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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1939

Page

4

Hitler’s Next Move Debated as Berlin Retreat Signals Trade Tactics

Paris reports from reliable sources that Hitler may abandon aggressive posturing and seek concessions from England France and the United States. Analysts note Germany needs commercial normality or risk economic hardship, while officials dispute the report’s authority and timing.

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Meaningful relic or ruler in the imperial line

The piece debates the role of hereditary rulers and the symbolic value of a titular head, noting the limited practical impact of Hyde Park talks between the King and President Roosevelt. It highlights potential significance of a meeting between Roosevelt and Chamberlain or other British statesmen.

Roosevelt Hyde Park Mr. Chamberlain

Dear Frank McNinch and the Roosevelt Firing Line

An old political dispute centers on Frank R. McNinch of Charlotte and his Hoover era leadership. The President kept him in the Federal Communications Commission while McNinch withdrew from reappointment to the Federal Power Commission. The split over party lines and loyalty colors expectations for McNinch’s future relations with Roosevelt.

North Carolina Frank R. McNinch Charlotte Federal Communications Commission Frank Roosevelt McNinch Federal Power Commission Power Commission

Storing Up Trouble for Germany in Czech Crisis

The piece argues German policies in Czechoslovakia following the murder of a German policeman in Kladno reveal a harsher regime. It warns that mass arrests and punitive measures echo past punishments and will increase resistance, risking broader conspiracy and domestic turmoil for Germany.

Kladno Paris Germany

Keeping Up Wages In hosiery industry meeting at High Point

The article notes a meeting of hosiery workers to resist wage reductions. It cites High Point NC as a high wage area and claims North Carolina average wages in the seamless industry have remained higher than Pennsylvania for years. Industry leaders oppose lowering the wage level.

Associated Press Tbral News Audit Bureau High Point N. C of Congress THE John Budd CO Lexington Ave New York City North Carolina Pennsylvania

The King as Figurehead in British Government

The text argues that modern kings do not govern but serve as mouthpieces for elected governments. It notes Queen Victoria was regal yet bound by law and that prime ministers arise from party victory. It asserts kings rarely direct government formally across royal reigns.

Lowon Victoria Gladstone Gladlone Ngland

Employers and Labor Debate Band Sector Wages

Labor critics argue current wage levels are too low and urge focus on a small group of buyers who control the market. They suggest policy changes by under 50 men, none a manufacturer, to revive the textile sewing band industry concentrated in the South.

South

Paramount to Channel Advertising Through Newspapers

Paramount Pictures plans to devote most of its next year advertising budget to newspapers. At a sales conference with 275 delegates the publicity director said newspapers are the best medium for motion picture ads. The move aims to support newspapers and their expanding readership against rival media.

Paramount Pictures

Letters Defend WPA and Communist Party in North Carolina

State Secretary Bart Logan of Greensboro writes to The Enterprise defending the WPA and the Communist Party against congressional smear campaigns. He dismisses editors and critics, cites open conventions and party openness, and urges democracy supporters not to join anti Democratic attacks labeling progressive ideas as Communist.

the Enterprise Charles H. White Congressional Committee W.P.A House Committee Cannon Missouri Charles Burton Voltaire America Charles White Moscow Communist Party Bart Logan Prescott St Greensboro N. C

Walter Winchell on Broadway Detours in First Night Scene

Walter Winchell surveys Broadway during a lively week of flops and hits. He notes managers bowing out, lingering debates over summer music, and a shift of drama to the hay lofts while praising standout performances and sharp lines from Gracie Allen and Eddie Cantor.

New York Grover Times Sq Sidney Whipple Dramatician Variety

British Throne Endurance Tied to Davidic Covenant Claim

The article argues the British throne is enduring and uniquely tied to a Davidic lineage. It notes only one line of kings traces back to King David, anointed by Samuel in 1079 BC, with God’s Covenant cited as a pivotal item in modern discussions of royal legitimacy.

Earth David Palestine Samuel House of David

Ettrick Daffodils and a Scottish River Vale Memory

A reminiscence ties Ettrick daffodils to Ettrick Vale and the Yarrow, recalling James Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd and Sir Walter Scott. It describes Abbotsford, Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey, and a road summit where Scott paused to view the vale, echoed by his horses guiding his coffin along the same route.

Ettrick Brodie Ettrick Vale James Hogg Selkirkshire Sir Walter Scott Hogg Scott Abbotsford Tweed Selkirk Hills Dryburg Abbey Melrose Abbey Edinburgh Dryburgh Abbey

The Ideal Guest We Welcome in Our Homes

A meditation on the ideal guest who brings warmth without demands and leaves an aroma of beauty and character. The piece urges wholehearted hospitality, silent listening, and generous sharing of oneself as a guest and as a host. It quotes Be Strong and calls readers to shun drift and embrace hard work and welcome.

Grandma's Babcock

War quotes and misc notes from World War II era

A compilation of diverse statements and thoughts including Red Cross aims under conflict, Mussolini remarks to mercenaries, Jimmy Braddock and Tommy Farr boxing chatter, Joe Louis reference, color vision note, Swiss armament funding, a jibe at governance and peaceful petition by Supreme Court Justices in a Hague case.

Jimmy Braddock Tommy Farr London Joe Louis Supreme Court Roberts Black Hague

Governor Lehman on fighting fascism and communism

The quote urges that defeating both fascism and communism requires an uncompromising devotion to democracy, attributed to Governor Lehman of New York. It emphasizes avoiding alignment with either extremism in the struggle against totalitarian ideologies.

Lehman New York

Supreme Court Bars Jersey City Assembly Restrictions

William J. Carney, New Jersey C. I. O. director, notes Supreme Court decision nullifying Jersey City public assembly limits as improper. Hague reaction highlights ongoing dispute over local governance and constitutional rights.

Frank Hague William J. Carney New Jersey Supreme Court Jersey City Public Assembly

Lightning Sets Off Townwide Phone Ringing in Olyphant

In Olyphant Pennsylvania a lightning strike hit the telephone system causing all town phones to ring simultaneously. The incident resembles a rural party line spreading rapid commotion through the community.

Olyphant Pennsylvania

Read on Crisis Reports and Gendered Inference

The text notes that attempted personal crisis reports occur three times as often among women as men and that three times as many men succeed. It adds a satirical claim that most feminine varieties are likely threats aimed at securing a new wardrobe.

Books of Gorki Stories and Other Thrillers Reviewed

A Book for This Week reviews Maxim Gorki’s short story collection edited by Yarmolinsky and Budberg, noting twelve tales including Chelkash and Red, with themes of underdogs and hidden humanity. Also covered are Geoffrey Homes’s No Hands on the Clock about a bank heist noir, and a WPA volume Reptiles and Amphibians praised for illustrations and educational value for both youths and adults.

Maxim Gorki New York Henry Holt & Co Avrahm Yarmolinsky Moura Budberg Gorki Karamova

Proving Einstein

The piece notes that all things are relative and suggests the New York Yankees’ greatness relies on the weakness of opponents’ pitching.

Einstein Winston-Salem Journal New York Yankees

Gallant and Chivalrous Governor Honors Charlotte Graduate

Governor Hoey visits the infirmary to confer Miss Elizabeth Gammon her diploma before the university commencement. He then attends the public exercises to award the rest of the class.

Charlotte Observer Hoey Elizabeth Gammon Charlotte

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