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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1939
Page
4
The John Budd Company located at 420 Lexington Avenue New York City advertises as the national advertising representative listing Tuesday January 3 1939 for business or agency activities.
A historical fragment quotes II Samuel 22 21 praising reward for righteousness and Con ver ses on blessings awaiting virtuous deeds. The source links providence and merit, noting that rewards come to those who act justly, even if delayed.
Congress assembles in Washington while North Carolina lawmakers meet in Raleigh amid mixed public emotions. Hope for action contrasts with concerns over taxation and potential changes in government plans. The new Assembly faces a difficult task to return to a near 60 day session under established patterns.
An Associated Press note asks if Santa will visit Rohan on Thursday night and whether the village on the sand bank south of Loke Island will continue its ancient Twelfth Night celebration. Rodanthe’s isolation and allure persist as distant shores adapt to modern constraints.
The article notes Old Christmas on January 6 as a centuries old festivity in England and Rome. Rodanthe, with settlers from the old country, preserved the day while isolated, and should not abandon the custom despite modern pressures.
In a holiday season notice, the piece reflects on sorrow from many deaths, notes no epidemic but winter tolls, and honors Mrs. Annie Ragan Armfield who lived twelve years with paralysis. It praises her cheerful ministry at home and church. It also cites 259 violent deaths in the period, with over 150 from motor crashes, and quips about safety and a Lincoln reference.
The piece reflects on Goebbels hospital status and Hitler era fears, noting German cynicism toward the regime. It then cites The Reidsville Review about a shopper duped by a merchant who honored a city price rule, illustrating widespread thrift misjudgments.
A passage from Richard C. Borden's book advises speakers to use short sentences and many periods to avoid grammar troubles. It suggests placing a period when a sentence seems to crumble or a dependent clause stalls, and to stick to familiar material for clarity.
Estimates place Rose Bowl attendance between 90 000 and 93 000 as a measure of public interest while the Senate gears up for scrutiny of forthcoming New Deal legislation. The piece notes Goebbels losing teeth and prestige after a horsewhipping incident connected to an actor’s wife.
A column blends moral counsel from Travelers Aid on taking responsibility for misfortune with quotations about authentic writing from Walter Duranty and Bolitho. It critiques predictable, inauthentic work while noting varied historical asides including Djibouti policy chatter, Neville Chamberlain, and a grim Nazi decree slowing the anthem as a funeral dirge.
Two 15 year old boys allegedly breached the supposedly impregnable U S Mint in San Francisco prompting a security probe. The youths were detained after the incident, with authorities reviewing how the breach occurred and what safeguards failed.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports Goebbels new German film star Lida Barova and confirmation splashed on front pages. Nadine Bonnell and John Johnson noted as a pair. William Powell undergoing surgery. Ex-Congressman Pettengill to become a columnist. Paramount plans axing 25 contracts. Phyllis Welch received a trinket. rumors of a spring merger. NY Attorney General Bennett to appoint Biff Hefner as head of the Racket Bureau.
A damning wartime narrative as Adolf Hitler’s bachelor status is tied to a war wound leaving him incapacitated. Daladier readies a decree to expel refugees from France amid a cabinet rift and continued secrecy. Rumors swirl of a vast conspiracy involving 500, with 21 German officers executed for plotting Hitler’s assassination and Dr. Ignatz Griebl held in Moabit for political speech.
Connie Bennett plans a February marriage in France after filing for a divorce. Gilbert Roland awaits the decree. Mrs. Gary Cooper recalls lavish Berlin entertainment by Gen. and Mrs. Goering. Anna Held Jr. and Jay Dodd Morten sen end 10 years of marriage. Marlene Dietrich travels with Howard Hughes. John L. Lewis trains James Carey as successor. Washington political maneuvering may renew Dies probe. A new dealer breaks rabid partisanship. Rubens case in Russia soon resurfaces. Admiral Stirling to publish on Massie Hawaii case. J B Taylor of Ohio State U gains Bacchus as middle name. Brian McMahon to push a justice probe and Jersey City free speech issue. Sally Rand to perform nude ranch at the San Francisco Fair. Mrs Clark and M Marks may wed this year. Robert Hague and The New Yorker Talk of the Town piece referenced.
