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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
4
Historical note lists B. Terry as president D. A. Rawley as secretary and treasurer Hammett Cecil as general manager and J. P. Rawley as publisher, covering 1915 to 1937. The entry catalogs key executives of the High Point Enterprise during this period.
A reflective biblical verse from I Chronicles 20 15 speaks of strangers before God and life as a fleeting shadow. Carlyle adds a meditation on time noting a single life between two eternities with no second chance.
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina declares that congressional patronage and local demands burden lawmakers and hinder national policy. He warns that elections abuses extend to the service of private ends, tying members to patronage as government expands social and economic security programs.
The Bulletin notes Australian censorship of American magazines. Seventy two U.S. magazines were barred at entry under laws banning obscene or blasphemous material. The item contrasts domestic debate over Tobacco Road with foreign censorship actions.
An editorial advocates open judgment on decency while criticizing bans and praising responsible media. It urges erosion control along county roads feeding the lake, calling for WPA work, state highway support, and targeted improvements to road banks gutters and plantings to protect the lake and city investment.
Officials say a routine change removes The Lindbergh Line slogan from planes while observers note a waning hero worship of Charles A. Lindbergh. His quiet stance and ties with Berlin stir fresh suspicion as British editors wonder if he should return to America.
City project combats soil erosion to curb sediment in the lake but notes a village source contributes a continual inflow. Officials warn this ongoing flow could gradually impair the water supply over years, urging further action.
Lowell Thomas praises Tex O'Rourke as America's top after dinner speaker. A former Texas Ranger, he rose from a shy start to speak before Adventurers' Club crowds in New York, earning prestige, radio gigs, and $17000 from a single Circus Saints and Sinners Club speech. He studies subjects thoroughly before introducing others and urges others to act when called to speak.
Walter Winchell on Broadway lists common myths about population figures statues and scientific theories. It satirically debunks claims about Japan New Jersey Bedloe’s Island and relativity while wryly noting film personas and the Treasury Secretary’s duties.
In 1799 George Washington initially declined a third term but soon died five days after agreeing to consider one. The note highlights his final political stance and sudden death ending any further public service.
The assertion that Abraham Lincoln coined the phrase Of the people by the people for the people is challenged by notes attributing the origin to Theodore Parker a minister and abolitionist. Parker is said to have used the line before Lincoln popularized it.
A reader notes the WWI armistice on November 11 1918 and the later official end of the conflict on July 2 1921. The letter recalls a studio prop machine gun in Angels with Dirty Faces requiring real bullets for a wall splatter effect. It also cites Professor Know er from the University of Minnesota asserting men talk less than women.
The text repeats several debunked claims, stating that New York has few story tall buildings, Chinese invented gunpowder, an Englishman created gunpowder, businessmen suffer breakdowns after retirement, and Daniel Boone wore a coonskin cap though he allegedly never wore one.
A collection of informal claims is challenged, including heating water, fish fins, Henry Hudson's nationality, sardines for explosives, aerodrome meaning, milk sources, plant senses, and effects of electricity on death. The text cites misbeliefs corrected by commentary on science and history.
Attorney General Cummings advisory committee states football is legal while crime myths persist about the game. Devil's Island myths are challenged with research showing short life spans for white convicts. Irish stew is labeled as Irish though origins trace to Germany.
A collection of humorous or garbled lines challenges common beliefs. It questions Pittsburgh as the smokiest city, claims America was named after Leif Ericson with a Scandinavian pun, and asserts a flat Earth at the poles, contrasting with accepted facts about Vespucci and Earth's shape.
A compact look at myths about doctors pay, curing colds, Eskimos in igloos, horse breeds, Napoleon height, and the national anthem. It notes misperceptions and contrasts with factual context, inviting readers to seek accurate historical details and avoid oversimplified beliefs.
A large number of High Point students earned honor roll scores last month. The High Point chamber of commerce plans a busy 1929 with four teen objectives. A new post office and sta dium are among desired projects. A Scoutmasters training school opens Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Charles O Holton saw the Duke Carolina game in Chapel Hill. Mrs W B McEwen visits Asheville. Mrs Thurman Williams visits Mrs John C Abels in Rockingham.
A column from Charles B. Driscoll recounts humorous street clashes and polite exchanges after snowfalls and falls. It notes Miss Geraldine Farrar and Miss Farrar’s mispronunciations, the Rockefeller Center publicity push, and the creation of a Sidewalk Superintendents Club with large lettered signage and widespread press coverage.
Federal agents in New York hold two men and two women suspected as narcotics syndicate agents. In college football news, Carolina defeated Duke 14 to 7 at Chapel Hill yesterday.
Twenty years ago locals note rising need for Red Cross volunteers. A city armory dance is planned by local young men on Saturday. H. A. Millis and wife welcome a son, H. A. Millis Jr. Miss Vara Johnson Bessie Stevenson and Beulah Robbins finish nursing training at High Point hospital and depart for Asheville to sit state board exams.
Mrs. W. L. Tabb visits relatives in Baltimore. Earle Teague returns home from State College Raleigh where he belonged to the S A T C. Attorney L B Williams recovers from an influenza attack. Richard Reitzel comes back from V P I.
American soldiers asked to donate 500 francs for a French war baby care. War department plans auction of reserved wool. Paris gears up elaborate welcome for President Wilson on his France visit.
An elderly graduate has reserved a row for the intersectional game at the Flowing Bowl. The season ahead shows promise with players improving over the past year.
Thelma Marsh, a New York actress, plans a Kansas herb farm near Wichita to earn independently between acting roles. She notes a spring planting season, researching herbs and seeds, and aims to run the venture from her Christmas trip home, using New York earnings to support the project.
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