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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1937
Page
4
A compact note presents biblical and historical reflections on leadership and service. It juxtaposes Matthew 20 27 with Sir Walter Raleigh urging rulers to enlist and reward trustworthy servants. The piece frames leadership as service and fair wages.
Aviation advances reveal a commercial North America Europe route with Pan-American Clipper and Imperial Airways flying boats completing test crossings from Newfoundland to Ireland and Ireland to Newfoundland. No passengers or mail carried on tests. publicity head Bill Sharpe of Winston-Salem seems connected to the state campaign.
Statesville reports the critical illness of R. E. Simpson assistant vice president of the Southern railroad famed as a humane leader. Once general manager east and later west he shaped public relations and flood relief efforts. Railroad men and peers hope for his recovery as he wages the fiercest fight of his career. Roosevelt politics are also noted with a tongue in cheek remark about a third term.
A editorial condemns reviving lash punishment in prison discipline as a regression to outgrown methods. It argues better ways exist to manage prisoners and notes officials claim restraint, while warning the move invites sadistic behavior. The piece also cites a Washington report on Senate debate over a third term for the president.
Reidsville proposes Rockingham build a new county building and move the seat from Wentworth. The shift could consolidate Rockingham Caswell and place Reidsville as the new seat, facing political resistance from Wentworth. The Enterprise notes optimism from Raleigh on the strike front and calls for sensible cooperation under law.
Bruce Catton surveys Esperanto supporters in Washington marking a fifty year crusade for a universal language. He argues slang now dominates English, undermining formal usage, while new terms and simplified speech gain traction in daily talk.
The column jokes about Wally's marriage history and the Duke of Windsor's brothers in law as part of salon gossip. It notes Hollywood divorce antics and a flippant aside about flagpole sitting and old fashioned mothers. A Spanish rebel bull fight is planned to fund a new courier. The red flag is said to be whitewashed.
Ellis Parker Jr and his son received federal prison terms for planning the Paul Wendel kidnapping to force a Lindbergh baby confession. The episode, seen as the strangest in the Hauptmann saga, muddies justice and fuels debate over Hauptmann's guilt or innocence while burdening New Jersey with more trials.
An Elmira New York gliding meet highlights Europe’s heavy subsidization versus the United States’ few licenses. Officials urge expanding glider training to bolster future national defense, while noting many youths seek peaceful career paths and prefer nonwar opportunities.
An Australian keeps a necktie worn every day for 50 years. The garment, still in use, reflects long personal habit and daily dressing routine. The owner treats the tie as a cherished daily accessory amid decades of wear.
A verse by Victor P. Hammer extols the well dressed man as gallant and quick to act. It links appearance to success in various vocations and suggests attire elevates life and inspires others to take action.
Washington July 7 Roosevelt reshaped the press conference into a verbal forum with twice weekly questions. He answers or redirects, sometimes causing laughter and evasions. The piece notes the dangers of overexposure and describes the dance cap moment and the tension with photographers and Secret Service.
New York notes a decline in American journalism and theater audiences. Critics remain in major cities while New York and others see fewer shows and fewer premieres. The article predicts a leaner future with only top acts surviving.
The piece notes a shift from famed showmen to Hollywood power and a broader move toward smaller apartments in New York as guest rooms vanish. It cites the Pulitzers converting a 60 room mansion into rental units and mentions Mary Brown Warburton and Doris Duke plans rejecting guest rooms in Palm Beach and Hawaii.
High Point Rotarians, joined by clubs from Thomasville and Lexington, dined at a Jamestown area Boy Scout camp. An American Business club program featured J Gurney Briggs and Dr Nat Walker with Robert Statton on organ. R D Dickson opens a Wilmington attorney practice in High Point.
A Washington Street Albanian restaurant imitates a native cafe with steaming kettles and about 20 dishes. Patrons dunk fluffy gray Albanian bread in rich stews while finochios and other large vegetables tempt diners. A mus tacheoed observer jots notes between bites while the waiter hints at a neighborhood poet.
Kilauea, the world’s largest active volcano in Hawaii, began erupting early today. High Point water and sewer bonds of 1 million dollars were sold to the Commercial Bank syndicate.
Twenty years ago Miss Vera Ido has accepted the position of principal of the Yancey rural high school in Hondo Texas. She has taught Latin at the local high school for the past two years. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rawley attended a party hosted by Mrs. W. F. Clegg at a mill pond north-west of Greensboro. Banks Bencini and George Lowé traveled to Mount Airy for a weekend at White Sulphur Springs.
German zeppelin raids hit London with no results reported immediately. A June 13 raid left 161 dead and 430 injured. French advances continue on the Belgian front as N. C. counties organize to aid conscripted soldiers at no cost.
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