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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
4
A religious quotation and a proverb shared from Psalms 7 11 and Herbert warn of divine judgment. The lines reflect a somber moral viewpoint asserting God’s daily judgment on the wicked and his steadfast, inevitable justice.
- Hitler returns to public speaking on the third anniversary of his chancellorship, denouncing foes and pledging sacrifice. - The piece critiques his defiant stance, calling Hitlerism a structure built on bigotry and hatred that must topple.
The report notes Gene Tunney joining cotton mill stockholders after renouncing heavyweight boxing. He justifies mill ownership amid recent conditions but offers no clear answer on how his new life fits with the sport’s demands. Critics question whether his shift implies softness or punch drunk uncertainty.
The Don Jackson case at Carolina shows the clash between intense sports glory and campus norms as a top gridiron figure faces misconduct charges with a co-ed associate. Critics argue the system creates strain on virile stars vying for praise, while supporters urge stricter athletic eligibility rules.
The piece argues sports pressure harms students and may breed deceit greater than the current system. It cites Jackson as a weak example rather than a typical case, noting many wholesome youths balance education and sports despite the strain.
A campus purge at the University of North Carolina suspends 17 students amid threats of wider repercussions. The piece argues cheating harms character, urges proper authorities to handle the case, and calls for higher education values to guide the university’s actions.
In Charlotte, Walter Todd, an 80 year old Mecklenburg farmer, is charged with the hit-and-run death of his mother Mrs G Robert Todd on a belt road between Beatty's Ford and Oakdale. Police say he drank and left the scene after striking her as she walked home to visit a son. Auten, a friend, was too drunk to talk.
A drunken driver dragged a woman for several yards before regaining the road. The incident implies a violent roadside attack with no brief or mercy described for the offender.
Tom Alderman Sykes delivers the key address on International Friendship at the High Point YWCA annual meeting at First Presbyterian Church on January 28, 1936. He praises the YWCA's reach in 55 nations, urges global unity, and highlights Christian service to promote peace and neighborly trust amid global tensions.
Washington, Jan. 31. Readers see how Senators Burke of Nebraska and Vandenberg of Michigan faced backlashes for opposing the Presidents bonus veto. The piece argues nerve matters more at the polls than fear, citing Burke’s and Vandenberg’s electoral resilience and broader New Deal positions.
A rapid, fragmentary survey of New York notables and cultural briefings. Mentions H I Phillips, Alfred Knopf, Phyllis Haver Seeman, Delmonico’s, Katharine Hepburn, Sophie Tucker, Katharine Hepburn, Gladys Swarthout, Gloria Swanson, George M. Cohan, and Tad. Sketches editorials, style, and social scenes with scattered anecdotes and names.
A speaker urges Christians to abandon sectarian fights and commit to global fellowship. He cites Kagawa and warns that building a Christian world of international friendship requires personal sacrifice and life dedication, praising the YWCA for work in 55 nations.
London witnesses a report of Prof. K B Duke also known as Kuda Bux, a Mohammedan from Kashmir, reading while blindfolded. His eyes were covered with dough lumps and cloth, yet he claimed to read by nostril vision in a Council of Psychical Investigation report.
The Italy army drives further into Ethiopia with reports stating forces have penetrated to the hubcaps level, signaling intensified military action in the region.
The revival of Frankie and Johhnie drew a strong response from the president and Garner, surpassing Al Smith’s own hopes for the effect. Public and political figures reacted with noticeable excitement to the presenting speech and its impact.
A quip notes the contrast between an Ethiopian battle and a poker game with a punchline about everyone saying they eat.
A collector curates rounds of cigarette and cigar ends from famous figures. Noted samples include ends supposedly tossed by Osgood Perkins Ina Claire Richard Barthelmess Nazimova and a cigar end attributed to Wallace Beery, all mounted on labeled cards with pickup dates.
A gum chewing waitress and a cigar shop clerk entertain onlookers with bold banter about romance. The waitress jokes she has married the mug and urges inquiries from passersby while maintaining a wary, practical air.
Hype Igoe stands as a leading sports writer in Manhattan whose boxing coverage is as forceful as his prose. Through the years his robust profile tracks the rise of notable fighters and major bouts across the city’s boxing scene.
The text notes P G Wodehouse as coauthor for urban humorous novels, contrasting native humorists who favored short pieces. It mentions Jeeves as a famed character, references Ruggles of Red Gap as predating Wodehouse, and comments on wealth, literary fatigue, and a drop in supply of light fiction. It also lists Ring Lardner Hubbard H C Witwer as contemporaries.
A fragmentary, humorous note on a reader’s startled reaction to a book, describing how a surprise line from Thomas Rourke’s Haven for Gallant evoked elf like shock and a sleepy affect on the writer, ending with a boast about their skill to bore others to sleep.
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