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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1940
Page
4
April 15 1940 column analyzes Roosevelt's renomination chances in North Carolina politics. It discusses Governor Clyde Hoey potential support, the pro Roosevelt movement, party bosses, and the risk of a favorite son delegation. It cites DeMille Hollywood remarks and U S political maneuvering.
A Smithsonian linked W P A project studied North Carolina Indian mounds and uncovered a visiting card suggesting Hernando de Soto camped at Nikwasi near Franklin on May 6 1940. The claim ties to a plan to mark the explorer route with North Carolina state support and parallels Daniel Boone’s well marked trail.
Detroit reports United States minister to Canada James H. R. Cromwell downed in flight from Ottawa to St. Thomas Ontario used the occasion to announce his candidacy for the United States Senate from New Jersey. The piece frames wartime strategy and Allied aims against Germany with Thucydides cited on the cost of war and mobilization.
B J Merkle improves a troublesome assembly foreman at his Chicago firm by making him feel important. By delegating responsibility and sincerely praising the man’s character, cooperation rises, work quality increases, and rush orders are completed ahead of schedule. The approach hinges on respect, recognition, and honest praise to unlock hidden potential.
A collection of brief quotations on neutrality and Pan Americanism by Roberto Farinacci, John Cromwell, Sixto Enrique Duran Ballen, and Edsel Ford. The remarks touch on fascist non belligerency, women’s expectations, prejudice in peaceful cooperation, and employment sentiment at Ford.
Earl C Sams testifies at a Patman bill hearing alleged role of customer support in chain stores growth. The record also cites a remark attributed to Col Henry Bretnridge on U S occupancy if Hitler threatens Iceland or Greenland.
The High Point Elks held their meeting last night electing Owen Reese as delegate to the Grand Lodge session in Atlantic City this July. The Rotary Club plans an Easter egg hunt on the high school campus Easter Monday. City officials report difficulty selling municipal bonds.
Washington reports a showdown over the Walter Logan bill to curb federal agencies by requiring substantial evidence on decisions and granting courts broader review. Supporters cite regulators’ overreach while opponents note New Deal era friction and parallel House action led by Francis Walter.
Claudette Colbert and her physician groom near confirmation of long standing theories. The Richmans including Hazel Forbes are talking loudly while Martha Raye and her partner did in February. Louie Armstrong and wife have split. Mrs Russell Patterson likely to wed Roland Young. Hitler envoy Westrick arrives amid trade talks and possible Bund reorganization. Albert Lasker linked to Mary Reinhardt after recent notarization. Princess Murat remarries a Swiss radio executive. A coast to coast mother seeks a deal involving her goody’s morals case in exchange for lettuce. Babe Ruth’s daughter Julia to wed R W Flanders on May 1.
Detectives whisper among confidants about a spectator at the trial found with a loaded pistol. No official story released. Commissions question whether an arrest was made while a group of about 16 defendants are hosted nightly in Brooklyn homes for defense fund bingo events.
Editorial page references Mary Howard in a Lincoln show with Ann Rutledge and Nino Martini as they mingle with Bob Raymond. It notes NBC network tensions and a rumor of a divorce, plus a critical joke about Dewey and a satirical quip about a detective in his entourage. The piece ends with a toast about Hitler’s death.
Nancy du Pont will marry Glascoe Reynolds of the du Pont legal staff in May. The note hints at social circles and mentions SEC plans to summon Gen. Wood of Sears Roebuck to testify on investment trusts this week.
Major investors commit 1.7 million to support P. M. while granting Ralph Ingersoll editorial control. John Hay Whitney requests to avoid being called Jack in P. M. columns. Fears of a hit on Ingersoll prompt life insurance policies. Time Life publisher H Luce comments on staff defections and offers a hiring deal to Ingersoll.
The column riffs on Dr. Kildare film buzz with risqué lines about a girl in white and patients in ermine. It notes Dwight W mans daughter Kate and Donald Livingston in a rising act. Also mentions a Rockefeller Center roller rink policy and vaudeville figure Stan Stanley venturing into census duties. A peace parade idea aims to fund and gain permit for a crippled veterans procession to keep the US out of war.
A sports column teases Derby predictions with Bill Corum Clem McCarthy and others. The writer notes guessing many horses including Fenelon as a dark horse and wagers Fenelon wins the Wood Memorial. Clem McCarthy pins Midland as Derby choice.
Dudley Pierpont Gilbert admits eight thousand dollars to back Gen General Van Horn Moseley amid a Fascist affair in Chicago. McKesson Robbins attorneys expect major defendants to be acquitted. Morris Ernst seeks a New York Federal Court judgeship at the next vacancy. Mary Kirk Brown’s ex husband and two others are linked to socialite rumors at the Stork Club. Stockholders clash with Standard Oil as Henry Stimson faces John W Davis in party disputes.
Miss Wilma Byerly underwent an appendectomy at High Point Hospital this morning. Miss Lucile Clodfelter and Evelyn Sigman entertained at a dance Friday evening at the home of the former. Miss Bruce Tucker of Greenville is visiting Miss Hazel Shipman.
Asheville manager Shuping brands Josiah William Bailey as personally and politically dry. The World Court receives praise from President Hoover at the D A R convention in Washington today.
Twenty years ago S R Bivens took office as secretary of the High Point Chamber of Commerce. Harriss Covington Mills received a charter to build a hosiery mill in town, and the American Land Company planned an auction of valuable real estate this Saturday.
Mrs Gurney Briggs hosted the literature music department of the Woman's Club yesterday afternoon. The Order of Eastern Star installed new officers last night. Mrs J F Hayden spent yesterday in Thomasville. Mrs John Lindsay and her little son left today for Baltimore to spend several days there.
President Carranza asserts action against rebellious Mexican states. In the United States a census release lists Salisbury at 13 884 residents and Burlington at 6 592. Carolina law students adopt overalls with the slogan Overalls overall. Two men with leprosy are found in New Orleans.
A garbled synopsis cites defendants willing to settle for 25 million while plaintiffs seek 65 million. References to Lepke jail terms, Hitchcock kin, hula dancer Leialoha, and Winnie Ruth Judd surface amid sensational claims of escapes and forthcoming stories. Authorities probe buried bodies and a suspected government conspirator’s suicide amid murder lore.
A World War II era note claims Hitler sent a peace gesture to Scandinavian nations, describing the proposed pipe as made of lead and implying a diplomatic overture amid escalating tensions.
The report notes Germany pressing its advance into Norway with limited explanation for the drive while hinting sunspot activity may have affected the Fuehrer or strategic planning.
Secretary Hull says Mexico has shown willingness to pay in the oil dispute but no actual payments have been made, seeking arbitration to settle the matter.
The European conflict pivots to Norway a neutral nation until German protection actions. Norwegian ports saw heavy ship movement unloading troops while Britain intervened halting bottlenecks. The Balkar bloc backed by Italy resisted direct fighting there, forcing a restrained approach by the belligerents.
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