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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
4
G Man Budget Debate Highlights Federal Crime Fight
Senators debate funding for the G Man division as critics warn of rising crime across state lines. Proponents call the DOJ unit the most effective tool against organized crime and urge ample, continued support as an investment in national safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Department of Justice
Walter F. George
Georgia
Ly International
of & Copeland
New York
T. Probiewon
Arkansas
What Does License Revocation Mean
The passage argues that revoking a driver's license should prevent any further driving until the right is regained. It notes a second drunk driving charge shows the need for direct action to enforce the law and prevent recurrence, questioning the penalty’s effectiveness as protection.
Opposition Faculty Push to Reopen Engineering School
The University of North Carolina faculty demand further consideration of removing the engineering school from Chapel Hill. They argue for weighing electors and past trustees’ decisions to avoid mistakes while seeking a sounder administrative arrangement among the state’s institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of North Carolina
Chapel Ih12
State weighs educational restructuring amid opposition
The trustees will study the proposal to consolidate the education system focusing on feasibility and efficiency. Officials urge avoiding sentimentality and prejudice as the state seeks to maximize welfare and alignment with administrative guidance.
Self-Respect Vital in Teaching
Critics question teacher activity in supporting local school funding but the piece argues teachers must defend their jobs and rights. Teaching relies on self-respect and adherence to societal rules, yet teachers deserve the same constitutional rights as others and should not be persecuted.
Ogre myth of power networks disputed in federal report
A federal Power Commission report shows the US power system is made of about 57 major and many minor utilities, supplying 90 percent of capacity and customers. The Wall Street Journal notes interdependence in large systems, while advocating merger control rather than breakups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Federal Power Commission
Wall Street Journal
Dr McAnally Supports Local Tax for Schools
Editor Dr McAnally argues voting for school funding by local taxes is essential for High Point. He emphasizes the priority of children over pay and hours for teachers and urges sane intelligent and active schools as the core community goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. McAnally
Chools
High Point
Public schools need practical training over abstract study
W J McAnally argues for reform in North Carolina schools to emphasize mental training, physical development, and useful subjects like soils chemistry, wood carving, cooking, and sewing. He urges two tracks in curricula and urges voting for more funding to improve High Point schools for a confident, capable citizenry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
High Point
W. J. McAnally
Maine Greetings and Political Doubt in 1936 Dispatch
A Maine chamber official writes to High Point praising its progress and suggesting a contact at the city chamber. The column then critiques the New Deal in May 1936, noting bitterness among its supporters and questioning the certainty of its victory as campaigns approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immer
Rae Roosevelt
Enterprise praise from Ohio Chamber of Commerce official
Secretary George B. Chandler writes from Columbus on May 12 1936 praising The Enterprise 48 page edition of May 8 and the new Enterprise plant. He commends its newsiness and civic minded community coverage and notes advertisers value in using the paper to reach the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
High Point
City Chamber of Commerce
George
Hobbs
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Maine
Ohio
George B. Chandler
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
High Point Critics Echo Southern Art Scene Label
A Wilmington News column surveys opinions on High Point as the Grand Rapids of the South and contrasts it with northern art centers. It notes a British Academy head’s doubt about painters' futures while highlighting New York chatter about Manhattan figures achieving success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Wilmington News
Grand Rapids
Pshaw
British Royal Academy
Representative Zioncheck inquires on congressmen’s mental health risk
The query questions what chance congressmen would have if it emerged they sought psychiatric help. It notes a concern about public perception and accountability for leaders seeking mental health support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zioncheck
FDIC official says bank runs are a thing of the past
The FDIC controller argues that bank runs have ended, and he cites durable financial stability. the remark comes amid broader assurances about depositor protection and bank resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDIC
Il Duce Praises Junior Blackshirts Draws Willie to Italy
A story recalls how a boy nicknamed Little Willie, berated for his street look, becomes eager to move to Italy after learning Il Duce commended the Junior Blackshirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Italy
Il Duce
Blondes Lose Favor Says Anita Loos
Anita Loos asserts that blondes are no longer preferred and notes a light hair on a gentleman's coat often goes unnoticed by the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Loos
The Great Game Of Politics Clashes In Press and Polls
The piece presents a skeptical view of political forecasts ahead of the 1936 Roosevelt election. It cites Mr Farley praising Pennsylvania as Democratic, cites Emil Hurja’s numerical projection of 4 982 761 for Roosevelt, and notes claims of Republican losses with Maine Vermont and Delaware as sole Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Pennsylvania
Guffey
Earle
John W. Lewis
United Mime Workers
Emil Hurja
Propaganda Brigade
Maine
Vermont
Delaware
Roosevelt
Roosevelt criticized for punitive and venal temper
The text portrays Mr. Roosevelt as punitive and vengeful toward intimates and enemies, with private friends noting his grudges against many individuals. In public he remains pleasant, yet when unobserved he shows frequent personal animosity and intolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Adoption secrecy and public scrutiny in high society
New York observers discuss how the surge in baby adoptions fuels secrecy around high profile families. Critics warn publicity harms children, while editors question the political impact on a president and public figures like the Vanderbilts.
