Betrayal Theme Emphasized In January 1937 Verse
The passage centers on a biblical moment from St. Luke 22 21 where Jesus speaks of betrayal at the table. The quotation reflects a solemn reflection on treachery and shared meals among companions.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1937
Page
4
Taxing Municipal Power Profits The Wrong Route
Raleigh commentary argues against taxing municipally owned electric systems at the start of the profit chain. It urges taxing profits instead to keep rates low, noting higher city rates and the practice of passing taxes to consumers. The piece calls for careful tax design and warns against broad sales taxes on electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROM Raleigh
James B. Volger
The
News and Observer
Raleigh Paper
State Utilities Commission
Robert E. Lee In A Historian's Rising Mountain Metaphor
Benjamin Harvey Hill recalls future historians viewing Robert E. Lee as a monumental figure towering above humanity, describing Lee's enduring legacy in sweeping terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harvey Hill
Robert E. Lee
Lee remembered as a portrait of the true gentleman
The piece recalls General Robert E. Lee through Dr. Douglas Freeman’s biography, praising Lee’s self control, courtesy, and restraint. It notes his ability to keep confidences, avoid wrangles, and rebuke briefly, while valuing gentleness, mercy, and honor in leadership. It compares Lee to historic figures, underscoring virtue over ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Freeman
Lee
Hill
Caesar
Frederick
Napoleon
Washington
Socrates
Achilles
Furniture men urge fewer Chicago markets to ease burden
Exhibitors and dealers resent the Chicago furniture market’s four annual showings. They favor restricting to two markets, arguing the four events impose undue costs on producers, retailers, and the industry’s rental value and urge a clear, united industry position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edigraphies Alfred E. Smith and Other Local Color
The column reflects on Alfred E. Smith in Palm Beach trying to forget politics and his leisure. It recalls Cole L. Blease’s controversial South Carolina marriage and career, notes Europe’s Spain civil conflict, and ponders democracy versus liquor policy and referendums at county or state levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Smith
Palm Beach, Fla
Cole L. Blease
Newberry
South Carolina
U. S
Cole
Roland B. Beasley
Monroe
Letters to the editor praise tax exemption editorial
The writer thanks The Enterprise for its last Friday piece Growing Abuse of Tax Exemption and suggests the Real Estate Board survey property in High Point that may be escaping taxes. He mentions John Clinard, president of the local board, has ideas on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clinard
G. Curtis Smith Deal
Abolish Functions to Save Government Reform
Bruce Catton argues reorganizing federal bureaus may save little unless abolishing entire functions. He notes critics tilt toward economy or power, cites the 1929 push against red tape, and stresses that costs stem from core activities like military preparedness and relief programs, not procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Toto
Federal Trade Commission
Campbell Builds Bomb Proof Dugout on English Estate
Sir Malcolm Campbell, famed British racer, plans a large bomb proof dugout on his Burrey estate to protect himself in case of war, arguing that even a champion speedster cannot outrun bombs and bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Campbell
Burrey
England
Farewell dinner honors Rex Tugwell in Washington
In Washington on January 19 a farewell stag dinner for Rex Tugwell drew hundreds of liberals from the Roosevelt era. Henry Wallace chaired, praising Tugwell as a reformer who served the underprivileged while drawing joking with rivals about his bold policy aims. Notables including Hopkins, Ickes, La Follette, O’Brien, Ryan, and many others saluted Tugwell’s career and urged unity to sustain the New Deal’s goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rex Tugwell
Alway
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Henry Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Harold Ickes
Bob la Follette
Joe O'Mahoney
John A. Ryan
Maury Maverick
Jerome Frank
Robert Lincoln O’brien
Dave Lilienthal
Tom Corcoran
Ben Cohen
Hugo Black
Arthur Capper
Fred Howe
Gerald Nye
Morris Cooke
Homer Bone
Fred Delano
Ferdinand Silcox
John Dickinson
Lee Pressman
Sidney Hillman
Will Alexander
Mariner Eccles
Bob Allen
Ray Tucker Tolley
Ernest Lindley
Jay Franklin
Byron Scott
Leon Henderson
Ernest Lundeen
Louis Bean
Mordecai Ezekiel
Tom Amlie
Don Montgomery
Ernest Gruening
A. J. Altmyer
George Creel
Congressional Directory
Wallace Wallace
Tariff Commission
O’brien
New England
Tugwell Tugwell
Ryan
Los Angeles
United
O'Mahoney
Hopkins
LaFollette
Rex
Northwestern Professor Links Cars to Language Sparks
A Northwestern professor argues that automobiles have shaped language with drivers influencing speech. Pedestrians, by contrast, are said to use a more lurid vocabulary in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Budapest Doctor Faces Postopera Billing Threats
Budapest's dueling doctor, who has had no lucrative vaudeville offers, might try sending his opponents bills for the surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Annaturaliet Cites Sponge Resilience and Punch Talk
The article argues a living sponge can be taken apart without harm while controversially suggesting a punch in the eye could be justified against someone who fumbles at checks. The tone is provocative and satirical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annaturaliet
Satire in American Writing Cited As Lacking Pace
New York critics discuss satire in American journalism and drama noting a lack of sharpness versus British wit. Names like Max Beerbohm A. P. Herbert Ring Lardner Kaufman Hall and Mencken are mentioned for their styles and impact while praising Leonard Hall as a leading satirist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
England
Max Beerbohm
A. P. Herbert
Bill Nye
Petroleum V. Nasby
Leonard Hall
Mencken
Gloomy Manhattan under Brooklyn Bridge becomes Night Scene
A Nashville newspaper office recounts a lurid Dayton tale during the Scopes trial era. An unidentified caller asked when William Jennings Bryan died, and the editor replied that Bryan was alive. A second call followed with routine chatter about Bryan’s day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
U D C Convention Heads To Greensboro For Lee Jackson Day
Mrs. J Ed Kirkman leads a group from the local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter to Greensboro to observe Lee Jackson day with nearby chapters. The delegation includes Mrs H A Millis Mrs J A Hart Miss Avery Kirkman Miss Helen Brockett and Mrs T J Gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ed Kirkman
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Greensboro
High Point
Reidsville
Lee Jackson
Kirkman
H. A. Millis
J. A. Hart
Avery Kirkman
Helen Brockett
T. J. Gold
Nine Amers Captured By German Raider On St More
Nine American sailors aboard the British ship St More were captured by a German raider. They landed at Pernambuco on the Japanese ship Hudson Maru. Resolutions honoring the memory of Admiral Dewey were passed by state legislatures. The California, a new dreadnaught, will be ready soon and can accommodate 1,022 sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. More
Pernambuco
Adm
Dewey
California
Bryan Is Dead Sparks a City Mystery
An unidentified person whispered Bryan is dead and a prank belief spread until 3 40 when a fatal call struck. Calls to trace the mystery yield fruitless results as Park Row wires trigger a pre explosion hunch. Charles Chaplin reportedly warned editors to brace for a big yarn amid a murky press saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Park Row
New Jersey
Charles Chaplin
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