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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1940
Page
4
Local fire protection debate crosses city lines
The piece discusses a Chicago incident where firemen refused to cross the city border, causing a fatal fire and injuries. It argues fire zones or local township votes could solve funding and response issues, noting county commissioners hesitate to contract with cities to cover narrow taxpayer risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford County
Chicago
America
Illinois
Oil War Shapes Europe as Romania Quota Sparks Clash
A European oil showdown looms as Germany presses Romania over promised quotas. Max W. Ball notes mechanized warfare drives vast oil needs, with 90 million barrels required in 1940 and Romania’s 18 million barrel surplus pivotal to Germany’s war machine. Oil may decide Europe’s fate in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Bucharest
Europe
Max W. Ball
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Ball
Germany
Russia
Romania
Britain Sees American Goods Reaching Germany via Blockade
The British Commons voices alarm over trade statistics showing U S imports to Britain rising 10 percent in four months versus 1938 while European imports rose 47 percent. Lawmakers question if Germany is a hidden consumer and whether neutral Europe relies on U S supplies through indirect channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Germany
United States
Europe
France
Ger
Trade in War Materials Through Belgium Highlighted in Harper’s
An article by Frank C. Hanighen in March Harper’s argues that France and Germany traded crucial war materials via Belgium since the outbreak of war. He notes industrialists on both sides moved components for shells and cannons even as armies clash, with trains crossing front lines amid artillery duels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Frank C. Hanighen
Harper’s
Hanighen
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Desperate bid for Earl Long to join Louisiana ticket
The Long faction's Central Committee nominates Earl Long for Secretary of State after the death of the gubernatorial nominee. Jones, who beat Long for governor, rejects the move, arguing the people repudiate the Long regime. A new organizing committee may name a different candidate with no Long member on the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Louisiana
Earl Long
Jones
Letter to the editor signed by Elizabeth Monroe
A Sunday letter to the paper is signed by Miss Elizabeth Monroe of the public sphere. It reflects concerns and viewpoints presented to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Monroe
Marcus H. Brown builds path from truck driver to chief lens grinder
In 1923 Marcus H. Brown worked as a truck driver at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. He pursued his interest in mechanics, learned lens grinding, built his own machine, and after years of night work earned a lead role in grinding the monumental 200 inch telescope lens at Caltech, becoming chief grinder of the largest lens ever made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Wilson Observatory
Pasadena
California
Marcus H. Brown
California Institute of Technology
Start Your Success Scrap Book Today
Readers are urged to cut out these columns and paste them into a personal success scrapbook for study and reflection. The prompt invites immediate action to begin compiling a customized text on achievement.
Nations and Leaders in Briefs Across World News
A series of quick notes covers European neutrality, Norway’s Halvdan Koht, Susan B. Anthony’s legacy stirred by lawmakers, a cold wave in Europe, a four pound gold bust found in Switzerland, Italy delaying demobilization, fascist command uncertainty, Miss Le Hand on a potential third term, WPA workers and army shoe fit concerns, heat causing diamonds to burn, and over 500 million people worldwide lacking literacy.
The First Nights: New Shows and Retro Film Week
A batch of new theatre productions arrives with Reunion in New York and Reunion in Vienna leading the week, while Night Music and Another Sun receive mixed notices. Cinema offers Abe Lincoln in Illinois and Dr. Ehrlichs Magic Bullet among other titles, with East Side Kids and The Human Beast also screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vienna
Richard Watts, Jr
Clifford Odets
Manhattan
Elia Kazan
Jane Wyatt
Morris Carnovsky
Odets
Brooks Atkinson
Dorothy Thompson
Fritz Kortner
Hans Jaray
Crazy Rulers
Monte Carlo
Stork
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
R. Massey
Lincoln
Gene Lockhart
Ruth Gordon
Dr. Fhrlich
E. Robinson
Albert Basserman
Hollywood
East Side
Simone Simon
Jean Gabin
Charlie Chan
Panama
Confucius
Author! Author! fades in broadcast world of radio
The Wireless notes a disappointing shift as S. J. Perelman is replaced by a novice. Benny Rubin and Wm. Gargan fail to revive the act, Lionel Stander’s tricks fall flat, and Marlene Dietrich’s performance draws sharp sponsor irritation. Col. Robert McCormick avoids New Deal praise, while Tony Martin’s Love Song faces anti-noise protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Perelman
Benny Rubin
Wm. Gargan
Lionel Stander
Marlene Dietrich
Rob't McCormick
Renaldo
Tony Martin
The Story Tellers and Prose Quips in Review
Graeme and Sarah Lorimer buy quips for fiction heroines from Dorelle Markley at De Pauw University. A line about a halo slipping six inches to become a noose is credited to a holy man. The Times mag on Confucius and Rogers said blunt truths spark wit. The New Yorker celebrated its fifteenth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graeme
Sarah Lorimer
Ladies’ Home Journal
Dorelle Markley
de Pauw Univ
Miss Markley
la Markley
Lord Dunsany
Kyle Crichton
Carole Lombard
