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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
4
A peculiar OCR fragment shows several time periods including twelve months six months three months one month and one week. The listing lacks context but indicates a schedule or payment terms tied to specific durations.
A Bible verse from I Kings 10 23 24 notes that King Solomon surpassed all rulers in wealth and wisdom and that the world sought him for his wisdom. The quote by Selden adds that wit and wisdom are born with a man.
The South pushes for revision of freight rates as vacancies fill ICC with sympathizers and a committee report strengthens evidence. Lawmakers consider equal treatment for the South, arguing current rates funnel a bonus to the region while opposition warns against universal end to discrimination. The president’s support for southern economic growth adds weight to reform prospects.
The article sketches how Hitler and Mussolini plan future cooperation as they approach shared goals. It likens their rule to medieval emperors or popes and notes past Rome Berlin axis ties shaping their dialogue.
The piece weighs on potential axis moves between Berlin and Rome over colonial reorganization or Ukraine expansion. It notes heightened military prep in England under Chamberlain, questions timing for a possible April push, and recalls a county news sourcing clash between Enterprise and Record over a two month old story.
In the General Assembly a bill strips absentee voting from primary regulations while leaving it for general elections. The piece argues the change undermines protections against crookedness and highlights the primaries as the crucial battleground where turnout and honest use matter most.
The Greensboro Record retracts its claimed exclusive on a Guilford County full-time manager story. High Point Enterprise also reported the item on Friday and asks for credit as an assist. The Enterprise notes its staffer followed leads to verify the county board of commissioners created the post.
A French Guiana jailer refuses to argue with a stubborn murderer. He lets the man rest, then assigns him to idle siting and cooking duties until fatigue and pride yield, turning him into a compliant inmate. The account, told by Comte Jacques de Fromont de Bouaille, invites readers to test the method at home.
Ernest O. Melby, dean of the School of Education at Northwestern University, urged educators to seek youth who disobey teachers and show courage to undertake world needful tasks.
Mary A. Johnson, assistant to the dean of Brooklyn College, suggests in a quote that a fiance seeking western stories and a reader of slick magazines should search for a different mate.
A late quotation asserts it is better to die for Christianity justice and liberty than to live longer in cowardice. It frames martyrdom as noble and condemns degeneracy and cowardice in opposition to Christian and civic values.
A compact note cites Aldous Huxley, the British author, remarking that indulgence in reading becomes a vice. The line reflects literary wit about overconsumption of books.
A jumble of celebrity items shows Capone choosing Miami over Chicago and planning a macaroni factory. McKesson Robbins probe witness Homer Cummings to testify. Various society and show business notes follow, including marriages, divorces, finances, and upcoming events with a mix of names and places.
The Hon Mrs Pleydell-Bouverie at Doctors Hospital may undergo surgery tomorrow. The Mahon romance ends, Pegler’s European trip canceled for personal reasons. Braun to be profiled in Life in two weeks. British censors cut a Scribner piece on Their Majesties calling it an insult. Kuhn faced tension with bodyguards over cash to Queens. Scallions lose a retraction following Howard Gibbs’s annulment action granted last week. Columbia Films to produce Sherlock Holmes Daughter. Sherlock was a bachelor.
Steffi Dunn and John Carroll file for divorce yet hint they remain emotionally involved as Ben Lillie and Eth Merman entertain debutantes at the Stork and their guests. Tony De Marco and Emil Coleman seek the Embassy Club on 57th while Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot clash in a hotel grill as a drunk becomes involved.
The text notes Kennedy’s son, a Harvard graduate, will receive 15 dollars per week at his father’s London Embassy office. It also mentions Alice Faye’s brother Bill and Eleanor Hansen as west coast impersonators.
A brief, rapid-fire glance at events unfolding in real time as a world in motion shows shifting destinies and fleeting moments. The piece captures the urgency and pace of events as they happen within sixty seconds.
A rapid survey shows vast daily flows: US imports 1000 pounds of copper each minute, printing offices use 20 pounds of paper and six pounds of ink every sixty seconds, and government bond turnover reaches 700 thousand dollars per minute on Wall Street. Panama Canal tolls total 50 dollars a minute. the Printing Office produces 10 thousand forms per minute, while shipbuilding expenditure runs 600 dollars per minute. The Social Security Board processes 80 applications each minute, and seven hundred money orders are completed per minute. Two serious auto collisions occurred during the same minute.
Local news notes the second citywide City Beautiful campaign to begin next week. Firefighters held a barbecue at Fire Station No. 6 last night. Allen B. Welborn joined Jones and Peacock agency to handle fire and casualty insurance. A group of local high school students attends a convention in Asheville to discuss student organizations in secondary schools.
Bruce Catton tours the Washington navy yard noting its pivotal role in producing guns for the U S fleet. The facility employs about 7500 civilians and runs massive lathes, furnaces, and cranes to manufacture 16 inch guns for the battleships Washington and North Carolina.
Mrs. Tom Kearns Mrs. Farrell Gray and Mrs. James Lyon visited Greensboro yesterday. Miss Julia Marsh a Salem college student spends the weekend with homefolks. Miss Lucy Neal Carr returned from Statesville where she was guest of Miss Lucille Sherrod now visiting her sister Mrs. Newbold. News briefs note stock gains ahead of inauguration. President Elect Hoover awaits oath on Monday March 4 and Southern rivers rise briefly. Seven men killed and six injured by a quarry explosion at Stone Mountain Georgia yesterday.
Twenty years ago Local News notes Captain William C. Massey calls a directors meeting to discuss expenditures and improving the chamber offices. He envisions a stronger city, while High Point’s furniture future gains attention from T. V. Rochelle.
The Wild Cat Division and American troops are planned for an early convoy home. German conditions are reported worse today than at the armistice. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania proposes a world organization to replace the League of Nations.
Dr Harold W Dodds Princeton University president told alumni gathered that March 17 provokes reflections on world needs. He commented whimsically that St Patrick might help drive snakes out of America, suggesting a practical shift from talk to action.
The yard overhauls rifled gun barrels by replacing inner tubes and reuses components. It produces optical gear brass cartridge cases and even turrets for light cruisers. Vessels at the docks include the Potomac and Sequoia with staff houses nearby and former commandant Capt Thomas Tingley once wished to leave the yard to his son.
The report notes that over 37 percent of Nazi youth have flat feet due to marching. The remark suggests they might be exempt from the upcoming conflict.
A novice fisherman in California hooks a shark on his first expedition, a setback described as ruining his career. The remark ponders how he can feel excitement for a sunfish after such a dramatic first catch.
Massachusetts senator Walsh argues to keep the eagle as the official bird, opposing a Brooklyn location claim. The record notes the debate centers on symbol preservation and official status.
The Treasury announced that internal revenue in the past eight months fell by 140 million. Analysts note income taxes are expected to rise, but the current shortfall highlights fiscal pressures and potential policy changes.
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