High Point Enterprise masthead note
The High Point Enterprise publishes afternoon editions and a Sunday morning issue under editor R. B. Terry.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1932
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise publishes afternoon editions and a Sunday morning issue under editor R. B. Terry.
A collected line from a 1082 issue features religious and moral maxims. The page opens with a biblical verse about the power of a small flame and closes with a warning from William Penn about conquering personal weakness.
The piece weighs Hoover's stance against bear raiders and the stock market mood. It argues the bear threat is a symptom, not the cause, and urges policy focus on restoring business to curb market sagging.
The Chicago Crime Commission head Frank J Loesch advocates a secret interstate group of business leaders to suppress kidnapping. He says the task requires time money and patience, with citizens operating covertly to track down kidnappers and uphold the law.
A satirical piece questions plans to form multiple secret groups to combat various crimes. It suggests secret organizations to fight kidnapping racketeering and shoplifting, and even to free police for preventing illegal parking, framing the idea as diverting but provocative.
General Smedley Butler announces for the United States Senate against Senator James J. Davis promising a dry platform. He cites prohibition as his main issue while Governor Pinchot backs Davis and supports modification of prohibition laws.
The constitutional amendment bill against the Lame Duck session seals the doom of that session. States will ratify the act without hesitation, though passage may take years as it moves through state legislatures. The current system is indefensible and will be curtailed as Congress loses a degree of control to the people.
The column weighs the Lindberghs’ decision to pay $50,000 for their kidnapped child and the dangers of public sympathy. It notes police and criminologists urging ransom, the risk of a second felony, and the relief of privacy for Col. Lindbergh amid surrounding attention.
The comment notes that the fighting near Shanghai resembles a pattern seen in multiple Chinese civil wars, suggesting repeated rehearsals of internal conflict and power struggles in the region.
A Cleveland judge presented a man with an ultimatum to marry his spouse or face imprisonment. The case drew attention as a rare, stern alternative to incarceration.
The remark notes that if China resists longer, the League of Nations may start its investigation while the conflict still continues, signaling leverage for international mediation during hostilities.
The piece argues that recognition of women’s achievements beyond home life is natural, while homemakers remain foundational to American life. It cites art philanthropy, notably the Frick collection, as a national boon despite hard times, and notes improvements in business startup activity signaling cautious recovery. It adds a safety toll on eye injuries from industrial work and the need for joint labor management safety efforts.
The disarmament conference participants reached a surprising agreement on a two weeks' vacation for all delegates. The note adds that the current mood has ended the trend of an 18 day diet being fashionable, as too many pursue it.
J H Lewis of 1308 Bradshaw St High Point N C writes that four thousand non residents work in High Point and favours giving locals priority for jobs. He questions Chamber of Commerce actions and urges city manufacturers to hire High Point citizens to ease famine like unemployment in 1932.
General Pershing arrived two hours late to President Hoover's White House reception for army and navy officers. He recalled the incident as a joke after the artist Seymour Stone failed to locate the general's decorations for a portrait. The decorations were missing during a scramble involving a downtown movie and the Metropolitan Club.
Pershing explains why he did not find the decorations on first visit. Stone had locked them in a strong trunk placed in a barred closet before Pershing pinned them to his breast and rushed to the White House.
Federal agents and police report Charles Eliott confessed after counterfeit silver coins were passed. His money making machine was found in a garage in Charlotte North Carolina.
New York society profile describes Albertina Rasch and Dimitri Tiomkin hosting stylish gatherings. Ernst Lubitsch is to stage a show with their Hasch Tiomkin team. Rasch’s Vienna training informs her culinary artistry as she shops and cooks for guests. A Central Park West apartment features a dramatic vodka named wolf rug.
Edwin Ross Thomas, 81, travels yearly from Florida to New York for New Year gatherings at his Seaweed estate. His Thomas Flyer won the 1908 round the world automobile race, and he built the first practical roadworthy motorcycle. Isamu Noguchi, born in California, raised in Japan, studied medicine before turning to art. Captain Thomas F. O Connor of the police sift and manage hostile calls at civic events.
The scene at Buzz Reuben’s restaurant centers on a lively crowd from the White Way. Restless guests jump at a joy buzzer greeting while Sam Berman from Hartford sketches caricatures on the walls and admires a bald, grand duke like patron in conversation.
A crossword style clue list on fascism themed terms across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes definitions for Bulwark ambassador Cape of Good Hope and other related words with many short prompts and missing letters.
Inquiry into the Lindbergh kidnapping sparks a list of eight missing persons in the Carolinas. Jim Burns a 42 year old Mount Airy taxi driver is sought by Winston Salem police who have made two arrests. John Poston Harry Brown and Jack Marsh are sought in Rock Hill South Carolina and Winnsboro North Carolina. Mildred Hill aged 21 is missing from Cross Hill South Carolina and was believed to have drowned herself in the Saluda River but her body was never found.
The article recalls Charlie Ross the famed kidnapping victim and later reformer, notes Willie Whitla’s 1909 ransom and return, recounts the 1927 Billy Gaffney case, Marian Parker’s abduction and death, William Hickman’s arrest and execution, and Grace Budd’s disappearance. It also mentions Cincinnati's $3.5 million two level viaduct project.
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