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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1933
Page
4
Quote from Isaiah 38 18 praises the living who proclaim thy truth to children and future generations. It reflects on the fleeting nature of human praise as mere bubbles on a rushing stream.
The recovery unit is authorized to investigate complaints against cheap foreign imports. If a basis is found, the matter goes to the tariff commission and the President will act on findings to curb foreign competition. The action aims to raise prices to support higher salaries and the NRA recovery program. The administration pledges careful study before any move.
The Christian Science Monitor reports on embryonic editors at the National Scholastic Press Association convention in Chicago. High school journalists showcase editorial craft amid discussions of advertising support, boycotts, and national influence of youth journalism.
The article argues high schools teach reading and making newspapers to create critical readers who will better follow events. It notes few students may enter journalism but stresses the value of an informed electorate and a growing cohort of educated citizens influenced by new public school journalism programs.
Tex Guinan pivots from speakeasies to evangelistic showmanship. The former nightclub hostess embraces a spotlight role, aiming to attract crowds in religious venues while courting private gains from collecting pocketbook offerings.
Community reports show stores dropping the Blue Eagle and evading the NRA recovery pledge while preserving the facade of supporting the President's Reemployment Agreement. Some seek relief without formal applications, risking breach of contract with the United States. Citizens should ensure patron establishments honor employee benefits and pledge commitments. The drive requires broader consumer accountability to confront shirkers.
President Roosevelt uses Congress powers to exempt small town shops employing five or fewer. He removes cost plus 10 percent stop loss and creates a federal price study agency with local boards to handle price increase complaints. Officials say the changes aim to protect farmers while avoiding harm to small merchants amid rural unrest.
Bruce Catton critiques public mood by recounting Albert H. Wiggin former head of Chase National Bank. Wiggin retired on 100000 yearly yet earned 218000 in 1920 and 250000 in 1931 while urging wage reductions for workers. He had just been raised to a quarter million a year.
The piece argues for fairer income distribution amid Wall Street leadership, cites the Maryland lynching as a stark example of human depravity, and notes the textile industry’s recovery under the NRA with higher wages and shorter hours, concluding with a satirical pull for repeal of escapist entertainments.
A UC astronomer questions solar internal temperature at 180000000 degrees while others dispute it. An old New England superstition says juice must run from berry pie during baking. The western South American plateau is cited as the Irish potato origin. French women seek temporary marriages to gain Madame titles amid swift divorces. The average adult heart measures about 4 inches by 3.5 inches by 2.0 inches.
A historical rule from 1604 forbids hissing in Parliament with penalties for contempt. The saying warns speakers against making peremptory noises during debates. The note cites the long standing discipline tailored to preserve decorum in sessions.
Secretary Wallace and farm officials argue production control, not inflation alone, will restore agricultural prosperity. The plan uses consumer taxes to fund payments to growers for cutting output, raising farm prices toward industrial levels while reducing surpluses. Officials worry about practicable execution and the risk of a minimum price peg spreading to other commodities. Processing taxes remain central to funding the program and reducing production on millions of acres.
United States justice agents joined Indiana authorities to pursue eight desperadoes who escaped from prison on Sept. 26 and robbed two banks, netting $77,282. Leaders named include Harry Pierpont and John Dillinger, linked to multiple bank holdups and the killing of Sheriff Jess Larber.
Three districts of the Junior D U A M will convene in a joint session at the National Orphans Home in Lexington this Saturday. High Point will be well represented at the meeting with the afternoon session given over to business.
Funeral services were held for Robert H. Biesecker at 3 30 p m in Lexington Davidson county. The Davidson county pioneer and former superintendent of schools died at his home Sunday at 7 am. He was 73, born in Gettysburg Pa and moved here as a child. Surviving are his wife an adopted son Wade two brothers a sister and many relatives.
The first quarterly gathering of Piedmont District No 1 P O S of A met in Lexington at the Davidson county courthouse with Washington Camp No 28. Attendees from all camps except one heard talks from state and local leaders and heard J A Graham deliver the principal address. The district endorsed the National Recovery Act and music was supplied by the Lexington high school band and Asheboro P O S of A.
A dinner at six and an evening of social fellowship will precede a joint meeting where the degree team from Trophy council of this city will confer the degree. The local group is regarded as a top district team in the state and several state officers will attend. Trophy council plans a Thursday 7 30 gathering to finalize district meet arrangements and urges all members to attend.
New Orleans announces a 4 million dollar airport dedication set for next year to support the Pan American Air Races. city officials state the project will boost regional air traffic and attract international competition.
Puzzle-like dialogue lists clues for a mixed up crossword style word hunt. The page shows a long vertical and horizontal crossword with numbered hints across subjects including anatomy, geography, and history, inviting solvers to identify terms and fill a grid.
Chicago dispatch details Spike O Donnell urging hard crime crackdowns after meeting Senator Copeland. He touts honest police work and court cooperation, singles out Tom Courtney, and denounces kidnapping as the lowest form of racket. O Donnell briefly considered testifying before the Senate sub committee on racketeering and kidnapping.
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