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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1934
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise notes its afternoon and Sunday morning editions with staff roles in advertising and editing. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery, including yearly and monthly options, and outlines carrier payment rules and Associated Press rights.
A 1084 newspaper item reflects on how the Lord ordained preachers to live by the gospel. It notes public perception prioritizes a minister’s actions over words and cites scripture and Bridges to illustrate the point.
The piece asserts public support for Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, noting Democrats hold unprecedented control in the Senate and House and predicting continued passage of policy. It warns of potential party realignments and emphasizes ongoing efforts to restore economic and social stability.
Huey Long proposes Louisiana secede from the union as a means to escape a low mood. He suggests an independent state or possible alignment with Mexico as a friendly agreement with the government. He dodges questions on Supreme Court ruling and the national election.
The Raleigh Times notes a Supreme Court view that a senator may face civil damages for slanderous statements made in debate. If the ruling limits legislative privilege, it could change how slander in Congress and press reports are treated. Huey Long’s actions are put under scrutiny as a broader legal question emerges.
The column reflects playful yet pointed speculation about secession ideas tied to Mr. Long and the Kingfish. It notes potential support for secession while expressing doubt about a civil war arising from such moves.
North Carolina joins National Education Week highlighting the state’s schools from large urban institutions to small country schoolhouses. The observance, not for teacher pay or equipment pleas, invites citizens to learn about schools as students move through rooms seeking growth in mind and body.
The piece highlights teachers striving amid low pay and crowded rooms and appeals to parents to value public schools as American Education Week promotes nationwide plans to bolster support for education in North Carolina.
An essay argues that antiwar pledges cannot prevent future wars and urges realism in policy. It notes a postwar pacifist trend, warns against shirking defense, and says war follows national policy rather than pledges. It also highlights funding declines for health groups and German dirigible plans expanding airship use.
As new commander of the Yugo-Slavian army, King Peter prefers soldiers act as warriors in spirit rather than mere titles, urging a shift toward active military resolve.
A recent commentary notes Henry Ford seeming more hopeful about prospects than widespread belief in imminent prosperity. It also reports a judge assigning a drunk driver to attend 21 Sundays at a church, allowing him to choose his own minister.
A former emperor lectured researchers about mythological monsters but avoided discussing Mars, implying a cautious stance on planetary topics during the talk.
Henry Collins Brown presents a history of Manhattan, tracing Broadways name origins from Dutch Der Heere Street and English Broadway. The book notes Kochs Tavern as birthplace of the Martini cocktail, mentions Hawthorne Fenimore Cooper and Thackeray praising Kochs, and recalls early theatres on John Street with Washington and the First Lady attending performances. An 18th century Gazette editor bits repressed by a British subsidy. A ten week voyage to Europe could be raced by favorable winds. A caustic old paragraph recalls a cow attack near City Hall Park Beekman Street corner.
The piece notes bigger, floatier dice games on Broadway moored at landings for 12 hours. Players learn stops 30 minutes before play. Some games occupy hotel floors. Lou Holtz reportedly leads by about $100,000, while George White, his nightlife crony, sometimes recovers but often loses.
Corey Ford ranks as a fierce literary angler spanning the Columbia salmon to Alaskan harpoon gun. He funds a growing gear haul with each magazine sale, turning a New Hampshire closet into a roomful of reels, rods, and flies. Other rapid fishermen among writers include Beach, Cobb, Cooper, Williams, Hemingway, Kyne, Foote, Kelland.
Cartoonists from Briggs to Nast show a tendency to escape into fishing, with many modern and old-time figures like Webster Enright Tad Goldberg Rogers MacCaulay Bushnell Roth Daven port using fishing as a retreat. The piece links Isaac Walton influence to their leisure pursuit.
Edward Orleans, alias Howard D. Wheeler, writes syndicated sermonettes and once edited Everybody’s. He follows Dr. Frank Crane’s path, aiming to reach vast audiences daily with capsule sermons. Crane was a journalistic phenomenon and highly paid, writing so much in Los Angeles he could fill six years of daily articles.
The benign silver haired Dr Crane shaped the guilds social scene through a high stakes poker game kept tight so losses stayed small. He also redirected a hard drinking crew to drink only beer during weekly sessions, a feat his peers rarely explain. He appeared at the Gentes with a poised, pen ready demeanor.
A woman exits a smart car in a 1950s style scene with a plush tambourine cap and gray fur-edged pajamas entering a chic tobacco shop. Photographers capture the moment through the shop windows, then reveal the scene is an advertisement.
English Street Methodist Protestant church shifts midweek service to 7:30 tonight at 309 Phillips Street Miss Myrtle Cates in charge. Members urged to attend and visitors invited.
A reader asks about engagements and dating rules. The column says an understanding without a formal engagement allows freedom to date others. It advises seating women in front in a theater box party and warns against stirring coffee vigorously before sipping.
A quiz item by A C Gordon presents questions on crime age groups, a Hoosier Poet, state with most counties, sparrow wingflaps, and the country of the Statue of Liberty's origin. The piece cites France as the country for the Liberty statue question.
A reader asks for sewing a plain kimono style jumper for a baby with a tail piece to hold it down while creeping. The Q A suggests two back hem buttons and a two inch wide tail piece sewn to the back.
Instructional column lists common usage errors and pronunciation tips. It explains how to say we are happy instead of we shall be happy to accept invites and highlights mispronunciation and misspellings. The piece promotes vocabulary growth with a daily word example inexhaustible meaning incapable of being used up and cites Our resources are inexhaustible.
The missionary society of the First Reformed Church presents Art for Heart's Sake at Union Hill School tonight. Proceeds support society activities and community outreach.
An observation notes that groves construct waterborne nests anchored loosely so they float higher or lower with tidal changes. The setup suggests adaptation to fluctuating water levels and periodic movement.
Miss Elizabeth M. Harrell sues the state and Carl Goerch s The State for 5000 claiming an article about her dogs was false and defamatory. The piece described her owning 49 dogs in Henderson and led to ridicule and disruption prompting her move to Georgetown to study law.
LSU students form committees to curb public drinking at home games against Tulane and Oregon. Dean Brousard approves efforts to eject disorderly spectators and keep the stadium orderly during football contests.
Vincent Bendix, a leading airplane maker, forecasts that within ten years aircraft fitted with numerous safety devices could be sold for as little as $500 each. This optimistic projection envisions widespread adoption of safety technology to reduce flying risks.
The report states the United States domestic airmall covers 25 796 route miles while the foreign airmall spans 18 416 miles.
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