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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1937
Page
4
Denny's Can’t Arouses Methodists on Union Prospects
Bishop Denny warns that a legal hurdle could block Methodist Church union, stirring renewed action among conferences. His finding challenges the assumption that three fourths approval would seal unification, provoking debate on the feasibility and urgency of church union efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishop Collins Denny
Denny
Methodist Church
South
M. E
Farm Tenancy Compared Denmark United States
The article compares farm tenancy in the United States and Denmark noting 42.1 percent in the U.S. rising vs 7 percent in Denmark, which has moved to small owned tracts. It links compulsory schooling to low tenancy, suggests stricter school enforcement and tax policy could advance home ownership in North Carolina, and mentions possible Danish ownership models and recent U.S. Supreme Court tax rulings as potential factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of North Carolina News
New York Herald Tribune
United States
Denmark
Southport
Brunswick Coutt
North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Louisiana
Legislative Department
Girl Scouts Seek Community Backing For Growth
In High Point the Girl Scout movement seeks stronger local support, building on Boy Scout contributions to the community chest. The piece notes Greensboro’s successful council work and urges cooperation with the American Legion Auxiliary to establish Girl Scouting for local girls, enhancing citizenship and lifelong growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Boy Scout Movement
Greensboro
American Legion Auxiliary
What Others Say Baseball Tradition
Bruce Catton argues that baseball’s rowdy heritage and lack of formal decorum define it as America’s national pastime. He notes fights like Giants versus Cardinals reflect the sport’s enduring rough-edged character rooted in sandlots and small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Public Letters Debate Local Ordinance and Jackpot Controversy
The Enterprise letters discuss a State Highway Patrolman ignoring a No Left Turn sign at Main and Washington, questioning local ordinance authority. The second letter defends Jack Pot theater promotions, arguing legality, public interest, and fairness in High Point theaters amid Lottery Law concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Enterprise
Main
Washington
Roosevelt’s Court Fight Keeps Grim Pace Amid Pressures
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt will persist with his Supreme Court plan, resisting major compromises. Senator Joe Robinson could join the Court with Alben Barkley poised to succeed him in the Senate leadership, potentially after the current session. Public and party rivals weigh the risks, while Roosevelt projects a long campaign and a push for a liberal Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Robinson
Senate
Congress
Capitol Hill
Willis van Devanter
House
Logan
Democratic Party
White House
John W. Davis
al Smith
Copeland
New York
Baileye
North Carolina
Clark
Missouri
van Nuys
Indiana
King
Utah
Byrd
Virginia
Tammany Hall
Medical men find cure for cold feet and buck fever
A lighthearted note from a newspaper column jokes that medical men have cured cold feet but buck fever remains, suggesting a playful take on nerves and performance.
New York Day By Day Describe a City at a Dead End
In May 25 New York observations describe tenement streets as gossip hubs with candy stores and soft drink stands. Children play listlessly under a tense calm as sociologists note little social unrest among submerged populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Notorious gamblers and their quiet leaders in New York
The piece notes Arnold Rothstein as a watchful, reticent figure in restaurants with guarded speech. It contrasts him with other gamblers who are loud and showy. It highlights Richard Canfield as the most elegant, silent gambler, who kept his rooms bolstered, respected games of chance, and cultivated a respectable image with Whistler as a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Rothstein
Richard Canfield
Whistler
Park Avenue croupier recalls Canfield’s big wins and downfall
A former Canfield’s croupier recounts a history of large nightly wins including £1000 tips from high rollers. He had saved $75,000 in nine years and dreamed of $150,000 to return home and join the gentry. He then lost it all in Wall Street within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Canfield’s
Canfield
Wall Street
Retirement figure debated by Henry Sells tale
A fragment notes a man at Henry Sells discussing what sum suffices for retirement. The brief mentions a 30 year old man and a question of financial sufficiency without further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Jury trial set in Municipal court on May 30
The first jury trial in the Municipal court is scheduled for Monday morning May 30. R. L. Gibson was elected chief of police by the city council to succeed E. A. McGhee. High Point’s annual chautauqua opened in the tent auditorium on the city lot. The Asheville Commercial Service presented the local public library with the 1927 High Point city directory. The American Library Association cites a standard of 395000 volumes for a city of 30000. High Point, while book numbers are low, shows strong circulation figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Quality Street
Anthony Adverse
Husey
R. L. Gibson
E. A. McGhee
Commercial Service Company of
Asheville
American Library Association
Calculating Retirement Goals Driven by Fear of Wealth
A man would quit tomorrow if he could earn 8 000 a year from 200 000 at 4 percent. Others over 60 sought half a million or more for a carefree life. A 61 year old doubted a half million could be reached and quit. He believed a million was the true aim, though the pursuit was more about the status of millionaire than the sum.
Mystery street scene evokes cloaked figure with white top knot
A tense moment on a dark street describes a figure robed in black dropping something at the speaker's feet. The scene reads as a courtroom metaphor with hints of a Supreme Court justice analogy, recalling a sharp, noir mood from 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
McNaught Syndicate
Meredith student Dorothy Reusel returns home
Miss Dorothy Reusel, a Meredith student, has returned home. Mrs. T. A. of Charleston, West Virginia, visits her sister, Mrs. R. L. Waynick on North Main Street. Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Brockman entertained the Gamma Zeta club last night at the Sheraton hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Reusel
Meredith
T. A
Charleston
W. Va
R. L. Waynick
North Main Street
Harryl. Brockman
Gamma Zeta Club
Sheraton Hotel
Lindbergh Earns French Respect Amid Fame
Do pineapple king Honolouulu posted 25000 dollars to the finest aviator for a non stop flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. Lindbergh has won respect of the French and has not lost his head or failed to meet the situation created by sudden fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
James D. Dopineapple King
Honolouulu
Fiest
San Francisco
Honolulu
Ingram Returns from Mount Gilead Visit
L. J. Ingram has returned from a visit to his brother, Dr. C. B. Ingram, in Mount Gilead. Misses Josephine Wood, Odell Peacock, and Ruth Owen are guests of Miss Irma Tapp at her Kingston home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Ingram
Dr. C. B. Ingram
Mount Gilead
Josephine Wood
Odell Peacock
Ruth Owen
Irma Tapp
Kinston
Troops to Press Germans on Aisne Front
American forces in France prepared to strike the German line on the Aisne front. British Prime Minister Lloyd George declares the U-boat war doomed as freight rates rise swiftly amid wartime disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Aisne
Lloyd George
London
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