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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
4
The editor notes that carriers in nearby towns may not collect more than one week in advance. The month for the new payment cycle is set, with $10.40 and 2.6 cents mentioned, affecting 25 carriers.
A compilation notes Mark 14 21 warning on betrayal and Shakespeare's line about tyrants who kiss. The phrases juxtapose sacred duty with treachery and imply caution toward oppressive rulers.
The column argues Judge W. P. Stacy of North Carolina is a leading candidate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by Justice Pierce Butler. It weighs regional politics and Catholic considerations, suggesting Stacy’s appointment would reflect Roosevelt era priorities, while noting others reasons the pick may be unlikely.
The piece argues Harold Ickes is a politically ambitious figure who runs often but seldom wins elective offices. It links his outspoken style to voter caution, noting critics claim his outbursts reflect personal pique rather than public good. The Temblor column then shifts to a Atlantic seaboard earthquake report.
A government official’s remark about using an armored tank to push trucks off the road rouses criticism. The piece argues trucks are a vital adjunct to rail transport and a livelihood for many drivers, though tensions with rail interests and road users persist.
The Gastonia Gazette urges hunters to follow safety rules before the opening of hunting season. It warns against pulling a gun through a fence and recommends unloading until near game, with dogs guiding the hunter.
The text notes Dale Carnegie as the author of the self help classic How To Win Friends And Influence People. It highlights Carnegie's role in popularizing practical communication and personal development techniques.
A column of varied quotes includes Governor Olson praising pensions as beneficial, Col Knox opposing European political reorganization, and President Lebrun urging justice for wartime wrongs. Other items reference Churchill, McNutt, a New Yorker blowing up a house, Oumansky in Washington, a dog shooting tale, Notre Dame, and Hollywood animators.
A collection of sensational prison notes recounts harsh rules at Alcatraz and Sing Sing, odd punishments and inmate misdeeds, debt-based violence days, prohibition on diaries, pay and rations details, and shocking facts about punishment, education, and crime across global facilities.
The local Salvation Army Citadel will be dedicated this afternoon at 2:30. About 3,000 people will receive Christmas Savings Club checks totaling 123,400 in the first week of December. The U D C chapter will place a monument in Oakwood Cemetery for Laura Wesson, Civil War nurse. Prospects for a new post office are said to be good. Local social notes mention Mr and Mrs C F Tomlinson and Hal Ingram visiting, and Miss Alice McRae Caldwell visiting Annapolis. News briefs report heavy floods in northern Alabama, rain continuing with no relief in sight, Japan seeking a 70 percent naval ratio at London, and Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr sending radio greetings from Richmond to her son Admiral Byrd at the South Pole fringe.
Bruce Catton in Washington outlines U S maritime safety drive led by the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation under Commander Richard S Field. Since 1933 wrecks Mohawk Morro Castle disasters spurred tight construction and operation rules enforced rigorously.
Twenty years ago Bishop F. M. Bristol of Washington addressed a large congregation at Wesley Memorial Church last night. The notice also criticizes the Southern Railroad for discharging passengers on the off side of the tracks, leaving riders in mud or slush during wet weather while awaiting trains.
About People E. E. Bunting of Asheboro was here Saturday November 15 Miss Natalie Womble was a weekend visitor to Spencer C J Cummings has returned from a business trip to Baltimore Seborn Perry a student at Trinity Park School was in the city for the weekend
Carter Glass of Virginia named United States Senator to succeed the late Thomas S. Martin. The nation will retain all German ships currently in use.
A compiled set of provocative quotes debates crime costs in the U S and reforms for ex convicts and arrestees. It discusses public nuisance arrests, prison film access, and the perceived impact of arrests on behavior and education funding.
The president states the United States remains neutral and will not enter the war. A light comment notes inventive spirit with a playful turkey on a roll featuring cranberry sauce as a sharp aside.
Bears in Yellowstone Park are being tried by a special court and sentenced for various offenses. Such bearish escapades as biting the hand that feeds them are now treated as anti social.
A French railroad engineer slips across the Western Front aboard a freight train unseen by patrols. The bid for covert movement raises questions about railway security and wartime routing strategies.
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