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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1939
Page
4
Lawmakers Maintain The Status Quo In Adjourned Session
The legislature adjourned after praising officers and settling norms for two years. It wrote no major new laws, avoided aggressive fiscal or public service expansions, and retained cautious, conservative governance. Supporters call it beneficial for steady administration, while critics regret stalled reforms and unaddressed issues like wage-hour law, education commissions, and homestead exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hitler speech signals peace aim despite territorial demands
A Wilhelmshaven address by Adolf Hitler suggests reluctance for war and confidence in Britain’s naval superiority. The Fuehrer emphasizes home loyalty, portrays German desire for peace, and presents hard negotiating stances including Polish territorial terms amid financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Great Britain
Hitler
Poland
Modern America and wartime scars pulse through North Carolina views
The Winston-Salem Journal notes regional trade quirks as farmers swap meat for grain and vice versa. Governors praise progress at Raleigh while critics urge practical actions and patriotism amid postwar relief debates and college stunts like fish meals and record eating dares.
Hitler aims at Danzig and a motor road to East Prussia
The piece discusses Danzig, a proposed motor road across the Polish Corridor linking East Prussia with Germany, and assesses Poland’s commerce, liberty, and Poland's risk of military threat. It warns that Hitler will avoid war if possible, but crossing the Rubicon could doom him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Germany
East Prussia
Poland
Hitler
Rubicon
Easter Sale Aids Crippled Children In Catawba County
The Hickory Daily Record praises The Con over Woman's Club for launching the third annual Easter Sale for crippled children in Catawba County. The paper urges support as a practical remembrance of the Master who made the lame to walk, inviting broader local participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Daily Record
Conover Woman's Club
Catawba County
Record
Courtesy and Law Through Subtle Signage
A collection of anecdotes contrasts courtesy and law enforcement with humor. A Florida speeding stop prompts a stern lesson on manners, while a New Rochelle ticket underscores honesty and acceptance of fines. In British Guiana a hat etiquette sign, simply reading Your hat, yields respectful behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Booker Brothers
Quotes on civic duty and national defense from Massachusetts official and VFW leader
Mrs Harriet J Haynes emphasizes home management and personal care as civic duty. Millard W Rice argues the nation’s defense rests on ensuring citizens are clothed sheltered and fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet J. Haynes
Massachusetts Home Management
Millard W. Rice
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New York Bans Sandwich Mascot Over Bread Rules
City officials move to curb a street performance by the sandwich man after ruling the bread component violates norms while the filling was deemed acceptable. The ban targets the performer’s act on public streets and related permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woman Brewer Proposes Separate Saloons For Men and Women
A woman brewer suggests separating men and women in saloons to ease expenses. She argues the idea would reduce costs, noting it would be easier on the pocketbook for patrons and operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Americanism Defined and Showbiz Bites in Winchell Column
Walter Winchell reflects on Americanism as democracy and tolerance while criticizing abuses of free speech and mobs. The column notes Harvar d Hasty Pudding reviews and Hollywood chatter about Leon Navarra Brice and Ralph Ingersoll Time newspaper plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Voice of Reason
Madison Square Garden
New New York
Ralph Ingersoll
Time
The
Mag
Ingersoll
Henry Luce
Ed Stanley
Associated Press
Harry Cushing
Season to drive carefully as summer tolls rise
Marie Ford of Des Moines warns motorists to slow down and stay vigilant on highways this summer while recalling a garage overheard exchange. A Berlin motorist dodges a cop joke about headlights and a Nazi collection box on his radiator as a funeral is held Thursday for the deceased driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Ford
Des Moines
Marie
Berlin
Walds and Balabans in a worldly column mix
A fragmentary column sketches Jerry Wald and his health minded mother in Hollywood living quirks. It mentions Elmer Balaban opposing twin features, Eleanor’s twins, and other topical vignettes including Ed Wynn divorce chatter and a raffle anecdote about Errol Flynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wald
Kaufman-Hart
Jerry
Mrs. Wald
Ae Wald
Hollywood
Balaban
Elmer Balaban
Chicago
Esquire Theatre
Elmer
Eleanor
Stork
Reformed Church Convention Elects New President
The State Mission ary Society annual convention opened in the city. Miss Edgar Whitener was elevated to the presidency of the Reformed Woman's Missionary Society by the ongoing session. A portrait of educator and philanthropist Allen Jay will be shown at the Allen Jay School, donated by Springfield Bible School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Missionary Society of the Reformed Church
Edgar Whitener
Reformed Woman's Missionary Society
Allen Jay
Springfield Bible School
Bruce Catton Profiles Admiral Harold Stark as Naval Chief Pick
Washington April 4 Bruce Catton highlights Admiral Harold R Stark as a fit choice for chief of naval operations. Stark, famed for organization and steady decision making, steered the West Virginia and held key posts from London to Dahlgren. Married with two married daughters, he recently bought a home in Spring Valley near D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
William D. Leahy
Stark
Bureau of Ordinance
Army
General Staff
Claude C. Bloch
Navy
West Virginia
Ample. Stark
Admiral Sims
London
Navy Proving Ground
Dahlgren
Ordnance Department
Adams and Swanson
Admiral Stark
Spring Valley
Local News Briefs Highlight School Essay Award and Staff Changes
Twenty years ago Clarence Clapp won a silver dollar from the WC. T. U. for best essay on the Evil Effects of Tobacco in the Human Body read to fifth grade at Grimes Street School. Miss Lillie Rankin resigns after 20 years as long-distance operator for North State Telephone. President Rondthaler of Salem College visits the city, guest of W. J. Armfield. T. J. Wood travels to Asheboro for his brother W. Penn Wood’s illness. On April 5 1819 Methodist missionary society formed. Wesley Memorial Church to observe anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Clapp
WC. T. U
Grimes Street
Clarence
Lillie Rankin
North State Telephone Company
Howard E. Rondthaler
Salem College
W. J. Armfield
Broad Street
T. J. Wood
Asheboro
W. Penn Wood
New York
Wesley Memorial Church
Germans back Wilsons fourteen points in brief
The German side says it will stand by President Wilson's fourteen points. Early independence for the Filipinos has been forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Turrou’s Hollywood Bid and a Mystery Publisher Card
Leon Turrou, former G man, helps supervise Warners' production of Confessions of a Nazi Spy in Hollywood while promoting his book Nazi Spies In America. He asked his publisher about sales and received a terse reply marked only with an exclamation point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Turrou
G-man
Hollywood
Warners
Turrou
America
Congress delays WPA investigation as clock ticks
Congress shelves the WPA inquiry for now, underscoring political inertia. The editorial quips that even WPA workers move faster than Congress in this stalled probe, highlighting frustration with legislative pace and bureaucratic delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
WPA
Divorce Dinner Marked Crawford Tone Hollywood Bond
Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone shared a “divorce dinner” as a playful note on marriage in Hollywood. The pair celebrated together despite being married, highlighting the era’s lighthearted approach to domestic norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Franchot Tone
Hollywood
Population figure and broadcast remark
The text cites an official population of 170 126 000 for Soviet Russia. It notes defiance of Hitler’s minority strategy and discusses the possibility of televising operations as a cheerless prospect from a sickbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Hitler
Quotes on mercy and prison reform from Gypsy Smith and Judge Richardson
The aging evangelist Gypsy Smith urges mercy over scolding as time softens his stance. In contrast Judge William S Richardson of Binghamton argues prisoners should wear belts to prevent escapes, reflecting a clash between compassion and security in penal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Richardson
Binghamton
N. Y
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