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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
4
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Governor Hoey urges NC State College summer students that attracting industry hinges on upholding law and order. He ties right to work to a fair, peaceful labor climate and warns against mob violence while stressing cooperation between labor and capital for long term state welfare. The piece notes Irish voting and cautions against anti British excesses.
The State of North Carolina opens a new fiscal year with changes in the sales tax law affecting retailers and customers. A lengthy regulations schedule includes controversial provisions likely to engage the State's retail community until the next legislature acts.
The 1933 exempted primary foods are restored with bread and rolls added. Tax extends to building materials except rough lumber and some others. Taxes apply to manufactured or blended articles sold by producers at retail. The Department of Revenue seeks strict records from every operator to curb tax evasion as the new fiscal year begins.
The clash between AFL and CLC creates widespread confusion over the alphabet. Readers note overlapping abbreviations and unclear usage across organizations, media, and public discourse.
Georges Bonnet moves to empower Premier Chautemps finance commission to devalue the franc. The aim is to stabilize finances, curb speculation, and restore credit while maintaining the dollar and pound link. Devaluation may slow capital flight and stabilize world currency relations. A bank note crisis looms as France adjusts monetary base.
Alfred P. Sloan counters claims he dodged taxes by incorporating his yacht noting 80 cents of each dollar of income went to government or charity and that all deductions were legal. He argues his 20 percent personal use margin is reasonable though incorporation to cut $128,000 from his tax bill seems questionable to many.
The passage notes July as the preferred month for strikes and describes a long history of nationwide strikes spanning many months, highlighting ongoing labor unrest and repeated action in the nation.
The piece argues Henry Ford could foil John L. Lewis and the labor movement by using his unmatched independence and vast assets. Ford’s control of Ford stock, immense bank surpluses, and short leash from markets would allow him to halt operations if pressed. A Ford takedown would devastate Detroit and ripple through many industries and banks connected to GM and US Steel.
A Dallas Dispatch piece notes no fatalities from mad dog bites in two years while 23 people die in Dallas city limits from drunken driving in the same period. It argues drunken drivers are a greater threat than mad dogs and mentions a shifting artist who became a hitchhiker after his drawing teachers said he was all thumbs.
A fragmented report comments on a jury addressed like a ball and a spectacle of dirt in big cities. The piece likens public scandal chatter to noisy air while officials and observers weigh the drama.
The verse lauds a well dressed woman whose refined style and calm will elevate her actions and choices. It describes how her outward gown reflects inner jewels of mind and how her presence inspires respect and noble perception across social lines. The fragment ends with the name Victor P. Hammdr.
A liberal faction in Congress, led by Alabama's Hugo Black Kentucky's Alben Barkley Washington's Lew Schwellenbach Indiana's Sherman Minton and Wisconsin's Bob La Follette, battles the senior conservative wing and a southern bloc. The move follows tight House leadership tensions as rump leaders press against Roosevelt labor and relief policies while seeking to redefine Democratic support ahead of 1940.
Most dogs are far sighted and fail to distinguish nearby or stationary objects. They notice movement more readily, suggesting alertness to motion over still forms.
New York Day by Day recalls Papa Moneta’s Italian restaurant on Mulberry Street with its clean space and family charm. Patrons include judges, bankers, lawyers, scientists, and even Einstein. The piece notes pipe smoking in dining rooms and changing manners, plus lingering memories of kitchen details and old-times at the Monetas’ table.
After a lecture opening H V Kaltenborn acknowledged the split between his radio voice and his lecturing persona. He noted the pristine purity of his voice seems altered by radio mechanics despite engineers efforts to correct defects.
The Commercial National Bank boards approve a six percent semiannual dividend totaling $60,000, with cumulative dividends paid to date reaching $1,047,009. A city budget control system is proposed to let the city manager view the municipality’s financial standing in real time.
Miss Anne Carter Marsh departed this morning in a quiet departure noted by family. The occasion reflects a routine personal exit not tied to a larger public event.
A broadcast guest recalls a tea with the Duchess and a humorous disturbance. He bumps into an Old Man Gramp with barrel cuffs and side-wheel whiskers who scolds him, calling him a durn eight partier.
Twenty years ago the city saw visitors Miss Mary Adeline Lohr wed Carl Lyndon Robbitts at Welch Memorial church on June 30. Miss Ida Tobias of New York visits her brother Samson Tobias as shopping crowds and social notes fill the morning.
Civil war fears rise in China amid unrest. U S regulations require no class exemptions in the draft. A major Russian offensive is underway. On the Galician front, troops have captured 164 officers and 8 400 men.
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