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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
4
A reflective fragment attributed to Walter Scott discusses James 3 10 about blessing and cursing from the same mouth. It compares a curse to a stone flung toward heaven likely to return upon the thrower.
The piece discusses New York tenement fires and condemned buildings, Dewey plans to target landlords, and the link between slum housing, crime, and public health. It also cites roadhouse supervision, moral concerns, and a Winston-Salem Journal stance on tighter controls. The discussion touches on national politics and the upcoming budget and 1940 issues.
Patricia Sanford describes her struggle after marrying into a musical family. She details growing up poor, working from fourteen, taking piano lessons to accompany her husband, and the realization that despite effort she remained self conscious among gifted musicians.
Marty Fontana head property man for the Theater Guild handles prop upkeep for plays including Call It a Day. He recalls wild backstage fixes from missing cigarettes to noisy stage dolls and a misfired fire alarm that caused a restaurant panic.
Local news brief notes the cantata The Prince of Peace to be presented Sunday night at First Baptist Church. Also mentions the new Elwood Cafe opening around January 15 and J C Welch Motor Co moving to a new Wrenn Street location.
In Washington on December 27, the FCC Television Committee rejects the Radio Corporation of America proposal to finance further television experiments by selling sponsorship time. It rules television remains too immature for public service status and urges the radio industry to continue funding development until remaining technical issues are resolved.
RCA argued financing TV expansion from toothpaste and hair tonic firms could speed introductions. FCC panel noted Britain subsidized TV but only 14,000 buyers watched programs for 14,000,000 people. Modern receivers cost less to attach to existing sets, but full TV use remains distant. Only 7 of 19 reserved channels are active and about 100 sets exist, mainly in New York and large cities. Three stations meet FCC five hours weekly, but reception is limited to proximity to transmitters.
The neighbor asks if the husband has hobbies. Mrs. Newritch replies he has rheumatic issues and hives but never had any hobbies. The exchange paints a domestic portrait with a touch of humor about idle pursuits.
A judge questions Rastus about his claimed laziness as his wife complains he never works. Rastus retorts that his wife is crazy and deflects by asking what Ali did on the second Tuesday in July last year.
In a reflective mood, Carl Sandburg notes progress over 25 years while a golfer jokes about postponing marriage after next Saturday. Satire hints at national self critique amid wartime era and shifting loyalties as Orson Welles faces a divorce suit and headlines question German racial ideology.
Twenty years ago a row over advertising garbage cans split opinion. Council members deny responsibility while speculation points to the mayor or city manager. Citizens favor moving cans behind stores to reduce conspicuousness as charities receive wide praise in High Point.
Miss Pattie Newlin visited Randleman yesterday while J W Martin visits relatives in Reidsville. Henry Clay Lewis returns from Raleigh and the Eno River area after Christmas. Melissa Welborn stays a few days in Thomasville. News briefs mention wood alcohol deaths spreading coast to coast and Secretary Daniels to decide naval decoration recipients.
A collection of short statements by Dewey Welles Hatch Arias Miller Van Etten Turbay O’s Ryan and Roosevelt criticizing policies on isolation neutrality and potential involvement in the war. The remarks touch on democracy totalitarianism and strategic options amid European conflict.
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