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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1934
Page
4
Edward M. Ittenber in the Daily News-Record criticizes volume selling as a fallacy and argues the nation returns to sane business practices. He notes a seven percent drop in February department store sales and warns against overemphasizing volume as a gauge of prosperity.
A Superior court jury acquitted R. P. Myers and Ralph Dill of charges linked to the kidnapping and dating of I. M. Ritchie and Fred Heigh from the city nearly a year ago. The paper condemns the act as cowardly and unpunished, a blot on justice.
The piece argues 60,000 air mobile workers in Cleveland, Michigan, and St. Louis will strike, opposing AFL involvement. It contends the action harms workers and industries, noting the auto industry is rising and orders flood in, with fault seen on both sides.
The writer condemns a potential strike as absurd and costly, warning it would cause disorder, injuries, property damage, and wage loss. He argues America should rely on arbitration to settle differences and suggests law may be used to compel cooperation if needed.
The Lynchburg News notes newspapers have aided publicity for divorce cases in motion picture circles admitting none are blameless. It urges editors to curb press agent rackets and to refrain from soliciting or eagerly publishing such family disputes for fame.
Katharine Hepburn and Charles Laughton were chosen as the top actress and actor of 1933 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. May Robson and Paul Muni shared runner-up honors for Lady for a Day and I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang respectively.
The Charleston News Courier argues against government ownership of railroads warning it invites graft and higher taxes. It cites Australia as a costly example and suggests federal aid without full public control to help carriers, noting public ownership could burden taxpayers.
The text argues that a powerful political machine would form around taxation and government run railways. It contends railroads face a serious crisis yet private enterprises in other sectors struggle too. It asserts government operation would raise costs, while private firms must balance income and deficits without tax relief.
W. A. Bivins writes from East Green Street noting spring’s arrival is slow and uncertain. An old man with a frosted head warns spring is not here yet while birds violets and buttercups hint at warmer days ahead. Easter nears and another cold wave may follow in the forecast.
The report notes brisk daily activity in stores and streets with ten and twenty dollar bills common. Merchants faced difficulty making change, prompting small purchases just to provide exact change. Trade is described as a reliable indicator of better times.
The loudest topic Friday was Charles Lindbergh’s appearance before the Congressional Committee probing the airmail business. Views vary on whether the Lone Eagle or the President has the stronger case as time will tell which side is right.
The text argues for cautious progress in aviation while urging speed in air-mail material procurement, stressing security and everyday honesty in public contracts to ensure reliable advancement.
Samuel Insull appears likely to return to the United States as Greece rejects him, deeming him a thorn in diplomatic relations with Washington. The old financier may be found guilty of high crimes, yet those he swindled through stock schemes are unlikely to see compensation from any punishment he faces.
A man familiar with trees told me that farmers view the recent glaze as a hidden boon. Wood will be cut and sold, timber land thinned, and remaining trees will have a better chance to grow. Give Nature half a chance and she will rectify herself.
An unsigned 1084 period piece muses on auto-suggestion and dates from a dateless era. It wends from date seeds to astronomy, Chinese laundries, and ancient tech, ending with reflections on old ideas and modern embellishments.
The piece argues for a remedy to pacify unrest and squalor caused by unequal wealth, urging a global platform of unity to balance nations' dictators and promote shared prosperity.
AUREN GILFILLAN the Smith graduate recounts tramping to Avelonia during a miners strike and writing I Went to Pit College. The piece praises her candid, humane approach and says the book offers insightful social portraiture of miners, with a vivid outside view from a traveler’s lens. It also previews Phil Strong’s Village Tale set in Brunswick Iowa, noting its depth, sharp character work, and fierce tensions driven by Slaughter Somerville and Drury Stevenson.
The column reviews several books and authors. Cowboy Grant Taylor, raised on a Nebraska ranch, works the 76 Ranch in Arizona. Sophie Kerr’s Stay Out of My Life is a college romantic tale set in the Midwest. The Guinea Pig Turns recounts quackery and a depilatory scandal with Mary Burton and John Powers. Rutledge’s Veiled Eros and Shel ter of Song are critiqued for form and imagery. Ogden’s Strange Story follows a memoryless traveler in Alaska.
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