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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1937
Page
4
A dated June 19 1987 reflection quotes Galatians 3 21 and Carlyle on living rightly. It emphasizes that faithfulness leads to daily moral growth and frames self-cultivation as a universal duty under divine law. The piece reads as a moral exhortation in a newspaper devotional style.
The International Brotherhood of Magicians held a meeting in High Point and adjourned with members returning home to various parts of America and beyond. The event brought joy and astonishment to the city, as residents enjoyed impressive tricks and illusions that reminded them of the marvels of modern life.
Guilford county faces a tax rate rise despite a five million dollar jump in taxable valuation to cover old age pensions and social security. The county aims to keep finances sound while avoiding higher taxes, hoping added property helps avoid future increases.
Eleven white prisoners in the Anderson county jail in South Carolina staged a sit-down strike over limited contact with girl visitors during floor scrubbing. Sheriff Maret imposed bread and water diet, banned outside food and visitors, and placed the strike leader in solitary confinement, calling for a longer sit-down if needed.
A reflective note by Al Borsberg honors a man who dies while engaged in his lifelong work, suggesting that dying in one’s chosen field is fitting and timely. The piece laments how retirement or long breaks cut people off from life and purpose.
Al Boasberg known as the funniest man in Hollywood died while laughing during his life's work. For over 25 years he wrote jokes for top comedians on stage, in films and on radio. He had just signed a new contract with a major star when death overtook him. His wit shaped a generation and his lines endure, including Laugh and the world laughs with you.
The piece argues that mixed beverages are openly sold despite laws and suggests lax regulation plus concealed labeling undermines prohibition. It contends liquor trafficking harms communities and reflects broader failures in North Carolina liquor control. The second column, Healthy Study of Our Nation's Yesterdays, by Bruce Catton, praises recent novels that revisit American history and urges measured reflection on the nation's past to guide future growth.
A Toronto dentist claims future humans will have only 12 teeth. He notes this would leave little to show for anger, framing the idea as a provocative dental theory.
The News and Observer credits Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands with a Streamline reveal of an impending happy event. She announces via radio without royal household notification, expressing gratitude for Amsterdam reception and explaining her health prevents attendance at festivities.
W M Winterrowd of Chicago, vice president of Franklin Railway Supply Co, tells Atlantic City convention that steam locomotives remain the simplest most reliable and most flexible form of motive power with lower initial and maintenance costs. He acknowledges public sentiment clings to steam engines even as railroads rely on them.
A European dispatch notes Russians at the North Pole offering an unusual comparison to naturally taught seals. The piece highlights curiosity about survival and adaptability in extreme Arctic conditions.
Quips compare social security fears with domestic dining, noting pole vaulters seek landing nets while claiming success lies in avoiding a fall rather than rising high.
A political observation notes that European leaders manipulate appearances, using color symbolism and public messaging to maintain power, while actions suggest deeper strategies of control across regimes.
A fragment recalls flirting as a route to charm and a so called beauty shiner. It notes a film star tied to the bid for attention and a common reaction in social scenes of the era.
The state issues a guidance pamphlet to teach picnickers how to identify poison ivy and avoid exposure. It outlines symptoms and steps to take after contact, aiming to reduce cases during the summer season.
Report notes Germany now has more than six million radio receivers in use and that no single owner can claim credit for bringing in Moscow, signaling broad adoption across the population.
A curious traveler heads west this summer to locate the Bar-None ranch while planning a research voyage at sea if possible. The journey blends exploration with maritime possibilities.
The piece fuses Zeb Wendell’s satirical look at bootleg hides in an Ozark-like incinerator district with O. O. McIntyre in New York noting a luxury chaise lounge obsession. It blends town lore of hidden stash rooms with club life critique and a wild alligator incident closing.
M H Aylesworth welcomed as a member of the newspaper fraternity. Reporters note his nickname Deke is a misreading. Deace short for Deacon, reflecting his clerical roots. He values newspapermen, counts Kent Cooper Roy Howard and Bill Hawkins among close associates.
Tom Thompson of the Princess Cafe travels to Washington, D C to get passport vised before sailing June 23 to Patri on the Greece west coast to marry Miss Anastasia Pappas. Quotas blocked bringing her from Asia Minor to High Point. Jamestown first community memorial services set for 2 30 P M at the Jamestown M E B church with Dr E C Perisho and Fred N Tate speaking.
A narrator recalls a career starting as a Colorado lawyer and notes how arthritis converts many correspondence writers into victims. He admires polemic devotees who combat boredom by writing letters to The London Times and other readers, finding compensation in illness and change. One letter quotes a ache of existence and a calm acceptance as waves roll on.
A quirky note describes leaves seeming to move or leap as if animated, grown from a peppermint tree and capturing a curious garden impulse.
Twenty years ago Master Howard Blair was taken to Greensboro for an operation. H A Millis spent yesterday in Greensboro as foreman of the grand jury for Superior Court trials. Carlton Kirkman, son of Mr and Mrs P V Kirkman, went to Ocean View Virginia for a month. L B Williams was in Greensboro on legal business yesterday.
News briefs report Herbert Hoover alleging food speculators have taken fifty million dollars a month from the public in recent months. Secretary of War Baker assures Senator Overman the state will receive an army camp. Dispatch from Denmark notes German crops burned by drought as a nationwide Red Cross drive seeks one hundred million dollars.
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