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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1940
Page
4
The piece notes the State Democratic platform adopts a no diversion pledge for highway funds to general uses and a firm commitment to repeal diversion. It credits Governor Hoey for discretion in road funding and calls for reapportionment in Raleigh based on the 1940 census, seeking unity next year.
A World War I era parallel is drawn between Joffre and Gamelin orders urging troops to hold ground at all costs. The piece likens Syria Hezekiah era prayer to modern buffer states Holland and Belgium facing aggression from great powers. Alliances with Egypt and Assyria are noted as temporary aids.
The piece discusses 1940 census estimates for a major city near 40 000 to 50 000, noting suburban growth beyond city lines and the need for thorough counting. It weaves in Hezekiah and Sennacherib as moral examples about prayer and divine aid, then shifts to Broadway reviews and media commentary on theatre, film, and politics.
Aided by open meadows and damp places, spring blossoms flourish from buttercups to bluets and Indian paint brush. The Atamasco Lily lights High Rock meadows, while sweet shrub and fringe tree add fragrance and color.
A commuter reflects on European war and the hope sparked by a girl’s moon gaze. He contrasts cruelty with kindness, notes a German shepherd, and recalls a brick hit dog incident. The piece includes a Carolingian memory of Pamlico region and St Thomas Church Bath NC.
An extensive two hundred forty page special edition marks the News and Observer Diamond Jubilee. Honorable Josephus Daniels returns from Mexico as U S ambassador and oversee the release of the massive issue. The edition highlights North Carolina’s people and institutions and emphasizes the eastern half of the state.
The Enterprise notes High Point officials overlooked a vision of airplane manufacturing ten years ago and a private landing field proposal five years ago. The piece argues a future of aerospace could have placed the city on top, but officials focused on the hydro electric project instead.
Bromfield’s Night In Bombay follows Bill Wainwright and his ex wife Carol amid Indian high society and stark poverty as Homer Merrill aids village relief in a lush, dangerous setting. Briffault’s Fandango uses Carlotta Von Goerlitz to explore Europe’s radical upheavals, ending with tragedy and moral conflict.
A note on curious U S place names Branch Buds Ill Blossom Texas Leaf Petal Miss and Stem S C and a claim that the whale possesses the largest mouth in the world with the hippopotamus ranked second in that respect.
In some American schools girls are taught practical household maintenance skills such as installing new washers replacing taps and changing burnt out fuses. This program aims to equip students with everyday handyman abilities and practical problem solving.
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