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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1939

Page

4

Win Hearts and Servants Quote Chronicle Verse

A biblical verse from II Chronicles 10 7 urges kindness to win loyalty and service. A Burleigh remark echoes that winning hearts gains attention and wealth from others.

Export balance growth signals strong trade but uncertain outlook

U S merchandise export balance rose from 265 million 499 thousand dollars in 1937 to 1.113 billion in 1938, the highest since 1921. While favorable, it does not prove world health as reduced imports shrinkage produced apparent excess, with Wall Street Journal noting mixed signals and uncertainty from political unrest and new reciprocal trade agreements.

United States The Wall Street Journal

Kaiser William II Celebrates 80th Birthday

Crown Prince Rupprecht toasts Emperor William II on his 80th birthday. The former ruler, exiled to Holland, remains politically dismissed and seen as the fading symbol of the divine right monarchy. Public interest wanes as world attention shifts to newer regimes and figures.

Wilhelm II Rupprecht Bavaria Kaiser Germany William Hohenzollern Holland William Rmany Hitler Kaiser Bill

Not the worst of men William Ho henzollern

The speaker notes Ho henzollern has good parts despite once being the tool of militant figures. While vengeance was once considered, there is now willingness for him to spend his remaining days in peace.

William Hohenzollern Congress

Congress Not Free From Blame Analysis

The Christian Science Monitor critiques congressmen for candor in Hopkins confirmation debates. It cites Senator Norris and discusses relief politics, pump priming, and the urge to blame administration leaders, arguing wisdom lags behind knowledge and avoiding scapegoating Hopkins.

The Christian Science Monitor George W. Norris Harry Hopkins Congress Washington Iself

Absentee ballot debate stirs reform talk in Henderson County

Legislator J O Bell argues for leeway or margin in election reform noting absentee ballots matter in general elections but not primaries. The Statesville Daily criticizes the logic as promoting crooked use while recalling history where the ballot aided soldiers but became a political tool. The piece urges repeal to curb dishonest manipulation.

J. O. Bell Henderson County Statesville Daily Bell

Reformers Rush To Remake a Nation Says Observer

The Charlotte Observer weighs the New Deal arguing reformers push too fast for a task that should take generations. It warns against impatience and notes mounting political pressure while fearing haste may ignore long term consequences.

Charlotte Observer America Observer

Weighing the Highway Revenue Bill and Its Diversions

The Greensboro Record critiques a state revenue bill aimed at diverting highway funds for permanent use and borrowing seven million with five million more. It warns this could starve roads in emergencies, risking traffic and emergency needs. George Craven recalls prior highway fund diversions and cautions further losses elsewhere.

Greensboro General Assembly George Craven High Point Trinity Trinity Road

Fragmented quotes mix in early 20th century headlines

A collage of clipped quotes and quips from readers and public figures, touching on secret police, juries, jaguars, taxation, bourbon, banana prices in Moscow, and Prohibition. Notable names include Mustapha El Sharif Jasapy, Judge James M. Proctor, Sasha Siemel, and others.

Mustapha el Sharif Jasapy Jerusalem

The American Way Tops Broadway First Nights

Walter Winchell reviews Broadway openings noting The American Way at Center Theater draws standees while Broadway revues Set To Music and others receive mixed notices. He cites John Anderson and Heywood Broun and mentions Gunga Din Paris Honeymoon and Stand Up and Fight among contemporary films and stage items. The piece ends with a tease about Columbia work continuing on Page 5.

New York Sat. Eye Kaufman-Hart John Anderson Heywood Heywood Broun Center Theater Broun Daily Scribe B. Lillie India Tsk Bing Crosby Paris Franciska Gaal Balkan Boy Meets Gaal Criterion Franciska Franchot Rob’t Taylor Wallace Beery Cumberland Mr. Moto the Palace

One Minute Snapshot of Daily World

A Esquire feature notes what happens in one minute in the United States and beyond. It lists events such as ten times a dozen neckties produced, two people visit Norris Dam, pari mutuel betting averages sixty five dollars per minute, and a Nova Pictoris star event in the heavens. It also mentions health nurse visits, electricity spending, pneumonia serum costs, dynamite sales, and ends with STOP READING.

Earth

Birthday and Genius of Robert Burns Revealed

The piece recalls Robert Burns born January 25 1759 two miles south of Ayr in Carrick Scotland. It portrays Burns as a poor failed farmer who rose to fame as a poet and songwriter whose work endures worldwide. It notes his humble schooling his work in revenue service and his lasting lines such as Auld Lang Syne and Highland Mary.

Revenue Service Ayr Carrick Scotland Robert Burns Burns John Anderson

The Boon of Silence and Boarding House Talk

A reflective essay contrasts quiet lunches with crowds and cites Lawrence of Arabia. It recalls boarding-house life, practical jokes, and the social dynamics of domestic life, ending with a Riley sonnet about love and welcome.

Lawrence of Arabia

Keller Attacks Dies Committee Funding Hearing

Representative Keller of Illinois denounces the Dies Committee probe into un American activities and condemns further appropriations as undignified and improper. The statement frames the committee as violating sense, decency, and congressional standards.

Keller Ill Dies

Book notes on D. E. Stevenson and others

D. E. Stevenson’s Rosabelle tale features Fanny Dinwiddie and John Shaw with a foundling named Jay amid Scottish village life. complex attachments and a late 19th to WWI era backdrop drive the plot. Goldsmith’s Detour and Halsted’s Marriage Is Final add thriller style and witty social observation, with emphasis on character, plot, and sharp humor.

D. E. Stevenson Miss Buncle Rosabelle New York Farrar & Rinehart Fanny Dinwiddie Belle Edinbu John Shaw John Fanny Jay Shaws Sage Fay Rosa Winitr Halsted H. C. Kinsey and Co York New England Miranda Pai Barton Piper Mia Adam Gates Piper Halsted

Russian Directors Aim for Quality Productions

Readers are told Russian movie directors will be judged by the quality of their productions. The text also notes that the Soviet system must have curbed the dole bill menace, with brief statements on past policy and its impact.

Also Mentioned on This Page

R. B. Terry D. A. Rawley Hammett A. Cecil Mgr J. P. Rawley Capus M. Waynick Tawns Associated Press Audit Bureau OF Circulation N. C Burleigh Chile Alfred Tennyson James M. Proctor Washington, D. C Sasha Siemel Brazil Moscow Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Enola Neville Il Duce Gerhard Herz University of Louisville Louisville al Capone James Sullivan Boston Garden Walter Edwin C. Hill Madison Square Garden Benchley Sweeney Union J. C. Furnas Ben Franklin Orson Welles Mars Item NBC Columbia Howard Merrill Norris Dam U. S Esquire Features, Inc D. B. Carrick Cotter Thomas Carlyle W. A. Bivins George Wagner Beethoven Mozart James Whitcomb Riley Mr. Riley Alan Stevenson Louis Stevenson Martin M. Goldsmith New Y the Macaulay Co Mr. Gol Hollywood New Mexico Alexander Charles Roth Sue Lady Luck Haskell Alexander Roth Sue Harvey Goldsmith Bill Klei Miami Thase
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