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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1938
Page
4
A compact excerpt blends biblical guidance on marriage from I Corinthians 7 27 with a moral about belief in marriage akin to belief in the soul's immortality attributed to Balzac The lines juxtapose commitment with doubt and reflect at once religious and literary themes.
Speculation grows that Robert H. Jackson may replace Attorney General Cummings as a Roosevelts cabinet member. The president favors promoting from within and aims to avoid radical changes while keeping a strong, cohesive group. Jackson, long trusted by the White House, could unite with Ickes and other defenders of the administration.
The President openly condemns Nazi treatment of Jews and Catholics, signaling a deliberate, unprecedented rebuke from a national leader. He ties the German actions to broader defense of democracy in the western hemisphere and warns of inevitable Nazi response.
The basin landowners fear flooding from High Point’s hydroelectric project. The piece argues land prices rise with power ventures, condemns bargain expectations, and centers on whether the plant would be a highly profitable city venture if it supplied all local electricity.
A government funded project contemplates municipal power supply with government aid and city control. The editorial notes concerns about cost, current electric demand, Duke Power franchise, and the need for auxil ary power, framing the key issue as a business decision rather than political. It also discusses state debt, taxation, and fiscal policy in North Carolina.
In a read address to the Fair Tax Association David Ovens of Charlotte urged elimination of sales taxes and cutting government costs to reduce state debt. The piece notes Senator J A Bell of Charlotte would welcome specific spending cuts, while criticizing waste and budgeting issues in state government.
Theodore Roosevelt, famed conversationalist, once tried to bond with a young guest by asking if she loved the Nibelungen Lied, a topic she knew nothing about. The girl grew frightened as the president launched into epic characters, until a chorus of help halted the exchange.
Rembrandt and Saskia are praised for a harmonious marriage that supported his art. Craven’s account highlights Saskia’s devotion. The piece notes the Jefferson nickel debut and the last buffalo nickel roaming the plains, plus a college football backfielder funding schooling by weaving, and Columbus Republicans' reaction to a stolen elephant hide headdress.
Walter Winchell On Broadway item lists socialites politicians and scandals aplenty. Names include Ann Sothern Herbert Hoover Lenore Ulric Marian Grimes and Jack Kennedy. Events cover divorces mergers royal rumors theater buzz and political intrigue with dates and locations hinted.
F P Conrad county commissioner elect resigns from the city council. Also in brief local notes a school play closes book week at the city high school auditorium. Welfare department seeks clothing donations for needy children.
Charles B Driscoll recalls New York scenes from the Waldorf and Yale Club with watchers of fashion and food. He notes a peppery hat wearer and chatter about egg scrambling at Mary's, a plan for a children's museum in Manhattan, and a Rockefeller Center dog elevator episode.
Lew Lehr previews a syndicated column alleging a top psychiatrist disputes an insanity claim about Robert Irwin, calling Irwin’s mind keen. The piece also mentions Hays Office censorship of Leni Riefenstahl’s film and a hospital stay for Secretary Flynn. Rochelle Hudson and her mother separate over Rochelle’s romance with Hal Thompson.
Camille Southworth heads to St. Petersburg to sever ties with James. Henry Luce faces doubt about buying newspapers. An erratum repeats. Conn congressman Dr A E Austin linked to Clare Boothe. Peggy Pope and Horace Heidt crew plus Bob Gibson noted. Betty Terry and Thornton Avent courting since she was fourteen. S Stanwood Menken and Mrs M B Philipp seen together. Florida gamblers expect a wide open winter after the Administration setback. Bob Benchley’s Nathaniel and Edith Brooks noted. Lupe Velez favors tall companions. now it is Shipwreck.
A gossip note sketches Audrey Grey and Billy Livingston in a social distraction, Bob Glaenzer and Eileen Balfe in dramatic imitation, and dismisses claims about Lothar Mendes eloping. It also notes editorials on FCC word usage and a political swing with Relief Money remarks and mentions Tommy Corcoran’s romantic tie.
A half filled courtroom hosts Fritz Kuhn's faction as observers note potential political angles. References to U. S. Senator D Worth Clark of Idaho loom as a possible presidential prospect if the current leader declines another run.
A local selectman who deserted last April to avoid service is en route to Camp Green to learn obedience. Found with a Cincinnati train ticket in his pocket after being intercepted at the Southern depot, he claimed no intent to attend training. The man was labeled a slacker in 1918. Local war relief collections total $17,597.57 with $3 still needed to reach the top.
John Raymond Mc Crary of Lexington will address the rally at the First Reformed Church tomorrow. Kinnie Futrell has been promoted to first lieutenant as of October 29 and is stationed at Camp Wadsworth. J P Scales of Greensboro visited the city today on business.
President Wilson seeks a German delegation to Washington for an accurate report on Germany. Herbert Hoover to tackle food shortages. A flu epidemic in Morganton state hospital sickens three-fourths of nurses and volunteers are urged to help.
A housewife recalls Turkey hash as the name Ismet Inonu is labeled a dictator in a remark. The line blends political reference with a domestic cooking cue, illustrating wartime or cultural chatter.
In a downtown building an elevator incident causes a tenant concern over a drink and a guard. a damaged West 52nd Street meat patch is pictured with shoe and hand prints left by vandals. The piece reflects on contractors, fame signs, and children’s hidden messages on cellar rafters.
Readable text notes an estimated 160 000 deer in the Midh Hunters region and warns that missing a harvest could affect deer numbers for a year. The fragment is unclear on organization or precise context.
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