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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1938
Page
4
A reflective note cites a Bible verse and Congreve on rewards for virtuous labor. It emphasizes that those who plant or water share one path to reward, and blessings follow virtuous deeds even if results arrive late.
Opponents press the city as the council defends its plan to build a hydroelectric plant. Officials cite projected overhead of about 285000 and current Duke Power energy costs around 182000, with potential reductions if contracts shift. The city plans to seek extra income from consumers to cover the shortfall.
The piece ponders whether lifelong longevity comes from calm restraint or persistent worry. It notes Danville’s aging mayor died at 94, attributes his life to serenity and sociable conduct, and questions if many elderly avoid or embrace worry. It cites varied examples and philosophical musings on worry and endurance.
The city hall says legal means to force Duke Power from selling in competition are not the aim. Officials doubt any method short of taking over the business would rapidly raise volume to meet new obligations and maintain financial health. The paper notes the plan's major defect is reliance on expected volume increase.
Edwin Gill state parole commissioner urges rehabilitation in Mocksville at the Northwestern District Welfare conference. The Winston Salem Journal notes the tough trap parolees face after release and the church’s role in offering a path to reform.
The Goldsboro News-Argus comments on the approaching Christmas season and the contrast between the calendar and people’s mood as they count loose change and react with disbelief.
A lady customer purchased a cashier's check at Evanston Nl and the teller instructed her to complete a funds transfer. The exchange notes the instruction but provides no further details on outcome or follow up.
A reader suggests requiring police signature on checks to curb fraud. The proposal argues a police endorsement would deter check flashers and enhance security.
The text recalls Carrie Jacobs Bond, who faced poverty after her husband’s death and failed business ventures, yet wrote songs that proved financially successful. It also notes Ramsay MacDonald becoming Britain’s first Labour prime minister in 1924 and a remark attributed to King George V. A Paris party anecdote follows about a father guiding his daughter with consequential, subtle advice.
At a Wilson meeting November 15 the North Carolina Farm Bureau executive committee urged statewide press front page publicity to back the quota elections for tobacco and cotton. Business groups including bankers and merchants pledged 100 percent support through December 10 to preserve farm marketing quotas and avert a 1933-like crisis for state commerce.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys nightlife and nightlife celebrities in New York clubs and hot spots. It names Dorothy Lamour Herbie Kay Gene Kelly and others while recounting gossipy quips and the mood of evening social scenes.
In a city vignette Commissioner O Leary has briefly shut night spots for minor violations. He bans show girls mingling with customers and bars chorus seating with relatives. Barbara Bannister and May Martin are noted in social scenes as examples of movements and restrictions affecting entertainment figures and local moneyed families.
Quoted quips critique romance and behavior with humor. Lines warn against jealousy and overindulgence, noting a woman’s choices and a man’s priorities. The piece reflects vaudeville era moralizing with puns about money, bars, beauty parlors, and fashion.
Ella Logan and the J Rimes crew open the day at the State with I Never Knew Haven Could Speak. Gordon and Revelry present a new work. Veloz and Yolanda perform. Frances Faye sings You Go to My Head at the Bandbox. Cole Porter works From Now On. Leave It to Me. Adele Girard fronts Joe Marsala's band. Virginia Dona hue stars in the Paradise line. The Gay Blades headline an ice show on 52nd Street, while Scallions at the Paradise fire a tardy employee.
A Broadway row unfolds around a comedienne married to a friend’s husband. She schemes for cash after a failed out of town date and sends a telegram to the lover. The wife uncovers the plot, pawns jewelry, and exposes the ruse, leading to a public fadeout and reflection on sacrifice.
The following men have resigned from the city police force Sergeant L H Robbins Leo Meth od and A C Ward The Democratic party will select a new leader for High Point at the club s meeting next Thursday night The local Women s club sponsors a school for illiterates For About People Paul Smith returned from the furniture show in Chicago Miss Anne Carter Marsh visits a friend in Chevy Chase Md Miss Mary Muse visits Miss Dorothy Stevens in Martinsville Va Roland Holton returned from Chicago to visit the furniture mart Mr and Mrs C C Robbins are on a trip to Havana Cuba and other points
Nov 18 New York dispatch discusses radio fever and a fasting experiment in Manhattan. The writer mentions Major Bowes, observes New Yorkers’ craze, and recalls Polish ham street scenes and Virginia ham comparisons. Also notes requests for copies of this column and Hendrik Willem Van Loon buying silk for Miss Alberta Hubbard.
In the recent election the constitutional amendment to raise legislators' pay in North Carolina won by 212 votes. Stocks on Wall Street moved fast with 31,115,300 shares traded that week. A powerful storm battered the north western coasts of Europe causing inland and maritime damage.
The city reports 216 flu patients. High Point misses the $1 939 goal for war relief. Methodist conference attendees include lay delegate F N Tate. Frank V Sizemore travels to Washington for C and Y railroad interests. Local families visit Danville Va while Gurley brothers recover at home from influenza. Forty two German guns captured at Spincourt are reviewed by Lt Robert Nicholson. a German soldier expresses relief the war ended. If plans proceed, every camp soldier may receive a Christmas package.
H G Wells writes to the Cambridge Massachusetts mayor to confess he took the mayor's hat home, liked it, and intended to keep it. The note reveals a playful moment between author and city official.
A collection of opinions from William Lyon Phelps Dan MacDonald and Molly Picon on life death travel and Europe. The remarks touch on mortality timing of work leisure and future plans reflecting early 20th century perspectives.
The story follows Miss Hu and Van Loon arguing over a bet on the gender of a third child in a Dutch family, with probability lore cited. The tale notes the Van Loon couple welcoming a third son, and references storm disaster coverage from sources like the Vineyard Gazette and charitable help for Martha's Vineyard fisher folk.
Josephine Morris of California handed two hen pills to a holdup man. The man fled a minute later, escaping with the pills as bystanders watched in disbelief. The incident details remain unclear and under investigation by local authorities.
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