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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1932
Page
4
A reflective note quotes Malachi lamenting betrayal among brothers and recalls Emerson on education as a path beyond partisan strife. The message urges moral unity and reverence for shared origins as guidance.
The piece argues rising anti Volstead sentiment and a push for a new amendment or resubmission to adjust prohibition. It notes Democratic and Republican platforms favoring change, cites North Carolina and Raleigh convention signals, and discusses economic distress tied to Prohibition. It also covers Jamestown High Point land preservation, Old James town houses, and doubts about George Washington's visit.
An editorial argues the Jamestown brick residence should be preserved as a relic of the past, noting no verified link to George Washington but valuing the building's historic merit and its potential as a city-owned relic.
The Raleigh Democratic convention hailed state leaders for budget cuts that reduced government costs and lowered the ad valorem tax bill. It noted North Carolina’s thrift mirrored by national cuts, while cautioning that high public spending pressures persist as farm values fall.
A partial excerpt suggests expectations for greater future significance or value than in the past, with readers interpreting its potential impact on markets or investments.
A High Point merchants trade event promotes improved consumer demand to stimulate commerce. The piece argues retail outlets underpin employment, factory and farm work, and overall money circulation, urging public support for a vigorous, prosperous merchant class to sustain economic activity. The event’s strong start is seen as healthful and encouraging.
An optimistic landlord in New York offered to forgive three months back rent and pay a $19 bonus to a tenant painter who was a dreamer. The piece argues dreamers inhabit a different world, sometimes producing great vision like Watt or Wright, but often causing discomfort and failure for others.
The article describes the bonus army encampment in Washington as a ticklish, paradoxical problem. With 10 000 veterans lacking money food or housing authorities must decide whether to feed and house them or risk worsening the issue by inviting more to join. Public sympathy across the country offers little practical relief.
A light humorous take notes how ongoing chatter about losing shirts fuels nudist movement growth. The observation links social talk to real lifestyle shifts, highlighting the irony of casual discussions becoming catalyst.
A reader asks about distance and a rough answer notes that stone’s-throw cottages near the sea are about two miles away, illustrating the phrase’s playful misalignment with real measurements.
Proposal to move the bonus army out of Washington gains momentum as supporters push for action before year end. Critics warn of political risk while veterans urge prompt passage of relief measures and a defined pathway to funding.
A June 156 1932 letter to The Enterprise urges supporting Willard Dyer for township chairman to replace temporary chairman Mr Short. The writer cites Dyer as capable independent minded and financially connected, while noting Short’s position harms the party and townships' advancement.
A High Point reader argues for raising funds to pay World War II veterans by 1945, saying extra cents on gas and other items could cover the bonus. He claims reserve funds are depleted by interest on loans and that bonding the cost would boost commerce and employment.
A strong British and Italian allied force checked the Austrian advance near Asiago and Monte Grappa, taking many Austrian prisoners. West of the Piave near San Dona di Piave Austrians captured Cape Sile. French troops on the western front improved positions between the Oise and Aisne near Hautebraye. American troops faced a major gas attack. Finland announced it would annex Carelia.
A group of unemployed weavers in Orcuttville near Stafford Springs Connecticut have leased an idle mill and started production as a cooperative. Twelve weavers are involved in the new operation.
In Baraboo Wisconsin a cat taken from her kittens by R A Heitsman and given to a friend at White Creek 35 miles away returned of her own accord to the Heitsman residence three weeks later.
Chicago reports show Hoover backers from 1928 era joining his camp as the 1932 GOP convention opens. Critics note shifts in support among Dickinson Watson Curtis, with observers calling it practical politics. Rackets persist in Chicago amid raids and price effects for alcohol.
Puzzle answer list includes geographic and linguistic clues for Norway related terms across horizontal and vertical entries with various word lengths and cross references. The capital entry prior to 1925 is implied among answers but not directly stated.
Asheville hosts a three day Rhododendron Festival with a morning dog parade leading into an afternoon dog show water carnival boat races and a jester parade followed by a grand ball in the evening.
The dolphin is a mammal and, like the porpoise, a species of whale.
A meeting of agricultural teachers in Asheville outlined a program of work for agricultural instructors detailing proposed methods and aims for the upcoming term.
UNC librarian Dr. Louis R. Wilson who will head Chicago’s library sciences school is awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws at Haverford College commencement in Pennsylvania.
Roy Hayes aged 23 fell victim to a fatal accident when his 12 gauge shotgun slipped from his hand, struck a stone and discharged, causing fatal injuries in Boone.
A reward of 100 dollars was posted by Tri City and the Fayetteville Observer for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed A. C. Willis in Fayetteville.
Hickory reports a death after John Horton a Black care proprietor reportedly harmed himself with an ice pick to his neck swallowed poison and died in a local hospital. The incident follows financial troubles and occurred on a June 17 date in the city.
Waupun inmates on the state prison baseball squad enjoy a special dinner after winning their heavy summer schedule of home games at the facility.
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