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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
4
Welcome to High Point Magic Fest and Franklin’s Thunderstorm
A prose sketch blends praise of the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in High Point with reflections on Franklin’s electric thunderstorm experiments. It links magic’s entertainments to scientific courage and posterity, noting a cautionary line between genius and folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Tts
High Point
Franklin
Philadelphia Commons
Rhododendron Festival Opens in Asheville Highlighting Haywood Parker
The Rhododendron festival begins in Asheville as part of a national pageant, with the Asheville Citizen-Times producing a 116 page edition. Haywood Parker is lauded as Asheville’s first citizen and UNC honors him with a Doctor of Laws for community service and state loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
North Carolina
Citizen-Times
South promotes furniture leadership with new reference booklet
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association released a new booklet combining growth facts and a regional supply directory for furniture. A prior edition by secretary treasurer J. T. Ryan proved in demand, spurring a larger later print distributed to retailers nationwide. The piece argues the South leads American furniture production, shipping 43 percent of carload furniture traffic and housing much of the case goods output in North Carolina and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
J. T. Ryan
South
North Carolina
Virginia
Anniversary of Franklin’s Breakthrough in Electricity
The passage marks June 15 1752 as the date Benjamin Franklin harnessed electricity. It notes electricity’s vast, still largely untapped potential and describes an experiment where a wet string and Leyden jar carried a bolt of lightning without fatal result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Senator Norris Defends Public Power Viewpoint
Senator Norris argues regional TVA power expansion serves more than electricity, framing it as national power and uplift. He warns opponents focus on ownership and politics, fearing personal or selfish motives could derail needed public development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
TVA
Senator Norris
Honor Bestowed on Haywood Parker by UNC
The Asheville Citizen praises Dr Haywood Parker as UNC grants him Doctor of Laws in a accolades filled tribute. The piece underscores Parker’s esteem among North Carolinians and notes no other degree could heighten his regard among those who know him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood Parker
Asheville
Parker
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Robert Walpole
Burke
Plug the Leaks and Tax Dodgers
J P Morgan argues income tax evasion is a legal matter not moral, urging Congress to fix loopholes. He says about 400 million dollars dodged due to lax laws and that Congress must revise the tax system to plug gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
Congress
Mr. Morgan
Religion in Prison at Stateville Aims at Reform
The Stateville penitentiary in Illinois will replace solitary confinement with compulsory religious services. Warden Joseph A. Ragen believes regular attendance could reduce rule breaking and possibly end solitary confinement. He argues the old method rarely motivates self improvement and that services may better awaken prisoners’ better natures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stateville
Joseph A. Ragen
Liquidation Complete for Central Bank & Trust Asheville
The Central Bank & Trust Company of Asheville finally liquidated after its 1930 collapse. Of 45 million dollars in assets only 32 percent was recovered, and unsecured depositors received no dividends. Payments on trust liabilities totaled 22 million, with offsets and minor costs reducing the remaining sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Bank & Trust Company of
Asheville
State Banking Department
Central Bank & Trust Company
Balance of power explained by Europe arming scale
A recent headline interpreted Europe selling arms on a big scale as balancing power. The report emphasizes shifting alliances and strategic arms export trends affecting security dynamics across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
UVA's de Gire Aids Infinitesimal Elements For Race Winnings
The University of Virginia researcher uses infinitesimal element techniques to model small bets and racing outcomes, exploring how precise calculations could influence total race track winnings and betting strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Virginia
Rural Electrification Administration Formed for Farmers
A line in a historical piece parodies the REA as created to assist farmers with wheat shocks, reflecting satirical tone about government aid during agricultural modernization. The statement uses irony to critique policy motives and rural development efforts.
Gompers Ousted from AFL as Labor Split Deepens
In Washington, Samuel J. Gompers of the Department of Labor faces AFL suspension amid a broader split. Lodge No. 12 and other government employee lodges join in a push toward the CIO, urging federal workers to organize. John Lewis and the UMW face similar AFL discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Samuel J. Gompers
A. F. of L
Department of Labor
Lodge No. 12
American Federation of Government Employes
New York City Seen Through Radio City Critic
The Manchester Guardian art critic, touring New York for three weeks, finds Radio City emblematic of the city’s restless spirit. He contrasts fleeting impressions with the deeper, patient beauty revealed only after long familiarity with crowded, tuned up Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manchester Guardian
Radio City
Manhattan
Flag first flown on Ranger in 1777 at Portsmouth Harbor
Capt. John Paul Jones raised the flag on the Ranger at Portsmouth Harbor New Hampshire. It was made by young women from parts of their own and their mothers gowns. The event marked the flag’s early display aboard a warship on July 4 1777.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Jones
Ranger
Portsmouth Harbor
N. H
Shoe size distribution among native Englishwomen
Among native Englishwomen, 46 percent take sizes 4 and 5 in shoes, 24 percent take sizes above that, 20 percent take size 4, and 10 percent take sizes below that.
Gelett Burgess Traps Mouse As Tragedy Strikes Home
Gelett Burgess kept a tiny mouse as a pet against his wife’s wishes. The creature ventured near his hand for cheese but was killed when Mrs. Burgess intervened with a trap. The mouse died yesterday and a funeral is planned tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelett Burgess
Mrs. Burgess
Mickey
Tricks in all trades note on radio advertiser checks
A large radio advertiser surveys program reaction simply by funding women’s clubs in obscure centers with $100. Each club member is asked to provide an anonymous opinion of the radio program.
Beauty on Rooftops in New York Tenements
The piece describes the struggle for beauty in New York slums through rooftop and fire escape gardens. It highlights fragile petunias growing from ash heaps, tired faces peering from windows, and Hen ry Collins Brown, editor and founder of the Museum of the City of New York, observing the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Museum of the City of New York
Henry Collins Brown
Murray Hill
Famane Vertantata
University of Pennsylvania grants medical degree to local student
James M. Mc Anally of this city earns a Doctor of Medicine at Penn's first commencement. he is among 13 honored for distinguished scholastic work. Gold and York, city attorneys, to draft an ordinance requiring advance deposits to the city for water and electric use. Other notes cover Greensboro highway celebration speeches and local visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. McAnally
University of Pennsylvania
Gold
York
Greensboro
Guilford County
Mind Mislaid Autobiography by Brown Details Mental Crisis
The author recalls a severe nervous breakdown that left three years of life blank and his transfer to a mental asylum. He describes recovery after reading Ruggles of Red Gap, the moment his laughter signaled return to health, and notes the autographed title A Mind Mislaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Harry Leon Wilson
Ramse family guest and Edith M. in France
A Ramse family and Rev J H visit friends here for a few days. Walter Royal spent the morning in Greensboro on business. Miss Edith M and other members of the hospital unit she is with have safely reached France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramse
Walter Royal
Greensboro
Edith M
France
Li Loan Oversubscribed Amid $2.5 Billion Total
The Li Loan is oversubscribed with a projected total reaching about 2.5 billion dollars. President Wilson comments on the situation as Russia seeks favor with America and tensions influence Allied cohesion.
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Rusesia
America
Wilson
Gerr
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