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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1935
Page
4
A biblical verse from Chronicles recalls seeking divine aid when calamities arise and the Lord will hear. Beecher notes heart trouble in God’s vineyard is not wounds but preparation, likening it to spading before planting seeds.
In Mecklenburg prison camp two Black inmates lost feet amid reports of torture and neglect. Chairman Waynick's investigation cites fatal and cruel punishments, with another death last summer by wall suspension. Action to fix abuses is promised to prevent further inhumane treatment by state workers.
The High Point Township Democratic Executive Committee refuses to endorse Civil Service for local fire and police departments. Supporters argue for merit based selection to reduce political patronage and protect officers from political reprisal while ensuring better crime fighting and fire protection.
Report notes concerns about manipulation of ballots at a city facility, citing irregularities tied to specific individuals and groups. Officials stress safeguards and await investigation results while residents call for transparency and reform.
Three days remain to file income tax returns as the season peaks at state and federal offices. In Washington the House led by Chairman Doughton probes repeal of the pink slip public disclosure. the Senate resists, risking a move toward public returns and greater scrutiny by watchers and potential criminals.
The text discusses Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes leaving a large estate. He distributed part to family and friends and bequeathed about half to the government. It cites possible motives, praising patriotism and public spirit, noting the gift as a lesson on wealth and civic duty.
The piece critiques editorial writers as age dulls emotions while they moralize on crime, lynching, child labor, and prison escapes. It notes journalists repeatedly condemn evils yet take little or no action, reflecting fading indignation over recurring offenses.
A reflection on social schemes that feel wrong yet cannot be changed by anger. The speaker notes that humor remains the only escape and that some people never learn this truth and become immortal.
The Asheville Citizen riffs on Huey Long and his Share Our Wealth plan. It recalls 1890s class rhetoric, cites Pat Winston political scenes, and ends by asking if Long can distribute wealth or hair as he distributes wealth and influence.
A report from the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, made with the National Education Association and American Medical Association, says 3 000 000 school children are handicapped by defective sight. Early discovery and treatment can enable most to overcome it and prevent mislabeling children as stupid or inattentive. Regular exams, treatment, and special classes for serious cases could save many children from hardship.
A professor argues for the value of small colleges in education, noting practical support like raccoon coat makers sustaining themselves amid the shift toward broader college options.
Iowa statesman argues that an emergency cannot endure five years and challenges his opponent to justify its persistence. The remark touches on policy, legality, and the presence of crooners in public life as a point of contention.
A columnist argues brains matter more than legs while a driver’s speed claim hangs over talk of a home beside a chorus girl. The piece notes Malcolm Campbell and the 300 mph mark as not yet secured, and mentions grocery and bakery truck drivers still attempting sharp corner turns.
Senator Vic Donahey demands an inquiry into the natural gas situation. The passage notes Huey Long’s prior request to pause investigations into him.
The piece recalls Charley Schwab recently having a birthday and missing his usual annual statement expressing optimism about the country’s future. It frames the mood as a potential reopening of national prospects.
In a bygone note, curators seek a rare figure who claimed cloves hid the scent of his last drink. The writer muses that a bargain would swap two coalmen for an iceman, reflecting a humorous past view of trades and odors.
A humorous note from a Louisiana audience questions the claim that humans are not descended from monkeys, reflecting a playful regional skepticism about scientific lineage and law.
The poem traces a lifelong shift from doubt to accepted path as the speaker reflects on change, courage, and a steady, unshaken course through manhood. It contemplates rest, purpose, and fate as life’s scroll records each act on a terrain of sunlit hills and rural work.
Washington dispatch notes White House friction across agencies as NRA debate moves toward one man rule. Fechner warns Congress on CCC claims while treasury and Justice eye gold clause fixes. Utilities and industry fear toothless reforms as strikes loom in auto body plants amid broader political tension.
James McMullin notes the $100 million allocation for rural electrification under the work relief program appears generous but utility leaders warn against premature celebration. They watch closely as government plans evolve and private companies could gain or lose ground.
E W Howe nearing 81 plans surgery for cataracts in Baltimore this spring and hopes to return to writing with vigor. He jokes his hospital stay may be pleasant under friend H L Mencken and recalls lunches with George Ade John T McCutcheon and H T Webster.
Manhattan’s densest cafe stretch runs on Fifty-Second Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Arrayed are Leon and Eddie’s tunery, the No 21 fence, and a parade of autos from limousines to taxis. Tallulah Bankhead and debutantes visit for water-theater bites, joined by Heywood Brown’s crowd, New Haven collegians, and Huey Long when in town.
The city scene traces Bustanoby's on West 39th Street as the era’s favored retreat for college pranksters a red plush setting with mirrors and a lively buzzing atmosphere that drew student crowds and social chatter.
The article describes the check off as an objective where employers deduct union dues in advance from workers' wages and remit them to union treasuries.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce states she is 32 years old as debate grows over a moratorium on ages. The remark highlights ongoing discussions about age limits in society and public discourse.
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini claims he can mobilize eight million men for war through mass production contests conducted among Italian mothers.
On 42nd Street Murray’s hosted genial Pat Kyne cousin of Peter B and a local crowd. The piece mentions a revolving floor revived in several city spots this season and describes a bar scene with two Pink Dream cocktails blending Bacardi and treats. It notes Lew Cody in bachelor apartments with corduroy furnishings nearby, alongside Duncan Mansfield John M Kyrie Bellew and Jimmy Hu.
A vivid, if quirky, clipping notes East End Avenue by the river as a celebrity enclave with operatic star Law Tibbett crooner Rudy V Lee and torch singer H Morgan. It mentions Vincent A deluxe apartment house experiments and a brick garden dowager voice calling from a garden caption for a Peter Arno car.
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