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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
4
Quotable line reflecting on divine influence brightening human appearance and the world, attributed to Jacobi.
An editorial warns organized labor and the UAW to regulate demands on General Motors to protect existing plant locations. It argues Michigan risks driving away industry due to persistent labor unrest, threatening the state’s economic future and democratic institutions.
The piece reflects on Jean Harlow after her sudden death amid premonitions of mortality. It notes she was not a great actress or personality yet captivated public interest with daring roles and platinum blonde image. Her physician confirms she faced her illness without fear, defying the premonition that haunted her.
The tribute notes that personal feelings at her death are saddening and suggest she possessed more depth and worth than credits she received.
The Nebraska school board weighs switching from commercial cafeteria concessions to a dietician guided, school supervised operation. The discussion ties to broader state policy, fiscal notes, and the 1935 to 1937 legislative context, highlighting budget scales and unicameral reform debates.
Mr J P Morgan voices strong opposition to treating income tax evasion as a moral issue. He says laws are safeguards but the spirit of the law matters more than technical compliance. He warns that harsh application of laws could bring terrible hardship and questions the primacy of basic moralities over legal rules.
After Nebraska’s streamlined unicameral legislature recessed its first session, observers say the idea shows both merits and shortcomings. The 43-member body introduced 570 bills versus 1042 by the 133-member bicameral system, with no clear improvement across the board.
The Oslo conference produced expanded mutual trade among the seven signatories Holland Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland. They agreed to refrain from new tariffs and not to expand quotas on each other’s goods as a model for broader cooperation.
New York Works Progress administration head Lieut. B. B. Somervell orders a thorough analysis of life on federal work relief. He aims to replace career WPA workers with jobless individuals eager to return to private employment.
The Brass Bell Diner on South Main Street was broken into in the early hours with about 150 dollars in stock taken. Local police swiftly pursued leads and by Tuesday afternoon had arrested the culprits and recovered most of the stolen items. The letter praises the police for their prompt work and urges closer contact to curb future thefts.
A brief report notes anxiety over Spain's economy as air traffic and military mobilization rise. It mentions 50,000 gypsies in Spain and suggests a dwindling promise of wealth and longevity under heavy arma influence. The piece hints Spain may be on its last legs.
A survey notes Russia plans 22 new theaters while many famed figures including Harrison Gray Fiske Guthrie MacClintic Katharine Cornell’s mate and Katharine Brush’s husband pursue marriages. It cites the belief high profile singers rarely wed, with Gladys Swarthout and Frank Chapman given as a notable exception who perform together on radio and share life off stage.
The piece notes that highly visible doormen at upscale venues are unfairly judged. It argues that when they are conscientious they provide reliable, predictable service and security, shaping a safer, smoother experience for guests and staff.
A New York Central initiative installs an electric organ in Grand Central to play soothing music from noon to 2 pm and 4 to 6 pm. The calming melodies reduce traveler nerves, help passengers relax before boarding, and cut down on missed trains at Yonkers.
Four New York theaters Music Hall Loew State Roxy and Paramount dominate established vaudeville. Performers restricted to one of these venues for a year, limiting New York vaudeville to roughly one week of work annually. The harsh market doomingly reduces artistic life.
Pearl White, last American expatriate to depart France, draws attention as she marks another birthday amid memories of silent film stardom. The departing star reflects on a career that spanned stage and screen in the early era.
Frank P. Graham of the University of North Carolina will address 122 High Point graduates at tonight's commencement exercises. M G Daniels Jr of Mesopotamia and a Wake Forest student will lecture on Near East Christians over the next ten days. The Pointers beat the Raleigh Caps 5 to 4. Elizabeth Hayden and Miss Barbee attend dances at state colleges. Mrs Eshelman and party visited Greensboro yesterday.
Edgar Bergen shows deep affection for his ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy. He takes Charlie on short trips with no engagements and amuses himself by talking things over with the dummy when alone.
More than 120 delegates attended the WN Christian Endeavor 19th annual convention in the city. The event met in the high school auditorium on South Main Street yesterday evening. A pledge by city women bound them to serve only lemonade or punch at social events for six months. Also noted: Mrs Bruce Carraway and child left for Chattanooga with a nurse, and Dr Max Bones and Miss Jennie Bones returned from Chicago.
Emperor William of Germany was under fire at Ghent Belgium recently. In Butte Montana twenty five miners died in a copper mine fire last night with 167 missing.
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