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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1940

Page

4

Movements Hint At Possible German East Offensive

The piece notes Allied troop shifts and German strategy in the east. It cites Sue Reynaud’s testimony on extending forces, possible diversionary actions, and a looming threat to the Balkans with Russian involvement. Italian posture, Turkish alignment, and a potential Norwegian strike are weighed as key factors.

Romania Balkans Germany Italy Amany Rumania Turkey Norway

Invention Flourishes Best Under Free Enterprise

J How ard Pew president of Sun Oil argues against planned economies citing historic examples in a National Manufacturers Association event in Winston Salem. He says free enterprise sparks invention and social progress while planning boards would have stifled Ford and other breakthroughs.

National Manufacturers’ Association Winston- Salem J. Howard Pew Sun Oil Company

North Carolina housing law upheld by Supreme Court ruling

The North Carolina low cost housing and slum clearance act was upheld by the State Supreme Court. Justice Seawell wrote the opinion noting the act does not violate the Constitution, and the ruling allows a case from the Kin m Housing Authority to proceed to the Le ncior County Superior Court for dismissal.

North Carolina State Supreme Court Jus Seawell Ws and Observer Edge R. Hunt Parker Bers Clinton Lecior Court Lenoir County Wal F F. Seawell

Court Attitudes Toward Economic Experiments and War Policy

Seawell rejects claims that a municipality cannot acquire property for public use because of tax status. The opinion links crime reduction and social conditions to legislative authority, noting delegation for facts. It reviews war prep, stating Hitler faced a choice to demobilize or pursue expansion, arguing war was planned and necessary from a German view.

Seawell North Carolina Court Supreme Court Hitler

The Promoters of War and Peace

Neville Henderson, in a Berlin stay recounting his failed effort to avert conflict, portrays Von Ribbentrop as a main war maker of the Third Reich. He says Ribbentrop urges war while Goering favors delaying showdown and seeks peace up to a point.

Neville Henderson England Berlin von Ribbentrop Third Reich Champaigner Hitler Henderson Goering

Texas college offers $252 year path to a diploma

Dale Carnegie promotes the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas at College Station as a cooperative, affordable path for boys. With a $252 total annual cost, students grow food, work if needed, dress alike, and gain self confidence and determination alongside trades and sciences.

United States Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas College Station Texas Brazos River Houston Dan Russell Agricultural and Mechanical College

Letter from a Taxpayer Defends Housing Stance in The Enterprise

A resident writes from High Point to defend support for a proposed low cost housing project. He challenges a prior unsigned critique by an anonymous taxpayer and requests space to present his own view in the letter column.

Flint St High Point N. C The Enterprise

Roosevelt backs trade treaty extension in Senate vote

The trade agreement act extension, a Hull Hull victory for Roosevelt, grants the President power to adjust tariffs up to fifty percent for three more years. The speaker notes Roosevelt may not want a longer term than his tenure and hints Secretary Hull could succeed him.

Senate Roosevelt Hull Doc Constable

Faces and figures on town stage and society

Flora Robson speaks of frightful opening night in Ladies in Retirement. Others referenced include Doc Dafoe sketching on a Mayan Restaurant menu, Josephine Johnson Brenda Frazier I Joyce at Cafe Louis, Chas Taylor signing at Cotton Club autographs, Colonel Stoopnagle in radio, Gov Murphy of New Hampshire with locals at Biltmore, Jack Haley in Higher and Higher, Shir ley Ross, Vera Zorina, Wynne, Lana Turner labeled as America's Sweater Heart.

Flora Robson Fis Doc Dafoe Josephine Johnson Brenda Frazier I Peggy Hopkins Joyce Cafe Louis Xic F. Chas Taylor The Cotton Club Autografters Colonel Stoopnagle Gov. Murphy New Hampshire Biltmore Jack Ha-Haley Lou Holtz Shirley Ross New York Vera Zorina Ed Wynn Lana Turner America

Sallies In Our Alley and Other Silly Bits From The Times

A collage of quirky notes lists stage names like Tobacco Road cast members and Sleepy Hall singers, with gibes at Grover Whalen and Artie Shaw. Brief vignettes recount odds and ends from Central Park to Harlem venues, plus a gambler in a Japanese tale who wires winnings to Tokio.

Tobacco Road Charles Walters Eddie Garr Central Park Tra Grover Whalen Gardenia Scott Morrow Sleepy Hall Biltmore Hotel Dwight Morrow Anne Lindbergh Rockefellers Holland House Taverne Rockefeller Center Artie Shaw Savoy Ballroom Harlem Ben Bernie

New Yorchids and Jazz Gossip in 1940s Broadway Notes

A collage of show business items and musical names. Mentions Al Donahue Mitchell Ayres Ella Fitzgerald and their recordings. References Ralph Whitehead picketing at a Circus and Liz Whitneys crush on a newspaperman. Folies Bergere dancers sail back aboard the Britannic amid sub fears.

