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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1936
Page
4
Rodney Dutcher reports on the Red Cross annual membership drive highlighting wartime relief, postwar disaster aid, and local chapters led by High Point and Polk County volunteers. The piece notes historic fundraisers, ambulance donations, and the need for ongoing support amid floods and tornados.
A devotional quote from Psalms 27 5 about God sheltering in trouble and being set upon a rock followed by E H Chapin noting the divine redeemer walks beside us under earthly disappointment.
A two day session at Chapel Hill for the North Carolina Press Institute aims to deepen mutual understanding between the state press and its industries. Officials hope such dialogue will inform the public and spur responsible industrial progress across the region.
An editorial note highlights a young couple defying parent opposition to wed despite public opinion and family rifts. It references a Du Pont heiress and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sr, as an example of cross family alignment in the face of prejudice.
The High Point Cooperative Concert Association starts its season with a program featuring Frederick Jagel of the Metropolitan Opera as the lead tenor. The association is praised as a cultural factor, delivering national‑quality music on an economical, permanent plan maintained by devoted local supporters.
Commerce Department officials note higher national income near 1931 levels but warn that business has paid out more than it produced every year since 1929. The gap, labeled business savings, shows reserves being drawn down and not rebuilt due to tax effects, risking future lean periods.
Dr Louis R Hill urged dentists to drop fear inducing words like extract and grind for remove and smooth. He advised practicing smiling before a mirror to quiet patient alarm during visits.
Dora argues that liberal use of the product could make certain broadcast political speeches bearable, reflecting optimism about an industry praised for its potential.
A New York diary entry recalls breakfast with Irvin Cobb and autographed books by Jim Tully and Harry Kemp, visits to Waldorf and Gotham, a dinner at the Colony, and cabaret nights. It notes social chatter about Jack and Charlie, MaDowell and Beethovens, and ruefully critiques The New Yorker writers including Clarence Day.
Percy Crosby's Skippy is highlighted as the preferred comic strip in a personal nomination. The note emphasizes a daily high for humor and popularity among readers. It signals public praise without detailing specific contests or dates.
Every Wednesday and Friday at noon an organ recital fills Trinity with nattily dressed Wall Street brokers. The midday interlude offers a brief cultural respite for traders and visitors alike.
A Quondam contributor replies to praise for a bright paragraph and expresses interest in writing a gossip column. They mention names Jack, Charlie, Marion Saportas, Tiffany, and Mrs. as potential subjects for lively society chatter.
Farmers report wells running dry after a long dry spell though rain yesterday helped. Thanksgiving displays appear in High Point with shops decorated in pumpkins apples and other autumn fruits.
Twenty years ago the Industrial department of the Commercial club urged the city council to appoint a five man city planning commission. The panel would evaluate proposed buildings and subdivisions and work to improve the city’s appearance amid criticism of its streets and lack of beauty spots.
Legislator elect Thomas J. Gold calls for a court change to allow a jury to hear civil cases locally. He plans to introduce a bill to remove the need for cases to go to the Superior court.
Propaganda line cites a decree in the Reich asserting a policy or measure framed as necessary, reflecting the period’s control over information. The remark underscores the familiarity of such tactics to observers of Nazi messaging.
Mrs Jessie Burgess of this city announces the engagement of her daughter Lorraine to Mr Harry Lysle Shuey of High Point. The wedding is planned for early December. Miss Ade aide McAnally returns to Salem college after a weekend with her parents. Mr and Mrs R H Wheeler and guest Mrs Howard Bolton of New York left for Pinehurst for a few days.
Night school under the Woman's club opened with a strong start. Miss Tapp and Miss Manhood and Mrs. Cahal teach. Miss Manhood leads physical culture. Classes meet Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Thirty five attended last Monday night.
Grain growers and cotton planters in session at St Louis today discuss ways to improve their lot. The North Carolina Baptist convention meets in Wilmington today. The funeral of Joseph G. Cannon Uncle Joe held in Danville Illinois with his wife buried nearby. Gilliam Grissom of Greensboro recalls Mr Cannon’s plain common sense and popularity.
Col. Wescott Rob erson is on a business trip to Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ingram and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ingram returned last night from Mount Gilead. A. B. Joyner and B. B. Jeffress of Greensboro spent several hours in the city on business. Miss Venetia Smith and sister Mrs. Havre of California left today for a visit in Bessemer City.
Washington notes celebrate President Wilson returning to the White House with a parade this evening. General Mackensen, retreating from Dobudja, is burning villages along his march eastward. Textile dyes begin production in North Carolina near Murphy as commodity prices rise globally.
The birds linger this year as rumors of severe weather in Italy and Canada keep them grounded, delaying migration departures and raising concerns among observers.
A recent visit to a tavern hints at a modest adornment for Adeline while the old mill stream undergoes improvements. Local observers note a quiet, community minded effort to refresh the landmark.
Practically no trick at all for a trailer home owner to keep alow his garbage can on Hallowe en missing relatives and others education and aid in nursing very first aid Life Saving training fer home service disaster and in t ing the young people through Junior Red Cross It is not can give but can I afford NOT give My space is gone but we counting on each other to put membership drive over.
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