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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1939
Page
5
A fragment mentions months and weeks in a short notice style. No clear names places or actions are provided to identify a specific event or conclusion. The readable text suggests a scheduling or time reference but lacks concrete details for a fuller summary.
A compact meditation cites II Chronicles 15 19 and Rochefoucauld on internal peace. It contrasts sacred scripture with secular maxims to underline that true harmony begins at home.
Critics say the Roosevelt administration ignores underprivileged Southern areas while backing a freight rate policy that promises relief but risks favoring the North. Observers note Alabama and other states as key actors as they seek equitable adjustments to end decades of discrimination.
A House subcommittee on election laws recommends eliminating the absentee voting privilege from primaries while retaining it for general elections. The proposal faces opposition from the election laws committee which should reject it as a concession to abuse. If kept, safeguards should be tightened. if abuses justify removal, the privilege should be discarded in both primaries and elections. The article notes stronger justification for keeping absentee voting in primaries in North Carolina.
The piece argues that in many regions the Democratic or Republican nomination equals election. It questions the subcommittee's recommendation and suggests it reflects sharp political practice, noting only a few counties or districts deviate.
The General Assembly passes a measure to allow merit rating for taxpayers by creating a separate account with the commission. Taxpayers paying 3 percent on payroll gain credit as stable employment occurs, and reductions trigger as the reserve fluctuates. Safeguards permit two year review for adjustments.
The piece argues Negrin’s protests cannot reverse Spain’s fate, predicting the backbone of resistance is broken and Fascism has won. It warns continued fighting would cost more lives without changing outcomes and suggests general amnesty could aid Franco’s path to a stable nation.
Paul Green of Chapel Hill urged abolition backers to scrutinize alleged political hook ups in death cases, citing the High Point executions. A. C. Payne of Alexander county rebutted, saying the Greens were lawfully prosecuted for a泰 cashier shooting at a Taylorsville bank.
The text notes accusations of a political hook up influencing the case. It mentions leaders favored by the administration visiting the governor to aid condemned men, but the governor remained convinced of guilt and did not intervene. It adds no local hook up harming the accused's cause.
The piece highlights creative imagination as the key to earning $5,000 a year, especially when tied to an organization able to pay that much. It lists six methods to generate ideas, from general analysis to cross field networking and disciplined daydreaming.
A collage of remarks from Albert Banger Sir Samuel Hoare Mussolini Governor James Douglas Corrigan a Cambridge officer and a veteran sergeant. The lines mock hazards authority progress and universal likeness reflecting public mood.
Harlem coverage notes apathy in the second Hines policy trial as James J. Hines sits through proceedings on the protection charge tied to the Dutch Schultz numbers racket. The piece reflects dwindling public interest and mentions a policy banker’s comments linking a 1907 promissory tale to a later sensational yarn.
Connie Boswell entertained 500 crippled children on Friday the 13th and signed a playing card with the ace of spades. The superstition weighed on her that evening and the next day she felt ill as misfortune followed. Her husband retrieved the card from the sponsor, it was burned, and she recovered.
Age does not dull the charm as Ziegfeld girls work on plans for their fourth annual ball next month. The Ziegfeld Club began as a reunions and aid society for former stars and now funds clothing and housing for former Ziegfeld performers including Mary Nolan once Igomene Wilson. The group maintains its stance that they remain Ziegfeld Girls despite some distancing themselves from the label.
Albert Crockett of the Biltmore laments actress Helen Ware's recent death and, true to form, shares an anecdote. He says Ware inspired the story "Wom
A rapid montage lists per minute facts across the United States and Canada noting freight through the Great Lakes fish consumption in New York City and other quick economic snapshots. It ends with a stop reading cue and a copyright notice.
High Point opens its first tuberculosis clinic today. North Park Baptist church organized yesterday by local Baptist leaders. The new church starts with 21 members. Attorney General Brummitt urged law observance as cure for crime at Green Street Baptist. Various notes on residents and marriages.
Bruce Catton reports on Senator Wagner's push for 800 million dollars to expand the US Housing Authority. The program finances cities via loans and subsidies to build affordable, modest homes for low income families, with demolition of a standard house for every new unit. It relies on local bonds, tax exemptions, and a 60 year loan, targeting rents near four dollars per room. Sonja Henie is briefly noted.
Twenty years ago local high school students faced mid term examinations with only two exemptions for attendance and scholarship. Fires included a gasoline hoisting apparatus explosion at Wilson Motor Company and a separate blaze at Bay and North Main. C L Amos car burned. Ed Crawford of Asheboro and William Simmons of Trinity College visited. influenza affects D H Parsons and his wife. Japan threatens war over China treaty disclosures. US Mint in Philadelphia makes medals for troops. influenza spreads in Mexico.
Senator Millard Tydings denounces advocates of government control of business as enemies of the American way, saboteurs of tradition, and termites of democracy during remarks in New York.
The piece notes winter hardships in the south and doubts who will portray the Wind in Gone With the Wind, despite extensive publicity around Scarlett O'Hara casting. It underscores uncertainty about the Wind's actor choice.
The sale of aircraft by this country to France appears to respond to Mussolini's quip to France asking who else would assist, signaling continued support from allied powers amid tensions.
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