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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1937
Page
4
A historical excerpt compares faith to the soul and works to the body, stating faith without deeds is dead and linking spiritual life to Christian practice. The passage, attributed to Colton, emphasizes the necessary harmony of belief and action.
The book Flying Over Ethiopian Mountain Ranges recounts Vittorio Mussolini’s six months as a second lieutenant pilot in the Italo-Ethiopian War calling it magnificent sport. The writer criticizes the view calling it a distorted aesthetic and questions moral judgment.
Eight million American school children in the Junior Red Cross work for better health living conditions and world understanding. Your membership supports this effort through the Roll Call from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day.
An editorial argues for workable tax legislation tied to budget balance, warns against raising subsidies that would drain the treasury, and discusses crop control plans, subsidies to farmers, and tariff impacts on consumers and producers. It notes the growing national debt and calls for balanced measures including spending cuts or revenue increases.
The speaker contends for a government system where taxes fall while appropriations rise, achievable in a sound financial plan. Until then Congress should act slowly and carefully, balancing business stimulation with the goal of a balanced budget in taxation policy.
The Elixir Sulfanilamide tragedy shows drugs were sold without human-life safety tests. Authorities note existing law failed to require premarket testing and urge strengthening of the Federal Food and Drug Act to protect the public. 93 people died, highlighting the need for animal testing and strict oversight.
The author praises a New Mexico switchman who foiled an attempted tenderfoot train robbery and argues for life pension. The piece contrasts lay courage with G men and weighs public safety versus bus driver strikes raising fare costs. It notes bus drivers seek what they want and hints at rising fares.
The passage highlights Dale Carnegie and business giants like Marshall Field and H. Gordon Selfridge, stressing persistence over talent or education. It recounts Field promoting a wrapper who became a partner and later a famed retailer, and notes Coolidge and W C Fields praising perseverance as life’s true luxury.
Bruce Catton discusses the French fascist probe revealing hidden arsenals in France. He notes large weapon seizures including anti-aircraft guns anti-tank guns and field pieces many of German or Italian origin and links to a wealthy organized conspiracy reaching beyond France.
New York Day By Day notes how weekends evolved from Saturday finish to Friday closures and even England's Friday lunch to Monday lunch. The column adds mentions Adela Rogers St. Johns and Dorothy Parker, highlighting gossip and Parker's shy, newspaper-phobic nature.
Local note on vacancy on the city council after Councilman Blake was fatally injured over two months ago. Mayor Davis says a man will be elected next week despite a deadlocked council. Other items report salon life sparse with rural detail and upcoming community meetings, a high point garden club talk, and social notices including marriages and visitors.
The passage notes that many acclaimed works emerged from secluded settings such as Arkansas swamps and Ozark hills, with authors like Opie Read Harold Bell Wright Whittier Edith Wharton drawing inspiration from bleak, out of the way locations.
A household dog named Billy consistently waited by the front hall for an owner who shops twice weekly, departing and returning at 1 p.m. His behavior shows a timing pattern, waking or arousing himself within minutes of the expected return.
An American tire company produced 18 million miles of tire cord in 1936. The length could wrap around the Earth’s equator about 780 times, illustrating vast manufacturing scale and material output.
Historical record notes that 3765 persons were lynched in the United States since 1889, with 749 victims identified as Negro. The figure underscores racialized mob violence in American history.
Twenty years ago Dave Stanton arrives from Roanoke College for a few days. Mrs. C. C. Robbins travels to Graham for the Long Thompson wedding. Judge J. Allen Austin attends court in Wentworth. Pauline Simmons of Salem College arrives for Thanksgiving. Allies weigh breaking with Russia amid civil upheaval. Three jurors chosen in the Means case at Concord.
The author contrasts showy cafe culture with seasoned gourmets who seek discreet dining. He celebrates dark timbered rooms, sherry and beef havens, old prints, and walls lined with steins. The scene favors quiet meals over loud society dining and enduring, sturdy eateries.
A northern Ozarks resident, Will Rice, crafts readable newspaper columns from a quiet, remote area where little happens. His work stands out for local country papers across the region.
Washington observers weigh a rumored two and a half billion dollar naval buildup for next year while planning slow private housing stimulus. Roosevelt favors a strong navy but fears public support lapsing without clear wartime danger. Britain’s stance and Japan’s actions shape the balance as fears of fascist expansion grow.
An 18 000 plus components set for a plano is described as lacking iron rubber felt leather wire ivory paints varnish lead and glue. The note lists the material restrictions and hints at a construction standard for a complex object.
A house guest recalls being in a bath when an innocent person began to open the door and scream. The narrator seeks guidance on proper conduct and reactions in this shocking moment within a strange home.
The redhead duck often lays its eggs in the nests of old ducks. Its incubation period is short, giving its youngsters a head start over the rightful nestlings.
The article notes that fast Indian natives possess keen smelling ability enabling them to distinguish footprints or odors of Europeans from those of their own people.
The record shows sixteen times more men perished from disease in the Spanish American War than from enemy gunfire, highlighting disease as the dominant killer in the conflict.
Astronomers estimate at least two million solar systems resemble ours. In Schenectady New York residents outnumber Nevada's total population, despite Nevada spanning 109,821 square miles.
A compact note claims that radium halves in value over 180 centuries. The quirky assertion mixes science with eccentric phrasing, presenting an odd longevity claim without supporting context or sources.
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