Deuteronomy Verse Warns Against Theft Among Israelites
A biblical verse from Deuteronomy 24 7 condemns theft among the children of Israel and asserts the thief should face death to purge evil from the community.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1938
Page
4
A biblical verse from Deuteronomy 24 7 condemns theft among the children of Israel and asserts the thief should face death to purge evil from the community.
The Southern Furniture Market opens with cautious optimism as new home building and wholesale demand hint at a healthy year ahead. Analysts expect immediate deliveries to dominate purchases while federal home-building aid may boost construction and employment in 1938.
State Senator Thomas J. Gold Sr. announces his candidacy for renomination, promising continuity and experience in Raleigh. The piece notes regional differences in attitudes toward incumbency and leadership, highlighting Guilford County and eastern and rural western counties.
A North Carolina perspective warns that federal revenue measures may push Congress toward a sales tax to fund operations. It notes historical shifts to sales taxes and argues spending reform is needed as profits and growth wane. The piece also discusses potential outcomes if China and Japan escalate diplomacy and war, affecting regional markets.
The article predicts a Wednesday White House conference where the President will push for specific reform of the economic system while Congress grows more conservative. It notes his ideas are hazy and stresses he must be precise to win support and unite his congressional following.
Casey Stengel endured traded moves and public laughter before landing a managerial contract with the Boston Bees. The 1936 feature notes his ups and downs, late career vigor, and renewed faith in himself as he returns to Brooklyn and finally to Boston.
A historical view suggests Japan aims to be Asia's pacifier. It touts successful pacification of many Chinese and notes the remaining vast population. It recalls a saying about the Chinese marching and never passing a gros point, highlighting the scale of challenge.
A quotation contrasts a Communist standing on a soap box with a Fascist hiding in a cellar. Samuel Dickstein of New York is named as a U S congressman. Charl wood Dunkley of London critiques prison reform and the deterrent effect of crooning in prison.
Jack Ogden, Baltimore Orioles general manager, comments on the National League plan to use a new dead ball. He predicts the changed ball will affect play and potentially boost defense across games.
Henry Armstrong, the featherweight champion, argues money drives boxing and frames the sport’s purpose. He states there’s nothing else worth fighting for beyond earnings and titles.
Dr Charles G Fenwick of New York emphasizes that the United States retains a vital natural interest in upholding international law and order.
An array of cultural notes from New York Day by Day features Billy De Beck and others sending oranges and citrus to tastemakers, J P McEvoy inscribing his book Father Meets Son, and James Whitcomb Riley cited. It notes radio figures Ted Husing Graham McNamee Rudy Vallee and others contemplating retirements as well as portraits of John Murgatroyd and Meredith Nicholson.
Twenty years ago local news reports progress by the exemption board classifying High Point township registrants. After a four hour session, the board passed on the merits of 122 cases. A merchants association banquet is planned January 24 with J Norman Willis of Greensboro to speak on the credit system.
Washington report notes Roosevelt dominant in talks with Alfred P. Sloan Ernest Weir M. W. Clement Lewis Brown Colby M Chester and Donald Richberg. He asserts he can out demagogue critics and asks if government and business should stop trading barbs. The article contrasts pro and anti monopoly stances amid mood and recovery hopes.
The article notes chorus men are nearly extinct as agencies reduce staff due to few calls. It recalls peak times with 6,000 chorus members and cites Oscar Bhaw and Jack Whiting as prominent examples. Chorus men are described as meticulous dressers with bleak lives, modest wages from 35 to 50 dollars weekly for about six months, living in shabby rooming houses or automats.
The photographer recalls acting under a harsh supervisor during Marilyn Miller’s peak era, describing the chorus man as an exacting Simon Legree figure in a demanding, triumph-filled period.
Catherine Wade Smith, a brilliant American violinist with one of the few authentic Stradivarius violins in the country, will give a concert here Thursday night. The instrument bears the date 1755 and is valued up to fifty thousand dollars in some cases. The city budget for 1927 28 has been adopted with a large increase for schools from 69 000 in 1926 27 to 100 000 requested for the present year. News briefs note Coolidge’s Cuba trip and firebugs in Washington. High Point party at Paradise Point reports 45 fox hounds 10 foxes four deer injured and many birds and ducks observed.
A British owner predicts a surge in fuel supply as elections approach. The note mentions conga elections and an inexhaustible fuel supply, signaling a party or movement amid political rhetoric.
A University of Buffalo researcher markets face creams derived from castor oil for general use. The aim is safer cosmetic options to ease parental concerns about children ingesting unsuitable products.
A Chicago University figure forecasts half of the nation’s married women will be employed by 1962 amid concerns about rising unemployment, prompting questions about the labor market and economic policy.
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