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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1934
Page
4
Publishers R B Terry A Cecil. Business Manager Gro F Edwards National Advt Mgr Walter Fr Hester Local Advt Mgr JC M Waynick Editor.
The passage notes the people joined the wall with a common plan and the need for enduring quality beyond haste. It cites Nehemiah 4 6 and a Plutarch remark on speed not guaranteeing lasting beauty or precision.
A local chamber of commerce survey gathered citizen suggestions for major and minor projects for the coming year. Proposed aims include filling vacant factories, widening English Street connections, boosting retail, securing federal funds for underpasses, attracting new industries, conventions, an airplane landing field, and apartment controls to house newcomers.
Dr. James M. Parrott, executive secretary of the state board of health and state health officer, dies at sixty from heart failure. His tenure guided a long battle against disease and poverty, including pellagra and high infant mortality, shaping public health in the state and signaling a needed continuation of his reform efforts.
A rumor swirls about the sale of a statue titled Washington in a Komani toga to an unnamed buyer. The tale centers on private life gossip and the provenance of the sculpture amid unclear ownership.
Dr. T Wingate Andrews lauds High Point as a miracle city built against natural gravitation. He contrasts it with traditional trade centers, notes its 40 000-plus population, strong industrial wages and products, and its notable education and religious institutions.
Notes on figures from newspapers and arts circles including Neysa McMein Ruth Bryan Owen and Louise Dreeser. Mentions of Jack Waragnath Paul Draper Lisle Bell Roscoe Ates and others. Comments on Courtn Burr Paris expatriates Erskine Gwynne Cole Porter and Ritz bars. Light social sketches with humor and theater world glimpses.
Anna Held Jr leaves her Peekskill restaurant to open a new venture in Manhattan naming it Anna Held's in Town in the East 50s. She arrives with distinctive spindly wire chairs from Cafe de la Paix and is quickly identified by her swimmy eyes, a trait linked to her famous mother.
Gelett Burgess, resting on the boulevard Raspatl, nearly submitted to a code duel after denying the Societe des Gens de Lettres article. He received a sunup sword cartel at Fontainbleau. A suggestion to settle with typewriters was floated, but calmer minds prevailed and Burgess was spared.
The article describes Bowery dives employing crude tactics to restrain troublemakers. It details the mustard plunge where a shaken man’s eyes are coated with mustard and he flees in panic. It also mentions the wasp, a spit-tobacco blend aimed at the unruly to provoke a calm exit.
A column by Roberta Ler explains that a newspaper may request a engaged couple’s photograph and asks if consent is required. It also defines table d hotte as a French term for a hotel set menu at a fixed price and notes about dressing a child under twelve at a parent meeting.
A quiz styled entry answers five questions about U S national parks the cradle of liberty Apelles ferro concrete and Vesuvius distance. It lists 149 national parks totaling 160000000 acres Faneuil Hall Boston Apelles as the famed ancient Greek painter born in the 4th century B C Ferro concrete is concrete strengthened by embedded iron or steel bars Mount Vesuvius lies about 10 miles from Naples.
This reader column offers quick home hacks. Lemon juice left uncorked freshens a bathroom. For marmalade durability seal jars and dampen wax paper with milk to reduce mold risk. Bread pudding gains aroma by using desiccated coconut on slices and sprinkled on top.
A resident named Oulda Juanita Quillette, pronounced Weeda Wanette Willette, asks for relief from a repetitive chant heard since 2:17 pm. The message notes the speaker’s struggle with the ongoing disturbance and references a current time of 6:21.
One of the larger tire manufacturers markets a streamlined tire for use in aircraft. The company promotes improved aerodynamics and stability for air travel, signaling a push to supply components for aviation markets.
This item lists guidance on phrasing and pronunciation, correcting phrases like exercise in healthy to exercise is healthful and will make a boy healthy. It defines mispronunciations and misspellings and offers synonyms for mercy and leniency. It presents hackneyed phrases as tiresome and urges vocabulary growth with daily mastery of a new word.
A call to unite and empower the community to restore strength and growth. The speaker urges firm foundations, steady footing, and decisive action to put the town back on its feet and unleash its potential.
A note on an ancient Persian craft where scribes used fingernails as inkless writing tools. The technique reflects resourceful calligraphy practices and cultural adaptation in manuscript decoration.
Giulio Gatti-Casazza will retire as Metropolitan Opera general manager at the end of next season and return to Italy after 42 years as a director. He cites age and exhausting duties as reasons. Paul D Cravath laments the change while praising his legacy of advancing American opera and commissioning American works.
President Emry C. Green congratulates the Tri-City Industrial District Pilot Life staff for achieving the largest agency within the company. Forty seven agents qualified at one hundred percent ordinary production during Harvest Month, with E. E B Holloway recognized as head of the local unit.
Maj Gen Lola, chief of the Army Air Corps, says the puranit plane is no longer the backbone of the nation's air force. The role is now filled by a large, fast bomber protected by its own guns.
London outlines a project to build an airport in downtown with the current nearest facility located about forty minutes away. The plan aims to reduce travel time and improve accessibility for residents and visitors.
A fragmented note describes a remedy prepared by a registered pharmacist. It promises fast relief from periodical pains with a blend of several ingredients. The text hints at fever reduction and nervous relief without narcotics, but details remain unclear.
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