High Point Enterprise April 2 1940 subscription rates
High Point Enterprise publishes its name and publisher details, rate card notes, and payment instructions. It lists daily and Sunday carrier rates for High Point and nearby towns, with restrictions on advance payments and period limits. The notice also credits Associated Press dispatches, mentions audit bureau membership, and provides address and national advertising representative details.
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High Point
Associated Press
Audit Bureau
Dme
Bootorthe
N. C
Tax Exemption Fight Looms Over Housing Authority
Mecklenburg County tax supervisor vows to list Charlotte Housing Authority properties for taxation despite a court ruling upholding tax exemptions. The dispute could go to the Supreme Court, with implications for Guilford County and state housing policy tied to federal slum clearance funding.
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Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Guilford County
Mecklenburg
High Point
Guilford
Road plans stir Dare Tyrrell and Hyde counties race
In a 1940 campaign discussion, candidates spar over road funding and the idea of special provisions to complete county seat hard surfaced roads. Lieutenant Governor Horton proposes state backed completion, while A J Maxwell warns against piecemeal legislation and favors engineer led location by the road commission. The three counties press for six million dollars in four years amid broader economy concerns.
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A. J. Maxwell
Dare
Tyrrell
Hyde
Horton
Engineers and Road Commission
Maxwell
Lee Graveley
Census Count Trust Requires Citizen Help
The piece argues census accuracy depends on enumerators and citizen cooperation. It notes past counting failures in communities and urges individuals to ensure they are counted, emphasizing the Chamber of Commerce’s push for personal involvement to improve the national tally.
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Chamber of Commerce
Reynolds demands Bullitt recall over German paper claims
The Hickory Daily Record quotes Senator Reynolds urging action on Ambassador Bullitt to address charges in the German white paper asserting U S readiness to join Allies. The paper also recalls Judge William Ballard Councill urging citizens to form definite public opinions and courageously express them for informed voting.
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Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
William C. Bullitt
United States
William Ballard Councill
Catawba County
Hickory Daily Record
the Record
Courage of conviction in public life and voting
The quotation highlights a needed trait in judges and the public. It argues that courage of conviction and intelligent use of the franchise would greatly improve America, making it a better nation to live in.
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America
Humble Toolmaker Sparks GE Idea Revolution
Christian Steenstrup, a Danish factory toolmaker at General Electric, noticed missing fingers at punch presses and, despite initial dismissal, built a device to save hands. He started an idea department, led a suggestions committee, and spurred a culture that paid for innovations. His efforts produced hundreds of ideas, many practical, earning him patents and 110 filings.
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General Electric Company
Christian Steenstrup
Denmark
Steenstrup
Three unclean spirits and modern movements analyzed
The editor links the dragon, beast, and false prophet to paganism, false ecclesiasticism, and occult emblems across Rome, Egypt, Tibet, and Mohammedanism. It questions whether today’s movements draw from these three sources and adopt ancient heraldry as part of their identity. Mussolini, continuation on Page Six.
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Egypt
Tibet
Mohammed
Asia Minor
Europe
Africa
Mussolini
Thieves Ransack O Neals Grocery. 24 Cents Looted
Local News item reports burglars entered O Neals Grocery at 812 Lindsay Street last night and stole 24 cents from the cash register. Other notes include High Point sending a solid delegation to the Republican convention in Greensboro to back O R York for state executive chair. Vera Smith returning from Greensboro hospital. J E Pender illness at home. Evening Circles of Central Friends Church serving ashah supper at 6 in the Annex. census takers starting. Josephus Daniel of Raleigh backing Roosevelt. American monoplane Pilot arriving for Bermuda.
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Lindsay Street
High Point
Greensboro
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J. E. Pendergrass
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Annex
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Raleigh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bermuda
Opening of Guilford County Court House Draws 1000+ Attendees
More than a thousand residents from Guilford County attended yesterday’s formal opening of the new Greensboro court house. Alfred M. Scales gave the principal address, and Fred N. Tate praised county officials while predicting a $2,000,000 vote for road improvements. Miss Ruth Garland leaves for Roanoke after a visit. H. G. Barnes rests at Ottari Sanatorium in Asheville. Martha Taylor recovers from diphtheria. News briefs note Good Friday observances, railway strikes in Virginia and Ohio, and English cost complaints over the peace conference. Also mentions bettors confident Congress is not cutting spending.
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Guilford County
Court House
Greensboro
Alfred M. Scales
Fred N. Tate
Ruth Garland
Roanoke
H. G. Barnes
Ottari Sanatorium
Asheville
Martha Taylor
Calvary
Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia
Ohio
Celebrity lookalikes fill the daily pages in playful parade
A row of parody names imitates famous figures Franchot Tone Tony Martin Connie Bennett and more. The riff links actors, musicians and a producer through humorous descriptions, noting outfits and props like mittens a wristwatch and a Derby hat in a lighthearted kit of celebrity analogies.
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Connie Bennett
Victor Moore
Vic
War Woodring
Victor
Herald Tribune
Leopold Stokowski
G. Jessel
Lois Andrews
Gloria Swanson
Gil Miller
Plumbing Indictment Seen as Model in Building Costs Fight
Bruce Catton In Washington reports that a 1002 pound indictment in Cleveland against plumbing trade leaders marks a nationwide approach to enforcing anti trust laws. The case, led by Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold, traces the plumbing supply chain from factory to home, alleging mutual agreements that keep prices high and deny consumers short cuts, with direct to consumer shipping largely suppressed.
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KEY
Washington
Cleveland
Justice Department
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Anti-Trust Division
Ed Hodges
Hodges
Journeymen's Union
DTU
Hodges Leads Dual Investigations in Cleveland
Hodges oversaw plumbing and building industry probes in Cleveland, directing eight assistants on both fronts. The Cleveland case was among the nation’s hottest, reflecting a busy period for the investigator and his team.
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Hodges
Cleveland
Silenced quarrel ends with phone ripped from wall
A young man, enraged after a quarrel with his girlfriend, ripped a public telephone from its wall, drove off through the city until overtaken by police, and was arrested on eight charges after reportedly demanding a last word before the act.
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Swain
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