Subscription rates and notices in High Point paper
The notice lists daily and Sunday carrier rates for High Point and nearby towns with terms for shorter periods and prepaid subscriptions. It references Associated Press rights, copyright, and second class mailing details, dated Saturday November 20, 1938, with a religious or moral thought at the end.
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High Point
Baes
Associated Press
Tennant
N. C
of Congress
New York City
Fred Smiths to Host Second Banquet in New York
Fred Smiths of America plan a January banquet in New York after a highly successful first event. Guests include a golf architect from England and members with middle names Tees and Greens. Special dispensation will again be granted to Smith Frederick who last year entered the hall backwards. The provost says the party proves people will gather for fun despite world troubles.
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Merica
Fred
Fred Smiths of
America
Strife Deepens in Spain As Franco Seizes Army Power
The 1936 Spanish crisis sees rightist factions under Juan Mareh gaining army control and triggering civil war under General Francisco Franco. Loyalist forces suffer losses as the insurgents threaten to dictate government. French Premier Chautemps warns of grave danger from secret revolutionary cells with hidden arms caches.
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Juan Mareh
Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Francisco Franco
Nietzehe
Camille Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Chautemps
France
France and Spain Style Civil War Risks
The question notes a civil war risk when a wealthy powerful group can sponsor conflict against a government elected by the people. It compares France to Spain and asks if similar unrest could arise where elites fund opposition to a socialist government and trigger internal conflict.
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France
Spain
More Highly Trained Teachers for Schools
State School Facts shows progress in North Carolina teacher training from 1921-22 to 1936-37. White teachers with college training rose from 53.2 to 99.7 percent, while colored teachers without college work fell from 83.8 to 6.1 percent. More college credits imply more salaries and higher standards for future positions.
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North Carolina
What Others Say More Peace Lunacy Is Needed By World
Bruce Catton argues the Armistice Day disturbance in London shows a sane critique of rising tensions. He notes leaders and crowds honor the dead yet pursue arms buildup and looming war, suggesting more prophetic lunacy might curb the slide toward another conflict.
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Bruce Catton
London
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Coppers
House of Parliament
Samuel Hoare
From Hunger to Nobel Prize A Writer's Steady Drive
The text traces Knut Hamsun from poverty to success, noting his early struggles in America and various jobs. It highlights his stubborn will to write, turning Hunger into a novel, and his 1920 Nobel Prize in literature. It also mentions Flint Michigan's elm and a bird feeding box, then advocates birds over statues.
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Knut Hamsun
America
Chicago
Flint
Michigan
Tribute in memory of J P Rawley by State Board
The State Board of Conservation and Development adopts a memorial resolution honoring Joseph P. Rawley late publisher of The Enterprise. It lauds his unselfish public service on the board and committee on State Advertising and directs the resolution be recorded in minutes and sent to his family and the state. Committee members Sansfort Martin Bruce Etheridge J L Horne Jr.
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Rawley
J. P. Rawley
State Board of Conservation and Development
Joseph P. Rawley
Board of Conservation and Development
Busick
N. C
Sanfort Martin R. Bruce Etheridge
J. L. Horne, Jr
Desperate protest interrupts quiet ceremony
A man shouted in protest during a ceremony, his outburst described as a delusion by observers. The scene left onlookers uneasy, wondering who among them was truly sane.
Crime in US rising says Hoover at hotel convention
J Edgar Hoover warned the American Hotel Association in Pittsburgh that crime is not falling. He said 1987 saw more felonies than the prior year with rises in robberies burglaries larcenies and auto thefts and more homicides and assaults. He cited Capone era progress but urged further work.
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J. Edgar Hoover
United States
American Hotel Association
Pittsburgh
Hoover E
Capone
Uncle Sam Seen as Santa Claus by Public in Times of Aid
Readers compare the Federal Treasury to a cornucopia, endlessly supplying funds for people's benefit. The remark is attributed to U. S. and S. Senator William King of Utah.
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Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Federal Treasury
U. S&s
William King
Utah
Memories of the New York newsroom in old time days
A nostalgic tour through a bygone New York newsroom reveals names and scenes. The piece recalls reporters with Greek letters, pay-roll gaffs, Abe's lunch room, Phil's Corner, and veteran telegraph editors who rose in title but not always in duties.
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New York
Abe
Phil
Skeggs
New York Herald
Elmer Farr
Ball Club
Telegraph
The
Press Association
Dex Fellowes
Andy
High Point News Briefs and Local Notes
City collector L Smith urges universal deposits for electricity and water services. Sykes to discuss The Art and Song of Thanksgiving at Central Friends church Sunday. Plans form to organize a Y M C A at High Point College. Visitors see Carolina’s 18 0 win over Duke at Durham. Mrs J W Smith back from Morganton visit. Miss Dot Stamey hosts Miss Wortham and Miss Windley of Wilmington. Bryan Price wedding guests include Mrs George Wood and Miss Lucile Goldston. Sultan of Morocco, 17, entitled to four wives but has one. Pittsburgh wing leaders face legal pressure. McIntosh and Hinder, Briton airmen, forced down in Poland by snow.
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W. L. Smith
High Point
Tom Alderman Sykes
Burlington
J. W. Smith
Morganton
Dot Stamey
William Wortham
Jane Windley
Wilmington
Del
Greensboro
George T. Wood
Lucile Goldston
Morocco
Pittsburgh
McIntosh
Hinder
Britain
London
India
Poland
Miss Clara Grissom to Return Home Tonight
Miss Clara Grissom will come home tonight after a short visit away. She spent several days at a location not specified in the notice and is expected to reunite with family and friends.
