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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
5
A compact moral note cites Job and Socrates about riches and contentment. It states the rich may not be gathered in death, and true wealth lies in contentment with the least.
Franklin D Roosevelt proposes a $30 000 seed grant to start businesses in Hyde Park drawing mixed reactions from locals. The piece argues many communities lack funds to release hidden potential and that small investments can spark real industry and employment. It notes Hyde Park’s snobbery but urges practical use of modest money to spur progress.
A new city ordinance sets bonded or insurance requirements and safety rules for for hire taxis. Officials cite court delays in similar statutes as the reason for past inaction. The measures aim to protect riders and property, though a recent reckless cab incident shows gaps remain.
A columnist argues that current proposed safeguards are better than nothing but insufficient. The city has a duty to ensure public services are managed by competent, responsible hands to prevent risk to public safety and interest without recourse for inadequacy.
Judge Lewis E. Teague rejects altering a drunken driving charge to reckless to bypass suspension rules. The ruling bars discretionary licenses, condemns driving while intoxicated as a serious violation, and upholds the aim of deterrence in enforcing the law.
Bank directors report a 1935 upswing in deposits while tighter credit controls limit loan growth. Profits rely on loans, raising depositor risk if profits chase undermines safety. Service charges help, but stricter credit rules affect legitimate business. Deposits rise without proportional loan expansion signals banking change.
Liberty Leaguer Robert M. Hanes, head of Wachovia Bank and Trust, reports to stockholders that 1935 was the best year for general business since 1929 and predicts further gains for 1936. The Greensboro Record notes his mixed stance on Roosevelt policies and the New Deal.
Security National Bank presents its third annual review showing growth in deposits with less expansion in loans. The institution maintains open disclosure of operations as part of a new banking vision.
The paper argues schoolboy patrols foster respect for law and safety among children. City schools adjust policies to have patrols operate on sidewalks near schools, guiding children rather than directing autos, and to stress driver caution to protect youngsters crossing streets.
Dr Toyohiko Kagawa, famed Japanese Christian leader and cooperative enterprises advocate, lectured at Duke University drawing Raleigh spectators who called his message inspiring. His sincerity and knowledge of world social and economic affairs impressed listeners who urged more such voices in North Carolina.
Bruce Catton argues the destruction of a Red Cross unit in Ethiopia by Italian air raids, with 32 non combatant deaths, is a verified tragedy. He says such incidents are inherent in modern aerial warfare and that a universal rule limiting bombing targets remains unavailable.
After 18 years six men were caught and jailed for torturing and burying alive a Soviet official in Izhevsk during the post 1918 civil war turmoil. Soviet courts move quickly and could have already executed them. The arrests highlight a brutal period of back and forth control between Red and White forces with widespread torture and murder.
Attendees at the Jackson Day dinners weigh whether the featured memento, a $3 grape, will remain affordable. The item drew attention as a keepsake amid event chatter and fund-raising notes.
Washington opinion piece arguing that Supreme Court rulings against NRA and AAA reduced political liabilities for Roosevelt. It notes NRA’s collapse, AAA doubts, and hints at bread price effects from tax policy changes, with reference to public sentiment and future farmer relief plans.
A column notes the abundance of widows on comfortable incomes in southern California. Many lead routine lives, waking late, reading papers, seeking affordable permanent waves, dining, worrying about weight, organizing bridge, and watching movies as they wait.
A day in Manhattan’s dog promenade along Fifth Madison and Park attracts pedigreed bi yoodles, pomeranians, and a Bedlington flock. The column shifts to social commentary on widows, marriage, and life choices, then drifts to showbiz anecdotes about Harry Richman and Chaplin era Parisian circles with witty vignettes.
A bereaved parent describes tidying the kitchen and toys, lighting a dim night lamp, and praying for comfort for their child. The speaker asks God to watch over the child tonight while they keep vigil near the small bed. The verse conveys personal loss and wish for maternal presence.
Nora Bayes delighted a dwindling crowd at the Sixty Club by singing one more song as 8 A M neared and 7 A M arrived. The performer remained vibrant and unshaken while patrons retrieved wraps and refused to leave.
The prose praises Char lie Chaplin as endlessly generous with his talent and notes his peak when a party tires. It celebrates his versatility in spontaneous skits featuring a Japanese juggler, Spanish dancer, Chinese diplomat, Russian immigrant, French coquette, and a Cockney flower seller.
Gene Buck an actor of 52 contradicts a figure of 39 about himself in a puzzling reveal. The article notes Buck’s career highlights and public reception amid the age discrepancy.
The report notes Ike Mel, once a Brooklyn newsboy, choosing exile in Paris after the war. He peddled American papers along boulevards and cafes, resisted language learning, and now plans to return home after years away.
A fragmented nitery vignette describes Cherry Bloss blossom and Nippon lineage as youths and ladies depart Sherry’s bar. The dialogue hints at walking to avoid noise and petals in a raccoon coated campus milieu.
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