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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1932
Page
4
A historical look at American Legion conventions, recalling past scenes of rough behavior in Boston and Washington. The piece argues for stricter sobriety and decorum at the Portland 1931 gathering, suggesting the Legion’s conduct speaks louder than speeches on the bonus and federal aid.
The resignation of Lewis L. Stookey as director of public school music in High Point triggers regret due to his tireless work and city musical leadership. He organized the High Point Civic band, a major cultural achievement, and his departure leaves a void in the schools and civic music life.
The passage lauds Mr. Stookey for stimulating musical interest in the community. It notes that musical activities will be controlled by capable hands and highlights the value of music in civic life. It expresses confidence in his success expanding Mobile Alabama's school music department.
Dr. B C Brooks of State College argues higher cotton and tobacco prices lift farm incomes, allowing more youths to enter college. He links soil fertility to community advancement, noting price rises in farm products can raise intellectual and moral standards, with calculus near the price of cotton or peanuts.
Alfred E. Smith is expected to announce his support for Governor Roosevelt the party nominee within the week. He may issue a public endorsement and deliver multiple speeches in New England and New York to boost the Roosevelt ticket before the November 8 election.
The piece argues humanity faces real difficulties and dangers but urges overcoming them through inner strength and spiritual liberation. It notes machinery eases physical toil yet mental and spiritual threats loom, urging courage without crushed spirit and acknowledging most will play small roles in overcoming these challenges.
Amid life’s whirl we are reminded why we exist on earth. The old hymn declares we must not drift but face struggle as God’s gift. Be strong, be strong.
A letter proposes refunding bonds and notes across Greensboro High Point Guilford County and the school district to save tax payers up to 500000 annually. By issuing a 3 to 4 percent refunding bond the plan would swap maturing notes at 4 to 6 percent and buy bonds at market prices, urging civic groups to back the effort.
A newspaper urges caution about hitch-hiking laws noting nine states including Virginia have banned thumbing for rides. It argues hitch-hikers are not the main highway threat, as careless drivers kill and injure far more, and urges drivers to avoid hitch-hikers but focus on road safety.
Greensboro City Council weighs a change of the Sunday ordinance affecting hours for drinking establishments. The piece argues commerce tied to water and flavoring has broad importance, while stressing religious freedom and individual conscience in observing a Sabbath. The writer notes the tension between economic activity and freedom of worship.
The piece notes rising Wall Street prices may lift farmer fortunes in North Carolina and discusses a possible return to the farm movement. It warns that a shift back to farm life could trigger nostalgia and regrets over leaving the rural home.
An essay argues farming needs planning and capital and urges government loans to help aging factory workers who seek to farm. A Michigan reader notes a neighbor who swapped factory labor for crops, livestock, and markets, finding happiness and prosperity outside town life. The piece ends with a Kenneth C. Clapp poem about returning to nature and retirement by green fields.
The piece traces buncombe to a boastful North Carolina assembly figure and boodle to vote buying in Randolph County. It cites Zeb Vance for puncturing pompous rhetoric and recalls a farmer who was offered money to switch votes, then walked away wealthier yet abstaining, urging an end to buying votes.
George Elliott and W. H. Currie will share district agency duties for the Security Life Insurance Company of Winston-Salem. The pair, both veteran life insurance men, will operate from 611 Commercial Bank Building.
A letter cites a mother who killed her two children and herself amid hay fever distress. The writer mocks cures, laments strike policing, and urges resilience and self reliance, urging gratitude toward fate and the evolution of individuality amid hardship.
In Bowdoinham Maine two trees have grown joined about seven feet above the ground forming a shield like outline around a nearby gate. The unusual sight was noted by locals as a natural oddity near the gate.
Contemporary reviews discuss The Upfold Farm by H. Kinsey featuring Inspector Pointer solving a mansion murder centered on a brass St Mark’s Lion box. Also reviewed are Forlorn Island by Edison Marshall a perilous northward tale on uncharted Davy Jones Shoal and Word Music a poetry collection by Kate Chidsey Strouse. Rosamond Lehmann’s Invitation To the Waltz is announced by Henry Holt.
A brisk survey of American writers and publishers, noting Clarence Darrow's European exploits and upcoming independent Graham brothers projects. Vanguard Press plans to issue both brothers' works next year, while Upton Sinclair praises The Soviet Worker. The piece also covers Ernst Baker's expanded Guide to the Best Fiction, Will James's Drifting Cowboy set, and previews on Leonard's Traitor Helen with Tom Leonard.
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