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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
3
The piece cites Plato to warn that excessive liberty leads to anarchy and tyranny. It argues democracy breeds wealth pursuit, populist appeasement, and eventual dictatorship, contrasting modern views with a 25 century old critique. Next: democracy must guard all people constantly.
Court ordered sale in High Point Guilford County North Carolina listing multiple parcels by street numbers and map references. The commissioner will auction these lots March 18 1940 at 11:00 a m at the Guilford County Building east door to satisfy judgments with payment in cash and court confirmation.
A lent devotional prepared for the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Copyright 1940 attributed to Dr. Gails Glen Atkins.
A March 4 religious reflection notes that true goodness must be selfless and not performative. It argues unselfish daily kindness keeps the world sweet and right, warning that self conscious virtue loses power and becomes a pose. The piece ends with a reflection on the Last Judgment’s brighter side.
Dr. Martin Gumpert reports Germany's fecundity fell from 82.3 births per thousand in 1923 to 77.1 in 1937 and mothers with four or more children declined by 160,000 from 1933 to 1939. He links falling marriages to the birth decline and notes rising infant mortality and national health concerns.
Raleigh dispatch notes state wide election board meetings this month led by State Chairman Will A Lucas with county boards of elections and Democratic county chairmen to learn new election laws. The piece also surveys related political chatter, court calendars, and anticipated candidate activity across counties.
The Health Department reported 224 influenza deaths in January in North Carolina. This compares with 53 in January 1939. Also noted, over 60,000,000 threepenny coins are in circulation in Britain.
North Carolina shipping point sales reported by the U S Agriculture Marketing Service and state Dept of Agriculture cover sweet potatoes cabbage lettuce spinach and more. Prices reflect bulk sale ranges across Baltimore Washington Cleveland New York Pittsburgh Detroit and Chicago with notable figures for Porto Ricans North Carolina Florida Maine and Idaho items.
Christian Science churches and societies observed a lesson sermon titled Christ Jesus on Sunday March 3. The Golden Text quoted II Corinthians 4 6 and cited the glory of God through Jesus Christ. The lesson included Bible verses and passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
The Women's Missionary Society of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conferences will hold its annual meeting in Salisbury from April 16 to 18.
Clinton reports that the Sampson County Democratic Convention is scheduled for April 6. Local party members are urged to participate and elect delegates to the state convention.
The City of High Point and multiple parties including W C Jones estate Mrs Carey W C Jones Jr Tom Jones and others listed as bidders face a public auction on the 1st of April 1940 at 11:00 for cash to settle described Guilford County tracts and lots with detailed plat references and street layouts in High Point Township. The sale covers numerous parcels in plat books 9 4 and 3 and includes a long chain of measurements and boundaries and notes the land will be subject to street assessments and city taxes.
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