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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1939
Page
4
Congressional rebuke delays fortifying Pacific island base
Congress rebuffed the executive branch by rejecting fortification plans for Guano Island as a naval and air base. The vote signals Congress’s rising independence, reflects Japan pressure, and foreshadows political divisions ahead of 1940. The clash may hasten the President’s return amid a Washington crisis rather than a broad new international issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guar
Congress
Japan
United States
Washington
Hopkins Speech Elevates Roosevelt Policy Direction
The Raleigh scene focuses on Harry Hopkins as he prepares to speak tonight signaling the President’s course on domestic affairs for the remaining 18 months. Administratively sensitive moves and a vigorous Commerce Department program are anticipated to shape employment and business-government cooperation during the Roosevelt term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Department of Commerce
Division in State Budget Spars Revenue and Diversion Debate
The article discusses near exhaustion of general fund reserves under Ehringhaus and the likely need for diversion or revenue adjustments. It notes anti diversionists cite 1927 highway pledge, highlights potential for limited budget cuts, and considers expropriation risks tied to Mexico's oil and international trade tensions with Germany and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goveror
General Assembly
Orth Carolina
Sente
House
Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Mexico
United States
Germany
Japan
Mexico's Oil War and diplomatic pushback
The ambassador Josephus Daniels reportedly swayed Mexico against a German fuel trade that would fund aircraft. Mexico seized oil lands from foreign companies, shrinking supply to the U S market. The piece notes the large American oil market remains closed to expropriated oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Josephus Daniels
Germany
Mereby
Lessons from Irving Stone on hard work for writers
The author praises biographer Irving Stone for meticulous craft and repeated rewrites. Stone drafts early morning then labors until late afternoon to build a productive pattern, teaching readers to set daily goals and persist. The piece urges writers to embrace sustained effort over shortcuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack London
Irving Stone
van Gogh
Iving Stone
Quotes and Conflicts Echo in 1918 Era Letters
A collage of quotes includes Abe Pickus critiquing Prime Minister Chamberlain, a jail belt dispute ruled by Judge Richardson, Mrs. Haynes advising housewives, Mrs. Olthof regaining sight at 65, and a Chicago judge ruling a husband may slap his wife, prompting questions about personal rights and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Abe Pickus
Cleveland
Chamberlain
London
Chicago
Walter Winchell on Broadway Prisons in US vary in rules and penalties
Walter Winchell surveys prison life wonders how states treat inmates with mail rules, work pay, and death row conditions. He notes Tennessee's abolition of striped uniforms and Michigan's upkeep law, plus press limits and punishment methods across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
California
Louisiana
United States
Michigan
New York
This Minute by Howard Merrill
A brisk column frames a rapid-fire snapshot of global events unfolding in real time. It sketches a dynamic sequence of happenings as they occur, inviting readers to grasp a minute of world activity as it happens.
Mechanical rice sorter and atmospheric facts
A new photo electric eye sorts rice at six thousand grains per minute. The article notes the atmosphere around Earth and moon lifting by about four hundred forty feet each minute. It also mentions rapid wing beats of birds and insects and estimates sunlight's value to humanity at twenty five billion dollars per minute.
Memorial unveiled for Martha McGee-Bell at Guilford
About 150 people attended the memorial unveiling at Guilford Battle Ground honoring Revolutionary War heroine Martha McGee-Bell with High Point representation noted. The Ward Street Methodist church dedication and bishop Mouzon’s sermon were announced for today. The Lyles Chevrolet Company moved into a new North Main Street home, and a delegation of Northern trade journal writers will tour High Point next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha McGee-Bell
Guilford Battle Ground
High Point
Ward Street
Bishop Mouzon
Lyles Chevrolet Company
North Main Street
Bruce Catton in Washington Exposes House of Representatives
Bruce Catton details the U S House procedural machine led by Speaker William B Bankhead. He explains the roles of staff including parliamentarian readers timekeepers clerks and the journal clerk and notes how members are identified by faces from photos to recognize and manage floor time and votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Bruce
Getleman
Texas
A. E. Fee
Roger W. Calloway
Hans Jurgenson
Speaker
Congress
Salem College Students Visit Home Folks
Miss Alice McRae Caldwell, a Salem College student, will spend tomorrow afternoon with home folks. Miss Eleanor Idol, also a Salem College student, is visiting her parents in the city. N M Cates is recovering from an illness at his Lindsay street home. Parrish Clodfelter, a Duke University student, is spending the weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McRae Caldwell
Salem College
Eleanor Idol
W. C. Idol
N. M. Cates
Lindsay Street
Parrish Clodfelter
Duke University
Ed Clodfelter
Briefs for March events and officials
Bruce Carraway’s garnishee bill moves to the General Assembly this week. Dr. Plato Durham of Atlanta will lead revival services at First Methodist Church Lexington beginning March 10. Dr. Esme Howard, British ambassador to the United States, will give the commencement address at UNC Chapel Hill on June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Carraway
General Assembly
Plato Durham
Atlanta
First Methodist Church
Lexington
Esme Howard
United States
U.N.C
Chapel Hill
Twenty Years Ago Local News Highlights and Moves
The Green Street Baptist church named Rev. J. M. Hamrick of Gaffney S C as pastor. Chamber of Commerce directors plan to pick a secretary from many applicants, with elimination of weaker candidates expected. City election talks begin and a 50000 bond issue for schools seems unopposed. Notable visits and travels include Tom Kearns and William Simmons from Trinity College in town and George T. Wood traveling to New York for spring stock. President Wilson lands in Boston and suffragists are arrested in the state house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Street Baptist Church
J. M. Hamrick
Gaffney
S. C
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Idol
Tom Kearns
Trinity College
Guy Byerly
Winston-Salem
George T. Wood
New York
William Simmons
L. A. Oliver
Gilmer
Wilson
Boston
Paris
United States
Ransdell
State House
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