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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
4
Quotation paired with a reflection contrasts James 3 8 on the tongue as unruly and deadly with Pythagoras noting a tongue wound harms the spirit more than a sword wounds the body. The lines juxtapose speech and harm.
Mussolini replies to Roosevelt’s call for peace guarantees, condemning a conference as an unwarranted affront. He cites “pyramidal errors” of geography and accuses the President of ignorance of European history. The Rome Berlin axis shows no motive for talks, as arms races deepen conflict. Hitler may echo this stance ahead of his April Reichstag address.
The article discusses continuing shifts in state policy as elections redirect public effort. It notes a $125,000 allocation by the State Highway Commission to build a central prison industrial building in Raleigh, largely using convict labor, and argues for constructive use of prisoner labor for the State while opposing production for open-market sale. It highlights political and labor tensions around prison industries and printing plant issues.
The piece notes mixed views on Lindbergh's status after Soviet criticism and his possible return to American aviation. It recalls Wilmington streetcars and Cape Fear vistas, while Winston-Salem Journal highlights a broad business upturn with gains across automotive, rubber, electric, and retail sectors.
The report notes a call for Charles A. Lindbergh to return to the United States to boost air service for national defense. It questions his enthusiasm for such a mission and acknowledges the tarnishing of his once untarnished halo amid mixed English sentiment.
The Wilmington Star recalls the shift from trolley transit to modern transport with the 1900s era and notes Tuck Savage piloting Wilmington’s first electric streetcar while referencing a popular song and historic events in Cuba as context for change.
A poor girl in Birmingham faced endless rejections before moving to London to seek work. She saved money, took odd jobs, endured hunger, and finally won a screen test among 144 applicants. Madeleine Carroll rose to become a top paid film star through grit and determination.
A morning scene in a New England city home where five year old Peggy questions her father the superintendent and high school principal about his role. She gently points out that he is not the principal of every school, prompting a light, humorous exchange.
Lambert Fairchild jokes about territory and Hitler amid a tale of a Moorehead Minnesota drunk who brags of beating any man in the Midwest and a puncher from Montana. Sid Silvers encounters a panhandler seeking work, while Hal Wallis scolds a picky writer over secretaries and notes Ann Sheridan’s oomph.
Dr G S Kennett will speak at Lebanon M P Church Sunday morning with Dean P E Lindley of High Point College delivering the evening sermon. Local trackmen placed fifth at the Chapel Hill secondary schools meet. In a triangular collegiate meet at Guilford College High Point finished second behind Guilford with Roanoke third.
Bruce Catton profiles Edwin M. Watson secretary to the president, a West Point alumnus and former U.S. Army officer who served in World War I, guarded by a habit of calling him Pa Watson. He plans country life in Virginia after Roosevelt's term and may pursue politics. He enjoys golf at Burning Tree, walks to the zoo, and cherishes a mounted swordfish from deep sea trips.
Mrs. Frank Armfield of Concord is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Garland Alderman of Greensboro is visiting Mrs. Matt Wall. Miss Virginia McEwen of Duke University is spending the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W B McEwen.
Charles Morgan, author of The Flashing Stream, sees London success fade after one week as lead actress Margaret Rawlings blames poor notices. Producer Victor Payne-Jennings letters George Jean Nathan asking critics to accept unfavorable verdicts graciously.
A Cologne bishop quoted the line The ice limps through the land to defend Germans amid wartime rumors. Officials charged the speech attacked Goebbels who limps and cited harm, but the bishop replied that he knew Goebbels lied. He was released.
A comic exchange in Naziland has a German detainee misstate his age and birth year, prompting the magistrate to quip about six missing years. Meanwhile Jackie Elinson notes Judge Lauer’s wife received a three month sentence on a smuggling rap, a rarity in judicial headlines.
Twenty years ago reports note Bill Bennett, former Co M High Point member, returning from the 30th Division in France after training as an engineer at Camp Sevier. He was gassed overseas and hospitalized, among the first local injured by shellfire, though he says he is fine now. Easter Sunday was mild with a strong merchants weekend, a record for High Point sales, especially clothing.
Eddie Garr recalls a saying from a wise Quaker woman describing three follies of men. She claimed men rush to pluck fruit, to wage war, and to pursue women, while waiting would bring natural outcomes and reversed pursuits.
Rumor hints Dr. Jock Sutherland may resume dentistry after resigning as Pittsburgh Panthers coach. The quip suggests cavities could be easier to fix than the Panther line.
On the Each Dawn I Die set last week an extra teased draft avoidance. He claimed flat feet and near sightedness would spare him, and Cagney replied the army can cure flat feet or place him on the front lines so he won’t need to look far.
Airline mechanics at Newark airport stage a strike disrupting flights. A witty observer quips about using carrier pigeons to picket the flying transports, reflecting wartime era humor and tension in aviation news.
Godfrey Tearle, star of The Flashing Stream which collapsed, is described as an exact double for the President and likened to Roosevelt racing London. A colleague laments heavy space devoted to world affairs over Broadway, noting a dictator swallowing a nation provokes more thought than a student swallowing a goldfish. A motorist warning urges slow down after 40 to avoid hitting anything.
A leading dress designer admits her fashion collections draw from places she visits on vacations. She urges fans to consider style origins and notes travel influences in her work while addressing moral concerns about cultural portrayal.
A Wilkinsburg Gazette item mocks national humor by noting a tired pattern of poking at Dodgers, Manville, Lamour, and radio clowns. It laments passport fraud stumps over Enterta entry while editor urges royal inspection of a typical American small town in a cheeky jab at New York City impressions.
Voices of citizens and U S Senators urged against American involvement in European conflict. They argued that American sons should not die in another world war and that the nation must protect its own institutions while safeguarding future generations.
A floating mattress designed for fishermen offers improved sleep at sea, addressing discomfort once common in rowboats. The invention is highlighted as a practical enhancement for crews and backers expect broad appreciation.
Judge W. A. Deans of Santa Cruz California fines John Forest Flower a gardener ten dollars for reckless driving. Flower was cited after an incident that prompted the judge to impose the penalty.
Chicago Judge Philip J. Finnegan advises a defendant on winning back his wife by spending money, framing cash as a practical path to reconciliation and suggesting financial effort as a remedy in a domestic dispute.
The Albanian constitutional assembly spontaneously offered the Albanian crown to the King of Italy Galeazzo Ciano Italian foreign minister.
Roosevelt might have drawn votes at the opening game if he had turned and tossed the ball into the grand stand. The remark hints at political theater and fan engagement during the ceremony.
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