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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1935
Page
4
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A dated wisecrack-like excerpt cites Ecclesiastes on sorrow and vanity and adds a Rochefoucauld quotation about virtue and vanity as companions. The fragmentary prose reflects moralizing sentiment in terse, pithy form.
The piece criticizes the Public Works Administration for a 4.99 million dollar North Carolina allotment. It notes Guilford County’s large unemployment yet no funds, leaves High Point and Greensboro cold, and calls for a reformed, people oriented program to restore citizen confidence in government and the New Deal.
The 1935 baseball season opens with Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers meeting in the World Series era. The sport is described as enjoying a revival with new talent and a glow returning to its color and glory, suggesting a bright future ahead due to promising young players.
The passage extols baseball’s growing vigor and youthfulness noting retirement of stars like Babe Ruth did not dampen excitement. It emphasizes the sport’s virility and potential for greater value and usefulness in the field of sport as the National League pennant winners average 26 years old.
Senator Reynolds tour draws public ire as NC suffers under the New Deal. The article criticizes his frequent absence from Washington and urges him to stay involved for the state's welfare, arguing his absence harms those who honored him.
Burlington shows civic vigor by bypassing federal delays to open 32000 square feet of warehouse space on Trade and Banner streets. Two weeks earlier vacant lots were filled and a market planned for October 1, despite slow Washington funding. The city’s decisive action earns high praise for resourcefulness and public spirit.
A citywide call to curb reckless driving urges responsibility beyond taxi operators to all drivers who ignore law and courtesy. It notes cabbies provoke the issue but emphasizes that thousands of other motorists share the streets with unsafe behavior.
The passage urges constant effort for road safety, arguing a temporary campaign is insufficient. It calls for eternal vigilance and accountability for every driver and cab, stressing the price of safety is ongoing scrutiny and action.
John Julius Gentry, a native of Stokes County, died Saturday morning leaving a legacy as a businessman and civic and spiritual leader. He trained at Oak Ridge Institute and taught early in life before moving to Winston-Salem to work in tobacco warehousing and later open a retail shoe business in 1903. Ill health ended active business involvement a few years ago, but his influence persisted in local civic religious and commercial life.
Bruce Catton argues that the belief educated families are shrinking is overstated. Dr. Clark Wissler says upper income couples will often have four or five children, reversing the trend. He notes social ideals shift, making large families desirable again, while affirming that raising children is costly yet rewarding and essential to living.
A letter from a resident on East Washington Street describes taxis speeding along Washington Street and turning onto Hamilton and Steele Streets. Cars block sidewalks near the old Methodist church creating hazards for pedestrians. The writer asks the city manager and police chiefs to take action to prevent accidents and protect walkers and children.
In his first unan nounced ruling Jim Landis will regulate over the counter dealers in unlisted securities. He will require registration and limit regulation to firms with 3 million dollar capitalization, leaving smaller deals to states.
A New York diary recounts encounters with oilman Frank Phillips and writer H. T. Webster in midtown spots. The writer chats with a French tutor promising 10 minute lessons for ten weeks, visits dentist Guy Campbell and his children in Dobbs Ferry, shares a lunch at the Colony, and observes a street brawl near Pell Street.
A Cadiz Ohio printer's devil, C C McIntyre, fled to Washington seeking work. He pleads with a Buckeye senator, claiming kinship to General Sherman’s troops. The senator allegedly hosts a milk and crackers ritual, and Hammond soon lands a government printing job. Also noted is a jewelry shop sale featuring a Gertrude Lawrence era locket marked To Gertie from Doug.
Bill and Anne Hamilton retire to a permanent exile in Luxembourg. Hamilton becomes Grand Ducal Consul General and earns the National Order of the Oak-leaved Crown for foreigners. The couple’s fame stems from their years hosting celebrity gatherings at their 1920s estate. Percy Hammond began his career.
The discussion notes a Wheeler bill proposal to have the federal government cover local road taxes and reimburse railroad security holders based on 1934 net operating income. It warns many weaker lines could lose, while some holders might welcome cuts amid rail management frustrations.
The piece cites a nominee described as the leading exponent of double talk and Rube Goldberg style phrasing. It highlights the quirky, elaborate rhetoric as a defining trait and flags the nomination as a playful tribute rather than a formal award.
The piece notes that many Post editors are also authors. George Horace Lori mer and his son Graeme with wife Sarah publish bold works. Bruce Gould and Beatrice run a writing duo with editorial roles while Wesley Stout and Pete Martin are recognized writers and editors. Edwin Balmer leads Red Book and has had success as a writer.
Illustrator Arthur Brown, known for blue shirts with yellow ties, now presents a new design featuring a blue checkered gingham shirt with a housewife apron and a crinckle effect. He alternates with a burgundy wine shirt, no tie, matching breast pocket.
A fragment describes a lazy Sunday in Easthampton with Grantland Rice’s lawn, a Polynesian symbol on a gate-post, playing cards and highball, Buff Cobb using a dictaphone, and Clare Brokaw performing at Cap Ferat with a piece titled Abide With Me for Bankhead. Mary Lewis appears slender at Marienbad.
Lloyd Scholl sends the horse to the young mountaineer arriving a day late for the funeral of a brother killed in a feud, after a stopover at the State fair.
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