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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1939
Page
7
The page reviews current film showings in Thomasville with titles from Paramount United Artists and Warner Bros. Stars include Frederic March Barbara Stanwyck Ginger Rogers and Errol Flynn. Programs run Monday through weekend across venues such as PARAMOUNT and RIALTO with ratings and audience guidance.
Technicolor adventure under Royal Canadian Mounted Police legend brings Dick Foran to a frontier tale. Gloria Dickson and Gale Page co star in a vivid authentic screen portrayal that debunks myths about Mounties and delivers thrilling outdoor drama.
A small woodshed fire behind Mrs. T. G. Perry's home at 101 College Street in Thomasville was extinguished by the local fire department. The blaze, reported about 3 PM on Saturday, caused about 25 dollars in damage and drew a large crowd.
Six year old Janet Chapman stars in Broadway Musketeers with Allen Jenkins Patric Knowles and a leading police dog Rex. The Canadian Northwest frontier near the Mackenzie River provides rugged outdoor Technicolor scenes beneath the Arctic Circle.
Thomasville's City Memorial Hospital was accepted on the American Hospital Association accredited list after nine years of development. The article details the hospital’s origins from J. B. Duke’s will, T. J. Finch donations, and community effort culminating in the 1938 opening and 4th of July dedication. It notes the board of trustees, the medical staff, and long-serving personnel, including chiefs of staff and superintendent changes, and highlights modern equipment and new facilities added to the campus.
The article outlines the growth of City Memorial Hospital from 1931 to 1938, noting sunning beds, an oxygen tent, and a gas anesthesia system added since 1937. It highlights increasing patient numbers, a low death rate, and the nurses' home funded by John W. Lambeth and the Duke Foundation, with local donors later aiding to cover construction costs.
New York January 21 1941 2000 entertainers including Eddie Cantor and stars like Bing Crosby Jack Benny and Rudy Vallee await a strike call over wages as AFRA fights with the Four A's Chicago local and New York locals vote to strike. Federal conciliator efforts offer no quick breakthrough amid disputed pay scales for 15 30 and 60 minute broadcasts plus rehearsal rates.
A group of southern senators drafted a plan to return up to 4,000,000 bales of government loan cotton to farmers in a single year with monetary and cotton payments. The measure aims to reduce 1939 production, cut government holdings, and boost farmer benefits, potentially totaling about 160 million dollars if 4 million bales at 40 dollars each are returned. Financing divided among supporters, with discussions of processing taxes and other taxes, while some favored selling loan stocks to farmers. The government holds nearly 500 million dollars in loans on about 11 million bales, enough to meet annual domestic and foreign demand.
Mack C Robbins 82 died at home of his daughter Mrs W L Jackson Asheboro route two after a week of illness. Funeral services set for Monday at 11 at Carraway Baptist Church Flint Hill with interment in the church cemetery. Survived by sons Calvin Dave Allen and daughters Mrs W L Hunt Mrs Myrtle Jackson and Mrs Hassie Robbing.
Henry Clay Howard, 54, died of a heart attack last night at his sister Flossie Winn’s home. He retired in good health Friday. Funeral at Beulah Baptist Church Sunday at 2 with Dr. L. R. O’Brian officiating. Interment follows. Survived by one brother John A. Howard of Great Falls South Carolina and three sisters Mrs. R. F. Cheek Mrs. Winn and Mrs. C. A. Hussey, all of Asheboro.
Madaline Weavil three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs L T Weavil died at home in Bethany Community Winston Salem route 5. She is survived by four sisters and her parents. Funeral is at Bethany Reform Church at 3 00 Sunday afternoon with burial in the church cemetery.
The piece notes a looming strike could halt major network programs. Frank Hummert of Blackett-Sample-Hummert argues for a higher pay scale than the Four A's proposal, noting actors now earn at least 49.27 weekly versus the proposed 50 for five 15 minute serial appearances.
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