June Walker the actress is featured with a note that her article continues on Page 6. The item signals a profile or feature angle and points readers to the continuation for more details.
A compact reflection on how events unfold in sixty seconds across the globe. The passage notes that while readers absorb facts, real-world actions progress in real time. It emphasizes motion, change, and the inevitability of unfolding events during a brief minute.
In a rapid facts column from 1938 Esquire, lists minute by minute figures for theft, jewelry, fur, clothing, pet care costs, sheep shear, billboard views, telephone wire repairs, gum and candy sales, peanuts, housing needs, property arson costs, and illnesses, highlighting vast daily consumer and societal costs in concise per minute measures.
D Frank Parkins of Greenville South Carolina has become a licensed embalmer at Yow Funeral Home succeeding A J Koonce who resigned to work for a Winston Salem company Christmas lights are being removed tonight college night at Central Friends church About People Miss Anne Carter Marsh returns home from Palm Beach Florida Robert Gold visits friends in Durham and Newbern Mrs F C Jeffreys visits Culpepper Virginia Miss Aline Davis returns to Guilford College to continue studies
Congress is asked to provide 30 million dollars for Mississippi flood control and to appropriate over 400 million dollars for the army. The South has emerged from a severe cold wave with Charlotte recording a low of 23 degrees.
Twenty years ago Rev. W A Lambeth preaches to the young at Wesley Memorial church on Sunday morning. High Point residents asked to donate books magazines and supplies for returning soldiers. Local high school basketball team lost 32 to 14 at Spencer. City permit records show little building activity last year.
People Bruce Craven of Trinity spent today in the city on business. Miss Nellie Dobbs has been ill at her Lindsay street home for several days. Carlton Kirkman returns to Trinity College at Durham to resume studies. D N McCrary leaves tomorrow for Philadelphia and New York on business. Mrs. W S O Neil recovers from pleurisy. Miss Violet Johnson returns to Queen’s College after holidays here. Olin Cummings returns to the U S Naval School after holidays here.
Director General McAdoo urges government control of railroads for five years to show national capability. High Point Bank of Commerce joins the federal reserve system. A cold wave is forecast for the next two days in this region. President Wilson is received by KingVictor Emmanuel in Rome upon arrival.
John Berks of Cleveland, D., tried to kill an injured cat but accidentally shot himself. The report notes the bullet ricocheted, negating any clear outcome for the animal and leaving Berks injured.
R. E. McGuire of Pasadena California chose jail over paying a fine for letting his dog roam. The quirky line captions note a dog’s best friend being the man who took the jail route.
New York gossip notes G Selmer Fougner and wife visit Italy with Mussolini honoring them. A dramatic scene unfolds as an ash tray missing from Turin hotel sparks a mock crisis. Fougner retrieves the tray from a departing luggage truck and hands it to the alarmed porter.
At the border a formal farewell saw the Fougners treated politely but coolly by Italian officials. A resplendent aide and the border town mayor bowed stiffly as an American, who admitted picking up ash trays and returning one to a complaining porter, sparked propriety concerns.
The piece notes how residents in San Antonio pronounce the city fully while outsiders say San An tone. St Joseph both Mo and Ark share a common nickname St Joe. Los Angeles is often shortened to L A. Gallipolis Ohio hosts long running rival pronunciations with Gallipolice and Gallipoliss.
In harsh conditions the Hudson River’s icy, churning waters deter suicides as rescue crews and ferry operators cope with ice, wind, and rough currents. Ferry boats battle ice cakes while passengers stay indoors or in heated cars, wind sweeping from the Tappan Zee region. If conditions worsen, the speaker jokes about choosing Siberia for its chill.
The authority states that speeches without human elements are just as effective as those with jokes and quips. Our experience contradicts this, indicating they are essentially the same.
A professor notes the high pitch of Hitler’s voice aided his rise while praising a rapid middle delivery as a notable skill. The remark highlights voice as a factor in oratory success and public appeal.
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