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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
4
The readable lines suggest a reflection on truth and perception, noting that speaking of observed events can violate norms and provoke outrage. however, the fragment lacks concrete events, people, places, or dates to form a full news item.
A South Carolina legislative fight over truck width and weight rules stalls a bill to raise highway limits to 96 inches. The Senate filibuster and partisan tensions reflect concerns about interstate commerce, federal aid, and states rights as lawmakers weigh aligning with regional norms.
The piece argues opposition to renewed public spending will stay in the minority while the amended reorganization bill is expected to pass the House despite efforts to loosen purse strings.
The piece argues for a balanced budget while supporting public works to aid employment and general welfare. It cites a Bulwinkle bill for a 13 year offensive funded by 271 million dollars and notes venereal disease control as essential to national defense and fitness.
The essay argues that while nations press borders in Spain and Asia a deeper issue remains how to organize society for happiness and well being. It contends most can fight well but peace requires effective production and institutions to sustain a just social order.
The proposal to finance a nation wide preparedness effort has drawn mild congressional interest and broad agreement. The text outlines a form of national financing to support readiness and defense initiatives.
A long family tale follows William M Jeffers born in North Platte Nebraska where a nine child household thrived on modest wages. The story tracks his rise from telegraph messenger to Union Pacific Railroad president earning sixty thousand dollars yearly, and a hometown renaming of Locust Street to Jeffers Street.
A collage of voices covers topics from Barcelona bombings to a Gretna Green marriage, a Chicago doctor, a taxi theft victim, and a League of Hoboes convention in Altoona Pa. The snippet reflects sensational, stray snippets typical of a reader letters page.
Washington April 14 Congress grants RFC Chairman Jesse Jones sweeping lending authority with little oversight. The House and Senate approved a 1.5 billion loan capability for any business, removing prior limits and securities rules. Critics fear concentration of power, while Douglas advocates regional industrial banks to mobilize private capital.
A farmers and business leaders meeting convened at the Sheraton ballroom with Gilbert T. Stephen son of Winston-Salem as principal speaker. Baraca supper at West End Baptist church featured Prof. T. C. Johnson of High Point college. College seniors received caps and gowns at investiture led by President R. M. Andrews. News briefs note the Bremen monoplane landed near Quebec after foggy 34 12 hours flight, four Midwestern snow storms, Charles A. Lindbergh’s new plane landing in Williams Arizona, and an explosion killing 36 in West Plains Missouri.
Hundreds of high pointers filled Greensboro for patriotic exercises and a parade lasting over an hour. Charlie Chaplin spoke at Currycourt N I College urging support for the 3rd Liberty Loan with a playful jab about bonds. Edith Moore serves near Amiens, Hospital Unit No. 10, in a clearing station. Eddie Brietz visited Greensboro friends. Miss Edith Harrison and Lawton Dutton represented the city high school in Guilford College declamation. Carolina beat Virginia 3 0 in a Greensboro baseball game. War stamps sales hit one dollar per capita in March. W G Brokaw bought Fairview Kennels near High Point.
The plan calls for joint government and private funding to establish banks with loans driven by regional needs studies. Nominees from private capital would hold all voting power, while government and private capital would share risk.
April 14 New York dispatch notes rapid progress on the Henry Hudson Parkway project. Rock and subway debris foundations are laid by barges and tugs, the Riverside Drive rail line is electrified and hidden, and roadway sections near completion await opening of the World’s Fair.
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