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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1937
Page
4
A religious reflection quoting Deuteronomy 6 17 about keeping commandments and testimonies as the path to freedom safety and happiness. The author named Beneca cites the idea that obedience to divine law grants perfect liberty for born subjects.
The piece argues Japan leverages economic expansion in North China to extend influence while China offers raw cotton and a large textile market. It contrasts Japan's tactics with past punitive actions, questions effects on stability, and warns of long term consequences of continued conflict and exploitation.
Major Bruce Craven promises a forthcoming discussion on Randolph county tax rate to show advantages that he says make Randolph worth more to live in than most counties. The note reflects local interest and ties to the state, with strong community representation mentioned.
Garden experts urge switching to greens to prevent pellagra. They warn that diets heavy in meat and molasses cause pellagra, while planting turnip greens kale collards and tomatoes provides protection and early greens next spring.
The UAW plans to consolidate gains after a period of labor unrest by creating a Medical Research Institute with 15 Detroit physicians and a school offering history, public speaking, economics and organization methods. The program also supports recreational facilities and a baseball league to sustain worker interest and shape employer relations.
A lunch hour sit-down by about 150 Negro longshoremen near Miami delayed the liner Shawnee destined for New York last night. The incident suggests workers’ reluctance to work, framed by a cynical view of their motives. The piece also notes a historical reference that the first appendicitis operation in 1483 is now seen as foundational for extemporaneous public speaking.
Bruce Catton argues that Central American leaders in Honduras Guatemala and El Salvador hold long presidencies and prop up one man rule with military power. He notes communist leanings in Guatemala and El Salvador while Honduras clings to rebel traditions and warns against fears of fascism by highlighting regional history of dictatorship.
A reflective note marks 25 years since Herman Rosenthal was killed by gangsters, noting this case as the birth of the modern gang murder era. It highlights how the term gangster emerged from New York press, and how quickly the concept entered popular culture through films and pulp media.
The Georgia state Board of Education bought one million copies of the Bible for every Georgia school child. The remark contrasts its sale pace with Gone With the Wind which has sold over a million in just over a year and remains a top best seller.
The piece compares Italy's decree limiting newspapers to six pages with US attitudes. It imagines how self sufficiency could affect printing, newsprint imports, school paper content, and even social rules such as honeymooners across borders. It ends by predicting eventual public pushback against hermit like isolation.
A soap-box orator who fired the shot heard round the world lacks a shortwave broadcasting station to amplify his message. The absence of a transmitting facility leaves his appeal unheard beyond local crowds.
Washington dispatch outlines Stanley Reed as leading candidate to replace Justice Van Devanter on the Supreme Court, with Judge Sam Bratton as a secondary possibility. The commentary notes Reed's liberal-leaning defense of New Deal laws and Bratton's Senate background, while warning of court-packing tensions and political maneuvering in 1937.
A St. Louis milk route wagon is shown pulled by a zebra, challenging alarm clock tossers as a camouflaged, moving target evades hits.
A fragment notes a persistent nocturnal nuisance described as night clug bouncing, suggesting it mirrors an older worry about disturbances. The brief hints at social impact without detailing actions taken.
A Stanford professor argues pupils should not need permission to sharpen pencils, implying they will seek other means to pass notes, highlighting tensions over classroom rules and student initiative.
New York City art figures keep studio and residence near Central Park. Joseph Cummings Chase on East 23rd Street for over 20 years. Dean Cornwell near Central Park. Rube Goldberg on West Side. Gordon Grant on East 66th Street. Lejaren Hiller on West 28th. Denys Wortman in Washington Square. The core cluster is West 67th Street near Central Park West with many old settlers like Christy Coates Brown Brinkerhoff Benda Morgan Sarg Enright Williams.
Lowell Thomas rises as a universal literary figure, broadcasting, lecturing, writing magazines, and promoting books. He stays up nights drafting newsreel descriptions, yet appears fresh and capable, with full hair and a marketable image.
In the East 40s, Chris Cella's offers no frills dining with daily specials. Regulars savor leisurely service while crowds arriving later threaten the intimate charm once prized by the neighborhood.
The essay notes New York's chilly reception to strangers due to years of petty scams. It contrasts New York with smaller cities where a simple request to use a phone rarely triggers alarm. In New York, yielding strangers risk assault or robbery as fear and caution persist.
Local news notes strong mid summer furniture show demand with market experts surprised by continued buying while other shows dip and High Point reports growth. Public notices reference new security system install and a city hall project while social items note visits and a birthday gathering plus a recent marriage between Dorothy Perdue and Laurence Grissom.
A reflective 1937 McNaught Syndicate column recalls wandering cravings for ice cream on Riverside Drive and country lanes. The piece notes adult urges for sweets after dark and cites a wary image of a Schwab lookalike stepping from a mansion to a white wagon, nibbling an iced lollipop with Al Smith also named as a lolliponner.
In England banks employ nearly 15 000 women yet a jester would not claim they all serve as tellers. The remark highlights stereotypes in the banking workforce.
News briefs note a July 30 jubilee at Lake Lure celebrating the paving of North Carolina Highway 30, described as a concrete ribbon from the mountains to the sea. The other brief reports Japan foresees the Geneva Arms Conference failing.
Twenty years ago notices report L C Furgur son spending the weekend in Danville. Miss Lillie Baker returns from Greenville DC and Asheville. Miss Genevieve Moore visits friends and relatives in Philadelphia and New York. Mrs ER N Allen and children visit Haw River.
The third year of World War I ends with Allied gains as another American unit lands in France. High Point raises 135 dollars to buy a flag and phonograph for Company M. A race riot in Chester, Pennsylvania leaves two white men dead and over 100 injured among white and colored residents.
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