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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1939
Page
4
Retiring city leaders honored as election tickets miss key names
The city nears a turnover as Dr. C. S. Grayson loses his name from ticket lists signaling his approaching retirement after eight years as mayor. John S. Pickett also misses from the ticket amid talk of a mayoral bid. the council chairmanship shifts await. Logan Porter and E. L. Briggs withdraw from the race with Briggs moving to chair the hydro electric power commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Grayson
High Point
Grayson
John S. Pickett
Mr. Pickett
Logan Porter
E. L. Briggs
Hydroelectric Power Commission
Rosa Weber Reward Highlights Nazi Loyalty and Smuggling Case
Rosa Weber received a reward under federal law for aiding in smuggling prosecutions by reporting a household case in anti Nazi United States. The informant earned an estimated eight thousand eight hundred seventy five dollars from fines and recoveries. Her testimony helped convict the employer, a New York Supreme Court wife, while Weber’s loyalty to Hitler was noted as motivating the disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
United States
New York
Supreme Court
Rosa Weber
Rosa
Prisoner gifts fingerprinting table after release
A Lumberton inmate released from state prison sent a table suitable for the fingerprinting division as a gift to his alma mater. The cabinet maker promised to supply it and recalled the casual remark while serving his sentence, surprising guards with the remembered pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Lumberton
State
Prison Discipline and Its Effect on Reform
The text argues well managed prison staff can earn a prisoner's respect, shaping character toward good citizenship. It warns that harsh control may yield a more dangerous ex-prisoner, stressing that firm but humane treatment is costly yet essential for lasting reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Cost of Raleigh session rises beyond 1937 figures
Report shows higher overall legislative costs in Raleigh as salaries stay the same but other expenses climb. Wake County whiskey stores log a $34 315.65 sales increase in the first quarter versus last year, suggesting purchases by lawmakers and visitors rather than direct whiskey spending by the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Assembly
Wake County
No Need To Worry About Stops Amid Propaganda Efforts
The passage describes German propaganda claiming no danger from the Stop Hitler movement while accusing democracies of alarm. It notes Berlin’s denial of threats to Czechoslovakia and Albania and warns that Poland Romania and Greece face pressure from an alien tyrannical government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Albania
Poland
Romania
Greece
Phlegmatic Dutch Warn About Hidden Threat to Britain and France
The passage notes a cautious Dutch stance and signals a latent danger that Britain and France must confront, highlighting vigilance and potential strategic implications for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
How a neighborly tact cut a hard case to a gift
Terrence K. Clancy from New York recounts how he won over a hard to reach prospect, Morton, by approaching from his viewpoint. He used door etiquette and empathy to explain the hospital need and secured a $1,200 gift after turning an angry stance during a fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence K. Clancy
East 42Nd Streeet
New York
Clancy
Morton
Mr. Morton
Mr. Clancy
Quote by Felicia Gizycka on homes and cities
The speaker notes that a house one has lived in all life is enviable while a city home feels impossible and ever staged. Felicia Gizycka, an American-born author, comments on living spaces as restless and polished settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicia Gizycka
Walter Winchell on Broadway Pyright 1939 Notes
Daily Mirror columnist Don Wahn quotes Walter Winchell on Broadway reflecting regret and quiet endurance after fame wanes. The piece casts a world worn by time with a somber tone, noting mercy in steadiness while youth issues warnings as goals slip away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mirror
Don Wahn
Sallies in Our Alley at the Cotton Club
Milton Berle boasts about screen career with jokes on cut scenes and fan mail from mice. Joe Lewis buys his girl French heel shoes and postcards. An unemployed chorus girl collapses from malnutrition and quips about what she didn’t eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Club
Milton Berle
Joe Lewis
Midtown Vignette Turns On National Anthem Stand
In a 1950s Midtown restaurant crowd ignores The Star Spangled Banner as entertainment ends. One man, Salvatore Spitale, rises to salute the anthem, drawing police attention and labeling him a public enemy for his act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvatore Spitale
Broadway Confucius Notes On Fame And Love
A witty column surveys men on the path to the Hall of Fame and the price of fame. A girl boasts of a fur coat while dodging specifics. A honeymoon ends as morning papers replace eyes, and a girl seeking escape from life often ends up fighting it.
