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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1936
Page
4
A reflective quotation from Job and Madame de Maintenon contrasts human trouble with the relief found in aiding others. The message urges empathetic action as a path to peace amid adversity.
The piece notes renewed strike risk in Lancashire cotton mills as Britain faces a post 1926 industrial conflict climate. It recalls historic costs of strikes, praises peaceful relations, and highlights the rising role of trailers and autos in shaping economic patterns and industrial prosperity.
Darling of the 37th National Automobile Show in New York is the cabin trailer, a sensational new offering for 1937. The display marks a milestone in an industry moving toward greater technological progress.
Greensboro textile magnate Bernard M. Cone argues the windfall tax on nonpaid sums is not income but an exaction. He compares it to a bandit robbery and says the money collected from consumers should go to the public rather than individual treasuries.
Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe is named as defendant in a million dollar action brought by promoter Spear who claims he was let down by the famous usher of the quintuplets. The suit tests Dafoe's care for fame and his personal affairs amid his portrait of medical success.
A New York salesman troubled by marital strife was mandated by a judge to hold his wife's hand frequently, deemed the safest plan to restore harmony in their troubled marriage.
Victor McLaglen says he has been soldiering all his life. He notes many people only do it on the job.
Officials at an Eastern college confront unruly football crowds after players report fans shouting Kill the umpire. The probe seeks reliable signs of intoxication to keep games safe and improve conduct on game days.
An Oakland resident fell through a skylight into a hospital. At last reports he was coming out of the ether, treated for injuries and awaiting further medical updates.
The piece surveys entertainment figures and press personalities including Gloria Vanderbilt, Toscanini, Lewis Stone, Zasu Pitts, William LeBaron, Walter Johnson, Will Rogers, Conde Nast, Herb Swope, Sime Silverman, Rachel Silverman, and war correspondents like Palmer, Gibbons, and Davis. It blends light reminiscence with colorful critiques and memory vignettes from Broadway and media circles.
The essay notes Irving Thalberg’s insomnia fueled his prolific output and compares it to Thomas Edison who reportedly produced some of his best inventions during long wakeful spells. It highlights how extreme restlessness often accompanies creative breakthroughs.
A fragment recalls catnappers and fortunates who can drop off anywhere and awaken refreshed after rest. The speaker notes a past income of 12 dollars a week and hints at beguiling arrangements.
In deluxe mid town and Wall Street barbershops patrons drop in for a half hour daily to be fussed with and perhaps acquire a nap. They enjoy contrasts of hot and cold towels massage and head scratching. Ralph Barton, an insomnia sufferer, often salvages a brief nap in a barber chair after a night of tossing.
Will Rogers recalls his arrival in New York and visits to the barber shop and depot, noting the city’s contrast with his rural background. He describes gadgets from hair singe to shoe shine and recalls resenting the barber’s prompt question about life back home.
Fred N. Tate, High Point manufacturer, delivered the principal address at Asheboro’s Chamber of Commerce banquet. He spoke of Asheboro’s growth, outlined progress, and offered civic uplift suggestions. Over 200 credit men from four cities expected at the Sheraton hotel on November 16.
Superintendent T Wingate Andrews met with elementary principals to plan individual libraries for every classroom plus book lists and supplementary reading. The discussion included moral and civic training with character building books to be placed in each room.
News briefs report a quarter-million dollar blaze in Hendersonville's business district with a big fire ongoing. Other items note a leadership contest for the next General Assembly speaker and Governor McLean denying cut proposals to shift funds to a state school equalizing fund. Grover Alexander weighs in on coach Bill Roper's winning theory.
Delegates to the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' association convention arrive in the city for sessions tomorrow and Wednesday. The first meeting is set for 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Commercial Club.
Grayson left today for Cambridge Massachusetts to attend lectures and clinics at the Harvard postgraduate school.
Half Ingram returned to Chapel Hill after a weekend with his parents on Elms street. Richard Reitzel spent the weekend in the city and went back to Chapel Hill. ER BE Wagner leaves tomorrow for a business trip to Washington DC and Baltimore. H C Kearns Jr returned today from a visit to Asheville.
President Wilson returns to Washington to tackle pressing issues as railway workers threaten to strike over the Adamson law. British troops launch a fresh offensive along the Ancre river on multiple fronts.
Tony Lazzeri recalls facing three blazing fastballs that sealed the World Series for the Cardinals. He says they must have been fast, as he didn’t see any of them.
At the State Baptist Convention in Durham the anticipated Wake Forest College dancing controversy faded as Dr. W. L. Patent, 80, was elected president of the North Carolina Baptist convention. The piece notes past debates over evolution and recalls tobacco’s economic role, plus broader 1940 political reflections and social security tidbits.
Bruce Catton argues the new Congress should draft a waterproof neutrality law replacing the imperfect existing measure. He notes work cannot be rushed, and with a looming May expiry and a darkening European horizon, leaders must begin serious study now to insulate the U.S. from foreign wars.
Lord Nuffield, valued around 100 million dollars, says wealth gives little peace of mind. He recently donated 7.75 million dollars to a medical school, calling service a greater source of happiness than money. He adds that he might be happier returning to his starting point.
The U S Chamber of Commerce reports substantial signs of industrial recovery with momentum unseen since the mid 1920s. It notes the improving balance between capital goods production and consumer goods and says the future basis for growth is becoming stronger, raising confidence for the years ahead.
Fragmentary notes suggest a film dance director hints at fresh possibilities for the Billy quartet and a shift toward unconventional choreography. The readable text references dancing barefoot as a theme under discussion.
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