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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1939
Page
4
A compact selection presents a biblical curse warning from Job 1 11 and Bulwer’s quip that curses return to the sender likening them to roosting chickens. The items reflect proverbial wisdom on consequences and karma.
The piece argues for closer government business cooperation to sustain private initiative and social justice, noting tax and reform promises, the impact of party shifts, and the need for guarantees of stability. It cites Hopkins on free enterprise as central to the American imperative and flags North Carolina teacher retirement reform as a parallel issue.
A Tuesday and Wednesday canvass seeks community support to strengthen the High Point YMCA. Officials note last fall’s Community Chest shortfall reduced funding, limiting programs for boys aged 10 to 14 who cannot pay. The drive also urges completing the city’s YMCA plant to expand cultural, physical, mental, and spiritual services.
The commission urges old age security as a prudent public investment for teachers and public servants in North Carolina while noting the state lacks retirement provisions. It cites Dr. William E. Dodd's hit and run conviction and comments on newspaper publicity as a democracy issue, arguing state actions show uneven respect for persons.
The Charlotte Observer quotes Senator Harrison predicting chaos if federal expenditures continue, urging curtailment. A comparison to Bill Nye's editor tale underscores tough choices, with a cautionary note on economic habits and pressures facing America.
A High Point letter urges citizens to support the local Y M C A as it stands in the community. The writer cites past fundraising success and urges visiting the Y to witness its programs for youths and adults, then invites personal or proxy memberships next week to sustain the facility.
A local commentary notes gambling as a growing social issue with past rackets and legal cases. It mentions arrests, witness bribery trials, and a lawsuit for breach of contract involving two defendants who fled and were rearrested. The piece urges investigative coverage of the “local lot” gambling scene.
The speaker claims years of predicting the League of Nations downfall have come true. He says the league was formed in opposition to God's foreordained plan. Continued on page 10, section B.
Walter Winchell reviews Broadway events during Lenten week noting five wounded and three replacements. Students visit Yiddish Art Theatre for vaude and a WPA Mikado with Negro performers. Frank Fay recruits Eva LeGallienne and Elsie Janis for a vaudeville scramble at 44th Street Theatre.
A compact minute by minute observation frames a world in motion and destiny unfolding as events occur in real time. The piece emphasizes immediacy and the viewer’s perception of rapid change.
A rapid-fire survey lists U S radio program costs six five dollars per minute, vermiculite insulation production, tin can output, pari mutuel bets, flashlight bulb use, pillow production, and federal radio equipment contracts in the United States, highlighting high-minute production and spending rates.
A reader critiques photographs of professors from a well known university showing open mouths and jagged teeth. He compares them to youth images and laments the trend, suggesting the poses reveal vanity and undermine dignity. He recalls Mona Lisa and urges restraint in smiling for the camera.
A columnist muses on winter’s mood lifting adults, notes a new book arguing Hitler is dead, and recalls risks of powder experiments. The piece cites Pasteur’s 1888 Institute founding words from Travelers Insurance and contemplates science, peace, and inner virtue guiding humane progress.
The speaker notes a generation facing job scarcity and confusion about direction. He cites Senator Dolliver's anecdote about youths seeking government jobs and argues that achievement, discipline, and financial responsibility remain the paths to recognition and self support.
The speaker notes a period of rapid evolution described as a peaceful revolution. He cites a monthly survey of business by the AFL as context for understanding ongoing labor and economic change.
A Georgia professor argues that had Shakespeare lived in 1864 he would be writing for cinema. He notes executives would alter scripts and shape the final works accordingly.
The record notes that the smallest standard bathtub measures 44 inches in length and is the type commonly installed in ordinary apartments.
Dr. Maria Halberstadt, a former Hamburg teacher, told an educational group in Cleveland that Germany is the promised land for those willing to work long hours. She cited a wage of about eight dollars weekly for twelve-hour days as a key factor in her view.
A literary column reviews Elizabeth Page's The Tree of Liberty a sweeping colonial life saga tracing Matthew Howard through 1754 to 1806 with family conflict and historical figures. It also praises Carl Sandburg's intro to Abe Lincoln in Illinois and Christopher Bush's The Case of The Green Felt Hat a London mystery featuring Ludovic Travers and a puzzling murder with a cunning finale.
A Joliet man retraced a twelve year trek seeking work and returned empty handed. The piece hints at crowded applicant lines and the job market's harsh reality.
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