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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1938
Page
4
Amendments Expand North Carolina Constitution and Offices
The state electorate adopted two amendments last Tuesday adding a department of justice and extending sheriff and coroner terms from two to four years. The changes raise questions about whether the sheriff race now falls in an off year and if the election occurred under the old or amended constitution. Lawyers debate the timing and impact on Guilford County races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Department of Justice
Raleigh
Guilford County
Million Dollar Sale Shares Wealth Among Employees
Mount Vernon businessman John F. Webendorfer sold his printing machinery company for a million dollars and distributed one fourth of the proceeds among 115 employees. Four received 10000 each, two 8000, five 7000, with others getting substantial sums as a reward for their role in his success. The piece frames this as a notable act of generosity and contrasts it with conventional loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
New York
John F. Webendorfer
Webendorfer
Gesture over a quarter million promises relief for society
The speaker notes a gesture finer than ordinary, predicting the recipient will have no regrets about the $250,000. They claim few uses for such a sum could better relieve selfishness in society.
National Education Week hailed in North Carolina remarks
The Shelby speech by State Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin praised America's school system and the 900,000 pupils in North Carolina. He urged education to shape citizens and warned that European youth were swayed by political ideas without strong propagation of democratic values. He linked National Education Week to Armistice Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Clyde A. Erwin
America
North Carolina
Commission Balloting Supports Prearranged Majority
A commission member shifted support to a rival candidate and the vote outcome aligned with a pre established majority intent. The result appears to reflect a firm majority plan formed prior to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Commission
Brief Talk On Speech Craft From Carnegie Address
A speaker recalls a Washington audience in Constitution Hall where brief introductions worked well. He notes Lincoln era anecdotes and praises Harriet Beecher Stowe for her influence and the enduring drama of Uncle Tom's Cabin in American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution Hall
Washington, D. C
Mr. Knight
Dr. Byrd
University of Maryland
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Episcopal Church
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Forest Hills
Theological Seminary
Andover
Massachusetts
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Harriet Beecher Stowe
County Commissioners Select Greensboro Lawyer for Solicitor Post
Report on the county commissioners meeting suggests a High Point candidate was favored by a failed motion. Commissioner Joe Hoffman pressed to let the Solicitor name his own assistant, a move seen as aiding a High Point contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Joe Hoffman
Commission
Citizen letter challenges hydro project vote and city stance
A High Point taxpayer asks City Council to let voters decide on a six million dollar hydroelectric project and critiques the city's reply. The letter cites a local article arguing about bond authority and public oversight, urging citizen participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Enterprise
High Point
Enterprise
Peoples Forum
Public Pulse
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
North Carolina Supreme Court
Walter Winchell On Broadway Memoir Notes
Walter Winchell riffs on rivals and headlines in Abilene Texas and Berlin. He recalls Anna Roosevelt Boettiger baby news and comments on stage stars and Warner Brothers executives at Paradise Event Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
Leni Riefenstahl
Berlin
Munich
Bettelgarten
U. S
Strachey
Lady Cathcart
Abilene
Texas
Hall Wallis
Warner Brothers
Paradise
Gloria Day
Charines Marguerite James
Eileen Devlin
Edith Luce
la Sentley
Wallis
Life
Paradiseves
The Mysterious Mr Frame Sleuths in San Francisco
A breezy column hints at reader demand for Mollie Merrick’s The Mysterious Mr Frame in San Francisco. It notes press agents and editors tied to local magazines, a byline change for Doro Kilgallen, and Macy’s showcasing a new adult game as a flavor of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Merrick
Mr. Frame
San Francisco
Three Harbours
Golly
Ruth Lampland
Schrafft's
Duncan Ross
Soday Fountain
Dorothy Kilgallen
The
Journal
Macy's
Hedy LaMarr
Broadway Night Club Ruling Echoes Gilded Age Vanity
A reader riffs on showgirls and fashion in theaters and clubs, noting a Broadway ruling and Faith Bacon era raids. The piece mocks propriety, compares old and new morals, and ends with a folksy subway anecdote about dialect and a lingering sigh, joking about intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Bacon
Sally
Faith
Grow Up Slow Down Safe Ty Slogan Joins Paris London Visit
Joan Edwards notes a safety slogan Grow Up Slow Down. Henry Jans improves eyesight and sends regards from Paris London where Edward Stirling arrives on the 10th with Sacha Guitry’s The New Will. Stirling has US rights to Brave New World while praising thrift hacks for haberdashers and dress bow ties care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Edwards
Harry Jans
Jans and
Whalen
Edward Stirling
Paris
London
Sacha Guitry
Stirling
Haberdashers
London at Home and New York Showbiz Snippets
