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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1938
Page
4
A religious reflection contrasts marriage and virginity, praising humble wedlock as preferable to proud virginity. The text cites biblical guidance from Paul and attributes the sentiment to Augustine, emphasizing marital virtue for widows and the unmarried.
A retrospective notes how Eastern teams once dominated the gridiron while Southern and Midwestern squads rose in strength. It credits improved high school coaching and broader talent pools for the rise of national parity, saying subsidized material and student-body size influence outcomes.
The Winston-Salem Journal contrasts a modern Jericho scene with Joshua's biblical account. It notes the ark as a motorized tank, trumpets replaced by artillery, and English troops entering sevenfold as walls fell. The piece links this to British aims in Palestine and laments God’s absence.
The passage cites General Bedford Forrest's belief that victory favors the side with the most troops. It notes Britain’s dilemma amid Jewish and Arab tensions, portraying force as compelled rather than desired. The piece closes with a Kipling quote urging England to remember.
The Berlin Nazi newspaper argues it is no coincidence that the Polish Jew who shot the German envoy in Paris echoed anti dictatorship views. Britain protests naming Churchill Eden and Duff Cooper in references to the homicide. It notes global sympathy with Germany’s government and minority oppression.
The piece notes Candidate Deane will join Senator Bailey's staff in Washington on a committee investigating labor conditions in the merchant marine. It questions the system of rewarding loyalists with government posts, suggesting many unnecessary jobs burden the public payroll and erode efficiency.
Concord Tribune discusses a London gathering proposing moral rearmament via sport and questions the feasibility of resolving world crises through athletic virtue. The piece speculates on Mussolini and Hitler boxing, with Joe Louis potentially facing the winners to humble leaders and promote peace.
The Statesville Daily notes that defeated Democrats face a lack of ten thousand dollar jobs. The column suggests lightheartedly that their finances will improve with a simple calculation: salary ten thousand minus expenses nine thousand equals one thousand in surplus.
The Charlotte News notes North Carolina has tin near Lincolnton nickel in Jackson County and a nickel-bearing peridotite near Addie, with other metals scattered across the state. It argues the state lacks funds to map and extract these resources, but vast untapped riches await industrial interests and innovation.
A traveler weighs European French cuisine against Chinese fare as Carl Crow extols Chinese dishes like sweet and sour pork and Peking duck. He notes chop suey rarely exists in China and laments vegetarian dairy habits, while reflecting on distant stars and human insignificance aboard a ship.
The piece argues for more seating on the fifty yard line to boost readiness. It notes straw poll results from the recent election could be repurposed to fund election bets and claims elections should remind Democrats of their duty to the Republican party.
A collage capsule cites Japanese wartime hype in department stores, Roerich Museum art protection flag, bees as messengers in China war, Stimson’s stance vs Japan, U.S. aids to Japan, Nazi ties to Lorsar, Popeye spoof, wartime censorship on Errol Flynn, German wartime diet and diabetes claim, and Red Cross dangers amid Nazi terror.
The text notes Japanese match sticks shortened by .029 inches to fund China war efforts. Soldiers on burial duty frequently lose smell. Paris mandates non combustible roofs gas proof shelters and bomb resistant top floors for 250 people confirming wartime safety. A Paris tenant joke about German residents hints at tension.
The Army shows own action deaths nearly triple civilian rates. An Italian wartime paper used a racist image of a Negro boy and a monkey with the caption Harlem scene. The boy is Farina from Our Gang and the Harlem shot came from a film.
The report cites Murat on Napoleon era Italian troops and recalls Britain’s WWI discipline known as "Crucifixion" with a prisoner spread on a cannon wheel. It notes the Dies Committee will today expose a Nazi member in U S Naval Intelligence.
The tank emerged as the sole weapon effective against machine guns, a shift noted by H. C. Engelbrecht in Revolt Against War. British leaders rejected tanks in 1915 while Kitchener dismissed them as a pretty mechanical toy. The Germans, however, called tanks the most dangerous and decisive weapon against them.
A brief calendar cue notes continued coverage on page five with historical reminiscence and references to events from 150 years past. The line hints at a continuing feature or column within the newspaper.
R B Parker submitted his resignation from the local Democratic club amid city political activity while posters featuring biography and patriotism are displayed at the high school. Domestic notices report social gatherings, births, and community clubs in yesterday’s society segment.
Greensboro physician Dr. J Clyde Turner was chosen as president of the State Baptist convention during this morning’s session at High Point. Federal investigators probe Vestris disaster after 214 rescued and about 100 feared dead. President Elect Hoover to address Latin American republics during his upcoming visits.
Local news notes a rally day at First Reformed church with Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire presiding and administering confirmation at St. Marys Episcopal church. Also reports Bungler Perry F. Smith wounded and gassed in France, recuperating in an English hospital.
Cotton has advanced ten dollars on the base with December selling at 27.50 to 28.50. Belgium awaits the army of liberation. Ghent's military commander told about 3,000 onlookers that three million Germans have been killed and calls for peace as Versailles prepares for upcoming peace deliberations.
A moon eclipse drew attention before dawn but the following day politicians faced sharp scrutiny and public reaction. The event highlighted accountability in government as voters and observers weighed policy contrasts and leadership promises.
The incident in the Philippines raises questions about political rights and civil status for residents. Observers note concerns about how unrest may affect freedom and equal treatment under law for locals and foreign allies.
A New York dispatch recalls a Rockefeller Plaza construction site viewed from a sixth floor window with cranes, drills, and dynamite creating a yellow excavation rectangle. It notes spectators behind a fence, a lone police watcher, and a shifted parking lot. The piece also shares anecdotes about Louis Seibold and defining World War era reporting, and muses on authors and publishing figures in a stream of vignettes.
The remark signals a shift after a heated campaign season and a town's lingering debate over a horse theft case. Officials and residents weigh the impact on local politics and public trust as attention turns away from the dispute.
Officials at a Texas penal institution push literacy programs for guards citing safety and discipline. Training aims to improve reading and writing abilities among staff to enhance communication and operations within the facility.
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