Delayed answers test faith in prayer and perseverance
A reflective line notes that divine timing is not denial and that true prayer yields either what is asked or something better, urging trust in outcomes beyond immediate requests.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1936
Page
4
High Point Seeks Steady Industrial Growth And Wages
The High Point Chamber of Commerce argues for careful industrial expansion to match advantages like low power costs and tax trends. It stresses attracting compatible industries, maintaining fair wages, and broad community backing for orderly progress as the city enters its greatest expansion yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carp
Norally
Chambers of Commerce
Uncle Dan Roper Teases Cabinet Future
Secretary of Commerce Uncle Dan Roper asserts he has no plan to leave his post despite ongoing cabinet speculation since Roosevelt took the helm. He notes the president does not remove men easily, signaling his own continued service for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Roper
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Aide Roper Faces Pressure Over Maritime Strike
The passage says Mr. Roper may resign or be moved as differences arise or as the American Molasses Company acts and removes Tugwell. It notes Roper is not seen as the greatest man for the job yet faults his sincerity and willingness but criticizes his handling of the maritime strike. It warns he could be targeted if Roosevelt shifts right in a second term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
of Congress
American Molasses Company
Roper
Uncle Dan
Mr. Roosevelt
Madison Sq Garden
Roosevelt
Congress
Inevi Democrats
Philadelphia
U. S. Supreme Court
Buy Christmas Seals Buy Christmas Seals
The Christmas Seal sale renews the effort to stamp out tuberculosis. It frames the drive as a national educational and conservation program, noting tuberculosis has been cut two thirds in twenty years and urging purchases to finish the fight.
Christmas Shopping Season Opens With Santa Visit
The season starts with Santa's visit as stores display abundant merchandise. Shoppers are urged to buy early to avoid disappointment as twenty three shopping days remain until Christmas and last minute rushes loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Power project draws strong following at High Point meeting
At a High Point meeting questions about the proposed hydro electric project, aided by a 2 595 000 PWA grant, showed unusual public interest and apparent unanimity. City manager presented a broad analysis, noting engineering studies must advance before final answers. The city aims to protect its interests and avoid punitive actions toward Duke Power, pursuing a favorable deal if undertaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
PWA
France Commends Our Election Choice in Cricket to 80
A terse report notes France's praise amid a cricket score of 80 in a symbolic political gesture. The piece frames the act as a test of support for the franc and ties it to broader diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Michigan Girl Confesses Pin Swallowing Story
A Michigan youngster told her parents she had swallowed a pin, insisting it was true. The claim became her own issue as the family faced concern and questions about the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
New York Day by Day glimpses from a lively year
New York gossip notes feature voices of Jimmy Durante and Al Smith and a parade of personalities. The column mentions dancers Yolez Yo lande model for Elmer Sin clairs, Abel Green praising a West 52d cafe, and Lillian Lorraine as a famed stage star with lasting charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spain
Jimmy Durante
al Smith
Yolez
Yolande
Elmer
Sinclair Lewis
McClelland Barclay
Abel Green
America
Montmartre
Esquire
Irving Berlin
Fanny Hurst
Carter Glass
Private phones installed in dressing rooms for stars
After a four year suspension, private telephones return to dressing rooms as part of a producers economy program. At the Winter Garden Fanny Brice and Gypsy Rose Lee have access to phones in their dressing areas the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Garden
Fanny Brice
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy Lee Rose
Paging Father Time: Items From Enterprise Files
A retrospective feature revisits notable stories from ten and twenty years ago, recalling events, people, places, and moments that shaped the community. Archive items cover local milestones, notable figures, and civic happenings through past editions.
