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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1941
Page
3
A devotional fragment cites Psalm 22 style wording and Samuel Johnson remarking that one is grateful to God for any recognition. The text blends a biblical praise line with a Johnson quotation about giving thanks to God.
The piece examines Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant as a battleground over unionization. It describes management versus organized labor, police outcomes, and the broader impact on national defense production, noting government stance on collective bargaining and the unsettled balance of power between second and third generation owners and union leadership. It also mentions city council urges for bridges over rail tracks at Hamilton and Perry streets.
The State Highway Engineer rejects a Willowbrook plan and favors the Perry Hamilton bridges, delaying Willowbrook and delaying relief for Main Street congestion. The note praises Mr. Ross as a potential highway commissioner with deep knowledge of the problems.
In Greensboro the housing authority issue returns for another election after protests that the first vote was not fair. Proponents contended the defeat stemmed from irregular registration and demand a simple majority vote under normal election rules. Backers vow to push on unless the new ballot yields defeat.
The article discusses Charles Ross, general counsel of the North Carolina Highway Commission, as a persistent potential successor to the state chairmanship. It notes Ross has repeatedly subordinated personal ambition to loyalty to past chiefs and considers the field clear of other loyalists, suggesting Ross may seek the role without the usual constraints.
In June 1939 Mrs Alice Crawford of New York conceived a magnetic hand doll after a child failed to place a bottle on a toy. She patented the magnet, found makers F A O Schwartz and Effanbee, and earned royalties. The idea faced discouragement but succeeded.
A collection of quotes from public figures on war nerves action and spiritual needs contrasts with a Detroit indictment of a couple for robbing a jewelry salesman of $13,000 in diamonds. A cargo liner captain reports a whale snagging the bow, warning fishermen to slow.
A fragmentary reminiscence portrays ghosts in dusk gathering for a rendezvous with a companion. The mood recalls a fleeting, high point before youth’s sweet wine soured, ending with a remark about speaking Greek.
A collage of literary satire and social jests fills the page with blurbs on What Makes Sammy Run by Budd Schulberg critics, a German Nazi joke, Emily Post quip, cross Atlantic tones, and light backstage chatter. The piece weds showbiz gossip with wry asides, noting Hollywood types as archetypes and April as a return of spring theatrical mood.
A sardonic aside riffs on Fred Allen’s joke defining a gentleman as one who never hits a woman with his hat, prompting reflection on whether Mrs. Post would approve such conduct. The remark plays on etiquette norms and media satire of the era.
The account notes Graziani arriving in Rome after resigning his Africa command and meeting Badoglio who had already decided to move on in Albania. Badoglio asks if he will see Il Duce and Graziani responds with a loud mouth-noise while Badoglio shows surprise.
John Anderson notes that playgoers wrongly credit critics for panning Hellzapoppin when Walter Winchell praised it. The show now nears its third million ahead and the Shuberts may bar us from theatres a week before Hellzapoppin drew daily critics’ attention.
A girl in Greek native dress tripped into a West 46th Street cafe asking for coins for Greek Relief. A table sitter retorted in xenophobic terms claiming he would not help Greeks, saying he is Italian. The helper replied that Italian prisoners also must be fed, highlighting shared humanitarian concern.
Inside Stuff notes Ringling shows import Mile Toto a Cuban gorilla as a romance partner for Gargan tua to add a romantic tone to the circus. Critics say the staged romance resembles Hollywood publicity stunts and predict Miss Toto will soon appear with Franchot Tone at night spots.
City workers bankers and school children will enjoy Easter holidays with Good Friday and Easter Monday. Mayor York lauds union services at Emmanuel Lutheran on Good Friday April 3. News briefs note 2 000 dead in a Nicaraguan earthquake and a Manila fire leaving 15 000 homeless. Gurney Hood offered state bank commissioner post. Negri granted divorce in Paris. Local leaders and events include a Guilford County effort to send 2900 Bankhead Highway delegates, and song leader J Oliver Bryson visiting High Point for a community sing.
Peter Edson reports on the vast clothing needs of a 1,400,000 man army, detailing annual apparel counts for pants shirts hats socks and shoes. It explains rationing plans wartime production delays and how off season contracts save money while noting potential impacts if manpower increases to five or three million.
James K. Pollock, a political science professor at Michigan, argues that extensive teaching of current problems by dilettantes has bred cynicism and distrust of government and politics.
Former President Herbert Hoover asks if democracy’s fate would hinge on adopting enemy systems in wartime. He warns against compromising core freedoms to fight threats, urging vigilance in protecting democratic norms.
Observers note Lent as a season for restraint echoing New Year vows with familiar vows to curb habits. The piece discusses personal discipline, community rituals, and the persistence of familiar temptations across seasons.
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