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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
4
Quote attributed to Longfellow noting that life without shared joys or sorrows is a fate worse than trouble. Highlights the idea that human experience gains meaning through both happiness and hardship.
The 72 year old industrialist fears a $900 million inheritance tax could wipe out his estate’s wealth and the Ford organization. He stresses wealth tied in plants, machinery, and a going concern would be worthless if paralyzed, though he supports high wages and fair taxes.
The attorney general's opinion says North Carolina periodicals may publish liquor ads within the law, but the ruling is largely academic as publishers expect no reliable revenue from such ads. The restriction on publishing the place of sale still limits advertising aimed at quick cash via price promotion at specific stands.
The piece argues liquor relaxation in 17 Tar Heel counties risks boosting revenue for legal outlets and harming bootlegging. It contends newspapers may push temperance rhetoric as laws fail to curb illicit traffic, calling liquor a merchandise and supporting broader outlets while warning against outsiders.
Walter Williams founder of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and longtime leader is remembered for his vision and standards. His death marks a reflection on a career that shaped honest journalism and an enduring educational legacy beyond his formal titles.
The crime by a demented man against a Franklin county farmer is condemned as a vile act and a second offense against state law and decency. Governor Ehringhaus calls mob violence a blot on North Carolina. Prompt inquiry aims to bring lynchers to justice to deter future brutality.
The statement condemns mockery and its enforcers as criminals unless formal procedures are followed. It stresses that no person can treat provocation lightly and declares murder unacceptable whether committed by many or few.
Julius Caesar established the first daily newspaper in 60 B C called Acta Diurna. News from the Senate and Caesar’s activities circulated to provinces via publishers who copied, summarized, and dictated daily news to subscribers.
The New York City school system seeks nine requisites for teachers including neatness, manners, English usage, industry, kindness, teaching skill, discipline, loyalty, and health. The piece suggests North Carolina adopt them if salaries rise to meet such high standards.
The piece jokes about humidity and heat, explaining moisture in the air and its effects on people and animals. It notes humans sweat mostly through evaporation, dogs through tongues and lungs, and mentions a Virginia professor researching why babies smile, as a humorous aside.
A woman created a garter to help bow-legged men wear trousers properly. She appeared more embarrassed than the men in the scene.
A London physician proposes executing imbeciles to win votes, sparking accusation of political manipulation. The remark prompts outrage as critics call the idea ridiculous and dangerous and urge restraint in public rhetoric.
Americans are said to be buying 11 times as many items on installment plans as a year ago while continuing to pay for the last war, signaling a shift in consumer credit use amid lingering wartime obligations.
The piece surveys interactions among La Follette allies and foes over banking and tax issues, Kennedy and SEC actions, potential DOJ reshuffles, and Senate conference maneuvers. It notes Roosevelts ties to Cummings and Pecora, possible shifts at Commerce and Justice, and debates over neutrality policy versus League era isolationism.
The piece observes New York Italian fruit stands and a gallery of bold characters from a bygone era. It highlights Tony who rose from a single box of fruit to multiple stores and delivery cars, then recalls celebrities like Lawrence Tibbet Jack Dempsey Tad Saki O Henry and R L Stevenson, plus a Waldorf bar atmosphere echoing the old Nineties energy.
The famed actress Tallulah Bankhead is reputedly the figure most besieged by autograph hunters and the most obliging. She remains approachable despite the throngs, signing photos and programs for devoted fans.
The piece notes a contention between Nye Norris-Clark and opposing factions over a pacific policy. Supporters push arms exports as an initial step while critics threaten to append their peace program to the Pope plan via amendments. The dispute grows heated and potentially explosive.
New York leaders diverge with Eugene Grace over PWA orders favoring abroad purchases if 15 percent cheaper. Steel wages and prices show volatility, with Ohio contracts prompting a $1.60 per ton reduction. A lively anti New Deal campaign seems likely as labor standards come under attack.
Jimmy Swinnerton survived a severe collapse at his drawing board and was shipped west on a stretcher. He later resumed contact with civilisation from a desert hut while Santa Fe trains rumbled by. He evolved from a pen-and-ink comics artist to a painter of vast western vistas and an expert on Indian ceramics, and today he is a picture of perfect health.
The 319 West 67th Street site, once a New York boarding house, was demolished by wreckers last evening transforming the block into a commercial area. Writers and figures such as Irvin Cobb, Harris Merton Lyon, Frank Harris, Le Roy Scott, Roy McCardell, James Oliver Curwood and Alfred Henry Lewis are noted as former paying guests, marking a bygone era of shirt sleeve stoop sitting.
A brisk young man with a camera handed out numbered cards for film pickup at the studio and photographed a prim Victorian lady by the Murray HM hotel. She appeared startled and asked which tabloid would print the image.
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