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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1937
Page
4
A congressional note urges approval of a new farm bill through compromise rather than perfect agreement. While Congress works late to craft a permanent measure, farmers seek timely clarity to plan planting seasons, but the article warns against rushing a flawed bill.
A reflective note contrasts wartime selflessness with later pursuit of gain, recalling a disaster yesterday where people braved ice and snow to help others, highlighting the moral shift in human behavior during conflict.
John D Rockefeller Jr outlines a personal creed to counter fears gripping workers and employers and nations. He cites unemployment anxiety business solvency and looming resource limits as dominant worries of the era. He frames his creed as the Roosevelt era antidote to enduring global uncertainty.
The article quotes a creed about enduring constants such as mountains and a mother's love and a belief in the inherent fineness of each person. It warns that many have lost faith in these fundamental values and in individual personality, urging renewed belief.
This afternoon at 4 the High Point Commission on Inter racial Cooperation will present its second annual program in the William Penn high school auditorium. The event features music and a principal address by Superintendent Charles F. Carroll Jr. The program promotes race harmony and interracial cooperation. The Enterprise again urges attendance to enjoy a splendid gathering.
The article notes Jackie Coogan, once the child star in Chaplin's The Kid, is now grown and is old enough to marry. It reflects on aging readers and the lasting association with The Kid while mentioning Grable’s marriage as another late note of growing older.
The President asks the federal trade commission to probe whether monopolistic practices contribute to higher living costs. He notes a year to year rise and assures the investigation will not require extra funding. Senator Borah criticizes lax anti-trust enforcement.
The passage notes that wage and living costs have risen faster than incomes and attributes this to monopoly, arguing that many people welcome a mandate to the Federal Trade Commission aimed at addressing these concerns. The tone reflects public unease about economic pressures and calls for regulatory action.
Bruce Catton argues pessimism fades as American scenery shifts. He cites New York City’s rackets era, then reform leaders and prosecutions that overturned a protected underworld. The piece ends with a reminder that change can erase systemic evil if people decide not to accept it.
The piece notes urban driving averages under 20 mph due to congestion and highlights traffic engineering challenges. It cites Dr Miller McClintock of Harvard asserting relief could unlock five to six million new car buyers and reduce fatal accidents, urging urgent solutions.
Two Western youths in California and Utah attempted a one shell revolver stunt. One chamber fired and killed them, the other trials left them living but they chose death, each seeking to impress friends with courage. The piece questions the motive and labels it insanity rather than courage.
A reader letters the Premier Chamberlain and soldiers discuss fears of a prolonged conflict. The note argues Japan’s undeclared war in China could extend to the United States, urging action now rather than later as a wartime concern.
A reader rejects the notion that Brazil turmoil affects his career path, insisting his work as an engineer should stand apart as Getulio Vargas era tensions surface in Jy remarks.
A reflective essay on over-emphasis in society and sports, noting its excesses in football and daily life. It honors John J. Blair of High Point, detailing family ties to the Plank Road era, Blair's character, public service, lectures on nature, and his lasting impact on the community.
John Gould Fletcher’s Life Is My Song blends autobiography and criticism, tracing his Imaginist ties in England and America, with peers like Pound and Amy Lowell, and noting his measured poetic style. Also reviewed are Crossroads of the Java Sea by Hendrik de Leeuw, The Return of Blue Mask by Anthony Morton, The 1937 New Yorker Album, Unmarried Minds by T Hudson Christopher, and Ellen Glasgow edition notes.
A column by W. A. Bmins recalls the ritual of buying Blum's almanac, its habit of free medecine stand freebies, and the writer's habit of checking horoscopes and eclipses. It traces Blum's 110 years of publication since 1828 and notes almanac lore, weather, planting myths, and family debates about the moon's influence.
Idle chatter from Dr Archibald Henderson at a New York Town Hall frames Einstein relativity as motion relative. He questions speed limits and notes Earth’s daily motion exceeding 1 000 miles per hour in broad philosophical lecture.
The 8a Saturday Evening Post reports O McIntyre earns about 150000 dollars annually from syndicated pieces including New York Day by Day. The figure rivals the President’s pay, with the source noting McIntyre would prefer his writing career over the presidency.
A radio address argues that hope is not a sentimental word but a force that sustains men through war and ruin. It asserts the enduring faith of ancestors, the inhumanity of man, and the belief that a higher purpose guides history toward a better future despite present despair.
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