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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1937
Page
4
The Lee Highway Route 29 is praised as a North South corridor for tourists. It reduces travel time between High Point and Washington, attracts fewer trucks, and offers scenic views. The route makes High Point reachable in under seven hours by car, with promotion viewed as a good investment to encourage trial.
Addison E. Wall whose death Friday shocked the community was an adopted son whose quiet work and public spirit built a lasting, gentle influence. He preferred anonymity but fulfilled duties with efficiency, leaving a monument of gentleness through his life and service.
The piece urges extended water safety instruction nationwide, noting drownings rise on weekends and season start. Red Cross programs are highlighted as crucial, with experts saying most drownings stem from lack of thinking rather than ability. It calls for drilling simple safety rules to conserve life.
The Enter Prize reports the Merchants Association quietly shaping sentiment to limit store hours to fit changing customer and sales force attitudes. A satisfactory agreement is expected within days, making shorter hours effective soon. Merchants praise cooperative handling as retail adapts to modern times.
Fred Epstein, a 13 year old Rockaway New York schoolboy, has developed an automatic shoe shiner. The device is on display at the American Museum of Natural History among inventions by 5 000 high school boys. Officials say the shine is produced and transmitted successfully.
The passage highlights a young maker named Fred who favors steady labor and enterprise over shortcuts. It notes his preference for a rotary device to convert alternating current to direct current, acknowledges limited public understanding, and questions whether he will mature into a true Edison.
The article warns of danger at a grade separation project where crowds gather on the Southern mainline for viewing. Engineers note the risk to trespassers on private tracks and urge quick action to prevent further near misses and possible fatalities.
Dr. Harwood L. Childs of Princeton University argued that peace rests on favorable public opinion while war relies on hatred. He warned that future great power conflicts will bring intensified propaganda, media influence, and economic ties aimed at enlisting U.S. support, despite neutrality.
Resumption of air mail service from Greensboro High Point airport begins Monday. Businesses measure distance by time, and any improvement reducing time losses boosts progress and profit for major centers.
Victor P. Hammer presents a terse verse about an aging man facing hardship and duty. He endures hardship to feed his children while considering his own fate and moral obligations. The piece hints at a hidden aid from two named individuals, Jane and May, within a domestic, reflective frame.
An editorial debated whether old days fostered friendliness versus modern haste. The piece cites observer bias, distance, and changing communities, comparing 1890s High Point to 1937, noting manners, courtesy, and social decency while recalling school alibis and railroad grade crossings as examples of shifting standards.
A pen sketch mixes social foibles with Byron biography. It recalls a hitchhiker radio joke and relief recipients who boast about government spending, then surveys Lord Byron’s life, noting his travels, trials, and famed lyric She Walks in Beauty.
Contemporary Trends reviews Annie Leslie's Rodin biography as balanced and reliable, tracing Rodin from peasant youth to famed sculptor with figures like Roge Beuret and connections to Hugo, Clemenceau, Shaw, and Whistler. Also surveys Peyre and Green works, including Johnny Johnson and Yes My Darling in a dense literary roundup.
The article notes a trend toward using scrap iron for munition production, suggesting a significant shift in material sourcing that foreshadows broader military buildup.
A Supreme Court justice enjoys hunting and jokes that a man not too old can still shoot in his seventies. The remark suggests vigorous capability despite age, reflecting a lighthearted view of aging and skill.
The article notes that foreigners who show friendliness to the regime will be rewarded with the German Eagle decoration, while those who are not favorable will receive the air-bags.
A California telescope with a 200 inch eyepiece could soar to 300 inches if the Hays office withdraws its ban on a Gypsy Rose Lee strip tease. The note implies a dramatic scale change tied to the regulatory action.
A davenport and roll of bedding were found on a Wisconsin highway. Some sleuths view the incident as a concrete case of spring house cleaning sabotage.
The 1930 census records 3964 individuals aged 100 years or older across the United States, reflecting a rare demographic milestone in early 20th century population data.
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