Baruch Testifies on Neutrality Before Senate Panel
Bernard M. Baruch, financier, tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that neutrality is a flawed concept and outlines policies he favors. He argues U.S. should prepare to influence events and protect national interests amid global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Angleworm Protein and Freedom Quotes Spark Student Jest
A collection of quotes from Ignace Paderewski and Dr. Paul Schwarz lauds American freedom while Marion Salisbury of Oregon State University jokes about eating angleworms. The items mix patriotism and quirky remarks in a light, period-appropriate tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Salisbury
Oregon State University
NYC Notes on Theatre Arts and War Era Culture
A compact critique page notes crowd scenes at 42nd Street crosstown service, a San Francisco Fair display in Rockefeller Plaza, a Nazi era film in Yorkville, and Nancy Hamilton’s Booth Theatre revue. Also mentions Knoedler’s nude paintings, Strand trailer reception for Confessions of a Nazi Spy, transatlantic liner schedules, and Eddie DeLange’s Follies mother amid Fritz Kuhn and Hun-Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Airlines
Rockefeller Plaza
San Francisco
Yorkville
Nancy Hamilton
Booth Theatre
Knoedler’s
E. 57Th Street
Strand
Eddie DeLange
Follies
Fritz Kuhn
New York Hids and Shows Stir Broadway Debuts
The piece highlights Billy Rose's Casa Manana hit with Balinese dancers by Jack Cole, The 4 Queens aerial act at the Circus, and Dark Victory at Music Hall with strong advance reports. It also notes Soglow's cartoon of John Bull and Uncle Sam, Capt W D Puleston's book on Captain A T Mahan, and Sam Lewis in Pinocchio at the Ritz Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Capt. A. T. Mahan
Yale Univ. Press
Sam Lewis
Ritz Theatre
Argentina Rejects Campaigns Favoring Foreign Doctrines
Foreign Minister Jose Maria Cantilo of Argentina says the country will not accept campaigns promoting fascism communism or Naziism from any foreign influence or doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Jose Maria Cantilo
Orthodontia as a Dental Term From Patient's Wide Mouthed Reply
A dental term for teeth straightening, orthodontia, is explained by the playful stereotype of a wide mouthed patient answering a dentist. The note connects the term to the patient’s broad response as a mnemonic.
Nightclub Gossip Lines from The City Playhouse
An assortment of sharp witticisms and jests from city venues lampooning actors, critics, and socialites. Quips target an actor’s looks and career, women’s fashion, a critic’s vanity, and nightlife antics with playful scorn and bravado.
Republicans Host Washington Dinners for Presidential Candidates
The Republican party stages a series of dinners in Washington to spotlight presidential hopefuls. After speeches, attendees relax by passing celery among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Memos of a Midnighter and Show Biz Notes From The Tribune
The Tribune reviews Paramount State with Tommy Dorsey praising string presence over brass. Ted Fio Rito leads at Ben Marden's Riviera. MGM agent Pat De Cicco wooing Brenda Frazier for films. The Bachelor Club of Brooklyn forms for child welfare. Billy Glason revives NWA Clown Nights at Hotel Sharon on the 14th. A West 52nd Street spot fined $1000 by the Musicians Union. Father Coughlin’s theme song The Golden Call is his own lyric with music by Gerald Marks. The French Follies on 42nd Street advertises Salome with the line She’s Different She Dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Glason
Hotel Sharon
Musicians Union
Father Coughlin
Gerald Marks
42Nd Street
Salome
City primary uncertain as books close
Local notes show C. A. York as the lone announced at large candidate with ward limits in place. City library adds 117 new members while U D C plans to attend the Asheboro convention on April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. York
Asheboro
Mrs Smith Heads to Atlanta for Week with Sister
Mrs. C. D. Smith left this morning for Atlanta to spend a week with her sister. Mrs. Jack Grubb departed last night for Asheville to join Mr. Grubb for several days. Mrs. A. G. Douglas has returned from a visit with friends in Columbia South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Smith
Atlanta
Jack Grubb
Asheville
Mr. Grubb
A. G. Douglas
Columbia
S. C
Lindbergh Drops In At Tri-City Airport Briefly
Col Charles A Lindbergh made an unexpected visit to Tri City Airport yesterday afternoon and departed this morning for New York. Marion Talley announces retirement from the Metropolitan Opera with $500000 tucked away and will reside on a farm. Mrs C F Tomlinson of High Point elected treasurer of the Music Clubs Federation at their Asheville session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tri-City
New York
Marion Talley
Metropolitan Opera
C. F. Tomlinson
High Point
Music Clubs Federation
Asheville
High Point Broom Company Organized With Local Promoters
