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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1937
Page
4
A compact moral reflection cites Job 55:17 on divine correction and wisdom. It urges patient submission to God’s governance while performing one’s duty, attributing outcomes to the Almighty. The text closes with a brief personal sign-off.
The piece praises William B. Umstead of Durham for his quiet courteous service to others during Secretary Wallace’s soil conservation tour. It lauds him as a politician and a gentleman who makes visitors feel at home, distinguishing personal character from political ambition.
The article notes Japan refuses to attend the Nine-Power Conference in Brussels and suggests it will take strong pressure from the eight other powers to loosen its grip on China. It likens the situation to a snapping turtle gripping a finger until thunder follows.
The Fort Lauderdale Daily News fought against three councilmen in Fort Lauderdale Florida, asserting they opposed reforms. Despite the aggressive campaign the newspaper ran, the outcome did not prove the claim as the race turned out differently.
A Fort Lauderdale election ends with an all new council including the first woman to serve. The defeat of a civil service proposal for police and fire departments is noted, while debates about poll taxes and drug safety highlight concerns over enforcement and public welfare.
Reports claim Dr. Hjalmar Schacht resigned as Germany's economies minister, a claim denied by officials. The dispute stems from clashes with Goering's four year plan, raising questions about Nazi government stability and the loss of a key financial leader.
The piece notes nearly 60 deaths from sul familamide labeled as a cure all. It blames discoverers and producers for insufficient testing while acknowledging doctors and pharmacists acted on information from regulators and sellers. The federal stance against false patent medicines is cited as overdue accountability.
Bruce Catton argues Americans honor leaders while overlooking second stringers who enable success. He cites Yale scrubs and similar roles across industries from railroads to shipping, noting their hard work, sacrifice, and lack of recognition that sustains famed leaders and achievements.
Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa says Japan will maintain its current policy and will continue operations unless China freely offers collaboration. He asserts the government has a clear conscience and will not be deflected.
The verse portrays a year round celebration at the old home where girl and boy share fun by a winter fire and a rainbow of faces. It describes summer nights of delight and broad open world freedom, with spring and autumn balanced for cheerful living. It evokes scouts at play and memories made in all seasons.
In Washington, anticipation over the Duke and Duchess of Windsor clashes with federal caution. Officials worry about security and public demonstrations while labor leaders view the tour skeptically citing Bedaux ties and fascist concerns, as immigration and publicity plans unfold.
Nazis in Dangix order punishment for men who instigated a program against Dansig Jews. It is believed they will not ban the anti Jewish writings of a German publicist named Hitler.
The Detroit Tigers plan to enlarge their ball park to hold 60 000 spectators, signaling confidence that Schoolboy Rowe will be healthy again and back on the mound.
The effort to unite the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations moves forward as delegates from both sides share a room for hours without incident.
The text notes that the probability of quintuplets being born is about one in 41 600 000 births. It presents a rare standout statistic without additional context or names.
A stream of social vignettes from New York on October 29 sketches Harpo Marx Molly Picon and other cultural figures. It notes fashion, nightlife at a Midtown writers club, punchy party scenes, and cameos by Dreiser Luce and Coward with vivid portraits and street chatter.
The modern journalistic version of Doe Perry's is a drug store in the Old World Building behind the prescription case offering sundry potions for the tides. Frank O'Malley publicized the place in roaming gas lamp days. Two patrons were Herb Swope's ink stained twins Joseph Jefferson ONeill and Donald Henderson Clarke, often found there.
The piece notes a distant poet, Miss Billy B. Booper of Neodesha Kansas, who sends poetry to the New York market, a long reach from the author’s birthplace Plattsburg.
High Point chamber of commerce directs President J T Ryan to invite a major department store to inspect a proposed site here. Home Mortgage Company figures include four High Point men H A Millis M C Crowson Capt A M Rankin and Judge L B Teague Stacey W Wade becomes VP after resigning as state insurance commissioner. J B Duke heirs noted with Mrs J M Statley of High Point among beneficiaries of a 2 million dollar trust. Purple Panthers crush Lenoir Rhyne 138 to 0. Local visits and weekend stays surround Martinsville visitor Dorothy Stevens Mary Muse South Main street Parker Waynick UNC and students Nellie Fleming Ida Walters Aza Taylor Banks Cridlebaugh.
Mo attains recognition for writing sonnets about neighbors Main Street and prairie life. She has appeared in Good Housekeeping Saturday Evening Post New York Times and many poetry magazines. Proving it can be done.
A humorous remark by singer Nino Martini about a columnist's prediction of his engagements with Elissa Landi. The quote notes uncertainty of the future and skepticism toward predictions in entertainment journalism.
Twenty years ago Wade Marsh joined friends Lyman Redding Alexander Rankin Lewis Teague Willie Walker and Barker Warner for an afternoon in Greensboro Mrs E P Parker traveled to New York to visit her brother Rev H H Robbins wrapped up a revival at Main Street church with a sermon on The Unpardonable Sin last night
A hooded gang attacked Herbert Bigelow head of the People's church near Florence Kentucky last night. Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore urged loyal obedience to authorities in a sermon yesterday.
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