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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
4
A quotation links humility to divine exaltation from Isaiah 2 11. A second line cites pride as the devil's sin and ruin, noting price as a common trigger and a strategic lift before a fall, attributed to South.
An editorial argues Ohio Valley floods result from land use and drainage, urging renewed flood control efforts. It cites 60 years of annual or near annual floods, notes Portsmouth’s flood wall failure as a sign of danger, and praises Dayton’s flood barriers and reservoirs as a successful model. It asserts man can curb floods with costly engineering.
An out-of-town ambulance ran a red light after speeding at 45 to 50 mph in a Saturday crash. The incident highlights the risk of rushing ambulances through busy streets and advocates curbing speeding to prevent future disasters.
A cautious view is offered that speed alone in ambulances does not guarantee saving lives. The speaker notes rare cases where fast response helps but shares no personal experience of an ambulance saving a life solely due to speed.
The Charlotte Observer invites the public to view its new high speed eighty page Hoe press in Saturday night operation. It is the only reel and flying paster installation in the South, needed by the paper’s growing circulation. Publisher Curtis B. Johnson is praised as The Enterprise congratulates the Observer on this milestone.
Katherine Dreier withdraws eight DreierWorks from the Museum of Modern Art after they were shown with drawings of insane persons and children. The incident reopens debate on subconscious art and the role of psychopathic imagery in surrealism.
Durant voters approved a 25000 dollar bond to build a hosiery mill for Durant Manufacturing, promising a 60000 dollar annual payroll. The piece argues such subsidies are wasteful and exploitative, urging a shift to resource exploitation rather than inviting manipulation of citizens.
The Linthicum family, from grandparents to the youngest, were honored by the Peacock Bible class in Linthicum day celebrations. Will Linthicum and descendants were praised for over four decades of steady honest labor and ongoing community involvement.
Howard Hughes breaks his west east air record by nearly two hours, flying at an average speed near 514 miles per minute. The feat is praised as a commendable example of youthful wealth using aviation for advancement rather than excess.
The passage is an opinion piece with multiple references. It mocks Noah’s flood analogy, mentions Peter Guarino’s train-robbery case in Newark, N J, and Dr Edward Spencer Cowles on alcoholism as a brain disease. It critiques liquor store revenues and tax reporting campaigns urging citizens to read The Enterprise articles on income tax.
Dr Edward Spencer Cowles of Park Avenue Hospital told the American Association for the Advancement of Science session in Atlantic City that alcoholism kills many annually and is often misrecorded as other diseases. He cited a chronic alcoholic's tale of progressive loss of control and stability, urging medicine to treat alcoholism as brain disease rather than moral failing.
Bruce Catton examines the Newark federal case where Peter Guarino faced an all-woman jury for train robbery. He pleaded emotionally but the jury convicted in 32 minutes, prompting reflections on gender norms in courtroom outcomes.
A poem about a seagull living by the sea, depicting selfish behavior and constant search for food. It contrasts looks, skill, and greed with the bird’s sly methods, noting the creature’s aim to find more food and to stay among its kind.
Washington expects the first Jefferson memorial in 1987 up to 3 million dollars to build a Roman hall near the Tidal Basin with a Jefferson statue and relics possibly including his 6 600 book library. Rep John J Boylan spearheads the effort which mirrors past monuments to Washington and Lincoln. Prohibition remains alive as Senator Morris Sheppard delivers his annual anti alcohol speech warning of repeal’s social ills and a rising Prohibition Party plan for 1940 nationwide.
A youth punished for creating wallpaper murals shows signs of following in the footsteps of Diego Rivera with the potential to become a renowned muralist.
Workers note a quip claiming an alternate version of the proverb about bedtime meals and health. The line parodies the well known saying about early rising and vigor, suggesting a humorous twist.
A surrealiste label a father explains was used in discussing art. The family scene notes a young son engaging with surrealism and its Dada connection.
Local humor note from Pauls Valley Oklahoma mentions a couple whose two young sons are named Tonallitis and Meningitis provoking amused headlines. The writer jokes that the names suit the scene as many small boys are plagues.
Civilians share American aversion to the phrase Knock Knock as the Gates of Madrid scene unfolds amid tension and uncertainty regarding Franco's stance and control.
Trotaky, moved from country to country, appears to fit the profile of a sought after prospect for trailer salesmen. The remark suggests a pattern of relocation influencing sales opportunities.
In 1935 tar paid on rec line sales exceeded the year's electric light costs for all American homes by about 200 million dollars. Taxes claim one dollar of every three spent by Americans on service stations.
A diary entry from New York on January 25 details meetings with pulp writers Arthur Burks and Ewing Galloway, a Carot article wave, and dinner at the Colony with Gloria Swanson. It notes Poe’s Cedar Street landmark Ye Old Cedar Inn, now a cafe, and its shift from jail to fire house to rooming house with Poe’s room still accessible.
The doorman role has risen in status away from the old flunkey image with Park Avenue Sutton Place and East End Avenue cited. Police resignations move to calmer posts at hotels like Waldorf and Ritz. Some doormen earn about $6,000 yearly with far fewer hazards than policing.
The article surveys performers transitioning from child stars to adult entertainment. It highlights Clara Boothe, Harry Evans's Park Avenue Tobacco Road, Mags Green now a nightclub figure, Sheila Barrett as a noted rival, and others like Pert Kelton. It notes early fame and successful shifts into mature stage or film work.
The piece recalls Abe Martin’s use of the rara avis phrase to describe a rarity in Indiana humor. It notes the phrase’s memorable status and hints at the unique, nearly vanished subject referenced by Martin’s quips.
The notice dated January 23 lists E C Deal as consulting engineer and R J Hole as manager in charge of operation. J H Robertson becomes local manager for the Salisbury Spencer and Concord division, Harold Andrews added as assistant to the president while retaining power engineer duties.
The nen assembly increased the of Governor Bickett from $5.00 to $6,500. The state senate passed the bill raising age of consent for girls from 14 to 16 years. The battleship Mississippi was successfully laid today at Newport News at 11 a.m. Secretary Houston announced apportionment of $1,000,000 federal funds for rural post roads.
Fragmentary lines recall Elsie Janis as a major vaudeville figure and the shift of entertainment to radio and screen. The piece notes her reign on one side of the Atlantic and references the changing landscape of performance venues.
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