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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1936
Page
4
The Piedmont Center of Industry in High Point North Carolina reports no alarm after a seance claim. Officials say the event, dated Saturday Oct 7, prompted belief among some but skepticism from others as myths and superstition are debated.
A note cites 2 Timothy 4 3 about people seeking teachers with itching ears and adds a Boston line calling any new doctrine not from God a betrayal even if spoken by an angel from heaven
The 1935 Wholesale Census shows North Carolina net wholesale sales of 547.3 million, up 39 percent from 1933. Employment remains above 1929 levels, payroll up 15 percent after 1933 gains. The report notes price level variations affect real trade measures and calls for studying the data for business insights.
Harry Houdini's widow prepares a seance tonight to contact him exactly ten years after his death. She says the timing is coincidence and will be aided by groups of spiritualists and scientists in the United States, London, Melbourne, and Victoria. If no contact occurs she may doubt personal survival after death.
The piece ponders presidential election noise in democratic and Republican strongholds like Pennsylvania Texas and Alabama. It notes rising business activity despite political chatter, mocks the season as a two month madness, and suggests a rotating leaders myth while railing at periodic political spectacle.
Reporters long exposed Toronto's so called baby race amid satire and tragedy as infants fall ill. Charley Millar offered a $500000 prize for prolific motherhood while Grace Bagnato, 23 times a mother and now pregnant, becomes part of the contested contest. Critics call the stunt cruel and harmful to children.
In a column from New York Day By Day, C. C. Mens riffs on Gilbert and Sullivan, a famed studio dispute, and quirks of contemporary society. The piece weaves reflections on temperament, aging, and cultural shifts with anecdotes about Van Loon, Poultney Bigelow, and a Riverside Drive tenant noting rent declines over eight years.
A reflective note compares bull fiddlers in orchestra pits to busier clarinets and flutes. The bull fiddler remains calm and observant while others work through numerous notes, seeming to gaze outward at the audience.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts Whittier's bleak New England Snowbound with the speaker's current bookshelf. The narrator bemoans trashy sexed titles and a wave of Hemingway, O'Har aish, and Sheean influences, recalling a dimder past.
Excerpts from W H Dugdale 1916 define a newspaper as a town first step, the pulse of the world, a household necessity, and a silent messenger of peace. It notes the editor earns nothing for his work yet delivers current events, elections, marriages, and deaths to every home. The paper defends justice, informs, and guides readers daily.
A reflective piece extols the newspaper as a major driver of progress and learning. It argues that today’s papers educate children about global locations and conditions more effectively than any other channel. The article likens the newspaper to a circulating university.
The Queen Mary and the Normandie drew crowds in New York as they arrived at berth. The vivid contrast in styles, the Normandie’s swift record chase and the Queen Mary’s leisurely approach, reflects a comparison of two nations’ temperaments.
A writer notes a decline in the expression of the classic Adam’s Apple phenomenon, describing how the term and its common usage have faded from contemporary American speech and slang since earlier eras.
Bruce Catton reports on Arthur B. Adams of Oklahoma urging open salaries for college football players. Adams argues colleges profit from football and should compensate athletes transparently for their services. He says professionalism and democracy have transformed college football, justifying paid wages.
A misinformed British reader sent two Confederate bills to a Richmond bank manager in 1932 hoping they would be cashed. The quip notes the odd mix up of historical figures and suggests a different view of the era’s political awareness.
A report notes a Mexican head described as swollen to double its normal size, with no gender identified for the infant. Details remain unclear on the child’s sex or broader context.
A nostalgic autumn poem recalls scents of apples and grapes, colored leaves, and misty woods. The speaker feels both happy and sad as fall cools, birds sing, cattle rest, and memories of distant years mingle with hopeful thoughts of the future.
Silas Moody and the colonel discuss deflation and inflation while mocking Al Smith's campaign. The talk covers Smith's Philadelphia walk, Hearst films, and Landon support, with jokes about his appearance and public persona. The piece mixes political critique and satirical theater references with a casual readerly tone.
A curious claim from a 19th or early 20th century tabloid notes a Quebec magician’s act in which a woman supposedly “sawed in two” aids women who boast about their appendectomies by sparking conversation with the performer.
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