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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1935
Page
4
Citing Carlyle, the saying notes a person’s wealth lies in the number of things he loves and is loved by. The quote reflects on happiness and the value of affection over material riches.
The article notes the sharpest drop in raw cotton prices in eight years driven by wide market liquidation and global uncertainty. It links declines to currency issues, Washington developments, hedge selling, and foreign markets, urging a government investigation to uncover the real forces behind the rally and protect the U S cotton position.
The Railway Express Agency will reduce express rates by about 50 percent on the New York to Philadelphia corridor and intermediate points starting March 15. If successful, the discount may spread nationwide, aiming to recapture traffic lost to rails and pressure railroads to adjust fares in the South.
Donald R. Richberg testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on the NRA as Roosevelt supporters seek a two year extension in largely current form. He cites 17 codes covering 3 million workers that could be eliminated and notes growing resentment among smaller operators over perceived unfair administration. The piece argues codes should set starting standards like ending child labor and establishing wage and hour rules while allowing market competition to handle practices. The U S Navy aims for treaty strength in four years if munition makers are left alone.
Washington reports Federal Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins poised to head the bulk of the next relief program, as Harold Ickes handles prewar public works. The White House debates a possible new agency to replace the Emergency Relief Administration as relief totals prompt a shakeup.
A North Carolina county paper notes Davidson is 18th richest by valuation among 100 counties yet carries debt surpassed by 61 counties. The piece praises James L. Gordon for service as county manager and accountant.
The piece lauds Davidson County for its prudent finances under Gordon noting low borrowing and steady development. It highlights Gordon’s effective leadership shaping a strong fiscal record ahead of his move to Lexington to head utilities. Davidson County also welcomes Iran Brinkley as a qualified new county manager continuing sound governance.
Will Rogers quips compare Democrats to Chinamen as a sharp jab at party discord. Local chairman Walter Crissman pushes for harmony to avoid a primary next month, but past politics suggest continued acrimony unless members unite on candidates.
A potential match strike in Ohio was shelved after leaders could not identify a suitable subject or object to strike, ending the action without incident.
A quirky comment notes the new boy king of Siam must manage a card index to track borrowers. An indictment with a misplaced comma freed a Midwest banker, prompting talk of renaming the Common Pleas Court to the Comma Please Court.
A poem on progress arguing life is an ongoing overcoming not a fixed attainment. Victory loses value when secured and true worth comes from sacrifice. Humans chase higher aims while the prize grows cheaper as effort yields more growth than final crowns.
A New York Day by Day feature surveys writers actors and artists and their varied living arrangements. Lloyd Sheldon novelist Don Clarke Arthur Somers Roche Tommy Millard Michael Arlen Rae Van Beuren Rae Van Beuren and others are noted for frequent relocations fashion sense and cosmopolitan tastes.
New York’s windiest patch moves again from Flatiron corner to Broadway at 57th and now Radio City. A gusty plaza strip blows away toupees and uppers while Kate Smith tiptoes along. Alfredo Cadona becomes Hagenbeck-Wallace equestrian director as a circus act joins Beatty shows. Dorothy Herbert rehearses an elephant skit with the Beatty troupe.
Financial circles hail SEC Chairman Joe Kennedy as Swift and Co. floats a 43 million dollar refunding loan. The deal signals low government financing costs and a hopeful wave of callable issues, inviting other firms to refinance with bonds. Insiders foresee rates rising in 1936 after major federal financing ends.
The text profiles Elsie De Wolfe as a premier New York hostess who favors traditional etiquette over flashy stunts. Her dinners begin on time and typically conclude around 11 o’clock, reflecting Ward McAllister’s belief that dinner parties sour after that hour.
Analysts diverge from Kennedy on a rapid funding wave. Observers see no rush by firms to expand capital. Trading desks worry swapping costly paper for cheaper stock helps only corporations and bankers. Still, bankers would welcome a modest rebound.
Dr W Bevan Wolfe, author of A Woman's Best Years, is a versatile figure in arts and sports. He is a skilled musician, an accomplished ski jumper, a magazine writer, a movie photographer, and his sculpture was exhibited at Rockefeller Center.
Eddie Eagan, noted boxer and Rhodes scholar turned assistant district attorney, dedicates efforts to boys' clubs to combat street gangs. His wife, Margaret Colgate Eagan, supports the work in this community outreach.
A tall domed bookish gentleman in a social dinner misidentifies Peggy Joyce, prompting laughter from guests. He remains perfectly honest, saying he has never heard of her, as the exchange unfolds in a light Ripley collection context.
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