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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1936
Page
4
A reflective excerpt contrasts pride with humility and wisdom. It cites a proverb about pride bringing ruin while humility accompanies frailty. The passage closes with a quotation attributed to Sydney Smith noting fault, atonement, and the value of humility.
Judge J Will Pless excoriates police for coercive methods used to obtain confessions. He warns third degree techniques breach constitutional rights, causing irreparable harm to innocent suspects. He urges reform through public opinion and recognition of abuses in the pursuit of criminals.
High Point College plans to建立 a uniformed band amid strong local support and civic interest. The move mirrors prior community musical efforts including the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, seen as a civic investment to bolster mass music outreach in the city.
Welsh nobles press a pointed question to King Edward VIII asking whether an impoverished people can joyfully celebrate the coronation. The inquiry highlights regional distress and South Wales hardship as a stark fault line in England's social fabric during the king's visit to industrial areas.
The text questions if royal pledges to ease unemployment can undo deep seated economic decline in Wales. It argues artificial aid only delays recovery and urges addressing root causes to raise living standards not only for Wales but globally. It notes the King's commitment affects the world and Welsh people alike.
Edward M Ruttenber, in the Daily News Record, argues rising wages and optimism do not erase value concerns. He notes consumers resist outrageous prices, seek true worth, and retain caution after a postwar boom. Surface signs of faster buying contrast with lingering depression-era lessons.
Dr. Clyde Milner, Guilford College president, addresses the Rotary Club on America’s capacity for producing great men and how to measure them. He cites the late Dr. Cadman as an example of service, urging that true greatness comes from selflessness and spiritual values beyond material measures.
New York day by day by C O McIntyre lists satires on critics and public figures. It riffs on entertainment figures like the Ritz Brothers Bob Hope and Doris Duke while noting social trends and the reach of fashion and culture.
The Old Clothes Market on the lower East Side is a major surplus salvage trade sourcing Navy surplus, second hand goods, and junk from across the United States. About 200 workers fumigate and refurbish every article before distribution, generating a half million dollars in annual turnover and drawing market men to upscale uptown apartments. Some market figures are noted as night club spenders.
The catalog lists dresses from 35 to 70 cents and hats reblocked at ten cents per hat. Suits range from 1.50 to 2 dollars and overcoats from 50 cents to 1 dollar, with a note that a large part of the cast refers to apparel.
Following Thanksgiving a series of educational tests will be given in the local schools. The examinations will provide a scientific measure of pupil ability across subjects and an accurate gauge of the school system’s instruction.
Twenty years ago in November 1916 Dr J H Dew evangelist led a revival at First Baptist Church with large audiences. He spoke to men and boys at Wesley Memorial on "Five Modern Devils" while Mrs Dew addressed women and girls at First Baptist about her conversion from Catholicism.
High Point Rotarians will entertain the faculties of the city schools on Friday December 10 Superintendent Andrews says this will be a fine opportunity for citizens to meet the principals and teachers.
The Hager Dorn Construction plant move to the city outskirts triggers immediate start on the High Point Greensboro highway project.
The east side two hundred block on North Wrenn Street sold at public auction by United Real Estate and Auction Company. Owner Mrs. Carrie Welch realized a good price. GC A Yorke purchased two lots at an average of sixty dollars per front foot.
The friends of Mrs. J. P. Crowder report she is confined to bed again. Miss Margaret Wrenn of Siler City, guest of Parker Waynick at the Elwood, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Price return from Baltimore after three weeks as Mr. Price received specialist care. Chief C. L. Gray is able to resume duties after a severe bout with la grippe.
The note questions Father Coughlin’s forecast that Lemke would receive 9 million votes, suggesting possible confusion over early figures or wording in the report.
A provincial report hints that the son-in-law picked to succeed Il Duce must learn to tread carefully after a harsh stance and public scorn. The comment suggests heavy expectations and potential backlash for a caretaker role in turbulent times.
News briefs report six ships overdue at posts amid a gale on the Great Lakes. Federal authorities in Newport Vermont announce the discovery of a large Canadian alien smuggling ring. A Brooklyn street battle leaves one patrolman dead and another wounded. a captured officer seizes a slaver. North Carolina cotton farmers face no pledge cap. Dry Democrats from the West and South are expected to nominate William Gibbs McAdoo in 1928.
William Jennings Bryan spoke to the Dry Chicago federation inaugurating a drive. He questioned relocation to Asheville North Carolina and asked why leave a dry state like Nebraska. Rumanians retire southward as Austro German forces advance. German offensives in the Somme area are repulsed amid a rout. Heads of four major railway systems meet at the White House.
The report notes Garner's recurring appearance, though observers did not turn their heads quickly enough to catch the moment, leaving the event understated.
Officials suspect a Chinese speaker sparked a disruption after a tremor was felt in Tokio causing brief public alarm and prompting inquiries into the incident.
Jewelry and gold coinage formerly kept hidden enjoy a lively resurgence as avenue shops report their strongest year in five, headed by a heavy Christmas rush. Diamonds previously secured in vaults now gleam publicly with Jules Glaenzer showing cautious optimism.
A midlife bald Social Register regular lingers nightly at a floor show, watching a lisping chorine with calf eyed dreams. The scene draws suppressed giggles from her group as his car awaits, with daily flowers sent and a fading Daddy Browning flourish noted.
A man known as TIT lived in a West Side family hotel once home to Daddy Browning. He kept late hours, attended evening concerts, stayed active in church, and treated elderly inn residents with care. His rise to headlines marked a shift from quiet life to public notoriety.
A column notes cheaper Thanksgiving turkey for year. It cites a Marion physician robbery netting $60 for two bandits. Freddie Bartholomew’s Americanization and boxing prowess are discussed. Sir Anthony Eden criticizes neutrality, Russia is called a bold bear, and a December American magazine story profiles Gaston and J Edgar Hoover related to Alcatraz.
Bruce Catton warns against showing off after recounting an 18-year-old Detroit youth who bragged of drinking a pint of whiskey and died after ten minutes. The piece notes reckless acts to impress others include speeding and sleepless binges and urges restraint to avoid costly consequences.
A report highlights workers fear of revealing true ages on Social Security Act forms fearing employer retaliation. Many mask ages 40 to 46, with policies to weed out those past mid forties, sending blanks to Washington where only federal officials may see them. The piece condemns industry practices that push workers toward the scrap-heap.
The text notes quirks like buttons midway on sleeves and six horns on an ear as early signs described as his progressive ego mania, reflecting a subjective interpretation of personality traits.
Washington reports Senator Augustine Lonergan of Connecticut faces administration ire over his campaign fund inquiry. As committee chair he was expected to reveal large Republican contributions and irregular tactics, but he resisted aiding the New Deal campaign and aided by Democratic majority.
President Roosevelt jokes that rivals spent around a hundred million dollars to block his reelection. He notes they helped his spending campaign and a six month cycle could provide constant business stimulus. He is amused by road signs near Maine and Vermont that say you are now leaving the United States.
Senators clash over investigations into campaign donations from wealth like the du Ponts and Rockefellers. Lonergan resists partisan use of the committee while administration allies press for probes into the holding company act and utility influence. The piece notes court battles, political power, and figures like Schwellenbach, Driscoll, and Thacher amid a Democratic landslide era.
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