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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1937
Page
4
Building Boom Surges in High Point as Permits Reach Near Million
City permit clerks report about a million dollars in construction over the past year in High Point, double the prior period. Observers see a sustained boom as homes rise citywide and expect even more building next year if costs stay steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Irish Free State Faces Peak Industrial Unrest
The Irish Free State experiences more industrial unrest than at any time in 15 years, suggesting there may be English influence shaping the Irish industrial picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Free State
Enterprise Edition Marks Fiftieth Anniversary
The Burlington Times News salutes The High Point Enterprise for reaching fifty years. The Enterprise began as a modest crossroad paper and grew into a regional industrial center publication. The note recalls praise from years past and honors the milestone bridging Company Shops origins to modern Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Burlington Times- News
Burlington
Rome Exposition Plot Aims to Make Duce Center Stage
In 1941 Rome plans an exposition covering 988 acres as Mussolini, the Duce, arranges a grand stage to project himself as the central figure of attraction.
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Rome
I Duce
Proposal Urges Urgent Study On High Street Crossings
High Point officials were urged to study before narrowing High Street between Main and Wrenn under a project to eliminate grade crossings. The request emphasizes caution as planners consider traffic and safety impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
High Street
Main
Wrenn
City urged to keep High street width at least fifty feet
A debate over narrowing High street between Sheraton place and Green street continues as officials weigh costs. Proponents warn a 40 foot width requires a costly 26 foot retaining wall and more traffic, while backers study maintaining 50 feet to balance convenience and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Street
Sheraton Place
Green Street
Broad Street
Main
Wrenn
Italy restricts rent hikes but leaves taxes alone
A report notes Italy bans rent increases while taxes may rise elsewhere. The saying suggests price dynamics favor eventual declines but not guaranteed reversals. The article contrasts housing costs with broader tax policy.
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Italy
Mr Renfrow on the Spot and Civil Service
The article discusses the formal appointment of Wade Renfrow to head the Civil Service Commission. It notes his close tie to Ed H. Smith and questions about possible political implications, while affirming his past zeal to make civil service a creditable municipal function and the paper’s stance to allow civil service a year to operate without criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Renfrow
Civil Service Commission
Renfrow
Ed H. Smith
Renfrew
Civil Service
Blood for Winston-Salem donors and a mosquito’s bite
John A. Langston Jr notes in the Twin City Daily Sentinel that Ellis aims to form the Benevolent Blood Donor Society to make blood readily available to all in Winston-Salem. The columnist contrasts blood with the mosquito’s painless, paid bite during summer, joking about Eastern slang for malaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Langston, Jr
Twin City Daily Sentinel
Winston-Salem
John Ellis
National Debt Tops 36 Billion As WPA Cuts Hit 124000 Workers
The nation faces a total debt of 36,424,613,723 dollars while the government severs 124,000 WPA positions from the payroll amid budget tightening. The shift signals significant strain on public works and relief programs.
Garter Ceremony Recalls Ancient Royal Rite Milestone
In an article for the Goldsboro News Argus the Knights of the Garter ceremony is recounted with its origins and dances. King George VI recently inducted six new Knights of the Garter and Queen Elizabeth was named a Lady of the Garter, with the garter placed on her left arm.
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Goldsboro News-Argus
Knights of the Garter
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
The Duke of Windsor Rumors of a California Visit Stir Talk of Films
Rumors swirl that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor may visit Southern California this year prompting speculation about a Hollywood stop. The piece notes the duke’s pulling power over British opinion and the odd prospects if he pursued film work or other ventures should his finances require it, while cautioning critics and royal propriety.
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Memphis
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
California
Hollywood
Duke of Windsor
Sympathy for Killer Seeks Clear Conscience in Death Row
Bruce Catton ponders Laster Brockelhurst a 23 year old ex Sunday school teacher who killed three men in Arkansas. Convicted in Lonoke he cried and fainted as the death sentence was read provoking questions about justice and mercy. The piece weighs whether any sympathy is deserved for a premeditated killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Laster Brockelhurst
Lonoke
Ark
Built His Own Memorials Col Cooper’s Global Hydroelectric Legacy
Col Hugh L. Cooper died after a long, active life leaving monumental hydroelectric projects worldwide. He designed Muscle Shoals water power, Keokuk dam on the Mississippi, and stations in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, and the Dnieper project for the Soviet government. His work stands as his enduring monuments, outlasting any statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh L. Cooper
Colonel Cooper
Muscle Shoals
Keokuk
Mississippi
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Egypt
Dneiper
Sunday's Rest Standard in Victor Hammer Verse
A poem by Victor P. Hammer extols a weekly Sunday rest as sacred. It argues that one day of cease work brings true reward through the week and emphasizes reverence, restfulness, and peace across passing years.
