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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
4
Fortune magazine argues Japan sustains low wages through frugality and social structure, enabling cheap exports. It predicts later demands may arise, challenged by propaganda now, while Japan expands influence in China and Asia, risking regional peace as it asserts industrial power.
Local leaders urge a vocational high school to better train students for immediate工industrial work in hosiery and furniture sectors. Proponents say graduates would enter local plants with practical skills, reducing employer training and apprentice years. They cite May rally and a city needing hands on education over Latin and advanced sciences.
Judge M W Barnhill refused to accept the Wilson county grand jury report on crime conditions, discharging the jurors for not investigating a high official amid rumors it referred to Sheriff W A Weathersby. Black Creek residents had charged the sheriff with drunkenness on primary day.
Civic minded residents in Greensboro promote bringing the North Carolina Symphony to Greensboro as its headquarters. They argue the state’s rich folklore from Murfry to Manteo supports a strong cultural and educational impact and that the symphony will enrich life in the hinterlands and benefit North Carolina overall.
Officials expect thousands to greet President Roosevelt at the Southern depot on his Charlotte to Washington route. Police urge citizens to avoid parking at the depot and to use back streets to prevent traffic hazards. Traffic officers seek orderly crowds to avert accidents tonight.
Report notes that the rebels' decisive assault aims to pressure Axis leaders who both claim the major offensive. The commentary suggests the two tyrants view themselves as the principal push, highlighting growing friction and strategic stakes in the war.
Visitors to the J P Morgan midtown Taj Mahal can admire million dollar exhibits in near isolation. A writer tag in the manuscript collection notes the world’s greatest handwriting, including Sir Walter Scott and Browning. The scene highlights rare originals and historic scripts on display.
A pithy survey praises Balzac and Marie Antoinette handwriting, notes C O McIntyre’s critique, and profiles writers Hammond Watts and Jean Muir. It mentions Irish mysticism, Erse legends, and late rising habit, with a note on Central Park carriage rides and deadline pressures.
Patrons note the growing resemblance between the late Percy Hammond and his successor Richard Watts. Watts already shows a moon faced appearance and is likely to follow a similar career path and public persona.
Ten years ago in September 1926 the chamber of commerce drive exceeded its $25,000 target as subscriptions topped 24,968 with final totals expected to exceed by over 2,000. Sparks circus arrives tomorrow with matinee and evening performances and a morning parade. Uncle Joe Sechrest jokes about turning funeral home into a health resort amid few deaths. A Negro troubadour at Southern station puzzled as patrons dispersed during In the Good Old Summertime. Fire department station two and spouses enjoyed a lunch at the station with chicken ice cream and other meats.
Miss Mable Andrews resumes studies at Meredith College in Raleigh as a senior. Mrs Paul Davis Mrs McKinley Davis and Mrs Vernie Sechrest spent yesterday in Greensboro. Miss Isabel Tate married Graham W. King of West Palm Beach Florida. Mayor Moffitt welcomed High Point College students for the 1926 27 term. over 250 students matriculated.
Loot estimated from 15000 to 500000 seized aboard eastbound Grand Trunk No 10 from Chicago by four robbers who escaped without firing a shot. German delegates seated at League of Nations. Spanish note resigning from the League affects Madrid. Central west storm claims seven lives. War between Greek factions amid anarchy. North Carolina cotton crop potential highs depend on boll weevil progress. 3000 Chicago musicians strike settled. Georges Michel swam the English Channel in 6 hours hours 6 minutes. Evolutionist fundamentalist controversy expected to flare in Raleigh legislature.
Twenty years ago in September 1916 editor W. N. Keener offered ideas on Woodrow Wilson in a prologue to the issue. The note recalls that September 10 fell on a Sunday that year and that no Sunday edition existed.
The Enterprise advocates reelecting Woodrow Wilson, arguing he has kept the nation out of war, listens to the masses, and offers steady policy. It criticizes Hughes for negative critique and unclear remedies, concluding Wilson’s experience suits current conditions.
The Enterprise asserts it remains independent and free from cliques after twenty years. The compiler presents Mr Keener’s views for comparison with other opinions on the London versus Roosevelt campaign.
A literary critic notes a shift in London culture as locals adopt American dress slang and brisk spending during boom days. Hubert Osborne remarks on the visible crossover influencing language fashion and pace of life in the city.
