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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
4
President secretary and treasurer roles at ICIL outlined with emphasis on governance. The issue notes leadership positions including editor and general member involvement for Wednesday April 24 1940.
A reflective note contrasts Psalm 1 1 with a line about Sophocles and moral existence. The text links spiritual guidance to literary reflection, suggesting the value of goodness and discernment in life.
An editorial discusses Allied demands for war materials and whether the United States profits from them. It notes large British and French orders, a discount to Allies, shifting gold prices, and a Kentucky gold stockpile as a strategic factor influencing postwar exchange and national trade dynamics.
The article discusses whether Hitler ordered the invasion of Norway or acted on inspiration. It cites military figures doubting the move while leaders pressed on. It questions Allied efforts in Norway and hints at a larger campaign beyond a blitzkrieg. It also notes related flooding news from Marietta Ohio and a local hospital opening in Kannapolis Cabarrus County.
North Carolina municipalities received bids from the Local Government Commission showing a favorable bond market. High Point proposals for refunding bonds could ease future budgets with low interest rates between 2.25 and 3.61 percent. The sale area includes a significant city debt share, and bids open April 30. Notables at the event include Dr. Thomas Parran, Dr. W. S. Rankin, and Governor Clyde R. Hoey.
Peg Newton, a Lebanon Missouri stenographer, opened the first tall girl clothes shop at 6 East 48th Street after discovering two key facts: one fourth of American women are over 5 feet 6 inches and most tall women struggle to find dresses. She bought stock, wrote ads, and built a clientele from scratch. She offers four rules to look smart: don't fear height, dramatize it, wear one bold jewelry piece, and wear high heels when appropriate.
Aboard the Dombert front, Captain Robert M. Losey died while attempting to rescue fellow soldiers. His sacrifice reflects enduring American values as Republicans discuss wage hour and Wagner act politics, fearing a vote loss whichever stance is taken.
Greensboro News notes Rufus Jones, famed Quaker leader, will be one of the speakers at the Springfield Monthly meeting on May 5 at Springfield Friends church south of High Point. The event marks a broad, international observance of the ses qui centennial year with Jones highlighted for his global work in peace, humanitarian relief, and advocacy.
Walter Winchell on Broadway notes Helen OConnell, Jimmy Dorsey band, gifted a double box for herself while Babe Dahlgren, Yanks first baseman, attended. Versailles hosts Harry Richman’s premiere camp draw as Goodman Ace mocks columnists with a Kaufman Parker gag.
A collage of stars and showbiz notes from New York venues. Charles Boyer, Bela Lugosi, Joan Crawford, Dinah Shore and more are pictured in nightlife scenes. gossip includes marriages, divorces, tours, and clashes behind the scenes at beaches, clubs, and theatres.
The Enterprise will host a banquet for members of the North Carolina College Press Association with speakers C. M. Waynick and O Arthur Kirkman Jr Over 200 attended the Father Son banquet in Central Friends annex last night The National Board of Fire Underwriters has sent 39 recommendations to the city council seven deemed vitally important.
About People Miss Annie Gray and Miss Rose Bryant spent the Easter holidays with relatives in Lexington Hubert M Bryant left yesterday on a ten days business trip to Akron Ohio The following attended the annual Easter dance at State College Misses Nell Adams Nancy Carr Terry Alice Elizabeth Freeze Billie Hiatt and Elizabeth Snow Welborn News Briefs A negro was lynched at Walhalla S C early today by a mob The liner Bremen collided with a British tanker off the coast of Dover England today The Bremen was only slightly damaged and proceedings Edda daughter of Benito Mussolini was married today in Rome Italy to Count Galeazzo Ciano
Twenty years ago the Old Fashioned Singing School in the chapel of Trinity College drew a large crowd. The cast included Bruce Craven and Mrs J C Pepper with others named Miss Effie White Miss Jewel Parkin and Frank Wood. Attendees included Miss Juanita Hammer and Miss Effie Booe at Greensboro events and Walter D Hines resigned as railroad director general. New York legalized 275 percent beer and Pussy Foot Johnson received a warm welcome back to Westerville after his England trip.
Col. Philip Fleming, wage hour administrator, confronts critical public hearings in May on definitions of area of production and exemptions. Changes could remove up to 720,000 food workers and nearly 1.5 million white collar workers from the act, reshaping enforcement and policy. Meanwhile in Washington, Vladimir Hurban of Czechoslovakia remains a minister without a country, maintaining a legation and aiding 1.75 million Czech refugees in the United States.
President FDR intervened to avert new sugar bills that would slash the Cuban quota. House chair Jones suggested a simple resolution to maintain existing quotas, a plan seen as likely. A dispute looms as refiners seek limits on offshore handling, which could trigger a presidential veto and anger sugar growers.
In Washington Senator Capper denounces U S profiteering, accusing the nation of becoming a robber's roost as the Fuehrer pressures neighbors and resumes broken promises to uphold regional integrity.
An Italian newspaper writer asserts that Italians cannot stay out of the conflict and must pursue gains from the war. The speaker questions prior calls for neutrality and mentions pressure from Germany and England, with a local comparison to an individual who threatened to build a filling station next to a church lot.
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