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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1937
Page
4
A compact reflection on fearing God and keeping commandments as man’s duty, linking duty to God, soul, liberty, and responsibility. The excerpt cites Ecclesiastes and Lacordaire to frame duty as the grandest idea guiding human conduct.
City Manager E M Nox reports six month tax collections reach 48.2 percent of the levy, a ten year high, with officials noting earlier payments and a discount incentive. Compared to 1927 and 1931, current midyear results suggest improved business conditions though total 80 percent target remains unlikely.
The first lady affirms affiliation with the New York Newspaper Guild while reserving strike and picket duties. She participates in labor efforts as she continues her My Day column and public activities. The move signals support for collective bargaining within the press.
The article notes a shift to sunny skies in High Point with warm temperatures for mid January. Residents hope the clearing weather boosts mood and health after a long string of rainy, foggy days and limited clear days.
The Guild Reporter notes Mrs. Roosevelt as a member of a controversial labor movement in its January 15 issue, suggesting publicity motives and implying potential mud-slinging if labor troubles arise. The item questions the First Lady's public role and use of her good name.
The Enterprise welcomes delegates to two High Point gatherings the Tar Heel Legion of the Loyal Order of Moose and the district meeting of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. The article extols civic aims and invites continued visits, praising the groups as advocates of better citizenship.
Thomas J. Gold of Raleigh writes to The Enterprise from Raleigh on January 15 1987 promising full statements on any legislation affecting High Point before votes are taken. He asks the paper publish his letter and says the public deserves to know contents of such measures.
A Minneapolis man shrinking ten inches tall may never again mention his wife's age at work. He plans to buy a best seller for his girl on her birthday but will skip Live Alone and Like It. An ad urges more iron in diets. The Germans are offered butter or cannons. Holyone's dinosaur tracks were stolen by vandals who left none of their own behind.
Washington dispatch notes a Brownlow committee reorganization report hidden from Congress. Roosevelt deflects savings claims, warns of White House staff growth, and discusses overlapping functions with Byrd urging broader cuts.
The Industrial department secretary position at the Commercial club changes hands as C. Clark resigns due to duties at Peoples' Home Furnishing. Miss Bessie Hill Hackney is appointed secretary after serving as assistant. Also noted are travel update from El Paso and a crowded Elks minstrel lineup.
News notes scarce in Europe as conflict pauses. Six Southern states report snowfall with persistent freezing temperatures nationwide. Governor Bickett backs a bill to require labeling of proprietary medicines on bottles, while eleven states enforce anti liquor advertising laws.
New York gossip column notes a shift in Hollywood culture toward simple living and thrift. Stars favor two seater defuncts over glittering gadgets, discuss gardening, and attend parties with Riviera exiles gathering at Warshawsky’s home, while New York and Paris loom as cosmopolitan anchors.
In earlier days Hollywood swirled in poisonous scandal yet now shows mellowness and notable charity for the erring. The rumor monger is not only likely to diminish but may fade as industry leaders advocate mercy.
In a discussion sparked by Wu Ting Fang, a Chinese youth mocks a preacher by saying he attends church to learn English and dry blotters, while other claims about ancient gunpowder and creation spark debate on converting Chinese immigrants.
Poem fragment praising an unnamed Song Unsung as divine music and celestial harmony. Imagery invokes seraphs, stars, Mars, Vulcan, and Mocking Bird. Lyrical meditation on the inaudible ideal art beyond human reach.
A biologist states humans are near self-extinction amid a New Year’s reflection on persistence and change. The remark frames societal anxieties as a scientific warning and rhetorical flourish.
Frank Scully’s Bedside Manor on a hill near Hill and Vine becomes a hub for travelers producers and cinema curiosa. The Upper Story of Bedside Manor buzzes with typewriters as dogs bark and babies tumble in the busy sick room atmosphere.
The piece profiles Frank and Alice Scully focusing on illness and triumph amid trials. It notes the Scully children Skippy and Sooloo as famed pranksters whose escapades captivate audiences in the era.
A blurred reminiscence describes moving to a ranch and faded Hollywood ties. The narrator splits time between town work and quiet social calls at a post office and drug store, seeking serene future living among neighbors.
A fragmentary 1937 McNaught Syndicate piece speaks of dawn flights over the Western s ile and the lure of Manhattan scenes. The author notes birdsong, dew, and the pull to distant towns as the lure of rural life fades.
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