Subscription rules and postal watermark in High Point 1937
Public notice outlines Dail and Sunday carrier subscriptions for twelve months at $780 and other options, with a two month maximum by carrier. It notes direct office payment for longer terms, states Associated Press republication rights, and records second class matter status in High Point North Carolina with a 1937 date and Katz advertising agency contact.
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Associated Press
High Point
N. Co
Act of Congress of March 8, 1872. National Advertising Representative
Katz J General Office
New York City
A Thought on Patience From Scriptural and Proverbial Counsel
A noted meditation links St Luke guidance with Tryon Edwards reflections. It emphasizes patience as a virtue that sustains endurance and strengthens character through trials and perseverance.
What to Look for in Dwelling House Inspections
A winter fire risk advisory urges regular home checks. The National Board of Fire Underwriters lists outside items such as roof and chimney condition, yard debris, garages, and storage of oil or kerosene, plus inside checks of waste fuel storage heating appliances and wiring. Regular inspections could prevent millions in losses and save lives.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Dollar line under fire for sprinkler law noncompliance
Government enforces a safety at sea law requiring automatic sprinkler systems on US ships carrying 50 passengers or more by July 1. Dollar Line allegedly delayed installation, arguing over subsidies while other lines equipped vessels and safety devices remained. President’s action follows the delay.
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Senate
Dollar Line
United States
Jackson Re-Paced From Passenger Liner To Freighter
The Jackson, bound Seattle to the Orient, was halted by the Commerce Department Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation. Officials downgraded the ship from passenger liner to freighter, reducing to 12 of 90 passengers and removing a third of the crew including the manicurist barber and orchestra.
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Jackson
Seattle
Orient
Commerce Department
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Barber
Editorial on executive clemency and elected officials
The Fayetteville Observer editorial criticizes clemency recommendations from elected officials such as sheriffs solicitors and judges. It argues governors should ignore political pressure and use anonymous channels to gauge public opposition, advocating a more independent justice system.
Public Forum Idea for High Point Meeting
The Charlotte Observer endorses a public forum town hall concept with opposing speakers and audience Q A. It urges a capable presiding officer and cites High Point's Junior High School auditorium and available speakers as a ready base for such a discussion driven gathering.
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Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
Japan seeks decisive end to present conflict
Hikosi secures Japanese ambassador for talks aiming a swift resolution to prevent recurrence of the current crisis. Japan wants a Way 0 decisive settlement to end the conflict as soon as possible.
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Japan
Mussolini Defends Germany's Colonial Ambitions
Italian Premier Mussolini voices support for Germany's colonial aims amid calls to scrap old peace treaties and expand empire. He argues for renewed imperial ambitions and stronger European leadership.
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Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Overcoming Handicaps Shaping Great Lives Across Eras
In Greenwich Village the saloon where John Masefield once bartended is recalled as a proving ground for success. The piece id’d figures like Paderewski Nelson Eddy Prescott and Basile King, noting how determination and inventive methods helped them surmount obstacles and achieve prominence.
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Greenwich Village
New York
John Masefield
John Mansfield
England
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Nelson Eddy
Nelson
William H. Prescott
Prescott
Eden and Britain fall in line with US on China war
Bruce Catton analyzes Anthony Eden’s Brussels stance promising Britain will go as far as the United States to end the Chinese Japanese war. He argues Britain bears the larger risk and stake in Shanghai real estate trade and imperial costs, warning that the US must lead while Britain follows.
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Bruce Catton
Anthony Eden
Brussels
Great Britain
Eden
United States
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Shanghai
America
Britain
Declarin
England
Daybreak Rain Sparks Reflections of Distant Lands
In a breezy diary style from New York, the writer revels in a stormy night and a refreshed city morning. He notes rains in India and Paris’s umbrellas, describes waking at 6 am to write, and muses on dreaming up a Great American Novel on a tropical porch.
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New York
India
Ito
Paris
Pango Pango
Local Community Fair and Chrysanthemum Show At Sister Emma Blair
Community fair planned at Emma Blair school under P T A on Nov 11 with prizes for large pumpkins potatoes and turnips Chrysanthemums 19 inches circumference brought in by Mrs J F Pierce Seven dozen men enroll in shop foreman classes at Commercial club Northwestern N C Welfare association to meet at Sheraton hotel next Tuesday Chrysanthemum show to be held at Wesley Memorial church with prizes including a framed mirror and furniture from local firms Local high school boys fundraising for Y M C A war relief fund Bertha Pope and Marvin J Kivett wed Nov 3 at Rev Geo R Brown residence Kivett stationed at Camp Sevier Greenville S C
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Emma Blair
P.T. A
Enterprise Office
J. F. Pierce
Commercial Club
Northwestern N. C. Welfare Association
Sheraton
Wesley Memorial Church
W. D. Brooks
Welch Fur. Co
Union Fur. Co
People’s Fur. Co
Bertha Pope
Marvin J. Kivett
Geo. R. Brown
Mr. Kivett
Camp Sevier
Greenville
S. C
Local Social Notes On Family Trips And Visits
Mr and Mrs T J Gold depart Tuesday for a motor trip to Woodberry Forest to see their son Robert Gold. Mrs Jack Howerton has returned from a business trip to New York. Mr and Mrs Roland E Blair spend the weekend at Lexington Virginia where their son attends college. Mr and Mrs L C Matton go to Buchanan Virginia to visit relatives. Miss Ruth Helton weekend in Greenville South Carolina.
