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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1936
Page
4
A religious render urging kindness to strangers and a moral ideal. Leviticus emphasizes not vexing a sojourner in the land, while Seneca links nobility to a clear conscience born from heaven.
The article reflects on the Pulitzer Play Day award and its shifting criteria, noting the 1934 change and the 1940 choice of Robert Sherwood's play. It defends the selection as a strong theatrical achievement despite a setting in Europe and wartime tensions, praising its entertainment value and moral message.
Mussolini's forces press into Addis Ababa defying the League of Nations and world opinion. Haile Selassie remains in exile as raiding bands threaten foreign legations and property while the Ethiopian capital nears collapse under General Badoglio's advance.
Natives distrust the white man and undermine Italian gains as Italy struggles to consolidate advantages won in Ethiopia. Despite potential oil iron and even gold, extracting profits and settling the region will prove more troublesome than the military conquest.
Two unsigned letters are tendered for publication but lack verifiable signer details. The Enterprise defends open expression while removing offensive personal attacks and insists the editor knows authors, with anonymity allowed only when legitimately justified. The piece critiques anonymous criticism and discusses editorial page purpose and standards.
A ten years ago column recalls a city lot once rough and uninviting beside the chamber of commerce bureau. Citizens' work has turned it into a miniature park, greatly enhancing downtown appeal and showing that local efforts exceed the labor invested.
At a New York AP luncheon Frank F. Noyes praised Henry L. Mencken as a extraordinary mix of journalist, radical, and conservative. Mencken criticized the modern newspaper as a "funeral parlor" with poorly staffed and written pages.
The New York World Telegram notes an Internal Revenue Service audit tracing Hauptmann assets and income from 1923 to 1934. It highlights $46,599.63 in assets at arrest, including $14,600 in ransom bills, and $49,950.44 of unexplained funds. It concludes no miscarriage of justice in his execution.
National Commander Ray Murphy lauds the Veterans of Future Wars in Miami praising their peace efforts. He says they ridicule war and have launched a good peace movement and urges collaboration with the Legion for a real force for peace among those who fought and those who will.
An informal commencement scene unfolds with a student recital and class poem. Charles E. McCandless signs the piece, detailing a program of songs, essays, prayers, and a valedictory, ending in a prom and celebratory farewell.
FRANK R. KENT analyzes how Roosevelt's 700000 vote in Pennsylvania is seen as a sweeping win or a partial signal of support. He notes machine effort to maximize Roosevelt turnout and counters with concerns from Roosevelt aides about voting blocks including 60000 public workers and WPA staff who may not translate into a decisive primary surge.
The piece argues 270,000 WPA workers in Pennsylvania are actual employes of the WPA and could influence the 1936 election. If each worker is worth three votes, they could add 810,000 votes, potentially altering the Roosevelt tally alongside other jobholder votes.
In the primaries, Roosevelt secured the full jobholder vote while receiving only about half of the WPA vote. The result highlights a split in support among labor groups and broader party voters ahead of the general election.
New York Day by Day reports Paris losing its American colony as clubs restaurants and hotels shutter or switch clientele. American art and journalism fade except for Sparrow Robertson and local correspondents. A New York jeweler Pierre tiers legend about staying in Paris mirrors shifting tastes and lingering nostalgia.
The text notes about 40 000 citizens voted against him while over 100 000 were not polled, highlighting the reach of the WPA and the Guffey machine in Pennsylvania politics and reflecting on voter engagement in the primaries.
The piece notes that Breckenridge supporters in 1932 formed an anti Roosevelt bloc of roughly 140000 who voted without money or organization. It argues the 18 to 1 margin masks a meaningful 6 percent defection in a normally minority party, suggesting the candidacy had significance beyond raw turnout.
A city committee led by Dr. J. T. Burrus urged council to beautify the North Main and Church streets lot into a park, arguing the space lacks a better use and High Point needs such a park.
The Parent-Teacher Association council met yesterday afternoon in the municipal building assembly room for the last gathering of the year.
A contract for a new high school building is awarded to J. & Beaman Construction Company of Raleigh. The project details specify the firm will oversee construction for the district, with work expected to begin in the spring and completion targeted within the next year.
Dr. Lucy Eshelman will depart tomorrow for Pinehurst to take part in a three day session of the North Carolina Chiropractors association. Mrs W H Slane spends the week in Statesville visiting Mrs J B Cooper. Mrs Tom Kearns returns from Charlotte after a weekend visit. H A Mills just came back from Hot Springs Arkansas after a three week stay. Mrs W J Armfield Mrs Adelaide Armfield and Mrs Lucille Sherrod who joined Mr Mills extend their stay in Hot Springs for ten more days.
Anna Gould and the aging prince remain at a pink marble palace near the Boils edge. He wanders the garden in a shoulder cape while she estranges from the American colony, courting Royalist circles. Prince de Sagan, once a Parisian dandy, flaunted diamonds and stage lovers.
The piece recalls a bygone era when diamonds for men rose to prominence in the Stokes and Fiske period. It notes that gentlemen could wear sizeable sparkles without stigma, and mentions Nat Goodwin Owen Wister and Bob Davis as examples before the era concluded.
In the Waldorf hotel an i suite with six rooms and three baths housed a retired manufacturer’s wife who died there. He stayed by her bedside each anniversary, tending the scene as a sacred memory until the hotel ended.
A Ring Lardner fan in Oklahoma sent a copy of an autograph from the famed author of early baseball and short story books. The note accompanies the gift and highlights the writer's enduring literary imprint.
A reflective piece tracing longing for Oklahoma's landscapes and settling in Enid. The speaker muses on identity and freedom, noting a 1936 McNaught copyright reference as a possible origin or clue.
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