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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
4
A brief, reflective verse from Bovee contrasts longing and care as a diarytext hints at unfulfilled joys. The lines juxtapose biblical blessing with personal sorrow, suggesting a preacher’s or editor’s mood from a bygone era.
The article blends ancient Rome and Carthage with Mussolini era politics, citing Mediter ranean ambitions and a warning of Germany’s rivals. It notes U S land seizures in North Carolina and a push to condemn 710 acres in Hall and Enfield counties to aid resettlement and farm programs.
The document notes that keeping 500 or more white prisoners on the site defeats profits with a net state cost around $50,000 annually. It suggests exchanging the white inmates for Black prisoners could cover operating and maintenance costs, but selling to the government would be a better plan if dollar outcomes are the priority.
A recent report shows 9871 people under state supervision in North Carolina prisons, with over 9000 men and several hundred women in state custody. The piece discusses rising totals, gender disparities, parole limits, and concerns about prison as a school for citizenship amid ongoing reform efforts.
The Winston-Salem Journal criticizes idle youth as a social risk while acknowledging the limits of enforced idleness. It cites six million youths underemployed nationally and 3.8 million unemployed, urging U S action beyond Civilian Conservation Corps and National Youth Administration. The Greensboro Record notes a Guilford courthouse meeting on democracy featuring Dr Clyde Milner and doctors from Chapel Hill, stressing America must uphold liberty amid global turmoil.
A 116 year tale traces Gregor Mendel from a poor Austrian peasant and monastery monk to the founder of genetics. His experiments with garden peas revealed dominant and recessive traits and the inheritance pattern that shapes height hair color and other features across siblings through 48 chromosomes in sex cells.
A brief note observes that spinach is widely eaten in China, indicating its prominence in daily meals and possible cultural dietary habits.
Song writers declare there will be no war presently. Citizens are urged to avoid marching to Flat Foot Floogie or reacting to a faulty basket dispute.
Walter Winchell tonights Broadway column surveys society happenings and nightlife. Anthony Eden and Mrs Eden draw eyes in New York spots while Bea Wain feeds pigeons and Zita Johann chats with Sidney Kingsley about Lucius Beebe.
A snapshot of rapid global activity per minute. The FHA lends 1200 dollars for home improvements while myths about love charms persist in the South. America drinks liquor, farm costs rise, oil moves from U S territory, and China war concerns loom.
Rev. C. P. Coble will preach on Hell at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. Christmas lights brightened the city as merchants kept stores open. The Christmas Stocking Fund seeks about 2000 dollars from contributions. People notes mention R. M. Tudor's return from a Tennessee business trip. Miss Helen Pascal visits Summerfield. Miss Mary Alice Futrell arrives from Guilford College for holidays. Duke joins Southern Conference. Boulder Dam bill passes Senate. Italian workers rehired after disobedience, with mus
Arthur Tait, a 59th Street florist, spends hours hunting a key lost in the snow for a store vault, later discovering it by a vivid flash of imagination. NBC TV chief Dc W Farrier updates equipment recalls and plans new programs, while a column ponders town nicknames and correct names with a light touch.
Twenty years ago influenza declines in High Point as physicians report progress. Pension checks to be mailed next week to 187 Confederate veterans and 160 widows. S C Clark confined to Parkway home with influenza. Miss Odell Peacock returns from Greensboro College for Christmas holidays. Dancing resumes in London after peace. Norway plans to join the League of Nations. Wilhelm II refuses to leave his Dutch retreat.
A mix of public remarks and personal anecdotes crosses politics film and law. Hoover praises science at Carnegie, Leslie Howard discusses a Gone With the Wind role. James Farley reflects on Roosevelt’s leadership, Albert Pritchard seeks divorce, Mrs. Ruby Willmott questions mealtime, and a Cherokee Indian disrupts a WPA crew in Medina county.
A writer recalls local speech calling Grand Central depot by name and notes debates over 6th Avenue service cuts, ongoing subway construction, and the expensive el shoring while plans to finish the project unfold. The piece blends humor with observations on urban transit and language.
Hollywood reports indicate Deanna Durbin, now grown up, is voicing discontent with the songs directors select for her films. The star, previously praised for youthful performances, seems to challenge musical choices as she matures.
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