High Point Enterprise Front Page Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment from the High Point Enterprise includes editor and office lines, notices about carriers not collecting beyond two months, and an Associated Press republication note. It mentions the paper’s address in High Point North Carolina and a January 1 1938 date with a biblical quotation.
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Associated Press
High Point
N. C
KATZ
Agency
New York City
Aturday
Fresh Page of the New Year Reflections from Halifax Broadcast
A 1938 New Year broadcast from Halifax E N S describes how cities greet the year with hope and uncertainty. It notes the harbor lamps, ships, and the global mood as people consider past trials and future promises, while contemplating eternity and human agency in shaping the year ahead.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Atlantic Zone
Hollywood
Two Bicycle Repairs Turned Titans of Industry in Two Nations
Two young bike repairmen, long apart, rose to prominence in motor production. An Englishman tops the British king’s honors list, while an American leads Mr Ickes’ list of denounced big businessmen. Henry Ford urges forward ahead of fears, predicting a boom in production. He notes fear as a slumps’ fuel and praises courage and resourcefulness before worst fears.
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Ickes
Henry Ford
Ford
Armament rivalry and its excuse across 1937 to 1938
During 1937 the Associated Nations remarked on the arms race as a major issue. The powers spent 1% billion dollars in the period, amounting to over half the monetary gold supply. By 1938 hesitation grew that the United States might join the feverish buildup.
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United States
Armament Rivalry Dilutes Nations Wealth and Liberty
The text argues that rising armaments divert energy and raw materials from human advancement, transforming nations into battering rams for four years. It questions self defense justifications and warns against large defense appropriations, noting Japan’s status as a have not in iron and the moral dilemma of starvation rationing as a response.
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Congress
Japan
The Use Japan Makes of Our Scrap Iron
A North Carolina missionary in China reports that scrap iron bought in the United States is taken from mangled bodies. The piece questions whether halting iron trade with Japan could end the war, and debates if trade should serve humanity or power, noting cotton and scrap iron can serve peace or war.
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North Carolina
China
Hudson McMillan
United States
America
Japan
Pastoral possibilities for North Carolina
The article urges North Carolina farmers to expand livestock, especially sheep, to raise incomes. Paul L. Fletcher notes western growers obtain about ten percent higher prices through approved marketing. It argues for more cattle, more sheep, and greater horticulture to reduce cotton dependence and better serve New York markets.
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North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Paul L. Fletcher
New York
California
Red gowns spark dating at Hawthorne Inn
A Gloucester art colony painter Jane Peterson transforms social life by wearing a vivid orange red gown to a Hawthorne Inn dance, drawing all eyes and partners. The tale links to Dale Carnegie principles and a 1937 McNaught Syndicate note on feminine presence and influence.
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Walflower
Jane Peterson
Gloucester
Mass
Hawthorne Inn
New York Day By Day Personal Snippets and Buzz
Purely personal piffle from New York Day by Day notes social chatter and celebrity tidbits. Mentioned are Willie Howard, Prosecutor Dewey, Chelly Knickerbocker, Lorraine Manville, Major Bowes, accordions up 1000 percent, Ewing Galloway buying Kentucky farm for 40000, appraised at 75000, and observations on stocks, Fontaine Fox Florida winters, Will H Hayes, Mrs. Brock Pemberton parties, and Burton Roscoe planning a literary brochure.
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New York
Willie Howard
Ely
Dewey
Chelly Knickerbocker
Lorraine Manville
Bowes
Ewing Galloway
Kentucky
Fontaine Fox
Florida
Will H. Hayes
Sullivan
Ind
Brock Pemberton
Amos n' Andy avoid quarrels during NE Association acts
Amos n' Andy have avoided seasonal quarrels during their NE Association by meeting only at rehearsals and actual broadcasts. Grove Patterson of Toledo is the middle West's most traveled newsman. His editor Amon Carter of Worth, Texas, is regarded as a lavish Manhattan entertainer among regular out of town visitors.
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Amos N’ Andy
Grove Patterson
Toledo
Middle West
Amon Carter
Worth
Texas
Manhattan
Inaccurate claims about Disney and peers in film history
A fragmented criticism noting Disney’s comparatively small reported financial rewards, M H Aylesworth’s humble beginnings in a Colorado town, Walter Chrysler funding ventures for waiters, and Fortune’s misattribution of cafe society to the Algonquin hotel.
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Walt Disney
M. H. Aylesworth
Colorado
Walter Chrysler
Fortune
Cafe Society
Algonquin Hotel
Klon dyke days spark quirky quotes in headlines
Wilson Mittler riffs on a gag Cut off my legs and call me Shorty Carolyn Wella and Henry Sell shift roles as Chicago critic reads papers Claire Lace leads a dramatic smash Of Mice and Men Jay Darling holds two NY cartoon offers but favors Des Moines Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr nicknamed Corny among literary figures
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Wilson Mittler
Carolyn Wella
Henry Sell
Chicago
Lucky Lady
Claire Lace
Acircus
Jay Darling
New York
Des Moines
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Broadway columnists hint at Lindberghs returning for holidays
Louis Boabel predicts the Lindbergets may end their voluntary exile for the holidays in an October Broadway column. The note mentions Washington laundry millionaire George Mar ehall born near Gallipolis, West Virginia, amid recollections of Broadway and theatre figures.
