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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
4
The passage quotes Psalm 82 6 7 declaring mortals are called gods yet must die like men It follows with Daniel Webster saying one may reign as conqueror king or magistrate but ends as a man
A fifty million dollar credit request to Finland raises questions about American neutrality and the risks of large loans. The piece weighs the political and financial implications, urges careful consideration, and contrasts with a broader push for peaceful settlement and sovereign cooperation. It also critiques a UNC publicity director's handling of Coach Wolf's contract and stresses keeping mutual commitments.
The article argues Canada and the United States can secure enduring peace through mutual trust and disarmament rather than fortifications. It cites the Treaty of Ghent and Rush-Bagot as milestones, notes the fading of prejudice and rivalries, and suggests boundary fortresses will fade as doves of peace soar. The Fayetteville Observer discusses Wilmington mayor Tom Cooper’s veto of funds for gasoline-fire equipment, praising decisive government spending on essentials.
Greensboro Record laments road deaths in crashes as deadly as battles and calls for safer highways. The Statesville Daily questions harsh criticism of Stalin while The Wilmington Star cites a Wrightsville fog wreck and praises Mecklenburg County’s railroad fuse warning plan to improve traffic safety statewide.
The Raleigh Times cites Tom Dewey urging a policy shift to capitalize on the so-called fortunate forties and asks readers to consider what he would name this decade.
Danish born Oluf Mikkelsen, a salesman for an outboard motor company, staged a live demonstration against sales woes. The event ended with a customs officer arrest scare, but a calm admission and polite appeal turned the moment into a career turning point. He later became a top global distributor by avoiding argument.
Senator Robert A. Taft notes that remaining neutral in spirit clashes with human nature yet supporters cheer for their team without rushing onto the field or carrying the ball. He frames neutrality as counter to instinct and public enthusiasm.
Raymond J. Cooper, master of the New York State Grange, asserts that centuries of quarreling have failed to resolve disputes at all levels from families to nations and calls for a different path to real advancement.
Dr. Mary E. Woolley as honorary chair urges Americans to show disapproval of the Russian attack on Finland by a strict boycott of Russian goods. The appeal comes from the American Boycott Against Aggressor Nations.
Dr. Monroe FE Deutsch, vice-president of the University of California, calls for teachers to assume a scholar’s attitude in all statements and to shun propagandists.
George Ross reports that New York department stores see improved Kris Kringle pay and shorter hours with shift work. Hotel host John J. Woefie continues his Christmas dinners for Santas, while Marlene Dietrich's Destry Rides Again faces censor changes. Palm readers at Weylin Bar add a mechanical twist to their clairvoyance.
Fresh milk contains about 86 percent water. Evaporated milk is produced by heating milk in a vacuum to remove water, then canning hot. Condensed milk adds cane sugar before further evaporation, yielding a syrup with equal parts sugar and milk solids.
A Soviet era remark suggests that most Russians not in the Communist party could be sent to Finland for purging. The remark frames political dissent as a mass security measure and reflects extreme rhetoric.
Jack Garner announces his campaign and promises a future project to install an icebox in the East room for cold snacks if elected.
The text warns that touchless automatic doors may cause injuries to users who misjudge openings. It emphasizes caution around rapid entry and the need for awareness of door mechanics to prevent harm.
The piece discusses the 1948 presidential candidacy process with figures like Garner Dewey Vandenberg Taft Bridges McNutt Hull and Farley. It urges voters to weigh motives character and wisdom and to remember that government rests in God rather than mortal hands.
An Edinburgh Dispatch item recalls a country teacher asking pupils to explain the line from The Bonnie Banks o Loch Lomond. A boy replies that one goes by air and the other by bus, a witty take on the song's high road and low road.
The holidays bring a large toll of motor accidents as state officials note with concern. Damage suits totaling 40 000 dollars have been filed. The city hosts a Christmas Stocking Fund to bring joy to many children. Charles Salsbury, Harvard student, is home for the holidays. Miss Bebe Hamill is expected home from New York City. Richard Armfield returns from Carolina for Christmas.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders a dramatic restructuring of the U S rail system as policy shifts unfold. In Berlin a financial crisis looms from a severe money shortage. In Raleigh three youths were jailed for stealing a goose and two ducks from Pullen Park Zoo.
Twenty years ago in municipal court a man faced speeding charges on two warrants. A witness testified speeds of 25 and at least 40 mph, while the defendant claimed not over 18 mph and thought it no more than 12 mph. He was fined five dollars plus costs.
About People-Grady Owen of Washington NC is in High Point for the holidays A Cook was in High Point yesterday Miss Grace Bedford spent yesterday in Lexington Miss Marianna White has arrived from Guilford College Miss Lucille Goldston leaves this evening for Washington DC News Briefs A boom for Pershing as Presidential candidate has begun in the West The supreme council of the allies is trying to reach an agreement with Germany as to reparations for the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
A humorous dialogue guides a listener to a fictional route, mixing names like Amos and Andy with radio cues. The skit parodies driving instructions and broadcast timing as a road map to a destination near a Town Hall Tonight segment.
An irate parliament member, eager for a parade in his city, taps a native and demands to be shown through. The local replies that he is a rep of the people, but adds that the public itself is the blinkin’ people. The exchange ends with no special deference shown.
Washington December 22 The Conciliation Service of the Department of Labor stands as a quiet asset in labor policy Its director John R Steelman says the service does not want authority though expansion is discussed The service intervenes only with both sides request and aims to keep parties talking to prevent strikes It operates with about 4000000 dollars annually and 63 commissioners, mostly in the field, to head off trouble before it becomes a dispute.
The High Point Enterprise aided a public effort for the 1939 Christmas Seal Sale. The letter thanks the paper for its cooperation, notes the campaign’s aim to raise awareness of tuberculosis, its prevention and cure, and praises the community’s generous response.
Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board states the board’s policy is to stay out of strikes where no charges are filed. He notes this approach reflects a restraint in intervention absent formal charges.
Report notes extensive planting of billions of fish and eggs in the North Atlantic. Amid debris and mines cluttering the ocean floor there is little space left for naval vessels like the Graf Spee and Columbus to maneuver.
A judge refused to admit a man described as a former friend of Hitler to U S citizenship. The jurist stressed that a friend of the Fuehrer is no friend of ours, underscoring loyalty concerns in naturalization proceedings.
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