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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1936
Page
4
A biblical reflection contrasts resisting temptation with bearing a yoke of law. It cites Acts 15 10 and a note by William Penn praising restraint from evil over formal prayer. The passage links obedience to deeper spiritual strength.
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market drew nearly 500 buyers on opening day, signaling strong dealer and consumer enthusiasm. With quotas in place from earlier markets in Grand Rapids and Chicago, buying began early and merchandise remains ample for retail needs. Furniture plants expect busy production through the year, with orders extending into November and robust fall business anticipated.
A critical take on North Carolina law enforcement as it struggles to solve the Helen Clevenger death and other departures from ordinary crime. The piece laments slow progress, gossip, and the need for sharper, quicker police responses amid evolving criminal methods.
The text describes a killer freezing in place until the law proves too slow to stop him, highlighting a critique of legal systems failing to act swiftly against violent crime. It presents a stark image of thwarted justice and delayed response.
Campaign to save Lake Junaluska from foreclosure shows strong progress under Dr W A Lambeth. Wesley Memorial and Main Street Methodist Church report victory over quotas with extra contributions, supporting the Junaluska rescue as a spiritual and financial effort.
Judge Lewis Teague aims to deter drinking at the city lake park through police court fines. He serves on the Parks and Juvenile Commission, seeking to uphold the park’s recreation role and high standards against public alcohol abuse.
Governor Ebringhaus appointed a six month to longer liquor commission to study a statewide policy amid dissatisfaction with present arrangements. The panel, trusted to analyze facts over bias, faces political and community divisions as both legal and illegal liquor sales persist.
Frank R. Kent analyzes the Townsend national convention as a dramatic, religiously flavored gathering. He notes massive delegate fervor, extensive Townsend and Coughlin support, and potential impact on Roosevelt versus Landon, with conservative defections uncertain to rally behind Roosevelt.
A Raleigh Times column notes Scotland County youths swimming by a roadside pool in the nude shielded by their modesty when women approached. A bather slipped underwater and died from a broken neck. The essay argues nudist bathing persists despite dangers and social scorn, praising the original bathing suit while condemning mixed nude swimming.
The passage argues that liquor should be taxed consistently across counties and regulated to shield consumers from bootleg poison, asserting legality and taxation as safeguards. It favors a uniform approach over current varied arrangements in dry and wet counties.
Mussolini refuses Britain’s naval pressure and attacks, while Ethiopia stands solid under Italian rule. British statesmen seek a way to retreat from a position they cannot hold, amid tense wartime standoff.
The American State Department declared that recognizing forcefully acquired wealth is against public morals and that the United States would never acknowledge such gains.
A few years earlier Japanese forces entered Manchukuo bayonetted nearby residents and claimed they would stay for a while, illustrating early aggression in the region.
New York gossip notes Bugs Baer sharp on stage, Will Rogers style quips, and his bite about ain t. Venus Lillie is a cult figure in New York with a devoted following and a famed early show stopper. The piece recalls a Savoy era breakfast round up led by Charles B. Dill as Morning Glories president.
For word beaglers the town Oconomowoe in Wisconsin is cited as the only five syllables among words containing five or no other vowels. The claim highlights a unique vowel pattern and origin.
Beatrice Lillie appears on stage delivering a vivid performance noted for a strikingly slender figure and a delicately swaying posture. The description emphasizes her tall, chalk white neck and a light, flowing movement as part of her distinctive stage style.
Joseph G. Cannon known as Uncle Joe plans political speeches in Charlotte and Greensboro then tours his boyhood area around Guilford College. He was born in Guilford County but left as a boy. Teachers repair South Main Street School for fall term. Superintendent Marr attends Columbia summer courses. Jyn Pickett Clara Blair depart for Wade Mecum Springs. Mrs. Moffitt and Mrs. Welch return from Virginia Beach. Brooks family heads to Wrightsville Beach with Conway visit beforehand.
An editorial contrasts two river rescues where two Black rescuers saved six White men while a White man offered rewards for rescue. A bystander later claimed the reward after being saved with little difficulty. The piece says the comparison is not pleasant.
The narrative notes a broad purge of German businesses and signs amid wartime changes. German laundries, chemists, restaurants, clubs, and shops vanish from Charlotte Street. Christian German waiters’ home is shuttered. Bookstores remove German works while proprietors rebrand as French or Belgian firms. Belgian soldiers are seen in new Belgian-named outlets.
Co. D. Smith departed this morning to Wade Mecum Springs to join the family. Mrs. Bacom Hos kin s accompanied by Misses Kath-
North Carolina representatives Webb and Page reported receiving messages from Wilkes and Burke counties in the western part of the state requesting federal assistance for flood relief including food and supplies.
London dispatches report the capture of the American sailing vessel Prince Valdemar by a German warship. The ship was bound from an American port to Sweden when seized. The incident is noted in special dispatches from London.
The article recalls George Ade and John T. McCutcheon visiting the Sultan of Sulu about two decades ago. Ade wrote a play bearing the ruler's title that ran for many years and remains widely referenced in gossip and travel lore of that era.
The passage recalls aging readers who reminisce about George Ade Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. It credits their youthful capers as genius and notes how each later settled into shaping American literature with lasting impact.
A hapless American, drunk and broke, collapsed at noon near Catherine tavern in Place du Terre, Montmartre. He planned to catch a Cherbourg train at 4 pm but remained alone and in need, begging others to share his burden.
In the harvest period, rural families observe seasonal showers as part of traditional farm life. The passage notes community rituals and the timing of these events reflecting local customs and agricultural cycles.
A fragment notes Negal in Alabama contemplating salting railroad tracks as a peculiar method to catch a train, reflecting odd local ideas or rumors without clear events or outcomes.
A fragment notes how Rockefeller stayed constant in habits and interests, claiming he did not lose interest in things and never mislaid a principal. The text implies a view of disciplined, methodical character shaping his decisions.
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