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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1939
Page
4
A short reflection on love fulfilling the law, stating that love arises from esteem and is the basis of true affection as expressed in a biblical quotation and a Buckingham attribution.
The piece recalls Memorial Day ceremonies across Carolina cemeteries honoring Confederate dead while noting growing federal ties post Civil War. It argues national unity strengthened by Spanish American and World Wars and discusses debt, spending, and clashes between President Roosevelt and Congress over fiscal policy and loan subsidies.
The Philadelphia Record condemns anti Polish propaganda in Germany echoing Czech crises. The News and Observer reports North Carolina Diocese delegates debate women’s eligibility for Episcopal vestments at the 123rd annual convention in Raleigh. The piece notes evolving church attitudes toward women and cites Friends progress and a view of Paul’s stance as outdated.
The passage honors Confederate and Union soldiers alike for fighting to preserve freedom, arguing there is no Lost Cause. It speaks of marble minstrelsy, a voiceless stone, and a promise that time, winter, and doom will not dim the glory of their tomb.
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved authorizing a Florida Ship Canal project at an estimated 200 million dollars. Critics argue the cost could exceed a billion and flood farmland while proponents cite regional benefits for Jacksonville and Miami.
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway gossip from Jane Cowl refusing The Little Foxes role to avoid Mama, Nicky Arnstein's hush money stance, and Johnny Weissmuller at The Aquacade. He cites Leon and Eddie's trade surge, Duke of Windsor chef Casaux's Broadway stint, and World’s Fair factions including N T G’s troupe and AF of A complaints about unpaid rehearsal wages.
General Pershing visited Brookfield Missouri to honor E Wade Patrick a bedbound ground mechanic who created a thriving radio business from bed using a frame desk wall wiring and telephone. By 1938 his bed conducted enterprise earned 32000 with five salesmen directing via phone.
A collage of entertainment notes and rumors from Hollywood and Broadway. Quotes from Ken Murray on Hollywood, song tidbits by Jack Lawrence and Oscar Levant, and a Montreal rumor about Nelson Eddy. London and New York society mentions mingle with racecar carrier facts and theater blurbs.
In city events the High Point High School cafeteria hosts a mother-daughter banquet tonight as part of National Girls Week. The High Point College Dramatic Club plans eight vaudeville skits tomorrow night in the college auditorium. Local visits include Mrs. Ed Kearns returning from Statesville and Mrs. A. H. Maynard visiting Greensboro. Thomas Gold Jr. is a guest in Chapel Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fiddler and children plan New York travel then sail to England for the summer.
Walter Hagen wins the British Open for the fourth straight time. The news brief reveals the late P F du Pont created a trust fund of 6 million dollars for the University of Virginia. Hagen secured his latest championship in a dominant performance.
Twenty years ago the chautauqua will be in High Point from May 28 to June 4. Local creamery stock is being disposed of. The Trophy Council Junior Order scheduled a memorial service for tomorrow.
Carter Dalton visited Greensboro for professional reasons. J Allen Austin attended the Lexington superior court session on Friday. Miss Helen Muse spent the weekend in Lexington with Miss Katherine Walker.
Two naval planes continue the second leg of an Atlantic flight today departing Halifax Nova Scotia en route to Newfoundland as part of a cross ocean mission.
A collection of statements from House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn and diplomats Adolf Berle and Francis Sayre reflecting concerns about spending, confidence, and prosperity in Washington versus Europe. They warn of a clash between individual freedom and civilization against a looming dark age of suppression.
The piece notes a performer nicknamed Mex Levine, a Salt Lake City native who has lived in Mexico for seven years. He stars in a Mexican government–sent show titled Mexicana and is identified as a Mex by locals.
Bruce Catton notes the Justice Department investigation into the building industry aims to show why house costs rise. It examines materials, distribution, contractor rings, and labor unions, with federal actions already probing cement and plate glass price fixing, trade restraints, and bid collusion.
The text notes the Supreme Court age level lowering and recalls a past trend where sending birthday greetings to a justice was considered an insult. It also questions why many women who claim mastery of culinary arts attend cooking schools.
The article jokes about royal attire serving as protection from fashion pirates and speculates on outfits resembling Queen Marys hats as a solution. It also notes a prohibition on selling cream in the Reich during summer and ponders the fate of stormtroopers without breakfast.
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