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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1935
Page
4
A brief biblical reflection notes that enjoyment requires balance and a boundary to avoid excess, citing a proverb about honey and prudence. It discusses pleasure needing warrant of virtue and measure to remain harmless, attributed to H. G. J. Adam.
Hillsborough County Florida teachers receive an old fashioned hickory stick from the school board chairman and are urged to get busy. The eight year dictatorship by the principal ends as pupils are to be ruled by a democratic share the rod policy with discretion.
The piece discusses a Paris judge calling Joan Warner’s dancing “artistic but too naked” and contrasts Parisian morality with American attitudes. It cites Sally Rand at the Chicago World’s Fair and a San Diego nudist colony exhibit, arguing Americans should reassess their own morals.
To the death of a man like George W Russell there is need for regret. Known to thousands as AE poet painter philosopher and statesman he preached the gospel of the simple life and of rural cooperation. On an American tour he complained to Alfred E Smith that the sidewalks of New York were bit too chaotic for him.
The passage praises a poet and artist renowned for simple beauty in poetry and painting. It notes his ahead and behind times stance, desire for a calm life, and the vast following who cherished his work. It describes his ideals of simplicity and serenity amid societal rush.
The furniture industry and related national associations unite to promote National Furniture Week. The piece notes past year retail gains of 25 to 30 percent for nationally advertised goods like radios and refrigerators, while case goods lag. It urges modern selling methods and unified promotion by associations to drive future sales.
The piece argues Roosevelt faces a decisive 1936 election outcome over a clash with the Supreme Court as it strikes down key New Deal agencies. It frames a potential constitutional crisis about maintaining the present government frame or expanding federal economic control, hinging on the ballot and possible constitutional change.
A Washington correspondent claims Big Business plans a broad campaign to depose President Roosevelt. Tactics include mass mailings, letters urging opposition, and widely spread propaganda to inflame voters against the administration. The piece notes potential political backlash and past precedents of such campaigns.
Bruce Catton argues that attempts to reform one social facet trigger broad upheaval. He cites Dr. David Snedden urging later schooling and home-centric childrearing, then outlines needed housing, motherhood roles, and employment shifts to realize such a system. He notes the interlocking nature of reforms in modern society.
A range of topics covers war material shipments, international buyers, and policy responses. Japan leads purchases of steel, copper and autos with Germany France and Italy following. U.S. efforts under Hull and the Johnson Act face scrutiny by Nye and Clark. Odd notes discuss Melvin Purvis, ex-Gmen and resignations, and public concerns over chains stores and overseas possessions policy shifts.
James McMullin asserts the government will remain in the financing business despite the banking bill's fate. He notes federal loans to private industry have been limited so far, implying ongoing government involvement in lending.
A rapid list of film and theater figures with satirical takes on celebrities. Notable names include Norma Terriss, Edna Ferber, Alexander Woollcott, and Bob La Follette. The piece also quotes reader requests for fiction plots and hints at social scenes outside the Plaza amid travel and media circles.
The piece surveys views on federal financing and public works expansion, noting bank and industry shifts toward government-led capital investment. It cites opposition from Southern coal operators to a proposed Gaffey bill, with Northern firms favoring it, and quotes analysts predicting a possible Roosevelt reelection contingent on legislative timing.
A short, quirky piece notes a small shop on 42nd Street decorates its window with sheets of fly paper. The narrator, a lone passerby, finds humor in the product and imagines cheerful diversions sparked by the paper, including jokingly forcing loud Messiahs to "devour" four sheets.
A female admirer walking with Einstein says Venus looks beautiful. He corrects her, noting it is Jupiter. She exclaims about his genius, joking that he even knows the sex of stars.
A poetic couplet fragment evokes a pure maiden and the number of suitors who admire her, hinting at romantic pressure and social curiosity.
Louis Bromfield lauds Edna Ferber’s house dinner parties as charming and hospitable events. A skilled cook Rebecca Henry prepares the meals, while Ferber’s daughter Mrs. Julia Ferber accompanies the author. Attendees include Noel Coward Jed Harris Marc Connelly the Kaufmans Harold Ross RenaBer Woollcott Margaret Suler Dorothy Parker.
A nostalgic vignette recalls a stern grandfather who teased a child for not noticing he wore his glasses. The narrator admits fear and embarrassment, sensing the need to observe more carefully and avoid the joke on his own face.
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