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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1940
Page
4
A compact reflection citing Isaiah about learning to do well seek judgment aid the oppressed and plead for the widow. It adds a Joubert adage urging charity and indulgence toward others while noting self restraint.
A High Point appeal asks $4,000 for Red Cross relief amid the wartime crisis. The message stresses the Red Cross neutral, humanitarian mission aiding distress worldwide regardless of national flags, as Russia Germany and Japan handle their own relief.
Speculation swirls on whether Germany or the Allies will win. Gallup poll suggests Allied victory, while older memories of 1914 echo fears of German momentum. Mayor La Guardia spoke in Charlotte predicting Allied triumph, but warned of possible British Isles invasion and Paris fall before a turning tide.
The Greensboro News editorial compares two cities efforts to improve low income housing. High Point seeks a $1,730,000 federal grant for projects for 250 white and 200 black families. Greensboro passes a housing standards ordinance but faces enforcement and funding limits for the least able to pay.
The New York Times criticizes Lindbergh’s radio remarks as alarmist while acknowledging his call for stronger national defense. The piece argues that neglecting Britain’s sea power risks American security and flags the need for a clear stance in the European conflict.
A note cites the Carolinian edition published twenty one years ago and discusses its historical context and readership during that period. The brief reflects on editorial focus and regional coverage from that era.
Sacramento reader argues the California sugar beet harvester would cut tops in the field to speed picking, then warns against expanding immigration via refugees and Alaska state separation. The letter urges blocking amendments to the Immigration Quota Acts.
The page recalls a false death report of Alexander Woollcott triggering an inky scramble in the city desk with an editorial and layouts, while later columns mix humor about Heifetz, Saroyan, and wartime headlines with brief local notes and media quips from John Anderson to Bugs Baer.
Washington May 21 Reuters reports a $250 million emergency budget aim to accelerate naval construction. Admiral Stark pushes 24 hour shipyards to cut years from completion of battleships and vessels. Congress may face battles over Walsh Healey work limits and profit caps as plans include replacing old gear and expanding production.
In municipal court two boys were found guilty of rocking a Negro residence and taxed with costs. The derby of notes includes banking district meeting in Greensboro to discuss current issues, and brief items about regional personalities, travel, and a railroad loan approval of 125 million dollars by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A patient answers feigned questions about smoking drinking and marriage. The physician notes pains in the front and back of the head and quips that the halo is too tight, ending the brief medical exchange with a pun.
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