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Victor P. Hammer
Birthday of the Movement Echoes in Atlantic City Dispatch
A long, reflective letter references the American birth control debate and the AMA adopting a committee report on contraception. The writer satirizes religious fanaticism and notes the social friction around birth control advocacy while weaving personal anecdotes and rural humor through a stream of digressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soc Chakales
Margaret Sanger
Sing Sing
Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Calcutta
Philadelphia
City Hall
Snake Conservation Department
Sam Walker
Scotland County
Sam
Crockadile
Draper Likker
Hanna
Nickle
Hoss
Millikens
Ike
New York Day By Day by O McIntyre Reflects On Deadline Dilemma
New York columnist O McIntyre drifts between writer's block and deadline pressure. He jokes about future sacking, recalls Grandma's warning, and contemplates reprinting old columns while rambling through a stream of thoughts and self deprecating humor.
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New York
Grandma
Dawn as muse in art and writing contrasts
The passage compares Corot's dawn inspired painting with the writing process. It notes editors' frenzied environments can produce lasting descriptions like Arthur Brisbane's, while great works have emerged from bleak garrets by candlelight. Richard Harding Davis is praised as a uniquely skilled writer.
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Corot
Arthur Brishbane
Richard Harding Davis
Quiet Drama in a Noisy Age Echoes of Past Eloquence
The writer laments modern haste and noise and longs for pianissimo restraint. He recalls John Drew era drawing rooms with restrained gesture and sharp dialogue, arguing that quiet, measured acting yields more eloquent drama than today’s machine driven clamor.
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John Drew
Drunken call inspires illusory name confusion
A narrator recalls staking out a location after an alcohol fueled claim of a mysterious call. He waits at a spot his uncle once mentioned and, when the sound repeats, interprets the muffled chant as Walker Walker Walker, illustrating how intoxication distorts perception.
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Walker
Local Dwellers Have Weekend Visits Across States
The page notes several residents traveling for weekends and events. H A Cecil heads to Atlanta for the Southern Newspaper Association meeting on July 4 5 and 6. Others visit family in Danville Greensboro Hamlet Linville Asheville and Blowing Rock while staying with relatives or at summer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell Gray
Danville
H. A. Cecil
The
Enterprise
Atlanta
Southern Newspaper Association
Charles Teague
Little Daughter
Greensboro
Hamlet
H. I. Coffield
Chicago
R. H. Wheeler
Florida
Thomas Turner
Thomas, Jr
Linville
W. C. Dowd
P. H. Johnson
Violet Johnson
Asheville
H. H. Bowne
Mrs. Bowne
Ruth Bowne
Blowing Rock
Lively prose on fables and famed writers
The note praises turning a simple fable into a glowing tale and cites Noel Coward Rupert Hughes and Alexander Woollcott. It criticizes columnists for producing dull work and references a 1937 McNaught Syndicate line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Coward
Rupert Hughes
Alexander Woollcott
Columeists
McNaught Syndicate
Local Notables Sign on for 1918 Chautauqua
Sixty of High Points representative citizens have signed as guarantors of the Chautauqua for 1918. The community shows strong interest in the local Red Cross work. Miss Clara Cox spent yesterday with friends in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wheeler returned from White Sulphur Springs, Mount Airy. Mrs. J W Welborn visits friends in Lynchburg Va.
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High Point
Gework
Red Cross
Clara Cox
Greensboro
Homer Wheeler
White Sulphur Springs
Mount Airy
J. W. Welborn
Lynchberg
Russians Report Capture of 6000 Troops In Conflict
East St. Louis reports a race riot with 24 fatalities and lingering quiet afterward. An American battalion parades in Paris as British forces launch a fresh offensive in Belgium.
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East St. Louis
Paris
Belgium
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J. P. Rawley Publishers
Hammett
Cecil Holt McPherson
R. B. Terry
Business Mer
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N. C
KATZ
Agency General Office
New York City
MR. Renfrow
By Zeb Wendell
VU. O. McIntyre
Mrs. Fiske
North Carolina
George Clark
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