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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1938
Page
4
A reflective note by D. Webster urges that despite a reading age, preaching the Gospel remains the most effective human agency for spiritual improvement. The passage cites Mark 16 15 and emphasizes global outreach and personal influence through faith preaching.
Johnson told a Queen City Rotary crowd that the South suffers under New Deal policies and urged a return to prosperity. He criticized administration personnel and policy, calling the program a mix of radical elements and warning it would fail. Johnson’s rhetoric entertained the audience but critics say he lacks decisive follow-through.
The revised bill passes Senate and heads to the House in rudimentary form. It preserves the undistributed profits tax for two years if the House concurs. Senators say the change improves productive capital but stops short of total elimination, noting risks to both big and little business.
The Senate passed a motion to reconsider the bill as amended by Senator Bailey of 8 State. The measure would open courts to appeals from a federal decision, broadening access to appellate review.
The article criticizes Senator Sherman Minton and the Bailey bill allowing appeal from a federal commission ruling on the Tuckertown dam. It argues centralized bureaucratic power hinders state development and cautions against war and misjudged disarmament. It notes perceived motives and urges considering the other side’s peace view.
The piece argues fear governs nations as it cites the Japanese foreign minister Koki Hirota proposing a non aggression pact to ease fears. It notes amid economic distress nations plan costly defenses while Japan may build a stronger navy if it wins the Chinese war and the U S plans.
The article portraits Eugene O Neill as a frail, tuberculosis ridden youth who meets a shipmate in Jimmy the Priest’s dive and vows to write a play. It notes his struggle with illness and drinking, his eventual rise to fame as America’s leading playwright with works like Emperor Jones Desire Under the Elms and Strange Interlude.
Reader notes dogs and goats often live with horses for companionship in Kentucky barns. Suggests city dwellers consider a billy goat for company at home, warning playful butted moments but avoiding boredom.
A collection of remarks from Mayor La Guardia Treasury Secretary Morgenthau President Day and Minister Steincke reflecting views on art government work and public safety. The quotes showcase varied attitudes toward conflict labor and parental roles amid a tense political climate.
University of Kansas music director W Miessner condemns lax practice among school musicians, urging discipline and higher standards to raise ensemble performance. He argues consistent rehearsal and focus are essential for artistic progress and program reputation.
Walter Winchell notes on Broadway fads and public trials. Temptations include Ann Harding and Paula Stone romances, the Parsons Case coverage, marital rumors involving Maxine Darrell and Robert Baird, and other show business intrigues.
The text notes Peg La Centra and Wm Crawford Jr at a cinema with Frances Dodge announcing an engagement to James Johnson of Jersey in June. It mentions Craig Adams and Janice Hanford confirming a marriage, and twin pickets connected to Mi grim’s shop. It cites the Administration opposing adjournment until the Wages and Hours Bill passes and the Mayor backing Berle for governor, plus a New York radio committee picking top shows led by Yolanda Merc-Irion.
The note reports Frang Lehar the Merry Widow composer, described as alto non Aryan, has paid one million seblings to the exchequer to settle differences with Goering. It mentions Mary Scanlin a Chicago fashion designer as Walsh's new pick and Sally Stearns to coach Yale crew in the Derby Regatta on May 1. A tragedy ends Virginia McNaughton’s career after leg fractures at Leon Eddie’s. a major radio noise is suspected. the piece closes with “La Follette, We Are ere!”
A pastiche of light items covers international hints of peace with a Germany Italy and Poland pact, theatrical jots about Claire Trevor and Hildegarde, a joke about a voice duplicating typewriter, and a note on Lily Pons receiving coded cables from Kostelanetz.
The piece notes new leetrolics at The International Casino and an extended week at Casa Manana Vaudeville Bill of Stars. It adds a Mother's Day reflection on gratitude and teases a Metropera clash between Deems Taylor and Edward Johnson.
A $75 000 bonded warehouse permit has been granted for erection on the old Union Furniture property by the Carolina Bonded Warehouse Company. Fred A. Thomas is listed as an official. Senator Sumner Burgwyn, candidate for lieutenant governor, will address the Democratic club tonight. A mother daughter banquet is planned for tomorrow night at Central Friends Church. The 49th annual meeting of the executive board of the Woman's Foreign Society of the Methodist Protestant church is in session at the First M P church.
Mrs. Forrest Murray spends the day in Greensboro. Mrs. Tom Turner to leave for a weekend in Charlotte. Rev. H N Bowne returns from Charlotte after attending a church conference. J Allen Austin spoke to the American Business club at the Sheraton hotel dinner meeting urging support for a municipal hospital here.
Al Smith told a congressional committee he spent nothing to boost his Democratic presidential nomination bid. General Nobile of Italy plans to depart Spitzbergen in a dirigible tomorrow to attempt a North Pole flight. Oil City Pennsylvania reported a $350000 fire. Chicago and New York furniture showings will no longer conflict with High Point displays.
Twenty years ago Dr J J Wicker warned that procrastination harms the soul before a large First Baptist congregation. Free anti typhoid vaccine is available from the city physician. Rev P D Brown will preach at the Lutheran church Sunday morning. Memorial Day recollections include Comrade Dowd recounting Ku Klux experiences. Willis H Slane visited Greensboro. Ruth Kirkman travels to Richmond for a relative's wedding. Mrs Frank Wineskie and daughters visit Statesville while Mr Wineskie attends business in New York.
Charles B. Driscoll recalls Billy’s on 56th Street and First Avenue, a plain eatery known for thick beefsteaks and gas mantles, tracing its origins to Mike Condron and Mickey’s in 1869, with Billy Condron now guiding a family business. The piece also touches on the writer’s own morning routine and method for his column.
The Ft. Worth publisher Amon Carter stands out in Park Avenue with a distinctive off-white soft felt sombrero. His hat is not a ten-gallon cow hat yet shares the same general idea, tailored to suit his face and figure.
Frank Beck, a cartoonist arriving from California, is noted for his quiet humor and measured speech. He rarely complains about overwork and uses a restrained smile to carry his sarcasm.
Jimmy Powers, a longtime New York sports editor, sails for Rome and Austria on his annual trip to observe how dictators govern sports. He arrived from Cleveland years ago, found a room in the Chelsea, faced tough starts, and now enjoys steady advancement through grit and networking.
The piece notes a revival of checkers with store displays and modern boards appealing to shoppers. It observes clubs and quiet gatherings embracing the pastime and compares the trend to earlier revivals of badminton and mahjongg, highlighting a renewed interest in traditional games.
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