Subscription Rates Notice in The High Point News 1939
The issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday service by carrier in High Point and nearby towns with terms for advance payment. It notes carrier limitations on collecting from nearby towns and directs longer-term payments to the office. It also identifies staff and confirms Associated Press content and circulation audit.
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International Trade and War Film Reflections
The article surveys how wartime markets bend toward contraband flows despite embargoes, noting Germany’s access via European neighbors and Russia’s rail links. It discusses the role of cinema as propaganda for democracy and hints at Brussels mayor Burgomaster Max’s wartime courage and resourcefulness. It ends with a plea for fire safety awareness in High Point after a weekend of fatal burns.
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Ely
Perps
Gerny
United States
Germany
Brussels
Max
von Jarotsky
Land of the Living
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington Denounced by Some Congress Members
The Center theater screens the world premiere city showing of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Some Congress members denounce the film as aiding subversive forces, with a Hollywood commentator later weighing in on the controversy.
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Mr. Smith
Washington
Action Picture
Washingon
Congress
Hollywood
Wo man's College Band Sparks South Regional Talk
The Goldsboro News Argus ponders Wo man's College Greensboro students at the Chapel Hill game likening them to drum-majorettes and jokes about a loud speaker gaffe during a parade. It notes northern hat-check chatter and quips about a “snowing down South” refrain.
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Woman’s College
Greensboro
Chapel Hill
The
Goldsboro News Argus
American Legion
News-Argus
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Rockefeller Center rivets praised yet mocked by observer
H S Phillips in Once Over recalls John D Rockefeller driving the rivet in the final Rockefeller Center building. An old-time riveter quips about his stance and grip while noting a potential bridge between capital and labor if capitalists would work many days at honest toil.
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H. S. Phillips
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Center
Man travels world solo for 27 months on $1100
In Peking last August a man documented his 27 month solo world tour through 41 countries and 60 000 miles for less than 1100 dollars. He details costs from travel across the Atlantic to India Africa and the Philippines and notes he never felt hunger or illness.
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China
Bet Carr
King Street Rall
Ontario
Atlantic
George
Elizabeth
London
Europe
Africa
Cairo
Capetown
Sudan
Nile
South Africa
Philippines
French Indo-China
India
Afghanistan
Bagdad
Nyasaland
East Africa
Garner Supported for Third Term as VP by Texas Official
Jerry Sadler, Texas railroad commissioner, states Garner is the first American casualty of the European war and expresses no presidential bid but favors a third term for Garner as vice president.
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Garner
Jerry Sadler
Texas Railroad
Portrait of a columnist turning gray on Broadway history
Walter Winchell On Broadway surveys Roaring Twenties Broadway and American culture. It sketches flappers, Prohibition excess, Hollywood influence, Paris sojourns, and the era’s social shifts through named figures like Constance Talmadge Colleen Moore Clara Bow Gilda Gray and Elinor Glyn. It notes rising power concerns and the era’s boisterous entertainment scene.
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Colleen Moore
Clara Bow
Elinor Glyn
Paris
Gertrude Atherton
Ted Lewis
Nora Bayes
Harlem Sprints Through Jazz and Prohibition Era Nightlife
Harlem bursts with new stars from Florence Mills to Bessie Smith and a rebellious Broadway scene. Prohibition era nightlife spreads across clubs from Palais Royale to 42 West 49th Street with figures like Robeson and gospel of jazz, while crime, censorship, and media coverage intensify in New York City.
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Harlem
Carl van Vechten
Florence Mills
Bessie Smith
Harry
Miller and Lyles
Sissle
Black
Clara Smith
Johnny Hudgins
Johnny Nit
Josephine Baker
Paul Robeson
O'Neill
Paul Whiteman
Palais Royale
Wayne Bb. Wheeler
Pussyfoot Johnson
Volstead
Civic Virtue
City Hall Park
Guinan
Wilda Bennett
Lora Sanderson
Imogene Wilson
Kitty Ray
Texas
Lommy
Wall St
Rockefellers
Radio City
West 52Nd
Dot King
Jos. Elwell
Louise Lawson
Hall-Mills
Arnold Rothstein
Rotary club hears address by W Chase Idol
Republican leaders anticipate O R York postmaster will become chairman of the North Carolina Republican organization. The annual flower show and bazaar at Wesley Memorial Church opens today.
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Rotary Club
W. Chase Idol
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
O. R. York
North Carolina
Wesley Memorial Church
Notable Visits and Weekend News Briefs
Mrs Frank Armfield of Concord visits her father W J Armfield for several days. Mrs S E Tucker and daughter Christine return home after a Hillsboro weekend with relatives and friends. Communist Russia marks the twelfth anniversary of the 1917 upheaval in traditional revolutionary fashion. Stock prices hit a new low at the opening but then rallied in spectacular fashion.
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Frank Armfield
Concord
W. J. Armfield
S. E. Tucker
Christine
Hillsboro
Russia
Greensboro High Point businessmen Pact Quells City Enmities
Twenty years ago a joint meeting of Greensboro and High Point businessmen led to a mood of reconciliation. High Point attendees said rivalries, real and imagined, were wiped out by the discussions held last evening.
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Greensboro
High Point
Senators Fight for State Worker Civil Service Ban
Senators Matthew Neely and Carl Hatch plan a bill to extend the Hatch federal civil service ban to all state employees. Neely's measure would tie federal funds to merit standards and political activity bans, while Hatch eyes a companion bill to cover state departments funded in part by federal money. The effort targets the spoils system and governors' machines, with a vote possible this winter.
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Washington
Matthew Neely
West Virginia
Carl Hatch
New Mexico
Neely
and Hatch
United States Civil Service Commission
Senate Committee On Civil Service
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Hatch
Judiciary Committee
Murphy
Fire damages J. E. Kirkman home on East Washington
A morning fire caused considerable damage at the J. E. Kirkman residence on East Washington Street. Separate department units at Pickett Cotton Mills launched a strike yesterday. Carter Dalton left for Raleigh on professional business. E P Sanger of Mt. Vernon New York visits the Eshelmans in the city. Wilson cabinet discusses coal miners strike and treaty reservations. He stated support for reservations that do not nullify the League covenant and help interpret the treaty terms.
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East Washington Street
Pickett Cotton Mills
Carter Dalton
Raleigh
E. P. Sanger
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
City
J. A. Eshelman
Wilson
Hitchcock
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