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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1936
Page
4
A short reflective piece quotes Psalm 25 verse three about waiting without shame and a line from Richard Whately noting a man is selfish not for pursuing his own good but for neglecting his neighbor.
A state Welfare survey finds most North Carolina jails unsafe small and unsanitary with fire hazards missing guards and no routine prisoner exams. The piece cites Sheriff Brown and the Cleven ger case while urging reforms to prevent further systemic failures.
The furniture industry plans for ahead sales in anticipation of higher prices, with mills booking orders into year end while avoiding promises of full immediate delivery. Despite strong current volumes, profits remain under pressure, though rising demand could restore operating profitability this fall.
After years of unprofitable operations with only rare exceptions, price levels appear steady with upward tendencies. The industry is urged to act to establish a sounder basis, addressing long-standing weaknesses.
Sir Edgar Britten captain of the Queen Mary says Britain will not claim the blue ribbon for fastest crossing despite a strong arrival that slipped three hours behind the Normandie. He notes the ship used a shorter route and refuses to push a technical pennant race while acknowledging air planes may soon shorten trans Atlantic distances.
A telephone company formally requests subscribers to dial carefully after nuisance calls at odd hours. The piece condemns rude awakenings and jokes about wrong numbers, offering support for the cause and praising the public notice for awareness.
The article urges voters in the 1936 campaign to study the U S Constitution. It notes the document's significance and how its origins shaped its presence in politics, using a Washington anecdote about misinformed tourists to illustrate widespread unfamiliarity.
The speaker recalls shy youth days spent chased by sun and duty. He contrasts labor forgotten with remembered dreams and notes later change brings strange wonders yet past delights endure, urging happiness in seeing blooms not blasts.
In primary elections the machine is nearly unbeatable while general votes are larger and less decisive. The piece argues Republicans suffer from weakened local organization after Franklin D. Roosevelt's rise, with federal patronage reshaping power. It notes Democratic strengthening through 1932 1934 and defections among Republican bosses and lawmakers.
The passage notes four years of damage to Republican State machines from federal patronage loss under two Wilson administrations. After the Cleveland convention, Kansan leaders headed by Mr. Hamilton took control, shocking state organizations as old machines faded, grew weak, or crumbled, with few remaining militant leaders.
The piece argues Democratic machines hold strength nationwide with Roosevelt approving White House dealings. It cites New York Federal Judge appointments Clancy and Mandelbaum as examples, calling them poor choices and noting even Roosevelt supportive papers denounced them.
The piece notes that major Democratic machines led by Tammany in New York Guffey in Pennsylvania Hague in New Jersey Pendergast in Missouri and Kelly in Chicago have grown stronger through Federal patronage and administration favors under the New Deal. It adds that other Democratic machines follow suit while Wisconsin Minnesota and a few others show Roosevelt backing from Progressive Republicans affecting loyalties.
A Gotha resident, 70, received 15 months for writing to a Swiss friend about Nazi leaders. A Kiel professor drew two months and 1000 mark fine for criticizing the state. Another German got 10 months for claiming deliveries favored party leaders during shortages.
A Quaker viewpoint traces Danzig’s history from medieval Hanseatic power to a free city under League protection. It notes current interest as Germany seeks control, the High Commissioner Sean Lester, and President Dr Arthur Greiser, amid political shifts and looming German claims.
New York society embraces Dutch Treat lunches and dinners at top spots like the Colony and St. Regis. The idea, inspired by Paris and revived by returning travelers, offers affordable dining for both wealthy and middle class socialites as restaurateurs see a renewed spark in the dining scene.
Irving Berlin reportedly paces corridors and sidewalks awaiting word of his third daughter's birth. The anxious composer smokes cigarete chain fashion as he stands by, persistent in seeking a safe arrival signal amid public attention.
Telegram from Charlotte says 'Uncle Joe' Cannon will say a few words this evening if a crowd gathers at the station. Mrs. D. B. McCrary and son Charles visited Miss Florence Blair on English Street yesterday as Twenty Years Ago notes for July 20, 1916.
The piece argues New Dealers are in a stronger practical political position than opponents. It notes urban political bosses align with them while Republican bosses decline. Democratic bosses gain from federal influence, though a Roosevelt trend could shift power. Machines face limits against public sentiment.
The High Point Greensboro highway opens this evening at six o clock to aid High Pointers traveling to a Greensboro rally. Guests include Speaker Cannon Representatives William A Rodenburg of Illinois and Merrill Moore of Indiana. Also appearing are Governor candidate Frank Linney and congressional candidate Gillam Grissom challenging Major Stedman.
Miss Dorothy and Rodney Snow departed this afternoon for a two week stay at Jackson Springs in a brief local social notice.
Mrs Bruce Craven and her young son Braxton of Trinity depart on the noon train to Raleigh to visit relatives.
In rooms recently vacated by the Manufacturers' club the young men of the city hosted a delightful dance last evening with about 26 couples taking part.
Official report says Russian troops captured 400 officers and 20,000 men during yesterday’s fighting on the eastern front. Fifty five German guns were taken as Austro-German forces were driven back along the front from the Kovel Repitche railway to Brody.
The United States plans to acquire a 1500 square mile tract in Colorado. Farley and Hamilton move quickly to claim the area, signaling early jockeying for the new land.
Miss Verda Wall attended summer sessions at the Normal and has now returned. She participated in courses to advance teaching credentials and plans to resume her duties locally.
Mrs. D. A. Stanton, longtime guest of her daughter Mrs. Archie Sherrod in Spartanburg, turned for home last night after several weeks as a visitor.
Three zeppelins joined an early raid on the east coast of England. The attack was officially announced this afternoon. There were no casualties.
Miss Henrietta returned from the Normal School where she attended summer session.
Accession of Li Yuan-hung as president has transformed public life in Peking. The national spirit has shifted as democracy appears to take hold again.
K. C. Council of Morrisville arrives as an uncle of Mrs. John H. Bhaw, bringing family presence to the event.
Interpal Revenue official W. H. Osborne says President Wilson has strong backing across the West and many regions after more than a month in Rochester Minnesota.
Among the quaint cul de sacs of Third avenue in the 1930s lies Sniffen Court with seven old houses. Pearl Buck lived there, as did Loren Pickering and Berton Braley. Melvina Hoffman and Harriet Frishmuth the sculptor also kept studios in the court.
A narrator recalls two desolate brown stones at the north and south corners of a block on Sth Avenue forming the eastern boundary of the Wendell estate. The decaying facade hints at a Poe like haunted house connected to the Wendell mansion nearby where eccentric sisters once lived. The memory includes Toby the dog behind a high boarded yard.
A Lee Orwell era physician notes psychological strains on leaders and great processors who bear heavy public duties. He cites indigestion and fear as common symptoms, and observes that many suffer stomach complaints despite strict diets.
A casual remark from a man to a woman suggests ending a hot workday with humor and a car ride to stroll along beaches in a bathing suit. The tone implies light flirtation and a playful escape after work.
Lindbergh plans a Copenhagen exhibition featuring a glass heart sculpture with emphasis on the striking artwork. No formal arrangement yet announced for showing the piece by Joe Le silica chin.
A sharp imagined line envisions an irate crowd forcing the weatherman to declare warmth and fair skies, while a horned host insists on rowing toward milder weather despite chaos.
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