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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1934
Page
4
A compact religious note cites Revelation 3 21 about sitting with Christ on His throne and adds a Pepys proverb warning that those who refuse to bow for a pin will never be worth a pound, reflecting moral instruction.
In North Webster Indiana Doctor Leslie A. Laird was slugged and knocked unconscious by two gunmen believed to be Dillinger gang members after treating a wounded man. They looted his office and cut phone wires as he lay wounded, amid a climate of fear over Dillinger’s reported presence and bank robberies.
A national eye safety drive warns that about a thousand American children suffer eye injuries yearly and 75 percent lead to blindness. Fourth of July fireworks account for 238 percent of such accidents, making Independence Day the peak period for eye injuries. The piece urges safer celebrations without fireworks and notes future glass materials may make visibility even easier in social interactions.
Producers seek to rename the Mae West film It Ain't No Sin amid objections that a different title cannot save a flawed work. Industry voices weigh potential rebranding while critics argue the core content remains problematic.
The latest Paris fashion advice suggests tinting hair and enamel fittings to match your costume so friends notice your new dress.
President Roosevelt announced a new securities board lineup to oversee the exchanges. Joseph P. Kennedy heads the commission with a five year term, joined by Robert E. Heathy and James M. Landis, plus George C. Matthews and Ferdinand Pecora.
Edward M. Rutenber writes in the Daily News Record arguing that adults should avoid trend chasing and dress age appropriately. He condemns older women adopting youth trappings and mocks men abandoning coats for suspenders as fashion shifts. The piece also surveys naval parity questions and recalls Boulder Dam construction hazards.
The diary entry threads through Grand Central, Sing Sing, Broadway views, and a Rex Coles tea, then shifts to Sleepy Hollow Country Club's history and opulent rooms. It notes the Coffee House’s rule free culture, and sketches personalities like Damon Runyon, Graham McNamee, Sumner Blossom, Lord Northcliffe, Ben Hampton, and Bob Davis in vivid, era-tinged portraits.
The piece argues Britain may expand its fleet, boosting light cruiser strength, amid Far East tensions and unsettled Europe. It notes Britain's stronger finances could fund shipyards and unemployment relief, potentially affecting American interests as the story shifts to the reader's perspective.
The essay links a Democratic convention on a hot day to New Deal problems and the stubborn habit of staying in familiar places. It notes attendees endured heat and discomfort while finding recreation in the simple life, contrasting such endurance with the impulse to reform. It argues people cling to routine despite harsh conditions and change being hard to spark.
Mr Joseph 8 Davis of The Albany Herald notes common labels for food in Dixie. He recalls potatoes as Irish or sweet and bread as cornbread while biscuits remain fluffy rounds. meat as pork and peas as crowder or black eyed. Expatriates discuss Jenny Dolly and the Dolly sisters shifting from Paris to London or New York.
A scientist states the universe spans six thousand million light years in diameter. Future observers may challenge or verify this astronomical claim with new data or methods.
Report says bootleggers dominate in prohibition era sales outpacing legal liquor vendors by a two to one margin. Observers note illicit trade thrives despite enforcement efforts and evolving markets.
Count Von Luckner eats one meal a day and seeks a new site for a flea circus. Herbert Bayard Swope found Irving Berlin in Chinatown and wrote a feature about him. Lucius Beebe pioneers a chatter column concept for Park Avenue.
A 1934 clip notes writer McIntyre has shifted tone to be more grave and less gay, described by The New Era columnist. Copyright McNaught Syndicate, Inc.
The piece lists factual Q A prompts. Average birth weight: baby boys seven pounds girls about six and a half pounds. Lindbergh flew ten years covering more than 5 90 000 miles. Byrd expedition took 150 dogs. A patent can be secured without a patent attorney. Cities over 100 000 acres by order: Los Angeles New York City Chicago and New Orleans.
Roberta Lee answers common etiquette questions. A lady need not rise when introduced to a man or younger woman. The head usher at a church wedding is the usher chosen to escort the bride's mother up the aisle. It is never permissible to ask for an invitation to a dinner or luncheon for a guest visiting.
A historical puzzle lists across and down clues for a British hero theme. It references the Little Corporal and includes terms for ages, emblems, weights, and places, inviting solvers to map clues to names, objects, and locations from the era.
W L Gordon explains common word mistakes with examples and a daily aim to expand vocabulary. Today's focus is replete meaning richly filled and used in a sentence about a tale full of escapades.
A from the era advice column suggests sprinkling kerosene in a garbage can to curb odors and deter flies. It also recommends lemon juice in the final rinse for white flannels and woolens to keep them soft and white. A pudding recipe uses cracker crumbs soaked in milk with eggs sugar raisins nutmeg and butter baked for about 90 minutes.
Rojnefort cheese production now uses cow milk in the United States instead of sheep milk used in France, marking a major change in the dairy and cheese industry with potential taste and supply implications.
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