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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1940
Page
4
The readable characters show stray letters and numbers with dollar values, lacking coherent names, places, or events to form a proper news item or notice. The fragment cannot confirm a specific incident, person, organization, or date for a concise summary.
A brief, fragmented reflection notes resistance to oppression as a natural impulse. The text expresses a sense of moral duty and lament over tyranny, touching on personal conscience and the right to dissent.
The piece argues for preserving highway maintenance funding in North Carolina, warning that neglect would render the half billion investment obsolete. It critiques diversion of funds and stresses road use should align with actual need, urging state leaders to act courageously. It also notes Secretary Wells’s peace visit amid war, suggesting potential broader geopolitical implications.
A New York campaign targets loan sharks charging 365 percent on $100 000 weekly loans. Lenders use post-dated checks and bank affidavits to force repayment, criminalizing failure to pay. Despite crackdowns, usury persists as lenders reopen with the same schemes.
An editorial notes Morganton’s double loss from a Charlotte apartment fire that killed two local women. Funeral services drew hundreds of mourners. The piece also cites Charlotte housing failures and a Fayetteville Observer remark on homicide rates as a referenced clue.
The article notes Turkey may seek old ties with Russia and contends Britain and France were weakened by Finland's fall. It says Southeastern states showed belligerency toward Russia and Germany, while democracies hesitated to aid Finland. Chamberlain’s Commons appearance offered a weak plan for support.
The text discusses Europe’s postwar stability and how European nations will fund recovery through trade. It weighs whether relations will be courted or controlled, noting risks if militaristic powers push for favorable terms and suggesting Mr. Welles could influence U.S. policy amid a divided field of presidential advisers and voters.
A Methodist farmer’s son Harvey Couch faced taunts at Magnolia Academy Arkansas. He doubled grades to prove himself, becoming class leader, later head of Kansas City Southern and Louisiana Arkansas Railroad. Pat Neff, Baylor president, praised his rise and disciplined focus. Italy coal shortage remark ends fragment.
The piece lists recognizable figures in a Broadway press section scene, identifying Jimmy Durante Lucius Beebe Burgess Meredith Lee Shubert and others by appearance or role. It evokes Winchell style quips and names Peggy Joyce Billy Rose and Milton Berle among more.
President Roosevelt's tour of southern waters prompts a special House subcommittee to inspect the Panama Canal defenses. The panel will study the third set of locks and a potential new Pacific air field, with talk of enlarging canal territory. Ickes travels to California to quell Democratic factions. Senator Theodore Green expands a wiretapping probe to include FBI activities.
The state faces a record primary field with seven Democrats and three Republicans seeking two nominations. Analysts warn a split vote could allow a minority of Democratic voters to pick the governor as two winners emerge from a crowded first primary.
A playful column lists famous names matching nightlife behaviors and outfits in New York venues. It links Elaine Barrie, Irving Berlin, F D Roosevelt Jr, Mrs Farley, Liz Whitney, Cholly Knickerbocker, Frances Faye, Cobina Wright Jr, Oscar Levant, Balmy Manville, Fred Astaire, and others to humorous visual clues. The item riffs on social scenes and celebrity personas.
President Henry W. Miller of the Southern Railway plans an underpass project. A Men’s Club was organized at the Reformed Church of High Point. Notices mention Mrs. E. T. Harris visiting Aberdeeen relatives and Mrs. Elizabeth Covington visiting Baltimore. The late Chief Justice Taft’s view on prohibition is noted. The Earl of Balfour died in England. Chicago authorities seek Al Capone, whose whereabouts are uncertain.
Twenty years ago Rev I W Hughes conducted a mission at St Marys Episcopal Church. The North Carolina Conference on the Forward Movement in the Society of Friends closed at the High Point Friends Church last night. About people John L Gilbert of
The relief fund for Finland, though it failed to aid the country, served Hoover’s aim to depolarize American opinion and keep the nation from war. He worried anti Hitler sentiment was steering the U S toward conflict and believed Finland relief would ease emotion. Iceland appears neglected, with no moves toward annexation. Boston women study hors d oeuvres as others still learn the term.
The Hatch bill to clean up politics draws Republican support for the main measure and an amendment to limit campaign contributions, while Democratic leadership hesitates over potential GOP backlash. A commenter from Thomasville notes mixed opinions as fragments of local notices and travel plans appear alongside.
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