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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1934
Page
4
A compact moral reflection citing 1 Peter 2 20 and a line from Thomas a Kempis. It contrasts accepting blame with enduring suffering for doing good, urging patience as acceptable to God and cautioning against seeking ease.
The piece urges President Roosevelt to push a truce in industrial warfare to test the New Deal’s program for lasting peace. It argues that calming extreme forces could boost economic recovery, reduce costs of conflict, and ensure a fair test of democratic law and public welfare.
The National Committee for Religion and Welfare Recovery urges a back to church movement noting arms spending rose from 680 million to 788 million between 1927 and 1933 while church contributions fell from 833 million to 551 million. The appeal targets Protestants Catholics and Jews to attend services.
A historian notes that a religious revival on October 6 and 7 aims to shift public mindset against conflict. The writer argues the core issue is persuading politicians and leaders to commit to a no-war stance.
The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants eight to five, turning the tables after Bill Terry’s provocative question. The win helps position Brooklyn for the World Series by boosting the Cardinals ahead of Detroit. The piece notes Terry deserved the result for razzing and sportsmanship concerns.
The North Carolina State Symphony Orchestra will perform in the High Point Junior High School auditorium. The piece is expected to attract a musically minded audience and raise the city’s cultural reputation.
In a lengthy reflection the Wall Street Journal argues that sweeping divisions between greed and altruism among Americans are overstated and that broad characterizations of bankers, big business, and New Deal critics miss the nuanced middle. It contends coercion, taxation, and patriotism are not simply binary.
The piece notes public attention to crime and quotes Will Rogers on punishment and publicity, acknowledging that action is underway to address crime. It frames crime as a common topic and compares public discourse with actual efforts to respond.
A columnist urges citizens to act against crooked lawyers and politicians by taking law into their own hands through participation. He cites Cleveland and New York examples and argues that law and order require eternal vigilance and active citizen manpower to crush gangsters and crime.
The piece muses on time management and the value of daily choices. It contrasts wasted hours with purposeful activity, noting the need to balance work, family, health, and contemplation while avoiding dull preoccupations that hinder happiness and achievement.
Attorney General Cummings seeks a December conference to boost cooperation among local state and federal authorities for crime prevention and detection. He argues unified action breaks rivalries, citing Lindbergh and Dillinger cases as examples and urging citizen support against subversive influences.
Race managers complain about three times as many free passes as paid admissions and question why roughly a dozen extra spectators are allowed to view the events.
A bustling diary recounts encounters in New York and Bronxville with figures such as C Henry Gordon Ford Frick and Amos n Andy. The writer mentions art by Ray Long Jr and a night of socializing with dancers, a tavern visit, meals, a cinema, and a late talk with Grover Whalen and others.
The piece notes how costly bets on long shots attract celebrities like Al Jolson and George White. Jolson occasionally bets for excitement and often ends up ahead, while White usually ends season with a farewell gesture only to return again.
The big mob-up at the races by Arnold Rothstein in 1920 remains a staple tale in Beefsteak Charlie’s and rugged turf circles. Sailing B., named for Sailing Baruch, opened 30 to 1 and trimmed to 4 to 1, with Rothstein poised to win over a million as profits hit 850000, much of which he reportedly lost days later in a dice game with Nick the Greek.
A personal nomination highlights Fiorella La Guardia as the most worried looking mayor New York has seen in a generation. The note underscores a tense political climate and questions about leadership in tough times.
The article recalls Jim Coffroth leaving sports for wealth, with a comfortable fortune and operations around Tijuana. He remains a well known figure in New York, a genial sentimentalist who mailed his mother nightly. A Mexico City Regia night shows his habit to relay telegrams at dawn, yet he forgot to write his mother.
The long vanished Park Row figure C L Edson reappears as a former press agent for Oklahoma politician Alfalfa Bill. He authored an autobiography The Great American Ass and drifted across the country writing and wandering, once living in an Arkansas lean-to with a sick cow.
The column notes various show business items. Charles Davis the band leader collects sea shells. Willard Mack wrote a play for Al Woods. Betty Compson Walker quit smoking. Rufus Le Maire presents Sophie Tucker with George Arliss. Queenie Smith joins W C Fields film. The Paris Ritz bar had two customers who each drank from Frank. An apple contains about 82.5 percent water.
W L Gordon presents a daily English lesson focusing on usage and pronunciation. The piece defines imperativeness as the quality of being commanding and authoritative and offers guidance on misused words mispronunciations and misspellings. It invites readers to send 30 cents to receive three books.
Questions and answers cover U S publications with over one million in circulation. Fatalities from football trends show a decrease. A child can have brown eyes from blue eyed parents in some cases. Paganini is identified as a famous Italian violinist. Rhode Island had two capitals, Providence and Newport, until 1900.
Readers ask how to renew a car top with linseed oil and soap wash. A seal fix for leaks uses whiting and yellow soap paste. A baking powder substitute combines cream of tartar and baking soda as a quick ratio.
The average adult heart measures about six inches long, three and a half inches wide, and two and a half inches thick, indicating typical heart dimensions in human anatomy.
After any undue exposure and at the first sign of a cold, use STANBACK to ease discomfort and hasten relief. The product claims fever reduction, throat relief, and rapid action when dissolved in water. Available in trial size for 10 cents and economy size for 25 cents.
Inquiries on how to address daughters and sisters, with examples. The elder is Miss Adams while a younger sister is Miss Margaret Adams. A servant should say at the door that Mrs Wilson is not able to see guests today. Announcements of a marriage engagement may be sent to local newspapers.
The thirty-fifth Wins ton-Salem Forsyth County Fair begins Tuesday at 9 o'clock and runs five days at the Forsyth County Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem. A key attraction is Schooley's Revue starring Alvira Morton, former Chicago Civic Opera artist, with praise for her singing and the four act spectacle including Gay Paris and Sunny Spain with a Spanish chorus.
Holland presents The Modernistic Girl act at the Ga fair with a Dutch treat showcase. The program features an auto race on Saturday and a daily horse race among several acts, aiming to surpass prior fair histories with expanded exhibits.
The fifth annual Garner descendants reunion includes Garners Sniders Laniers Beavers Bost Blacks and Tyetlers. It will be held October 7 at 11 a.m. on H. M. Garner’s property along North Carolina highway 109 two miles north and two miles south of Cid. Entering will be marked. O Kirkman Jr and Henry Grady Owens lead the program with a musical portion. Attendees are asked to bring lunch for a family picnic after the event.
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