Grudges and power drive public perception of a leader
The text argues that knowledge of a leader's grudges shapes how others view him as capable of wielding unrestricted power. It suggests the man appears smiling but is actually full of anger toward opponents, a trait carried by his era and echoed by publicity mercenaries willing to push extreme depictions of him.
Ten Years Ago May 14 Cooking School Updates
The High Point Enterprise notes the Cooking School near completion with a schedule change and early closing. Mime Mulligan is slated for a follow up cooking school in another city. The event has drawn close to seven hundred women from High Point and surrounding areas. Real estate activity in Guilford county shows many deals with Pugh Point township leading. Morehead is cited in a loss report. Names include Mrs J B Hardie of Madison Florida Tom Simmons of Reum Mrs Geo Matton Jr of Mexico City and Mrs B Willis of Washington NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise-North Carolina Public Service Company
Freeoaking School
Mime Mulligan
High Point
Guilford County
Pugh Point Township
J. B. Hardie
Madison, Fla
Mel
Tom Simmons
Reum
Geo. Matton, Jr
Mexico City
Mexico
B. Willis
Washington, N. C
Kress Opens in South Miaga Street Storefront
Amid music and lights, the Kress 5 10 and 25 cent store on South Miaga Street holds an informal opening tonight. Doors open at 7 30 with the commerce fete running into the night. The store has been enlarged and equipped with new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kress
Kresge
Miaga Street
Furniture Meet a Success in Asheville Session
Rey announced the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association sematrial convention in Asheville from May 41 to 12 was a complete success. Mrs O B Kearns and Mrs Tom Kearns visited Utford College. Mr and Mrs Clarence Crow of Oxford and Miss Betty Armfield of Elkin to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs A Ring on Oakwood Court. Mrs Carter Dalton hosted a bridge gathering on Johnson Street with guests of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Weld
Asheville
J. T. Ryan
O. B. Kearns
Mra
Tom Kearns
Utfeord College
Clarence Crow
Oxford
Mins
Betty Armfield
Elkin
Chapel Hill Lecture Opens McNait Series at UNC
Charles B. Brown of Yale delivered the first of the fourteenth annual McNair lectures at the University of North Carolina on a moral theme about trusting in God and doing good. Raleigh also reports the state fertilizer ball as the nation’s largest, with an annual value cited by agriculture statistician A. Parker. A note from Raleigh says W B Shacklette, former chaplain and welfare officer at Caledonia Farm, may not have his successor share the farm’s fruit, and a garden plow event marked by pulled onions drew tears that could not be verified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Charles B. Brown
Divinity Shhop
Yale University
McNait
Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
Ank Parker
Department of Agriculture
Fran Raleigh
Shacklette
Caledonia Farm
Winchester Man Granted Absolute Divorce on Wedding Day
In a local court a man named Brown Jenkins was granted an absolute divorce a day after his wife deserted him on their wedding day. Across the state, legislation moved forward establishing Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountain National Park spanning North Carolina and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
War
Brown Jenkins
Washington
House
Shenandoah Natonal Park
Virginia
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Government air forces strike hits Warsaw headquarter
Reports say government air forces struck in Warsaw at the Marshal Pilsund headquarters. Initial accounts indicate a sudden incident causing multiple casualties with hundreds reportedly fatally hurt and thousands affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Pilsundsky
Warsaw
Tom Yawkey and Ellse Offer Peace After Spat in New York
The Boston magnate Tom Yawkey sends a peace offering by special airplane to his wife Ellse following a light quarrel over a trivial task. She humorously notes she forgets everything but him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Yawkey
Boston
Ellse
York
Pearl necklace mix up leaves original missing on world cruise
A woman with a $40,000 pearl necklace had a replica created. When the clasp broke she wore the original during repairs, then swapped in the fake and traveled worldwide leaving the real strand in ships and hotels. She discovered the error upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Cock fighting diversion sparks raid and headlines
The scrambled text notes cock fighting as a diversion in an opening celebration. The event, labeled No 22, led to an investigation and a raid that reached front pages as Del sent in steel cock fights and innovation stirred the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del
Weathered Umbrella Incident Sparks Cloud of Rage
A fragment from a 2986 McNaught Syndicate page describes a man in a windy scene chasing a gutterward umbrella. The tone hints at a dramatic emotional moment and a surreal urban vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehead
Double Hell
Triple
McNaught Syndicate
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