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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1932
Page
4
A compact aphorism notes that wealth is gained through wisdom while riches alone cannot buy wisdom or insight, implying the superior value of prudent understanding over material gain.
The article notes Representative Frank Hancock defended his vote on modification of Volsteadism, arguing for open discussion in Congress. It highlights 145 signatures supporting a vote on change, observes shifting opinions among city members, and discusses Republican patience with prohibition ahead of Hoover’s re election prospects.
Greensboro reporters and editors agreed to limit lavish space for radio and civic club candidate speeches. They adopt a policy to publish only new and important statements, avoiding repetitive material that resembles advertising. The press will still cover new disclosures from candidates when they occur.
The Kodak founder George Eastman died by his own hand at seventy eight. While officials give no hint of financial trouble his death prompts public scrutiny of his business status and its future prospects.
The note hints Eastman finished his work and questions linger about his sudden death at age 78. The piece notes his philanthropy and wealth while exploring whether health, satisfaction, or disillusionment with institutions influenced his decision to end his life.
The Greensboro Record questions the so called peace in Asia noting over 20 000 Chinese killed by Japanese bombs and swords in the Shanghai area. It laments ongoing negotiations while civilians die daily and asks how different war would be.
A North Carolina dispute over four teachers involved in a 2 AM drinking party divides opinion. Two High Point women keep their jobs, while one local man loses his position and another in Thomasville is cut from pay. Pro and anti firing letters reflect tension over morality, appearance, and board action. The piece notes no universal drunkenness in teachers and references broader German-American friendship after WWI era tensions.
Bruce Catton explains how Congress approved the Norris LaGuardia bill banning yellow dog contracts. He traces labor history from early worker-boss relations to the rise of unions and the court injunctive powers that punished strikes, noting the bill restores workers rights and limits employer coercion.
A Washington dispatch notes researchers pursue winged arm flapping devices enabling human flight without motors. Patented last November, its practicality is unproven, yet the idea rekindles old dreams of carefree flight that could captivate the average person if perfected.
Speaker argues for depoliticizing governance while critics say both Democrats and Republicans resist change. The remark highlights partisan clash over policy neutrality and the role of party in public administration.
Reports suggest persistent low mood discussions influenced a thermometer reading, prompting concern over measurement reliability and staff response. Officials note mood factors may affect readings in extreme environments.
The piece notes Senator Brookhart moving attention from liquor to immoral films. Fashion experts predict bright spring menswear. Delegates at the International Wine Congress in Paris discussed U S prohibition for hours, but observers doubt there’s any catching up.
Many farmers in the middle west are sowing early oats as reported. Their sons have likely been at it all winter, continuing work begun in previous seasons.
An Oregon man reportedly unearthed a twenty dollar gold piece while tilling soil, challenging the notion that farming yields little money. The finding highlights a rare discovery amid agricultural work.
A call to action urges organizers to begin a drive to relocate delegates from Geneva prior to the Christmas holiday. The appeal emphasizes urgency and strategic planning to shift discussions and negotiations to new venues.
A Lexington Avenue theater once used for opera now hosts a fashionable neighborhood crowd drawn from Park Avenue apartments and city hotels. Servants from luxury homes cluster in the second balcony and react theatrically to on screen action, expressing class awareness through cheers, jeers, and rattled laughter.
A letter from the autumn association of a southwestern college lists graduates nationwide. Two New York members discovered they had lived on the same block since last October, both in the same class and childhood friends. An afterword recalls a Midwest attorney, his wife ill at night, and a doctor who turns out to be a childhood playmate from their hometown.
A High Point reader denounces the school board for firing a teacher after a single night of revelry. The letter argues nine graders are influenced by home training, not teachers, and questions why teachers must model behavior beyond their role teaching English and the constitution of a Christian institution.
The Enterprise cites widespread job losses and hardship in High Point. Many residents struggle to pay taxes and street assessments as fuel and food shortages bite, with calls for tax deferrals or moratorium amid bank liquidity anxieties.
Charles Lindbergh seized his rifle and rushed into Sourland woods after nurse Betty Gow cried out that the baby was gone. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, present at Hopewell, aided by a butler Wheatley, described events from February 27 to the baby’s disappearance with the couple anxiously awaiting news and Mrs Lindbergh noting small errands before bedtime.
In Miami Florida on March 15 J Delphie Dreggers 22 remained in serious condition from pistol wounds inflicted by his wife during an argument over use of the family automobile Police quoted Mrs Dreggers saying her husband took their 20 month old baby to the car and refused to let her go She returned home and then fired hitting him twice in the right shoulder She was released after giving a written statement to police.
Tokyo March 15. Toku goro Nakahashi resigns as home minister after a talks with Premier Inukai. Critics cited his continued tenure after the January 8 bomb near Emperor Hirohito’s carriage. Kisaburo Suzuki expected to succeed him as justice minister and cabinet reshuffle looms.
A March 15 1932 note by B R Cook argues workers deserve opportunity to earn and pay taxes without punitive burdens. He warns against imposing hardship on laborers and stresses civic duty and fair treatment in taxation.
David Hill Henry, longtime Clemson college staffer and former director of student affairs, died suddenly at his home at 4:30 p.m. He was 54. A Clemson physician cited declining health in a statement. He graduated in 1898 and served as chemistry faculty member and secretary of the board of fertilizer control. Survived by his widow Etta Sadler and three sons David Rufus Albert.
A forest fire driven by high winds burned hundreds of acres along a three mile front near Northfork McDowell County. The blaze began Saturday and intensified Monday when winds picked up. Fire fighters regained control near midnight but the flames renewed early today.
Rochester Minnesota March 15 UPI former United States senator James A Reed from Missouri is in critical condition after gall bladder operation at a local hospital. The 70 year old underwent the operation and his doctors say improvement is noted with a expected recovery in two to three days.
A senate wrecking crew forms to junk treasury and house sale tax proposals. House likely to send bill to Senate next week as progressive Republicans plan informal anti tax strategy. Democrats discuss selective sales tax and higher surtaxes while conservatives push budget balance and cheaper borrowing options.
In Middlesboro Kentucky on March tb the Harlan Middlesboro L N passenger train struck a Powells Valley milk truck at a blind crossing near Mel drum. Driver Martin Cosby aged 34 died in the crash.
A fragment cites memory concerns and advises borrowing large sums, attributed to Dligende Blaetter, Mu nich, in a polyglot snippet. It presents conflicting guidance without context or corroboration and lacks coherent narrative or identifiable events.
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