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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1936
Page
4
An inspirational fragment presents biblical and literary maxims on confidence. It juxtaposes Hebrews 10 35 with Dryden asserting belief as power. The text encourages steadfast faith and self belief as the path to success.
The city celebrates the removal of the Main Street grade crossing at the North Carolina Railroad after a 70 year problem. A $201,272 PWA grant funds the project, expected to finish swiftly, uniting the city split by tracks and ending costly, dangerous crossings.
A sensational claim alleges a nation seeks to arm for war by deploying citrus fruit infected to cause amoebic dysentery among civilians. Scientists are said to have perfected the method, reflecting a grim view of modern cruelty.
The article notes about 1,800 consumer cooperative groups operating in America and targeting tax exemption as a key issue. It highlights a special committee focusing on how tax treatment affects the merchandising scheme and the cooperative movement's growth.
The passage argues that cooperative movements must prove real cost reductions rather than merely evading taxes. It cites Japan and Britain to show benefits and scale, while warning that in America abuses persist and tax dodgers threaten both legitimate merchants and the movement itself.
Jesse Isidor Straus, a leading American merchant and humanitarian, died leaving a legacy of confidence. He bought full page ads in New York papers during the 1933 banking holiday to urge calm and normal action, pledging trust in government and banks and avoiding panic. His public message urged restraint and steadiness in hard times.
A buried human foot discovered in Kentucky ties to a dispute where a rejected suitor would have returned the foot to the girl’s father if he were a sportsman.
A farmer buys a farm in dust storm country for $10. After the first storm, neighbors owe him about $5. The casual wager reflects harsh weather costs and local borrowing norms in a harsh climate.
A reflective verse extols giving as a way to bless the soul and avoid avarice. It links generosity to spiritual savings and eternal passage, contrasting material hoarding with what one has given away. The piece cites a poet urging to carve a name by enduring deeds rather than by wealth.
New York theater critic notes the season will test the legitimacy of the stage with fewer risky shows. He praises careful, high quality productions from Brock Pemberton Arthur Hopkins and Sam Harris while lampooning flimsy opuses. The piece reflects a discerning era outlook.
A reflective line notes no one need be lonely in New York by choice. It suggests companionship through the aquarium and the roo as comforting standbys.
Lois Long, an observing stylist, notes a couturiere on Heigh Ho Avenue who proudly wears a gown she calls a Rot ten Banana. She explains that like Italian fruit sellers who must eat unsold rotten fruit, she must wear her own “stickers.”
A Dickensy lady operates behind a shop on 9th Avenue in the twenties under a high-spun El selling Lemon Butter at 10 cents a jar among unusual preserves like quince gooseberry and yellow tomato. Each jar differs in style and the taste is praised as appetizing and rapid.
The piece describes Charles Francis Coe nicknamed Socker as a skilled fight fiction writer with Navy days of championship calibre. It notes Albert Payson Terhune praised by James J. Corbett as a top boxer he faced, and mentions Coe’s shift to literature and his success in magazines books and films. Gene Tunney is cited as a close friend.
In a hushed discussion one figure, known for open collars and pipe smoke, argued about whimsy and folksy flair. Someone cited Carl Van Doren’s line that he mellowed before he ripened, recalling a moment of literary wit.
A reminiscence recalls a ship in a 75 mile gale, the Aquatania pitching and rolling until nearly upended. The narrator describes bracing through the chaos as a cabin steward quips a light remark, noting the ship’s tippy state.
A fragment notes a remark by Ursula Parrott directed to Roscoe Peacock in a jaunty tone. The line suggests a playful literary exchange between the two figures. No further context is provided in readable text.
Bruce Catton argues fear of discussing cancer leads to delayed treatment and higher costs. Doctors from Philadelphia tell X-ray experts frank diagnosis helps patients seek timely care. The piece criticizes taboos surrounding serious illness and urges open conversation to improve outcomes.
The poem contemplates mortality and generosity with a grim closing line about what one holds in death being what one has given away. The piece serves as a reminder to support the Community Chest when representatives visit.
A note to volunteers urges respectful, persuasive fundraising without pressuring patrons. It emphasizes that generous residents balance budgets carefully, often from limited means, and that success hinges on trimming luxury spending slightly to boost contributions.
The article urges patience with temporary railroad track lowering by Southern Railway. It notes public inconvenience and anticipates critics, but argues self sacrifice and civic well being justify the season of disruption as part of progress.
A historical critique urges frank public education on syphilis, noting up to 10 million American cases and 400000 new infections yearly. It argues disease control requires embracing the issue, while society avoids discussion, worsening insanity, deterioration, and costly public facilities. The piece frames enlightenment as the physician’s ally and ignorance as the hindrance.
Sir Richard Paget, English scientist, predicts a future universal sign language enabling one gesture based conversation across races. He suggests a rich vocabulary based on finger and arm movements with examples like love and wisdom. He cites two handy signs for Americans and Europeans but questions cross Atlantic peace.
The piece argues anti New Deal Democrats across regions may drift from regular Democrats to oppose Roosevelt. It notes those dissenters exist nationwide, including voters who backed Roosevelt in 1932 but won’t vote for him now, and credits the Roosevelt Farley leadership with mobilizing a powerful coalition.
Many Democrats are active and articulate yet oppose or withhold full support for Roosevelt. Anti New Deal associations form in several states while some leaders publicly back Roosevelt though privately distrusting his policies and alliances. Party politics push officials to appear regular while doubting the New Deal.
The piece notes a flood of independent and Democratic papers shifting from Roosevelt to Landon in 1932. It cites examples like the Baltimore Sun and St. Louis Post-Dispatch, plus Hearst papers, and highlights rural and veteran Democrats turning away from the New Deal. Alfred E. Smith is named among dissenters.
At Chautauqua New York a performer slipped on stage as a singing man lingered. The moment offered the polite crowd a chance to grimace.
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