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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
4
A fragment from a 1940 issue lists offices including President Secretary Treasurer and General Manager Editor with MONDAY MAY 20 1940 dating. This brief item preserves the era's official positions and date.
The article discusses Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his neutrality stance, noting reactions to his remarks and the broader debate on armament, balance of power, and U S policy. It references political figures, state road funding, and historical lessons from Belgium and surrounding nations.
A Port Arthur mechanic immigrant from Germany, Bruno Schultz learns electric welding, ships a Gulfport plant, and builds all welded barges tugs and ice breakers. He pioneers Texas industry, with 120 welded vessels and Coast Guard orders, earning a state resolution praising his work.
In the gubernatorial race the State Highway Commission comes under fire from two candidates. Mayor Tom Cooper accuses semi official officials of using public cars at public expense to back a rival, while Lee Graveley of Rocky Mount attacks the Hoey system in the road policy debate.
The piece notes aging veterans in command as France taps 73 year old General Von Weygand and recalls 1914 choices of older war leaders. It compares German and British figures and argues temperament, not age, defines a warhorse while predicting a stubborn, old fashioned defense against invaders.
A commentary urges moving from broad humanity talk to practical aid for individuals. It cites a World War era French priest and reflects on leadership as the world confronts chaos and the fall of Antwerp, noting the dire implications for personal welfare.
A harsh editorial denounces alcohol as the greatest moral ruin surpassing war and natural disasters. It condemns educated elites and church members who vote for alcohol, urging Christians to vote and pray with judgment beginning at God’s house. The piece frames whiskey and Christianity as incompatible and calls for soul saving church action.
James Roosevelt plans to wed a Mayo Brothers nurse avoiding courts with a large settlement. King Zog and his U S wife grow cool on Paris fashion links. Frances Stutz sues for 10 000 after a romance scam. World’s Fair press desk struggles for space amid top stories.
A high ranking Army officer, 42, seeks divorce from his Washington society wife to wed a 22 year old Filipino woman who recently arrived from Manila. Sponsored by a famous general’s wife, the case shocks Capital society as friends race to halt the breakup and protect the officer’s esteemed career. The wife departed for a Hot Springs divorce hearing on the Lith.
Mary Jane Walsh rushed by taxi to Belmont Park to watch Ernie Holst run but learned he was scratched. The former fiancée of Prince L Ferdinand is now a mannequin at Hattie Carnegie's. A theatre scuffle over Ladies in Retirement featured Mabel Bell dragging a man by the collar. Gypsy Rose Lee gains adoration from her boss. Earl E Smith’s third term will be Jane McDonald, Arthur Murray’s attractive dance teacher, after a Palm Beach confrontation melted a betrothal. Continuous hospital comfort for a Roosevelt patient follows.
Delray authorities quiet a sensational incident after cops heard a woman scream on the beach and arrived in time to prevent a manslaughter. The rescued woman is Constance Lindley, linked to Kelly and Charles Adler of The Yacht Club Boys. Nearby chatter centers on socialite G Jessels and a jilted admirer as Oscar Serlin relaxes with Cecile Thurlow. Rumors swirl about changes at Billy LaHiff’s Tavern and a hot romance described as the East’s talker.
Items note Tony Martin date with Carolyn Cromly and Ruth Bond filling Betty Grable role in DuBarry. Erich von Stroheim’s passport cleared. LaGuardia Field airport story flagged. Rumors on Ed Fish, Hazel Forbes, Alexis Bolan, Olivier and Leigh opening show, and Gamelin’s meager salary contrasted with wartime lore.
The second program of the music festival sponsored by the city schools will be presented tonight at 7:45 by high school groups in the high school auditorium. Guilford school heads and nearby counties plan a meeting here tomorrow. John R. Peacock visits Elizabeth City. W. L. Hepler travels to Philadelphia on business. Dr E Reitzel Jr a Carolina student spent the weekend with his parents. Miss Delphine Harmon has returned from a trip to the South Carolina points.
President Hoover reviews the American fleet off the Virginia capes today as part of a naval inspection. Police Commissioner Whalen resigns to return to his former role at Wanamaker's in New York. France plans to pull troops from the Rhineland.
Chairman W A J Idol announced a bankers banquet in the Fifth district to be held tomorrow evening at The O Henry Hotel. Rev J M White, a prominent Baptist minister, has returned after 55 years to find the city grown from a hamlet to a metropolis. He was born near Mechanicsville.
Miss Marguerite Kirkman wed Forrest Murray of Greensboro last night. Miss Janie Edwards takes a post with Critcher and Critcher in Winston-Salem. Leslie Hedgecock joined Asheboro commencement exercises last night. Villa refuses to quit politics in Mexico. The M P general conference met in Greensboro today. The peace resolution passed in the House today. Congress to begin probe into campaign costs tomorrow.
In Washington, the Hatch bill retraces a path through congressional spaces, its fate swinging between House committee questions and political maneuvering as lawmakers debate its chances.
Mount Rainier hosts around 48 square miles of glacier ice on its slopes year round. This sizeable ice area reflects sustained glacial mass despite seasonal changes and underscores the mountain's ongoing icy stature.
A fragmented excerpt accuses a hotel maid of federal scrutiny and links communists to staged protests aimed at the Hays Office. It mentions Herman J. Mccarthy and Fritz Kuhn in anti Bund plots, hints at New York infiltration, and comments on an Italian Philharmonic musician and patriotic rhetoric urging Americans to defend liberty.
Bruce Catton reports that Alaska's defense importance grows with the war and may require mass settlement and private capital. Senator King proposes private public purpose corporations to establish settlements, with controls and citizenship rules. Stefansson says Alaska could support millions with farming, mining, and industries, if properly settled and equipped.
Denver residents debate skipping the national election this fall while convention delegates protest loudly. The demonstrations resemble a weeklong stand near residents and delegates as opinions clash.
A London fashion novelty introduces a black out hat adorned with phosphorescent flowers intended to amuse airmen and provoke laughter capable of boosting morale during bombing raids.
The army stated in early editions it was not swayed by defense dithering and continued its tasks. It faced weighty questions such as if navigation improvements at Wa Minn are advisable and under consideration.
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