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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
4
A short quoted meditation asserts belief in a divine trinity of science history and conscience. The line presents the idea that God exists in science history and conscience as a unified source of trust for believers.
The piece discusses Roosevelt’s potential Supreme Court pick to replace Justice Sutherland. It highlights two North Carolinians considered for the seat: Judge W P Stacy, state chief justice, and Frank R McNinch, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. It notes Stacy would be a seasoned, cautious jurist and McNinch a forceful, potentially liberal figure with controversial associations.
The young man heading the Federal Bureau of Investigation in this state gains prominence after the successful chase of Bill Payne and Wash Turner. He is revealed as a North Carolinian and a former university student, with an invitation to Tarboro noted in local papers.
The article weighs the Roosevelt era gains in national income and the role of government in recovery. It argues that while leadership and policies helped stabilize business, the full 100 billion target requires expanded consumer buying power and investor confidence. It notes limited new capital and the need to mobilize idle dollars safely for industrial investment.
The governor tells Secretary Wallace that cutting federal aid next year will seriously impede North Carolina road improvement plans. He notes state matching funds of 3.8 million dollars and possible legal limits on using those funds during suspension. He argues reduced funding harms productive enterprise and unemployment relief.
The piece recounts Francia J. Heney’s rise from illness to San Francisco district attorney who prosecuted city bosses, and cites Roosevelt and Shackleton as examples of resilience. It also sketches Elsa Maxwell’s public persona and influence, praising perseverance through health struggles and economic downturns.
The piece defends Hoover and the G men against public adulation, praising discreet self restraint and teamwork. It argues that individual fame should yield to group success and stresses clear rules as essential to efficient government operations.
New York reviews praise the play as a season highlight yet audiences hold back with few staying away from the show. Critics condemn the exaggerated ribaldry and lurid content while noting the grim tale of two itinerant workers ends in tragedy.
The passage highlights George Abbott as a sharp producer with mostly spectacular successes and a modest profile. It contrasts him with other prominent figures in theater including Ziegfeld, Belasco, and Billy Rose, noting Abbott's lack of press flamboyance.
David Grayson reflects on the unnamed volunteers and workers at Grand Central Information Bureau and similar city figures. The piece notes many familiar people with whom readers share casual confidences without knowing their names or exact lives, perhaps about sixty such figures in town.
Restaurateurs in New York confront post prohibition tensions as former speakeasy staff adapt to lasting disruption. Many hold fast to a quick gain mindset with an eye toward future profits while managing lingering supply and quality concerns.
A 1600 turnout attended a High Point Democratic club rally and barbecue last night. A B Tate was installed as new Kiwanis president today. J Elwood Carroll of High Point College will speak at Central Friends Church tonight about sacrifice and blood donation for a child and transfusion support. LaGuardia’s Navy rescue inquiry speech in Congress drew strong reactions.
Miss Alice Mc Rae Caldwell has returned to Salem college after spending the holidays here. Mrs. Carter Dalton entertained the Duplicate bridge club yesterday afternoon. The Thursday Bridge club enjoyed an afternoon with Mrs. Robert Simpson in Greensboro. News Briefs: Two Durham county convicts may win liberty.
The piece notes sly gestures uprooted during relaxed dining, with waiters at clubs like the Stork Club earning about 50 dollars weekly. It mentions college men drawn to the work, and references figures who manage literary, promotional, and media roles including Lengel, Hannagan, Bowes, and Fowler.
A city vignette from 1997 recounts a man losing his hat when a bus passes. He exits to reclaim it, but crowds his arms with bundles and kicks the hat to the curb. A passerby finds the hat and places it on the owner, who continues on his way.
The piece cites German aims to seize Baghdad as a wartime note. It ties in editorial musings on religious figures and local anecdotes about churchgoers and readers. A light, opinionated take mirrors 1918 press tone.
A fragmented note describes feeding potatoes to livestock and trains powered by milk while urging restraint until someone operates an automobile on water.
The article notes theatrical estimates that America allocates nearly zero dollars annually for pre music, while suggesting readers who attend understand the broader funding gap and its impact on productions.
A Chinese military official asserts China is far from being beaten but does not specify how far it is from victory. The remarks emphasize endurance and resilience without outlining strategic benchmarks or timelines.
In 1957, Eastern movie scouts interviewed about sixty two thousand hopefuls yet only fifty six were sent to Hollywood. The odds of dying in a Mara flight are cited as even worse than the odds for success.
Roosevelt sides with Jackson and Ickes on monopolies and economic power while softening language in public messages. The White House aides debate how hard to push against Wall Street as Congress nears primaries and elections.
Henry Ford is reported attempting to buy a 156 year old water source in Copenhagen for 15 000 kroner. The tale mentions time clocks in Dearborn and ties to Ford interests.
Minneapolis, Minn. liquor store operator Gunt Reck, after four holdups, buys a pistol and vows to use it if robbed again. Two men held him up while he telephoned his wife, but the gun remained out of reach under the counter.
The State Highway and Public Works Commission voted to allow continued convict-made concrete pipe for road maintenance. Chairman Frank L. Dunlap announced the action after pipe manufacturers protested the practice.
North Carolina shipped about 1,000,000 bushels of Irish and sweet potatoes to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation during last year.
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