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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts a biblical plea for loyal followers with a line praising the sight of a kneeling knee, invoking faith and literature to honor devotion. This pairing highlights reverent language across sacred text and drama.
Commissioner Austin H. McCormick reveals that Welfare Island prison in New York harbored gangster inmates who ran bootlegging drug smuggling and rackets on a large scale. Narcotics, weapons, and 300 carrier pigeons were found, showing inmates operated with protection inside a city center facility. The report praises McCormick for the bold investigation while condemning the city’s degraded conditions.
The piece argues the federal government has entrenched itself in relief, likely permanently, while local agencies struggle to meet needs. It criticizes dependents for lax ambitions, noting some rely on government aid and complain when not enough is provided.
Mrs Hallie White Bird voiced to the state CWA administrator her protest against planting wild honeysuckle along roadway embankments and suggested alternatives such as vetch or red or white clover.
Discussion argues for Bermuda grass as a substitute to control wild honey suckle on land. Vetch and periwinkle are considered but seen as less practical or too funeral in appearance. The commentary notes 852 highway deaths in North Carolina last year as context for the grim comparison.
A report notes five million children under 15 receive relief, about 40 percent of relief recipients. The piece argues this harms youth psychology and self esteem, risking long term social and developmental issues as the nation endures hard times.
Vermont remains solidly Republican as Ernest Gibson moves to the Senate and Charles Plumley takes his House seat. Democrats see little sign of a coming shift, expecting the 1932 election to hinge on gains in the House and Senate as Roosevelt seeks to avoid a hostile Congress.
A new edition of Other People's Money by Justice Brandeis is issued at 15 cents and sold at newsstands and book stores. The National Home Library Foundation funds the series to bring good literature to American citizens, with twelve volumes already available.
The foundation calls the Jack et Library. Justice Brandeis’ book reveals that banking ills America suffered in recent years were foreseen twenty years ago during the Pujo investigation. He summarized findings and warned lawmakers that missed opportunities could have prevented bank failures.
A New York City critique traces racketeering at Fulton Fish Market where dealers paid $5 000 a year for protection while thefts were promptly recovered. It argues honest cops and business leaders can end the scheme if witnesses stand firm, and notes a federal ruling requiring advisers to sign tax returns to curb shady practices. The piece cites NRA evidence of public support for the Blue Eagle program with a Cleveland restaurant example showing profits fell 60 percent after losing the emblem.
A British pilot reports losing a wallet containing 1100 dollars. The incident occurred during flight routines. he suspects the cash vanished through a hole in an air pocket. No further details on flight or recovery available.
A long diary style entry recalls eight years of reading Joyces Alys and Joycelike notes, then shifts to a star studded night with Captain Long at the fire station and a lively program featuring Janet Gaynor Lionel Barrymore Dick Powell and others at a theater event. The piece captures impressions of actors producers and social chatter.
At the Screen Actors Guild’s first annual ball, many stars attend while several grandeses skip. Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon arrive, pose for photographers, and Gary Cooper and his bride join in a bridal shot with Joel McCrea and Frances Dee. Ruth Roland dances as waiters bustle about.
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