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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
4
Lovernor Hoey’s address examines centralized state control over roads and schools, arguing public service should advance steadily. He emphasizes a cautious, moderate program with budget restraint and a focus on governance by state bodies, including a possible $5,000,000 road debt plan.
The speech outlines plans to raise the national debt beyond 44 billion in 1940 with armament costs over 1.5 billion. President Roosevelt cautions that a well armed nation can fail if domestic issues and distrust undermine unity. He urges focus on domestic puzzles and a peaceful, democratic example abroad. The message hints modest gains for the right wing within the party.
From Germany last Monday three Friends led by Dr. Rufus M. Jones of Haverford College visited to discuss cooperation with the Hitler government on emigration of persecuted Jews. Jones praised official support though acknowledged the grim aim of forcing Jews to leave the Reich. The visit highlighted relief work while underscoring the danger Jews face as they beg for aid.
The piece praises Hoey for a balanced budget stance while opposing looting highway funds and an anti diversion constitutional amendment. It notes support for absentee balloting safeguards and increased school funding, while critiquing Erwin recommendations. It also lauds Quaker relief work and Dr Jones for aiding non Aryans in Germany amid wartime tensions.
The author urges parents to read aloud to kids from infancy and beyond to foster a love of literature. He cites Roosevelt's childhood and memories of poetry recited by parents, noting how such practice sustains learning and imagination. The piece also advises graduates to start at the bottom, gaining practical experience before aiming for executive roles.
A jumble of quotations and anecdotes describes chaotic moments from a fire scene to a senator’s beauty shop request and a geographers’ meeting. The excerpts include a Salt Lake City photographer's remark about llama antics, senator Hattie Caraway’s hair request, and remarks by Dr. Mark Jefferson about New York City character.
A humorous note suggests tooth pain may vanish with a cheerful mindset if the pain is not actually from the tooth, reflecting a lighthearted belief rather than medical advice.
Reflections on editors summaries include Eskimos Santa Claus prank and Eleanor Roosevelt rebuke. A critique of the Major League meeting and Seabiscuit versus War Admiral, plus Connie Mack anniversary and a Memphis squib. Olsen Johnson revue, Fall elections rebound, Murphys political shift from governor to attorney general. Continued on page 7, Sec A.
A compact reflection on the rapid pace of global events as a minute passes. The piece presents a sweeping snapshot of ongoing action, emphasizing how moments accumulate into larger changes shaping history. No specific people or places are named.
A snapshot of wartime finance and production as sixty second intervals show Western front deliveries and global flows. Germany pays high costs to import food while Romania and Hungary push crude petroleum and farm products. Transvaal gold and French, Dutch trade figures illustrate global wartime economics with gold shipments to the United States.
Roy E Staples of Atlanta Georgia will give an organ recital at Wesley Memorial church tomorrow night. James Pappas a local Greek reportedly kidnapped has returned to the city from Danville. Bunn Hackney Jr scout executive narrowly escaped serious injury when his car flipped over on Montlieu avenue and righted itself. he is now using balm for minor bruises and scratches.
Mrs. R. K. Young spends several days in Baltimore. Charles Salsbury leaves tonight for Cambridge to resume Harvard studies. Mrs. A. A. Holton improves at Guilford General. Misses Katherine Seckler Edith Culler and Elizabeth Stevens return to Meredith College. President-Elect Hoover returns from South America landing at Old Point Comfort. The airship Question Mark stays aloft 108 hours and lands at Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles. Congress to discuss tariff region this week. Cold spell expected. Dr R V Braley eye specialist dies in Salisbury.
A compiler’s note recalls events from the preceding week in January 1919. The Enter prise article was not printed on Sunday January 5, and the current comment is sourced from January 4. The item reflects a cross-reference within the paper’s archival notes.
The piece mocks heavy talk in harsh weather and notes a High Point physician criticized for unsafe prescriptions. It praises George of England for camouflaging royalty and critiques presidents' reliance on public trust, citing President Wilson and Lincoln as examples of the common man's impact on war and policy.
Joseph Sisto is expelled from the New York Stock Exchange amid a stock juggling charge. The report cites his method as a playful jab labeled Presto Sisto Chango as the alleged scheme.
Charles B. Driscoll recalls buying a new car from John Hess amid icy roads and risky tires. He notes syrup sharing with Louisiana officials and social scenes at the Dutch Treat Club where Clarence Kelland is absent, with Ray Virgin and Harry Hansen stepping in as temporary presiders.
Jack Raper, a Cleveland columnist, stops by a Time Square workshop after a 35 year run in the Cleveland newspaper trade. He learns of friend Jake Omansky's sudden death at lunch in a New York Park Avenue apartment. The winter brings severe colds and pneumonia cases to the city, affecting many friends.
Miss Ethel Hood, a rising sculptor from Pittsburgh, shows heads and figures at the Decorators Club in the Squibb Building Fifth Avenue. Her bronze head of a young boy impresses. she is sculpting a portrait of Maurice Evans famed for Hamlet on Broadway.
Frank the barber says customers prefer refined behavior over loud talk and splashy makeup. He notes that women who boast about past beaux aren’t convincing anyone, a view offered confidentially in Times Square.
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