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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
4
The notice states carriers in nearby towns may not collect for more than one week in advance and city carriers may not collect for more than five weeks. For longer inscriptions, submit requests directly to the office. Dated Thursday March 7, 1940.
A letter writer attacks federal aid for public education while defending national responsibility to raise educational equality. The piece also critiques rising divorces tied to economic strain and moral decay, cites Miami East values, and ends with a quip about a Louisville moonshine incident and a judge’s scent-based verdict.
North Carolina editor Jonathan Daniels urged New England to avoid excess regionalism during a Yale lecture. He warned aggressive regionalism could harm the tired New England while aiding an impoverished South, urging introspection and policy focus on lifting poorer regions.
Practical advice from Your Life magazine on reading minds and forming friendly relations. Emphasizes treating others as important, showing genuine interest, avoiding snobbery, being direct, not intruding, resisting grandiosity, valuing sincere appreciation, noting how even rich people care about small comforts, and avoiding self deception through wish thinking.
Miami reports 4 decrees granted in 1939 under a new ninety day divorce law, signaling a shift in the state. The piece notes Nevada leads in filings, while nationwide concerns about political impact accompany the AAA birthday celebrations with Secretary Wallace and President addressing farmers in 22 states.
Readers are encouraged to start a Success Scrap Book now to study these columns as a text book. The passage includes wartime rhetoric, mentions powder puffs and anti Christ imagery, and quotes Representative John D. Dignell and Queen Elizabeth on unemployment and postwar concerns.
A collage of Winchell quips from Broadway Versailles Cafe Society and Seabiscuit remarks. The jests reference Broadway life a politician Sam Jones and European attitudes while noting Seabiscuit’s wealth and quiet stance on the New Deal with punchy one liners.
ZaSu Pit asks her dinner partner to nudge her on spotting celebs at Watsons. Berle pushes to be as famous as his jokes while Jessel’s laughter disrupts a hot foot at Kit Kat. Auriol Lee leads as show director while Allgood and Armetta entertain the Bowman Room crowd. Hart eyes guns in Madison Avenue, Wain enjoys a peanut binge, Saroyan praises hammy playwrights, Ethel Barrymore dignity, Benchley plots a short at Algon. second Welsh rare bit ordered.
Memos of a Midnighter recounts George Raft considering marriage to Norma Shearer while Ellinor Troy expands wealth. Bets and rumors swirl about Elinor Troy, Nancy Kelly and Edmund O’Brien, and Donald Flamm escorting Bonnie Bennett amid Scandals. The book X by Putnam is set for May as a gem in 1939 era intrigue.
A Central Park West cafe socialite hosts a party for DuBarry show members. Two late arrivals burst in as the host warns guests the man next door is dying. Word spreads. the host then says the neighbor died, prompting many to leave.
A mosaic of midcentury New York glimpses including a Rockfeller Center shop sign reading We fix Fats, news vendors vying for first editions at 50th and Broadway, El conductors near 99th Street and their friends, new 6th Avenue subway kiosks coming to life, Pinocchio shop novelties replacing Charlie McCarthy heads, critic Archer Winston roaming coatless, a fashionable woman on West 49th Street, and picky chow mein servers hearing patrons call Confucius.
A gossip filled column recalls a Wall Street magnate’s generosity to a showgirl who refused marriage. He loses his wealth after 1929, cannot pay medical bills, and she may face eviction next week. The piece also lists film previews and acts at various New York venues.
Nightlife snippets capture sharp one liners about romance tax exemptions grammar gal and stage stars. Witty quips target performers and patrons across venues including Stork Club Biltmore Famous Door La Martinique Brown Derby Beachcomber and Tavern.
The editor rails against federal programs while recalling Edwin C. Hill's praise of North Carolina. He visits UNC during commencement and a Golden Fleece breakfast, sees WPA labeled buildings, and laments changes at the university as he questions state finances and policy.
Two Negroes were found guilty of stealing chickens and a man who received them was also found guilty. The thieves received months on the roads while the receiver served 60 days. The city council and department heads dined at the new stockade with praise for superintendent G B Wimberly. Miss Hazel Shipman will visit Greenville South Carolina to see Miss Bruce Tucker. Mrs J W Boyles and Mrs W C Hughes attended the Musical Art Club concert. A flagman was killed and 11 injured in a train collision near Columbus Georgia. D A R chapters marked Dolly Madison on Guilford College with a four ton marker.
Washington March 7 Bruce Catton reports Senator Tobey sparked a flood of spontaneous protests over census questions. He says the mail from all over the country shows a demand for less government intrusion and more individual rights. Tobey recalls his hymn service custom and his Temple New Hampshire roots as context.
In a quiet homecoming President Roosevelt appeared downhearted, joking about big fish and the Panama Canal denial. The article likens his mood to losing a big catch and recalls a bear hunt memory, with family scenes of a cold supper awaiting him.
Babe Ruth turns down George Ruppert’s proposal of 85 000 for this season and 80 000 for each of the next two seasons, opting not to sign with the Yankees.
Twenty years ago a proposal to build a good road between High Point and Winston Salem drew public support from both cities. The article notes public interest and suggests spring as a favorable time to start the project while referencing Attorney General Palmer and congressional inquiries without a definite conclusion.
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