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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1934
Page
4
A short reflection noting how long people chase vanity and tease, with an epigraph from Psalms 4:2 and a quote attributed to Dr. Johnson about pretensions to fame.
Public Works funds supported by Harold Ickes favored the eastern entrance to the Great Smokies park for North Carolina. He broke with a committee to route the park highway from the Virginia line through Cherokee scenery into North Carolina rather than into Tennessee, ensuring broader access for the nation.
The article stresses continued need for tested relief devices and urges continued backing of the American Red Cross Society. It cites Harry Hopkins calling for local agency cooperation and greater state and community burden sharing, praising the Red Cross’s crisis role. It notes broad leadership enlistment and a prompt, generous response to the drive.
The social note reports Barbara Hutton Mdivani hosting a Paris gathering described as a costly affair. Guests discuss the event as a display of wealth funded by nickels and dimes, reflecting the era’s lavish social scene.
President Roosevelt backs Frank R. McNinch of North Carolina for chairman of the Federal Power Commission. Confirmation appears likely despite opposition from North Carolina senators who fear a protracted party clash, though the President aims for a capable independent commission.
Unnamed speculation on the Washington speakership suggests it will go to Representative Joseph W. Burns. The piece argues Burns is a near certainty under seniority rules, with a Tennessee candidate also in line and strong enough to satisfy the administration if chosen.
Writing for the Charlotte News, T. M. Pridgen critiques North Carolina's high highway death rate, noting 33.7 deaths per ten million gallons of gasoline versus the national 18.5. He links deaths to reckless driving, dry laws, and enforcement, urging a meaningful safety program and cautious licensing reforms rather than mere cards and expanded police.
Gen. Jan Smuts of South Africa, a respected British empire figure, now proposes a suggestion that might win new support for German equality in world affairs. Bruce Catton presents Smuts' idea as a potential turning point in international relations.
The speaker praises Smuts for framing a peace path: Germany must be treated as an equal, disarmaments and League of Nations returns possible, despite risks. He notes postwar treaties fostered German resentment and warns against negative peace policies while calling recovery a shield against radicalism.
The article highlights Princess Marina of Greece and Prince George of England as a glamorous royal spectacle. It notes Marina buying her trousseau with details on afternoon frocks morning ensembles evening gowns and jeweled accessories, framing royalty as a public exhibit of romance and glitter.
A compact, opinion toned snippet discusses the stump speaker and Republican strategy in off-year elections. It references democracy, freedom, and calls public enemy number 1, with a sharp, era-tinged voice.
Readers express continued faith in technological progress despite past glitches. Community voices emphasize learning from error and sustaining momentum toward more reliable future tools and services.
A compact reflection notes how a cold and a case of love both compel constant movement and evasion. The piece contrasts illness and romance as forces that keep people on the road, unsettled and searching for relief.
The all-state high school fullback says he expects to attend the first small college offering a good course in bug studies. The line reflects a misprint and should read I expect to go to the first small college offering a good course in Bug.
A stream of social vignettes from New York on a November day in 1934. It blends encounters with Pierre Cartier John D Rockefeller Jr and Edna Ferber with fashion mood notes on Lucienne Boyer and black silk stockings.
A Q and A column answering etiquette questions. It advises avoiding gossip by disengaging, notes supper dances differ by later arrival and dancing before eating, and states women should always precede men when using stairs.
A reader asks about making a good shampoo using Castile soap dissolved in boiling water and beaten to a thick jelly for clean hair. Other queries cover setting colors in wash materials with sugar or lead and preserving green peas by adding a soda to cooking water.
A scanned item presents a quiz asking about population increases from 1820 to 1930, surveyor measures, the fourth largest U S city, the meaning of S in Ulysses S Grant, and gold content of a $20 piece. Provided answers include 1940 census, 12 866 000, 1920 census, nearly 130 000 000, Link chain furlong mile, Detroit, Simpson, and nine tenths.
Repiton lodge of Odd Fellows will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Initiatory degree for two candidates will be conferred and several members will be reinstated. Other business will be transacted and full attendance is expected.
W L Gordon presents tips on correct usage and pronunciation with examples. Today's focused term is MURAL meaning of or on a wall as illustrated by wall decorations and notes on spelling and related words. Russia plans to sow one million acres to grain by airplane next year.
The article presents a religious interpretation of Joel’s prophecy, detailing a southern army marching on Judah and Jerusalem, Egypt’s desolation, and a Nile drought driven by divine judgment. It cites celestial signs and a seven month dead burying period as purifying steps before restoration. Daily Smith.
Letters from Brentwood School students thank Mrs T A Tilden and the Goodwill Garden Club for planting eighty four pieces of shrubbery at Brentwood School. The junior Red Cross council pledges to care for the plants and keep the building looking better.
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