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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
4
A reflective essay on Spain’s war toll and the dangerous rise of a benevolent despot. It warns that peace under a strongman could either restore order or crush hopes for liberty, with fascist influence looming and social chaos a real risk.
The Duke Endowment Fund trustees allocate 959,724.81 to 100 Carolina hospitals and 43 orphanages for operating inmate care and facility expansion. The Winston-Salem Journal notes the fund’s role in supporting health and welfare efforts and cites James Buchanan Duke's philanthropic legacy.
长期待婚的克拉克盖博与芭芭拉伦德之间出现消息 传闻称盖博妻子蕾娅已提出离婚 原因列为极端残忍 公众关注其性格与婚姻观念
The passage questions who could be guilty of extreme cruelty and mocks using the term as a Hollywood trope. It suggests Miss Lombard risks marrying such a man and admonishes readers to avoid arguing with artists, noting the phrase is overused.
The Premier challenges Italy with a forthright speech after Munich, offering to negotiate but demanding clear Italian terms. He warns France will not concede any land or rights, signaling Mussolini may seek a conference to gain concessions while delaying war.
Congress debates a 100 million dollar WPA appropriation with White House arguing 150 million is needed to keep rolls steady. The split suggests a compromise as investigations into WPA spending may stretch for months, delaying relief for workers and dampening business.
The North Carolina General Assembly adopted resolutions urging the Democratic national convention to nominate Governor Hoey for the presidency. The piece notes the gesture and argues Hoey has shown executive ability, while warning the South’s chances as a solid bloc remain slim.
The article cites Hitler's Mein Kampf claim that an intelligent victor should present demands in installments. It notes dated maps and calendar-based aims to seize Austria then Czechoslovakia, with similar timelines for Poland and Hungary implied.
The passage contemplates a European conquest in installments and recalls a king’s uphill, downhill march. It echoes Robert Burns and his line about best laid plans often going awry, suggesting hubris and misfortune in strategic ambition.
A porter describes a leadership style learned from W. K. Bixby, praising workers to inspire better performance. He cites a Santa Fe train bedding mistake, the porter’s improved conduct, and Bixby’s humane approach. The tale urges using praise to elicit effort and loyalty.
Notes on the origin of the telephone quote and Bell's knowledge gap. The quote often cited as Bell's first spoken words is clarified as Mr. Watson come here I want you confirming the misread event when Bell spilled acid. It also mentions a long Pacific line from Java to San Francisco and a Pittsburgh society contact.
The text highlights Bell's telephone patent as highly valuable and traces inventions spawned from it. It notes early operators were boys, later replaced by girls due to discipline. It cites a record long distance call from Bay California to Adelaide Australia and a long US domestic call from Eastport Maine to Bay California.
Letter from David Evans of 610 Blair Street envisions progress for High Point with a canal to the ocean, ships arriving under the United States flag, and ongoing civic improvements including a courthouse, post office, underpass, and power plant.
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, who inspired and later married Alexander Graham Bell, remained unable to use his invention because she was deaf from early childhood.
A historical note claims 93 percent of the telephone world is reachable from home while 7 percent remains unconnected, specifically in New Zealand and Soviet Russia.
Clark and Carole announce plans for a wedding with a modest ceremony and a honeymoon in a cottage. They will skip a swimming pool at the retreat and focus on private celebrations.
The Boston Globe printed a description of a public demonstration of the telephone between Salem and Boston on February 12, 1877. The article mentions privacy issues with an automatic device that turns speech into cryptic garbled text and notes operators in San Francisco’s Chinatown must know 2,500 subscriber names by heart.
A brief claim notes that women kill with guns more often than men and do so with a glance or immediate impression. The statement contrasts gender patterns in gun violence and suggests rapid action without equal pace from men.
Cleveland rabbi Armand E. Cohen states he seeks no personal compensation from a state post. He vows any pay received will be split equally among Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish charitable causes.
A historical note describes how voice volume diminishes after fifty miles of wire length while discussing the limits of early telephone transmission and signal degradation.
The February 12 1877 demonstration of the telephone marked an early milestone, later described as the first radio-like broadcast. Boston sent a program to Salem featuring a trumpet solo and a vocal quartet, showcasing wireless listening before the radio era.
The report notes operator headsets today weigh 17 ounces versus six pounds in 1880 and states there are over 200 parts in the telephone instrument. It says low tones travel faster than high tones over wires and that delay devices are required on leased lines to sync piccolo and bass drum.
A claim links the number ten and eighty eight cipher figures to the amplification of voice through repeaters on long distance calls. The text suggests a connection between those figures and the process enabling clearer transcontinental communication.
Henry Fonda served as a technical adviser on the production of Alexander Graham Bell after two years as a trouble shooter for a telephone company. His college thesis studied Communications Telephone and Telegraph.
The first Bell telephone used a human ear from a doctor as its model. Bell and his forebears were teachers of speech and vocal physiology, specializing in deaf mute education and a visible writing system for speech. He left a lasting, earful impact on communications.
In Ri yadh Saudi Arabia King Ibn Saud faced objections from Moslem leaders who called the telephone the work of the devil. He insisted the Koran would prove its use if it were divinely permissible and mullahs later read passages over the line until they were persuaded that Allah approved the installation.
Watson retired from earnings from the telephone, began a full college course at age 40, built a library, traveled the world, and became a highly cultured and erudite man.
An Ohio manufacturer of two tone automobile horns secured a major English order after traveling across the Atlantic. The deal highlights postwar trade links and regional industrial reach.
Twelve new directors were elected Thursday night to the High Point Y M C A board. Local Republicans circulate petitions for a city charter amendment election. A cantata Hosanna was sung at Springfield Friends Church. Chamber contest offers cash prizes for expanding High Point manufacturing. The Happy Feed store to sponsor an Easter egg hunt with 1 000 eggs. Mrs Ophelia Crowder died last night in a local hospital. Eleanor Idol returns home from Salem College for Easter. Mr and Mrs J S Teague visit relatives in Siler City. Mrs Bruce Craven called to Mocksville for niece Bobby Richs illness. The six story annex of the Ricks Hotel Rocky Mount burned. loss: 500000. Secretary Wilbur cancels 349 oil prospecting permits on government lands. Holy Saturday Roman clergy bless homes and public buildings with bell book and holy water for first time since 1870.
In Washington Bruce Catton outlines the pending war profits tax as a drastic, lengthy measure drawn from munitions probe records. He notes sponsors argue it keeps state and federal rates fair and could fund war costs, while opponents warn it could halt industry and fighting capacity.
A Ford owned by Carl Gilbreath of Guilford County suddenly failed while driving on Washington Street. The rear axle and wheels separated as he stopped to let another car pass, leaving the vehicle resting on the pavement and blocking traffic at the Washington and Main street intersection.
A fragment shows the Atlantic Telephone tooting a horn into an instrument, illustrating a demonstration or test. The snippet captures a mechanical or experimental action without broader context.
The origin of telephone greetings traces from Bell and Watson with Ahoy on first experiments and Hello as commercial practice plus Are you there as a British variant in early use.
In Tirana 300 subscribers are reached by name rather than telephone numbers. The scene in the film about Alexander Graham Bell draws Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Bell’s eldest daughter, as the most interested spectator. Loretta Young holds a 16 day old baby in her arms in a moment reflecting Bell family life.
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