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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1938
Page
4
An OCR fragment cites R. M. Mceyne remarking that closeness to God makes temporal things seem small beside eternal realities, illustrating a religious sentiment in a historical excerpt.
A public remark by Harry about relief benefits favors for the administration draws Republican criticism as a third term issue. The piece references B Keenan's Virginia speech hints at future aims while discussing how presidents are chosen by the people and not by officeholders.
The Durham Superior Court acquitted T. D. Wilkie, a prohibition officer, of manslaughter after a trial concluded yesterday. The proceedings highlighted the Southern Committee for People's Rights presence and activity, with ties to Chapel Hill as a focal point in North Carolina.
A Durham officer trial raised questions about outside committee influence on a not guilty verdict. The piece argues the jury may have been swayed by Orange County involvement and racial tensions, noting self defense claims and resistance by occupants. It also comments on voting machines and Communist campaigns among Southern Negroes, urging improvements in conditions to curb extremism.
A Raleigh style debate questions when an affidavit ceases to be an affidavit as the eighth district Deane Burgin contest moves to the board of elections. The piece cites 221 Deane affidavits and Burgin replies amid alleged chicanery and misrepresentation.
A theatre lemonade stand sparks debate on pricing and goodwill. Mrs Hortense Odlum champions charm as a key to success, outlining its humane traits. The speaker extols Hudson River beauty and urges exploring local wonders before abroad, noting a 1940 disarmament conference.
The San Francisco lunacy commission has its monthly salaries cut by 615 dollars reflecting budget constraints while Hollywood continues to enjoy strong boom times in entertainment.
A Washington dispatch outlines the August 2 to 6 primary slate across states like Kansas Missouri Virginia and West Virginia with races for governor senator and Congress. It notes Governor W A Haxman seeking renomination a GOP fight between Clyde Reed and Gerald Winrod and possible challengers including Jonathan Davis and Charles W Thompson. in West Virginia six House seats up for renomination.
The Furniture mart drew 110 buyers from 12 states on Monday the expo’s second week. A 75 year old man faced municipal court for wife support. judge Teague deferred ruling. Braxton Craven of Trinity planned an extended Florida trip. Birthday celebrations were held for Mr. and Mrs. Sechrest and their son Claude. Ruth Welch visited Winston-Salem. North China civil war continues. Jose Leon Toral confessed to Obregon’s assassination. a Chicago train crash injured twelve. Portugal’s brief revolution collapsed with cabinet arrests.
Charles B. Driscoll notes the Church of the Heavenly Rest on 90th Street facing Fifth Avenue, contrasting its American modern design with the nearby Carnegie mansion. He recalls its 1928 completion after Fred F. French redeveloped the 45th Street site, funding a new, costlier church on this Midtown site.
Missouri Senate contender Senator Bennett Champ Clark, a noted New Deal opponent, holds strong organization support including the Pendergast machine and Jim Farley ties. Former Gov Henry Caulfield leads Republican opposition. Governor Stark and Boss Pendergast clash over a Supreme Court seat with Stark accusing WPA of siding with the machine.
Congressman Howard Smith of Virginia’s Eighth District faces William E. Dodd Jr. in a tight contest as the House Rules member is accused of opposing Roosevelt measures. Dodd, backing by Farley and Roosevelt forces, pits Smith’s Byrd machine backing against a labor aligned challenger.
The piece frames a contest between Tennessee figures Senator George L Berry and Governor Gordon Browning aligned with the state machine against Attorney General Tom Stewart and Prentice Cooper backed by Ed Crump’s Memphis machine and the New Deal. It notes Purging drives in Crump territory, Barkley-Chandler rivalry, and Roosevelt’s influence shaping outcomes.
They deny an ambitious young man a break in aviation. Herman Schapansky, an Oklahoma farmer, is forbidden by state authorities to fly his home-made aircraft because he has no license.
Quotes reveal distrust of authorities among hoboes with Jeff Davis and views on public health as a future issue cited by Surgeon General Parran. Prof. Jideonse offers system use critique while a farmer notes a centenarian mower improving over time and a patient robs a doctor briefly.
In August rumors circulated about Red Cross workers taking a break. the work room committee chairwoman dismissed the idea as a mistake saying there could be no let-up with soldiers and sailors serving for victory. Judge Austin, in municipal court, offered a defendant charged with forcible trespass and larceny the choice between work or the roads.
Elmer C Shields spends the afternoon in Greensboro with friends and relatives. Mrs C C Robbins returns to the city from Ocean View. Mrs J F Hayden elected vice chairman of the local Red Cross. Rev Thomas C Trott returns from Wilmington. Allied advances on the western front continue steadily. Marshal Smith of Morganton appears on the American casualty list. The British liner Justicia sunk by a German submarine with heavy loss of life. A fourth Liberty Loan campaign likely to start September 28.
A reflective note comments on someone once a boy in census records growing into adulthood, hinting at repeated enlightenment not revisiting the same place.
A review of the Church of the Heavenly Rest details a gray stone interior with a solid stone altar and reredos. The rose window above the altar and nine life size figures on the reredos stand out, while indirect lighting gives warmth despite the stone. Rev Henry Darlington is pastor. visitors are urged to view the church.
A Miami professor predicts the planet could freeze solid in 71,799 years, calling it a conservative estimate given current weather trends.
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