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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1940
Page
4
Pennsylvanian Supreme Court justices dissent from the minority to uphold New Yorks two percent sales tax on a coal shipment crossing state lines. The majority argues aligning interstate and intrastate tax footing serves justice and national commerce.
Paul D. Grady of Johnston county joins the Democratic field proposing repealing the general sales tax and a statewide referendum on whiskey stores. He withholds his substitute for the sales tax.
Discussion on repealing the sales tax notes Grady as the sole candidate calling for outright repeal while Gravely and Cooper propose alternatives. It cautions that North Carolina needs a substitute revenue and highlights Grady's campaign strengths and stance against diverting highway funds amid a broader tax policy debate. The piece also mentions Finland and British conduct affecting relief shipments, noting cautious, non-brutal handling of aid and the risk of alliance disruption.
In Kansas and similar regions wildlife adapts to cold with rabbits climbing trees for bark while birds such as sparrows cardinal and jay flock to bread crumbs on lawns. The piece urges readers to feed birds during the cold spell as a practical, humane observation.
John L. Lewis calls Frances Perkins woozy in the head while Webster defines the term as oozy and moist. The exchange hints at tensions in wartime politics and recalls past clashes with John Nance Garner noted for boosting his standing after an insult. The Stanley News notes England’s resolve at sea.
Biography of Brenda Joyce born Graffina Leabo from Excelsior Springs Missouri. Details her hard early life, move to Kansas City then UCLA, modeling for ads, and discovery leading to The Rains Came. Notes editor Edward W. Sowers praise and Carnegie appearance in High Point February 1.
A miscellany of quotes on faith, unity, and education from leaders including Atty Gen Frank Murphy Raoul d Autry and Harvard President James Bryant Conant. The note ties global coalition to broader professional training and hints at shifts in policy like South Africa canceling its seal hunt.
A historical note reports that a pirate’s Who’s Who surfaced in Boston in 1824. New editions of the volume were likely abandoned due to an expanding, unwieldy list of names.
Rumors swirl around Stalin’s kin, Kaganovich links, and the Roosevelt circle. Jack Whitney tours Mrs. James Roosevelt with Liz Whitney amid whispered snubs. Draft Roosevelt moves target Florida. Davies may not return to Brussels by request. Simon tipped as Britain’s future power broker as Chamberlain steps aside. White House chatter mocks Roosevelt luck and hints at purges for Henry Armstrongs and Martha Rayes. National Guardsmen face severe penalties if found guilty.
Amelio Sanchez pays Peggy Lane fifty thousand dollars after two months of marriage. S. Feldman defeats three Hialeah bookies for seventy five thousand. Jack Chrysler and Rose Heitner feud publicly. Jeanne Francis and Jack Duff romantically linked. Lindsey Hopkins quartet to perform in March. H Ringling Norths to become parents in July. Jack Dempsey expects a new uncle title in two months. Time Blog lobby question stirs curiosity.
Kitty Carlisle and Decio deMoura, Dorothy Lamour and Wynn Rocamora, and Lillian Roth with Wm Gurian are featured in a breezy gossip spread. Leif Erickson plays a reporter in Margin for Error and MGM buys Too Many Girls for 100 Gs. Oscar Serlin at Mt Sinai Hospital is ill. Fortunemag editor Furth boasts the scoop. Hawaii is misnamed as foreign in Fortune on Page 86.
Father Divine negotiates to buy the Memorial Hospital property at 106th Street and Central Park West for one million dollars to aid his followers. The piece notes local drama critics and a legislative bill to bar theatres from excluding anyone, plus jury duty results, press counts, a film debut, and humorous snow quip by Henny Youngman.
Broadcasts flash news on Browder and Kuhn with Germany holding back. Collette Ryan hosts at Pappy's in Miami Beach and Sue Baxter works at Rodney Pleasure. Artie Shaw heals a knee with a Chicago gig planned for April Fool's Day. Britain considers Lord Elgin as Canada Governor General while Tweedsmuir retires. Jack Garner weighs presidency over Senate control.
Dixie Davis’ ex wife seeks to sell her husband’s love letters to Hope Dare, claiming they were withheld at trial to spare him. Gary Myles, Edward G. Robinson’s lawyer, and others speculate why they have never met. George Jessel and Norma Talmadge are referenced in romantic rumors. News notes mention labor leader D. Dubinsky wiring FDR about John Lewis’s 1938 stance and third term support.