A humorous note from London in Mrs. H. V. Hughes's London at Home features a Red challenger at a Park Lane house with a witty footman reply about revolutions. It mentions Kelly's Stables in the 50s as a breezy spot and Tony's La Marquise on West 56th Street with Alan Courtney staging a vivid witness chair gag. The piece notes Leave It to Me as a well liked Vinton Freedley Cole Porter musical in recent critics' view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reader’s Digest
London
H. V. Hughes
Park Lane
Kelly
50S
la Marquise
West 56Th Street
Alan Courtney
Radio host Jimmy Walker’s bedside broadcasts praised
Commentary notes Jimmy Walker’s first radio program with bedside performances praised by Jessel and Walker. Walker vows to make friends coast to coast and forego wages. Phil Stack in Dayton sends birthday greeting cards. A Middletown church Reverend seeks to use the “Democracy Versus Dictatorship” editorial in a speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Walker
Jessel
Walker
Phil Stack
Dayton
First Congregational Church
Middletown
N. Y
Lehman Campaign Funds and Farley Feud Highlight Election
The article notes Governor Lehman offered 5000 dollars for his campaign after previously giving 50000 dollars, prompting hurt feelings from Jim Farley. It also references a provocative Manila pun and ongoing beefs about the King, with continuation on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman
Jim Farley
Dewey
Manila
Paging Father Time and Local Activities
Township Democratic chairman Tom Turner calls for public support of Hoover administration. Baptist State convention opens at Green Street Baptist church. Prof. T C Johnson of High Point College preached at First Baptist Church. T C Kirkman of St Augustine Florida visited family. Julia Marsh of Salem College spent weekend home. Rev T A Sykes speaks to Burbank Garden Club on Historical Gardens of England. Lucy Esheman attends chiropractors state meeting in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Turner
Democratic Party
Baptist State Convention
Green Street Baptist Church
T. C. Johnson
High Point College
First Baptist Church
T. C. Kirkman
St. Augustine
Fla
P. V. Kirkman
Julia Marsh
Salem College
T. A. Sykes
Burbank Garden Club
England
Lucy Esheman
Chiropractors
Greensboro
News Briefs From The Front Lines
Mt. Etna enters its eleventh day of a devastating eruption. The steamer Vestris Lamport and Holt sank in the Atlantic 300 miles off Hampton Roads. 300 passengers and crew were rescued. Six Soviet officials were assassinated in Russia last week. Incomes of 273 U. S. citizens topped one billion dollars last year with ten over five million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Etna
Vestris
Lamport and Holt
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
Russia
U. S
Day of thanksgiving marks Allied victory and armistice
Twenty years ago a proclamation set May or Stanton’s tomorrow 11 to 12 as a period for praise for Allied and American arms and the war’s end by the armistice. General Crowder informs the local exemption board that November draft calls are cancelled. High Point celebrates with loaded vehicles, firecrackers, cow bells, veterans, khaki boys, flags, brass bands, and rambunctious revelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
N. Y
Stanton
General Crowder
A. E. Tate
Local war casualties and travel notes
Two local boys John Carroll and John Raper were killed in the war. Bill Bennett, once listed severely wounded, was found gassed and now on the road to recovery. Mr and Mrs P V Kirkman and two children left for Cincinnati to visit relatives. Lt R E Saunders returned to Camp Greene after visiting his brother W T Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
John Raper
Bill Bennett
P. V. Kirkman
Cincinnati
R. E. Saunders
Camp Greene
W. T. Saunders
Hungry Germans cry for food in news briefs
Hungry Germans are crying for food as reports note worsening shortages. Champ Clark will be the Democratic leader in the next Congress. Cotton has slumped ten bucks on the bale while Dutch readers ponder Kaiser residence plans in Holland and Belgian refugees hissed assassin at the imperial train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Holland
Hitler Fails to Rally After Operation in Morphine Sleep
Dr. Carl von Eicken, a German surgeon, told the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association in Philadelphia that Hitler did not rally for fourteen hours following an operation amid morphine sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Carl von Eicken
Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association
Philadelphia
Quaker Meeting Remains Plain At Gramercy Park
A New York feature visits the Friends Meeting of Gramercy Park at 144 East Street noting its 1859 origin, plain interior, and traditional First Day services. It contrasts with nearby Bowery hunger relief and recalls past Quaker settlements on Manhattan’s east side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Meeting of
Gramercy Park
East Street
Irving Hotel
Friends Meeting
St Square
Manhattan
Gercy Park
Vesant Square
Stuyvesant Sq
Old Society of Friends
Quiet Meeting Draws Aging Worshippers in Large Turnout
Most worshippers are older. younger attendees are few as a quiet meeting gathers a growing, orderly crowd. The scene reflects a traditional tone with a calm atmosphere and a sense of stability among faithful attendees.
Ice trade shift fuels former millinery shop change
Pauline Cleveland, once owner of a millinery shop, now runs an ice delivery business. She notes ice handling helps keep hips down and reflects a personal career pivot amid a changing storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cleveland
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