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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1935
Page
4
A reflective excerpt notes that troubles quicken the spirit and lift one from earth. It asserts that difficulties are tools God uses to shape believers for better things, attributed to Henry Ward Beecher’s sentiment.
Senator Burrus promotes a compulsory diphtheria vaccination measure to protect children. The bill, submitted in the senate, faced numerous amendments after adjournment, risking defeat and prompting a plan to table the measure. The proposer argues vaccination safeguards public health amid last year’s 278 deaths and over 3,000 illnesses in the state.
Cornell University reports the creation of an odorless cabbage that cooks without strong aromas. The plant is not yet market ready due to seed limits, but promises to ease apartment and home cooking and ends the era of lingering kitchen smells.
Judge Lewis Teague rules the new state act bans all coin gaming devices including slot machines, as lawyers press a sharp fight over banning coin machines of all types.
Owners seek restraining order to obtain a hearing and continue operation until May licenses expire. Legal opinion suggests many machines are exempt if no element of chance. Julian Miller in the Charlotte Observer argues the activity is not gambling but a costly form of entertainment.
Ford argues wages will rise not by politics but by improved management that lets workers earn more as industry advances. He cites absentee ownership as a tax on industry and says skilled employment will grow with technology. He warns profits should not come at the worker’s expense.
In the aftermath of the film cleaning up last year a clever racy picture titled It Happened One Night gained a powerful following and proved to be the vehicle for most of the year’s motion picture awards.
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable named best actors of 1934. Robert Riskin wins writing, Frank Capra directs, Columbia produces. Despite strong contenders like The Barretts of Wimpole Street One Night Of Love and Shirley Temple titles, critics say It Happened One Night wins popularity over merit.
A playful verse by Victor P. Hammer hints at a big U S game with N R A Fellows in action. It riffs on taxes, politics, and everyday life while praising team spirit and cautious spending as spectators fill seats and watch the score.
A quoted verse urges the reader to seek strength for right actions and courage. It asks for sincere deeds, discourages sham and greed, and seeks constant self control to keep thoughts and speech clean. The fragment shows a moral exhortation attributed to Belected.
A local column likens nonpaying residents to Ananias and Sapphira from the Bible. It urges residents who have not listed taxes for years to comply or move, arguing loyal taxpayers bear the burden and must be shared. The piece targets withheld city taxes and hints at enforcement.
A terse note recalls the Heuptmann jury's stance and dismisses any talk of vaudeville following the gold case decision. No public indulgence or sensational shifts were mentioned, keeping focus on judicial outcomes rather than entertainment.
Washington observers note push to shift work relief to RFC head Jess Jones and discuss radio strategy by FDR aides. Contending views emerge on a fireside talk to pressure the Senate while Father Coughlin and Huey Long figure into the national debate as Minnesota’s Olson pushes a cooperative plan amid a hostile legislature.
A bustling column offers snapshots of New York cultural life. Names like Dwight Davis Howard Brubaker Jack Dempsey Babe Ruth and Clifton Webb mingle with landmarks such as Fifth Avenue Vanderbilt mansions and Times Square. The piece blends celebrity burlesque and urban imagery in a playful, drifting mood.
New York watchers track a tug of war between FDR and Congress as the Senate pushes back on prevailing wages. Reports suggest the Senate seeks to reassert its power after recent high profile issues and headlines.
Observers warn Roosevelt's popularity wanes as publicity fades and support fractures. Analysts say the New Deal's chances hinge on recapturing congressional support, with fears of an inflationist and reform bloc forming in the House while pro‑New Deal backers hope his momentum returns.
More than a dozen magazines sought to imitate the shakedown role of Town Topics after it collapsed. Under Col Mann’s black mail pressure Town Topics spurred fear among elites and extracted payments, but no successor has matched its method since the bewhiskered figure’s death.
The third group of big timers analyzes the situation as a split between left wing Democrats, conservative Republicans, and minority groups backing various panaceas. They can unite to block the White House but cannot coherently combine to override a veto.
A memorial in Harlem links money and poetry, naming a gleaming Dunbarra bank for Paul Laurence Dunbar. The tribute recalls his start as a copy boy on a Dayton newspaper, a past once doubted by many who later recognized his talent.
Two inebriated men argue after midnight about whether the moon or sun shines brighter. They bow to a passing stranger, hiccup and confess they are strangers in town while scanning the sky from zenith to horizon.
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