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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1936
Page
5
A 1936 Sat Oct 31 Thought cautions against listening to false doctrine and teachers not from God. Quoted lines warn that those who preach human glosses betray God even if speaking as angels from heaven, citing II Timothy 4 3 and a Boston attribution.
A State summary of 1935 wholesale census shows North Carolina net sales totaling 547 million dollars, up from 39.87 million in 1933 and 695.12 million in 1929, with price level variations not fully accounted. Establishments up four percent, payrolls up but total payroll still off about 15 percent despite more employees.
In Women's Wear Daily M. D. Crawford laments the four year political cycle. He notes Democrats in Pennsylvania and Republicans in Texas and Alabama with business thriving in both, while pundits preach saviors and fears. He argues the public noise ends with a victory or loss and people return to routine, questioning the need for such cycles.
Harry Houdini’s widow will attempt a seance tonight to spiritually contact her husband ten years after his death. She says the timing on Halloween is coincidental and will be joined by friends in the United States United Kingdom Australia and Canada blending spiritualists and scientists. If it fails she may doubt personal survival after death or hope for contacting the dead.
Report notes that the claim is viewed as another superstition and outdated belief. Authorities say there is no reason for alarm or panic about the participants or the event after the seance.
A Toronto feature condemns a satire on infant competition led by Charley Millar offering a $500 000 prize for prolific motherhood. It laments the cruel spectacle and notes tragedy as infants fall ill amid the joke, arguing the contest harms children and society. Grace Bagnato is cited as a notable example of prolific motherhood.
In New York on October 31, observers discuss Gilbert and Sullivan triumphs at Keats Speeds while a Savoyard quips about a $14 red carpet. The piece recalls a 11-year studio clash on Barrow Street, with tempers flaring over a bath breakfast moment and reconciliation failing. A Vibrant mix of anecdotes follows from Hendrik Van Loon’s calming routine and bull fiddlers, then shifts to book lists and a Riverside Drive tenant’s tale of shifting rents from $300s to $100s after eight years.
The bull fiddlers in orchestra pits appear most content as clarinets and flutes labor through many notes. The bull fiddler gazes out over the audience, calm amid the busy pit.
The veteran iconoclast Poultney Bigelow reports from Europe with a provocative critique of modern American life. He mocks trends such as nightlife glamour and cosmetic fashion, urging a return to simpler, more natural styles for men and women after age sixty.
A reflective voice contrasts Whittier's Snowbound era with today’s bookshelf. The speaker recalls a bright jacketed array of books and condemns current titles as trashy and sex laden, naming Hemingway O Hara and Vincent Sheean as examples and recalling a dim past.
Excerpts from W H Dugdale on newspapers as a town founder, learning source, and silent messenger. It argues newspapers fuel progress, connect nations, and serve as a university of learning, a household necessity, and a defender of justice and peace.
The Queen Mary and the Normandie drew crowds in New York as they berthed. The author contrasts the Normandie’s sprint to set records with the Queen Mary’s measured, steady approach, reflecting French speed and British steadiness.
A 1936 syndicated column questions the fading sight of the Adam’s Apple in modern speech and culture. The writer contrasts the traditional knoblike vocal feature with evolving expressions and signals concern over changing linguistic norms.
Bruce Catton discusses Arthur B. Adams’s proposal for open salaries for college football players. He argues colleges rely on athletes for revenue publicity and student appeal, and suggests transparent compensation would normalize professionalism.
A humorous note from the 1932 campaign era recounts English readers mistaking Theodore Roosevelt for the presidential candidate. The piece then mocks an Englishman who sent Confederate bills to a Richmond bank manager asking for cash, illustrating wartime era mixups and lingering Civil War memories.
A reporting brief notes a Mexican individual with a head injury shows swelling twice normal size. The article does not specify the subject's gender. Medical authorities are monitoring the condition.
A lyrical piece celebrates autumn's return with vivid images of apples grapes leaves and colors. The narrator feels both happy and sad as mountains of memory rise and the season brings a hopeful, contemplative mood.
Silas Moody satirically analyzes deflation inflation and the 1936 political screen. He ridicules Al Smith and Franklin D Roosevelt era figures, mocks Hearst cinema and the Landon campaign, and portrays the Liberty Leaguers and critics with sharp irony.
A Quebec illusion segments a performer who was sawn in two as part of a magician’s act. The line between fear and fascination sharpens as audiences marvel at the staged split and the performer’s comeback narrative.
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