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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1938
Page
4
A brief citation appears with verses and a quotation attributed to Jefferson stressing free reason in tolerating error. The text juxtaposes a biblical line from I Peter with a remark on opinion and free reasoning.
Secretary Hull declares Dodd, now a private citizen, may speak freely per the Constitution. Germany shows limited regard for Dodd’s departure. Berlin remains alert as the ex ambassador voices opinions. Hull’s handling praised, but Dodd’s conduct seen as ill suited for the diplomatic post.
The article notes the DuPont suit for damages over inclusion in the book America's Sixty Families. It cites a sharp Senate attack by Senator Bailey calling the work garbage and argues the controversy may drive readership. It questions how long libel victims should endure before suing publishers.
The writer notes that publishers can be persuaded to change policy through lawsuits and warns against irresponsible libel. The author clarifies they have not read the book in question and forget who published it, while stressing no judgment on its character.
Reporters questioned Mrs. Roosevelt about a possible third term for President Roosevelt. She said she did not know his views, that he has said nothing to her. The piece argues Washington’s precedent and urges the President to consider duty over power.
The Rev. Israel Harding Noe, dean of a Memphis church born in North Carolina, starves himself to seek immortality. Observers note death by action may be illegal in some states, but no force will likely stop his self-imposed fast. He argues restraint can improve life, yet risks remain if he continues.
A Brooklyn poker game run by neighborhood women was raided on information from the husband of an player. The judge berated the participants as they were brought before the court.
The report denounces card playing and gambling by women who squander their husbands earnings. One husband defends the game saying a little gambling is better than long movie outings. The pinched players begin a quiet inquiry to find which husband exposed the game, unlikely to target a chronic winner.
An attendee recalls a private Hotel Plaza dinner hosted by Blanche Colton Williams with guests from Hunter College Columbia University and beyond. After dinner the group sang church hymns around the piano debunking sensational Broadway party myths comparing New York to Warrensburg Missouri.
In the early 1900s Roald Amundsen raised funds to reach the North Pole but faced doubt from backers who viewed the Pole as a frozen name. After Admiral Peary claimed the Pole Amundsen redirected his efforts to Antarctica and in 1911 became the first to reach the South Pole.
An old saying asserts that a busy man can fit in more tasks, while someone who wastes time cannot find time to act. The adage contrasts diligence with idleness, suggesting that a full schedule creates capacity for additional work.
Daniel Guggenheim of Guggenheim Brothers reflects on perseverance and talent. He notes a preference for a tenacious person over a highly brilliant one, even when brains differ, a view tied to long ago donations to promote avi? and perseverance.
Mrs Mary Boyer seeks a divorce after one year of marriage in Philadelphia claiming unhappiness and a lack of relief from fear that has chilled the mood. Senator Charles L McNary comments on a broader national fear affecting the public.
Alan Valentine of the University of Rochester asserts the college battalion's first duty is to provide sound instruction, emphasizing educational focus and disciplined training.
Gerald Elker, who batted for Sas in 1947, says Eller was a fast pitcher who threw many balls past him and he barely saw them. The remark reflects Elker’s view of Eller’s hitting during that season.
Rt. Rev. Arthur Ingram, bishop of London, argues it is not un-Christian to back rearmament and considers it the only path to peace in this critical era.
Keelos, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, argues that immediate large scale spending could reverse the business recession. Marviner 5 comments on the policy shift and its potential impact on markets and growth.
In New York a reminiscence of a solitary childhood shaped by a Scotch American grandmother named Joan. The speaker recalls Grimm’s fairy tales read in a rocking chair, evening rituals, and awaiting Gen George House’s nine o’clock pass to close the shutters.
A narrator recalls prosperity after his father settled in Missouri hotel life and acquired a horse and carriage. Aunt Kate drives a two seat chaise with fringe while sister, grandma, and I ride. They travel river roads, country bridges, and past the Children's Home as Grandma hides gum and almonds in her dress and sings Bring Back My Bonnie.
