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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1934
Page
4
A short devotional note cites Daniel 9 17 urging God to hear supplication and bless the sanctuary desolate, followed by a line from Young about blessings brightening as they tire their flight, reflecting reverent religious sentiment.
A playful fable-like tirade targets Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars of the Bronx Zoo and his guards who allegedly faced three eight foot Japanese dragons. The piece mocks sensational reports of the dragons retreating from broom blows and egg nog being poured on a keeper, branding it a sad modern illusion.
Five greyhounds in Texas collapsed and died while pursuing a rabbit race. The incident left trainers and handlers mourning as the dogs failed to return home, signaling a tragic setback in the neighborhood racing scene.
George Hobson of Bolekow Mo can tell a hog’s weight by its squeal but not when the sound comes from a motor horn.
A physician states he has kept dogs alive without stomachs for up to ten years. He notes this achievement does not extend to children, who are all stomach.
A vast prairie dust storm sweeps across the middlewest leaving dry conditions in its wake. Rumors of Dillinger’s movements persist as authorities monitor potential sightings and plan further patrols.
A Pittsburgh dentist announces tests showing radio waves kill germs, while advertisers of antiseptics over the air may object to the claim and its implications for their products.
A Chicago cinema recently screened a film featuring the outlaw John Dillinger. The audience applauded loudly, prompting comments that many viewers would imitate the bandit if given the chance.
Federal railroads coordinator Joseph B. Eastman addressed New York, arguing Americans should consider government ownership if necessary, noting anticipated labor and retirement costs, potential unemployment benefits, and possible public support if private management collapses. He linked modern rail labor trends to a broader national shift.
Winston Salem and Charlotte weigh ten cent school tax supplements after school funding strains. The moves follow state reforms and court clarifications, with high hopes for broader adoption to support teachers and students as communities consider funding boosts in coming months.
A reflective column notes that recent years may seem less chaotic in hindsight. It laments circular patterns and shifting eras, urging a clear forecast of the next period instead of nostalgia for the twenties. The piece frames the present as a pause between two great adventures.
Dr Jay B Nash of New York University School of Education proposes delaying school entry to age eight and easing into schooling. He argues for stronger physical education in primary grades and reducing early emphasis on reading and geography to reduce eye strain. He predicts faster overall progress by age ten and better mental and physical health, merit-worthy of thorough consideration.
A Massachusetts Real Estate Owners' Association member argues that nonowners who pay no taxes sway politicians and push up public costs. He urges property owners to withhold taxes, claiming taxpayers are a minority yet fund all government. He questions disenfranchising nonowners and cites Chicago’s tax resistance as a warning.
A fragmented note discusses a talk titled more truth than poetry and cites musing on poverty. It hints at a speech by M L Patrick about living longer by living a little and connects poetry to truth in a puzzled commentary.
A remark notes that an eraser on the pencil symbolizes the right to change one’s mind, while it says the nudist opposition to NRA centers on disliking recovery.
A brief rebuke suggests someone felt snubbed as a friend failed to speak and a remedy urged is to appear brighter and more cheerful in future interactions.
The remark notes that as unemployment relief begins to ease, the onset of college commencement season follows, signaling a shift in trends and potential job market implications for new graduates.
The reformer sees a slim comfort in knowing that if his efforts fail to help, at least he can imagine he prevented things from deteriorating further.
An Associated Press report notes wage increases are planned for teachers in selected states. The prompt asks a rhetorical question about improving times and implies optimism about education funding.
The writer argues that fear of war is overblown and cites that even if all nations reach arms parity, a large conflict may still be avoided. The piece questions imminent global confrontation and favors caution over panic.
The narrator describes a May journey across the Mojave Desert with vivid scenes of sage and sand. He reflects on Arizona’s eerie beauty by night, the quiet life in adobe huts and box cars, and the unmet need for water as a key missing stroke in Nature’s canvas.
Ida Watts, Chief's maid, holds an album offering potential independency in later years. Messages pour in from Hollywood luminaries Chaplin Fairbanks Pickford Dressler and others. Sage musings from Will Rogers Sam Hellman Mencken Will Durant Edna St Vincent Millay. Contributors include Chrysler Otto Kahn Heifers and Einstein, creating an eclectic, infinite variety.
A traveler in a sleeper berth notes at 8:30 a.m. overheard conv ersation among station loungers near his window. One man mentions Win Hays, a pitcher seller, being aboard while another says he saw his wife Helen in a film twice.
Descriptive fragments celebrate barren landscapes and thirst while musing on rhetoric. The speaker toys with flowery language and imagery, promising to turn on adjectives for a richer cadence. A playful pivot hints at waterfalls and a surge of expressive prose.
A brief note records a local resident’s sudden ambition to become an iceman in the desert, outlining the pivot from ordinary daily life to pursuing this remote, extreme role and its practical considerations.
A traveler recalls a barroom yarn about a Washington engineer near Barstow who saluted his family at a doorway. He sees his children on the tracks and asks if they were killed. the engineer notes the train jumped over them. Grandmother warned against strangers on journeys.
A dining room steward explains a humorous analogy about fish and a desert, noting that trains carry extra fish at desert borders as a routine culinary provision. The narrator reflects on the unlikely linkage and audience members consider the joke.
A reader asks about entertaining before long departures and funeral purchases. Roberta Lee suggests a farewell tea or luncheon, formal evening or informal afternoon, and notes that a relative should handle necessary funeral purchases. For dinner, satin slippers are recommended.
The query asks who held the post of Secretary of War in Lincoln’s cabinet during the Civil War, seeks the main distinction between a schooner and a boat, asks how many buffaloes remain in the U S, inquires the percentage of tuberculosis traced to cows’ milk per health authorities, and asks in what country the ampersand mark is used as a coin.
Edwin M Stanton is referenced. A sloop has one mast, a schooner two or more. The estimate mentions about 4 000 and about 25 percent. Germany is noted as a country context.
W L Gordon presents a language note on the term anachronism as an error of chronology where events are misplaced. The text elsewhere gives usage tips and practical examples.
A fragmented crossword style item lists clues to people, items, and phrases including bard, golf device, negative, and sacred interdiction. It weaves miscellaneous terms such as note, chart, cavities, balloon basket, and Buddhist festival into a tangled crossword like puzzle with varied enumerations.
Advice columns suggest laying wet chamois or kid gloves on a bath towel to dry slowly and avoiding hanging, which causes hardening. It also covers securing garment hooks with buttonhole stitch to prevent detachment and reusing burnt milk pudding by removing burnt skin and reheating with milk and butter.
A poetic travel piece extols California as a land of color and beauty. Vivid images compare palm trees and orange groves to moonlit walnut trees, declaring the adobe as a grand Spanish castle. The prose questions which state matches such loveliness, noting stagecraft and pride in landscape.
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