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T. J. Gold
Woodberry Forest
Robert Gold
Jack Howerton
New York
Roland E. Blair
Lexington
L. C. Matton
Buchanan
Ruth Helton
Greenville
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Rain Theme Noted Across Public Figures and Arts
A Pittsburgh suburb figure valued remote isolation for rain wandering in shorts on his estate. Abraham Lincoln pondered key decisions in rain. The era’s showmen prize rain as a motif with Willie Collier and Somerset Maugham linking works to rain. A movie revue highlighted a chorus dancing in the rain.
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Pittsburgh
Abraham Lincoln
Willie Collier
Somerset Maugham
Mexican rebel leader Gomez captured and executed
News brief reports General Gomez, a Mexican rebel leader, was captured and executed on Friday night. Also listed is Capt Hawthorne C Gray who fell from a balloon at about 43 000 feet near Sparta Tennessee and died. Marceline the clown killed himself in New York. N C State defeated Davidson 25 to 6 in football at Greensboro.
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Gomez
Hawthorne C. Gray
Sparta
Tenn
Marceline
New York
N. C. State
Davidson
Aly Greensboro
Nathan Straus
U. S. Housing Authority
Ickes
PWA
Straus
Howard A. Gray
Wagner
Ickea
Roosevelt
NBA Service, Inc
Local residents on business trips and a hospital patient
About People A. E. Tate left the city this morning for a Wayne county business tour. Col Wescott Roberson is on a business trip to New York. Dallas Zollicoffer, representative of the American Land Co., left yesterday for Georgia. Miss Ruth McCanless of Trinity is a patient at High Point hospital.
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A. E. Tate
Wayne County
Tate
Col. Wescott Roberson
New York
Dallas Zollicoffer
American Land Co
Georgia
Ruth McCanless
Trinity
High Point Hospital
Berlin reports shift from autocracy to democracy
A Berlin report states the German government has changed toward democracy, described as a mild shift. Japan asserts a special interest in China but pledges independence and territorial integrity of the Chinese republic.
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Berlin
Japan
China
Chinese Republic
Early riser habits and travel memories across time
The narrator reflects on punctual dawn rituals in an aging family and a travel memory near the French border, recounting a late night to early morning stop in San Sebastian. The piece contrasts ancestors waking before 5 am with a modern fondness for rare early outings.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Washington housing levy plan stirs tax debate and power clash
Washington discussions intensify a plan to tax exempt government securities to push funds into housing. Proponents cite jobs and a housing boom while Ickes and Straus clash over control of a $1.0 billion plus program amid broader New Deal housing efforts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York Wife Fires After Garage Argument
A New York housewife shot her husband during a dispute over who should park the car in the garage. The incident underscores the urgency of a quick national parking solution.
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New York
Fall Food Demos Urge Caution for Male Home Cooks
A quirky notice warns male kitchen volunteers about safety during autumn demonstrations. A corkscrew could be mistaken for a potato with a permanent wave, highlighting potential mix ups in crowd activities and the need for caution.
Shanghai contract fans debate Vulnerability and squeeze play
Analysts say West should have known East held a vulnerable card as he led big trumps in the squeeze during Shanghai game coverage. The discussion centers on strategic risk and misread signals in the foreign casualty analysis.
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Shanghai
East
Distillers Push Back on Bourbon Bar Scene Stereotypes
Bourbon producers protest film depictions of characters asking for Seoteh a new head ache starter without drinking, arguing scenes misrepresent industry practices and safety.
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Seoteh
City Elections End. Opponents Balk at Poll Cata
After local elections, rivals clash over polling jargon with some urging civility and restraint. Officials say post election chatter should focus on policy rather than name calling.
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J.P. Rawley
Tryon Edwards
Fayetteville
Dale Carnegie
Cannes
France
Basile King
McNaught Syndicate
A.E
National Labor
Virginia
Percy Crosby
George Clark
Rodney Dutcher
Enterprise Washington Correspondent
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