The sentence speculates that if the United States had postponed its declaration of independence by a century and a half, Japanese troops would likely be protecting it from Communists.
A London surgeon asserts intense drama can trigger a cold in a susceptible man, who then blames the sorrowful scene for the snuffies being explained away.
The poem praises poetry's power to educate and uplift minds as it travels from deep seas to distant stars. It speaks of beauty, mythic threads of gold, lunar songs, and the enduring value of verse to inspire all ages, ending with a proclamation that love and romance continually glance at hearts through poetry. Signed Victor P. Hammer.
A Seventh Day Adventist leader discusses calendars and the proposed 13 month year. He explains how different peoples used lunar and solar cycles, the implications for pricing, accounts, holidays, and the weekly cycle, and notes banker concerns and widespread resistance. The interview traces Roman and Gregorian reforms and the challenge of aligning lunar and solar years.
A diaristic late night piece from New York Day by Day recounts wandering streets and dim bars after 4 AM. The writer observes ordinary barroom scenes, hotel detectives, and wary glances from strangers, noting how routine shapes impression and mood in the city at night.
The text explains how Easter was set by the Council of Nice to fall on the Sun after the full moon near the vernal equinox and how reconciling weeks lunar months and lunar year determines Easter each year. It notes that Gregory XIII did not invent the Georgian calendar but used epacts to align solar and lunar years.
The Pioneer-Tribune argues that a thriving town with bright stores churches and schools should practice buy at home. It notes that both business people and day laborers who buy outsiders’ goods harm local shops and wages and help other communities at the expense of their own town.
A Syracuse newspaper item requests return of a lost purse containing Phi U, Phi Psi, and Beta pins. The owner is identified as Elizabeth Co-ed, a coed at the local college, and the note urges the rightful finder to contact the office.
A crude line suggests Joe Louis plans a stunt involving a camera during a bout with Ethiopians while a victim seems to test the aviation custom of piloting a plane soon after a crash.
A Maine resident plans a run on Townsend Plank as a political or public movement develops, with local interest focusing on the potential impact of the candidacy.
A Japanese lecturer asserts reform is needed in China, challenging the belief that Japan itself is carrying out reforms. The remark hints at regional perspectives on modernization and governance without detailing specific policies.
A weary narrator recalls a drinking den in low spirits with a tide out. The air carries a dry sour smell of lysol at a workhouse and false cordiality after midnight. A music hall joke lands as hope fades in an emptied glass. A bartender notes a Sut ton Place crowd as the narrator prepares to leave.
A block away a knot of onlookers gathers as a stalled car sits with its hood raised. A roughed blonde in the back seat relaxes while the owners, glancing at a wrist watch and sweating, seem caught in a dilemma as the pink sky fades.
The writer recalls first noticing spindly rubber-tired milk wagons in white uniforms, describing them as props in a musical scene. Dawn no longer erupts in shouting from drivers, while two grim spinster figures on a desolate stretch trigger thoughts of the Brontë sisters crossing foggy moors to Haworth.
A young soda jerk near Grand Central rises early to run a shop and study after late shifts three nights a week. He rarely sleeps more than four hours, yet optimistic about a future in engineering despite a wary, accusatory air.
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