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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
4
Classified line from High Point Enterprise describes ownership by Associated Press and republication rights. Date noted as Thursday May 16 1940. Page appears to be a legal or filler notice fragment with no actionable event described.
The former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels was praised in Washington for modernizing the Navy and improving training. He testified before the House Naval Affairs Committee about wartime performance and the need for preparedness in air sea and land defenses. High Point prepares to host statewide gatherings but seeks a larger convention auditorium as the North Carolina Travelers Protective Association begins its annual convention.
The wife of draft dodger Bergdoll says he knows something important about Germanys secret weapon used in Belgium and that he wishes to relay it to President Roosevelt. She argues revealing the information could save time and possibly lives, with costs to consider.
The Enterprise lauds High Point for securing 1941 conventions of funeral groups and notes past convention growth. The Charlotte News argues the nation should act to aid Allies, citing limits of action at sea and potential Japanese moves. It urges rapid industrial buildup in airplanes munitions and financing through Congress without war declaration, predicting better military readiness within a year if Congress acts.
A Baltimore newspaper contest in 1927 sparked 14 year old Larry Adler to pursue harmonica stardom. He funded a better instrument, learned alone, and studied judges to tailor his performance. Despite early doubt he won by playing to the judges, later recording Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and achieving worldwide fame and high pay. The lesson: make yourself stand out and study your judges.
Readers are urged to cut out columns and paste them into a scrap book as a personal study text on success. The piece promotes starting the Success Scrap Book now to review guidance and motivational ideas in a portable format.
Quotes praise affordable housing ambitions and free scientific thought amid a nickel-in-slot cinema era. The piece notes a California contractor’s push for a $1500 house and Secretary Hull’s remarks, while highlighting a new 42 installment movie plan at $2.10 per view.
The Yankees show their usual strength with DiMaggio back in the lineup and drop a few games. A wartime comparison notes the Western Front tactics echoing 1914 with a warmup in Norway, while a barber shop metaphor describes the ongoing war as a mustached man repeatedly calling for the next customer.
Morning edition notes a shift to using first teams in coverage. The field reports sharper play and more complete lineups as reporters track early-season adjustments and strategic decisions shaping the lineup.
A skeptic asks what Mr. Dubb did after missing his sixth putt. He allegedly retrieved a tape measure to gauge both the ball and the hole diameter, prompting questions about his method and the contest conditions.
Walter Winchell on Broadway spans odd notes and jokes before a factual history recounting Elias Howe gaining the sewing machine patent in 1846 after earlier claims by Thomas Saint Barthelemi Thimonnier and Walter Hunt. The piece notes pirating battles and eventual Howe patent rights.
Washington reports a worsening cotton surplus as war expansion reduces future U S exports. Britain, Germany, and other nations face stockpiles. open market price shifts and long carryover loom, with U S production about 12 million bales and domestic use near 7.5 million. Greenland consul Penfield sails for new post with varied supplies and plans.
A quirky curation notes Dolores high pay as a Ziegfeld pose, early brides like Ann Burns, Marcelle Edwards Manville’s mascara habit, Lupe Velez fashion, and Maxine Elliott’s weight and diet. It mentions Arline Judge, Lily Langtry, Mrs. James Brown, and Anita engagement in glamour history with brief, colorful anecdotes.
Ninon de Lenclos resisted restraint by freeing birds during visits. Chorus Girl Lois Andrews battles a middle aged spread while counting calories. Honey Chile Wilder is the only GG who can walk her dog and return home with a Packard. The Countessor wore military uniforms for sex appeal after overthrowing Peter II. Cobina Wright Jr. favors beer and her mother was the Social Register’s first social disease. George Sand cut her hair and gave it to Musset as proof of love. Lilyan Tashman popularized bright red hair as a brunette staple. Julie De Krudener drew 50 000 pilgrims to Basel to kiss her hand.
A garbled gossip of New York society figures cites Gloria Vanderbilt's 1941 42 debut and concerns it may eclipse peers. It mentions Wally Simpson Hausers Alice Faye and other socialites in a fragmented summer column.
Elaine Barrie is described as a Woman of Destiny while anecdotes about peers reveal rivalries and quirks. Notes mention Maxine Elliott’s dog barking at references to Lillian Russell and Peggy Joyce’s discomfort with discussing men. The piece paints a collage of personalities and social quirks in a gossip tone.
A fragmented gossip column cites Anna Held’s drastic weight loss during illness and a blood donor truck driver. It compares Mae Murray's preferred high necklines with Gloria Reisinger the beer baroness and Patricia Plunkett as the poorest model. It mentions Betty Grable’s fame, Martha Stephenson’s wit, Doris Duke Cromwell’s drinks, Marlene Dietrich’s cooking, and Merle Oberon’s mixed reception.
A fragmentary reminiscence mentions Virginia Clenom Barbara Bannist and a stream of names linked to early 20th century stage glamour. References drift through talk of performers like Harry Richman Cynthia Cavanaugh Brenda Frazier and Hazel Forbes Richman, with hints of nightlife, fashion, and social circles of the era.
The notable humorist Will Rogers secretly visited East Side tenement houses while in New York for the Follies. Incognito he gathered lists of needs and weekly provided coal food and other aid to individual families, asking that his generosity remain unknown.
The speaker asserts there is no such thing as business only the thousands of American men and women striving to earn a living. He emphasizes collective effort and individual labor in building the economy. He identifies work as a shared national endeavor shaping prosperity.
A tour of quirky historical anecdotes links Lillian Russell to cosmetics, Marie Antoinette to a handkerchief legend, Pola Negri to a mistaken poisoning scare, Cora Pearl’s charitable largesse, and Disraeli on Greek sculpture seen through his wife.
F. Guggenheim, president of the Citizens Committee for the Control Crimea, warns that crime has become a national issue like never before since its end. He urges broader action and public awareness.
Former Governor Gifford Pinchot emphasizes conservation as essential for lasting prosperity. He frames it as a national duty tied to Pennsylvania and the state’s natural resources, urging public support and sustained effort.
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