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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
4
A religious musing cites Psalm 1 1 and Platonic thought on overcoming evil by attaining justice holiness and wisdom The text frames virtue as resemblance to God and avoidance of sinners and scoffers in a didactic tone.
A editorial urges united national resolve amid calls for military preparedness. It warns against partisan campaigns jeopardizing essential defense efforts and criticizes the President for drafting two prominent Republicans, urging restraint to avoid politicizing the national program.
The piece discusses liberty as more than rhetoric, crediting Garrison and highlighting ongoing efforts to make freedom lasting. It recalls Yorktown, the Constitution, and the enduring responsibility to balance rights with self restraint.
The author cites President Wilson and warns against isolationism as Europe pays the price in money and lives. He argues France's Maginot Line is folly and calls for building goodwill with Germany, strengthening defense, and learning from past European democracies. The Texas Weekly note emphasizes vigilance for 1941 1945 leadership and potential war.
The American Legion parade cleared Main Street for a wide display, showcasing an ideal route for paraders. The event left High Point with a strong demonstration of parade potential and praise from local citizens. The piece suggests keeping yesterday's marshals for future city street shows.
The report suggests that if World War II continues into winter a mine or related development in Europe could force a decision unfavorable to totalitarian powers.
A facetious note credits three ships of leadership seamanship and marksmanship for the English triumph over the Spanish Armada while acknowledging a terrible storm aided their cause. The piece warns another dire storm would be welcomed by Britain if Hitler renewed blitzkrieg.
On March 5, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson criticized a “little group of willful men” in the Senate who opposed his foreign policies. The remark is cited as a parallel to contemporary political divides and opposition.
The Raleigh Times notes two Democrats in the cabinet, Farley and Hull, who appear out of place as if a conservative on the U.S. Supreme Court, reflecting intra party tensions.
A Civil War cabinet met with Lincoln showing openness to advice yet soon he asserted control, guiding the group with insistence on his course. Secretary of War Stanton once blurted insults at Lincoln, who calmly accepted the remark and affirmed its truth.
A portrait in words of Sigmund Freud, aged eighty two, who fled Vienna for London. He carried little but cherished antiquities, especially a six inch Parthenon model, which sustained him as his health waned and writing continued. The piece ends with a meditation on inner treasures over worldly wealth.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull warns that disorder can reveal latent Fifth Column activity and pave the way for dictatorship as nations crumble. Francis Biddle adds that surrender, occupation, and enslavement follow brute force aided by fraud and guile in the revolt era.
Norwegian consul-general Rolf A. Christensen frames the United States as the symbol of the peace world envisioned by the League of Nations.
A Illinois man collected 176 four leaf clovers in about two hours and plans to gather another 100 to ensure luck for a Sunday drive.
British scientists report progress on breeding bees that do not sting as part of a broader effort toward peaceful biological research. The note mentions political tensions and the presence of Adolf in global power dynamics as a backdrop.
A quirky observation notes Jupiter having nine moons and speculates on effects this may have on nearby songwriters and park bench couples, capturing a playful lunar muse.
AG Walter Winchell notes on Broadway report Hoover buys a Washington home with an eight foot wall. Windsors may visit, staying in the British West Indies if transport issues clear. Henry Ford Jr and Anne McDonnell wed at St Patrick's July 13 officiated by Msgr Sheen. Joan Crawford hunts for an upstate farm. Franchot's Friars Club risks expulsion over slanders of FDR. Brazil's finance minister seeks a rapprochement with Audrey Palmer of DuBarry. War Department insiders say Britain faces three months. gold certificates debated. Nathan’s uncle dies leaving him a play.
The re election of the city manager is postponed until all the councilmen can attend. Heat draws large crowds to the city lake. The State Baraca Philathea convention opens in Montreal. Mrs. C. E. Sheloff and daughter Mary Alice return from White Sulphur Springs. Mrs. L. C. Gidney of Shelby visits sister Mrs. J. W. Kearns. Mrs. D. A. Fowler visits relatives in Walnut Cove and Germanton.
A Reno ranch figure appears nightly in a car with a Washington diplomatic plate on the South Carson road. A movie star relaxes six weeks at Glenbrook Inn on Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Gabriel Heatter to take a month off per doctor. A new tabloid titled Big City due July 1. New York hotels report 40 percent drop from last summer. Natalie Rogers of Standard Oil luxury circle, with chauffeur in a uniform adorned by 14 karat gold buttons bearing her initials.
