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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1939
Page
5
A fragmented column notes Walter Winchell and Benchey era chatter plus TV serials and stage gossip. It references Artie, Moe the Red Sox catcher, and Raymond Paige Hildegarde 99 Men and a Girl while skimming public figures and cultural items with sharp, casual tones.
A $3000 verdict was awarded F M Wright against C K Williams, administrator of W M Wright, deceased, ending a lengthy Randolph County civil trial. The decision forecloses Wright’s mortgage and settles multiple related cases. Other judgments and future trial dates were noted for W M Jarrell versus J R Richardson and Betty Barker Latham versus Quality Oil Company.
The Federal Trade Commission issued an order prohibiting El Moro Cigar Company of Greensboro North Carolina from misleading representations in cigar sales. The order directs stopping use of Havana or other terms or images implying Cuban origin for cigars not grown in Cuba.
Dorothy Thompson is named our Pulitzer nominee after being dragged from Madison Square Garden. The Ratzis staged their demonstration and Thompson’s reaction highlights debate over press and government policy. Anne O’Hare McCormick praises Thompson’s columning from Berlin criticizing policy that spreads complexes once confined to psychiatric wards.
A letter argues the High Point Fire Department should adopt a two shift system to improve rest and safety. The writer urges citizens to contact council members, visit stations, and press for change, noting current 96 hours on and 24 off cycles strain firefighters. The piece condemns anti Semitism and defends democracy amid Nazi allied rhetoric.
The Enterprise reports a Madison Square Garden gathering described as a challenge to democratic America. About 3,000 attendees, a fifth of whom were Bund members, voiced admiration for Hoover Coughlin and Hitler while opposing Roosevelt and the New Deal. Speakers praised Hoover's domestic and foreign policies and attacked WPA, Nye, and Johnson.
Letter to the editor dated February 25, 1939 argues for a congressional probe into the Dies Committee and its methods. It cites Madison Square Garden Nazi Bund rally reactions, praising Martin Dies and Herbert Hoover while booing the President and New Dealers.
An Enterprise editor denounces liberal clergy members as peace activists aligned with radical groups critiquing the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The piece details alleged ties to Red organizations and lists clergy and figures linked to these movements, claiming a betrayal of Protestant fundamentals.
Black Mountain February 25 Dr. Ralph W McDonald unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1936 will be discharged from the sanatorium tomorrow after tuberculosis treatment. Physicians say he cannot resume normal activities until next fall.
North Carolina alumni of William and Mary College plan a dinner in Raleigh on March 4. Dr. John Stewart Bryan, college president, will speak at the event.
Daily Smith reports a preacher who after delivering a Sunday sermon changes into an officer's uniform and declares a need to fight to defend church, home, and orderly Christian living amid perceived attacks from enemies. The rhetoric stresses urgency of defending faith and values.
The editor praises Barry L Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce Harry L Hopkins weighs a national program to employ millions through private industry. He cites steel and International Harvester cases showing layoffs with little price relief and notes the political barrier of Big Business. Hopkins is seen as capable but tested by the challenge.
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