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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1939
Page
4
Close High Point election yields bipartisan council
The paper congratulates yesterday’s winners as a near bipartisan council takes control for two years. It notes a tight race with one Republican elected in a Democratic victory and stresses public confidence in elections and city governance over party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Rayburn Praises North Carolina Agriculture in Charlotte
During a brief Charlotte visit Congressman Sam Rayburn of Texas expressed admiration for North Carolina cattle hog and poultry raising. He said the state can compete with Texas in blooded cattle and poultry production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Charlotte
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House of Representatives
North Carolina stock farms showcased in Morrison visit
A Charlotte Observer report describes a round of inspections at former Governor Cameron Morrison’s country home. Jerseys valued up to 15 000 dollars and prize cattle were shown, followed by a vast poultry and egg operation with 43 000 young chickens, and 3 000 turkeys. The tour covered hogs and sheep, illustrating Morrison’s stock-raising progress in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte Observer
Rayburn
North Carolina
Morrison
Poland Faces Danzig Strait and Corridor Demands
Poland resists Hitler's plan citing Danzig's Baltic outlet and the German militarization nearby. A fifteen mile wide corridor would sever Poland from its Baltic ports, forcing a strategic choice over how to engage with Nazi demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Poland
Baltic Sea
Free City
Germany
Baltic
East Prussia
Hitler
Otter
New Deal Debate and Marriage Fee Concerns Across States
Fortune critiques the New Deal’s ongoing battle with 1932-era problems and the rush to fix the economy. A North Carolina resident flags Virginia ministers marrying couples without health certificates at 3.50, while Edgecombe County sees marriage fees rise from 5.50 to about 11, prompting cross-border travel. The piece weighs reform, voter literacy tests, and democracy’s challenges with practical governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune
Virginia
North Carolina
Commonwealth of Virginia
Edgecomb County
Beauty culture offers big pay and hard work for women
The Carnegie funded National Occupational Conference offers a ten cent booklet on beauty culture. It outlines starting pay from 15 to 25 dollars weekly plus tips, with potential to reach 75 to 100 dollars for skilled managers, and notes long hours, irregular schedules, and indoors work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
National Occupational Conference
Fifth Avenue
New York
Farmers urged to return to land under Ford idea
Henry Ford argues farming must be easier cheaper to start and more profitable for people to return to the land. In contrast Reverend Isaac Foot touts Christian fellowship amid a wolf pack world, while Tallulah Bankhead notes a grandmother’s preference against work if undesired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Christian Church
Isaac Foot
England
Grandmother
Tallulah Bankhead
Custody Hearing Reveals Marian Talley Personal Sacrifice
Marian Talley testifies in a custody dispute over her four year old daughter saying she never wanted a movie career and would give it up entirely for her baby. The statement underscores the stakes in the bid for sole custody amid competing parental priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Talley
Labor Leader Calls End to Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
Labor leader John L. Lewis urges cessation of a Gilbert and Sullivan show and asks coal operators to consider serious thoughts regarding the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Portrait of a Man Talking to Himself on Broadway
Walter Winchell notes Virginia Military Institute drew New York Times attention as the model for Brother Rat. He praises One for the Money for its class and entertainment. He comments on Joan Bennett and L. B. Mayer at M G M with a humorous aside about Mayer’s all white office and glare from lights requiring dark glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Military Institute
New York Times
Brother Rat
Paul Douglas
Hitler
Joan Bennett
L. B. Mayer
M-G-M
High Point College marks first anniversary and Boys Week
The literary societies at High Point College celebrate their first anniversary tomorrow. Local boys will give five minute talks in High Point churches Sunday as part of Boys Week. J P Laffoon and I V Orange dissolve their Creative Print Shop partnership with Laffoon becoming sole manager. Dorothy Franklin attended a dance at the King Cotton hotel, Elizabeth Hayden visited Greensboro for the Weidermyer dance, and Lucille Sherrod returns from New York after attending the Wise Wineskie wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
High Point
J. P. Lafoon
I. V. Orange
Creative Print
Laffoon
Dorothy Franklin
King Cotton Hotel
Elizabeth Hayden
Greensboro
Lucille Sherrod
New York
Critics circle snub sparks Pulitzer jitters and more
In a lively, opinionated column the author riffs on the New York Critics Circle snub of the year’s best drama, the upcoming Pulitzer jury weighing in, and current political and cultural jabs. The piece names figures such as La Guardia, Wagner, and Moonlight Serenade, weaving satire with notes on media perks and showbiz lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
N. Y
Wagner
John B. Opdycke
South
America
Storms Kill Forty Six as Weather and Riots Stir World
Forty six persons perished in yesterday's storms. Berlin saw Communist riots flare anew while mountains near Asheville show snow. Local notes include furniture market growth in High Point and Elks veterans parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Berlin
High Point
Lodge of Elks
Home Guard
Elks
Roosevelt eyes reorganization of conservation agencies
In Washington May 3 Bruce Catton reports renewed talk of regrouping conservation bureaus. The Forest Service may move from Agriculture to Interior with Fisheries, pitting business interests and rival agencies against the move while Ickes seeks a unified department of conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Interior Department
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Fisheries
Bruce
Department of Conservation
Senate
Government Service
National Park Service
National Forests
Park Service
Ickes Victory
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Office of Education
Federal Security Agency
Federal Works Agency
Agriculture
Taft
Down with Mussolini and other wartime shouts aboard U.S. ship
Two crew members were jailed after shouting down with Mussolini on a U.S. boat. The piece notes such protests were seen as minor today. Bing Crosby faced kidnapping threats directed at his children and considered protective steps. The piece humorously speculates on harsher consequences if threats had targeted his horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Bing Crosby
Missouri names Jesse James nephew as marshal
A nephew of outlaw Jesse James has been appointed a city marshal in Missouri. The selection ties to his family legacy while signaling a crackdown on crime in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse James
Missouri
Tyronne
Law
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