Random notes cover Rudolph Friml's new soprano Li Lung Ai in Honolulu, Mitzi Green and Art Jarrett in Walk With Music, a revived small-house business, Jorge Sanchez the Cuban millionaire in Hollywood, a loud horn incident at 55th and 5th, Westchester divorces cheaper than New York County, T. Tully and Frances McHugh courting, Russell Swann and Virginia Langdon in romance, and a socialite’s unpopular marriage situation.
Ethelind Terry now Mrs Jimmy Peter Dykes of Daytona as Artie Shaw hints coasters strain his marriage. Lana reportedly took a separate apartment over the weekend. Mark Hellinger and Byron Foy wear pink girdles. Beryl Markham said penniless living in Vanderlip estate cottage in LA writing memoirs. Noel Coward may revive Cavalcade with Madeleine Carroll in NY Fall. Billy Rose met Katharine Cornell and quipped about beads filming potential.
Belle Bakers son Herb and Helen Morgans daughter Rena become cupidators at Club 18. Uncle Sam asks Hollywood pilots to inform on whereabouts when leaving town. A Canadian headline calls for death for all columnists.
Betty Allen and Benny Baker of the DuBarry show cease speaking habits spark gossip. Dorothy Wygal’s Jolson set design stirs talk as N Karson’s new hotfoot. Marie Gallagher runs beauty shops in Uruguay after Zeigfeld marriage. A Bayonne erratum spreads. A device could outdate newspapers as radio news ends with a printing release.
A mix of rumors hits the city from NBC threats to sue radio columnist L Carlton over a network firing aliens, to Uncle Sam financing defense shorts by Warner Bros at 45 000 each. Other notes mention Victor McLaglen’s club scrutiny, Rudy Vallee seeking Local 802 leadership, and a hot dog spread plan by a wealthy socialite.
The House sustained a veto on a veterans bill. Rioting in Bolivia left eighty dead. In Washington, President Hoover spoke on the unveiling of a memorial shaft for James Buchanan, 15th U.S. president.
A Forsyth County man faced a morning hearing on charges of receiving stolen property from the Lie and Kill Club a theft ring active in several towns. Found guilty, he was bound over to the Superior Court in $3,000 bond.
Mrs. C. C. Edwards spends time in western North Carolina. Thomas Dodamead departs for Knoxville to resume art work. H. G. Barnes and his youngest daughter tour cities in the North.
More than 400000 ballots have been printed and distributed across the state for primaries. The Cameron Morrison and Lt. Governor Max Gardner debate has been called off. Reports say Greek forces captured an 8000 strong Turkish army in the field.
A visitor from Hawaii notes dense crowds and jammed avenues as pedestrians, drivers, and vehicles flood the center. The scene captures a brisk, bustling mainland tempo with everyone moving toward unspecified destinations.
Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall identifies two problems: immediate emergency provision and the need for a long-range expansion plan. He emphasizes readiness for sudden crises and strategic growth planning.
Colby M. Chester president of General Foods pledges no monkey business profiteering graft or politics in mobilization efforts defending the free system of life. He emphasizes integrity and unity in the campaign.
Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese ambassador to the United States, discusses how disease accompanies conflict, shaping humanitarian impact and wartime decisions through public health concerns. He emphasizes health crises as integral to war’s costs and outcomes.
A dining car menu in the Compiegne Forest venue appears repetitive with limited choices. The remark notes someone inevitably ends up eating crow, a figure of speech indicating public embarrassment or displeasure.
In Philadelphia on June 25 Bruce Catton notes a visible party split as leaders accept cabinet posts by Col. Frank Knox and Henry Stimson. The GOP leans isolationist while a poll shows strong support for aiding the allies and Monroe Doctrine. Seven of twelve policy drafters favor aiding the allies, including former Senator George Pepper.
Organized peace society representatives advocate a stark war or peace choice for the party. They are upbeat about the development and foresee a campaign framed as war versus peace, though many key figures and delegates are tied to the Knox Stimson stance and cautious of a hard antiwar plank.
During peak travel season, German youths join the army to tour Europe, reflecting a wartime mobilization mood and public sentiment amid mounting regional tensions.
President Henry M. Winston of Brown University notes that Americans absorb vast bits of information from radio that do not translate into tangible knowledge, highlighting a cultural gap between consumption and meaningful understanding.
Dr James B Conant Harvard president laments enduring creeping paralysis of loyalties affecting both young and old over several years, urging reflection on civic and academic commitments.
Henry L. Stimson notes in a historical reflection that while discouragements recur, progress persists over decades and centuries, yielding a perceptible advance as a lasting pattern.
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