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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1935
Page
4
City Council Endorses Civil Service for Fire and Police
The High Point city council backs civil service for the police and fire departments to curb political influence. Fire Chief W H Palmer cites Charlotte's positive experience, urging passage during the current assembly session. Supporters claim civil service offers stronger personnel and improved governance while ward politicians oppose but fail to block the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
W. H. Palmer
Public Safety Committee
General Assembly
School Board
Parks and Juvenile Commission
Civil Service Commission
High Point
Resurgence of Fabrication in NRA Debates
The text critiques the ongoing NRA public hearings, accusing partisans of spreading fairy tales and confusing fact with fancy. It argues the Administration remains befogged in endless argument and highlights the challenge of understanding practical industrial issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
NRA Era Scrutiny Faces Uphill Truth-Digging Challenge
The period described as NRA era prompts intense effort to judge facts amid voluminous and contradictory statements. Investigators aim to untangle the truth from competing narratives shaping the industrial era's record.
New Adams-Millis President J Ed Millis Named
J Ed Millis succeeds as president of Adams-Millis Corporation after the death of J H Adams. Millis has steered the firm as secretary and treasurer for over 20 years and helped shape major policies with Adams. The move reflects a trusted leadership transition in the hosiery industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ed Millis
Adams-Millis Corporation
J. H. Adams
Millis
America
Adams
Duke Carolina Cooperative Program Pushes Educational Ties
A five member from Duke and five from North Carolina University propose a cooperative program to deepen cultural relations and joint educational undertakings. The report urges formalizing collaboration to share facilities and speed broader educational goals without rivalry, benefiting the region’s higher learning institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University
University of North Carolina
What Others Say About Southern Literature and Soul
Gerald W. Johnson argues the South has faced horror in modern writing but reveals courage in grappling with its problems. He contrasts the deadly past with a future where the South can reclaim its cultural vitality and moral seriousness. The piece urges Southern readers to view the literary uproar as a call to renewal.
New Youth Problem Paced by Parents
The falling birth rate may yield many effects including a generation of spoiled children. Prof William F Ogburn of the University of Chicago argues in Better Times that reduced supply of children alongside high parental demand will raise attention to each child and risk fostering self centeredness as praise and blame shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
William F. Ogburn
University of Chicago
Better Times
Ogburn
Around the Corner A Poem On Lost Friendship
The verse laments time passing in a bustling city and a failed effort to visit a friend. It recalls calling a friend named Jim, the steady drift of life, and the sudden telegram announcing Jim's death, highlighting the distance that grows with neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Coal Strike Looms as Labor Bills Face Senate Vote
Washington dispatch notes a possible April coal strike by bituminous miners amid pressure to pass Guffey or Wagner labor bills. Operators may favor Guffey for future production quotas while consumer representatives fear squeeze on prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Senate
House
T[nsidera
Westtern
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Guffey
Wagner
New York Rail Wages Restored As Officials Debate Cuts
In New York, James McMullin reports that the final restoration of railway wages takes effect next month while rail officials wrestle with how to implement further pay cuts. Leadership expects delays, fearing hasty action could undermine the wage plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McMullin
Spring Today Poem Fragment
A short verse by Helen Welshimer describes spring moving over awakened hills with wandering music and minstrel winds, evoking renewal and movement through nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Welshimer
Beggars vanish from New York streets as relief and taxes bite
New York reports a sharp drop in panhandling as relief funds and high taxes curb g rift. Pedestrians learn not to beg and 80 percent of proceeds were wasted on alcohol. Beggars Roost on Bleecker Street shutters, while notable cosmopolite Gilbert Miller shifts from Paris to New York life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ritz
Bleecker Street
Gilbert Miller
Paris
Place du Palais Bourbon
Miller
London
Berlin
Constantinople
Manhattan
Writers and their Favorite Words
A reflective note on literary diction cites Stark Young and Alexander Woollcott for their preferred terms and recalls a writer's early discovery of the thrill of language. The piece muses on lexicographic tendencies and the transformation from boyhood to manhood through writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark Young
New Republic
Alexander Woolcott
Deac Aylesworth Quietly Guides High Command
Deac Aylesworth, the radio chief tain, stands as one of the tightest lipped executives. Few reveal confidences, yet his opinion remains unspoken until he acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deac Aylesworth
Radio Chieftain
Labor wage dispute strategy stirs rail unions debate
Private discussions reveal plans to press for 1929 wage levels for railroad workers, claiming an edge over other industries. Critics question fairness while unions fear a cited threat of a broad strike as a drastic wage cut seems only salvation. A separate note reports Governor Lehman and Secretary Wallace meeting over the New York milk problem, hinting at forthcoming tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhoods
New York
Lehman
Wallace
Widow of Harry Lehrie Gives Paris Talk
Word from France says the widow was back in circulation after a severe stage fright fit. She spoke at an artist and student center in Paris and is said to be smitten with her Rue des Saints Peres house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Harry Lehrie
Paris
Rue Des Sts, Peres
Lovelorn anecdotes of an aristocratic performer and rumors
The passage describes a performer once owned by the Man in the Iron Mask era figure Marquis de Cavoye. It notes voice difficulties due to epiglottis issues and audience attention on diamonds and rolling eyes. It also mentions claim to possess the only First Folform Europe and references an intimate Countess de Cham brain, nee Longworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Iron Mask
Marquis de Cavoye
Europe
Countess de Chambrain
Longworth
Grover Whalen Remains City Banquet Favorite and Toastmaster
Grover Whalen dominates social duties as a lunch and dinner attendee and leading dressed figure. His tenure as police commissioner left him in high demand for toastmastering and speeches. Returning to private life he continues to organize and lead banquets, rarely declining invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Whalen
Poets and Personalities Spark Gossip Above the City
Eddie Guest began writing poetry as an office boy after his boss Karl Harriman supplied a rhyming dictionary. Alma Clay lwrgh is noted as a close friend of the President's mother. Earl Carroll is said to retire after smoking a cigar. Golett Bur gess leads a group that claims Cecil de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, authored Shakespeare plays. Julian Huxley singles out a lone listener during lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Guest
Karl Harriman
Alma Claylwrgh
Earl Carroll
Golett Burgess
Cecil de Vere
Earl of Oxford
Julian Huxley
Autograph Note From Richard Washburn Child Cited
A writer recalls the inscription from the late Richard Washburn Child to J noting without such encouragement the sighter picker he became, praising influence on his career and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Washburn Child
J.without
Sither Picker
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