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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1940
Page
4
A fragmented quotation collection cites biblical verse about greater love and a saying on virtues arising from suffering. It also notes parental affection and a remark about sacrifice, attributing a line to Vauvenargues.
The 29 year old Japan treaty expired Friday at midnight after six months since abrogation by Hull. The United States shifts to day to day exchange with Japan while formulating a broader policy and protecting American rights in the Far East.
Citizens are urged to push forward in developing High Point industrially aesthetic ally educationally religiously and socially. The speaker notes the yearly growth brings new problems but stresses the city is capable and every resident should work to improve it.
Goldsboro theatre projectionist Dan Trueblood calmly announced a quiet evacuation as a fire broke out in the auditorium. The 400 patrons exited safely before the blaze was discovered, saving possible injuries or deaths. the fire damaged cooling systems and stage equipment, requiring a new roof. Trueblood earned public congratulations for his actions.
Dr Terry M Townsend president of the Medical Society of the State of New York warns that if federal support for solvency or credit vanishes the public may resort to insurrection amid discussion of public sickness insurance.
The Arizona National Guard has abandoned the swastika insignia once used for years before Hitler's adoption. Guardsmen express mixed feelings while observers wonder how Native Americans and others view the change.
A southern resident objects to paying the annual street tax claiming 11 months of work on a city chain gang repairing roads. He suggests he could demand union wages instead.
Walter Winchell recounts quirky World War I anecdotes about the Fighting 69th regiment and related figures. Highlights include Kaiser Wilhelm’s birthday greetings to King George V, a photographer the last WWI death, Abe Blaustein’s Croix de Guerre and DSM, Henry Boots’ war injuries and two German brothers, and aviation mercy notes between enemies. Father Duffy at Quentin Roosevelt’s grave is noted.
The passage notes Mussolini's shift from pacifism to anti German war stance during WWI, a buying error by US agents of six hundred wrenches with one matching nut at Niagara turbines, and WWI leaders Woodrow Wilson and staffers. It mentions Colonel Henry T. Reilly and lieutenant Joseph Medill Patterson with Chicago Tribune ties.
Passage notes Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s early service and Pershing’s dismissal, cites Allied nicknames for Germans, and critiques U S war debts and American contributions. It recounts Churchill’s four volumes and U S doughboys funding French orphans before leaving France.
During World War I soldiers believed heavy losses followed if the regimental band played I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls before going over the top. The superstition linked music to danger and appeared in continued coverage on page 5.
A tribute to Captain A. M. Rankin praises a life of service and cheerful words. The piece reflects on his impact, the loss felt by High Point residents, and memories of his kindness and guidance.
An editorial excerpt argues that global crisis and war are foretold in scripture. It cites Luke and Matthew to claim the world will endure upheaval until the Gospel of the Kingdom is preached to all nations, after which the end will come, per Ferrar Fenton translation.
A collection of public figures including David Lilienthal Louis Johnson Mitchell Hepburn Leslie Hore Belisha Max Schmeling and Clifton Woodrum commenting on government action democracy military mobilization and totalitarianism. The remarks span economic policy war readiness and parallels between Hitlerism and Stalinism.
A liberal member of the British Parliament writes that to win the war, Neville Chamberlain must go, signaling sharp leadership disputes amid wartime politics.
Major Robert Henriques crafts a semi autobiographical tale of Tubby Windrush a young officer seeking self discovery amid adventure in England Egypt and the Blue Nile The novel blends vivid action polo crashes desert treks with a thoughtful quest for maturity and identity. It shares a robust cast Sammy Daddy Watson Lydia and a strong sense of originality.
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