Months and Intervals Named in Historical Notice
The fragment lists twelve months and several shorter time spans including six months three months one month one week. No additional context or actions are provided in the readable OCR segment.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1940
Page
4
The fragment lists twelve months and several shorter time spans including six months three months one month one week. No additional context or actions are provided in the readable OCR segment.
A reflection cites Galatians 6 5 urging each person to bear his own burden with private conscience guiding duties at home and abroad. The note attributes the view to Chanaing and emphasizes personal responsibility and influence.
The article credits Huey Long with a mix of autocratic tactics and constructive reforms in Louisiana. It notes his capi tol, bridge, and highways as proof of progress and suggests graft revelations weaken his machine. It cautions on Moscow's reactions and Sweden Finland roles in possible broader conflict tied to his era.
St. Petersburg Florida hosts a conservative audience for national ambitions. Taft and Frank Gannett spoke to locals, drawn by age and wealth, seeking support for economic steadiness and static values.
The bombing of a Swedish town near the border sparked debate over neutrality as supporters urge Finland relief. The incident likely a Russian blunder rather than a deliberate attack, though it could inflame Swedish pro relief factions.
The News and Observer editorial from Raleigh argues public housing will grow in the United States with 125 laws passed in 38 states since 1933. It notes demand for slum clearance and housing for the poor, acknowledges swift progress and potential mistakes, but insists the movement will continue under citizen guidance.
A collection of humorous vignettes about Tallulah Bankhead showcases her quick questions and offbeat responses. Included are tales of Hollywood dress mishaps, stage curtain mishaps, and a furrier encounter ending with the furrier’s death the next morning.
East Coast Hollywood chums report Vivien Leigh as surprisingly charming to journalists and readers, countering tales of a fiery temper. London and New York scribes debate anecdotes about gag origins, noting a long history of recycled theater anecdotes and a 1920 Yonkers incident from Tate near Warburton Theatre.
A collage of quotations from Walter Winchell style columns and literary figures, reflecting on journalism, editors, and city life. It cites Thomas Wolfe, Joe Louis, Lydia Thompson, James Gordon Bennett, and Walter Winchell with reflections on fame, gallantry, and nostalgia for the press era.
A new rhumba act booked in New York for a Florida club quarrelled among themselves and with a group of sweethearts 1500 miles from Broadway. The owner offered a week’s work as a solution and fare home. By week’s end the club fired all, the sweethearts stayed on to form a substitute octet while the others were stranded.
General John J. Pershing traveled by private car attached to train No 12 on a journey from Asheville to Norfolk. He toured the Oteen Hospital with his staff and officers. A fire destroyed A N Weisner's Mechanicsville home at 5 oclock this morning. Loyalty Week begins February 22 as urged by Mayor D A Stanton.
The chamber of commerce will aid the U S Department of Commerce in the business census. American Legion collects food and clothing for relief. Kiwanis Club showcased several George Washington tableaux by high school students. Notable visitors include Mr and Mrs J A Green in Thomasville and Mrs C A Rauschenberg in town. Eva Dugan was executed in Florence Arizona, first woman hanged there, for a 1927 murder.
Washington reports ex President Hoover remains a leading, if cautious, candidate for the GOP nomination. A conservative Pennsylvania group and Gov. Bricker of Ohio show strength, with Bricker's Cleveland relief record elevating his standing. Delegations and a possible staff backing Hoover hint at a subdued, conservative path at Philadelphia talks.
A fragmented report mentions hockey and censorship and war era prices in Britain. It notes soldiers facing wedding costs and suggests men joining the army for personal disputes is unlikely.
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