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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1939
Page
4
A brief quotation discusses persecution as a moral wrong, not merely cruel, citing Psalms 7 5 and a quote from Whately. The text frames persecution as unjust and troubling to the soul, emphasizing ethical judgment over mere cruelty.
Harkers Island residents push for a bridge to the mainland, a long-standing goal amid demands for rural electrification. About 1,200 people live on the island in Carteret County near Beaufort and Morehead City, with a tight voting bloc that may influence federal funding efforts.
Experienced General Assembly members warn hopes fall on minor snags and explain how trivial measures like a ten dollar annual license tax on seed merchants, added as a rider on an agricultural bill, can derail reelection. The proposal, pushed by assistant Coletrane as an improved, more enforceable rule, faces divided support among merchants and farmers.
Farmers complain that seed packets from corner stores and license charges cut profits while the Department of Agriculture argues the measure controls seed distribution and improves seed quality. Some Assembly members fear tax backlash could threaten their positions.
Duke University Professor Joseph B. Rhine lectures nationwide on his ESP experiments. He uses a card deck with symbols to test clairvoyance among Duke students, while working on a book about the research and probing the mental machinery through probability and chance.
Carl Goerch critiques Southern policy as plowing up cotton sugar and tobacco while feeding scrub cattle from Wisconsin. He warns that such economic tactics may solve the problem only by forcing unlearning about economics, urging open world markets or wise planning instead of destruction.
Christian Science Monitor reports a court ruling favors the taxpayer as citizens prepare to file income tax sheets. The piece notes the filing process remains irksome but suggests caution. Washington stays patient with honest errors and courts can verify records when needed.
The piece notes the spending issue is hard to weigh due to deliberate obfuscation by Washington projectors. It mentions PWA delegations and parades, major delegations, minority party opposition, a probe into possible political fund use, and widespread appeals for funds nationwide, all feeding perplexity and doubt among lawmakers.
The speaker questions how long the nation can keep spending more than it earns without collapse. It notes cities and states losing moral fibre while praising Perkins as a nonpartisan figure, possibly aligning with New Deal Democrats, and hints at Garner’s 1940 nomination.
A narrator recalls English farming measures for foot and mouth disease and hog management in Britain, contrasting them with American hogs and weather. He notes England’s strict stand still rules and the term hog’s lack of legal standing, then recalls Missouri hog-raising memories and a political gaveling quip by Vice President Garner.
Jersey City mayor cites Burkitt who served six months in jail for attempting a political speech. The remark reflects local reaction to the controversial case and sanction.
A vivid collage of Broadway society chatter names Walter Winchell style anecdotes about Olsen Johnsons daughter at Reuben’s, Hughes and Fairbanks, Balanchine, Kaufman and Hart, Vera Zorina, and a parade of clubs. Snippets touch gossip, weddings, rumors, and manners in New York nightlife.
A compact feature presents a rapid snapshot of global motion in real time as destiny unfolds. The minute by minute narrative uses brisk prose to convey current events and evolving stories across places and people.
A rapid snapshot of the motion picture industry in 1938 showing box offices across the United States earning over $2,000 each minute, $200 in taxes per minute, $40 worth of film consumed per watch turn, $60 spent on prizes and contests per minute, and extras earning $6 per minute as a group. It notes ten calls per minute to Central Casting, 75 words per minute from Hollywood news writers, distributors handling twenty miles of film per minute, and moguls spending $750 per minute to make films while the audience sees 16 images per second and 15 million images per minute overall.
Frank Page former highway commission chairman will discuss highway safety tonight at Green Street Baptist church. Frank Sizemore says a Tuesday morning meeting will plan fundraising for a new athletic field. The Southern Furniture mart mid winter expo opens tomorrow. The Purple Panthers beat Durham Y 37 to 26 last night.
Charles B. Driscoll reflects on New York City's post boom shifts from Times Square to lower skylines. He recalls the Paramount building era, Astor Hotel plans, and two story taxpaying structures replacing taller towers. Observes cold water offices and rising rents, with Normandie departure thrilling spectators.
John Macklin of Philadelphia is visiting W F Clary at his home on Redding street. Mrs A S Caldwell hosted the Club of Twelve at her Park way home Friday afternoon.
Congress battles a legislative jam as President Coolidge seeks action. The trial of Clinton H. Carnes, accused of embezzling Southern Baptist funds, is scheduled for February 12 in Atlanta. The Association of American Colleges, meeting in Chattanooga, endorses the Kellogg pact and declines to take up anti evolution teaching laws.
Twenty years ago R R Ragan of Beeson Hardware Co becomes nitrate of soda agent for High Points. Red Cross drive ends with 2 748 members. A local coat loan led to a theft and arrest. People include Shubal Kirkman aboard U S S Mercury and shipmate Vandermort from New Hampshire visiting. Other items note trips to Richmond Chicago Baltimore and Washington. Global events listed with humor about prohibition and Berlin Paris and Waikiki scenes.
Floyd Gibbons notes a forty pound weight change and faster work rate. He comments that indecent literature remains in midtown New York with peddlers of putrid parodies and wholesome comics unshaken. He questions who will be allowed to extract money from World's Fair visitors as gullible crowds pay. Count Gosta Morner eyes a project to space for commercial announcements on records used in 75,000 machines in restaurants and amusements nationwide. Wendell Hoss, a wind instruments virtuoso, lives with his white-haired mother in uptown Wichita, with a dead father once a renowned teacher of execution.
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