The passage contrasts famous writers with deadlines. Edna Ferber delays stories until late, Frank I Cobb pressured by the composing room, O Henry rushed by printers, Peter B Kyne relied on telegraph for final installments, while Sinclair Lewis Zona Gale Dreiser and Louis Broomfield favored a slower pace and early completion.
Gilbert White notes Paris crowd reaction to Mrs. Harry Lehr after she invited kin she had blasted in her husband’s biography to a dinner. Receptions were cool, signaling public disapproval of the personal disclosures.
Edigraphy notes Georgia citizens show fatigue with Dictator Talmadge as political tensions rise. Bullets disrupted Huey Long’s Louisiana influence, while Georgia’s drivers receive praise for near perfect city bus safety. Roosevelt reportedly pleased by Smokies win. North Carolinians recall rural roots and a 30 cent viewing preference. A Midwesterner exclaims “Hurrah for God” at the mountains.
A historical pronouncement attributes to Hitler the claim that unlimited individual liberty brings anarchy and that unlimited dictatorial power leads to revolution. The text draws parallels to Caesar and Brutus and to Cromwell and Charles I as a cautionary example for Hitler.
Dr. F. E. Armstrong told Pittsburgh scientists yesterday that new food science could raise human mental levels and eliminate the idiot due to iodine deficiency. He urged continuing iodized salt and eating South Carolina spinach.
Antenna and radio set were discovered among items left in New York subway cars. Officials described the find as part of routine checks and noted no further valuables were recovered.
The wrestler Zbyszko is confirmed safe following a report he was a victim in the Spanish revolt. The remarks contrast with the deceptive sounds of grunts and groans often associated with such events. Gary Cooper comments on acting being less demanding than other professions.
Albert Sarraut, former French premier, visits Hollywood and remarks on the vast variety of national settings on many movie lots. He notes the extensive replication of countries within the studio complexes.
The column recalls pilloring a family with hospitality and Mrs Lehr asking about a Lehr family reference in her book. It mentions a new word coinage spogfrosticus as a grand synonym and cites a Lambert Mississippi minister describing sluper toshus as a superior term with a phonetic edge.
Jed Kiley once famed for Fhingumbobs hosts a shift as Paris venue becomes a communist hall. The New Yorker profile writer Margaret Case Harriman is identified as Frank Case’s daughter. Keats struggled with the word quaint. Elsie Robinson is among America’s top three women writers receiving heavy fan mail. Ted Cook is noted as a sheep dog fancier.
A Kansas City reader recounts a four year old boy who, after hearing his father swear at their cow, enters the barn and, amid milking motions, blurts a profane line praising the animal as the "by-Doddest cow" she has seen. The mother overhears the crude remark.
The piece cites John Cowper Powys contrasting American civilization with English life. Powys argues Americans are city bred, hurried and driven by efficiency, while England remains rustic with ideas rooted in rural calm.
Loneliness among newcomers rises as old call culture fades and city life fills with clubs and events. The piece notes a civic league that actively reaches out to newcomers to integrate them into social and civic life, urging broader adoption of such outreach.
Mrs. J. D. Brame requests the W T U president publish a letter urging that textbooks showing the evils of alcohol be taught in North Carolina public schools. The writer argues prohibition failed for lack of effort and urges teaching that liquor weakens character and harms health and domestic life.
A quotation contrasts Mussolini's claim that empty cribs cannot build empires with Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines asserting that a just peace hinges on strong national defense. The remarks tie military strength to policy outcomes in a historical context.
A Memphis amateur weatherman, C. F. Whitaker, quips about breaking another breath just as he predicted after a shower, delivering a lighthearted weather remark.
In a sharp directive, Maurice Thorez demands that each Communist leader supply means for crushing the rebel lion, signaling a call for unified hard line measures across factions. The statement frames the rebel as a significant threat warranting decisive action.
The quote notes a well proportioned ankle and calf as a public enemy in male gaze, while a second remark jokes about candy cravings as a retiree from a Utah job. Both lines reflect humorous quips from periodical contributors.
An Illinois manufacturer shifts from marketing umbrellas in the Midwest to selling snowplows in Hanaii as part of a broader expansion strategy. The move follows prior product tests and strategic surveys to gauge demand in new regional markets.
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