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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1936
Page
4
A short quotation urges reverence for divine judgment, noting that the Father judges without partiality according to each person’s deeds. It advises readers to remember the day of judgment and to frame actions with that certainty in mind, attributed to Terence.
The Methodist Protestants nominate Dr. R. M. Andrews for a fifth term as leader of the North Carolina Conference. He spent five years as conference president before 1924 guiding the founding of High Point College and four years ago resumed the presidency to steer the denomination through challenging times.
The piece argues President Roosevelt should attend the Pan American peace conference in Buenos Aires next month. It says his personal presence would lend stature, spur Western Hemisphere peace efforts, and improve U S South American trade relations, aligning with his post-election victory and Southern cruise schedule.
William Gallacher, the sole Communist MP, says the working class will not object if King Edward marries Wallis Warfield Simpson. His remark reflects a blunt, approving stance from a British Communist on a royal match with little expectation of public objection.
A Lumberton man died after taking a double dose of headache powders. Officials attribute the death to the medicine, but experts suspect the powders worsened a weak heart. The incident highlights dangers of self medication and heart strain from painkillers.
Humorous note suggests the height of embarrassment for a hitchhiker with a cavity who ends up in an Indiana dental office vehicle. It then imagines scientists producing food from wood and a profitable tie in with hot dog stands.
Gerald L. K. Smith, former Huey Long organizer, emerges from jail after being convicted in New Orleans for disturbing the peace reviling police and using obscene language. The piece notes Louisiana’s return to lawful order and a shift away from Long era abuses.
Bruce Catton discusses the folly of valuing money over life. He cites a New York case of an elderly woman who starved while retaining $5297, illustrating how busy pursuit of earnings can erode life’s deeper joys. He urges balance and mindful living beyond paychecks.
Randoph county chatter centers on slogans and an election bet winded up at 625 dollars with a speculative forecast about Landon. The piece shifts to Foreign Secretary Eden as the man of the hour urging peace through toleration and order, with cautions about British rearmament and a warning to John Bull if peace overtures fail.
The article recalls 84 year old resident of Kinston, McCutter, who cried with joy at Roosevelt's victory, illustrating the widespread hopes and fears of millions centered on one man amid wartime pressures. The narrative shifts to Mrs Jane Ven- with an unfinished detail.
New York Day by Day shares a stream of urbane vignettes from Nov 6, noting Gertrude Lawrence visiting from London, mixups with figures like Lorenz Hart and LaGuardia, and humorous remarks about social life, theatres, and old city spots. It recalls Harlem signage, Hollywood transplants, Paris regulars relocated west, and the Bartholdi Inn’s colorful clientele as a source of stage and cafe lore.
A reporter notes that much of Broadway to Fifth Avenue from Rialto days draws actors who congregate in grills and hotels around Central Park South. An estimated 70 percent of legit players reside in nearby hotels and apartment houses, shaping the district’s scene.
The National Industrial Conference Board finds U S tax collections for 1934 36 totaled about 9 65 billion dollars. Britain Germany and France collected 4 347 4 674 and 2 566 billion respectively. U S taxes equaled 18 percent of national income versus 24 4 22 7 and 27 4 percent in those nations, suggesting a lighter U S tax load.
A magazine banner proclaims a woman writer who never attended school yet crafts vivid scenarios. The line hints at acclaim despite unconventional education, surprising many readers but aligning with critics who value storytelling over formal training.
In a French hospital a delivery of air from another region startled babies who began crying, perhaps imagining a politician coming to greet them.
Ten years ago community notes announce an inter council five mile relay race for scout troops in the Uwharrie Council to be held Thanksgiving morning. Gordon A Blair scout executive says Cecil's Drug store will host a route via Lexington road and Emerywood with about 150 boys expected to participate. Ed Shoupe of Tomlinson Mfg Co joins the High Point American Business club governors. Harvest Festival slated at High Point High School on November 9 with carnival spirit anticipated.
Twenty years ago in November 1916, voters in High Point heard Election Eve sentiment from both parties. A reporter quoted one man predicting a Republican victory for Hughes and another asserting Wilson would win, signaling a divided mood. Local social notes mention Mrs J D Havre of San Francisco visiting the Smiths on Steele street and a group of women visitors traveling between Reidsville and Winston Salem, with the partyline chatter contrasting with social visits.
In his Morning Telegraph role Wolfe was the first chatter columnist who humorously chronicled the parade. He publicly clashed with J Fred Zimmerman, though they remained close friends, and Wolfe shined as a sharp after dinner speaker poking fun at guests.
The poem warns that notions evolve with time and plans may change yet urges readiness to act. It cautions against delays when facing legal action and urges steadfast moral conduct while acknowledging eventual shifts in judgment and circumstance.
Minister Tom Alderman Sykes of Central Friends Church is set to speak in Richmond Virginia for three days next week. He will then travel to Baltimore for the yearly Friends meeting and proceed to Philadelphia. A building permit was issued to J Ed Millis for a two story brick and tile dwelling with fourteen rooms on Farris Street.
A raid on the Chicago county clerk's office yielded several bottles of liquor and led to two arrests. An earthquake in Nicaragua caused extensive damage estimated at 4 million dollars with multiple deaths and injuries. Mussolini took over the seventh cabinet post to curb opposition to Fascism, and Wayne Wheeler in Washington warned that wet parties in 1928 face disruption following Al Smith's 1928 defeat.
Attorneys for Cuba ask the U S Supreme Court for permission to file a petition against North Carolina to recover 2 186 000 in bonds once issued to aid railway construction and repudiated by the state legislature. Thirty five states vote for governors tomorrow. Secretary Lansing backs mail voting, Iowa among pioneers. Eight hundred Americans enlisted in the French legion, most either killed or wounded.
The piece outlines President Roosevelt’s planned push against monopoly and big business, aiming for a federal corporation law, holding-company curbs, and consumer protections. It notes potential clashes with Congress, planned tax changes, and a strategy to align state laws with possible federal action while avoiding class conflict and relying on labor support.
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