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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1938
Page
4
A short, devotional quotation asserts that faith in prayer brings responses. It links Mark 11 24 to Olshausen noting inward soul necessity and divine answer.
The piece notes a broad spread of antiwar groups and funding from foundations amid strong pacifist activity. It questions their impact on lasting peace while acknowledging they helped curb moves toward further conflict. It cites Roosevelt's Chicago speech and public dissent as checks on government action.
The article argues Western readers lack insight into Japanese religion to grasp what the high command promises about eternal life for soldiers dying in China. It notes Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity mix, and questions confidence in postmortem beliefs among Japanese people.
The piece argues that nations drum up support for war by framing aims as a loftier cause. It says in every major conflict a painful duty tied to a noble objective sustains soldiers and prevents desertion, regardless of strategic correctness.
The editorial marks six years of the Roosevelt administration and weighs the state of the union. It notes stress and doubt with fearful business and idle industry but cites gains from economic regulation, reduced inventories, and a hopeful employment uptick in February. Congress revises the federal tax plan as the international outlook improves.
The opinion urges considering eastern sites over Guilford county for a veterans hospital. It argues climate in the Piedmont area and sandhill country offers better一年 round suitability for recuperation and urges selecting a location with optimal climatic comfort rather than political influence.
Historic note highlights Western United States advancing in commercial aviation ahead of the East with vast spaces and rapid air travel growth. The text contrasts the large open spaces as a driver for faster travel modes and early aviation progress.
The text contrasts western and eastern air travel safety, noting many plane crashes against the Rockies and nine lives lost in the latest fort disaster, while praising relative safety on eastern lines.
Excerpt discusses William Jennings Bryan as a party leader noted for recalling names, with a New Year encounter in Washington and a nine month memory. It links name recall to influence, adds musings on sales, labor rules, life longevity, and quotes Mark Twain.
The Enterprise quotes Twain predicting a pattern where a small vociferous faction shouts for war, the pulpit objects cautiously, the public delays, quieter opponents lose traction, and free speech is pressured as the nation moves toward war.
A column-style sketch of New York cultural life and society trends. Musicians like Andre Kostelanetz are noted. theater stars such as Al Shean are praised. fashion debuts and parties for Nancy Van Vleck and Dorothy Aylesworth are described with figures rumored to cost 50000 and 20000 dollars. Commentary on drinking culture ends the piece.
A column piece recalls early morning hangover cures and bars like the Knickerbocker, noting jitters called Aftagaziv vies and the Ritz Brothers influence. It relays a diary segment from New York on March 4 with encounters at the Cotton Club, mentions Thomas Wolfe, Barney Ryder, Miss Edna Julian, Fred Allen, Cab Calloway, Bill Robinson, and a risqué dancer amid city censorship debates.
The piece describes Thomas Wolfe as a tall figure with unruly hair and a boyish, modest manner. It mentions his visit to New York, his life at the Hotel Chelsea, and a grand talk with the author about their fathers. It notes Wolfe’s companionable spirit and White’s fond ties to Emporia and Gramercy Park.
Air mail service promised for May 1. City builders active with numerous permits issued last month. Hoover for President campaign work progresses in the Hoover drive. Seventy five Wake Forest students pledge support for Hoover to state president. Centennial drive by First M P Church success with over $900 subscribed yesterday.
Mrs. C. H. Williard and children join Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Denny of Winston-Salem on a day visit at Cameron. Miss Lois Welborn remains at home with rheumatism. Miss Jane Wendley of Wilmington visits Miss Dot Stamey. Miss Emma Younts returns from a month’s vacation with relatives in Davidson county.
Protestant ministers rally against the Al Smith campaign as the House acts this week. A Grand Trunk train hold up near Chicago yields 133000 to bandits. canoe sacks are found with locks.
Twenty years ago a boiler room blaze at Tomlinson Chair Co. was extinguished by quick fire department action. Hoover Chair Co. factory fire destroyed lumber and five cottages at Thomasville with losses estimated up to 75 000 dollars. A spark on an oily belt started the Hoover blaze. Deputy Joe Phipps ticketed 27 speeders on Greensboro High Point highway as reform talk begins. Everett Marsh leaves for Richmond to enlist in the Navy. The Germans target Finland and Western Front momentum grows. Camp Sevier quarantine lifted allowing band concerts and High Point lists 25 army auto mechanics.
Reports claim African communities increasingly embrace cocktails as a sign of modernization under Mussolini's policy. Observers note social changes tied to urban culture and colonial influence across several regions.
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