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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1935
Page
4
On September 17 1787 the Constitution was adopted creating the U S framework for government. The pageant of its 148 year birthday sparks discussion on amendments and changing times amid calls to preserve or overhaul this foundational document.
The three year director of religious education at Wesley Memorial Methodist church and his wife leave for Yale as he pursues further development in sociology. The community feels a distinct personal loss yet supports his career growth and hopes the church remains vigorous with new leaders and vision.
Ramon Ibanez known as The King in Teruel’s El Pobo set 20000 pesetas alight and hid a jar of coins in a well before declaring his act. He claimed the deed aims to deprive others of income from his fortune, echoing wealth sharing ideas in a drastic form.
Len Koenecke outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers is dead after a violent confrontation with a two-man airplane crew during a charter flight from Detroit to Brooklyn. The airmen survive and the coroner notes the tragedy appears to be self-inflicted by the passenger amid a mid-air frenzy.
A new regime took over city administration this afternoon as the local Order of DeMolay conducted training for citizenship. The DeMolay Day observance stressed citizen responsibilities and future welfare, praising the chapter’s service and conduct in the youth community.
Editor of The Enterprise urges parents to model moral conduct at home to reinforce school lessons. The letter argues teachers handle many hours daily with students, but parental influence on values like Sabbath keeping temperance and respect is crucial for shaping children into useful adults. Lexington, N. C.
The piece surveys Theodore Roosevelt’s attack on Democratic policy and Harding era costs, critiques on Secretary Hull’s peace moves, and a broad view of international tension from Italo-Ethiopian affairs to the Italo-French split. It notes veterans’ protests, NRA staff shifts, and political jockeying over the 1936 presidential landscape.
In Kittery Maine the Parkfield Hotel, Jewish owned, with a swastika painted on Friday night, was burned to the ground in a mysterious fire. The piece calls hate a social plague and condemns attacks on minority freedoms, urging focus on protecting American values.
A reflective poem recounts tallying memories from life’s recesses. The speaker weighs pains and joys, choosing to banish sorrow as dross and keep lessons from laughter and happiness to prove life’s sweetness.
New York gossip traces Homer Croy's career from journalism school pioneer to world traveler motion picture figure. It notes his sly ad ventures with Whoosers toothpaste and Sphinx stunts, his Will Rogers link, radio scripts, and letters sought by collectors. The column also mentions Billy Rose’s circus museum combo and a Broadway building set for replacement amid boom developments.
Circulation managers deny tragedy in memory as city reels from news of Rogers and Post deaths. Reports note that the Lindbergh case remains the nearest comparable shock to the metropolis.
Dickinson emphasizes potential presidential bid while Iowa Senate hopes rise with bonus payment next year. Transit stock turmoil follows Berle’s objections to a New York City private lines takeover, triggering a market tailspin and reshaping investor bets. SIDELIGHTS note Coolidge, diesel locomotives, and maritime safety trends.
A quirky, well dressed man on Fifth Avenue streaks along 67th Street each afternoon, cutting straight through pedestrians. He rarely alters course, forcing others aside as he speeds south, drawing amused tolerance but risking a clash with an irate elder in the future.
The window washer on a 42nd Street skyscraper stages weekly shows by waving to a gathered crowd. He then unhooks his belt and makes a risky fall attempt in a Max Baer style dive, managing to catch himself at the last moment. Authorities warn he could be fired or seriously hurt someday.
The old Hippodrome awakens after a long shuttered period with renewed efforts including small time vaudeville and grind pictures. The venue, once a den of vice, now invites visitors from London and New York to experience a sentimental tug toward nostalgia and entertainment.
The writer recalls interviewing Slivers the clown during a summer night as his pantomime baseball act stands as a possible peak of mime. Anna Marble then Mrs Channing Pollock served as press agent and Slivers appears desolate on a fire escape before his later suicide.
A cafe worker muses on life in a philosophic tone, comparing the country to a fountain with only raspberries left. The wry remark reflects a humorous, reflective mood from a late night shift at a soda stand.
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