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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
4
President Roosevelts congressional address draws wide praise as public sentiment shifts to strong defense. The piece notes fear of German aggression, calls for a powerful navy air force and well trained army, and contrasts dictatorships with enduring liberty while condemning Nazi and Kaiser actions.
The High Point Red Cross forms a local committee to raise the city’s share of ten million dollars for relief in Germany and Belgium. The piece urges immediate citizen donations, praising the Red Cross as an angel of mercy and warning against complacency amid wartime needs. It cites Labor’s misgivings about pension plans and quotes dispatches about Allied fleets and Mussolini, concluding with a lampoon of Il Duce.
Berlin reports Kaiser Wilhelm II will return to Germany to settle on an East Prussian estate after pledging to live as a private citizen. He preferred staying at Doorn Castle in Holland and facing his fate there, amid notes on his war leadership and declining influence.
South Carolina instructed its delegates to back Roosevelt at the National Democratic convention. Of 600 delegates chosen, 447 are now pledged or instructed to support the third term drive, reflecting broad sentiment that changing the presidency now would be a mistake among millions of voters.
President William Green of the A F L releases a pamphlet titled A Rainbow Pot of Gold. The preface warns that proponents lure with schemes and vague promises of monthly benefits at ages fifty five or sixty, without disclosing the true cost or details of the plan.
A passage from William E. Holler head of GM’s Chevrolet division and author of Step Out and Sell extols perseverance and temper in sales. It cites Corbett’s “fight one more round” rule as a champ’s creed, and warns that anger harms others while kindness endures.
A bootmaker boasted six month repairs free guarantee for each pair. A man returned boots worn out in three months, explaining they fit him yet were tight for his brother on the night shift. The story, from Tit-Bits, highlights mismatched wear versus fit.
A short, rustic verse from a Michigan country store echoes a simple moral about fairness in finances. The playful couplet suggests mutual sharing as the path to harmony, while warning that taking another’s money leads to trouble.
The president denies recalling telling Iowa delegates he would not seek a third term. A clarifying line refutes the confusion. A Hitter henchman lauds him as the greatest of all great men. The piece ends with a grim forecast that the Fuehrer will likely end up a bust.
Dr. George H. Crowell will leave tomorrow for Atlanta to attend the New York Life agents meeting won by his business volume. Guilford County population is 132769. Junior high boys glee club to sing at First Baptist Church Sunday morning. Mrs. R. K. Stewart leaves for Durham for the weekend. E. M. Knox Jr. is recovering from an operation. India unrest alarms Britain. Ambassador Dawes to attend Chicago Exposition in September. First contingent of Gold Star Mothers arrives in Paris.
A reader relays market chatter about German use of captured American securities to impact neutral nations and influence prices. Gossip from the Pierre hotels covers Tony Martin and Alice Faye, Wall Street rumors, broadcasting moves, and celebrity gossip about Mrs. Vincent Astor, John Gunther, Wendell Willkie, Claudette Colbert, and others.
An uptown Bund meeting last Friday included a fan dancer prompting scandal among some members who warned about Herr Winchell’s possible reaction. The note also touches on Nazi propaganda and historical costs of assassination across eras.
Harry Hansen accuses Prof Maurer of misusing academic privilege in a study of American Speech while planning to inform editors at Columbia. E Cantor will attend the Red Cross air show May 26 from 10 to 11 pm. Queen Wilhelmina Leopold and FDR may be piped in. Hope Saroyan not superstitious. First letters of Love's Old Sweet Song spell Loss.
Belle Baker unveils a new radio program titled Scrapbook of a Star which promises entertaining anecdotes and star power. Frances Farmer’s press agent reports on upcoming plans and events involving Broncos and Leif Bee, with no firm schedule announced.
A press note traces the Broadway hit The Man Who Came to Dinner to earlier legends with Sinbad the Sailor cited as inspiration. It notes controversy over authors Kaufman and Hart and mentions Langs and Thomases in music box matters. It reports Romeo and Juliet costs, Ma Simmonds exiting Shubert era, and Danny Kaye at LaMartini a source of amusement.
FDR compares timetables from Europe to the Americas with historical movements. Editorial notes California to Paris days, New York to Greenland hours, urging caution against flag-waving labels. Mentions cultural items and personalities in a rapid, opinionated survey.
Twenty years ago local news reports completion of plans to finish the Y W C A organization fund drive. L L Davis and J R Young are in Gastonia attending the Grand Lodge LO CF meeting.
Miss Clara Lowe is confined to her home on West Green Street by tonsillitis. Miss Nellie Muse, G. C. W. student, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Muse. C. Harriss left for Williamsport, Pa., this morning on business.
News briefs note that the Allies have decided Germany must pay 30 million dollars in reparations. Violet Johnson of High Point tops Queen’s College Charlotte class and hosts a luncheon for staff and friends. she is editor in chief of the annual. Dorothy Thompson quarrels with a New Yorker piece and FDR comments about sanity are cited.
Bruce Catton reports U S anxieties over possible Pacific and Latin American flashpoints as MexicoJapan and the Panama area loom. US troops in Texas maneuver while Guam fortification and tin rubber loans stir debate amid shifting pacific sentiment.
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