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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1933
Page
4
A compact devotional card quoting St John 17 15 and a Shakespeare line. The phrasing contrasts spiritual protection with worldly care and restful sleep. The two verses frame vigilance and peace in a single plate of reflective prose.
Lincoln Kirstein, editor of Hound and Horn, is ejected from a New York theater for attempting to ask a question about Thunder Over Mexico by Sergei Eisenstein. The piece centers on Upton Sinclair’s adoption and cutting of Eisenstein’s 200000 feet into three features, sparking debates among critics and backers.
Henry Morgenthau Jr., head of the Farm Credit Administration, vows rapid action to ease farmers’ mortgage burdens. He warns helpers must produce results, urging faster hiring, training, and increased appraisal output to relieve distressed borrowers.
The text notes growing satisfaction that Mr Morgenthau may secure rapid results, while risking farmer grievances if he fails to act. It frames a debate over timely relief for the oppressed farming community.
Grover Hall of the Montgomery Advertiser offers reflections on political life. He says politicians seek the chase and the praise, enjoy combat and wit, and derive more fun from seeking office than holding it. The piece contrasts sport with public service and notes calls for reform amid strikes and national issues.
Bruce Catton notes a surge of strikes in the current period, arguing the epidemic signals a shift from stagnation as industry revives. He views the strikes as a test for both management and workers amid rising production and unresolved national tensions.
The Nation al Labor Board ruling reinforces the meaning of collective bargaining law and frames the strikes as a test of industry directors fairness and willingness to cooperate in the New Deal. It notes labor gains from the Industrial Recovery Act and warns against antagonistic reprisals that hurt the country.
The passage argues labor must develop broad statesman qualities and take a long view, urging patience in complex situations as it navigates broader social and political challenges. It frames labor as needing strategic restraint and foresight to shape future outcomes.
The article contrasts Williamsburg Virginia restoration as a seven year, twelve million project preserving 57 colonial buildings and creating 25 shops. turning the town into a living museum. It argues Radio City in New York costs Rockefeller interests more and lacks the same public beauty and integrity.
Report notes a 72 percent reduction in smallpox cases across three years signaling significant public health progress. Health officials highlight vaccination efforts and surveillance as key factors in the decline.
The passage mocks Cubans as accustomed to upheaval and jokes about lending to industry. It notes a billion dollars as a loan figure and implies a small war could quickly exceed that amount in value or impact.
Selentiat asserts that people will be far more intellectual in coming years and that those who remain foolish at ninety will be in error. The remark frames a view of evolving human intellect and aging wisdom.
The new retail sales report shows growth across sectors with stronger demand in consumer goods. Analysts note improved confidence and steady employment contributing to higher spending in stores nationwide.
In a public interest letter the writer argues that a dry state can enforce prohibition only if citizens actively defend the policy. He warns that compromise invites multitudes of evils, cites Carlyle on republic peril, urban growth, and inner decay, and urges ten righteous men to save cities.
Lieutenant Commander Robert H. Maury announces the navy raises the October enlistment quota from 18 to 30 men for North and South Carolina. Eligible applicants aged 17 to 25 must be unmarried, of good character, pass exams, and have parent consent if they have dependents. Applications are taken daily at the Navy Recruiting Office Raleigh 10 West Martin Street.
Financial circles indicate a new president will be named for Robert P. Lamont who resigned as secretary of commerce. A governing board may be chosen to oversee institute activities.
Hollywood's premiere scene at the Chinese theater features Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, and a big cast from Dinner at Eight. Stars arrive amid platform introductions by Pete Smith and witty asides, with Lupe Velez, Johnny Weissmuller, Carole Lombard, Adrienne Ames, and Bruce Cabot noted among the crowd.
Identify the famed lawyer in the illustration and name his most famous trial. The clues reference a Dayton Tennessee case and the Scopes Monkey Trial context, pointing to Clarence Darrow as the renowned defense figure and his headline case defending John T. Scopes in 1925.
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