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Clara Grissom
Aging editor’s chair fades into oblivion
A city editor known for his sharp temper and public outbursts faded from the scene as the chronicler of the town’s press vanished from the desk, leaving behind memories of a pounding voice and the gate to oblivion.
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Cubs
The Blue Envelope Fear and Fateful Career Choices
A reflective piece recalls the anxiety of approaching the Blue Envelope near age forty and the bar nights that blurred days. It contrasts landing a scoop in journalism’s early days with the thrill and later disappointment of turning down a New York job for more experience.
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New York
Brussels peace conference viewed as Nein power parley
The Brussels peace conference for Germany was seen as a meaningless gathering, dismissed as a Nein power parley reflecting dismissive stance toward negotiations.
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Germany
Brussels
Notable Local Arrivals and Visits Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago Max Bones arrived from Camp Jackson to stay several days. Rev J B B Thompson visits his daughter Mrs J W Kearns on Bain Avenue. Miss Dorothy Henley returns from Asheboro. E N and J W Allen depart for Prospect Hill for the wedding of J A Allen of Portsmouth Ark to Maggie Warren. Lieut Chas Kephart suffers a head cut at Camp Sevier during a sham bomb drill. comrades unaware he was in the trench.
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Max Bones
Camp Jackson
J. B.B. Thompson
J. W. Kearns
Bain Avenue
Dorothy Henley
Asheboro
Messrs. E. N
J. W. Allen
Prospect Hill
J. A. Allen
Portsmouth
Ark
Maggie Warren
Chas. Kephart
Camp Sevier
German troop shifts and Berlin riots noted
Germans move en masse from the Eastern front to Flanders. Berlin saw serious rioting last Sunday. American troops began active preparations for winter yesterday.
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Eastern Front
Flanders
Berlin
Morning Desk Rivalries At The Heights Newspaper
A copy boy, dramatic editor, and music editor named Algy are described in vivid newsroom scenes. The copy boy tipped off readers as the managing editor left the trolley, while the dramatic editor arrived at nine and ad men brought stars to consult. Algy boasts about being drunk with rhythm after Fall Festival reporting.
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Tessie Blotz
Alster
Millicent D'Orsay
Eddie Knapp
Irene
Algy
Editorial anecdotes from the Civic Club era staff
The chief editorial writer wore glasses with a dangling ribbon and lived at the Civic Club. The literary editor was the staff’s luckiest craps shooter. Mrs. Wickham, publisher’s fussy wife, visited every few months to meet executives. The Lobster Trick gang allegedly hosted unobserved banquets at preags club events.
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Civic Club
Wickham
Columbia
Park Row Echoes Of City Newsroom Pasts
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls staffers who longed for Park Row and the aura of city newsrooms. Names cited include Richard Harding Davis and Frank Ward O'Malley, with mentions of temporary assistant police court reporters who then vanished from the beat.
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Park Row
U Ss
Richard Harding Davis
Frank Ward O'Malley
Washington Faces Farm Financing and Tax Proposals
In Washington, lawmakers debate financing a costly farm program with processing taxes or a general sales tax on food. The Ways and Means committee faces opposition from textile allies as senators and representatives weigh 20 cents per bushel wheat 3 cents per pound cotton and 0.5 cents per pound rice processing levies. The plan shifts cost to consumers amid political resistance from key figures.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wallace
House Agriculture Committee
Senatore Smith
South Carolina
Bailey
North Carolina
George
Georgia
Tallulah Bankhead Teases Speaker Role Debate
Actress Tallulah Bankhead, daughter of the House Speaker, humorously says she would be tougher than his in the job. She recalls the opening session as chaotic and notes she thought his discipline was not strict enough.
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Tallulah
Tallulah Bankhead
Miss Bankhead
Tax shifts and capital gains policy debates in 1937
The piece discusses absorption of some taxes by processors, cites the hog tax on the hoof and the 2 percent levy, and notes Joseph P. Kennedy's push to repeal the capital gains tax. It explains administration caution, with Roosevelt weighing reform to aid small business but not favoring broad relief for speculative gains. Treasury officials outline a 60 percent exemption after five years.
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AAA
Joseph P. Kennedy
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
SEC
Wall Street
Treasury
NEA Service, Inc
Stephens College teacher warns women on grooming lines
A Stephens College instructor asserts many women neglect neck cleansing, noting a boundary in grooming that a well groomed woman should not cross. emphasizes personal hygiene standards.
Unclear request filters wartime intelligence terms
The prompt proposes using coded terms like jable as vaudeville hems to locate enemy tank towns. It blends speculative tactics with unusual phrasing and lacks concrete historical sourcing or verifiable details.
Moscow Tightens Curbs on Liquor Users and Seeks Policy Alignment
Moscow imposes new restrictions on liquor consumers and is working to align related policies with existing standards. The move aims to tighten regulation and ensure consistent enforcement across agencies.
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Moscow
Dixie Embraces New York Dance The Little Peach
Dixie praises the Big Apple and its new dance named the Little Peach while scoffers are labeled traitors and confined to the Cherry Pit.
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Dixie
Live minnows kept in running water at same temperature
Live minnows can be kept by placing them in running water of the same temperature as that from which they were obtained and feeding them on bread crumb and soft scraps.
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