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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
5
A reflective excerpt connects Luke's blessing at birth with a wanderer’s fate, noting joy at birth and the cradle as the crew of destiny lies at its foot. Richer citation echoes themes of fate and happiness tied to birth.
A Raleigh correspondent notes that few primaries for Superior Court seats generate strong challenges. Judicial incumbents enjoy broad respect, high salaries, and infrequent campaigning. The piece questions whether judges retain security due to appointments, salary, and public reverence, while noting more incumbent contests this year.
The piece warns of a looming back taxes demand on income for twelve years with interest and penalties as federal investigations target state and municipal workers. It notes a New York port authority tax ruling overturning exemptions and critiques political apathy amid wartime and election-year challenges.
States send representatives to a Washington conference to accelerate legislation forgiving uncollected taxes. The plan would waive penalties dating from 1926 as Congress debates a twelve year income tax bill. Treasury reportedly sympathetic to the hardship such demand would impose on the average person.
New York firemen are ordered to honor red street lights when answering calls. The policy aims to reduce property loss and protect life, even if it delays response briefly. Fire Commissioner notes damaged apparatus and casualties from haste, urging a few seconds late arrival over danger.
A citizen framed as a Democrat plans to skip primaries citing indifference, contrasted with Bolshevists and Fascists. In Canada on May 30 the stork derby case ends with $100,000 deposited for four Toronto mothers. The Gastonia Gazette questions South farming viability if cotton income fades and grain competition rises, suggesting farmers may have to raise Cain.
A veteran talent scout shares the seven criteria used by Fanchon Wolff and Marco to recruit chorus girls. Figure and rhythm top the list, with personality and disposition emphasized over beauty. She now produces musical shows for Paramount.
Pedagogy and sociology students have created poorly written English, according to the source. The remark references William Allen Neilson, president of Smith College, as part of a broader critique of student writing.
A long list of whimsical questions and asides attributed to Walter Winchell on Broadway. It ponders names, history, and culture with humorous conjecture about figures like Andrew Jackson and Hitler, and notes about fashion, nomenclature, and social quirks.
T E Whitaker president of Oak Ridge Institute spoke to the Democratic club urging turnout for Saturday's primary. On Sunday morning the graves of the Woodmen dead will be decorated. Seventy eight children will take part in a dance recital tonight by Mrs Davis' class at the high school auditorium.
Mr and Mrs Grover Kester have returned from a motor trip to Bristol Tennessee Miss Mabel Andrews returns home for the summer after teaching at Spencer Tate Andrews Wake Forest College student home for vacation The trans Pacific air plane Southern Cross arrives Honolulu after a 1400 mile flight from Oakland California From seven to twelve crew members of the freighter Kershaw drowned after rammed by the liner President Garfield near Vineyard Haven Massachusetts W Herbert Lawrence found guilty of first degree murder by Pittsboro court and sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary
Lt Governor O Max Gardner urged graduates to face life boldly as civilization faces danger. The paper lists local youths who have arrived safely overseas including Clyde Waynick Raymond Archer Ernest Morgan Ethan Morgan Marion Nun Vernie Archer Everett Proctor Fred Wilson Clifton Horn G M Barley and Clarence Moore.
People Lawrence Ingram returns from the University of North Carolina. Lt Hal B Ingram of Camp Sevier spends the weekend at home. Mr and Mrs L C Furgurson and daughter visit relatives in Danville. H A Cecil formerly with The Enterprise visits the city and has enlisted in the navy to Raleigh for training.
Brief notes that French forces repelled the Germans near Soissons and captured hundreds of prisoners. A Russian prisoner claims American prisoners are treated brutally. An additional German plane was downed this morning by an American pilot in air combat.
A noted European guest says he will rent a house on the Grand Canyon rim, hinting he would not feel at home unless living on the brink of something significant.
In New York's Grand Central Terminal Miss Winnifred Green and about thirty operators handle public calls among half a million daily passers. They recognize countless commuters by sight and voice, recall trains and stations, and even know family routines and household details, making the job demanding yet engaging.
The narrator recalls Captain Kidd lying beside him as he writes then urging him to fetch a ball. Kidd tears upstairs to retrieve a tennis ball, returns excitedly, and they enjoy a lively fifteen minutes of throwing and chasing before resuming work refreshed.
A passerby notes streets in the East River area including Ohm Re search Ampere Library and Radio Drive with amusement at the scientists themed names.
A writer recalls family beliefs in buttermilk as a remedy for pneumonia influenza and typhoid among relatives. The note notes mothers post influenza lung trouble improved after first cold buttermilk sip, while commercial farm buttermilk in New York is acceptable with a breakfast pint and no harmful effects reported.
The article portrays Ruth Harkness as stylish and adventurous. It notes her ability to manage appearances, including fox fur garments, and mentions she could add weight discreetly. It praises her looks and potential as a speaker with more practice.
An out of town honeymoon couple asked at Jack Dempsey’s about public dancing at one o’clock in the afternoon. The staff offered no definite answer and could not suggest a suitable venue.
Bud Fisher, real name Harry Conway Fisher, is critically ill and has received three blood transfusions. He is 54 and slowly recovering, though years of strain have aged him in appearance. The writer recalls fans praising his cartoons in remote towns.
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