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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
4
The fragment notes a High Point reader mentioning Sunday Morning activities. No clear event details, dates, or names are readable enough to identify a specific item or outcome.
A brief quotation from Isaiah 26 20 and a warning from Dryden appear in a short citation emphasizing restraint and patience as a virtue.
The piece argues High Point needs a true medical center to serve its growing population and nearby areas. It proposes four funding paths including philanthropy and WPA support, notes hospital costs around 400000 dollars, and considers municipal financing as a last resort.
The text notes that the need is admitted generally and, for that reason, the discussion of possibilities goes on. It frames an ongoing assessment of options without final conclusions.
The La Follettes spark a plan for a new national Progressive party with potential to realign voters. Backed by leaders like LaGuardia, they question whether a strong third force could defeat or aid existing parties in the looming wartime era.
The American Student Union, about 20 000 strong, staged a strike against war with notices on campuses. Howard Lee, southern secretary, spoke by radio from Greensboro the preceding evening, urging peace yet admitting unease about its path. He warned against refusals to fight as wars unfold without declarations or public consent.
In Lexington Kentucky horses and tobacco dominate the economy with Fayette County spending over five million dollars yearly on the horse industry. The piece notes wealthy training farms, high salaries for managers, and the famous racehorse Man o War, whose value and fame underscore local culture and social distinctions. It concludes with five personal guidance rules from a Lexington Herald executive.
A Richmond man recovering from amnesia discovers he had been giving away hundred dollar bills. He now wishes for his lost memory as the incident unfolds with his mistaken generosity and the mystery of his actions.
Washington dispatch notes Congress member Bruce Barton pushes an amendment to the corrupt practices act to jail any official who uses government funds to influence political beliefs or actions. Democrats fear the move but cannot ignore the political risk and ridicule in its support.
A police raid on a local apartment house led to the arrest of five women for immoral vagrancy. Rev. T. W. Siler of Southside Baptist Church will deliver a special anniversary sermon Sunday. Mayview Manor at Blowing Rock to reopen for business this summer as announced by D. R. Parker. Mrs. L. E. Fisher of Asheville set to attend the State Federation of Women's Clubs. John Bassett Moore resigns as American judge in the permanent court of international justice. The Bremen crew wreaths Floyd Bennett at Arlington cemetery.
A compact editorial reflects on events two decades past, with commentary contextualized for readers in this Saturday issue following a Sunday gap. The note cites archival stance and touches on the paper’s publication schedule.
The bleacher chant Eat em up is linked to the Eat potatoes campaign urging Americans to consume more potatoes to conserve wheat. The appeal notes millions of bushels must be eaten in weeks to aid the war effort and support boys in France holding the line.
A Florida boy drum major dislocated his thumb while handling a baton during a football season kickoff. A Tucson jaywalker was arrested after leaving an accident scene where he bumped a bicyclist who sustained minor injuries.
The Non Partisan League allied with farmer groups backs Congressman Fred Hildebrandt for the Democratic senatorial nomination. President Fred Larks of the South Dakota Farmers Union and university graduate campaigned for Hildebrandt and his own seat, coordinating their efforts.
Charles B. Driscoll reports that Detroit listeners react to swing versions of old melodies with disapproval as radio policy shifts. He notes Leo Fitzpatrick’s stand and remarks on street scene observations plus brief notes attributed to O. C. M and other musings from New York streets and Ritz-Carlton stationery.
Henry Luce and Harry P. Davidson share birthdays and Yale roots. The column riffs on wealth, war service, clubs, and punning quips about public figures, then quips about typographical woes and word installables like restaurateur.
A photographer notes blue haze softens building outlines in New York and makes outdoor trade pictures harder to take. He observes most photos are shot early after sunrise when the haze is typically absent.
A narrator describes an elderly man with a white beard and worn clothes traveling by a downtown train. The man carries a Manila envelope, uses a cane for rheumatism, and sleeps until Cha ham Square where he alights toward a cheap fle house. The speaker pleads for his scattered family.
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