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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
4
North Carolina and Pelley Silver Shirts in Question
The writing discusses North Carolina's handling of William Dudley Pelley and his Silver Shirts influence. It questions whether Washington would serve better for Pelley given legal troubles and NC’s prisons. The piece urges leniency for Pelley while condemning shirt organizers and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Illiam Dudley Pelley
Washington
King
Rts
Pelley
North Rolina
Elley
Sen
Germany’s War Plans and Public Confidence Examined
A wartime analysis notes Nazi leadership may seek to bolster public resolve while hinting at Germany’s plans. It discusses Germany’s wartime industry buildup and the prudence of revealing strike details, alongside a Fayetteville Observer praise for D Ralph McDonald and his admission of fault after a car wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Geran
Gerwan
Fayetteville Observer
D. Ralph McDonald
Dr. McDonald
Signs of German discontent despite blockade use
The article argues morale in Germany could erode as months pass without major war developments. It notes subversive influence inside German cells and questions the infallibility of leadership in the Third Reich while suggesting timely publicity may matter. The piece echoes maxims about timely action and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goering
Germany
Third Reich
Churchill Gains Army Command as Naval Power Persists
The piece notes Churchill's rise to direct all war forces while retaining naval control. It argues the cabinet shake up aims for a stronger war effort without ousting the government, viewing the move as nearly decapitating Chamberlain without removing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Britain
Chamberlain
Germany’s Threats Over Roosevelt Reflect Ally Material Blockade
The piece argues Germany dislikes President Roosevelt for his views on dictatorships and fears his re-election. It notes Berlin hopes to discredit him to curb Allied material purchases in America. It cites a white paper and cites The New York Times questioning the credibility of a safe-breaker’s documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
New York Times
Bertrand Russell
Justice McGeehan
New York
New York Board of Higher Education
City College
Lesson in salesmanship from a Lincoln portrait salesman
Dale Carnegie recounts Clyde C. Warfield of Tyler who learned to let the prospect speak. Warfield, trained to “high pressure” pitch enlarged portraits, faced a door slammed in his face until a Lin coin housewife invited him in. He changed to repeat objections and answer them, rising to a million-dollar-a-year life insurance career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde C. Warfield
Tyler
Lincoln
Nebraska
Warfield
White House
Quotes and quips from the era of political barbs
A collage of remarks and witticisms from political figures and journalists. Notable lines touch war, presidency, higher education, income trends, private charity, census questions, travel plans, and insider politics with sharp, era voice.
Paying Father Time Local News
Delegates to the county convention will be elected here tonight. High Point College plans to open next fall despite rumors it would not. Milbourne Ames will represent State College in the intercollegiate oratorical contest at Guilford College tonight. Miss Agnes Crowder visits her parents. Mrs Sheaffer recovers from surgery at Guilford General Hospital. Helen Paschal hosted friends honoring Miss Louise Caldwell who moves to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Agnes Crowder
Blackstone College
J. P. Crowder
F. Sheaffer
Guilford General Hospital
Helen Paschal
Louise Caldwell
Florida
Deep-sea diver recounts wartime Caracas altercation and Nazi jibes
Veubien Dussaq, former Hollywood stunt-man, narrates a Caracas bar scene where two women argued, a German consul attache insulted them, a fight ensued, and a cola bottle strike led to an ambulance. The incident sparked national chatter and a pointed quip about Hitler and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veubien Dussaq
Hollywood
South America
Dussaq
Guaia
Caracas
Venezuela
Hitler
Dussay
Unfair Play Dep't: Press and FBI in Spotlight
Critics spar with the FBI while Att'y Gen Jackson defends it in a speech. A Sunday Times reviewer mocks dramatic flair in journalism. The Brooklyn murder ring allegedly paid $5 to $310 per killing. Soldiers’ wartime pay is $30 a month. The movie Abe Lincoln in Illinois undercuts press. Producer M Gordon finds political approval has little cash value in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
L Jackson
Sunday Times
N. Y
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
M. Gordon
Will Hays
Gordon
Hollywood
Financial and society rumors swirl in high society pages
A roundup notes President Harrison of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was offered the presidency of New York Life, sparked by tips from Florida and a Madison Avenue source. Gossip touches Lepke, O Dwyer’s looming arrests, Geraldine Dvorak, Dr Hauser Garbo jokes, Hedy Lamarr, and editors amid a presidential campaign year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek Magazine
Harrison
Federal Reserve Bank of
N. Y
N. Y. Life Insurance Co
Florida
Walter M Inchell
Madison Avenue
New Yorker
Lepke
O’dwyer
Brooklyn
Abe Reles
Geraldine Dvorak
Urope
Dr. Hauser
Garbo
Presidentia
Hedy Lamarr
Society
la Martinique
Edwin James
Dry cleanup nets over fifty arrests in Rowan County
Over 50 people were arrested during a major dry cleanup in Rowan County this week. The sweep targeted alleged violations with authorities reporting numerous detentions and confiscations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowan County
Katie Wilson
J. F. Guttrick
Los Angeles
Ambassador Swimming Pool
City council urged to fund street name plates instead of garbages
A 20 year old editorial suggests a small city budget shift to provide name plates for streets, arguing against the wasteful cost of living. It also criticizes Communist leadership in Germany and warns about the security of carrying a pistol, linking it to German imperialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Archishop Kiley’s Milwaukee enthronement quote remark
Archbishop Moses F. Kiley spoke at his enthronement in Milwaukee asserting that time and death aid the enslaved and persecuted as the empire built by swords grows impotent in the hands that wielded it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses F. Kiley
Milwaukee
See
Peace hopes dimmed by enduring hatreds in 1919
Mrs. Vera Micheles Dean research director of the Foreign Policy Association says the goal of a lasting peace free from hatred in 1919 is growing dimmer as tensions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Micheles
Foreign Policy Association
Bracken Chronicle Editor James Thompson Praised
In Augusta Kentucky the Bracken Chronicle editor James Thompson is hailed as a traditional country editor. Arthur Mef ford of Real Detective Magazine notes Thompson prints a slogan “Cussed by many, read by all” reflecting his broad readership near Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Arthur Mefford
Real Detective Magazine
James Thompson
Bracken Chronicle
Augusta
Cincinnati
Thompson
Smith committee keeps red issue alive in Labor Board probe
In Washington on April 4 the Smith committee signals it may not pursue Red accusations on the Labor Board staff. It has already crippled the board by cutting its research unit while tips about Communist presence remain usable for future inquiries. Smith may hand material to Dies, keeping the issue active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Committee
Washington
Labor Board
David Saposs
House
Saposs
Howard Smith
Edmund Toland
Senate
Smith
Martin Dies
Dies
Tobey Urges Audit of Government Cash and Metals
Senator Tobey cites the comptroller general’s annual report and argues no physical audit has been done on the Treasury’s gold silver and cash. He introduces a bill to require on site cash counting as banks and corporations do, but the measure remains stuck in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneator Tobey
Comptroller-General
Tobey
Senator Tobey
Census Team Faces Silent Answers in Chairman’s Wake
The former chairman recalls the loneliness of census enumeration as his committee struggles to elicit responses. Officials report mounting reluctance from residents to engage with survey questions, affecting data collection efforts.
Epidemic of Murder Rings Prompts Calls for Reform
The ongoing murder ring cases draw renewed focus on policing methods and lawful conduct, as authorities advocate stricter adherence to rules to curb crime and restore public trust.
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