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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
4
The gospel of Christ remains constant while false religions shift. This message cites First Peter 1 25 and asserts the enduring nature of divine word as preached by the gospel.
Virginia garden clubs removed 95 000 billboards from highway right of way since February as a movement to preserve roadside beauty. North Carolina legislators attempted a similar bill but opposition from billboard interests and utilities halted it. Observers warn of renewed efforts in 1941 to curb visual pollution and defend aesthetic and economic value of scenic roads.
The North Carolina Episcopal Diocese signals openness to Presbyterians and authorizes Bishop Penick to form a commission to study unity. The report contrasts prelacy with Presbyterian governance and notes historical timelines from 1523 to 1560.
The text discusses church governance modeled on ancient Jewish forms and primitive Christian groups. It contrasts representative government with efforts toward broader unity, noting growing laity influence in Protestant Episcopal and Presbyterian systems and limited prospects for organic union.
Gustav Blair of Phoenix has been recognized by a jury as having proven his claim to part of the Ross estate, 65 years after the kidnapping mystery. The piece weighs on what Charlie Ross would have become, but Blair’s life shows a constructive path rather than tragedy.
The passage urges banks to welcome all citizens to deposit idle funds and earn solid interest. It argues banks should publicly share how their customers achieve thrift and gain investment guidance, highlighting the value of public-facing financial wisdom.
A fourteen year old William M. Jeffers entered the Union Pacific office in North Platte Nebraska seeking work. He outworked peers studying telegraphy and pursued bigger roles with a simple rule do a little more than you are paid for. His career rose from office boy to president through overtime effort.
A jumble of political and entertainment lines includes Mack Sennett returning to film work, a lamb shown in a Des Moines classroom, remarks by Senator Reynolds and Secretary Hopkins, and sardonic quips about prosperity and success.
Walter Winchell on Broadway notes social swirl on 52nd Street with Franchot Tone Alice White and Mitzi Green and Frank Parker among celebrities. Observes Helen Chandler at St Patrick’s Cathedral and Mrs Roosevelt with Secret Servicers as the Queen Mary returns. Kitty Carlisle, Connie Bennett, Eddie Cantor, Warren William and others mingle at Cotton Club and Broadway events.
Sally in Our Alley notes John Barrymore has long read dialogue from a classroom blackboard near cameras during films. While touring a play a theatergoer asked for two seats in the aisle, Barrymore replied he had two in front row center but the patron would need a board on his lap.
Vivid portraits of a city at play with couples sharing quiet moments in the Automat and on the Staten Island ferry. The scene shifts to crowded sidewalks where gardenia sellers prosper as late shoppers drift through department store home aisles.
A collage of sharp quotes and notes on press topics. It mentions snatch threats against Mrs. McLean's daughter and police outreach to New York cops. The piece notes The Truex family members in theater and the Rockefellers funding street tree planting along 5th Avenue.
Milton Dubin, a 21 year old NYU journalism graduate, alleges a Philadelphia mass murder for insurance ties to Mrs. Rose Starace whose daughter was killed in 1936 by a Brooklyn ring. He claims to have verified the tale with the woman and alerted the Brooklyn district attorney.
A colorful roundup of New York entertainment and nightlife notes from the era. Highlights include Jan Garber at the Ice Terrace, Lanius at the Penthouse Club, Pancho and La Conga, CBS spots and radio hits, Harlem shows, and vivid street observations from the Stork Club area to 46th Street, with quirky portraits of venues, performers, and passersby.
Miss Nellie Tayloe Ross Wyoming’s first woman governor will address Redpath Chautauqua on the fourth night as the event opens Monday. Mother's Day will be observed in city churches Sunday. Labor unions demand troop withdrawal at Elizabethton strike. Calvin Coolidge named to New York Life Insurance board. Tourists Hotel fire in Amarillo kills five. Hoover to visit the South in fall.
Memorial Day services organized by the United Daughters of the Confederacy took place on May 10 with a procession from the home of Mrs. J E Kirkman to the cemetery. Rev J A Clark delivered the principal address on the Lost Cause with short talks by J E Kirkman and others before graves were decorated and veterans gathered for refreshments at Mrs J F Haydenn's home.
A collection of quips noting that afternoon born babies lack morning traits, plus jokes about a self absorbed man whose talk never ends and a pun about axis meeting a corridor, reflecting light Tribune style humor in a Greensboro, Detroit and Toronto papers.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes a fascist press claim that Italy is prepared for any action at any moment and questions whether this readiness could extend to peace efforts.
A comic dialogue depicts Mrs Mefoof praised as marvelous for making Scotch a magical medicine. She supposedly slips daily at elevin o'clock then breakfasts served by a butler. The talk shifts to Bennie and a gossiping crowd about a costly, social lifestyle.
Bruce Catton notes San Francisco voters will decide on funding a transmission and distribution system for Hetch Hetchy power amid federal scrutiny. The Interior Department challenges the PG&E contract selling power for resale, with a court injunction and SEC scrutiny. If bond approval fails, the city risks higher taxes and lost revenue.
Fragmentary remarks cite Robert J. Watt urging radicals in the labor movement to act as a check and balance. The brief notes tension within leadership as calls for stronger action surface without clear outcomes or dates.
Actor Tom Brown, known for his knee pants era in a dozen films, has finalized a divorce, signaling a personal shift as he continues a prolific screen career.
Al Smith, visiting Hollywood, says now is the time for the film industry to return to producing genuine American pictures in the real United States.
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