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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1941
Page
4
The piece weighs wartime outcomes and postwar readjustment fears, arguing economic systems carry flaws and inequities. It notes German stock purchases abroad, a German buyer of U.S. and European firms, and Germany accumulating about two billion dollars in gold despite disdain for the gold standard.
The CIO recorded a victory in a Ford Motor Rouge River plant election involving about 80,000 workers. Management and workers stressed the event tests democracy, while a Ford spokesman condemned it as a foe of democracy. Harry Bennett calls it a victory for the Communist party, with Governor Van Wagoner and the National Labor Relations Board noted in the remarks.
Michael F. Widman Jr and the organizing committee frame Ford workers victory as a democratic win. The spokesman for the company accepts the outcome and prepares to negotiate a contract. The piece notes the divided view on whether election results signify triumph or defeat for labor.
The piece muses on human thought, morality, and the limits of science to define character. It compares scripture, philosophy, and poetry, noting that while medicine can modify the brain, no operation yields a moral or spiritual being. It cites Judith, Blake, Tennyson, and Kant to ponder knowing God and self.
A dense meditation on Josiah Royce and Christian faith. It argues that belief in God arises from human duty and the need for divine guidance within life, citing Jesus, biblical prophecies, and Royce’s view of the Logos as our own unity with the divine. It ends with the idea that true peace comes from Christ’s presence.
A collection of brief witticisms and quotations spans topics from fishing and singing to politics and manners. Notable lines include Al Smith on sheriffs and a joke about husbands and dresses, reflecting lighthearted opinions and social observations.
Walter Winchell writes in a breezy diary style about overheard stories, social scenes, and political gossip. He mentions British ambassador notes, Senator Chandler, and a clash with the Bund and Commys while recounting Hollywood figures and a brief NBC cut. The column hints at Hess, MacArthur, and Louise Atwill among others.
The essay argues sincerity, defined as Esse Quam Videri, as essential yet nuanced. It contrasts dutiful action without heart with genuine sincerity, cites Hitler and other demagogues as insincere, and warns against candor used to harm others. It stresses discretion, intelligence, and integrity in personal, commercial, and public life.
A reflective column blends musings on stillness with wartime vigilance. It contrasts idle drifting with purposeful action, citing Wordsworth, a Spanish-American War memory, and calls for readiness as world tensions rise led by Hitler. It ends noting fashion, vanity, and business practicality as the season advances.
A detailed appraisal of Morris Hadley’s The Citizen and the Law highlights its clear, structured delivery of government law procedure and personal rights. The review notes Hadley’s authority, accessible tone, and usefulness as both reading material and reference, with an appendix featuring the U S Constitution. Also covered is Weaving for Amateurs by Helen Coates, praised for its practical guidance and illustrations for hand weaving and dyeing, and a brief note on the novel Junior Miss by Sally Benson.
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