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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
4
A religious reflection notes that the gospel remains constant despite changing false religions. It cites Mark 16 15 and T L Cuyler on the enduring power of Christ's teaching across time and places.
The settlement of High Point bonds shows profitable placement for nearly half of the issue and signals a stronger city finances. While not the peak price, the sale improves debt condition, reduces future refunding need, and accompanies a growing utility and infrastructure base including electric, water, and paved streets.
The piece recounts Paul V. McNutt’s North Carolina visit shaping presidential buzz and argues seven Democratic candidates for North Carolina governor should repeal the provisional highway fund diversion. It then narrates Roosevelt and Beecher showmanship stories to illustrate persuasive fundraising.
The piece notes Major A. L. Fletcher former labor commissioner and National Wage and Hour bureau assistant administrator will head a regional bureau unit in Charlotte returning home cherished for North Carolina ties. It highlights Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher’s happiness in NC and his advisory role, plus reminiscences of Trinity College alumnus Pete Ford and a light jab at jackrabbit farming prospects in Eastern North Carolina.
A High Point citizen who knew Furnifold M. Simmons in student days at Old Trinity near High Point recalled that Simmons began his political career in his early years.
Readers are urged to cut out columns to paste in a success scrap book for study. The prompt invites starting a personal success collection as a text book of achievement.
The presidential candidate Paw V. McNutt states that the real genius of Americans lies in their ability to cooperate, praising government as the greatest cooperative enterprise. His comment frames civic unity as a foundational strength of the nation.
Two New York communists grow suspicious of Moscow propaganda in the Daily Worker. One plans to report truth from Moscow to his friend, claiming blue ink means truth and red ink means false. A return letter praises Russia, Stalin, and plenty of goods, noting except a bottle of red wine.
Dr. A B Conrad of Roanoke Virginia informed G H Jones that he accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of High Point. Also notes on ticket sales for the 1930 chautauqua, and visits from W B McEwen and Frank J Sizemore to a Washington chamber meeting.
Bruce Catton reports from Washington on the National Negro Congress amid President Lewis attacks on F D R. The split followed a resignation over Communist Party funding and a shift toward a third party, drawing mixed reactions from Urban League and NAACP leaders and signaling long-running pressure from Communist-aligned figures. A second piece notes Alaska’s Matanuska colony grappling with transplanted troublemakers from Cicero Illinois who fled Capone era violence and ended up on relief and eventual disappearance.
A collage of witty digs at Ward Price and Nazi leaders, jokes about Hitler and Chaplin, and anecdotes from London clubs and Hollywood. Includes quips on propaganda, chain letters, and a note on Poland's suffering as Scalise faces 53 counts.
A clipped set of editorials quotes cites J. W. Studebaker on public schools as freedom’s bulwark and W. S. Swingle on bearing global problems, plus Mrs. Helen Rodgers on gender and civilization versus war and dullness.
A mariner reports spotting the Queen Mary off the Cape of Good Hope two days after a Norwegian sighting. Comment jokes about renaming the ship Eleanor Roosevelt.
A timid office worker plans a quiet retreat to read but returns when he finds his boss at home with his wife. The moment prompts a comic exchange about misjudged plans and a near risky exit. The Beachcomber mocks the grand prison term headlines by the Herald Tribune.
An afternoon with U S Chamber of Commerce members at their annual convention shows Wendell Willkie as the preferred presidential candidate. They oppose Dewey and Hoover and rate F D R no better, but acknowledge Willkie would be a tough opponent to sit.
Oddities of a gas shortage era appear as words on a page. The passage hints at a vanished figure Stanley and a gasless steam engine while noting Indians recalling a past event that shortened lives. The tone reads as speculative commentary from a period newspaper.
The piece notes that there is no sign of U S entry into war yet but vitamists discuss grass as a beneficial food source, reflecting public concerns and unconventional dietary ideas of the era.
In a curiously sparse report, observers note the muted attention to California's ham and eggs as Denmark seizes headlines with a butter and bacon dispute involving Adolf. No clear blame or timeline offered, leaving readers to read between the lines.
The text praises relief agencies helping unfortunates in Europe while questions what they do for Hitler and his “Have-Nots.” It frames the dictator as controlling five squirming nations and suggests a unequal focus of aid.
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