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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
2
Fair today with cool interior, warmer Friday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds rise southerly tonight into Friday. Hat teras to Jacksonville seas expect northeast to east winds and fair conditions tonight and Friday.
Report from Page 1, Section A notes Hungarian forces occupy parts of Slovakia as Hitler absorbs the republic. Diplomats sketch a plan for Slovakia to gain autonomy under Budapest with a government arrangement similar to Carpatho Ukraine.
Senator Cowles Republican opposed a measure in the Senate while the Democratic majority sustained him. In the House two Democratic bills affecting Wilkes County were passed over the objection of Representative Sebastian Wilkes Republican. One would place the Wilkes sheriff in full control of the jail removing it from the Republican board of county commissioners.
Mrs Martitia Alfred Thurber 77 died Tuesday evening at the Greensboro home of her daughter Mrs H A Morris after several weeks illness. She leaves two daughters Mrs H A Morris and Mrs G J Yow two sons C M Vincannon J A Thurber W J Thurber nineteen grandchildren six great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from Giles Chapel M P Church with interment in church cemetery. The body lies in state at the niece Mrs J H Hurley’s home Asheboro until the funeral.
Senator Long introduces a bill to bar indigent patients from state tubercular sanatoriums unless three years state residency is met. Senator Bain with Joyner proposes a North Carolina auto rating office to regulate automobile liability insurance rates. Senator Smith seeks a $100,000 annual appropriation for state parks operations.
Jimmy Hines got four to eight years plus two years probation after testimony from two men shaped the conviction. Defense counsel Stryker plans an appeal. He must serve at Tombs prison, but the bond remains pending appeal. A stay of execution was granted to seek a certificate of reasonable doubt.
The Italian king cautioned that wartime tests reveal national character and vowed Italy would safeguard peace. He praised unity tempered by peace duties and noted cordial church state ties amid a dispute with France over the Dec 17 note and the 1935 accord, whose full details remain undisclosed.
Correspondents warn Britain and France push Poland toward alliance with Soviet Russia to counter Adolf Hitler. Poland demands military and financial commitments from Britain as Chamberlain states no wish to block Germany's export trade expansion.
The Piedmont Medical Society met at William Penn High School cafeteria with Dr. Emmett A. Sumner presenting on Sulfanilamide and related drugs in gonorrhea and urinary infections. The Negro doctors from Winston-Salem to Burlington discussed tuberculosis education during National Negro Health Week.
German troops reached Memel to a vast welcome as the battleship Deutschland carried Hitler into the city. Himmler and Ernst Neumann oversaw security and Nazi units while crowds cheered, bands played Deutschland Ueber Alles and Horst Wessel, and marine honors saluted the Fuehrer.
A report finds golf causes more injuries to players than any other sport, highlighting the sport's safety concerns and urging awareness among amateurs and professionals.
Marjorie Mansfield addressed in The Enterprise care of the paper invites readers to send questions about their problems for response in the column. Letters will be answered in these pages.
A woman details unhappiness from an arranged early marriage and a new romance with an older man. She faces constant pressure from his ex girlfriend who follows them after outings. He avoids confrontation, claiming a prior engagement, while she worries the ex will disrupt their time together.
A reader condemns a girl for an on street spectacle and questions whether a man should endure humiliation for possible friendship. The commentary argues she lacks self control and dignity, leaving others embarrassed and hesitant about accepting attention.
Advice column urges a girl to be blunt with a suitor until she is certain her efforts are futile. It says she should realize her behavior is undignified and that true interest should be evident, warning against displays of unreturned affection.
A concise reflection notes that love often causes real heartbreak more than people admit, yet warns there is nothing to win from dwelling on the pain. It suggests moving forward rather than lingering in sorrow.
The text criticizes shabby conduct and urges self control and self respect. It expresses hope that the lady will realize her mistake and show more restraint in behavior.
The speaker wishes the future brings happiness you have not yet found and commends delaying another marriage to allow prudent, thoughtful timing. The tone favors measured decisions over rushed commitments.
About 1000 San Diego State College students petition Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to repeat her scheduled youth problems address at a public auditorium. They argue a key youth problem is affording the fifty five cent admission fee to attend.
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