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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1939
Page
4
A biblical line notes Haman hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai and the king’s wrath passing. A secondary proverb adds that God’s mill grinds slow but sure.
Lord Bryce praises American constitutional checks and balances while noting limited personal liberty restraints. He cites the Coster affair and accounting scandals at Kellogg Robins as lessons, and The Tribune offers a view on world progress and cyclical reform patterns amid disasters.
The text discusses a proposed international conference directed by France to ease fears of war with Fascist powers, with Tunisia as a focal point and potential leverage for Italy. It notes Tunisia's role in France's empire and its agricultural and mineral wealth as part of strategic calculations.
The excerpt blends historical politics with legal thought and moral anecdotes. It notes Mussolini's imagined peace stance and troop move, laments the passing of Dr. Atwell Campbell McIntosh and his NC law work, quotes Dean Van Hecke on a life’s value, recalls a gambler evangelist vignette, and argues liquor tax should fund schools, warning of liquor's harm and bootlegger money during prohibition.
Randolph County advances toward rural electric service with government aid for light and power lines. The Randolph Tribune lauds the cooperative effort by farmers as a “good deed” for local business and living, citing the biblical call for light and a brighter day ahead for the county.
The North Carolina Christian Advocate editor opposes liquor taxes but suggests if taxed, funds should support legislators, highway patrols, and public institutions while avoiding schools. The piece questions the idea of tainted money and notes that legal tender is accepted regardless of origin, citing Sam Jones and the handling of counterfeit concerns.
E H Little, president of Colgate-Palmolive Peet, explains that firings reflect on the boss not the employee and that good managers draw out worker potential. He stops to greet new hires, seeks honest self review, and urges acknowledging mistakes to gain trust and improve performance. Readers invited to share experiences and consent for name use.
Sinclair Lewis calls off an epilogue appearance for his Davenport Iowa play. He had agreed to respond to critics but ends plans, delaying engagement with audiences and critics.
Eugene B. McAuliffe, counsel for men accused of robbing a New York subway, argues about the extent of nickels taken from turnstiles, claiming it would take Columbus a millennium to amass such sums.
I still get excited at each ceremony. S. A. McDade, marrying squire of Hickman, Ky., says he has hitched 6000 couples in 20 years. They seemed pleased. Capt. George Spurr of Esso Baytown recounts how survivors acted when the Cavalier plane wrecked at sea was rescued.
The Brulatour matter is attributed to longtime jealousy and quarrels over admired younger men. Mrs Brulatour reportedly reached to knock the gun away, the bullet striking Jules Brulatour’s neck. The column also notes Heywood Broun’s dissent on The American Way and other Broadway gossip including Joe Louis and Alexander Woollcott.
The February issue of Ken magazine, dated February 1st, will publish a series of anecdotes about Nazi leaders, some new and some familiar. It is said to relate to Germany and centers on a Catholic bishop who delivered a sermon on the occasion.
A December 23, 1938 column warns the world to be ready for a forthcoming international crisis expected around February. A New York Times note from January 25 intensifies the mood, citing London fears of a February crisis.
Lucius Beebe writes that he is not to be continued on page 10, noting plans for his feature on travel and historical anecdotes with his distinctive voice.
City Fuel Company safe blown open late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Cash and valuables totaling 500 dollars stolen. The break was found by C. H. Russell at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. M. F. Crooks returns from New York after Efird store managers meeting. News briefs note visits and arrivals of several people from Greensboro Salem College and Jellico Tennessee.
Charles B. Driscoll recalls a dusky winter visit to First Presbyterian Church on Fifth Avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets. He notes its 1846 dedication, English influence, and central tower inspired by Magdalene College Oxford. The austere interior, fading light, and historic resilience through Revolution and exile illustrate enduring Presbyterian spirit.
Observers glimpse a rapid snapshot of events as a world moves in real time. The text invokes urgency and a sense that moments define outcomes. It prompts reflection on how quickly life shifts in a global flow of happenings.
England expects ratification of the Kellogg peace pact soon. Governor Gardner will send a message to the General Assembly this evening urging adoption of the Australian ballot system.
Twenty years ago a season favorite dance drew a crowd at the armory with guests including Miss Valette Jones Miss Katherine Harmon Miss Mary Sherrod Miss Clara Steele Miss Helen Muse Miss Ruth Holton Wade Marsh Lester Teague Britt Armfield David McJester and Lawrence Council. R R Ragan returns to activity after illness J E Wagner visits Greensboro on business Mrs L C Furgurson and Mildred Theresa Furgurson visit relatives in Danville Va R J Reynolds of Winston-Salem shops in city News briefs note near beer changes President Wilson signs Paris proclamation lifting restrictions J J Farriss elected president of the new High Point chamber of commerce A strike for shorter hours spreads in England and British colonies France’s press now free declares Tardieu
A compact survey notes rapid, global spending and production rates: Germany offers marriage loans at 100 marks per minute to spur farming and population growth, America spends 150 dollars per minute on photography, the Baptist World Alliance gives 1.5 dollars each minute to foreign missions, France allocates 400 000 francs per minute for defense, and Switzerland maintains 22 francs per minute for the League of Nations. It also highlights poultry disease losses at 75 dollars per minute, rising electricity use at 200 000 kilowatt hours per minute, and the Eldorado mine near the Arctic circle yields three dollars of radium per minute.
A brief legal copyright notice from Esquire Features states ownership of the 1998 material and warns against reproduction without permission. The line emphasizes protected rights and rights holder attribution for the archived content.
The quote notes that only those who never act err. George H. Davis, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, voices a belief that effort carries error, while inaction avoids missteps.
A Perry county Illinois legislator William H Owen, a plumber, voices that being a legislator should be better than working. A Pennsylvania man arrested for drunken driving with a horse and buggy faces a cold reception from a father who recalls harsher days.
A cold bath stimulates mental reaction and prompts many people to list a dozen reasons why they cannot stand the shock.
The speaker tours the First Presbyterian Church of New York recalling its history and a baptism of Theodore Roosevelt. He reflects on Presbyterian influence from scholarships to brotherhood and notes mournful scenes in a cemetery beyond the bay as a mystery unfolds in a quiet marble nave.
An elderly woman is comforted as a gentle soul offers words to the broken hearted. The scene notes a good city, a good hour, and a quiet exit into the storm.
Report states workers accused of stealing nickels from a New York establishment and losing them in slot machines. Police and officials investigate the incident and pursue appropriate charges.
Before collecting war debts the Allies warned that lending money would earn eternal gratitude. The remark captures postwar financial expectations and the strained memory of Allied rhetoric.
A brief, fragmentary remark notes a woman with limited knowledge of eels discussing the country’s supposed seven year hardship attributed to Ickes. The sentence presents a humorous or satirical line without context or concrete facts.
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