Betty Grable reportedly swoons for Desi Arnaz while Desi's love for Renee DeMarco is said to grow. Dorothy Kilgallen and Richard Kollmar are slated to preach in April. Tony Martin signs for a Jerome Kern musical due in August. Dick Merrill flies Newark to Miami weekly and toys with a model plane over Vanderbilt’s Biscayne Bay mansion. The Earl of Craven seeks a decree to nullify his marriage to Irene Meyrick, last May.
A man awaiting news outside a maternity ward is told he has a baby girl. He responds with indifference and says they have not spoken in three years, prompting the nurse to ask about seeing wife and child. The baby is mentioned as the reason for the moment.
Winston-Salem civic leader Henry Dwire spoke at Central Friends Church Annex during the mid winter meeting on the subject Good Citizenship. Oscar Peyton Moffitt Jr. won a 100 scholarship award as one of 52 Scouts nationwide named for the Harmon Foundation award.
Mrs H S Ingram is recovering from a severe illness. B C Royal is a patient at High Point Hospital. L W Kirkman of New York and Mr and Mrs C Ivey Smith and family of Littleton are at J L Kirkman’s home, father of L W Kirkman and Mrs Smith.
Snow blanketing the Carolinas is reported in brief form. Vets plan to challenge dry laws while a Chicago double murder follows a bomb explosion causing $100000 property loss. Anne Morrow Lindbergh earns a first class glider pilot license and flies six minutes in San Diego with Colonel Lindbergh pleased.
The Melton Rhodes Company of Greensboro plans a new manufacturing plant in the city not later than April, producing book cases and filing cabinets. A church banquet at First Presbyterian honored members of the Men's Bible Class and other attendees.
Mrs. Oscar Kearns visits Greensboro today. Al Moffitt recovers from a severe cold and is out again. T. T. Dawson of Asheboro is a business visitor in the city. W. H. Foy of Reidsville arrives as a furniture buyer today.
Sergeant Alvin C. York cancels his lecture tour citing illness. A train wreckers rumor circulates in Mexico. Congress may pass a bill to recruit two million men for the army. Michigan secretary of state records a petition to place Herbert Hoover on the Democratic presidential ballot.
A playful line contrasts Old King Cole demanding his pipe and fiddlers with Governor Long of Louisiana urging his legislature to act, framing a political echo in a folksy rhythm.
A brief line captures a sharp retort amid a heated rooftop exchange as voices clash over temper and rationale. The remark signals escalating tension and a quick pivot in the confrontation.
The note cites Errol Flynn denying a romance with Lili Damita amid repeated false rumors, while other items mention a looming art gallery raid by Dewey's staff, possible marriage rumors about Mabel Bell, and a gossip flare around Florida cracks. A newsreel of Frank Gannett and family was shot and edited, with makeup worn by Gannett. Bigotry equates to bigamy in a civic quip.
Bruce Catton reports on Ohio Republican Dudley White moving to block funding for the National Power Policy committee with a points of order, risking Ben Cohen’s general counsel post while Tommy Corcoran’s RFC role remains safer. The piece also notes peace-group activity and Roosevelt's vague third-term hints.
The WPA appropriation was cut by over half a billion but no crisis followed due to a $425 million payout under the Social Security act. Officials say unemployment checks kept many jobless workers off WPA rolls and could remove others from the rolls, stabilizing the program.
M. J. Coldwell, Canadian MP from Saskatchewan, calls for safeguarding wartime democracy by protecting freedom of press, speech, assembly, and association. He urges restraint and safeguards to preserve democratic rights during national conflict.
Senator Robert A Taft argues that criticizing government policy on principle is nonpartisan even when the administration handles foreign affairs. He frames dissent as acceptable scrutiny of official effectiveness and direction.
Ignace Jan Paderewski declares resolve to deliver Poland from captivity and restore it from ruins as he accepts the presidency of the Polish Assembly in exile.
The writer critiques Dale Carnegie's nursing piece, arguing success hinges on patient type not nursing skill. He claims many nurses are capable, with success tied to serving older, affluent, and less ill patients.
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