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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1938
Page
4
The piece notes Italy's decree denying Jewish Italians equal status while Mussolini signals a push to strengthen the armed forces. It contrasts with Germany's expulsions of Jewish artists and scholars, warning that dictatorship weakens culture and freedom and could provoke backlash from both nations.
Citizens face a water famine as taps fail and the city mobilizes to ease shortages. Officials urge conservation, warn against waste, and seek measures to prevent hardship while urging cooperation from residents and businesses.
A critique of totalitarian efficiency contrasts the German controlled relocation of the New York Times Vienna bureau to Prague with Democratic muddling. The piece details bureaucratic delays, extensive document checks, and meticulous inspections, highlighting the paradox of “efficient” repression.
A historical column critiques Vienna’s slow, burdensome paper-move process described as efficient only to German officials. It contrasts delays with the dull resilience of democracy and recalls Pearl White’s era and a Broadway pipe organ showcase.
A 1938 McNaught Syndicate piece reflecting on a 1903 farm childhood near Maryville Missouri. The narrator contrasts rural beauty with city ambitions and shares a rule to succeed: be yourself and avoid imitation, illustrated by the Mad Russian on the Eddie Cantor program.
Wilfred E. Egg walked into an Evansville Indiana court and obtained a 60 day sentence for intoxication. The brief court action reflects a local judicial response to public intoxication.
The quotation reflects H G Wells at 71 noting that running upstairs has ceased to be enjoyable due to health restrictions.
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming proclaims democracy will endure and that America will teach the world to preserve and value it, expressing firm conviction in the strength of democratic governance.
A collage of 1930s social and political items reviews press ethics and public figures. It mentions Lieut Giffin and Lieut Smith, Joe DiMaggio style sports chatter, Barbara Hutton, W Lee O Daniel, Saratoga reform talk, and the Hollywood block booking debate as it trails into Page Five.
Josian William Bailey of Raleigh will officially open the Democratic drive on Thursday night August 9. The yearly Friends meeting opens at Guilford College on Tuesday. A. J. Koonce of this city elected vice president at the State Christian Endeavor meeting in Greensboro. Bulls of Durham defeated the Pointers 8 to 3. Local briefs note travel, visits and returns of several residents and the establishment of an airport at Chapel Hill to boost aviation. A book arguing the sun circles the earth has just been published in England. Al Smith joins crowds fleeing New York heat for the beach.
Twenty years ago Rev. Sylvester Newlin, beloved Friends' pastor, died at 2 30 after preaching his third anniversary sermon. A native of Indiana, he was 67 and had served in High Point for three years. A fellow minister called him a real Knight of God.
A London woman dedicates 66 hours each week to moviegoing. The persistent cinema routine makes the surrounding outdoor life feel unreal to her, shaping a surreal social landscape.
The report claims General Franco released flood waters against the foe recently, amid talk of delusions of grandeur. The language suggests a dramatic, warlike frame and emphasizes Franco's perceived boldness.
Charles B Driscoll shares eclectic vignettes from New York including crop optimism, notes on notable figures like Dr Cohen and Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde, plus memories of past columns. He recalls the leading dots technique, anecdotes from Algonquin dining room, and a Wichita crowd encounter with William Jennings Bryan.
An unnamed speaker reaches a tall stand, seizes Bryan by the coat, asks for a handshake, but fails to be heard as police rush him off, leaving a fragment of the coat in the witness’s grasp.
A writer recalls meeting William Jennings Bryan at the Cleveland convention. Bryan greets many by name and corrects a date from 1896 to 1897, showing sharp memory. The piece also notes Sheila Mary O’Brien as a notable baby name, praising its musical flow and linking it to the Kennedys of Bridgeport.
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