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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1932
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reads a price line showing three dollars and ninety cents in a page snippet. The readable bits point to a catalog or item listing with a dollar amount of 3.90. No clear product name or context is recoverable.
A brief religious reflection notes Isaiah 35 5 promise that the blind see and the deaf hear and cites Theodore Parker on attaining heavenly character and duties.
The town debates a $50,000 fundraising goal for High Point college. backers cite strong leadership and broad public spirit as reasons for confidence. supporters insist financial support must grow to prevent a crisis and ensure the college’s future.
The National Bank of Burlington reports a strong cash position and no borrowings. Directors vote to early payoff of November 16, 1932 certificates totaling over 122000 dollars, signaling confidence and progress in restoring credit stability.
A North Carolina Republican nominee anchors his gubernatorial bid on upholding prohibition. The party, though distant from enacting the whiskey laws, appears to defend them strongly, raising questions about whether this issue can boost Republican strength enough to threaten in the upcoming year.
Nell Battle Lewis reviews Clarence Darrow’s autobiography, noting his agnostic view of nature and disregard for religion while praising his humane view of crime and punishment. She argues his own compassion refutes his bleak view of the universe and highlights the falsity of capital punishment.
Washington dispatch outlines a vast St Lawrence project to deepen the river for an all water route and large power output. New York State plans to build the powerhouse with a goal of cheap electricity, while federal and state cost divisions spark a diplomatic tug of war.
The piece notes the Republican base in North Carolina with about 210 000 voters supporting state and national tickets even in poor years while the Democratic base sits around 110 000. It suggests about 55 000 normally Democratic voters may switch to the Republican side due to the prohibition issue and asks if the issue will neutralize its own political effect.
The article notes a push to establish a federal employment bureau in High Point to enhance job placement efforts. It cites N A Gregg requesting labor department action and argues full-time federal support would improve the clearinghouse function, help locate work, and lessen the local welfare department’s load while matching workers to jobs.
A moral meditation on punishment and mercy questions whether punitive pain yields good outcomes. It contrasts vengeance with forgiveness and cites the penitent thief as an example of mercy’s value over retribution.
Opinion notes that choosing to disregard wiser judgment can feel easier for someone who overestimates simplicity. The text treats this as a boastful flaw and contrasts it with thoughtful restraint.
A. L. Barbour of 860 Elm Street writes from July 18 1932 criticizing Mrs Long for donating a Church Street lot to the welfare department. He questions the garden’s upkeep calling for abolition of the welfare system if mismanagement continues and urges better leadership.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded a week aboard the Myth II with the sail boat anchoring in Little Harbor near Portsmouth New Hampshire at 545 p m after sighting the yawl over the harbor breakwater.
Hollywood July 18 Buster Keaton to confer with wife Natalie Talmadge Keaton and attorneys for reconciliation. He said he would forgive and forget but Mrs Keaton reportedly sought a property settlement and separation at a prior conference. She left Beverly Hills home with friends signaling a fresh separation for the sisters Norma and Constance Talmadge.
A son was born to Princess Lois, wife of Prince Erik, at the royal residence in Jutland on Saturday. Princess Lois, formerly Lois Frances Booth of Arcadia, California, married into the Danish royal line in which the prince renounced all rights to the throne for himself and his descendants.
In Johannesburg eight people were killed when dynamite on a Cape Town bound train exploded. The blast tore a 300 yard trench in the railway line and involved 32 trucks of explosives aboard.
Queen Marie of Roumania visits Moelding near Vienna where her daughter Princess Ileana awaits the birth of a child. Ileana married Archduke Anton of Hapsburg on July 26, 1931.
Countess Beatty wife of Admiral Earl Beatty and daughter of Marshall Field Sr. of Chicago died at Dingley Hall Market Harborough after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and two sons. Admiral Beatty led British forces at Jutland and rose to prominence in the world war.
Florenz Ziegfeld, the New York producer, was rushed to Cedars of Lebanon in Los Angeles after treatment at a New Mexico sanatorium. His wife Billie Burke said he is very ill but not in immediate danger, according to physicians.
Dublin July 18 The Free State government is willing to arbitrate its dispute with Britain, but London's demand that the tribunal be drawn from the commonwealth may block action. De Valera also criticizes that payments of land annuities to the crown must continue as a negotiation preface. Britain imposes retaliatory tariffs. Irish Dail moved to tax British goods as senate weighs passage today.
Thomas Alexander Green 86 vice-president of the Eastern bank and 11 year treasurer of the State Firemen's association died after a two weeks illness in New Bern North Carolina Funeral services are set for tomorrow in New Bern for the banker and longtime firemen’s official.
Clark Howell Jr of Atlanta, president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, urged Asheville attendees to widen the organization’s horizon after its membership surpassed 200 for the first time with 202 members as of June 30 1932. He discussed economic woes urging vigilant cost control and revenue generation while noting Cranston Williams’ eighth year as manager and praising the postal committee for rate adjustments. The S N P A opened its annual convention with committee reports and social events including a golf tournament.
Griffin Ga July 18 The Spalding county grand jury has been called to investigate the death of John Thomas Lassiter a negro convict The coroner s jury ordered Captain P H Randall superintendent of county convicts held on murder charges Witnesses testified that Randall beat Lassiter for refusing to work An autopsy found a skull fracture and bruises officials had said death was from sun stroke
A scan of a crossword style puzzle list featuring Across and Down clues. Includes references to anatomy, geography, verbs, and common nouns, with partial phrases and archaic spellings. The readable portion lists entries like larger leg bone and region along with various cryptic cross references.
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