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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1939
Page
4
A biblical verse from John 3 36 contrasts belief in the Son with denial and warns that those who do not believe face God's wrath. The text urges love for God and obedience to receive His truth and teachings as revealed by Robertson.
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association convenes in High Point as pharmacists reflect on the profession's evolution from humble apothecaries to modern drugstores. The article notes pharmacy's ancient origins, its social role, and contrasts past nepotism concerns with current calls to protest a Senate clerk expansion bill that would raise federal payroll costs.
The piece extols Dr. Bob House as a lively speaker who uses a harmonica to enliven talks at UNC and the Charlotte Observer reflects on North Carolina's independent spirit. It notes a praise of small-town papers and quotes about Japan and China from Observer and Wall Street Journal excerpts.
The new administration pledged a twenty five percent government cost reduction yet spending climbs. A recent congressional action signals renewed push for reform under the government reorganization act, raising questions about outcomes of the streamlining effort.
The Winston-Salem Journal notes Mussolini’s claim there is no current war necessity in Europe and questions the fairness of “give and take” in appeasement. It points to Czech lands, Albania, and Austria as examples where others sacrificed freedom to appease fascist powers. The piece invokes Patrick Henry on life and liberty.
A reader recalls two bosses who mistreat their secretaries and contrasts them with Edison’s private secretary Meadowcroft and real estate auctioneer Joseph Day who treat staff well. The piece urges kindness and consideration in the workplace, suggesting one day of courtesy can start a lasting change.
A 14 month old Rhode Island prize baby is described in a curious local snippet alongside a phrasebook said to have been supplied to German troops before the invasion of Czechoslovakia. The text includes lines about money and confiscation amid a dinner-table scene.
Postmaster General James A. Farley urges the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen to prioritize domestic order as the best defense against external risks. He stresses strengthening internal systems and unity within the nation to meet any foreign challenge.
Walter Winchell On Broadway surveys New York characters from Times Square salesmen to nightclub actresses and garment district errand boys. It notes the street level grit and aspiration of workers and socialites alike as they seek better opportunities through education and stylish living.
Vivid portraits of New York’s edge and energy from街 life to Broadway. The piece surveys workers, actors, youths, and unemployed figures at night, highlighting the city’s contrasts, dreams, and hardships as a restless, restless metropolis.
A brisk portrait of Harlem fashion and Hollywood glare on Sundays. Debutantes crave publicity while autograph hounds mob visiting stars. Gae Foster dancers at the Roxy face harsh routines, deflating fantasies of mink and money. A City Hall candy seller rejects charity, a quirky counterpoint to urban myths.
A composite portrait of theater impresarios penny pinchers and foreign language programmers, young secretaries gossiping on Monday subways, frayed-suit drama room patrons, bookies in restaurants, drama producers unable to find stories, restless newspapers, and a Grand Central cab driver spinning symphonies while awaiting fares.
A grim street vignette depicts weary chorus girls, beggars, and dreamers wandering Main Stem. It contrasts tired theater crowds with Wall Street night clubs, phony political handbills, and Greenwich Village intellectuals. a portrait of urban disillusionment.
Grover Whalen and crowds fill Central Park on a sunny Sunday as adults enjoy the fair alongside delighted children. Shoppers, job seekers, and ticket brokers mingle in a city scene of bustling shops, performers, and hopefuls in a lively portrait of urban life.
A vivid scene of street life and performers as crowds emerge from Carnegie Hall into the clamor of city streets. Helen Hayes appears amid a chorus of observers while workers in distant districts toil to craft winter coats. A saucy singer resembles a ventriloquist dummy when intoxicated and faces persistent attention from men.
The Terry Smith Rawley company bought five South Hamilton lots from Durham Hosiery Mills, including the mill buildings. Miss Louise Alcorn a 37 year old High Point High School faculty member died after an appendectomy. Mrs T J Gold visited Winston Salem. Miss Rachel Donnel from Greensboro weekend visit. birth announced for W C Hammond Jr.
Al Capone of Chicago was sentenced in Philadelphia to one year in prison for carrying a concealed weapon. The Presbyterians debated divorce at their Montreal general assembly. The Cleveland Clinic, recently destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt.
Twenty years ago the First Baptist Church interior undergoes repairs and the congregation will worship at the high school auditorium this Sunday. Rev W A Lambeth and Fred N Tate spoke at Wesley Memorial Church on Centenary collections.
Miss Lillie Rankin resigns after years with North State Telephone and accepts a book-keeping position with the W. W. Idol Company. The Pike property on North Main Street near Mechanicsville Supply Co will be sold May 31 by Penny Brothers for the American Land Company. Thomas J. Murphy of Greensboro, former city manager of High Point, is in the city today.
News briefs note N C 4, a duck among naval planes, has reached the Azores. Five Episcopal Church leaders were welcomed by the Pope in Rome. Germans staged mass demonstrations against allied peace terms. A note praises bathtub singing as beneficial to family life. Michigan moves to ban barber advertising, citing perfume in hair.
A night scene on West End Avenue and 84th Street shows debutantes at Stork Club Coq Rouge and other midtown spots signaling friends with coded phrases about sophisticated life. The chatter references PhD jokes and a nickname Petticoat Hangs Down while chorus girls use a separate snowing down south signal.
In Washington on May 17 the push to scrap the central farm program and set fixed prices continues. Bills for cost of production and domestic allotment aim to guarantee higher prices to farmers without heavy subsidies, funded by processors taxes and market adjustments.
Chinese philosopher Lin Yutang defines writers as a class of gifted babblers whose main contribution to the state is their nuisance value highlighting a contentious view of literary dissent and civic role.
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