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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1939
Page
4
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A biblical verse and a saying by Aristippus are presented to reflect on lying and trust. The Jeremiah passage speaks of a sword against liars and mighty men. Aristippus warns that rewarding a liar is to doubt his words.
An analysis of a congressional vote on basing cotton bale binding with the staple rather than jute. North Carolina Rep Cooley voted against the measure citing his district's jute mill and cotton counties nearby, suggesting a political dilemma with a dull point.
The diary column My Day by Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt is praised for simple sincere treatment of daily matters. Critics compare its lasting value to Pepys and note its early display of household prominence in the Roosevelt White House.
The piece critiques royal Washington events and notes North Carolina's hangings and the public's interest in executions. It contrasts Virginia reporting with local sensationalism, mentions the warden's witnesses, and observes the mask used in the chamber. Olds watches from the corridor as royals mingle outside.
The editorial notes confusion over State level FHA director changes and asks whether shifts are minor political tremors or broader moves to better align federal housing services with public needs. It cites complaints that administration may not deliver results, and expresses hope that changes will improve service access for those needing federal housing support.
It notes a member of Congress, Senator Norris, attracting attention by not attending the rotunda reception for the King and Queen, as he declines to dress for the occasion. Senator Reyn- continues to be mentioned in the piece.
George Walsh of New York City used a bold plan to win a Brooklyn office job by showing a concrete path to higher sales. He studied the target firm, proposed a New York office, and presented cost data, leading to a $200,000 first-year boost. He also offered packaging ideas and campaigns to his potential employer.
A collage of remarks from public figures and clergy on delinquency world decay war and Hollywood norms. The collection includes Stanley P Davies Rev Raymond Knox Rev Albert Belden Count Jerzy Potocki and Traffic Judge Arts with a joke about a new baby and studio cutbacks.
Salvador Dali is called a surrealist whose work embodies a cerebral storm. The piece recalls his Fifth Avenue window incident and a quip about neckties. It also offers light notes on golf, Gracie Allen, and a list of eight Broadway shows for visitors.
A Durham Morning Herald column argues against the view that employers and employees are antagonistic, and that boards serve only factional interests. It states interdependence among producers and consumers keeps the economy functioning and calls for public agencies to act in the public interest rather than favoring any single group.
The piece argues for neutral boards to referee employer worker disputes and for mutual concessions. It notes employers accuse the NLRB of pro labor while labor resists charity toward impartiality. It calls for unanimity and public demand for fair mediation.
The Bacon Society for 140 years claimed William Shakespeare could not have written the plays and that Sir Francis Bacon authored them. Dr Robin Flower of the British Museum reported three decayed manuscript pages from an alleged Shakespeare play, arguing the Bacon society's theory has no factual basis.
David H. Blair former commissioner of internal revenue visits the city and declines a United States Senate bid. A Chicago baseball scout reviews pointers in High Point. Ten fire department members finish a first aid course. Ruth Jarrell begins a two month western United States and Mexico tour. Hazel Stewart visits aunt Mrs J G Sherf in Andalusia Alabama. Gastonia strike leaders vow to hire nationally prominent lawyers for sixty arrested during an affray that cost Police Chief Aderholt his life. A Washington dinner honors Jouett Shouse appointed lieutenant of Democratic Chairman John J Raskob. City councilmen and mill guards saved Fred Erwin Beal from an angry Gastonia mob.
Twenty years ago Miss Bertha Nichols, a nurse who spent 14 months overseas, returns to High Point to report local boys in Brest, France singing of their desire to return home. High Point real estate market shows thriving activity. Luther Conrad dies from injuries after an automobile accident in Thomasville.
William Bennett traveled to Norfolk to accept a new position while Robert D. Penny left for Asheville to conduct an auction sale. Tom Kearns and Lawrence Matton departed for Jackson Springs to attend a weekend house party. Carl Wood and Paul Gurley were appointed to serve in the Great World’s Centenary at Cleveland.
Brief notes Clemenceau’s firm stance against a peace treaty with Germany. A looming strike threats by 70,000 telephone and telegraph workers with eleventh hour concessions under discussion. Senate fight over Wilson peace terms focuses on League of Nations.
A Tulsa barber shop meeting featured discord as participants debated social climbers. President Dixon Ryan Fox of Union College defines a snob as one who uses associations to seem of higher class than his merit warrants.
Dr. Flower argues that the play Thomas More was written at Shakespeare's request to avoid censorship. He claims the facts align with Shakespeare's life, though many outside scholarly cloisters doubt the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy will be swayed or convinced by this claim.
Washington reports an impending nationwide anti-trust effort against the building industry pending congressional funding. The plan, led by Thurman Arnold, would deploy 60 to 100 investigators to expose price fixing, distribution boycotts, contracting rings, and local regulations across multiple cities. If funded, the campaign could yield numerous indictments and widespread price reductions.
The writer notes Louisville naming its professional football team the Tanks and quips about what happens to well built players after college, reflecting a sharp local sports humor style.
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