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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1935
Page
4
The Enterprise urges reading Dr. W J McAnally’s monthly report on polio to inform parents. It warns that public fear, not the disease itself, fuels panic while supporting sensible precautions and avoiding undue alarm.
The year’s police department report shows a 25 percent rise in traffic accidents in the first half, yet officials claim traffic conditions have somewhat improved. The piece questions this while noting four deaths and an 83 percent rise in injuries, with a 150 percent jump in deaths over six months.
The piece argues that traffic safety depends on strict speed law enforcement and driver responsibility, not a broad public campaign. It blames automobile drivers for the city’s poor traffic record, contending the burden rests on their shoulders and conscience, not the police.
The article notes Walt Disney accepted the League of Nations gold medal for Mickey Mouse as cinema work fostering international understanding. It praises Mickey as an ambassador and hints he should engage more with U S financial and international issues while continuing his global influence.
Italy's growing belligerence toward Ethiopia has prompted a Japanese official to denounce Italian coverage while Tokyo charges Italian outlets with bias. Mussolini's stance alarms observers as war seems a possible outcome, with Italy risking broader enmity.
In Berlin six years after a violent anti Semitic demonstration led by Count Wolf von Helldorf the radical Nazi is named Berlin Police President amid renewed anti Jewish riots. Augsburg mayor bans Jews from public pools amid broader anti Semitic campaigns. The Reichstag fire era figure again mobilizes Brown Shirts and arrests political leaders.
The speaker suggests growing opposition to Hitler and predicts another blood purge could occur in the near future, warning of events that would astound the world.
The author argues Christianity must not be passive amid global turmoil. Patriotism should be Christianized to foster true peace and world transformation, urging Christians to speak No to Russia, German racial religion, state control of conscience, and militarization while living out a radiant witness.
A reader asks The Enterprise to publish a prayer for national guidance. The letter from A Kenan appeals to Roosevelt to share the prayer nationwide. A second letter from W A Gattis Foster urges Gov Ehringhaus to call a special session to pass North Carolina’s old‑age pension bill as federal support looms.
A columnist muses on humor’s role in society, contrasting Franklin’s wit with a letter urging severe restrictions on laughter. He notes a street encounter with a trade journal joke about a laundress, then argues jokes at funerals and in daily life can ease or delay serious matters.
An observer recalls watching a total lunar eclipse with a friend while contemplating world events and personal loss. The piece links celestial darkness to earthly hope, citing a professor’s tale of sorrow and the sun as source of all shadows, ending with a Gilder poem about moving from darkness to light.
A July 21 1935 field note cites U S Department of Agriculture findings limiting tung tree adaptability to a Gulf Coast strip Florida's northern third and a small part of southern Georgia. It lauds tung flowers and foliage but cautions against entering tung cultivation.
A long list of recent and upcoming titles from Lippincott Modern Library and Random House features German author Ruth Feiner, Andre Dumas, Samuel Clemens, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Victor Hugo, and Odets. The piece notes bidding clashes, rights transfers, and studio interest in Cat Across the Path and Awake and Sing among others, plus plans for McBride expansion and tributes to Jane Abbott.
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