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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
4
A short devotional excerpt reflects on human transience and aging, contrasting generations with the moving dust of time. It notes that some dislike their era and lag behind, framing life as a passing shadow for all fathers and seekers of meaning.
The obituary-like reflection portrays Baxter Shemwell, a violent figure who died amid gunplay after a history of using force in disputes. Observers question whether mental defect or a severed moral compass drove his rise and fall.
An editorial urges a conference of European nations and the United States to stabilize world commodity prices through international action. It commends the United States for agreeing to attend, provided political questions are kept taboo, arguing only cooperative effort without self interest can address global economic woes.
An old reflection on car ownership and rising taxes from gasoline to license, oil, and property taxes. The piece notes how rural relatives own cars now and laments government levies seen as burdens on the motorist, ending with a reflection that owning a car should imply affluence.
Julius Forstmann leads a drive for the subordination of price to real value in woolens and allied goods. The National Quality Maintenance League, backed by industry figures and a string of anecdotes about friends and finances, advocates an education front to curb flamboyant promotion and support service and profits. Colonel Hugh L. Cooper calls for a world conference to diagnose global ills, while large size currency remains hoarded, masking monetary circulation issues.
A Letter to the editor argues the Association Against Prohibition Amendment seeks repeal to shift tax burdens onto citizens. It claims government control would expand revenue loss to elites, cites Canadian examples, and urges dry voters to block pro repeal candidates.
The text argues that agreeing on a cooperative approach can aid economic recovery. It notes jealousy greed and hatred among nations are inevitable but must be reconciled. Only then can European and U S leaders meet harmoniously to set cooperation above greed and address global chaos.
The essay argues that New York is unfairly judged as a hard boiled city and that the popular view underestimates the kindness and resilience of its people, highlighting Mayor Jimmy Walker as an example of the city’s burdens and virtues.
Scientists have unearthed three more Neanderthal skeletons increasing the sample. The finds fuel anticipation for a possible Neanderthal club as researchers catalog remains and compare traits.
Nicholas Murray Butler argues for a new political party in the United States challenging the two major parties. He says the nation suffers from a lack of alternatives and structural limitations of a two party system.
A wry reflection notes golf tests integrity, suggesting the sport exposes character more than it forms it. The remark contrasts truthfulness in everyday life with conduct on the course, implying players may lie.
An economist warns that worn out systems and goods require replacement to lift economic performance. He notes persistent low mood and confidence as a drag on growth and urges timely renewal and reform.
The item touches on Stimson's modest diplomacy abroad, a receiver's sale of Roxy theater stakes in New York, a dancer winning $6000 over a spell, and a Kansas gardener distinguishing pig weeds from potatoes by root color. It closes with a quip about tariff mood and a renamed Blue Danube.
A remark about Democrats meeting in Chicago hints at an imminent clash, suggesting the speaker underestimated the potential for a heated confrontation. The comment implies heightened partisan tension and a looming power struggle within the party.
John Barry Ryan, described as both poet and capitalist, says he spent four years refining nine lines of a poem. He adds that as a pure poet he would have quit after two years, but his capitalist side kept him going, a remark tied to the term Rumple and the udderly odd slip of “slosmning phoner.” Umpires cited as lize with a time noted as 2:40.
Police in Prague exposed a training facility described as a school for would be thieves and burglars. The noted course focused on day by day methods to plan break ins and evade detection.
A 1932 letter from Leland Stanford in High Point North Carolina discusses the Ingersoll Buckley whiskey correspondence from 1876. It notes misattribution in published letters and cites Col Robert G Ingersoll defending whiskey law at the Munn trial. The Chicago Times 1876 report is quoted regarding Ingersoll in court.
Rodney reports that as summer approaches politicians will target the black vote, hoping to gain a balance of power in 13 states with 187 electoral votes. The NAACP pushes for independence from both parties to spur action on unemployment relief and civil rights amid Hoover era tensions.
A brief feature notes a campaign cut out item titled Campaign Cut Outs No 6 with a New York reference and a short stray sentence about an answer to today’s question. The readable line hints at a puzzle or reader interaction in a mid century style.
A list of clues and answers on a France themed word puzzle. Topics include French regions, geography, language clues, and cultural terms with numerous cross references.
The passage claims Governor Roosevelt authored Haiti's constitution after directing a Marine invasion, and notes black residents in the south recalling this. It discusses belief that states like Indiana Illinois and Ohio may become Democratic if Black voters act independently, citing regional political shifts.
A Cleveland nudist colony charges members seven dollars fifty cents monthly for weekly nude meetings in a two story frame house. With summer arrival the space is too confining and members seek funds to acquire an outdoor tract for building healthier bodies.
Bett Butler, 13, won the Cleveland district marble title over a large field of boys and girls. The CLEVE LAND PRESSE will send her to Cedar Point, Ohio, next month for district finals, leading to the Atlantic City national finals.
Rice growers in Willows California have adopted modern warfare against mud hens invading Glenn and Colusa counties. An airplane carrying a skilled shotgun operator has been deployed with great success to protect rice crops from the birds.
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