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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1933
Page
4
A brief, antique line cites Zechariah asking for rain in the latter days and notes the Lord will bless with showers for all green grass. A Goldsmith quip about growth follows, reflecting on visible progress and dwindling faith.
Secretary Daniel Roper told the 53rd annual Academy of Political Science meeting in New York that more power for the NRA should be sought by good business if needed. He warned that popular favor is too fickle to sustain policies in tough times and urged dispassionate data to back price stabilization and long-range recovery.
A survey shows German toy exports shrinking as retailers boycott German goods in protest of anti Semitic policies. Japan steps in to capture the market while Germany loses over four million dollars in annual sales and the goodwill built from the Made in Germany label.
On Armistice Day the world appears more war minded than after World War I. Germany votes on leaving the League and may scrap the Versailles arms pact, risking global tensions. France seeks enforcement of Versailles, others consider responses as Russia Japan relations worsen, and Cuba-US frictions persist.
A speaker recalls 1914 1918 losses citing 4 355 000 Americans mobilized and 360 000 dead or wounded plus British and French tolls. He warns against cynicism and urges renewal of international cooperation to finish the task of creating a safer world. General John O Ryans call to abolish war is endorsed.
A congressman proposes taxing whisky at one dollar per quart to deter bootleggers if illicit drinkers consume it. The suggestion sparks debate over feasibility and unintended consequences.
A William Blair column recalls Saint Martin on November 11, linking the day to Martin Luther and the medieval bishop Saint Martin of Tours. The piece recounts his deeds, miracles, charity to the poor, and the famed cloak story. It notes legends, the geese associated with Martinmas, and varied customs marking the feast.
Vera York calls High Point citizens to support a library fund as enrollment climbs to 1226 with 800 daily readers and 33 578 books circulated last year. She notes no state or local funds are available and urges public backing to purchase new books and supplies.
Golddshoro Nov. 11 Mrs Ruby S Grice is charged with planning the ambush slaying of her husband Herbert J Grice near Smithfield. She was jailed to prevent contact with Rufus Satterfield the man charged with the actual shooting. Grice 82 was killed October 22 when he went to his yard to check dog barking. Satterfield a World War veteran was arrested immediately.
A historical puzzle page lists numbered clues across horizontal entries including Who is the famous soldier in the picture and various abbreviations and terms such as Doctor of medicine (abbr) and North America. The garbled grid hints at a wartime or World War II era publication with references to Armistice Day and auxiliary corps.
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