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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1939
Page
4
A reflective excerpt invokes 2 Corinthians 5 1 about earthly tents dissolving to reveal a heavenly building from God. It is followed by an E B Browning line urging eternity before God with a stern image that murmurs God God God.
North Carolina budget writers face profitless 1938 corporate returns with half of income tax payers reporting losses. State income tax revenue likely shrinks, prompting discussion of alternatives. The finance committee heard a bid to drop sales tax on food and merchants urged higher grocer licenses, but tax relief seems unlikely.
The piece argues a municipal rental plan leaves owners $75 short of 6 percent on each property. It notes limited profit for owners under the adviser’s scheme while pointing to landlords who rent shacks at $1 a week per room as potential beneficiaries. It adds the adviser’s admission of lacking $100,000, common to many, possibly due to overestimating a “gold mine.”
Durham and Chapel Hill leaders urge a faster, wider road to connect two major university areas. The letter backs state highway commission review and federal aid options, warning against reliance on unlikely PWA funds and stressing priorities and tax substitutes.
The piece notes Columbia Teachers College will offer a fishing course and Los Angeles University coeds will earn credit for athletic field behavior instruction. It quotes Greensboro News on Nazi inflation and press denial, warning of shortages and possible civil unrest amid growing domestic pressure on daily life under Hitler.
The News and Observer quotes a Raleigh housing authority technical adviser who argues a real estate scheme could yield steady income. He envisions buying vacant edge of town lots for 3500 dollar houses rented at 30 dollars monthly, but the math shows costs far outweigh potential profit.
Dale Carnegie, renowned author of How To Win Friends And Influence People, achieved global fame for his practical guidance on communication and self improvement. His timeless work has shaped modern management and personal development literature.
A 95 year old blind poetess who wrote nearly 6000 hymns inspired the Fanny Crosby Home in Bridgeport Connecticut. The article notes her struggle after blindness at six weeks and her lasting impact through hope filled songs and a charitable legacy helping 32 residents today.
George McCord, a Texas whisky distiller, asserts he never has tasted whisky and questions the idea that drinkers desire any beverage beyond water.
Senator Vic Donahey comments on his secretary who fired a police officer. The remark draws attention to leadership decisions and raises questions about accountability in public service.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway rumors including Anne Lindbergh’s ill relative, Tom Mooney divorce chatter, and Dewey’s predicted federal indictment. Other items mention Toby Wing, Dorothy Fox, Willis George, and war-era political intrigue with strikes at Wall Street and a cautious royal visit summarized.
A gossip filled item notes Fred Allen says his grandfather died in a ruble death trampled on a Minsky runway. It mentions the Securities Exchange Commission may probe an East Coast oil firm and NBC seeking a major political commentator.
Sidney Kingsley has Luise Rainer signed for his play Outward Room but is still seeking the financing to produce it. The article notes the producer’s funding pressure and the intention to stage the work despite financial hurdles.
A concise snapshot notes events unfolding as a world moves within sixty seconds. The piece emphasizes rapid change and dynamic activity across global life. It frames time as a driver of shifting happenings in a brief, newspaper card style.
A compilation notes hourly and minute by minute statistics across American life in 1936. It covers sewing machines, fuel oil on the Normandie, food on ships, leather horse collars, printing ink, X-Ray work, and military gasoline use, highlighting broad domestic activity.
The day sees 170 buyers registering at the furniture market. Guilford college quartet sang at Central Friends church supper program. C L Shuping of Greensboro to address the local Democratic club. Clay Ring of Kernersville attends the furniture show. H A Cecil attends the Newspaper Institute in Chapel Hill. Miss Helen McGuire of Lynchburg visits Miss Ruby Wood. A Republican legislator calls for a power probe in North Carolina. A fight over the big dry fund stirs Congress. Captain George Fried reports rescuing the crew of the Italian freighter Florida after it sank in the Atlantic.
In New York on West Street the New York Telephone Company library houses 2200 current telephone directories from the United States and beyond. The collection includes large city volumes, foreign directories, and hundreds of towns, with staffer Gert Frese supervising. A curious feature is views of world directories, while readers seek relatives, business leads, and hometown connections.
Twenty years ago local news reports a First Baptist Baracas banquet tonight. H A Millis backs a Greensboro High Point chamber of commerce to represent all classes. Ethel York of Greensboro marries Henry L Brooks of Raleigh. U D C hosts hog jowl and turnip greens dinner. NC Miller's Association appoints A B Horney as secretary treasurer after Greensboro convention. News briefs cover Paris peace talks on labor, congressional powers, NC women and primaries, Trotzky arrest, Mooney release, Swedish merchandising, and Musica lobbying funds.
City Clerk Coffey of Buffalo New York faced a claim from a man who married in 1924 asking for the return of a $2 marriage license fee plus $4 interest after his wife obtained a divorce. The dispute centers on whether a refund is due after divorce and the terms of the original license.
An Austrian reporter in New York portrays elderly inmates at a German concentration camp. They face brutal treatment and peril if they fail to land on their feet, illustrating the regime’s cruelty toward survivors and prisoners.
Linton Wells and his wife travel to Europe. Before leaving, Wells visits their pet bulldog Snooks in Denver where the zoo had previously refused to house the dog. Snooks shows recognition after a year apart, crawling over him and purring.
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