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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1940
Page
4
Winter Market Opens Amid Cautious Optimism in Furniture Trade
The article notes the mid winter Southern Furniture and Rug Market begins with cautious confidence. It cites low inventories, stronger promotions, and expectations of solid business in early 1940, welcoming buyers and salesmen to High Point for the semi annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
The Wasp Waist and Fashion Forecast
Our forebears mocked Miss Flora McFlimsey who had many dresses yet nothing to wear. Fashion cycles return and women feel pressed to follow style or dare novelty. The Winston-Salem Sentinel offers a prophetic forecast on this wardrobe dilemma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora McFlimsey
Miss McFlimsey
Madison Square
Back to Normal and Words on Wisdom Across War News
The piece surveys fashion shifts predicting a return to normal dress lines from New York corset designs to the public mood. It then pivots to reflections on biblical wisdom and political leadership, citing figures from Solomon to Nebuchadnezzar, with quotes from Sen. Tom Connally and philanthropist comments on war aid and public works programs.
William Borah a National Figure and Independent Spirit
The obituary honors Senator William E Borah Idaho as a rare independent Republican who defied party lines, shaped national policy, and helped keep the United States from hasty international leadership moves. His death marks a loss felt beyond party or state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Carter Glass
Virginia
Robert Wagner
New York
Norris
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
United States
Higher Wisdom and Foolish Pride in 1 Corinthians
A devotional reflection on Paul’s warning to the Corinthians about worldly wisdom. It contrasts earthly cleverness with the higher wisdom from above and urges believers to humble themselves rather than boast in knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
Scotland
Paul
Corinthians
Apostle
Jesus
Walter Winchell On Broadway Portrait of a Writer
Walter Winchell On Broadway previews a portrait of a columnist who mimics Forrest Davis and similar reporters. It touches on Jane anecdotes about Damon Runyon Jim Kilgallen Peggy McEvoy and other editors and recalls famous crime stories with a front page box prompting confessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Runyon
Jim Kilgallen
Forrest Davis
Esquire
Peggy McEvoy
Chicago
James Keely
Morning Herald
Mary
The Radiant Life and Plain Thoughts on Beauty
A reflective column explores plain appearance, self acceptance, and kindness. The writer recalls childhood remarks, notes a shared laugh with friends, and quotes Col D H Milton on a life aimed at radiance, health, cheerfulness, and helping others.
Your Heart and Arteries good sense guidebook review
A review praises Dr. Rasmus L Alsaker's Your Heart and Arteries for clear layman language on heart disease prevention. It covers diet hygiene exercise and mental attitude, arguing the book offers solid common sense for healthy living. It also notes Abelard Voss appears in Cameron's Grave Without Grass as a thriller with a Waldham town mystery and multiple crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasmus L. Alsaker
Macfadden Book Co
New York
Alsaker
Abelard Voss
Donald Clough Cameron
Henry Holt & Co
Jenny Midge
Brewster Lyon
Waldham
Voss
Brewster
Jenny
Ben Thoad
Gardenia
Prophecy on Russian warfare and prophetic warnings
The Enterprise editor argues Russia is moving toward unprovoked conflict. He warns of a future main drive south and east and urges Anglo-Saxon leaders to heed Biblical prophecy to avoid being taken unawares by rapidly shifting events. He critiques church attendance among leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Platinum coins replace gold hoarding in New York crowd
A Broadway playboy showcases a platinum coin inscribed One-half Troy Ounce Pure Platinum 99.8 fine and says it fetches international price when a buyer is broke. The piece notes platinum as a superior hoard than gold and unpinchable by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobina Wright
Hollywood
Harry Brand
Zanuck
Cobina
Brand
Paul McNutt
New York
New England
Ruby Morrison
Izzy Eliason
Milton Berle
Paul Small
Small
Berle
Tin Pan Alley
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Solomon
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Samuel
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Keely
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Sonja Henie
Madison Square Garden
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Lindbergh
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Norma Talmadge
Vogue Magazine
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Walter Engelberg
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Belisha
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Drexel
Morris Ernest
Alexander Lindley
Germany
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D. B. Carrick
Vance McGhee
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Calvin Coolidge
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Charles Laughton
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