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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
4
A reflective line cites Job 31 6 and quotes R W Dale on seeking God’s knowledge of integrity. The text contrasts prayers for forgiveness of evil thoughts with rarely asking for forgiveness for sadness.
The Kansas welcome sets Governor Landon on a middle road for his presidential bid. He avoids full endorsement or rebuke of the New Deal while urging a constitutional and efficient government base. The tone mirrors a cautious, broadly appealing strategy, focusing on common sense and steady reform.
The article critiques Landon's presentation noting vague foreign policy views and a cautious stance. It questions his stamina and independence, suggesting Hooverism dangers and implying the need for a stronger champion of people's rights.
Beasley's Farm & Home Weekly joins the North Carolina Press Association in opposing a Saturday primary shift. It argues modern travel and time constraints make a sweltering 14 hour day with delayed returns undesirable and favors gear to the times with quicker election reporting.
The High Point municipal pool again hosts the Carolinas AAU swimming meet drawing about 200 expert swimmers. The pool’s water sports emphasis supports a wide recreation program as thousands learned to swim and many continue to enjoy the sport as exercise and recreation. May the tourney become great splash.
The Lexington Dispatch reports that the State Highway and Public Works Commission intends to widen Highway 29 from Thomasville to the Yadkin River in the current fiscal year. A substantial budget allotment is said to be set aside for the project.
The commission is praised for good intentions but urged to prevent money from being diverted. The article argues that a tense traffic hazard exists on a widening stretch of highway in North Carolina, with higher density and poor width. It favors a continuous project from Lexington to Haw River and from Thomasville to the Yadkin to relieve congestion and improve safety.
Dr Hiatt urged the Kiwanis to drop hush hushed talk and openly address venereal diseases. He warned silence leads to suffering from infertility, disability, and infection and urged frank discussion to protect families, patients, and public health.
Topeka dispatch argues the contrast in Philadelphia between Roosevelt’s dramatic acceptance ceremony and Landon’s plain approach reveals the election’s real choice. It says voters care more about the person than the grand rhetoric, highlighting the tension between spectacle and simplicity in this campaign.
The British King rode past Hyde Park with guards after reviewing Grenadiers and Scots Guards, moments before an apparently reckless assailant’s attempt. The event sparked praise for the monarch’s restraint and courage amid war trappings.
The piece argues readers should engage seriously with newspapers to educate themselves. It critiques lazy readership and urges daily focus on substantial articles to become better informed, treating newspapers as a university facilitating adult learning.
The Roosevelt acceptance address at the five day convention drew an immense crowd at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. A crowd of over a hundred thousand witnessed the dramatic scene under bright kleig lights as Roosevelt delivered a stirring speech reflecting the New Deal era and his 1932 nomination kickoff in Chicago.
The governor resisted advisers urging a sudden trip to Cleveland to accept a nomination. He explicitly refused to fly there to accept the honor, asserting a different approach to the campaign.
New York Day By Day columnist D O McIntyre notes daily scenes in Manhattan. He observes Al Smith arrivals, the Marbridge Building office, McGraw’s pool halls, Herald presses, and nightlife details from July 24.
The text argues two reasons for Roosevelt avoiding an obvious imitation of past leaders. It notes the London acceptance ceremony remains a formal, unfrilled event, held in Roosevelt’s home town long after his nomination, due to longstanding precedents. The piece emphasizes restraint over spectacle.
The passage characterizes the Roosevelt acceptance affair as representative of his character and the kind of administration voters might expect if he is elected. It argues the choice, if clearer, would be hard to distinguish.
Archdeacon H H Hardin of Salisbury preached at St Marys Episcopal Church to a large audience who called it one of the best sermons in town Rev L W Blackwelder preached the evening service Miss Vaughnie Earnhardt and Ruth Powell of Danville Va visit Mr and Mrs R B White on Lindsay Street for the weekend They plan to return to Virginia near Charlottesville to spend the rest of the summer
In Greensboro last night citizens raised 1692.10 in cash and pledges for western North Carolina flood victims. This does not include 522.50 already in the Daily News holdings.
At the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs R L Young at 9 o clock p m July 22 Miss Mamie Young wed Troy Campbell. The ceremony was conducted by Rev J M Hilliard.
The Southern Power Company expresses grateful appreciation to the public for patient conduct during the past week and to each employee for loyalty and heroic service amid storm and flood conditions that disrupted service.
Six German torpedo boat destroyers engaged with British light sea forces off Schonwen bank yesterday. The official British admiralty report says the German vessels were repeatedly hit but managed to reach the Belgian coast.
P Ward Behelman was a week end visitor to the city, stopping briefly for personal errands and to meet acquaintances.
Miss Juanita Moffitt departed today to Asheboro to visit Mr. and Mrs. Will Armfield for a period. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sisson and their sons Horace and Donald have traveled to their home.
Flags across Indianapolis and other Indiana cities fly at half mast in memory of the poet James Whitcomb Riley who died suddenly on Saturday night July 22. His body will lie in state at the capitol from 3 to 9 this evening with burial planned in the state.
Reports say Bulgarians and Germans have about 500000 men ready for an attack on Baloniki, with coordination between forces seen as imminent and significant for the balance of control in the region.
The author admires large hotel management, citing Arnold Bennett and his study of the Savoy in London. He notes Reeves-Smith as a premier yet obscure hotel genius, comparing him to Ritz and Escoffier and remarking that many guests never meet him despite long residence.
The London stage continues to showcase Dorothy Dickson, whose Staten Island roots appear in the background of her enduring talent. After peers moved to Hollywood, Dickson remains a nimble dancing and singing star of musical revues, as lively as in earlier years, with her daughter also a noted stage favorite.
A temperance group plans a public demonstration featuring a mechanical man intended to illustrate the evils of drink and the hazards of becoming “well oiled.”
A man arrested for peeping into a window testified he was searching for his car. The report notes lingering chatter that the era of small vehicles or midget cars may be ending.
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