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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1934
Page
4
A compact meditation quotes Ecclesiastes about crooked paths and lacking numbers. It warns that a betrayer who has harmed once will likely harm again, attributed to Lavater in a pithy aphorism about trust and error.
A survey of the graduating class at High Point High reveals a wide range of career ambitions with many students unsure of their primary vocation. Boys listed fields from textile chemistry to law and medicine while girls named nursing, interior decoration, teaching and more. The article argues strong vocational guidance is essential in high schools and colleges to help youth choose and adapt to life work.
The figure known as the outlaw proclaims endurance in a clash with law enforcement.Authorities pursue but the outlaw maintains a defiant stance amid ongoing legal pressure and public attention.
German shipping executive notes that while Roosevelt is seen as a hero by some, German hero worship centers on Adolf Hitler.
Former Alabama senator Heflin loses bid to reclaim a seat while Huey Long becomes the current focal political figure. The brief notes Heflin’s defeat and positions Long as the dominant name in the scene.
An ecientist warns sun exposure ages the body while modern bathers seek sun and water. Fourteen thousand clergymen meet in New York and vote against war, yet they hold no political power to govern.
A federal grand jury cleared Andrew Mellon in the 1931 income tax evasion case. The panel found no grounds to press charges, leaving Mellon not indicted or pursued on the alleged offenses.
In a seven point list the Hunter College girls rank character traits for a husband. They place money as the third trait and err by not calling it a necessity and making it the first criterion.
The author notes many men will differ in how they spend extra time and urges organizing options. Gardens, family drives, golf, carpentry, sailing and more are listed as possible pursuits. A catalog of leisure activities is proposed to guide those with surplus free time.
Dale Miller in The Texas Weekly warns a proposed national lottery akin to the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes could provoke liberalism and dangerous attitudes. He compares it to Icarus, arguing flight beyond limits may melt away freedoms and raises questions about legality and public risk.
The piece honors former Treasury Secretary William H. Woodin and his calm leadership during stress. It warns that new air mail bids with very low prices could force safety cuts, risking aircraft, pilots, and ground services essential to safe flight.
Dr. Kenneth Cameron tells state merchants assembly that compliance with codes is vital to their success. The Charlotte Observer calls his remarks timely and commends counsel urging enduring policies not subject to sudden changes by authorities.
A midwestern factory owner, an NRA booster, proposed cutting work hours. His employees chose a six day week with shorter daily hours over a five day week, explaining they would waste the extra day at home.
The piece argues that the idea of training people to make profitable use of leisure time reflects a broader shift toward shorter working weeks. It suggests men may face new domestic and work rhythms as society moves away from full employment, increasing free time in the future.
The War Department orders the cavalry to abandon sabres as armored cars tanks and autos replace horses in the mounted service. Cavalrymen in autos find little need for sabres and old era battlefield images rise in memory of historic mounted leaders.
Major Phillips commends Congressman Walter Lambeth for promoting PWA projects in the eighth district. The piece praises his dedication to constituents and urges renomination and reelection in November. Davidson County residents celebrate his substantial record as their first half century congressman.
A collection of wry lines and phrases on love success and effort. It playfully lampoons big business optimism and the university of hard knocks, ending with a quip about diplomas and the count of ten.
Charles Thetner, once a Vanity Fair contributor and substitute drama critic for The New Yorker, has abandoned literary aims to pursue painting. His Manhattan impressions have yielded a new style featured at Valentine’s exhibit, with forecasts he may pursue tone harmony and possibly a piano recital at Town Hall. The piece notes a shift from florid piano flourishes to a modern restraint in performance.
The passage lists several New York based newspaperwomen including Peggy Fordes Ethel Ince Mary Dougherty Helen Worden Julia Blanshard Jean Lyon Jane Dix and Josephine Ober. It also highlights Faith Baldwin and Kathleen Norris as favorites among writers.
The piece recounts fierce rivalries among theater producers. Ziegfeld clashes with White and Carroll, the Shuberts with Loranger, and Harris with Cohan. Jed Harris cancels a liner reservation upon learning Max Gordon is aboard, while Brock Pemberton pursues a calm, bowing approach with others.
The column mocks social registers for snobbery as Philadelphia excludes Mrs. Ludlow Ogden Smith and New York faces pressure to drop Katharine Hepburn, tied to the top motion picture award. It notes Mrs. Hepburn’s prominence and a social leader’s complaint about circular advertising.
In a Madison Avenue shop a narrator recalls meeting a Social Registrate amid shop chatter. A new handmade candy parlor on West 44th Street features a lively candy puller and a window sign seeking a boy to join the staff. The piece notes a fascination with youth and a nod to ancient banking history of the Egibi family.
The article frames a referendum as a direct method for citizens to express will when they doubt elected officials. It emphasizes popular voting as an alternative to relying on representatives to decide key issues.
Answers include approximately 500 for the gun shot cost, Robert Burns as author of Flow Gently Sweet Afton, 389 percent water in pineapples, a canard as an extravagant hoax, and 69 square miles for the District of Columbia area.
A Q and A style exchange on proper manners. Roberta Leer explains correct introductions at gatherings and table etiquette. The piece clarifies that introducing a guest to everyone is poor form and that water is poured from the right. It also notes that thence should not follow from.
Word study notes explain common misuses and mispronunciations. The column defines today word preposterous as contrary to nature or reason and reasonably absurd with examples and guidance to grow vocabulary.
A reader asks how to remove a tight ring and the answers suggest cooling the hand in cold water. Cleaning white goods is advised with borax in water, soaking, sun drying, and repeating if needed. A good salad tip recommends lettuce with green peppers stuffed with cream cheese and nuts, plus mayonnaise.
Mr Archie W Brown of Fort Green Florida reports relief after meals with Black-Draught a purely vegetable laxative. He says small doses after eating ease gases and heaviness and he is a believer in the remedy. Children like the syrup.
A garbled list of crossword like clues references a religious founder figure and scattered terms. The text mixes numbers, languages, and descriptors such as chieftains, Morindin dye, and deities with scattered words like unoccupied and twitching, lacking coherent narrative or context.
In a postwar return to normalcy, the railroads push for higher power charges and TCC, led by veteran executive an old timer, defeats the NRA in a key regulatory challenge. The ruling strengthens TCC's stance on fare adjustments amid growing traffic.
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