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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
4
Mer CG. M. WAYNICK editor and publishers listed with ad managers and staff. The fragment references postal or office marks and a yearbook-like header indicating publication details.
A dated page fragment presents two quotes about life and joy from biblical text and Juvenal. It resembles a readers’ devotional or literary insertion. The lines stand as short philosophical notes without news content or event details.
E M Knox explains that the Sumners Wilcox Municipal Debt Adjustment Act should be seen as a process to refinance debt and protect creditors rather than bankrupt municipalities. The act supports orderly readjustment to prevent default, with cities like ours pursuing refinancing to retire unmanageable obligations and safeguard investments.
The famed outlaw Dillinger is described as appearing across the globe in reports that liken his travels to magical seven league boots, fueling a modern legend around his movements and notoriety.
Senator Borah asserts bootleggers dictate liquor tax policy and will continue until saloonkeepers organize.
A satirical 1940 forecast from H G Welle is paired with light items. Eddie Dowling aims for U S Senate seat in Rhode Island. Four unemployed men strike a Colorado gold claim and face joblessness. A Boston dog ships to Copenhagen with 476 fleas, and a London surgeon envisions test tube babies despite fathers.
The Deep River erosion project drew strong interest as Governor Ehringhaus agreed to address a mass meeting with R. A. Winston of the Interior Department on May 19. Farmers and landowners show voluntary cooperation with Soil Erosion Service efforts, aiming to save millions of dollars and boost crop yields and health.
The piece explains Samuel Insull traveled to Greece to flee anger over his Midwest utilities collapse and possible government probes. It cites a 1926 press claim that he never runs from anything, noting the Greek response implied no such word exists.
Congress should accept President Roosevelt's suggestion to return the Ontario Parliament mace from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis. He notes a century of unarmed borders and cordial ties, with the War of 1812 long past and the mace a mere souvenir. Returning it would bind Canada and the United States closer together.
Bruce Catton notes difficulty in agreeing on definitions for recovery terms and the line between helpful criticism and destructive critique. Henry I. Harriman urges constructive reform while wary of blocking changes, illustrating divergent views on NRA actions and anti trust law relaxations.
A humorous verse from The Once Over column in The Durham Herald lampoons a banana only diet. The speaker narrates family members living on bananas, craving variety, and imagining a banana store while neighbors and society are banana obsessed.
A mosaic of wry observations on public figures and headlines from Crony Island. Mentions Insull seeking bond reduction, and jokes about growing old with news readers, lawyers, and headliners in a springtime collage of small items and quips.
Analysts note the risk of broad involvement as rising tensions threaten regional stability. Experts caution that even limited aggression can trigger wider alliances and responses, underscoring the influence of collective sentiment on strategic choices.
The remark suggests widespread travel and a call for action against persistent gloom, urging leadership to address regional burnout and morale issues.
Ferdinand Pecora reports the New York Stock Exchange held 270000 margin accounts as of June 30 1983. He warns investors that risky borrowing still distorts markets and hurts savers even in quieter periods.
The speaker questions whether the depression has ended given 10 million unemployed and recalls 1928 figures. The argument centers on how many can’t or won’t work, highlighting persistent labor market distress.
New York May 10 Carl Van Vechten, once a prolific writer, has not published for two years. He quit writing and spirituous liquor, taking up amateur photography. Born in Cedar Rapids he shifted from music to criticism, married to Fania Marinoff, and became a Harlem observer famed for Nig ger Heaven.
In Madison Square a fervent speaker claimed all life stems from the earth and warned against monopolies. A passerby shouted Fish from a taxi window as the crowd listened to Montague Glase recounts of a cockney on a portable platform in Hyde Park. A heckler urged condensation.
Bob Davis, a photographer, amasses a 1000 celebrity portraits noted for informal style. He shoots with off guard ease and will publish two prints per subject. The collection is willed to the Metropolitan Museum.
The excerpt ridicules Fannie Hurst and Bam Blythe for all caps and no spacing. It mocks Ogden Mills and a will granting £0 to California yearly. It notes Austria lacks phone service on Sunday and jokes about Wilbur Steele and Hannan Swaffer. It paints Amon G. Carter as Ft Worth’s flamboyant civic booster.
A diner recalls sitting opposite a sharp witness who notes a movie villain leaving in one shirt and returning in three. The remark leaves the narrator feeling unusually exposed and self conscious in the moment.
The site claimed as the world’s oldest bird sanctuary is at Abbotsbury in England and is home to about a thousand swans.
Puzzle page with a horizontal clue list titled Glorified Spectacles. Includes numbered entries from 10 to 61, spanning definitions such as Molten rock and Goddess, plus wordplay like To accomplish and Hideous giant. Reads like a crossword style teaser from a 20th century newspaper.
Look and Learn column presents trivia and quiz questions with concise answers. It states Lincoln’s fate post assassination, tall trees in Australia reaching around 480 feet, 3 745 000 accidents and 26 000 deaths in 1933, eight parts of speech, and an approximate $48 000 000 cost to build St. Peter’s Church in Rome.
A Roberta Lea Q offers etiquette guidance on sending an engraved card of thanks by a public official, whether a girl should disclose dance enjoyment to her partner, and which knife belongs on the inner table with the meat knife.
W L Gordon presents a language note on misused terms explaining corre sponds to yours and offers a word study on INIQUITY meaning wickedness. It includes guidance on pronunciation and synonyms and challenges readers to learn one word daily.
Guidance on whitening teeth with soda water and toothpaste and applying olive oil to olives after draining brine to preserve flavor. Also suggests purifying cistern water by adding powdered charcoal to a quart of water.
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