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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
4
A meditation on unity versus division citing St Mark and Pascal. The text contrasts a house divided with a unity stemming from self-sufficiency, warning that discord breeds collapse while true unity prevents tyranny.
Judge Lewis E. Teague criticizes the frequent label of unavoidable accidents in automobile mishaps. He argues most crashes stem from carelessness and stresses courts must assign responsibility to improve street safety for motorists and pedestrians.
Dr Marcus Cicero Stephens Moble turns 80 at Chapel Hill surrounded by family and a flood of congratulatory messages. A longtime advocate with Aycock and Alderman, he helped mold public education in the state after 1900, though he laments recent education funding cuts labeled as economy.
The passage lauds a North Carolinian named Noble, praising his lifetime effort to train stronger teaching personnel for the state. It notes the legislature plans to step up provisions and acknowledges the realization of economic fallacies behind the reform.
E R Raney resigns as chief engineer of the Soil Erosion Service local office after a year to join the North Carolina Extension Service as agricultural engineer. His departure is a loss for the local service but a gain for the state’s broader erosion and land management efforts.
A Raleigh election defeated the city manager form of government in a close vote. The piece criticizes the outcome as a reflection of rot in local politics and warns that High Point could face similar issues if bread-and-butter campaign tactics persist.
Nationally famed impersonator of De Land in The Green Pastures, Richard B. Harrison, died this morning in a New York hospital. He performed 1650 consecutive shows since the play debuted in 1930, shaping the production’s artistic and financial success and earning reverent regard for his religiously infused portrayal.
The piece praises Harrison for countering pitfalls in his role and stirring racial sympathy. It notes The Green Pastures’ broad popularity in the South and across the nation, and suggests De Land is stepping onto a larger stage, likening his rise to Moses and highlighting his notable stature.
Louis Surat invites readers to seize a new industrial renaissance with abundant capital and willing workers. He argues government help is secondary to private initiative and urges steady production, jobs, and expanded markets to restore prosperity nationwide. He emphasizes self reliance and renewed faith in America's economic strength.
In the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, a fierce battle rages over the Central Bank bill, with Senator Carter Glass resisting and Mariner Keeles and others pressing for passage. Glass plans witness lists to oppose the measure while Huey Long chatter and Logan Act taunts color the debate as House radicals brace for more confrontations.
Amid efforts to raise prices, households search for ways to boost cash flow and manage rising costs. The situation pressures consumers and executives to balance pricing with affordability.
In Alabama a 106 year old woman did not celebrate her birthday with a first plane trip. She is described as unable to read fine print without glasses, highlighting age related vision issues.
Sid La Choster of Albany New York is named in the West Publishing Company's Docket as a subject of a grim parade through a judgment seat. The piece portrays broken reeds of street society facing doom within granite walls and society's unyielding rejection.
Journal reports a clash between Joe Eastman and John Pelleys Association of American Railroads over rail coordination. Eastman accuses railroads of inaction while Pelleys camp seeks abolition of the Railroad Coordinator post. The row centers on pooling terminal facilities and legal barriers to cooperative economies.
J P Morgan offers a Glen Cove slice for public sale signaling a wave of distress among formerly wealthy landowners. Tax pressures and economic fears push elites to trim holdings and maintain exclusivity amid rising upkeep costs and idle lodges.
Discussion over merging facilities at Mechanicsville Massachusetts and layoffs sparks a plan to hire a pool hall and pay workers full wages while they report there. The idea dropped as it looked bad and workers from both lines continue paid while occupying each other’s space. Other reforms show mixed results with fare cuts and traffic boosts failing to grow net revenue. Also tales of a paid Stock Exchange president and low committee stipends amid hard times.
Critics say the Theatre Guild waned in appeal as audience interest faded. The era of O'Neill plays and Bernard Shaw works drew heavy critique for failing to meet public demand and for self-imposed artistic excess.
A McClure Syndicate report notes governors earned crowds of money through short meetings. The Exchange lists a total $176,520 paid in 1933 divided among 42 governors, averaging $4,202 each, a sum brokers might envy in commissions.
Readers recall Lilian Leitzel the famed circus star whose death or absence left a void in the flying rings. Her act with Colleano drew crowds and lit the arena, setting apart each performance with a unique spotlight.
Jack Dempsey’s arm heals with nightly arnica routine tied to restaurant greetings. William Gaxton listed among America’s six wealthiest actors. Ruth Etting contemplates a global tour and retirement. Heywood Broun avoids places without his wife and worries about tuxedo style. Basil Woon resides in a Mojave shack writing a San Francisco novel.
A fragmented line recounts a person tossing two crump led white evening ties from a window at 300 Park Avenue around 8 last night. The speaker recalls stomping on them as they fell, noting the strong emotions and the contrarian feeling in the moment.
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