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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1937
Page
4
A biblical verse from Second Timothy stresses shared suffering with Christ and reward for endurance. An anonymous quote follows, praising a frowning friend as wiser than a smiling enemy and urging acceptance of adversity as a guide from God.
A Civil Club industrial committee twenty years ago advertised High Point to the world, leading to new industries. The piece urges citizens to heed optimism, support rail and housing progress, and avoid passive “let it happen” attitudes while pursuing continued city development.
The Peiping government publicized the execution of Lu Ju-Hsin, seized with 60 ounces of narcotics, as part of a new campaign to purge narcotics from the nation. Authorities set a January 1 1937 deadline for addicts and peddlers to quit, warning death for noncompliance.
The editorial urges continued rapid growth for High Point focusing on intensive expansion, inviting new industries and outside businessmen to join a diverse industrial base. It commends the ongoing promotional efforts started twenty years ago and calls for wholehearted community cooperation to sustain the city’s development.
Governor La Follette backs ouster of University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank after a close vote by the board of regents. Students clash with guards while seeking a meeting with the governor. Frank’s removal follows years as an educator and publicist and marks a political defeat for opposing forces at the university.
A satirical line hints at gender tensions as science aims to reduce headlight glare while criticizing domestic conflict. The quip contrasts technical progress with personal strife involving a husband and wife.
An authority predicts future difficulty locating debtors nationwide while a collector notes the challenge already evident, suggesting tightening credit and stricter collection efforts amid rising nonpayment concerns.
The piece is a collage of personal quips and memories by a New York columnist. It riffs on dignity observed in Chief Justice Hughes, actors Edward and others, travels, misreadings, and daily notions, finishing with a nod to Mayor La Guardia and a Algonquin lunch remark.
The piece muses on rodeos and performers paid poorly and decent pay, then shifts to radio sermons by Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick. It recalls visiting Bach, Litt and Beetho ven homes sparking interest in classical music and notes a popular tune "I Love Louisa" with a memory of Brock Pemberton leaving a $40 weekly Evening Mail role to become a theatrical producer.
A reporter recalls attending Samuel Gompers speech in Dayton Ohio and taking extensive notes. He compares the moment to covering the Carpathia's arrival with Lusitania survivors, noting the city editor's influence.
The narration recalls a sister’s haircut memory and a boy’s early mandolin lessons. It names Noel Coward praised by Richard Watts Jr and notes radio hints featuring Edward Everett Horton. It lists admired writers Bill Corum Walter Lippmann and John McClain.
A narrator cites Beluga caviar with soup, vows to bow to Clare Luce for the next waltz, and notes Edna Ferber’s niece in a current play echoing Edna from two decades ago. Hollywood overuses Bing Crosby, while Rexford Ley Cooper, rebuffed as a cub reporter, lectured at Columbia University recently.
The Arch bishop of Canterbury issues a strong rebuke to a global cadre of witty ladies. Peggy Hoyt and Clara Belle Walsh appear distracted while Conde Nast seeks a shave. Roy Howard hosts a Christmas eggnog party, Bill Hawkins attends a dinner, and Clifton Webb is named for sartorial savants.
Twenty years ago in January 1917 reports note coal prices at eight dollars a ton for Pocahontas coal and compare with wartime Italy where coal scarcity and high prices prevail. Also reported: Gannaway farm sold at Trinity to E D Steele for summer home prep, Oak Hill land sold to H A Moffitt, and local residents planning travel to Florida with various social and business engagements.
The first real legislative debate began today on a bill to abolish the Moore county road commission. Secretary Dan Iela announced a Zeppelin type dirigible would be built for the navy at once. Colonel W F Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, is near death in Denver Colorado.
A driver involved in a hit-skip in Russia was shot. The report notes that the American type is typically only half shot, implying a comparison to another shooting pattern.
A chat event misread as holiday chatter reveals focus on China's Chang Chiang affair. The exchange uncovers political or diplomatic tensions tied to the named individual, framed within a broader cultural context.
An extended dialogue unfolds with Mr Xvootizit, a foreign visitor, and Mr Wendell as they mockingly discuss immigration, language mishaps, and American bootlegging during Prohibition. The piece juxtaposes clumsy cross cultural banter with sharp social critique of legislators and public policy.
A regional poem reflecting Southern pride with verses on Dixie culture music horse racing and fair crowds. The piece contrasts social groups and mentions places like Virginia Cumberland Blue Grass Tar Heel and Tennessee. A quiet reflection on dissatisfaction and collective identity ends with the author signing as Victor P Hammer.
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