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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1937
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts Pharaoh’s stubborn heart with a Shakespearean quip on love and sin. The lines pair biblical weather warnings with a warning on self-deception, urging repentance and self awareness.
Roosevelt administration nears fiscal year end with three definite records in prospect an all time national debt high revenue collections since World War and the largest yearly expenditure in U S history A near record three billion dollar deficit the public debt at 36300000000 exceeds January projections by 1300000000 and spending 8182000000 tops the prior 5274000000 by about three billion The piece warns of consequences if such record smashing continues for a country with a history of unstable finances.
The High Point Merchants' Association reports a record year with growth in service and membership over the past twelve months. Finances mark it as the best in seven years, and executive secretary Grace Baker and staff receive credit for guiding the organization through another strong year.
Emil Reive president of the American Federation of Hosiary Workers and a member of the Textile Workers Organizing Committee tour the Southern hosiery belt. He warns that persistently low wages fuel a price cutting spiral harming the industry and calls for a united effort to raise wages without strikes.
The discussion argues for raising wage standards to fill weak spots in pay and strengthen the industry as a whole. It asserts that those who drive this correction will gain support from workers and plant operators, enabling forward movement.
A pageant tracing the beginnings of the white presence in America will launch this week on Roanoke Island to mark the 350th anniversary of Virginia Dare. Fort Raleigh restores the Lost Colony site as Albemarle braces for thousands of visitors over a two month run.
H. E. Fries and his wife were honored by Fries Memorial Moravian church in Winston-Salem for sixty years of devotion to church work and fifty years of married life. The ceremony celebrated their lifelong contribution to Sunday school and church service, illustrating the enriching impact of such labor on both givers and receivers.
From Raleigh comes word that certain ABA boards are contracting a national detective agency to send operatives into wet counties to apprehend bootleggers. The move is viewed as an unwarranted abuse of authority inviting public objection to undercover snoopers wielding legal power.
Two vicious nocturnal assaults within 24 hours shake a city not used to such lawlessness. The public urges swift police action to apprehend the assailants and ensure justice is promptly served.
Bruce Catton argues the Roosevelt Jefferson Island gathering may not mend the Democratic rift. The piece questions if the party can unite or serve the country's best interests amid ongoing intra party tensions and strategic posturing.
The article notes a friendly competition between Bermuda and New York ocean air services. One flying boat is British built owned and operated, the other American. Observers see two ships big fast comfortable and safe, staffed by experts, reflecting national pride. The rivalry is portrayed as healthy compared with military rivalry.
The piece warns that Fourth of July danger now comes more from adult traffic than fireworks. It urges extra care on crowded roads and advises drivers to keep a low profile to avoid becoming casualty listings in July 5 papers.
Baltimore Evening Sun reports Jim Farley dismissing talk of a Democratic rift as nonsense and claiming universal satisfaction with the Roosevelt administration. The piece notes Senator Bailey of North Carolina criticizing relief policy and sewer and pool projects, and Senator Glass of Virginia asserting a breakdown of government in Washington and several states due to mob violence.
The piece lauds John D. Rockefeller's life praising his vision and philanthropy. It credits his legacy for guiding others and shaping future generations. Victor P. Hammer signs the tribute, noting a lasting memorial in history and public memory.
A Washington dispatch suggests circumstantial evidence of cooperation between John L. Lewis and U S Steel in strikes against independent steel firms. It notes Myron Taylor of U S Steel sought to insulate the big company while pressuring independents, and cites reactions from Girdler Grace and Weir. It also covers Green’s AFL protest over delayed Wagner Steagall housing legislation and Lewis’s political aims.
The diary notes a June 28 visit with Ethel Petit Roche Eddy and Margaret Duchin at the Plaza, mentions Ted Roosevelt and his family, and lists Mary Armstrong at 174 Ninth Avenue as a noted jam shop owner. Frasier Hunt is described as a traveling journalist and longtime Alexis, Illinois native.
The Carolina Motor Club branch reports a surge in tag issuance with over three thousand licenses processed since opening a week ago. The item highlights rapid demand for state tags and branch activity amid a busy period of local news briefs.
Federal prison staff in the Catalina Mountains near Tucson no longer discard rattlesnakes they encounter. They now pass captured snakes to a Tucson woman who fattens and cans the meat for shipment to the east.
Twenty years ago Miss Mav Idol returned from Salisbury where she was a bridesmaid at the Kluttz Sili wedding. Miss Carie Phillips of Trinity traveled to Timmonsville for the Craig Phillips wedding. Charles Kephart visited Greensburg yesterday. Doctors Pitts and Allen left for Durham for the N Dental Association meeting.
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