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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1938

Page

4

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Fragmentary religious reflection citing Hebrews 3 4 and a quote about foes to God. No identifiable person or event, lacks publishable news context.

North Carolina road safety tour urged after deadly year

The governor and state officials plan a noon arrival in High Point after leaving Raleigh at 8 AM. Stops include Durham and Greensboro as part of a safety drive to reduce highway deaths. Last year the state lost 1,123 lives and substantial property to accidents, with many preventable. The piece urges responsibility and recalls wartime casualty concerns.

Council of State Carolina Raleigh Durham Lington Greensboro Ornor Ely

Uncertain pledges in crisis over gas use and balloons

The text questions Germany’s reliability in honoring wartime pledges and suggests a forfeit or hostage to ensure non-military gas use. It notes doubts about the gas’s wartime value and downplays the military importance of dirigibles, while debating the need for a binding pledge.

Germany Reich

Preacher attacks D. A. R. in Washington remarks

A California preacher addressed the D. A. R. in Washington with a sharp critique describing opponents as fussy snobbish ladies with pride in revolutionary ancestors. He contrasts the insult with a later, more nuanced tribute, prompting listeners to wonder about the source of his harsh characterizations.

California Washington America

Editors Rally For Free Press As Public Right

An American Society of Newspaper Editors reaffirmed its belief that press freedom is a right of all people and a key institution of government. The group unanimously voted to pursue a constant campaign to win popular support, though some questioned unanimity and the method of outreach over mere speeches.

American Society of Newspaper Editors Thomas Jefferson CIO

Press views on democracy and press bias in democracy

The passage argues that self styled professionals in public life may hinder freedom as they focus on themselves rather than collective liberty. It advocates a serious poll of editors on democracy to gauge its durability or desirability, suggesting likely lack of consensus.

Rube Goldberg Rube Third Avenue Thirty- Fourth Street

Walter Chrysler Rise From Shop Sweeper to Auto Leader

A profile traces Walter P. Chrysler from a Union Pacific shop sweeper in Ellis Kansas to industrial titan. It notes his early bold career moves at Buick Willys Maxwell and Chrysler plus his keen judgment in selecting talent and willingness to take lower pay for higher stakes. It also recalls Dvorak and Spillville as a musical aside with a copyright note.

Edgar Easterbrook Walter Chrysler Buick Motor Company Willys-Overland Company Maxwell Chrysler Company Boyden Sparkes Walter P. Chrysler Dvorak Cornlands Iowa Spillville McNaught Syndicate

War of Words and Odd Tales From A Times Page

A collage quotes from William Weld at Wells College and Mrs Becker praising daily Bible readings in schools. Henry Wallace urges business-government cooperation for prosperity. A remark from General Franco about social crime and an English headmaster’s quip punctuate the page. A Connecticut boy lands two pennies from a fish, boosting his haul to about $5.02.

William A. Becker Cell Ag D. A Connecticut

Hull Quietly Leads Democratic Unity Effort in Washington

Secretary of State Cordell Hull works to unite the Democratic Party amid internal sniping. Advisor Adolf Berle aids Hull in a sub rosa conciliation program while Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat draws credit to Hull and Berle for its reception.

Washington Cordell Hull Democratic Party Hull United Administration Roosevelt Adolf Augustus Berle Lattater Berle David Cushman

Piedmont League opener set at Welch Field

Mayor Davis calls businesses to close at 12 for the first Piedmont League game of 1928 at Welch Field at 4 pm Al Smith passes through town on a long train amid crowds One woman supporter laments not reaching him Others report local travels and visits including Jamison Caldwell Wilson Cruse Armfield news briefs note Coolidge opposition flood control earthquake losses in Greece and cigarette price cuts two packs for a quarter

Davis Welch Field al Smith Neews Coolidge Greece

Noon Service Draws Packed Trinity Church Crowd

Charles B. Driscoll notes a noonday audience at Old Trinity Church on Wall Street. The 750-seat church filled with bankers, brokers, merchants, and clerks for a unity sermon as generations of tombs in the yard remind visitors of history amid modern finance.

New York Old Trinity Church Wall Street Old Trinity Trinity General Howe Manhattan Broadway James Lawrence

Spring Cold Linked to Higher Calorie Needs, Buffalo Doctor Says

A Buffalo doctor asserts that the human body requires more fuel in spring than any other season due to the spring cold. He attributes this to the affliction and its energy drain.

Buffalo

Gold files notice as Guilford candidate for state legislature

Twenty years ago Thomas J. Gold registered as a Democratic candidate for the state legislature in Guilford county. He had prior public service as city court judge in 1911-12 and a legislator in 1913, with a 1914 special session and a 1916 presidential elector role in Suh district. High Point and Greensboro high schools meet tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Normal grounds. Irish potatoes sell for 35 cents a peck locally. any higher price is blamed on profiteers.

Thomas J. Gold Guilford County Gold High Point Greensboro

Everett Marsh enlists in Navy from Richmond

Weekend news briefs report People-Everett Marsh leaving Sunday night for Richmond to enlist in the Navy. Miss Maud White attended a Greensboro theater event. J. W. Price is home ill with the flu. Miss Lilly Cecil visiting relatives in Greensboro.

Everett Marsh Richmond Navy

War Department drops 48 eggs by parachute without cracking

The War Department reports it successfully dropped 48 eggs by parachute with at most two broken. The remark humorously questions why the army focuses on shells rather than other issues.

War Department Army

Nicknames That Stick From Small Town Roots And Pop Culture

A reflective piece on how nicknames form and endure from family to public life. It recalls Van Camp, Busy, and Rube Goldberg inspired humor from childhood to New York culture. It also notes a Rockefeller Center camera film service for students and a memory of a five cent candy bag.

Nick-names Kansas City Van van Camp Busy Arnold New York Everitt New England Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center House

Downey Popular With Police Despite Parking Fine

Morton Downey remains favored by law enforcers though he pays a fine for over parking. He never refuses an invitation to sing and cheer at police benefits within motoring distance.

Morton Downey McNaught Syndicate

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