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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1936
Page
4
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The note presents a Bible quote from James 4 10 urging humility before God. It compares casting down the spirit to throwing a ball that rebounds higher toward heaven, attributed to J Mason.
A large Wednesday gathering at the city lake brings civic leaders from High Point together with progressive farmers for the annual barbecue. Tickets indicate strong turnout from both groups as they emphasize soil potential, shared concerns, and the value of technical progress and fellowship.
The article notes Mussolini's decree to devalue the lira to about 5.05 per tourist lira and imposes a five percent real estate levy. It argues the move aims to boost international commerce while signaling Italy's precarious finances, awaiting internal impact and timing.
The piece warns that Mussolini is moving toward a financial impasse as fictitious value appears for two billion lire in gold and foreign currency held by the Bank of Italy. It notes this won’t sustain Italy’s costly armament and public works programs and that taxes are burdening low-income people who favor internationalism over nationalism.
The Blum government faces a tense Paris scene with 12,000 policemen arresting 1,500 demonstrators and a court challenge against the Social Party led by Col. De La Rocque. Right and left clash over militarized policing and the ban on public meetings while France absorbs a mixed Socialist Communist governance.
Westminster Abbey will close January 4 to allow May coronation preparations. Exterior work is underway and pageantry planning is progressing, following a precedent of six months total closure for King George VI, four before and two after.
A Detroit man injured in an auto accident insists on voting in person despite a bed confinement. His relatives arrive for an absentee ballot but miss the window. later the patient himself comes to polling place with arm in a cast and bandaged head. He is noted as foreign born.
In a surprising turn the Madrid bulls reportedly remain calm despite expectations they would charge at red flags. Observers note no chaotic behavior and suggest other factors may influence their temperament.
In New York dated Oct 6 1935 Rube Goldberg returns to prominence after a downturn. Sponsor Frank Markey backs a new project Lala Paloosa with Goldberg leading drawings and daily work. Also noted are Ira Katzenberg and his wife as constant theater attendees and patrons with sharp comic color.
Observers note Bankhead's opening night draws a showy crowd more interested in being seen than the play. Guests shout greetings and receive calls to secure seats as the lobby buzz continues into the first act.
The piece features Harry Lauder joking with a Scottish golfer about a lost ball. Lauder asks his caddie how good he is at finding balls and intents to start play once the ball is located.
A west side cafe rigged up lights and movie props to seem near a celebrity rush. The setup drew a crowd labeled lens lice as patrons filled empty tables seeking a spin of space during a dull period.
The writer praises Bill Corum Joe Williams and Quentin Reynolds for lively coverage blending fact and flair. He notes his own disinterest in sports yet enjoys their sprightly style and honest fusion appealing to outsiders like a secretary and an 80 year old aunt.
The narrator recalls jaywalking near Radio City and a tense police rebuke. He feels overwhelmed as the officer approaches shouting and demands attention, then struggles to respond with courage.
The piece traces how postwar debt disputes linger as European nations, led by Finland, largely stop repaying the United States. The Johnson Act blocked new loans to defaulting governments, but shifting global moods and a rising willingness to spend revive interest in international credit as a new war era looms.
Governor Craig and Mayor Pickett issue proclamations setting October 9 as Fire Prevention Day. The aim is to impress on the public that preventing fires is better than fighting them.
Dr. and Mrs. J T Mann formerly Miss Bessie Pitts will arrive tomorrow morning on 37 from an extended trip.
The Aeroplane news notes Orville Wright has submitted his aviation patents to the British government. In Verdun the German crown prince resumes activity with heavy shelling north of the fortress and coordinated artillery. The World Series opener in Boston features Brooklyn against the Boston Braves amid record crowds.
Edigraphics notes Mighty Casey Stengel has been relieved of Brooklyn Dodgers manager duties. He quips he won’t toss bricks or praise himself. The piece reflects on resilience and a farmer city interdependence theme tied to tobacco market timing and regional hospitality toward farmers.
The piece notes many workers ignore ballot cards yet hold firm sentiments. It argues independent labor voters will shape the real test four weeks hence in the national mood and electoral influence.
The piece notes that France and Italy faced funding limits in the U S and Britain may also seek funds for arms campaigns, with the Johnson act standing in the way. It discusses a possible devaluation of England’s gold reserve to offer a lump sum settlement and speculates on how debt terms could shift U S foreign entanglements and financial exposure.
In a curious craft example, German artisans repurpose wood cores as edible centers for doughnuts, illustrating a creative mix of material and pastry making. The technique highlights local ingenuity and quirky food experiments reported in regional outlets.
A Cleveland source notes orchestra leader Ted Lewis performed during the Legion convention with the line Is every buddy happy asserting the crowd would have loved his show. His appearance was regarded as a potential crowd-pleaser.
A local report notes eighteen football games identified in the scene. Spectators observe several contests simultaneously, aided by a flash-toting college attendant guiding viewers through the displays.
The piece notes a strategic shift as Negro votes desert the Republican ticket, eroding support in key states like New York and Pennsylvania. It quotes a Republican manager who laments losing nearly all the traditional Black vote, predicting as few as three in ten in big states unless something changes.
BEYOND QUESTION this wearing away of the Negro voters from the Republicans is the most significant and ironic development of the cam paign. Chiefly, it is due to the fact that so large a proportion of the Ne gro vote-some place it at sixty per cent-is on relief or relief work. This has been supplemented by an un precedented drive by the Democratic National Committee in which colored newspapers and colored leaders have been used in an extraordinary way.
Opinion from a political observer notes intensive Democratic outreach to Black voters linking relief to continued support for Roosevelt. Republican leaders acknowledge loss of a significant Black vote in recent months, particularly in the North, while fearing impact in the South.
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