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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
4
A reflective note contrasts the heavenly claim of words with earthly chatter. It likens human talk to rocks surrounding a church steeple, suggesting ignore idle speech as the steeple ignores cawing rocks.
A wartime pamphlet laments global death from Spain to Europe and questions humanity's response to war and disease. It catalogs malaria research in the United States offered to Britain, condemns the cruelty of conflict, and pleads for a cure to madness and fear. It envisions a future where peace prevails and humanity overcomes its darker impulses.
All America mourns George Henry Dern Secretary of War under Roosevelt whose rise from Utah senate to governor and then national cabinet member is traced. His death amid European turmoil underscored the need for steady leadership as Mussolini Hitler England and Spain shape a volatile world.
The writer laments ongoing Harpoon style attacks by Governor Landon on Roosevelt and urges Landon to present concrete programs. Criticism alone is seen as insufficient. voters on the fence seek constructive proposals aligned with the Republican platform. The piece hints at past campaign tactics and calls for more substantive guidance.
The public tires of criticism and wants a concrete program. They seek specifics on policy and insist on practical steps to implement the program once a winner takes office.
The Susan B Anthony stamp marks the Nineteenth Amendment anniversary and adds a fourth female portrait to U S stamps. It joins Isabella I Pocahontas and Martha Washington, highlighting Anthony’s courage and 30th century reform legacy.
Authorities urge flood control through impounding rains but overlook the watermelon's capacity to store moisture in the soil and climate.
A man faced cattle rustling charges about 10 miles from New York City, described as a lesson to Wall Street to keep its bulls and bears in the corral.
A San Francisco mariner maintains a lifelong trove of old rope and a stash of Christmas cigars, preserved as a personal historical archive. The unusual hoard reflects a veteran sailor’s era specific items and memorabilia.
The remark highlights Jesse Owens advising to seize favorable chances when they arise, framing timely decisions as key to athletic and personal success.
A collection of observations notes and quotes on topics from mosquito teeth and July to August to a strike stalemate to a Wesley Memorial church talk on Confucius to the cruelty of Spanish rebels and Julius Caesar to war ethics and mercy and a North Carolina state wide police radio plan with Captain Charlies Farmer predicting theft reductions and criminal wiles doubting the optimism.
New York gossip notes Vincent Astor commutes between Bermuda and the St. Regis hotel which he developed into a paying hobby. He roams kitchens, wine caves, and the desk while enjoying Amos n Andy and window shopping along Fifth Avenue. The piece reflects on ships, liners, and harbor logistics in a breezy social column.
The letter argues that breeding places, not liquor or crime, threaten society. It urges Christians to call out the sources of evil such as movies, books, and radio programs, claiming wholesome media would reduce jail populations and curb vice. The writer cites Florida’s electric chair case and questions whether judges see beyond the offender to broader, omitted sins.
The narrator recalls living in a cooperative spire two floors from where Sothern and Marlowe once resided. They remember the pair touring Ohio and Dayton, sending ahead for a house with at least four master bedrooms, a curiosity in rural corn rows. The speaker jokes about peeking into their apartment.
Ten years ago in September 1926 Starr Motor Co employees and families enjoyed a watermelon feast at C B Ember s farm on the Asheboro road about 75 melons were cut Rotary Kiwanis in High Point back forward movement program endorsing an expanded chamber of commerce.
Excerpts of correspondence by W. T. Best Raleigh regarding Frank A. Linney speech at Asheboro. Linney was Republican candidate for North Carolina governor opposing Democrat Attorney General Bickett. Letter describes campaign context and partisan positions from 1916 era.
A reflective piece imagines a gray columnist strolling downtown Manhattan from St Paul’s to the Battery. The scene features Trinity churchyard pigeons, thick silence, and steam geysers from manholes, sparking elegiac thoughts in the style of Gray’s Elegy and evocative echoes of Edna Millay.
Gilbert White, a Paris portrait painter, is noted for liking corn on the cob at breakfast. Other items mention Rudy Vallee as a saxophonist in Peter Arno's orchestra that backed Gilda Gray, Johnny Horgan pursuing plaid shirts and vivid ties, and Grace Moore becoming the wealthiest opera singer.
The New Yorker has sought evidence that real spirits inhabit haunted houses and reports that the prize has attracted submissions but may be nearing an end as winners near disclosure.
A sharp opinion notes that secret romances in Hollywood should be treated as risks inherent to the industry. The comment frames such liaisons as potential distractions impacting work and reputations in the film world.
More than 700 High Point employees will depart for Ritter's Lake near Greensboro for the companys third annual field day and picnic, continuing a three year old custom.
Mr and Mrs Car son Burns are visitors in Greensboro this afternoon. Mrs Hiram Armen trout Mrs Andrew Lindsay and Mrs Rodney Snow have returned from a visit to Piedmont Springs. Mildred Hutchens daughter of Mr and Mrs J Hutchens on Clay street entertained friends Wednesday evening celebrating her birth day.
A passenger train and a freight collided today at Foley Pennsylvania, wrecking the passenger and killing two trainmen. The TC-5 army blimp landed at Scott Field Belleville Newfoundland after a night of electrical storms and rain, drifting about 50 miles off course. Yesterday’s high reached 88 degrees in High Point, the hottest there since August 13.
Frank A. Linney led a Republican rally in Asheboro on July 2 attacking Wilson and Adams administration while stressing home issues. He placed St Matthew after Ben Lacy and criticized archaic laws short school terms and a costly tax system. The crowd roared as Linney pressed his case against democracy and vacillation.
The speakers committee chose Dr. D. W. Daniels of Clemson College South Carolina as chief speaker for the Good Roads celebration next Wednesday September 6. The committee made the selection by wire.
A fragment notes the rise of motor vehicles in High Point with mentions of street scenes. The item hints at urban change as cars appear in the city, altering daily life and transportation.
A laundry ticket uncovered in a Chicago case links to a suspect in a stay petition. Police traced the item to the suspect, producing new evidence in the ongoing legal matter.
A flushed mood among New Deal aides says Roosevelt will win in November. They debate a world leaders conference in Washington and mock Governor Landon as a dull, provincial figure while preparing a strong propaganda push. Some fear the tactic may misfire if voters see through the veil of manipulation.
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