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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
4
Akroniad reports a boy injures eight fingers in a homemade firecracker blast. He and friends packed powder into a pipe when it exploded. The incident underscores the peril of outlawed fireworks at celebrations.
The piece contrasts Mussolini at a sickbed with a child’s illness and a wandering narrator’s observations. It blends political satire with moral reflections on leadership, truth, and the need for light from scripture and history to judge rulers and public conduct.
The piece warns thousands will attend Saturday’s celebration of independence but urges care on crowded highways beaches and ponds. It recalls 160 years since the Declaration and stresses personal responsibility to avoid tragedy during the holiday weekend.
A cautionary note warns Fourth of July celebrants that excess tribute could curb liberty itself. The piece urges restraint to avoid costly or abortive displays undermining the very freedom celebrated.
The notice urges ample voting time on Saturday for Democrats entitled to participate. It advises absentee ballots for those out of the county and notes the likely smaller turnout than the record 517,000 voters in the June 6 primary.
Observers estimate about 400000 votes at best with many voters absentee due to partisan scouring. Polls open at 5 08 a m and stay open until 7 40 p m. Voting is quick, with minimal confusion and no interference anticipated at polling places.
The steel industry vows to crush unionization efforts by CIO leader John L. Lewis and resists sympathetic government support. The standoff threatens business progress and could influence the fall elections amid a protracted labor dispute.
Local plants object to freight service interruption caused by ownership disputes over maintenance of a street railway right of way. They urge city council to consider the injustice of inconveniencing operations and demand repair of Russell Street, noting no direct obligation of users of a public service to maintain the right of way.
A reader describes an evening walk encounter with a wobbling shadowy pedestrian. The letter uses a casual tone to draw a lesson about everyday life and social perception. The observer notes uncertainty about the other walker’s gender and movement while reflecting on common roadside experiences.
A registrar declares a fair election at the June seventh precinct and asserts authority to exclude disruptive or intoxicated individuals from the polls. He rebuts attacks by Keith Harrison and states he will continue to enforce rules to ensure order and fairness for all voters.
The registrar defends the June 6 precinct 11 election as fair and orderly. He says polling stayed open for voters and that he and assistants protected voters rights while denying access to a disruptive individual. He vows to repeat fairness on July 4th and condemns the attack as bad faith.
The piece notes conflicting readings of Roosevelt's policies with supporters claiming a New Deal shift toward anti monopoly while others insist he maintains collectivist aims. Observers attribute this to public sentiment and Republican influence as Landon positions against monopoly.
Critics flag Bryanesque phrases such as princes of privilege and economic royalists in a speech marking a shift toward breaking up big corporations. Allies insist the core New Deal philosophy remains intact with no retreat from New Deal policies.
The Roosevelt speech is portrayed as not signaling a new course but reaffirming support for restoring New Deal policies blocked by the Supreme Court. Proponents point to a plank that allows clarifying amendments enabling state legislatures and Congress to enact laws to regulate commerce protect health and safety and safeguard economic security.
The text argues Roosevelt might seek constitutional amendment to regulate commerce and safeguard economic security, broad enough to encompass groups like the NRA and AAA. It contrasts his aims with the Republican candidate, suggesting a fundamental party versus man split on federal powers and collectivist directions.
Governor Landon in a clarifying telegram advocates a constitutional amendment if necessary to empower states to set minimum wages and working hours. The exchange highlights a push for state level labor standards and potential constitutional conflict.
New York dispatch recalls John Steel once earning $3000 weekly plus royalties as his voice faded into clubs and dives. After seven years of drift and near obscurity he resurfaced in a side street restaurant and began filling seats again, signaling a return to prominence on Broadway.
The article contrasts Republican calls for states powers with a Democratic nod to centralization. It cites the St. Louis Post Dispatch editorially opposing Roosevelt by noting the Democrat platform shifts toward stronger central authority in Washington, challenging views of Roosevelt’s anti monopoly stance.
The piece argues Roosevelt offers no fixed pledges or platform since 1932 and may seek a blank check from the American people, noting he asks what he previously demanded from Congress. It casts this as a bold but risky move amidst broken promises.
Twenty years back Trinity planned a full day July 4 celebration for Guilford Randolph and Davidson visitors to mark the 140th U S independence. A noon parade and two addresses by Judge B F Long of Statesville and W A Cooper of Raleigh were on the schedule with Springfield band music and afternoon events. Local pastors reported anti gambling and drinking sermons as attendees considered Sabbath observance and moral conduct. Dr W F Clayton visited Asheboro. Elise Brown of Greensboro visited Miss Mary Alice Pitts on Broad street. W B Thomas spent Sunday in Statesville.
Bruce Carraway has traveled to Washington for summer law school attendance.
Perry W. Whitehead and Minnie Cleo Mitchell were married Tuesday night at 9 oclock at the home of the bride’s brother-in-law J. W. Mitchell on Shelton Street. Rev. J. M. Hilliard officiated. Frank Wineskie plans to return to night from Virginia Beach after a trip.
The J. A. Odell Manufacturing Company cotton yarn mill at Bynum burned this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Value set at 100000 dollars with 70000 dollars insured. The cotton house and sapper room were saved.
Figures from the Wins ton-Salem office show the city remains top in tobacco related internal revenue. June collections were 1,442,575.13 dollars, with a yearly total of 11,700,861.9 dollars.
Jessie Reed's daughter Ann, a teen described as beautiful like her red haired showgirl mother, grew up with her father's relatives in San Antonio. She has won beauty prizes. Her mother has not seen her since age three but they exchange letters. Ziegfeld planned to place her in one of his shows after seeing photos.
A Broadway show note mentions Bea Swift as a featured performer who is programmed into the act. The brief item highlights her role alongside other cast members.
Betsy Barton ends a two year bed stay with a spine injury from an automobile accident. She endured the ordeal without complaint and now nears the end of convalescence in California. She plans to return to studies next fall.
Zanesville, Ohio, for its size, is said to have produced as many headline names as any community its size. The comment highlights the town’s notable figures and press presence.
The article lists figures such as Billie Burke and Cecilia Flood, America's first newspaper woman, Julia Hoyt, Jean Starr Untermyer, and Peaches Browning among Union members. It notes Dion O'Banion, Princess Anastasia of Greste, and Raymond and Elizabeth Robbins as part of the social circle, with Zanesville's approach to her title and social standing described.
Report says John Dillinger lies in the same Crown Hill section as poet James Whitcomb Riley. Citizens protest but some imagine Riley smiling and writing a wry line about Johnny coming home at last.
A miscellaneous collection of brief remarks and biographical snippets. Notable items include references to officials in Ohio and New York New Jersey, remarks about Blum the French Socialist, Brock Pemberton, Gladstone, Nazimova, James Branch Cabell, George Randolph Chester, and a curious line about a miliner from Cincinnati with glass grapes on her hat.
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