Broadway Ralph Whitehead Red Nichols Joe Louises Mayo Brothers’ Clinic Marlynn Michael Rainbow Grill Liz Whitney Leonard Sillman New Faces

Times Square Teletype on Coast Program and Census Census

M Hellingers short stories from the coast are praised as corkers. Eliason claims Yarrop makes census taking easy by listening to shots and counting. The Republican Trib copy boy is Roosevelt. Arch is Teddy’s first tag kin. Backstage brawls in Streets of Paris are notorious. Santa Barbara Biltmore reopens May 1 under new management. A P M resignation sparks Time rumor.

Times Square M. Hellinger Eliason Yarrop Roosevelt Arch Teddy Paris Santa Barbara Cal Biltmore Time

Briefs Reflect Postwar Economic and Civic Views

A series of quotes highlights American resilience, government restraint, and civil liberties. Willkie warns against delaying jobs. Kettering touts innovation. Nye defends U.S. influence. Baldwin safeguards members from contempt. Dykstra calls for continuous effort to preserve freedoms amid budget cuts.

Roger Baldwin Civil Liberties Union

Roosevelt wears kimono at breakfast in Tokyo report

Nipponese papers glow over Mrs. Roosevelt buying a Japanese kimono. Enthusiasm fades as details reveal she wears it to breakfast with dishes of china.

Roosevelt China

Witty Barroom Quips Echo Through City Nights

A fragmentary late night page captures snappy lines from venues across town. Canvassing remarks feature barroom banter about love, liberty, fame, and census nerves. A final fragment hints at a woman speaking aloud at a corner gathering.

Greenwich Village hangout for poets artists and more

The text outlines Manhattan murals and venues in Greenwich Village like Julian's Pool Room on 14th Street as a new gathering spot for poets artists sculptors and others especially on Friday evenings. It notes March of Time highlights The Stork Club and Fiesta Danceteria as featured locations.

Manhattan Greenwich Village Julian 14Th St March of Time Stork Club Empire Trust 47Th Street Barbizon Model Studio

Broadway Confucius Say Dreamy Eyes Mystery

Humor note on gaze and mystery ranges through a brief witty line. It comments that dreamy eyes obscure the true identity or thoughts of the person being imagined. The quip plays on uncertainty and playful introspection.

Broadway Confucius

New Deal Labor Open Question Hinges on Private Talks

Bruce Catton reports Washington observers see a possible shift in the New Deal stance toward organized labor. The AFL could align with the administration, while the CIO loses influence if private conversations lead to a muzzle of Arnold and his anti trust campaign against unions and leaders.

NEW Deal A.F.L Washington Organized Labor American Federation of Labor Thurman Bruce Catton Arnold A. F. Of.l Arnold A. F. of L

Labor Board amendments split AFL CIO over reforms

Congresswoman Norton backs a five member board and craft union guidelines to please the AFL while the CIO denounces the plan as attacking industrial unions. The administration seeks a clean sweep of Labor Board leaders amid investigations into possible violations of laws restricting government influence on legislation.

Labor Board Mary Norton A. F. of L Green Norton Howard Smith Jackson Smith NLRB G-men

Taft camp sticks to delegate edge claim under convention rules

Taft supporters insist the senator leads in delegates despite Dewey gains after Wisconsin primary. They note 1936Borah won five states and Landon two yet Landon arrived with nearly all delegates at the convention, while Borah had little beyond Wisconsin.

Philadelphia George Washington Pew Henry Ford United States Patent Office Dewey Wisconsin Taft Borah Landon

Milwaukee Wins Young Mayor Zeidler Beats Hoan in City Race

Milwaukee voters elected Carl Zeidler a young attorney to succeed long time Mayor Daniel Hoan. The veteran administration was praised for progress in streets schools harbor police and fire services. Zeidler faces high expectations after a campaign appealing to youth and music.

Milwaukee Sherburne Becker Victor Burger Becker Socialist Party Daniel W. Hoan Carl Zeidler Hoan Texas Zeidler Wisconsin

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. P. Rawley Terry Rawlbey Sec’ Y ‘and Treas Smett A. Cecil Gen Mer M. Waynick Gh Point Associated Press Audit Bureau OF Circulation National Adv Joan Budd CO Lexington Ave New York City Mark Sue Reynaud Chamber of Deputies Via Dale Carnegie Ike Washburn Scandinavia Walter Winchell Delly v Western Union Tokio Wendell Willkie Charles F. Kettering General Motors Nye N. Dakota President Dykstra University of Wisconsin Congress Bertolotti Leone's la Martinique Coq Rouge el Morocco el Morocco: “Jolson's Gonna Open A Joint and Call It ‘el Jolson 45Th and 6Th Avenue Corner Winchell Bruce Catton Spartanburg S. C
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