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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1941
Page
4
A brief verse fragment cites II Samuel 22 31 praising God as perfect and a shield for the faithful, followed by a line invoking closeness to the divine as nearer than breath and hands and feet. The quotation from Tennyson adds a reflective religious note on nearness to God.
The Badin aluminum expansion is halted with production moved to Tacoma due to Southeastern power shortages. West and Northwest have ample power, while North Carolina loses a major industrial unit amid hydroelectric disputes and TVA opposition.
The Southeastern Chain Store Council offers a plan to boost peach sales and reduce surplus in the Carolinas and Georgia. News notes California shortage, transport issues, and a predicted North Carolina yield of about 2.43 million bushels, highlighting a looming market challenge for southeastern producers.
Governor Talmadge of Georgia has ousted a state college president and a university dean, showing politics intruding into the scholastic sanctuary. The piece argues the spoils system corrupts civil government and warns against appointing political allies to high public offices.
President Roosevelt urges Congress to adopt daylight saving time for the duration and questions its timing. A Syria peace mood lingers as Britons and Free French clash with former allies. A Civil War veteran calls wars uncivil, while Allied victory weighs with heavy losses. A city placard promotes The Neighborhood Kids play as coming soon.
A city need for clear sidewalks is urged as waist high weeds and overhanging limbs obscure routes for children and pedestrians. Motorists are advised to proceed with caution where sidewalks are missing or blocked. The Christian Science Monitor is quoted on resisting Hitlerism and the fight for freedom and Christianity.
Dale Carnegie discusses tapping a person’s desire to feel important through smart ads like American Airlines Little King booklet. He notes the throne imagery and service fantasies lift self worth, prompting brand loyalty. He urges adapting such psychology—not copying—for personal, authentic influence.
The opening night of a new play drew a tepid audience reaction and the next day the leading actor received a letter from the theater manager. The note stated that several patrons already requested removal from the free list due to the poor performance.
A Peruvian diplomat notes a special mission to Washington while Senator Norris of Nebraska defends the democratic system. The remarks highlight faith in the people's wisdom and patriotic capacity to sustain democracy.
Walter Winchell surveys kisses through time and myth, citing tribal sniffing, Eskimo nose rubs, and Japan saps. He recalls Cleopatra, Roman sobriety tests, Greek onions, and a parade of court cases, poets, and scholars on the meaning and power of a kiss.
A collage of aphorisms on kissing from Josh Billings to Pearl Buck and Margaret Fishback, interwoven with folklore on lip touches and romance. Quotes cover signs of affection, gendered expectations, and cheeky warnings about desire, ending with a note on perseverance against barriers.
Local page notes First M. P. Church Sunday School picnic set for tomorrow at Lido Beach near Greensboro. Forty four High Point residents summoned for jury duty in August term of Greensboro Superior Court. Charles H. Mackay seeks $880 tax rebate, citing land condemned for High Point Municipal Lake and remaining acres possibly damaged.
Peter Edson reports Washington faces rent pressure from 55,000 new federal workers and tight vacancies. A House bill by Rep. Jennings Randolph would create a rent administrator with broad powers, hearings, and protections for tenants. if successful, Washington could become a national test case for rent control and defenses areas might follow.
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