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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1939
Page
4
A compact collection of two proverbs noting that life brings trouble and God uses hardship to shape character. First cites Job 5 7 about sparks rising. Second credits H W Beecher about troubles forging better outcomes.
A few thousand German Americans gathered at Madison Square Garden under city protection as 1,700 police kept order during a controversial meeting against Nazism. The event spotlighted democracy's tolerance and the tension between rights and fear amid Britain voting four billion dollars for rearmament to address the debt and defend empire.
Readers challenge Representative W. R. Clegg after he called teaching the easiest work and urged shame at signing a teacher payroll. The letters argue that many seasoned educators have quit, and insist on higher pay and minimum guarantees for teachers to retain capable staff.
The text notes strong, inspirational teachers of both genders recognizing the danger of starving that kind from the system. Mr Clegg observes that the situation adds insult to definite injury.
In Richmond County a July Democratic primary on whiskey legalization drew 7 121 votes including absentees, but only 4 009 including absentees supported legalization. Liquor-store advocates gained 1 482 votes, with one township voting strongly against. Prohibitionists seek a general election to dry up cases.
Critics warn North Carolina wage hour regulation could close businesses including hotels. Lobbyists press case against the measure while federal law’s interstate threshold remains unclear, leaving many employers unsure who is covered.
Professor Mann at Evander Childs High School persuades a disengaged student to engage with biology. After a lab accident and several operations, the student develops a deep interest, goes on to study at City College and Edinburgh University, earning a prestigious anatomy medal, and returns to thank his mentor.
The Enterprise editor argues for better hours for firemen and questions why any single group should work twenty four hours. He notes national Administration push for shorter working hours and large spending to achieve that goal.
Mickey Rooney in Abe Lyman's band teased the piano player with phrases like winkle-tonkle as he jitterbugged across the stage. The column weaves in Wanda Whalen and Dr Townsend, noting pension talk and workers at the World’s Fair amid a playful, opinionated Broadway scene.
The tale links the Detroit gang name to a 1925 boxing visit by a famous flyweight. Reportedly several New York seconds aiding the fighter wore purple sweaters and took part in robberies during their prolonged stay, shaping the gang’s infamous moniker.
John Edgar Hoover and a group of G men arrived in Miami Beach to investigate a $57,000 stick up at the Blackstone Hotel. They warned suspects to flee town before it is too late.
In a lively chatter of show business lore Joe Lewis the Continental Cafe clown rouses the crowd with a bold bet. Meanwhile Mickey Rooney’s father Joe Yule, a burlesque actor, resists trading on his son’s fame and threatens to walk out when labeled as Mickey Rooney’s father. Overheard quips lampoon a would be pickpocket’s ineptitude.
The column riffs on a George Price story about a husband choosing Sun Valley Idaho for skiing and a wife favoring Miami Beach. It then critiques President Roosevelt and taxes, notes New Jersey chamber tension with Pennsylvania, mentions a quiet swing jamboree, and closes with a quip about New York cops and Grover caps.
The boxer's playful remark recalls a moment about film language barriers as he notes he could not keep up with an English version. The comment highlights Rosenbloom's humorous view of language in entertainment.
Short, dynamic prose outlines a minute of world action as events unfold across time. It presents a rapid pacing of global moments, inviting readers to witness a compressed panorama of change in sixty seconds.
A quirky roundup notes how one minute shaped events from Cornwallis s surrender at Yorktown to the American presidential inauguration. It recalls Washington’s pulse one minute before his death and marks George Washington’s birthday with brisk reflections on fate and time.
Mrs M J Wrenn elected president of the Young Women s Christian Association for 1929. A memorial for Revolutionary War heroine Mrs Martha McFarlane McGee Bell will be unveiled at Guilford Battleground sponsored by the Alexander Martin D A R chapter. The High Point municipal court awarded Thelma and Bernice Moss 5300 for injuries from a 1928 wreck involving a Brown Kluttz hearse. Other notes include Anne Carter Marsh leaving for Chevy Chase Maryland, L J Ingram visiting Fort Myers Florida, and Carlton Kirkman visiting his parents. News briefs note warmer weather for snow regions and historical balloon milestones by Henry Woodhouse and J P Blanchard. Lindbergh has accepted a post as technical advisor to the aeronautics branch of the U S Department of Commerce.
Twenty years ago local Elks sent a strong delegation to Greensboro for initiation ceremonies. Arthur Lyon spoke, and Tom Daniels of New Bern, a Trinity football star of 1891, drew attention from High Pointers during the event. The city council postponed selecting a city manager, delaying the vote until next week after reviewing applications.
Mrs F J Size motored to Greensboro yesterday afternoon. Miss Lillian Younts visits friends in Winston-Salem. Mrs Henri C Turner visits relatives in Charlotte. Banks Bencini, a Carolina student, spends several days in the city. News Briefs include Dr Mary E Walker 87 who died near Oswego New York. She pioneered feminism and wore men’s attire during the Civil War. Congress once granted her special permission to dress as a man. Bavaria Civil War outbreak. A bill to repeal absentee voting is before the legislature.
Bruce Dies plans a broader congressional investigation into political movements with a $100000 budget and a methodical survey. He recalls past setbacks, notes shifting public sentiment toward Americanism, and aims for careful field work before hearings.
Rusoti, a Kalamazoo paper worker, declines a royal Italian legacy to stay in Michigan. He prefers life at the mill over the kingly claim, returning to work locally.
Tom Girdler of Republic Steel Corp dispels the belief that war alone brings prosperity to the steel industry. He argues the notion is unfounded and that true gains do not come simply from wartime demand.
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