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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1940
Page
4
The piece urges timely reapportionment based on the 1930 census, notes delays since 1931, and calls on governors and candidates to affirm support for fair distribution of power. It reviews naval defense planning, warns against overemphasis on worst cases, and closes with a sermon on the supremacy of Jesus Christ and moral victory through faith over material power.
Walter Winchell notes Olivia de Havilland Ora Munson Margie Hart Betty Grable Jolson Jessel Gloria Cook attenders and anecdotes across Manhattan and Miami Beach. Mentions Ethel Barrymore Anita Louise Joan Crawford Al Smith Raskob Sherman Billingsley Red Kann and others with humorous asides on fashion, fame, and nightlife.
The Chief of Naval Operations Stark outlines how a larger Navy could gain support from Congress, easing debt and deficits as political barriers fade and public interest grows in strengthening maritime power.
The text condemns Nazi policies targeting Jews, including confiscation of wealth and shop attacks. It highlights forced segregation from markets, restricted hours, and ration card limitations, portraying the policy as brutal, dehumanizing, and inhumane within Germany’s wartime economy.
A religious meditation on Philippians 2 5 11, describing Christ's humility and divine exaltation. It recalls Paul’s imprisonment in Philippi and the jailer’s frightened question about salvation as part of a church history vignette.
A 1940s union leader urges labor to act as neutral supporters in the fight against dictatorship, stating that any effort to aid the cause should be pursued. Sidney Hillman, president of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, advocates collective resolve.
A wartime note claims Silesian troops loyal to Hitler were warned they must choose between tobacco and rifles, with an implied rebuke to Adolf Hitler about voting on such matters. The remark frames the debate as a moral preference rather than strategic policy.
A collection of nightclub quips and witticisms from New York venues including the Queen Mary Swing Lindy and Club Gaucho. Jokes poke fun at heiresses dress costs tight hats and exaggerated manners with a Broadway era city-edge tone.
A humorous recollection of transporting pine needle mulch on a horse drawn wagon from a Monte lieu Avenue route. The writer compliments Mr. John Mebane for his observant glance and reflects on social perceptions of status, democracy, and genuine friendship through the episode involving a mare named Nelly and a pine needle mattress.
A first person reminiscence traces a life marked by influenza from 1889 through 1920, detailing repeated bouts with grip fever, malaria, typhoid, and Bright’s disease. The author recalls wartime flu in 1918, crowded hospitals, and a cruel stretch of illness interrupted by duty, work, and family care, ending with a solemn note on a brave teacher succumbing to illness.
A New York Random House edition of Il lusion In Java by Gene Fowler is praised for its exotic setting in Java and the adventures of Ajoks, a talented youth whose music bridges worlds. Ney N. Greer's Way O' The West is summarized as a rugged western tale where Tombstone Graves overcomes danger to reclaim cattle, rescue a maiden, and win a bride amid gunfire and rustling.
Clarence E. Pickett of the American Friends Service Committee states that refugees provide a crucial resource they offer: consumers. He argues they are not labor market competitors but rather buyers who support local economies.
Wartime rhetoric mixes Goebbels quoted ambition with sarcasm about Stalin and a call from naval officers to fund Pacific base repairs. A dismissive line on Guam closes the fragment, reflecting wartime political banter and interventionist focus.
A garbled exchange shows a golfer declaring not to play if the game has changed. A caddie questions what game that was. The piece notes birds like ravens and magpies can be taught to speak. It mentions London's metropolitan district and cows, plus Ohio issuing 530,000 hunting licenses in 1938.
A short verse reflects on love and wisdom as divine forces shaping life. The speaker asserts constant light through struggle and declares trust in a higher order where love and wisdom govern. The text evokes a serene, spiritual tone with religious imagery.
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