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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1939
Page
4
Quotation from Deuteronomy 27 16 about honoring parents. The line urges reverence for father and mother, paired with a note praising parents next to God. The brief appears as a devotional or proverb fragment.
Opinion piece discusses how high school and college graduates enter society amid concerns about freedom and direction. It warns democracy must provide leadership and discipline to shape youth into productive citizens and prevent their use by authoritarian states. It cites a Progressive Education Association study noting youths aged 12 to 24 worry about their place in society.
Governor Hoey backs the lease of the Goldsboro to Morehead City short line, arguing a profitable outcome with improvements and a $50,000 bond for faithful performance. He says private enterprise yields better results, while public railroads should run only in necessity. The piece notes a broader view of political loyalty and party realignment.
The article argues for careful month-by-month monitoring of lease terms and adequate bond to protect the state and private stockholders. It warns against prolonged waiting after an operator fails to meet conditions and favors canceling the lease if performance falls short.
In North Carolina farmers boost diversification to raise net earnings. Tobacco and cotton alone no longer assure prosperity as peanuts and berries grow in importance. Strawberries promise about two million dollars in income while Texas cotton country shifts to black-eyed peas with profitable results.
Roger W. Babson asserts that nine of the eighteen top rated business territories lie in the South and that major U S cities with populations doubled since 1920 are below the Mason Dixon line. He says Dixie accounts for 25 percent of U S manufacturing and would lure young people seeking fortunes.
William Allen White in the Emporia Gazette claims the Kansas City alliance of crime and big business endured for years. He notes Boss Pendergast bilked the rich and bought the poor to sustain the machine while contrasting ordinary shoppers facing no violent excess. He adds the Lord favors fools and drunks.
The piece contrasts a cautious push for civic duty among young voters with broader political commentary. It quotes The Thomaston Times disputing Einstein’s single-law universe and cites Fayetteville Observer on Britain facing two evils: German bombs or Soviet propaganda. It notes a Paris list of languages and warns against fascist rhetoric.
The famed ventriloquist discusses fatigue from work, recalls cruise ship days with Charlie McCarthy, and urges living in the moment. He contrasts fame and wealth with simple pleasures, warns against delaying happiness, and champions gratitude and joyful living.
Chief of Police William J. Quinn of San Francisco argues that lawmakers prefer costly incarceration to releasing offenders under proper supervision to pursue honest work.
Broad mix of gossip items cites Walter Winchell on Broadway with Dor othy Lamour, Charles Barnet, Herme Kay and others. Reports Frances Williams becoming Mrs Frank Lovejoy on June 30, Artie Shaw’s grave condition, and various sensational rumors from society to politics.
Taps Miller of 809 St Nicholas Ave claims sole authorship of Hold Tight and sues five others who also claim rights. His lawyers are Goldie and Gumm, 1540 Broadway. Orchids to Senator Wagner for refugee entry plan and presses to include 20000 in. Also notes Dawn Greenwood and Samuel Brown ties, Fritz Kuhn critique, and satirical asides.
A string of vivid items mentions F D R leading a domestic program with Harry Hopkins as fullback and Dewey contemplating indicting a Broadway hero. Other notes reference RCA board matters, Barbara Bannister receiving a $250000 birthday gift, and plans affecting teachers and state troopers.
The Evepost mocks nightclub brawls while highlighting Page One coverage of the El Morocco affair. Mentions include D Driscoll of Mutual, Elizabeth Fredericks, and a last-term U S Solicitor General Robert H Jackson planning practice in Jamestown.
Primary results list candidates for all four wards with Alvin Parker Ernest Welch in Ward 1 Prof T C Johnson W A Davis in Ward 2 D A Dowdy S W Horne in Ward 3 and A H Holton D T Andrews in Ward 4 Over 200 delegates attended the 5th District Bankers convention at the Sheraton Hotel last night.
Mrs Richard Reitzel is visiting relatives in Durham. Miss Lena Petty returns after a six week Florida visit with Mrs L D Luther. Mr and Mrs John R Peacock depart for Raleigh for a Rotary Club district meeting.
Briefs report that farm relief is under discussion in both chambers of Congress. A Cleveland gang war escalated with bombs targeting rivals and police. Rep F H LaGuardia sent a wireless message to Bishop James Cannon Jr asking why he sailed on a wet ship rather than a dry one.
Twenty years ago Captain Charlie M Kephart of Greenville South Carolina commanded the 30th Division troops. He was cited for bravery on October 15 1918 while gassed. The Junior Order plans its 13th district meeting in the city tonight. Local notes report visits and a birth of Alice Louise Groome. News briefs mention Italy Mexico and beer brewing stopping May 1.
President Roosevelt states the U S fleet has moved back to the Pacific theater to normalize naval strength. The remark is paired with a lighter aside about locating genuine west coast friendships among girls.
A mix of gossip and quirky notes surfaces as discussions mention a famous circus man’s debts, a future marriage to a nurse, a columnist aiming for Congress, a conspiratorial claim about a journalist, and a planned Coney Island advertising slogan. Daylight Saving Time is set to begin April 30 and a reminder to adjust clocks appears.
David Lasser, leader of the Workers Alliance, argues critics of WPA are honest but misguided. He cites shifts in the business index with CWA and WPA programs, says a national work relief plan is needed, and outlines a $2.7 billion, 3 million job program including wage increases and WPA reforms. He dismisses local control as chaos and notes his salary and travel as he pursues 1500 delegates for a May 27 conference.
A blaze swept a French liner and menaced a precious art cargo valued at $650,000. Authorities battled the blaze as firefighters worked to save the modernist cubist works aboard.
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