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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
4
A biblical verse and a Robertson quote urge obedience to God. The first asserts that those aligned with God hear his words. The second promises God will dwell with the seeker and reveal truth through obedience.
The author warns that internal betrayal endangers countries in war. The text cites Fifth column dangers, spies, and traitors within borders as as deadly as foreign invasion, noting Norway and the Low Countries fell due to treachery while some nations lack adequate surveillance of their own dissidents.
The piece argues nations must fight on despite invasions and blitzkrieg threats. It cites Churchill on fighting on the beaches and asserts American resolve, warning against universal military training now though it could come if world crisis worsens.
Mayor and councilman with a stake in a Commerce Street health department lease clash over authorization and cost of making the building usable. The council committee weighs whether to cancel or approve, while broader warns about public interests vs private gain and the push toward universal military training in the nation.
The article notes the launch of a North Carolina super dreadnought costing 7 million dollars and links the expense to support for public schools. It praises the navy's role in wartime and the ship bearing the state's name. It also discusses Turkey and Russia’s wartime posture and Lithuania’s military buildup.
S. T. James of a 17000-employee company recounts adopting Carnegie style leadership. He explains his shift from driving to leading improving profits from 7 to 16 percent managerial and 11 to 23 percent gross in six months. He urges STOP, LEAD, GUIDE, ENCOURAGE to expand accomplishments.
Readers are urged to create a personal Success Scrap Book by clipping columns for study and review. The notice promotes compiling a text book on success from published columns for ongoing learning and reflection.
An eastern grid star will serve as a parachute jumper this summer and plans to return to school with fresh ideas for an aerial attack.
A collage of Manhattan nightlife notes features Jock Whitney and Louise Macy at Monte Carlo and mentions Gloria Whitney on an evacuee liner. Glimpses of Damon Runyon, Louise Macy, Myrna Loy, and others roam Midtown venues with anecdotes from Riviera to Diamond Horseshoe and Club 18.
A special election may be called to decide on an airport for the city. Nearly 400 dolls are on display at St Marys Episcopal Church parish house. Forrest H Shuferd returned from Boston after attending the National Probation Association conference. Thomas Gold Jr arrived from Carolina to spend the summer here. Mrs Clark of Conway Arkansas visits her daughter Mrs W H Slane. Miss Ruth Holton is a patient at High Point Hospital. Schmeling defeated Sharkey in Yankee Stadium match. decision expected for Sharkey. Senate passed the tariff bill. President likely to approve. Greater Chicago population listed as 4,670,996.
A Greensboro letter ridicules Defend America by Helping the Allies committees as economic royalists and proposes a public statement pledging to surrender war order profits to the allies. The writer urges forming a Committee to Defend America by Helping the People of North Carolina and outlines neutrality, democracy, labor, and relief planks.
The fragment expresses a hostile wartime sentiment blaming Italy for deception in the conflict. It reflects a reader’s accusation of betrayal and seeks to frame Italy as disloyal and treacherous during the war era.
Broadway Casanova argues that love leaves a man too occupied to sleep, framing romance as the prime force driving a busy, sleepless life.
Bruce Catton discusses U S planes in wartime showing some are obsolete yet still useful. He notes pursuit aircraft like the P 36 and German Messerschmitts, Stukas, and bomber roles, stressing speed climb and defense in evaluating aircraft effectiveness.
Mussolini issues a declaration of war prior to any ginning of fighting marking Italy’s entry into conflict. The move signals a formal escalation and aligns with fascist leadership’s aggressive foreign policy stance.
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