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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1940
Page
4
A fragmented OCR item lists time periods including twelve months and three months, with references to months and weeks. The readable portions suggest a calendar or schedule context without clear events, participants, or locations.
The article discusses Britain's war readiness and German moves in Scandinavia. It also reports Greensboro groups changing dates for a semi pro baseball invitational to avoid conflicts with the North Carolina state tournament, ensuring harmony for Guilford's communities in sports.
The article analyzes Roosevelt’s strong third term pull after Illinois primary results and questions whether a rival Democrat could challenge him. It notes Garner’s near exclusion, Hull’s silence, and the drift toward a drafted third term amid party dynamics. It ends with a quip about new tech and crime links.
Dale Carnegie notes New York neurologist Graeme Hammond, 81, runs three miles three times a week at the New York Athletic Club track. He credits lifelong training, a strong heart and vessels, and moderation after middle age. He recalls childhood games with Lincoln and urges readers to start athletics gradually and be their age.
A satirical portrait depicts a self described nonentity unable to name bands or predict Derby winners. He ignores celebrities, misreads politics, and avoids crowds while lacking any notable wit or style. The piece laments his obliviousness to major figures and events, ending with a blunt note on his absence during a famed crime.
The Dies committee agents Hurley and Howe are arrested on civil rights violations, drawing the chairman into a confrontation with Federal District Judge Welsh. The paper questions Dies tactics and calls for an exhaustive airing to reveal if agents violated citizens rights in pursuing anti-Communist charges. It notes Lundeen leads a separate committee and mentions Eleanor Roosevelt’s radio program.
The Allies push a one sided economic blockade on Germany and serve Norway with notices on shipments to Germany. Norway’s Foreign Minister warns that halting free shipping under international law would bring Norway to war. The piece compares European neutrality struggles to the US stance with the Allies.
Bruce Catton reports California’s May Democratic primary faces four rival tickets for the presidential nomination. Olson for Roosevelt, Patterson backing Wheeler or Roosevelt, Willis Allen’s quirky slate, and Garner supporters vie, risking a narrow 25,000 vote margin and potential cross over bitterness into the fall race.
A collage of quotes from figures like George B. Cutten and Wendell Willkie, plus notes on diplomacy, neutrality, and the Import-Export Bank funding Pan American railroads. Mentions include Wichita convention and the Stork Club slang about Clifton.
Oliver Thornton publisher of United Progressive News in Los Angeles and strategist for California left, flew to Washington to seek C. S. O. support for Patterson. Patterson favors Wheeler, Lewis’ pick, and Labor’s Non- Partisan League in California has worked with Thornton before.
The article discusses how the National Labor Relations Board would fix the bargaining unit under the Wagner Act. It contrasts the House Labor Committee stance favoring craft unit designation with the Smith committee plan to defer jurisdiction until factions settle the unit dispute. It favors a workable policy recognizing established unions and practices to avoid disintegration.
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