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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
4
A devotional line cites Psalms 139 24 and Augustine on discovering deceitful ways. It urges self examination before God’s deliverance, urging moral introspection and transformation.
Gossip centers on W P Horton as a formal candidate and a Raleigh slate of four potential entrants. J M Broughton A J Maxwell Willis Smith are fixed. Dr Clarence Poe may declare by January 1. Other names include Tom Cooper Lee Gravely H E Stacy Libby Ward with Ward seeking seven total contenders.
A good humored Boston mayor vetoed a council plan to ban Lenin and Lenin Grad references at Harvard. The piece notes enduring intolerance, campus tensions, and the mayor’s defense of Harvard liberty amid a Christmas season wrap. It ends with a Kennedy quote on intellect and a light forecast that ordinary people may casually solve complex problems.
The Adelphians aimed to craft a political spectacle around Erostratus by burning Diana’s temple to achieve lasting notoriety. They banned the incendiary’s name, ensuring the act endured in memory and myth rather than the perpetrator’s recognition.
A marked earthquake yesterday devastated Turkey killing about 8 000 people and injuring many more. The disaster dwarfed the early war tolls in Europe and exposed human frailty in the face of natural forces.
Washington reports Major A L Fletcher will stay on as assistant administrator in charge of enforcement after resigning as North Carolina labor commissioner. The move follows Elmer Andrews removal and ends speculation of a sweeping purge among top officials. Fletcher’s southern familiarity and judgment are praised by supporters.
Late dispatches reveal Russia finally acknowledges fighting Finland. The piece notes numerous funerals tied to the conflict and questions contributing causes behind the casualties.
Rear Admiral Reginald Nicholson dies prompting a review of direct claims of Civil War naval veterans as the government closes the books on those entitlements. The obituary notes Nicholson's rank and service, marking the end of an era in veteran benefit handling.
The Durham Herald notes decades of debt from wars are rarely fully paid and warns of potential misuse of power. It cites Hitler and historical figures like Napoleon, Wolsey, Macbeth, and Wilhelm II as examples of ambition overreaching.
The article traces Eddie Rickenbacker’s path from a poor child in seven to a celebrated racecar driver and later president of Eastern Air Lines. It highlights his skill in managing people, winning Pershing’s trust as his chauffeur, and his ascent to top earnings due to his talent for getting along with diverse personalities.
Readers are encouraged to collect these columns as a personal Success Scrap Book to study timeless guidance. Begin compiling today and capture key lessons, tips, and strategies that illuminate paths to achievement. This invitation frames self improvement as a practical, ongoing project.
Roosevelt jokes about a bride and her many suitors in a humorous verse. The text notes a grandchild of the Roosevelts crying upon first meeting and comments on political party rhetoric amid a crowd. The tone mixes light verse with a political aside.
A reflective verse voice contemplates bold dreams and forgiveness in a night of truth. A humorous exchange about a Hitler funeral joke contrasts distortion in Moscow press with a critic’s celebration of journalism. A street tale of a farmer and a speeding New Yorker ends with a folksy punchline.
A collection of snappy notes from wartime journalism in Berlin. Lothrop Strodder reports disruptions to social life due to general blackout while Otto D. Tolischus notes cafes remain crowded despite blackouts. The column also humorously surveys American press life and newsroom quirks.
Dr Herman T Stevens pastor Green Street Baptist Church resigns to join the Baptist Mission Board and will preach a farewell sermon Sunday night. Local Salvation Army post raises 467 for Christmas work. A Ford coupe struck by the Augusta Special at Prospect crossing torn apart but driver escapes. train delayed one hour.
Three racketeers resisting arrest were killed by Chicago police last night. Congressman John Nance Garner of Texas seeks revised tariff schedules in the new bill as Congress considers it. President Hoover's law enforcement commission surveys the nation and displeases the drys by withholding information.
An Interchurch World Movement sponsored prayer service will be held in nearly every nation. The packed text asks forgiveness for greed, urges recognition of labor dignity, and prays for a universal kingdom based on justice mercy and love.
A shoe store manager scolds a salesman over a customer request for two shoes that squeak in the same key. The piece pivots to a church choir anecdote about practice ending early after an auto horn blast, leaving only a male quartet.
A light exchange frames inertia as a family joke. The father defines inertia as laziness when his own, while attributing nervous prostration to the mother, illustrating playful domestic dynamics.
A fragment quotes Franklin Gregory praising Garner of Texas for ranching beekeeping pecans and voting along with a flask joke. It also notes Heywood Broun on facing death with calm acceptance in a final hour.
Bruce Catton analyzes the coming winter session where the budget, reciprocal trade treaties, WPA cuts, wage hour and Wagner acts, Dies Committee, and potential tax overhauls will collide with electoral pressures. He notes defense costs, district interests, and the campaign year shape shaping budget battles and policy shifts.
A collection of brief quotations lamenting the costs of war and urging support for allies. Heinrich Himmler and others discuss blood, vitality, and sacrifice while Finnish minister Hjalmar Procope appeals for aid and Cardinal von Faulhaber notes God's restraint on war mongers.
A Finnish representative in the U S states that no spiritual or civil leader can currently advance a concrete plan to end dactmintian and start anew. The quote highlights a defensive stance amid uncertain reform efforts and reflects international concern over leadership and strategy.
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