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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
4
A theological note cites Romans 5 19 about disobedience spreading sin and obedience from one man. The text frames the idea that through one act many are made sinners and contrasts it with righteousness.
A commentator contrasts France under Daladier with other dictatorships noting reliance on force to curb labor and centralize power. The piece warns that such regimes threaten free impulse and may justify harsher methods, while citing a Guilford county hanging report as context to rising state authority.
A broad coalition of labor racial and liberal advocates push Secretary Ickes to run for Chicago mayor in 1939 seeking good clean government. They note support for schools and traction issues and frame Ickes as a viable liberal ticket choice. Jonathan Daniels editor of the Raleigh News and Observer comments on farm youth and agricultural progress in North Carolina.
The Greensboro Patriot reports the fifth of the month execution of Spencer S. Reeves before a vast crowd. He showed remarkable calm to the end, spoke briefly to the sheriff and a family servant, stepped from the cart of his own accord, and faced eternity without remarks as the crowd watched.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace urged crop control to Raleigh listeners amid a December 10 election on the policy. He argued voluntary or compulsory controls will shape America’s harvest prices as markets glut and surplus rots, citing tobacco earnings averaging 34 million dollars above prior five years.
The passage links Amos Bronson Alcott to Louisa May Alcott and urges self‑examination before disciplining others. It highlights Dr. John Harvey Kellogg at eighty‑seven, still active and planning future work, arguing mental youth comes from looking ahead rather than dwelling on past deeds.
A collection of brief quotes from Marlene Dietrich Alf Landon Franklin Roosevelt and Evalyn Walsh McLean reflecting personal views on culture politics and wealth. The remarks touch on expectations about dining preferences political shifts economic reform and notable artifacts.
Walter Winchell ridicules press trends and current events from 1938 in a breezy column. He riffs on Goebbels and Jew imagery, Da Vinci and Wilde quotes, and social scenes at the Stork Club while noting radio snips and New York culture. The piece mixes humor with sharp cultural observations.
Reader letters praise Mrs Norris and In formation Please with contagious humor while noting missed shows. The week's chatter surveys television, color film quips, Goering captions, Rodger and Hart trot,Woody Van Dyke tech talk, and Hoagy Carmichael. A Baltimore clipping sparks legal worry and a mystery hairdo on Life’s cover draws comment.
The piece satirizes Vic Oliver as a columnist in The London Sunday Pictorial calling his “Flash” a burlesque on hokum. The writer jokes about a Canadian thief, a new movie gadget, and theatre audiences winning money from a magic eye scheme. Stan Shaw and radio surveys are noted with mixed humor.
Over 150 attend the Deep River quarterly church meeting at Central Friends church. A new sewer plant at Deep River will soon begin operation. President R M Andrews of High Point College departs for Fort Worth to attend the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges meeting. Mrs Minnie Andrews of Burlington visits her daughter Mrs Lawrence Sullivan. Misses Nannie Williamson Virginia Hite Evelyn Whitlow and Ruth Wilson of Martinsville spend the weekend with Dorothy Warner on Willowbrook. Miss Alberta Wineskie hosts bridge at the country club. The earthquake in southern Chile leaves well over 100 dead. Estella Manville, American heiress, marries Count Folke Bernadotte in Pleasantville New York. Farm relief and tariff are the main issues for Congress in the current short session.
New York writer Geraldine Farrar discusses voice aging, retirement, and emotion in performance. The column also profiles John Evans, a longtime Fifth Avenue taxi driver who left Hansom cabs in 1913 and serves Greenwich Village families, balancing city life with a humble, human touch.
Mrs. Frank Gurley, secretary of the Associated charities, calls for warm bed clothing for influenza sufferers in the city. Guilford county register of deeds, W. H. Rankin, dies at his Greensboro home this morning. In society notes H A Oakes and family with Miss Clayton Oakes visit Yadkin College. Mrs. M T Sechrest said to be recovering from influenza. Mr and Mrs James Snipes and children drive to Greensboro to visit friends.
President Wilson spoke to a joint session today and said he would go to Paris to play his full part in honoring the Americans who gave their lives. Proceedings against Senator La Follette for alleged disloyalty due to his anti war stance have been dismissed.
Monday morning quarterbacks may break training until January 3 when Congress reconvenes. The pause affects preparations and scheduling as lawmakers resume sessions.
A columnist asserts the true hero of the era is the man who pairs with a college girl in a hoop skirt, mastering the social dance rather than politics. The piece mixes social satire with era fashion and etiquette.
A mock note contemplates former President Theodore Roosevelt winning the Nobel Peace Prize and sharing the honor with Ferdinand the Bull in a lighthearted scenario. The piece treats the idea as a humorous speculation rather than a real event.
A science note for graduates states most leather gloves are made from sheepskins. The remark highlights a common material used in glove manufacturing.
Chestnuts are selling fast along Broadway this winter after blight and scarcity. Larger nuts from abroad especially Italy flood markets with auctions near Washington Market, sold by jobbers to roasters. The after theater crowd preserves brisk business near the Metropolitan Opera. charcoal fires keep the nuts hot and lightly scorched to please patrons.
A Chinese student at the University of Michigan, having learned Occidental manners from a book, demonstrates polite behavior and curiosity about local customs during campus life.
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