Faith and Evidence: Hodges Urges Solid Ground for Belief
A quotation from Luke 7 50 cites the saved woman and peace. A. A. Hodges argues faith requires adequate evidence lest it become superstition.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1938
Page
4
A quotation from Luke 7 50 cites the saved woman and peace. A. A. Hodges argues faith requires adequate evidence lest it become superstition.
The piece surveys party realignment amid Bailey’s split from the administration and a possible rise of progressive conservative groupings. It notes Southern conservatism affecting New Deal support, race and lynching politics, and a youth poll showing 35 percent would volunteer for war, 31 percent would be drafted, and 10 percent would resist invasion.
The essay notes that despite rising encroachment by Hitler, a major European war is not expected. It portrays the German dictator as bold as Napoleon, pursuing a new empire while calculating others’ patience, recalling misjudgments in World War I about American rights and Wilson’s insistence on peace.
The piece argues Hitler may secure Austrian dominance without war, risks a Czech invasion sparking France’s response, and predicts balanced shifts in European power. It warns of Ukraine gains and ties German glory to tobacco market oversupply as 1937 crops prompt legal checks.
North Carolina tobacco sales reached 141,056,845 dollars, tripling returns from a prior bad year and underscoring tobacco's economic importance to many Carolinians. The state leads in flue cured production and cigarette manufacture, highlighting decades of depressed prosperity despite global demand.
A public speaking teacher recommends eating only two meals daily to save time and money and reduce hunger. He cites examples from Eliott Roosevelt era figures, Mary Pickford, and Frank Vanderlip, then notes hunger can be managed by sipping milk between classes and suggests continued restraint after age thirty.
The Missouri State Highway Department safety director Harry D. Griffith labels the mature, normal male as the top offender in traffic accidents. He cites behavioral risk factors and calls for improved road safety measures.
Quote from Alf M. Landon criticizing hurried reforms and withheld facts. It argues the public has a right to be suspicious when emergencies suppress deliberation and important details are misstated or withheld.
A New York State League of Economics survey shows employers favor younger workers for white collar and other jobs with an age cap near 35 for white collar hiring. The piece notes pension costs, group insurance, and longer life expectancy heighten unemployment for those over 40, urging broad awareness of the issue beyond industrial workers.
February in High Point records show 73 births and 54 deaths. Local notes report Mr and Mrs Jack Grubb visiting Oak Ridge with Mrs Grubbs parents, Mrs Edgerton, and other brief updates on expected homecoming and weekend visits. News briefly mentions the Robert E Lee wreck near Plymouth Massachusetts due to snow in the pilot house, and a Raleigh court ruling invalidating a chain store tax.
Twenty years ago local doctors from Guilford including High Point and Greensboro surgeons increased professional charges due to rising living costs and higher practice expenses. Draft registrants Armentrout Wall Houser Mur phy left for Camp Jackson this afternoon. Also noted are Stephen C. Clark in Greensboro on business and others traveling for professional matters, plus Trinity residents Craven and Pepper families visiting Greensboro and Thomasville over the weekend.
A brief note describes a recent American raid on German positions in the Toul sector with no American casualties. It outlines a Allied anti submarine routine using seaplanes and destroyers to locate and attack subs, while debris indicates a successful strike.
Doctors who complain that business is falling off may look for an explanation in this year's surplus apple crop.
In a terse note, Japan aims to represent 400 million potential customers in China rather than pursue conquest. The reference to Young Hanones as a Chinese leader of Cleveland appears garbled and may reflect OCR error.
National Grange Master L. J. Taber says farmers will have one billion dollars more to spend than in any year since 1929, boosting farm purchasing power and market activity.
New York Day by Day reports on studio fears of vulgar language on live radio luncheons. Lowell Thomas in charge at a Judge luncheon watches as misused phrases slip by on four mikes. The piece notes future warnings and a BBC quip about damme. Rube Goldberg, famed for whimsy, fears mike fright yet imagines a crazy invention house at the World’s Fair.
Will Rogers and Rube laugh at their jokes to heighten humor while Bugs Baer and Rollins Kirby charm audiences with cheer as they play billiards at The Players. George M. Cohan uses a sly mouth angle for wit and speaks directly when serious. Lew Lehr’s awkward tone recalls a barefoot boy at a picnic.
A child climbs to the tall cupboard to reach a single razor to sharpen pencils while the family attends church, a quiet moment of improvised schoolwork.
Shelter Island, four hours from Manhattan, considers two planned toll bridges to connect with Long Island mainland. The summer artist colony and financier estates face isolation, with ferry fares at a dollar fifteen, as Louis Biedermann weighs shifting the bridges to another island for greater appreciation.
The composer advises avoiding heavy meals before bedtime and suggests working to burn fat rather than eating late. He emphasizes the need to balance activity and eating to manage weight.
The piece notes Georgia moving toward ending prohibition after two decades of the 22 year era. It highlights a shift in alcohol laws and public opinion as the state contemplates a new policy direction.
Chicago Bureau of Missing Persons seeks Sherlock Holme, a man reportedly linked to a Hollywood style film project titled Turning the ables or The Hunter Hunted. Authorities urge public help in locating him.
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