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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1935
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts a foolish search for happiness with wisdom that builds contentment daily. Separate quotes from Ecclesiastes and James Oppenheim underscore steady, grounded good in life.
The House faces a razor edge vote on the death sentence provision within the utilities control measure. Roosevelt seeks broad new laws, but a House revolt threatens passage as lawmakers resist presidential aims and the bill's potential unconstitutionality. The clash underscores friction between Congress and administration as it grapples with major policy moves.
North Carolina closes its fiscal year with an actual surplus, a rarity amid recent deficits and de facto double- bookkeeping. The author notes pride in a tangible surplus despite economic stress and criticizes deflation era practices.
The remark argues that criticizing fiscal policy should be done by fair-minded individuals rather than quick condemnations. It emphasizes balanced scrutiny and avoidance of hasty attacks. The comment frames critique as a civic duty grounded in reason rather than rhetoric.
The heavyweight champion Max Baer weds Miss Mary Ellen Sullivan once a Washington coffee shop manager. Baer jokes his title was irrelevant to her and she even slammed the telephone during their talks. Mrs Baer faces a tough life ahead in a sport with high divorce rates.
The article argues that taxing previously exempted food items at three percent aims to close a loophole that let unscrupulous merchants dodge payments. It acknowledges the sales tax as unsound and unfair to those unable to pay, but asserts emergency revenue requires enforcement to prevent broader injustice.
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge visits Wallburg on an assault on tobacco policy but faces a solid pro AAA crop control stance from farmers. Complete returns show 76,777 votes for continuance to 1,045 opposed, including 1,212 to 60 in Davidson. The farmers’ unity signals the program's practical value regardless of legality.
The piece argues that the pension is more a dream than a reality and that using a government office to pursue it misleads elderly citizens. It notes that even if pension approval occurs, new registration would be required and prior unauthorized registrations would cause confusion.
The Asheville Citizen Times notes Winston-Salem leaders boosted schools with a supplemental tax, enabling higher teacher salaries longer terms and better courses. It argues Greensboro and other cities must meet this standard, as state funds alone cannot provide quality systems. Durham Charlotte and Winston-Salem show the way.
Preserve sacredly the privacies of your own house, your married estate and your heart. Let no family member interfere with your domestic peace. Heal alienation at once and renew your vows to grow together in a love stronger than death.
Earl Averill star outfielder of the Cleveland Indians was injured when a firework he lit for his children failed to ignite then exploded as he relighted it. The incident serves as a timely warning about fireworks safety.
Statistics show Italian life expectancy has doubled in 55 years. The note mentions Li Duce and hints statisticians may omit the Abyssinian un pleasantness period from the record. The statement reads as a brief data observation with a political aside.
A private uncommissioned registration of about 800 elderly individuals at a federal building seeks a pension still only a congressional proposal. Many are frail and struggle to climb stairs while false hopes rise among the elderly who believe they are qualifying for benefits.
A plan to plant 1,000,000 fish in Nebraska streams is underway. Authorities discuss distribution methods and potential environmental impact as waterways receive the new stock.
A father's gaze follows his daughter from childhood to adulthood in a reflective poem about memory and expectation. The speaker hopes for her future success and likens her achievements to a crown.
Washington observes a clash over Harrison tax rate figures touted as Treasury proposals. Critics say no official rates exist and NRA revival talks surface amid pressures from Don Richberg and Roosevelt. Wheeler and GOP strategize a potential Senate clash while optimistic Republicans drum up possible ticket pairings.
New York society notes describe Mrs 58 Stanwood Menken widely admired for elaborate outfits and dinner table seating at events. The piece compares her to European fashion figures and praises her bold wardrobe, jewels, and entrances. It also sketches August Ping pank barber shop on Bleecker Street and mentions Henry Villar, a refined Atlantic voyager with a famed memory for names and faces.
The piece describes a stretch near 33rd Street between 8th and 6th Avenues with a French atmosphere. It mentions family pensions and window-boxed auberges, painting a vivid vignette of a Gallic enclave within the city.
New York sources say Senators close to the White House plotted a private quid pro quo to swap votes from the Eccles banking bill to the death sentence measure. The plan faltered but signals Roosevelt’s strong stance on drastic reforms. House action led by John J. O’Connor could blunt the President’s influence. Meanwhile New York banks plan to raise short term rates from 0.25 to 0.5 percent to bolster earnings as industrial borrowing returns.
Joan Bennett Libby Holman and Betty Starbuck share a common eye trouble that limits long distance vision. They carry lorgnettes in urgency and face mockery either way. Yet actresses on stage and screen boast beautiful eyes and remain unfazed by the issue.
The article lists actresses Nazimova Bertha Kalich Bernhardt Lenore Ulrie and Duse noting astigmatism daylight vision and artificial light effects. It adds Ben Welch vaudeville blind years and a fog with a lorgnon describing Fifi Widener as a prodigious reader despite poor sight.
The fashion fad favors darkly shaded shirts with matching collars while an all white shirt becomes rare. Displays show coffee Prussian blue salmon pink gray and ruby red hues. The narrator recalls the first colored collarist Tommy Gray who arrived from England with a grass green importation and a pearl derby, and recounts visiting the McCrory Brothers.
A Seattle note recalls Bob Davis visiting with a bizarre meal of hats topped with pig sausages German fries and syrup, a vivid, humorous image from 1935.
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