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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1936
Page
4
Insulting Season Casts Long Shadows
The piece reports on Germany pressuring France over alleged insults to Adolf Hitler after a Strasbourg speech by M Thorez. France rejects official status of the remarks, insisting they are not an official act. The article views German propaganda aims and hints at broader Nazi posturing ahead of Hitler’s Bavarian talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
France
Adolf Hitler
Strasbourg
M. Thorez
Communist Party
Hitler
Reich
Community Chest Near Goal Despite Shortfall
The Community Chest, within a few hundred dollars of its target, pledges to finish the year strong. Leaders praise the dedicated workers and the community’s spirit, noting the $54 042 requested funds are the minimum needed to support the programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
High Point
Community devotion fuels city’s future welfare
Citizens of the city unite in volunteer work and financial support, turning out in thousands to fill the chest and demonstrate active, genuine interest in a better, sounder community and citizenry for the present and coming generations.
Father Coughlin Brags in Boston Remonstrance
The columnist recounts Father Coughlin’s Boston trip aimed at confronting the Boston Globe and veteran writer John Barry who allegedly faced a physical clash. The piece portrays Coughlin as grandstanding and evasive, calling his remarks uncultured and unbecoming of a gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Coughlin
Boston
Boston Globe
John Barry
Coughlin
Barry
Knox Visits North Carolina as Republican Campaign Gains Ground
Col Frank Knox brings the Republican ticket into Democratic stronghold Tar Heel audiences. He warns of European “poison” and argues party shifts, while North Carolina shows little sign of deserting Democracy. The visit signals GOP leaders will not let the state be ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Frank Knox
North Carolina
Democracy
Colonel Knox
Europe
America
Col. Knox
North
City Manager Knox Praises Progress On Grade Crossing Plan
E M Knox expresses enthusiasm after a Raleigh conference on the grade crossing elimination project. He notes money is available and emphasizes fairness to property owners and taxpayers as the city proceeds to layout details and resolve hard decisions. Enthusiasm remains high after a long effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Knox
Raleigh
Eddie
Lost Manuscripts Bring Tales Of Journeys And Birds
The piece notes manuscripts resurfacing in unlikely places from Boswell to Kino diaries, and mentions discoveries in California and Scotland. It also recalls Virginia Pope Bird Hospital in New York and a parrot joke, ending with a copyright credit to McNaught Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boswell
Malahide
Malahide Castle
Scotland
Hugh Walpole
Walter Scott
San Francisco
Father Kino
Pacific Coast
University of California
Jake Zeitlin
Los Angeles
Zeitlin
W. Rosenbach
West
Mexico
Spain
England
Bird 8S, Color
Commercial Club
C. & Y. R. Railroad
Denton
Mt. Gilead
Norfolk Southern
Landon assails Roosevelt on tariff policy in Ohio remarks
The article reports Governor Alf Landon telling farmers in Ohio that President Roosevelt’s Omaha statements mislead and that tariffs harm American farmers. Landon says past tariffs enriched manufacturers while farmers suffered and predicts solid South support, noting good prices for cotton and tobacco. A snowstorm in northern New York is mentioned with winter approaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Omaha
Landon criticizes unemployment relief as debauchery
The piece links Lafidon's vow to end relief with a new form of debauchery and contrasts it with the sober amusement of those who found work under the New Deal. A WPA booklet asks what happens on the dole and answers that self respect, skills, family harmony, and hope erode, urging Mr. Landon to reflect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafidon
Landon
In this trailer era an invitation to a blowout may mean
A terse line hints at a misread invitation tied to tire repair in a trailer era context. It suggests the social joke links a blowout with roadside work, implying practical roadside need over party glamour.
Benign Opera House Chasseur Notices Aged Escort
A veteran blue-bloused chasseur with a Ole Bill mustache once served Opera Comique and Peccard's mirrored cafe patrons. At 80 he bowed and murmered mercis for tips, seen recently on a Broadway mall bench with grandchildren as he sunned himself and recalled Paree Opera Comquie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera Comique
Peccard
Broadway
Opera Comquie
Birds draw to people with distinctive tenderness noted by Audubon members
The piece describes a belief that birds respond to certain people who show tenderness toward them. It cites Audubon society members noting feeders in parks attract birds like gulls near ships, and recounts anecdotes of Miss Pope, Clemenceau, and Leonard Merrick attracting unusual birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon Societies
Miss Pope
Clemenceau
Excise
Leonard Merrick
Seaman House Parrot's Tragic End Inspires Local Tale
In a waterfront rooming house I recall a poll parrot beloved by the landlady. The squawking lodgers paid $2.50 weekly but kept fond memories. The bird's fate carried a Poe like twist as it followed the landlady into tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euch
California woman not the landlady in rent dispute
A phrase notes that the woman from California cannot be the landlady who raised the rent, implying a misidentification in the housing dispute narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Republicans Target Devaluing Frank in America
In a sharp political jab, lawmakers push to devalue Frank amid partisan clashes as France also faces a devaluation of its franc, highlighting global currency anxieties and domestic rhetoric surrounding financial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
Frank
English Girls Roast America Train Hygiene
Asked what they disliked most about America, a group of English girls said your dirty trains but considers the long gowns as protection for charwomen, implying practical underground labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Jersey Couple Married On Merry-Go-Round
A New Jersey couple tied the knot on a merry-go-round drawing attention to a bachelor’s remark that marrying makes people dizzy. The whimsical ceremony featured the couple exchanging vows as horses circled, reflecting a lighthearted local celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Letter to the Editor on pocketbook theft at Republican gathering
The Enterprise letter blames a possible new method of funding the Democratic campaign for pockets being picked at a Republican powwow Monday night. It suggests Republicans should leave money pouches at home and warns readers not to howl after being touched, framing it as friendly advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repubican
Farmers Picnic Appreciation Letter From Hallie White Bird
Mrs Hallie White Bird thanks the civic clubs for entertaining farmers at a recent picnic. She notes the Boy Scouts did well and laments not meeting more city ladies, signing with sincere appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Hallie White Bird
New Industry Opens In High Point as Underwear Mills Starts
The Standard Underwear Mills, 516 Hamilton Street, will begin operations Wednesday with 60 to 75 workers and a daily output of 150 suits. Officers include G. H. Kearns president, F. W. Harriss vice president, H. C. Kearns Jr. secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Underwear Mills, Incorporated
High Point
Hamilton Street
G. H. Kearns
W. Harriss
H. C. Kearns, Jr
Prominent Durham Lawyer Major Guthrie Dies Today
Major William A. Guthrie a renowned Dur ham lawyer died today. In separate notes, U S cotton consumption in September reached 527 227 running bales while fighting intensified in the Somme region of France. Harvard's President Eliot urged voters to re elect Woodrow Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Guthrie
Durham
United States
Somme
France
Eliot
Harvard University
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt Presses Democrats to Counter Smith Attacks
Roosevelt personally urged at least two prominent Democrats to speeches in his behalf to offset Smith attacks. Cox and Glass are named targets, with Cox reportedly persuaded to appear at Hyde Park while Glass’s involvement remains uncertain due to fears among his friends and past stances on the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Smith
James M. Cox
Carter Glass
Cox
Senator Glass
White House
Lehman
Glass
Mr. Cox
Rural Utopia and the Path to a Modern Farm
The article envisions tractors with radios and insurance programs improving farmers' lives. It predicts chemists expanding farm markets and rapid rural electrification bringing electric hired help for milking and egg production. The piece questions whether rural allure may pull residents toward cities.
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Utopia
America
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