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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
4
A fragmented entry lists time intervals and terms with unclear context. The readable parts identify durations but omit concrete events, participants, or locations, leaving a vague time framework without verifiable actions or outcomes.
A short, devotional line urging mutual thoroughness in learning, attributed to Try on Edwards, echoing guidance to observe teachings and live by example.
The piece argues two core issues for North Carolina: auto tax fairness and highway funding sufficiency, insisting motorists pay their share while road needs require spending, and questioning absentee ballot limits, noting Western Republicans seek leeway and Washington-based Democrats favor preserving absentee voting for nonresidents.
Clyde Erwin calls for raising teacher pay to 1929 levels and adding a twelfth grade while reducing average class size to 30. He says lowering load by one pupil costs 568000 and by three costs triple that amount, aiming to attract top teachers.
A Raleigh public administration critique argues that attacking highway funds would harm motorists and reflects misunderstanding and fiscal maneuvering to protect other taxpaying groups. The piece notes diverging sentiment driven by fears of tax burdens on drivers.
The Hickory Record reports Vice President Garner proposed a compromise for anti-lynching legislation in the federal arena. The article notes his key role in shaping the approach and gaining support within government circles.
The tale follows Cal Tinney from a barnside speaker in Oklahoma to learning public speaking despite chronic laryngitis. He overcomes early setbacks by adopting humor, succeeds in radio and a newspaper column, and helps readers solve their problems.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway figures noting nickname culture in The Diamond Horseshoe ensemble. He recalls Diane Chase nicknamed Ferdinand the Bull and others called Skin Rabbit Triple-Boiler and Feathers amid show business backstage banter.
A Harvard dean calls Boston debs a serious undergraduate problem drawing sniping from local gazettes. A Sunday paper runs a photo of nothing happening in a vacuum showing Hitler and Goering shaking hands, reflecting satirical headlines and campus discourse.
A Sunday night scene describes a backer who fainted after listening to a radio segment praising The American Way. The man had invested a fortune in the Yankee Doodleing program and collapsed as the show ended.
Analysis of events in Hollywood continues, highlighting industry trends and public reaction. The piece surveys key figures, studios, and cultural impact while noting ongoing developments in film and entertainment.
The Chicago American notes Vera Zorina and Balanchine wed in secrecy with only Walter Winchell aware besides witnesses. Anne Targ mocks secrecy as unbelievable while recalling past fund raising and union tensions at public events.
A 1938 Esquire minute-by-minute snapshot notes global activity and U S facts in sixty seconds. It highlights energy, transit, industry, and costs with quotable figures like coal for heat, buckwheat use, casket hardware costs, lighthouse maintenance, walnut shelling by machine, a San Francisco Oakland bridge train, and broom production by institutions for the blind.
The 8th annual midwinter exposition of the Southern Furniture market closed this Saturday at 1 pm. Two week registrations reached 1,008 though initial days were slow, and the show overall was satisfactory.
Twenty years ago the issue urged citizens of High Point to form a chamber of commerce at the high school auditorium. The piece calls for open discussion and opposition if needed to build a representative city chamber. It also notes the push for a city school board and a May charter vote to handle school affairs.
A hat store owner runs a shop as the Hat Style Council places an order for twelve hats, noting the count is suitable for any man who meets the requirement of supplying hats.
The remark suggests a political future as a congressman could let arithmetic problems be repealed, offering consolation for arithmetic troubles.
The quote recalls Frankfurter praising the Senate for its labor and intellect, noting his past remark that no body of men works harder and smarter in the United States.
In a newspaper column Charles B. g Driscoll advises readers planning a New York visit to rely on uniformed policemen for guidance, avoid expensive taxis, and use the subway. He notes the police are the most dependable friends for a total stranger and offers practical tips on transit and seeing the Fair.
Clergymen are busy and hard to reach so Travelers Aid offers help. Uniformed aides contact the correct church, guide travelers, and protect them from trickery. If a driver misleads, calmly request to be driven to the nearest police station for proper action.
Text urges riders to check taxi meters for proper operation and avoid blank reads. It notes meters in view, two in-cab cards showing driver photo and ID, and recommends recording driver name and number after each ride for accountability.
Rising number of applicants for police work leads to repurposing the old station into a frat house with a chaperone stepping in for the sergeant.
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