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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
4
A devotional contrast likens Christian faith to a grand cathedral. From outside the eye sees nothing. within, rays of light reveal a harmony of wondrous splendors inspired by scripture Romans 1 17 and quoted Hawthorne style.
The piece cites Abraham Lincoln’s adage on swapping horses in midstream and applies it to Dr Ralph W McDonald in the North Carolina governor race. It notes his shift from anti sales tax to liquor control and critiques promises from teachers and merchants amid the campaign’s evolving dynamics.
The court approved a legal fee of about $500000 for Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith Plumley and son from Forsyth County tied to protecting interests in the Smith Reynolds estate, noting the large sums involved justify a sizeable charge split among parties. The decision compared to Libby Holman and her son, whose nearly $1 million charge was deemed not excessive given the stakes.
The piece argues that practicing law should bring better pay than the average case allows. It notes law often hinges on the letter of the law rather than its spirit, creating controversy until the highest court clarifies. It warns that recognizing rare opportunities is crucial for a lawyer to secure fees and avoid missing key cases.
Senator Reynolds faces embarrassment as he cannot fund the trip of George Isaac Hughes and his infant son to the Democratic National Convention. Reynolds may seek DNC or local funds to cover the $200 to $300 travel cost while advisers express skepticism about the plan.
An editorial notes North Carolina law requires public votes for taxes on schools while Tarboro taxes to protect city trees raise questions about funding for education. It cites Durham allowing $25,000 bonds for works and playgrounds despite school term extension needing a vote.
A Yale professor explains that winking can sharpen perception by drawing attention to details, noting it as a perceptual aid in social interactions such as when a flirtatious moment occurs. The statement suggests winking may influence what one notices.
Pittsburg police detained famed animal trainer Tamer Clyde Beatty on charges of cruelty to lions after an alleged choking incident. Details indicate the trainer was held for questioning with the lion act under review by authorities.
A 100-year-old Cranmore California resident has used a telephone only once in a lifetime. She remains frail and in the coming months may lose her ability to answer calls or even hang up.
Delegates, wary of the Roosevelt New Deal, rally to a virile platform denouncing the administration. They expect a hard campaign, focusing on anti New Deal themes and attacking the administration while signaling confidence in a Republican victory.
A Charlotte News reflection on Kernersville hosiery mill strikes and a 650 hour week shift. It argues strikes often precede negotiation, urges labor and management harmony, and notes public opinion opposes expanding the standard 40 hour work week to 50.
The National Youth Administration estimates 6 million youths ages 16 to 25 will seek summer work. It adds 1 million high school graduates and 130 000 to 140 000 college graduates to the 4 million already unemployed. Prospects for graduates are best in five years as employers favor trained youths.
A Cleveland jury convicts a police captain on four counts of bribery after just one hour and 23 minutes of deliberation. Investigators found he accumulated about 105000 over years on a modest salary, receiving regular protection payments from bootleggers for his precinct. The rapid verdict underscores a call for swift justice to separate corruption from public service.
A verse by Charlies E. McCandless urges the Puritan figure to abandon complacency. It lauds moving past fixed "facts" toward imagination, sunlight after rain, and a future where dreams shape place and time. The poem mingles existential reflection with call to action.
A June dispatch surveys tobacco use among writers and editors, noting Frank Munsey’s strict stance and William Allen White’s tobacco abstention. It mentions Ray Long’s light puffing, the shift from cigarettes to pipes among magazine writers, and the now rare chewing habit. The piece also references Edward J. O’Brien’s annual short story volumes and the Ziegfeld glamour in Broadway life.
Metal hats shield oil machinery from blast risks. Politicians could use them more, but hot campaign weather limits their adoption.
After 12 years of genealogical work an Iowan reports locating 35 000 relatives. The story notes an easier path would have been to win a Sweepstakes ticket.
High Point broke a four four tie in Durham with a ninth inning run, aided by Runt Marr’s triple and Dan Boone’s double to edge the Bulls 6 to 4. Club standings show High Point leading, Greensboro trailing. social notes honor Miss Susella Burnett of Atlanta and celebrate birthdays of Mrs. Carrie Luther, Mrs. Rosa Oates, and Miss Nellie Saunders.
After a year of calm an incendiary storm erupts in High Point with three fires in 36 hours. The first damaged the Sunshine Laundry boiler room due to a faulty boiler setting. The second and most destructive wiped out the High Point Pad and Excelsior Co. building yesterday afternoon. The third fire broke out last night in the Cummings Veneer factory boiler room.
Mrs M C Culler and her daughters Pauline and Ruth Marie travel to King North Carolina to visit relatives, adding a family note to the local social calendar.
Miss Nell Adams and Miss Elizabeth Adams hosted a Tuesday evening dance at the Country. Guests enjoyed music and light refreshments in a cordial social setting.
Senator Norris of Nebraska notes in the senate farm relief discussion that the woman of today wears fewer clothes on the streets than her grandmother wore to bed. The remark was made during the session.
The University of North Carolina begins its 38th summer session tonight at Memorial Hall with organized exercises. Enrollment already reaches 1800 students for the program.
In Homewood a suburb of Chicago two horses on a lawn danced to radio music bringing police with lassoes. A circus report clarifies the chestnut mystery labeled Charlestoning as horses disappear and momentum shifts the case.
Report notes Jesse Reed now acts as hostess at a Chicago nightclub while Ann Pennington appears at another Windy City venue. No Jessie Reeds or Ann Penningtons remain in the chorus world today.
The article recalls Florenz Ziegfeld as the central figure in late Broadway glamour. Three years after his death his life film tours the country while a Ziegfeld Follies plays at the Inter Garden and a Ziegfeld show airs on television. A single week on Broadway is noted with a stroller count.
Sentimentalists long to view Ziegfeld’s major triumphs in a revival at New Amsterdam theater known as the Old Vic. The venue on West 42nd Street has been dark for seasons and the block now features bargain shops and burlesque acts amid a once grand district.
The New Amsterdam lobby from noon to curtain time served as an open forum for theater gossip with chroniclers Rennold Wolf Bide Dudley Ward Morehouse Stephen Rathbun and agents sharing ribald stories. A. E. Erlanger passed through with Ziegfeld showing deference.
A reminiscence recalls the Iron Goose on 41st Street with a Patsy Kelly era waitress. The speaker asked for a finger bowl after a catfish sandwich and the server quipped calling out a saucer of water for Ernestine.
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