Hollywood
Times Mag
Will Rogers
Confucius
Rogers
Kay Riley
G. Housekeeping
Grace Smith
New Yorker
Daily Mail urges reality on aid with real value from U S in bold front
The piece notes the Daily Mail pressure on the United States to provide Finland with cash style aid, while contrasting with Polish realities and wartime bombs. It references AP on Altmark prisoners released and sent to hospitals, plus a Times editorial and other curiosities from various papers and stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Rothermere
London Daily Mail
U. S
Finland
Poland
m’Lord
Daily Mail
London
The
Times
D. Thompson
Miami Daily News
the Times
Italy
Germany
Paying Father Time Paying Father Time
Local news notes outline a $1 pint whiskey sale in municipal court and announce Lions Club Charter Night at the country club on March 4. Other items mention Miss Rachel Tatum visiting Stuart relatives, Mrs. Dexter Welborn staying with Newark relatives, Mrs. Waldo Carroll recovering from surgery at Guilford General Hospital, and local residents on North Main and Montieu avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Rachel Tatum
Stuart
Tom Tatum
North Main Street
Dexter Welborn
Newark
N. J
W. E. Hayworth
Montheu Avenue
Waldo Carroll
Guilford General Hospital
Prohibition Seen as Failure in Briefs
Cold weather follows a warm spell across the eastern states. Mrs. Tom Bost of Raleigh is appointed to head the State Welfare Board. Elsie Goodman of Chicago fends off two robbers, knocking a revolver away before the assailants flee. she keeps a nickel in her pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bost
Raleigh
State Welfare Board
Elsie Goodman
Chicago
Goodman
School to be built on Park Street at date to be set
Twenty years ago officials announced a new school building on Park Street with an estimated cost of 75 000 to 85 000 dollars. The flu situation in town showed marked improvement. Thomas B. Redding, age 84, died at his Randolph County home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street
Thomas B. Redding
Randolph County
Stars and Stripes Trio Arrive to Meet Veterans
The Stars and Stripes Trio Claude S. Stanton F L Burke and R T Marmion arrived today to interest veterans in the bonus. Miss Bertha Welborn of Trinity visited yesterday. R C Hubbard returned from Northern points. Mrs H A Cecil and her young son visited in Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stars and Stripes
Claude S. Stanton
F. L. Burke
R. T. Marmion
Bertha Welborn
Trinity
R. C. Hubbard
Points
Railroad Brotherhood Sends Memorial to President Wilson
The railroad brotherhood heads present a memorial to President Wilson and voice opposition to the railroad bill before Congress. Government agents raid Iron River wets in a liquor rebellion, resulting in nine barrels of homemade wine seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Railroad Brotherhood
Congress
Iron River
Opera Star Lawrence Tibbett Sees Screen Debut as Turning Point
Metropolitan Opera baritone Lawrence Tibbett argues that film could popularize grand opera, making cinema a pivotal new venue for the art form. He predicts audiences will embrace operatic works on the screen as a transformative moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Tibbett
Metropolitan Opera Company
Quotable quips on love and fame from 1930s stars
A fragment lists remarks from Janet Gaynor Errol Flynn and Melvyn Douglas about relationships humor and fame. Einstein and Mme Rus penskaya are cited along with a jokey line about Garbo being afraid of people and a joke about taking an apartment on the moon. The text reads as a collage of celebrity witticisms in a dated tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Gaynor
Errol Flynn
Einstein
Mme. Ruspenskaya
Seid Melvyn Douglas
Garbo
British steal U.S. trade by seizing cable
Bruce Catton reports Washington details a British move that disrupted U.S. steel trade. An American company sought to sell steel to a Norwegian buyer, but a canceled cable order led the Norwegian firm to place the same deal with a British firm, effectively stealing the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Brill
Europe
Eland
Transfer plan reshapes farm outreach and county roles
The article outlines moving M. L. W from agriculture undersecretary to head a directorate of extension teaching farmers diversified farming. Demonstration agents in each county will be funded to educate farmers while reducing administrative duties tied to crop subsidy programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Wson
AAA
Wilson
Connecticut Senator Fines For Being Late With Cigars
Senator John Danaher of Connecticut keeps cigars in his office and shares them with Vice President Garner. After Danaher was late to a Senate roll call, Garner warned him for lateness and issued a fine. The next day a box of 100 cigars appeared on Garner's desk, and Danaher joked the box would cover the fines for the rest of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Danaher
Connecut
Garner
Danaher
Senate
Connecticut
Peace drives urged as war threats loom in Europe
Dr. E. G. Talbot, a coast director, American Union for Concerted Peace Efforts, says peace benefits all nations. Today he warns that war is afoot in Europe and mankind faces the peril of unimaginable disaster if peace is not achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Manki
E. G. Talbot
American Union F
King Gustaf and Sweden Face Global Conflict Menace
A quoted statement reflects a stance of duty to avoid fatal conflict affecting the world, mentioning King Gustaf of Sweden and the global menace. The line conveys concern over escalating tensions and calls for prudent action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustaf
Sweden
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