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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1932
Page
4
The piece urges teachers and preachers to offer spiritual help to anxious people who face failed plans and heavy burdens. It argues that amid worries and material striving, many have forgotten the promise to come to God for rest, stressing faith as a source of strength and the partnership with the divine in daily life.
A Greensboro neighbor urges High Point to retain its electric lighting franchise and notes the city faces over three million dollars in short-term notes. The council may submit any negotiated proposal to voters, with open-minded study and against a risky debt situation.
The text argues President Hoover may seek reelection on a platform favoring resubmission of prohibition to the people, highlighting a broader shift toward referendums among political leaders. It notes Hoover’s past support for strict enforcement and predicts emphasis on enforcement over changing the Eighteenth Amendment.
Ruth Bryan Owen, a Florida district congresswoman and member of the Bryan family, suffers unexpected defeat amid questions about her outreach. Her resignation plan precedes a lame duck session, signaling protest against an upcoming constitutional change.
A historical look at hope chests, the dower and trousseau, and wedding customs. It traces origins from Dutch and English practices, explains veil traditions, and notes the symbolism of garlands and wreaths in ancient weddings across cultures.
Asheboro June 16 1938 39 Editor The Enterprise encloses letters to Hon Cameron Morrison and Hon Robert Reynolds urging a compromise to prevent party split and save taxpayers thousands. The note proposes Morrison take the short term and Reynolds the long term nomination.
A reader in High Point urges a square living for laborers amid concerns about rich bosses and political manipulation. He cites a city hall incident, advocates raising children away from exploitation, and calls for Americans to prioritize labor and local workers over foreigners.
The Carolina Magazine reviews Sterling Brown’s Southern Road, praising his Negro literary leadership and dialect poetry, with notes on his modern re expression of old themes and vivid race voice. It also highlights Shelda Kaye Smith’s Summer Holiday, praising its delicate English countryside descriptions and insights into childhood in Hastings and Platnix Farm.
Prewar German statesman Prince Von Bulow has released the third volume of his Memoirs. The new work reportedly covers more on imperial policy and international affairs, drawing attention from readers of political history.
The article surveys recent fiction and poetry titles. Highlights include Mabel Selina Kaye-Smiths child portrait in Summer Holiday, Philip Lindsay's The Sack of Panama, a vivid buccaneering tale. Morris Bishops modern Petrarch translation. and new printings or forthcoming works from Houghton Mifflin and Lipppincott, including Banana Gold and Labian Plato and Greek Morals.
Before any vote is taken, light will be thrown on every detail of the proposition. The voters will be informed of the past, present and prospective earnings of the utility and they will be given a chance at complete information necessary to intelligent judgment of the issue.
North Carolina party factions clash as Morrison Reynolds contest looms for governor. Greensboro county conventions test High Point delegate lists amid moves to balance representation. Both sides face political risk and insist no factional aid will shape the state convention or primary outcome.
John W. Hester of Durham comments on political rhetoric criticizing prohibition and outlines various policy demands. He cites bank deposits protection, immediate payment of adjusted compensation, abolition of the Farm Board, tariff changes, unemployment relief, and foreign debt issues, while noting party divisions on many points.
A letter requests publication noting a citizen committee chaired by a local resident will launch another investigation into trimming city expenses. The letter indicates broad support for reducing operating costs and hints at continuation on page five.
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