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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1936
Page
4
The piece notes McDonald’s nomination efforts drawing Republican support at public meetings. It argues Democrats should seek what benefits the state beyond party lines, warning that Democrats running on the Republican platform risk misreading local politics.
A biblical verse recalls admonition against joining foreign wives as a moral warning. The text frames loyalty to God against cultural alliances. The passage emphasizes religious separation and obedience in covenant life.
Representative Fish proposes a constitutional amendment to let states set minimum wages, arguing the court’s ruling invalidating New York's wage law shows the need for national authority. Chief Justice Hughes dissents that states may protect workers, but the trend pushes for a broad amendment open to public input.
Dr Ralph McDonald suggests the NC sales tax is so odious that even Republicans oppose it. His remarks draw applause and sneers as he appeals to Republican support, signaling a complex dynamic in Democratic primary politics and hints of GOP attachment to his campaign amid internal party tensions.
The 15 year old son of a New York millionaire, William Webster Theile, fled to Chicago posing as an orphan boy to sell magazines. After a month on the street he is brought back to his father’s home amid his parents’ worry and public interest in his stunt. Theile’s escape raises questions about youth, wealth, and happiness.
A commentary condemns mob beatings by so called white and black derisively labeled groups. It denounces the practice as un-American, urging law and decency to quell such contemptible conduct and hold participants accountable.
Former Senator Furnifold M. Simmons endorses Dr. Ralph W. McDonald as leading Democratic candidate for governor. The report cites Simmons’ support amid a McDonald revolt, though the senator is portrayed as cautious given past tensions within the party.
The piece contrasts Dr. McDonald with Hoover, noting anti machine sentiment and warnings about Simmons backing. It implies McDonald could disrupt the state’s political machine as Simmons did nationally, using Hoover as a cautionary parallel.
Uncle Sam leads global forest planting as the United States, a young saver, reports 1935 planting of 225 million acres in national forests surpassing 1934. Projected totals over 600 million acres and rises in conservation echo Europe and major nations like Russia Brazil Canada.
The J J Farris memorial at First Baptist High Point recounts 1880s arrival of a devoted booster who bought The Enterprise, built a thriving newspaper, and helped unite the town. It notes the Farris Bible class, recreation movement, and cross church fellowship inspired by his spirit as High Point grew from a small village to a civic center.
New York critics note painter Charley Russell, dead before his time, has gained swift posthumous favor with his western landscapes and lively depictions. Will Rogers and Irvin Cobb praised him as a top storyteller of his era, while a student cites Russell’s ear for life and color over mere calendar scenes.
The text discusses speculation about Roosevelt administration renomination, noting plans by a group of friends and their detail oriented manipulation. It suggests Mr Garner will be renominated and portrays a letter to a personal friend as an unintended but actionable provocation, with political maneuvering aimed at unsettling Garner.
Ten years ago on June 8 1986 the Highway Commission moved district offices into the Commercial building in High Point District Engineer Mills and staff arrived with equipment and work began the next day The first project will widen and straighten the Greensboro High Point road Also notes a baseball score Salisbury 7 High Point 2 and a game with Salisbury Spencer.
Officials of the Chamber of Commerce press for a city ordinance to force Southern Railway to lower its tracks, arguing the crossing menace must end. A chamber official says passage is imminent, urging action sooner rather than later as citizens demand relief from the dangerous crossings.
Geo W Lowe of Geo W Lowe Inc offers free rides to the ball park for every fan while the club plays here for the rest of the season. He notes Welch Park is not on a street car line, so fans can avoid taxi costs by taking the provided shuttle. Local fans likely welcome the local courtesy.
Miss Mary Thomas who has been staying with Miss Mable Andrews has gone to her home in Cameron. The two are schoolmates at Meredith College.
Mrs. John Fambrough, Mrs. Wayne Rhodes, Mrs. Roy Spearman, and Mrs. J. G. Groome are spending the day in Greensboro.
Miss Lillian Massey returned from New York where she attended the American Association of Credit En.
A district council of Jewish Women met Wednesday in the Sheraton hotel ball room with Mrs. Milton Silver of High Point presiding and Mrs. Stern of Greensboro acting as secretary.
Karl Carroll, New York Broadway theatrical producer, convicted of perjury in a grand jury investigation related to a party where Joyce Hawley, a chorus girl, served drinks from a bathtub. He received one year and one day on each of two counts and fines of $1,000 on each count.
Senators wage a bitter struggle over ratification of a 6.847674 billion dollar French debt funding agreement now advancing to the Senate. Proponents argue strategic finance, while opponents allege risk and sovereignty concerns amid partisan clash.
Winnie Sheehan owns a striking bronze by Rus sell depicting a rearing horse with a cowboy. In a room filled with art, the piece draws the most attention as guests collect around it. H. G. Wells once spent an hour viewing it and returned twice to gaze.
A settled conviction places Ben Hecht and Charles V. MacArthur as the famed Chicago reared pair of journalists. They are talented and adept press agents for themselves, though hundreds of roaming scribes have caused more hell raising than the Hecht MacArthur duo ever dreamed.
A souvenir of New York’s Chinatown era describes a blind pianist at Moscowitz’s and another sightless musician in a Chinatown cellar. The man, once a concert pianist, faded to drink and blindness, later marrying a Chinese wife who ferried him to work nightly at 4 a.m. The mentions include a native beggar called Old Horse and Wagon in Chinatown.
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