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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
4
A reflective essay notes everyday gratitudes amid hardship. The speaker laments no local musicians and a sparse Thanksgiving table while recounting small blessings from sturdy health to a finite stash of coal. A long digression narrates wedding ring customs across cultures and history, citing The Keystone and Sam Hyman.
Thanksgiving tires prompted a pleasant Gibsonville meeting. Dr. W T Whitsett spoke on George Washington as a citizen at Gib sonville M E church and on the Power of Personality before the Rotary club. Public schools plan Thursday and Friday holidays for teachers to visit homes during Thanksgiving.
A biblical verse notes Delilah summoning the Philistine lords after discovering Samson’s secret. The rulers came up with money in hand to seize him. A Dr. Johnson aphorism adds a proverb about integrity and women in business.
An editorial argues Americans face a hard winter with widespread unemployment and surplus grain, urging vision to protect wealth through sustained buying power. It notes vast fortunes shrank from over a billion to 150 million and calls for restoring work to recover the economy.
A reflection on how men recognizing their interdependence prompts a scientific approach to adjusting their affairs. The piece argues this new understanding should guide collective effort and policy.
The move of welfare agents from city hall to new quarters in the old Commercial club building relieves crowding at city hall and improves service though space remains tight. The piece also notes public votes on four amendments, with three defeated and the second amendment rejected as a flawed method.
The Gastonia Gazette notes Rev. J. B. Craven will remain at Main Street Methodist church for another year, praised as a top preacher and community leader. Gastonia residents and the Western North Carolina conference applaud his financial stewardship and anticipate continued service beyond the usual four year rule.
The state board of elections announces three of four proposed constitutional amendments failed in the recent general election while the only passing measure appears to favor creditors by removing policy values from insureds from creditor reach.
Bruce Catton reminds readers that despite 10 000 000 workers out of wages and ongoing hard times the nation has reasons to celebrate Thanksgiving. He compares Plymouths pilgrims to modern resilience and argues for optimism about better days ahead. He notes Britain’s dole debate and urges consideration of unemployment aid as essential.
The Altoona Tribune notes fashion revival as bustles return and old papers go for gales at the office priced at 10 cents per bundle.
Whitsett residents report Rev. Enoch Hite has recovered enough to resume his pastorate duties at Friedens. he preached to a large congregation last Sunday. Miss Carrie Brewer Whitsett returns from UNC Greensboro for Thanksgiving, visiting with Miss Elizabeth Donald and Miss Willie Brewer Meyers of Winston-Salem. The Whitsett Christian Endeavor appoints committees for the year, outlining planned work. Springwood Presbyterian winter services pause, with regular daytime services continuing. Mr and Mrs Pruett of Florida visit Mrs A J Lamb. Mrs T L Fitzgerald remains home with a long ankle injury. Christian Endeavor in the Methodist church features Prof J H Joyner on Thanksgiving.
Duke and Washington and Lee meet in Durham in the only Middle Atlantic game of the week. Washington and Lee brings back key players from injuries while Duke aims to prove itself after past close losses. The Generals seek an upset to close their season with a win as stars like Sawyers Seaton and Mattox line up against the Blue Devils.
Raleigh report states W. H. Foushee senior bituminous engineer with the North Carolina highway department will speak at the tenth annual asphalt paving conference in New Orleans from December 6 to 9.
Governor Ibra C. Blackwood and Mrs. Blackwood are Thanksgiving guests of Governor O Max Gardner and Mrs. Gardner in Raleigh. They will attend the North Carolina State University versus South Carolina football game, while Gardner declines attending the Virginia Thanksgiving game in Charlottesville due to state business.
In Atlanta, a father J K Croy aged 53 and son John Croy 19 were held on assault and battery charges in the death of the son's 17 year old bride who died in a city hospital from pellagra linked to malnutrition. They were ordered to stand before the grand jury after a justice of the peace hearing. Relatives filed complaints and investigators were ordered to probe reports of mistreatment and starvation.
Neville Chamberlain told newspaper publishers that Britain’s debt talks with the United States do not threaten the pound. He said the uncertainty of negotiations does not justify anxiety and noted sterling movements around $3.27 with a low near $3.25 for the year.
Averages indicate 65 suicides occur daily across the United States, underscoring ongoing mental health and prevention concerns nationwide. This figure reflects ongoing public health data and the need for supportive services and outreach.
An advertisement urges women to apply KOJENE antiseptic after shaving underarms to prevent irritation and infection. It touts KOJENE as stronger than carbolic acid, non-poisonous, and a deodorant, sold in a six ounce bottle for 60 cents at Mann Drug Stores and other drug stores.
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