Twenty years ago local news notes report the High Point Broom Manufacturing Company organized here with promoters including T. V. Rochelle George S. Johnson J. C. Cox of Asheboro and J O Erwin of Asheboro. Army tanks will visit the city to boost the Liberty Loan campaign. W E Snow is expected to announce a City Council candidacy from the third ward after serving as councilman for two years. Eli K Ingram has secured a North Main Street park for the local ball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Broom Manufacturing Company
T. V. Rochelle
George S. Johnson
J. C. Cox
Asheboro
J. O. Erwin
Liberty
W. E. Snow
Eli K. Ingram
North Main Streeet
Local visitors travel through Greensboro area noted
Dr and Mrs J J Hamlin were visitors in Greensboro yesterday. Mrs H B Hiatt and Miss Leora Hiatt left for Washington to visit relatives. Sidney Perry, long employed in Lynchburg VA, returned home. Miss Clara Steele visits friends in Greensboro. Parks Pickett of Liberty visits his sister Mrs J J Hamlin in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hamlin
Greensboro
H. B. Hiatt
Leora Hiatt
Washington
Sidney Perry
Lynchburg
Clara Steele
Parks Pickett
Liberty
Infantry unit mutiny on Archangel front reported
It has been learned that Company I, 339th Infantry, mutinied recently on the Archangel front in Russia. They refused to return to the firing line against the Bolshevists. Victory medals are to be issued to all allied soldiers who served in the World War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archangel
Russia
Man jailed for stealing Gone with the Wind copy
A New Yorker jailed after stealing a copy of the novel Gone with the Wind. He tired of waiting for the film and took the book from a store.
There is only one cure for war
Peter Broel a 72 year old German born leader of a Buffalo singing society states that the remedy for conflict lies in song emphasizing music as peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Broel
Buffalo Singing Society
World’s Fair symbols spoofed at Club 18
Grover Whalen would choke if he walked in as Frankie Hyers and Willie the waiter perform impressions of the fair’s icons. Hyers mimics the Trylon raised high while Willie lifts his coat and wiggles the Perisphere. Mario’s new La Conga reopens April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Whalen
Frankie Hyers
Willie
Hyers
Mario
Navy plans larger battleships seek speed and range gains
Bruce Catton analyzes the proposed 45,000-ton battleships noting the extra tonnage may fund faster engines and larger fuel capacity rather than bigger guns or armor. He explains American ships’ armor and long-range design favoring cruising radius and endurance at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Congress
Catten
Navy Yard
Congress Faces Six Canal Proposals Including Panama Second Locks
The session weighs six major canal plans with Panama’s proposed second set of locks most likely to pass. The plan costs about 227 million dollars and is cited by the War Department as a defense boost to canal capacity and traffic resilience. Other ideas include a Nicaragua canal backed by Izac, a Tennessee Tombigbee link championed by Rankin, and rivals such as a Lake Erie Ohio river route, Tehuantepec isthmus canal, and the Florida ship canal. Army engineers support several, while administration backing varies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Panama
War Department
Nicaragua
Izac
California
Army
West Coast
Mississippi Valley
John Rankin
Mississippi
Tennesse
Tombigbee
Ohio Valley
Mobile
Rankin
Army Engineers
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Youngstown
Tehuantepec
Mexico
Florida Ship Canal
Vaudeville Team Fined Under WPA Joke Ban
A vaudeville duo faces a fine for a joke deemed in violation of the WPA ban. The policy appears enforced, prompting calls to extend similar limits to other comic bits including a line about a lady seen with last night.
Comedian Ed Wynn Answers Separation Suit Jibe
Wynn responds to his wife’s separation suit by recalling that he bought her a dictionary, joking that women already know enough words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wynn
Candidate Promises Support and Candy Bar Pact
A quirky political statement pledges support to a candidate if given half a candy bar. The speaker hints at favorable alignment with an unnamed contender amid a lighthearted tone about the international scene.
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Hammett A. Cec
Sec’y and
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Mgr
J. P. Rawley
Capus M. Waynick
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
N. C
National Adv
THE
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
New York City
Eternity
Carlyle
Dale
Carnegie
Walter Winchell
America
Ignace Paderewski
Paul Schwarz
le Ruban Bleu
Macy's
Robert Morley
Ruby Foo
Lissen
Max Mesoofsky
Moosleeney
Opp
Albany
Barney Gallant
Sinclair Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Orson Welles
Onyx
Jack White
Tommy Manville
Reuben
Bruce Catton
Sam
Canals Conspicious
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