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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1940
Page
4
A reflection cites Psalms 17 6 stating God hears prayer and links divine power with human effort. Quotation from Mad de Gasparin notes God dwells above yet comes near through prayer.
The Greensboro neighbor city discusses listing homes for wartime reception of English children and a reported plan to send up to a hundred thousand to the United States. The piece weighs immigration controls and a possible westward migration, noting Canada’s population and a speculative idea to shift British influence to Canada while preserving homeland ties.
The second Lindbergh antiwar radio address urges keeping out of Europe’s war and focusing on home defense. The piece notes Governor Hoey pardoned a 101-year-old Guilford County man who had been fined for attempting debt collection with a revolver.
A reflective sermon-style piece discusses Paul’s pursuit of perfection through Christ, urging believers to forget past sins and sorrows, press toward the heavenly prize, and endure with patience. It cites scripture from Philippians and Revelation, contrasts constant striving with divine grace, and references Paracelsus as a questing spirit.
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway shows and summer venues noting skimpy bookings and dubious schools. He comments on actors, directors, and critics while summarizing recent films, radio programs, and public figures including Thurber, Viereck, and Huey Long's press battles.
A childhood tale recalls a misidentified town goose hunted by neighbors on North Main Street and later a memory of the first city water main laid near Main Street. The piece also includes a moonlit, mule drawn street scene and a humorous legal threat against the city.
A column blends humor and memory, praising a father who taught honesty, prayer, and service. It reflects on Father's Day, American resilience, and faith, linking personal virtue to national ideals and a wartime spirit under God. The author ponders weather talk, Mark Twain quotes, and local real estate musings, ending with a weather proverb.
A near mutiny aboard the Surlei in Roland Barker's Jonah's Ark drives a dramatic clash between Captain Bentley and first mate Owen as the crew fixates on Adam Abelstein, a Jew fleeing a Delancey Street tailor shop, amid slow Pacific passage and Panama locks.
A Santa Fe Magazine line questions where a man who dislikes smiles when things go wrong can be found, asserting he will be on any golf course. The remark hints at a stereotype of dour attitudes amid misfortune in leisure settings.
Brief excerpts quote Wendell Willkie Nye Spellman Wood and Kjell Qvale among others. The notes reference war sentiment and political wit as observers comment on mobilization ideals and air defense.
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