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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
4
Debates on Hydroelectric Plant and Public Policy
The city council pushes the hydroelectric project amid mixed views and potential legal and financial risks. It questions profit, cost sufficiency, and market demand for 30 million kilowatt hours, while weighing contracts to shield the city from injunctions or court losses.
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Common Sense
Duke Power Company
Plant project costs and bid advisement demand cautious handling
The text notes a $285000 annual interest and operating costs plus reserve fund needs for a proposed plant, and cautions that principal debt retirements are not yet resolved. It urges bids be made with full awareness of the financial nature of the undertaking.
Appointment Sparks Debate Over WPA North Carolina Head
The piece discusses C. C. McGinnis’s selection as WPA head for North Carolina, seen as favorable by some and a tactical blunder by others. It notes Fred Kohn’s Washington consultations may have hurt his chances and praises both men while contrasting their approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Coan
WPA
North Carolina
C. C. McGinnis
Fred Kohn
Washington
Mr. Kohn
Invictus and the Mastery of Fate in Poetry and War
A compact reflection traces Invictus by William Ernest Henley and its cultural reach through Theodore Roosevelt and Joseph Lister. It recounts Henley surviving amputation, the hospital stay, and writing the poem, while noting quotes and anecdotes from Charles M. Schwab and Lord Kitchener about composure under pressure.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Frank Crane
William Ernest Henley
Back yard air raid shelters mock real stuff
In peacetime a man could use one to hide from the installment collector, a witty take on makeshift shelter use.
Village retires Palisades grocer Walt Simmons
When Walt Simmons retired as village grocer at Palisades New York 300 residents organized a testimonial letter and presented cash gifts amid curiosity if all had settled their grocery bills.
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Walt Simmons
Palisades
N. Y
Walter Winchell On Broadway quits over anti Roosevelt policy
The World Telegram cartoonist Rollin Kirby plans to resign around April 5 due to disagreements with the paper's hardening anti Roosevelt stance. Other staffers, including Mrs F D R Heywood Broun, stay. Celebrity scandals and social notes fill the rest of the page.
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Rollin Kirby
The
World-Telegram
Roosevelt
Kirby
F.D.R
High Point Dealers Named for Atwater Kent Radio
Local High Point Hardware Company officials announced they have been appointed dealers in High Point for the Atwater Kent radio. In Raleigh today, several High Point residents attend the senate fight over local bills. Dr J B Craven will open a revival at Main Street Methodist church Sunday morning. Mrs Charles T Ingram and daughter Dorothy are visiting Asheville, while Grace Bulla, Guilford College student, visits relatives here. News briefs note John Snook of the federal penitentiary in Atlanta must resign within 30 days for administrative issues. Reports say Milligan Florida faces flood danger as Yellow River rises and 4000 people are imperiled in Alabama with Mexican rebels preparing to abandon Torreon.
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High Point Hardware Company
High Point
Atwater Kent Radio
Raleigh
Senate
J. B. Craven
Greensboro
Main Street Methodist Church
Charles T. Ingram
Dorothy Ingram
Asheville
Ingram
Ellis
Grace Bulla
Guilford College
John Snook
Atlanta
Milligan
Fla
Yellow River
Alabama
Torreon
Washington Faces Tax Revisions to Ease Deficit
Bruce Catton notes the spring government plan will rely on tax revisions rather than spending cuts to reduce the deficit. He surveys department budgets and argues only modest savings are possible, while psychology of restraint may drive longer term improvement.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Army
Navy
TVA
Triple-A
The Magnificent Fraud by Gilbert Gabriel
Gilbert Gabriel, former drama critic, has written a Par amount movie titled The Magnificent Fraud. He says it is not an autobiography. Rockwell Kent and other artists applauded the effort in a note back East.
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Gilbert Gabriel
Paramount
Gabriel
Rockwell Kent
One Minute Snapshot of Global Motion
A compact reflection on the world’s activity within sixty seconds. The piece hints at continuous events shaping destiny as time ticks, capturing motion and change across Earth in real time.
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Earth
Bolshevism Alarm in Official Circles Sparks Debate
Selections from March 15 1919 discuss Bolshevism as a national concern, citing a Philadelphia Public Ledger report and Senate committee testimony on lawless propaganda tied to the post office and justice departments. Josephus Daniels is mockingly urged to Europe, portrayed as an undaunted voyager ignoring nautical terms.
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Philadelphia
Senate
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Josephus
Washington Post
Josephus Daniels
Europe
Pacing Prices and Proclamations Of One Minute Movements
A column notes fast moving imports such as sausage casings from sheep goats and lambs and live breeding animals and poppy seed and opium sources from multiple nations. It highlights minute by minute economic flows including taxes and refunds and likens time to a wedding aisle and the last mile to the chair.
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Russia
Argentina
New Zealand
Color Peas and a Capitol Flag Note Prompts Debate
A fragment discusses color peas and a publicity push, mentions the Capitol flag, and a CBS plan to air dramatized baseball games. It references the Merkle touchless base incident and hints at rewarding a clever youth for the idea, suggesting mixed reception.
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Capitol
Pica
CBS
M'Graw-Mathewson
Merkle
Steel Monopolies Threaten Free Capitalism Says FTC Report
Federal Trade Commission report to the monopoly committee warns that a monopolistic steel industry could erode free capitalism and threaten market health if not checked.
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Federal Trade Commission
Early Dutch settlers referenced in jury duty quote
Mrs Elizabeth Hussart of Rye New York a housewife drawn for jury duty cites ancestors dating to early Dutch settlers and expresses little fear of witness testimony in a period courtroom setting.
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Elizabeth Hussart
Rye
N. Y
Radio freedom law urged by Elliott Roosevelt before FCC
Elliott Roosevelt asks for a law to assure broadcasters operate without fear despite hostile administration oversight. He urges the Federal Communications Commission to adopt protections enabling press independence in broadcast.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Federal Communications Commission
Fair leader opposes sex display at the exposition
Grover Whalen, president of the New York World's Fair, calls for opposition to a sex display, labeling it as violent against the fair’s hopes and plans. The remark frames a debate over exhibition content and public reception at the event.
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Grover Whale
Quote from Dr Morris Fishbein on scientific reporting
A citation attributes to Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, stating that a scientific report should not be devotional or religiously framed. The remark emphasizes objectivity in scientific writing.
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Morris Fishbein
The
Journal of the American Medic Association
Old folks wake up as kids miss curfew
Residents recall alarm and delay in curfew enforcement as youth stayed out past the night bell. Community members insist on waking elders to address the issue. No siren sounded for the reo, sparking debate over enforcement.
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N. H
Reo
Gandhi weighs justice after Jewish sympathy on Palestine
Gandhi states his sympathy lies with Jews but does not exempt him from justice. He comments on the Palestine question, balancing humanitarian concern with legal and political duties. The remark reflects his nuanced stance amid international debate.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
Palestine
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