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Louis Boabel
Lindberetts
George Marehall
Washington
Gallipolis
West Virginia
Ohio
J. Shubert
Lew Lehr
George
High Point News Briefs and National Climate Note
High Point population exceeds thirty two thousand as business leaders predict a strong year. Dr J A Cotton of Henderson to speak at the American theatre for the Emancipation Proclamation anniversary. Miss Lucille Pickens travels to Tacoa Ga to visit friends. Mary Drew and Carolina Dalton return from Winston Salem and a host party. Several young people reported smoking age ten. The 1927 year ranks high in American business after 1926. Lindberghs mother and party diverted by weather near Roby Indiana. A cold wave grips the nation.
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High Point
J. A. Cotton
Henderson
Lucille Pickens
Taccoa
Mary Drew
Carolina Dalton
Winston-Salem
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Col
Charles L. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Detroit
Roby
Ind
Personae and Preferences Among Early 20th Century Figures
A memoir style list notes Jay F Price of Los Angeles as a friend surprised by the speaker's living. It names David Graham Phillips as a favorite author, praises Heywood Brown for whimsy, and mentions Martha Raye as a current comedienne. Hamish MelLauren is cited as a top amateur magician, with Gen Hugh Johnson quoted on a critical refrain.
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Jay F. Price
Los Angeles
David Graham Phillips
Heywood Brown
Martha Raye
Comediennes
Hamish MelLauren
Evening World
Free Lance
Gen. Hugh Johnson
Lamour Plans Film Exit to Have Baby Within Year
Actress Dorothy Lamour says she wants a baby of her own and plans to quit films within a year to pursue motherhood before turning 25.
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Dorothy Lamour
Get No Nagging at Home in Public Life
Franklin D. Roosevelt era excerpt cites La Guardia in New York about personal conduct and public roles. The brief notes a mindset linking domestic harmony with effective civic leadership, reflecting era attitudes toward public service.
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F. la Guardia
New York
Local fuel prices rise amid cold weather difficulty
Twenty years ago the local fuel committees approved a small rise in wood and coal prices. Owing to severe cold in recent days, the deadline to join local Christmas Savings clubs has been extended.
People in Briefs: Wood Leaves for North Wilkenboro
Mrs. Frank H. Wood departs today after visiting Mrs. J. J. Farriss. Miss Vera Idol now in San Antonio Texas. Archie Riddick returns to Baltimore to resume studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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Frank H. Wood
J. J. Farriss
North Wilkenboro
Vera Idol
San Antonio
Tex
Archie Riddick
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
British troops repulse German attack on Cambrai front
News briefs report a successful defensive fight on the Cambrai front as the old year ended. Fire destroyed the Monticello hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, last night. The limited American frontline activity boosts Allied confidence in eventual victory.
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Cambrai
Monticello
Norfolk
New Deal seeks wage rules as Court battle looms
Washington reports renewed push for federal wage hour and child labor laws aligned with New Deal goals to curb the Supreme Court. Analysts warn of court resistance, while power cases involving TVA, PWA, and the public utilities hold company actions under scrutiny.
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Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Hammer Ve. Dagenhart
Congress
Hammer-Dagenhart
TVA
PWA
Public Utilities Holding Company
Hughes
Brandeis
Stone
Cardozo
Black
Roosevelt appoints four of five court of appeals seats
Roosevelt has appointed four of the five members of the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The court handles suits against cabinet members and federal agencies in major power tests. The latest appointee is Congressman Fred Vinson of Kentucky.
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Roosevelt
United States
U. S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Fred Vinson
Kentucky
NBA Service
Tnc
Christmas and New Year Ahead If Carefree Drivers Rule
A humorous warning implies that if drivers ignore safety, festive holidays may arrive earlier through fatal consequences. The note blends wit with concern about reckless driving and holiday scheduling.
Palmists Link Waist Size To Lifeline Decline
A thought asserting palmists would measure waist growth against shrinking lifelines. The statement suggests a humorous or conjectural link between a man's waist and his fate lines.
Roosevelt pleas seek congressional support during Christmas
President Roosevelt's advisers hope the Christmas holidays will shift Congress toward a more generous stance on his legislative requests. They anticipate a kinder mood that could aid passage of key bills amid the holiday season.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Countess Barbara Haugwits- Revention Visits U S Briefly
Woolworth heiress Countess Barbara Haugwits- Revention stayed 86 hours on her latest U S trip. Reports suggest she may have been assessing ten cent story Christmas gales during the visit.
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Barbara Haugwits
Woolworth
U. S
Panay sinking and scrap metal claim on Jap bombs
Questioning whether American scrap metal influenced the Japanese bombs that sank the gunboat Panay on the Yangtze River. The inquiry notes potential wartime sourcing and material aspects surrounding the 1937 incident.
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Yangtze River
South American nations seek war site tuned for revolutions per minute
Several South American countries are pursuing a battle stage tuned to an indefinite rate of revolutions per minute, aiming to calibrate military tempo and readiness amid regional tensions and evolving defense postures.
Fourth grade pupil solves forty two questions in one night
A fourth grade student completed forty two arithmetic problems in a single evening last week. The account mentions Amos Fisher and Pennsylvania in reference to the event and notes concerns about schooling.
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Serson
Amos Fisher
Pennsylvanie Amohman
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