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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1935
Page
4
The notice states J. P. Rawley publishers and R. B. Terry Associated Press hold exclusive rights to published news and credits. It mentions the post office at Mia h Point Maryland under the act of Congress of March 1872.
A devotional fragment cites Psalm 16 and says the happiness of the wicked passes away like a torrent reminding readers that God knows the path of the righteous and the fate of the unrighteous.
A local proposal to depress the Southern Railway tracks through the city seeks a grant and loan from the Public Works Administration. Officials believe the project aligns with presidential policies on useful works and expect favorable action as Washington reviews broad spending priorities for 1936. Community effort in Washington is praised for advancing the effort.
UNC students complain private eating places raised prices after Swain Hall, the university commons, closed for repairs. The closure removed price competition, letting private dining rooms gain customers and justify higher rates while Swain hall offered cheaper meals before.
The passage argues reopening should be prioritized, condemning authorities for causing delays. It insists that swift resumption is essential and characterizes the current closure as very bad business by those in power.
The Detroit powerhouse Joe Louis shows he remains a premier heavy and signals a new, colorful age for boxing as he defeats Max Baer. Promoters anticipate richer purses if competitive matchups endure, with Louis on track to challenge James Braddock next summer.
Directors of the National and Southern hosiery manufacturers associations pledge to uphold the minimum wage and hours structure across the industry amid booming orders for full fashioned hosiery. Occasional violations exist, but overall self-imposed standards provide stability and hope for an industry facing overproduction and unsettled markets.
The Enterprise launches its annual free cooking school with an exceptionally large opening turnout. The program highlights how modern science aids home cooks, turning cooking into a refined, economical pursuit for households.
Friday through four days Mrs. Mildred Seather, a leading home economics and culinary expert, will reveal improvements in cookery by recipes and demonstrations. The school challenges the view that cooks must be born, not made, noting many students become good cooks through practice and experience.
The article argues that the 1936 Berlin Games may be impossible if war or Nazi racial policy persists. It asserts athletics must be open to all races, condemns anti Jewish discrimination, and praises a universal standard where every athlete, regardless of creed or color, deserves equal opportunity to compete.
A Topeka and Washington tour by business leaders labels Governor Alf Landon as a colorless but capable financier who could oppose FDR in 1936. Analysts foresee a pocketbook campaign, with bankers, manufacturers and utilities backing anti-New Deal efforts, while GOP pledges big fundraising and possible new disclosure rules.
Veterans of Foreign Wars leaders in New Orleans urge keeping America out of new wars. Smedley Butler cites history of wars driven by gain while General Butler and others press for sturdy patriotism without conflict. The piece highlights veterans forming a forum for antiwar speakers.
Editor RS C writes of Miss Tinnins spirit and dedication to education and church twofold work in Sunday School and public schools. Her request for boarding near her church and desire to give rather than receive are praised as a noble example.
Bystander analysis suggests Herbert Hoover’s bloc could tilt party momentum toward a preferred candidate, with Colonel Frank Knox seen as the strongest beneficiary. Hoover aims to influence the nomination by prebuilding delegate support, while bankers eye a peaceable path in the Anglo Italian Ethiopian crisis via large credits to Italy. Brokers’ loans stay flat as public favor shifts to other gambling forms.
New York mentions vaudeville’s decline as major venues turn to film. Palace era shines in the 1920s under EB F Albee with Kingsley odes, but current acts struggle while jugglers and aerial performers search for new venues.
Hollywood star designs a room whose walls are all mirrors to replicate the chamber used by Benito Mussolini's Italian cabinet. The project mirrors the historic space, attracting attention for its controversial inspiration and avant-garde decor.
A Montana man is under observation after swallowing a silver dollar. The incident prompts authorities to treat it as a possible hoarding behavior and follow up accordingly.
In scorching Africa a play on words. The Italian version remains a tongue in cheek nod to Rome amid heat and hardship. The remark highlights cultural reference with a dash of humor.
A writer recalls visiting the Palace try-out bureau to pitch a vaudeville sketch hoping to impress Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon. After a long wait in an ante room the piece was delivered by an office boy and returned six days later with 12 cents postage due.
Arthur Somers Roche, who valued preserving rejected manuscripts, traveled to a forlorn Maine coast village and wrote for nearly two years without acceptance. Then his stories Loot and A Scrap of Paper appeared in quick succession in a national weekly, boosting his fortunes before a later dip.
A Houston resident complains of nightly sleeper train sounds from the Pullman line, claiming the murmur keeps passengers awake and mentions a lyric about a heart being shot, reflecting local frustration with the disruption.
A fragmented note recalled by writer George C. Harding describes a House Club discussion at peaks in mg. The sense of the passage focuses on a statement about a thing in motion not needing to call attention to its course and a reference to a "pee ves" phrase, leaving unclear details.
A recollection recalls a crusty Indianapolis city editor who warned that as the world changes, analysis grows, and even men like Nichols on duty see the world in new lights as stories unfold in 1935 era context.
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