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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1933
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts biblical warning with Roman wit. Hosea laments plowed wickedness and deceit while Ovid quips that Jupiter would exhaust his thunderbolts if men sinned as often.
The piece notes Mothers Day observed May 14 across America with carnations for the dead and gifts for the living. It recounts a 1931 campaign by the Maternity Center Association led by Dr. George W. Kosmak to improve care for expectant mothers, urging public attention to motherhood and hospital support amid political change in Durham and High Point municipal elections. It questions local voting patterns and mentions Mr. McKee and New York politics as context.
The Durham Herald surveys local politics noting 7000 votes in Durham's municipal race and 6360 in High Point on the same day. The next day former New York Mayor Joseph V. McKee announced retirement from active politics amid criticism of the current system.
Springfield Friends church in Springfield celebrates its 160th meeting for worship 143rd anniversary as a separate church from Deep River and fifth anniversary of the brick meeting house. The county church honors its ministers and enduring Quaker traditions led by Miss Clara Cox in a sincere worship atmosphere.
The Ringling bank in Sarasota is in involuntary liquidation after a Florida real estate bubble collapse. Mrs Ringling, the principal stockholder and chairwoman, vows to pay depositors 411000 in full, even using private funds to honor the Ringling standard of honesty and fair play, a legacy from John Ringling.
Australia now counts 106 licensed airports and 185 landing fields as aviation infrastructure expands nationwide. The figures reflect government licensing updates and the growth of regional air services.
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports large shipments of old U.S. autos to foreign countries for transformation into items such as corsets and bun galows, reflecting a wide reuse of discarded vehicles.
Unemployed college graduates plan a cap and gown parade in Washington. Commentary notes many doctors should have a prescription beneficial for the country.
The piece argues the nation remains troubled but improving. Banks reopen slowly. steel and auto industries show up trends. farm prices rise and farmer purchasing power increases since midwinter. The author urges calm, belief that the swing toward recovery has begun, and to stay on the right path without panic.
An editor argues that reversing Prohibition would validate liquor, urging total abstinence for individuals and national prohibition as the moral path. The piece warns of youth uptake and cites Habakkuk to condemn licensing and taxation of liquor.
In Cleveland, a typical manufacturing city, Communists staged a May Day parade with about 1800 marchers and 5000 to 6000 listeners. At the same hour, a regular American League baseball game drew roughly 5000 fans, suggesting the nation is not in grave danger of turning Communist despite concerns.
A brief note states Buckingham Palace offers 40 bedrooms for guests while most international visitors appear to stay at the White House.
A reader writes to a health column complaining she cannot sleep after daybreak. She pulls shades and covers her eyes with a towel to block light and considers getting up to go to work.
The statement contrasts flat money with the currency needed to purchase imported Italian cars, implying Daris regards another form of money or credit as appropriate for such purchases.
Huey Long bars Louisiana from sending an exhibit to the Century of Progress and hints he may attend himself. A dietitian notes children consistently refuse spinach regardless of preparation, highlighting a stubborn old spinach custom.
The salary of the Missouri Pacific president was lowered from $85,000 to $40,000 annually, a move joked about as him struggling to keep the wolf from the door of his private car.
Fewer families moved this spring on the annual May 1 moving day. Many wanted to move though the motion was overruled.
The piece notes rising doubt over a broad war with China as headlines hint at a possible truce while earlier denials linger. It frames the claim amid shifting assurances from both sides and public confusion over the conflict’s status.
A speaker contends that America has learned nothing from Britain’s welfare experience and asks whether Britain has learned anything in response, implying shared or unseen lessons remain undiscovered.
The remark notes Gandhi will remain in India for three weeks, claiming such extended time would go unnoticed if he stayed there rather than elsewhere.
Analysts note that a fresh stock market rally may reflect lingering effects of a prior crash. Traders watch for durable gains as confidence and volumes rise amid cautious optimism across sectors.
The Princeton dean argues undergraduates should focus on thought as a parade of unemployed graduates heads to Washington. The piece implies policy questions and career concerns facing recent degrees and the nation’s capital response.
A Washington NEA study of 266 consumer bankruptcies shows optimism and extravagant spending fuel the losses. Only 13 percent due to income drops. 99 percent of discharge requests granted. creditors typically receive minimal recovery.
Raleigh May 6 local revenue officials report a flood of beer permit applications. More than 1000 retail requests and 57 wholesalers await action as taxes and fees flow from nearly 1900 enforcement personnel. Retail licenses cost five dollars plus and wholesalers pay 150 dollars. Speeding patrols shift focus to beer tax collection as enforcement expands.
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