A boy recounts childhood games with neighborhood girls in the Henking home. A makeshift pin show entertains the banker Mr. Henking as audience while a sliver of gossip and a lemonade scam on the sidewalk frame a summer of playful mischief. The piece closes with the aging General George House watching from the doorway.
A reflective slice describes Mary with pulled taffy braids as beaux arrive while industrial experiments stall. The narrator notes voice changes and rising toughness, plus unusual details of chewing tobacco and carp cob pipes, unsettling mothers.
An undercover officer in High Point gathers evidence against alleged bootleggers as two months of work lead to courtroom actions before Judge Teague. Marines begin Nicaragua deployment as Lindbergh starts a Panama vacation after leaving Washington. The seventh annual High Point furniture market opens tomorrow.
The narrator recalls warnings from Grandma about a troubling McIntyre boy and notes his wife’s unwavering faith in his fate. A treasured letter from years away envisions a future in New York with a horse and buggy and the enjoyment of hearing Jenny Lind sing.
The narrator recalls an aging grandmother whose frailty worsens as reading the paper grows harder. After leaving town for business school in Cincinnati, they travel as a journalistic wanderer. Return visits reveal further decline and changing family ties.
Wilfrid Parsons at Georgetown University explores how communist critique of religion shapes art and culture. The study analyzes tensions between atheistic ideology and religious imagery, tracing historical shifts in modern religious expression.
Asheboro residents B. Stedman and Cal Manly McDowell visited the city while Louise Ingram Maud Owen Catherine Harmon enjoyed Greens bore social time. An informal dance at Sam Davis’s South Main home featured Narcie White Frances Wood Margaret Rankin Pauline Simmons Helen Reynolds Josephine Wood Margery Kirkman Alexander Rankin Edward Crawford Oak Ridge Lawrence Cannon Allen Henley Tom Turner Sidney Lee and Carl Page of Asheboro.
Two trunks containing papers tied to a German agent were seized near Morrison Virginia yesterday. The alleged spy Lt Walter Speerman was placed under arrest. Cotton futures opened steady with January at 31 75. The draft limit stays at 31 years and older. Yarmouth England suffered a German naval bombardment last night leaving three dead and ten wounded.
Washington reports show a Senate inquiry into civil service exams and promotions amid complaints of favoring beauty or personal ties. Ellender seeks to restrict promotion power to competitive exams while WPA investigators in Louisiana probe charges linked to the senator.
Hat ton W. Sumners, chair of the House Judiciary committee, is photographed with feet on his desk and a large hole in one sole. He remarks by phone that the hole will likely show again and jokes about another picture, noting a similar wear in his pants.
Louisiana figures including Senator Ellender pressured WPA workers into sugar cane plantations. Workers were promised 1.50 a day but alleged to earn as little as 0.75, with overcharging company stores leaving them with little after long 14 hour days. Ellender allegedly presided over a plantation employing many WPA workers as Huey Long allies push a Share the Wealth message.
In a Senate exchange on an anti-lynching bill, Senator Reynolds of North Carolina clarifies his earlier claim about Asheville’s elevation. He concedes his statement referred to a lower level of the city, while Senator Schwellenbach questions earlier figures of 2900 feet.
Frank R. Me Nineh, head of the Federal Communications Commission, says fighters who say hello to their mothers over the radio are out of order and that personal messages are banned by law.
Circuit Judge J. Raymond Powell of Linton Indiana emphasizes that the law must assist rather than impede actions even when the context is illegal. His remarks underscore a judiciary principle favoring practical lawfulness and protection of rights.
A satirical line notes a diplomat as one who can persuade his wife that she would look fat in a new fur, framing diplomacy as trickery in domestic life. The quip relies on wordplay about appearance and gifts to imply tact without sincerity.
A German company develops a soap from coffee grounds marketed as edible for breakfast and usable for bathing at night. Nasin reportedly can drink the soap at breakfast and wash with it later, highlighting an unusual fusion of edible and cosmetic use.
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