Judge Sees Carolina Virginia Game Scoreless Tilt
Judge D C Mc Rae of the Municipal Court returns from Charlottesville where he watched the 1926 Thanksgiving football game. He notes Carolina and Virginia played to a 3 to 0 Virginia victory and suggests luck favored the Tar Heels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. McRae
Municipal Court
Charlottesville
Lady Luck
Chapel Hill
Virginia
High Point Sunday School Union Formed
Representative Sunday school workers from 11 classes and 7 schools organized the High Point Sunday school union with Charles C. Earnhardt elected president and Fred N. Tate as secretary treasurer. An executive committee will be appointed soon and meeting plans set. Dr I Thurman Mann will speak at the Eighth District Medical Society meeting in Greensboro on December 5 on Gastro Intestinal Myosis with report of 4 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday School Association
High Point Sunday School Union
Charles C. Earnhardt
Fred N. Tate
I. T. Mann
High Point
I. Thurman Mann
Eighth District Medical Society
Greensboro
Doctor Mann
Thunderstorm Dazzles Town in Late November Blaze
Older residents recall no prior November storm as thunder rolled yesterday afternoon just before dark marking a rare late autumn weather event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Winter
Bobby Clark Leads Burlesque Act at Winter Garden
The piece portrays Bobby Clark as the chief clown at the Winter Garden burlesque venue with others like Jim Barton and Warfield. It notes Clark as the Lambs after dinner speaker and describes burlesque as a training ground for stock acts and many aging stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Clark
McCullough
Winter Garden
Clark
Jim Barton
Autograph walls give way to caricature displays in taverns and eateries
Ben Riley preserves a tradition with celebrity autographs in his tavern while upscaled venues like Sardi's expand decor with caricatures. The trend shifts from signed photos to drawn likenesses as venues seek livelier displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Riley
Barney Gallant
Sardi's
Storm Rips Through Rock Hill Causes Extensive Damage
Mrs. Baxter Younts visiting Rock Hill reported that a severe storm leveled large buildings and felled many trees. Residents stayed up all night fearing further damage amid widespread disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill
Baxter Younts
8. C
Redding Apartments Rebuilt Into City’s First Apartment Hotel
The Redding apartments on College street are renovated to become an apartment hotel. Owner T. F. Wrenn presides. The building was the city’s first erected as an apartment house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding Apartments
Redding
College Street
T. F. Wrenn
Yankee Pitcher Visited High Point College Dean
Garland Braxton a big league pitcher and World Series Yankee visitor spent Thanksgiving with Dr. P. E. Lindley dean at High Point college. Braxton, the only North Carolinian eligible on the Yankees last World Series team, was an Alamance county high school friend of Lindley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee
Local People Mention Weddings and Travels Across Towns
Mrs A E Tate travels to Red Springs for a friend's wedding. J L Allen left for Philadelphia on a business trip. Glenn Rawley, formerly of High Point, visited the city and heads to New Bern. W J Armfield and family visited relatives in Asheboro. Miss Clara Haworth stayed with Miss Connie Sheppard in Winston Salem for a nearby M P Center. Robert R Ragan returned from a business trip to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Tate
Red Springs
J. L. Allen
Philadelphia
Glenn Rawley
High Point
New Bern
W. J. Armfield
Asheboro
Clara Haworth
Connie Sheppard
Winston- Salem
Robert R. Ragan
New York
Scholarships Offered by the Electoral College
A young acquaintance seeking a political career asks about scholarships from the electoral college. The inquiry notes opportunities may exist for students pursuing public service, governance, or civic studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electoral College
Aviator Spans Atlantic in Dinner Coat
An aviator completes an Atlantic crossing while wearing a dinner coat, a feat not previously achieved by anyone other than a moth. The stunt captures public imagination with its whimsical contrast of formal attire and transatlantic flight.
Emperor Francis Joseph Dead After Reign
News briefs report the Austrian emperor Francis Joseph dead with his body lying in state in Vienna until Thursday for interment. The notes also state Thomas E Watson faces federal trial in Augusta on obscenity charges, President Wilson plays golf, and Japan will honor Verdun with a sword gift to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph
Austria
Vienna
Thomas E. Watson
Augusta
Wilson
Verdun
After Thanksgiving reflections and sports' mixed feelings
The column muses on post Thanksgiving routines and ailments, comments on a plea for Coach Bolick in Frankly Speaking, and notes Pan American tensions with leaders of Brazil and the U S. It reflects on the football season and the volatility of opinions tied to outcomes and bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolick
Hearst's Seattle Post to Resume Monday After Strike
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will resume publication Monday after a newsroom strike was amicably settled. The editor notes a shift following Roosevelt's landslide victory, and Hearst has reversed earlier attacks on the New Deal, signaling cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Randolph Hearst
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Tit Por Tattling Chapel Hill Weekly
In a Chapel Hill chronicle a neighbor, John M. Booker, resented furnace duties and relied on a hired man for main work. He longed for freedom from coal tending and bought a mechanical stoker as a birthday gift for his wife this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
John M. Booker
Booker
Culture Olympics to honor mental talents by University of Pennsylvania
Bruce Catton notes Samuel S. Fleisher promotes a Culture Olympics to test and reward latent talents in cultural pursuits at the University of Pennsylvania School of Education. The program aims to spread nationwide, with scholarships as possible awards and a focus on mental as well as physical excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fleisher
University of Pennsylvania School of Education
Browne's Chop House Closes After Sale of Notable Collection
Browne's Chop House on Broadway shut its doors after a celebrated collection was sold for about $20,000 on a lively Sunday night. The sale marks the end of an era for the popular dining and display space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appe Tade
Browne
Broadway
Roosevelt Platform Promises Labor and Civil Service Reform
A 1936 article reviews the Democratic platform under F D R, highlighting promises to protect consumer value and honest sales, extend civil service coverage, curb monopolies, expand housing assistance, crop support, and labor measures. It notes potential constitutional amendments and ongoing debates in Congress and the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Ico
What is an infant idea in a Federal court case
A terse report notes a federal court struggle over the definition of an infant in a case where the dispute involved a ten to two decision and recurring nightly concerns.
Lily Breath Reference Sparks Quick Solution
A fragmentary note suggests a lily breath reference may simplify addressing a problem. Readers are reminded to seek clearer context for full meaning.
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