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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1932
Page
4
Sunday commentary notes North Carolina delegates largely back Roosevelt with 26 votes short of majority in Chicago. Baker appears acceptable though Roosevelt dominance complicates opposition. Writers urge honest leadership and focus on durable reform over campaign gimmicks.
Labor leaders estimate unemployment over 10,500,000 with millions more in part time work. The piece argues that idleness stems from lack of leadership and social inspiration, not a labor shortage, calling for widespread jobs and better civic purpose.
Prominent American Charles G. Dawes steps away from the ambassadorship to Great Britain and resigns as director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to return to Evanston. The move is praised as a rare example of restraint as he seeks a peaceful life away from public politics.
High Point has welcomed a large share of North Carolina state conventions in the year. The druggists of the state will meet here this week, adding to the string of important gatherings. The city’s central location and cordial reception have convinced visitors their choice of High Point as a convention city was sound.
The article notes Fred N. Tate steps aside as president of the High Point Y M C A after ledgers show heavy debt and unfinished dormitory work. It urges careful choice of a successor to guide a troubled, long campaign for funds while maintaining support for the boys and men of the city.
The piece presents a reflective creed on American optimism and progress, highlighting belief in the country, its people, and the idea that in the long run fair weather overbalances hardship as the notion of "good old days" remains relative.
A son writes to his deceased dad after thirty years, admitting past blindness and longing. He recalls his boyhood stubbornness, praises the father's wisdom and patience, and expresses repentance and gratitude. The letter ends with a vow to follow the father's moral guidance and a hope to reunite in the afterlife.
Minnie Atkins-Edwards argues that women think along cultural lines and pursue new ideas with energy, while men focus on money and politics. She cites psychologists on unconscious minds guiding women and notes exceptions among notable women, insisting intellect has no age or sex limit.
An unnamed observer discusses the cent a mile anniversary fare on the Southern Railway and rail competition with buses. He reflects on education value of train trips, questions rail versus road funding, taxation openness, and advocates temperance over prohibition to ease current policy tensions.
The writer born in 1858 corrects claims about the brick store and brick church at Old Jamestown. He cites 1832 construction by Richard Mendenhall, a postwar use as a Good Templars lodge, and notes Washington’s 1791 route and diary as verified by a National Geographic map. The letter ends indicating continuation on page 11.
J Rutherford Chalmers, a 27 year old London bachelor and member of parliament, inherits about 1.5 million dollars under a will requiring him to adopt the surname of his great uncle Sir John Rutherford. The change aligns with the will’s condition and awaits formal adoption.
Industry data shows more than 35 percent of all U.S. shoes were made in New England during the previous year, highlighting the region’s dominant footwear manufacturing role.
A digest of Contempo reviews from Chapel Hill and other Carolina literary items. John Charles McNeill’s Lyrics from Cotton Land, Keats editions, Maxwell Anderson’s Night Over Taos, Greta Garbo Pirandello jacket news, and Arthur Guiterman’s travels outline South and national literary activity.
Earl Derr Biggers new Charlie Chan story Keeper of the Keys set for publication July 26 by Bobbs Merrill. The Chinese detective operates entirely in the United States for the first time since The Chinese Parrot.
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