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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1939
Page
4
A biblical verse from Deuteronomy stresses fair judging to justify the righteous and condemn the wicked. A Papal quote notes that judgments and watches differ, yet each person believes their own accuracy.
The article notes a Highlanders of Cape Fear descendants week in Wayetteville with a Scotch sermon at the kirk and a Paul Green drama opening. It praises Scottish heritage in Cumberland and Cape Fear Valley, cites Duke coach Wade, Roosevelt papers project, and global figures while reflecting on safety, politics, and fear psychology.
An opinion on how growling and profane reactions to reckless drivers illustrate the escalating risk of sudden death in automobile traffic and the need for safer behavior and defenses on the road.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports on Natalie Wynn inheriting a gold item from the Yokel Boy chorus, romance rumors among Cary Grant, Phyllis Brooks, and other stars, a Navy department shakeup, and a parade of society and political tidbits from labor to Cuba and Paris.
Frank, in structor in stringed instruments, will conduct the Senior string orchestra in concert tomorrow night at the local high school. The Community Chest adopts the Dollar Day plan to secure funds. Winston highway remains closed for two weeks longer for repairs. Miss Lucille Sherrod visits Statesville. Mrs. Alexander Rankin Jr. visits Mrs. J B Cooper in Statesville. Dr. and Mrs. D A Stanton depart for Miami to attend the Southern Medical meeting. President Hoover's plans to stabilize industry taking shape. U S Senate votes to adjourn Friday. NC State Freshmen vote to ban class caps.
Bruce Catton notes Panama's merchant fleet ranks largest in Latin America and expands rapidly, reaching 159 ships and 717 525 tons by Lloyds Register. Growth stems from economic factors, lax safety and labor rules, and non requirement for Panamanian crews.
The column pairs social chatter on George Lowther and Eileen Herrick with mentions of Broadway figures and a secret romance involving C Carpenter Jr and a Vassar acquaintance. The Czech Consul’s two month absence, a narcotics indictment looming for 150 men, and Kuhn’s lawyer ties to a prostitution case are noted in this compact society and legal roundup.
Gossip notes Garbo unlikely to wed the Coast dietician by Christmas despite public belief. Eddie Mead Henry Armstrongs manager and Gloria Youngblood suspected to be secretly blended. Natacha Rambova back at Fifth Avenue Hotel now wed to a Franco navy officer. Benny Venuta to middle aisle with Armand Deutsch Sears Roebuck kin. US holds four billion in Germany surpassing England.
Local Reformed Church members attend a Greensboro denomination meeting today as a fundraising drive for benevolent work is launched aiming at 6 000 000 dollars. The University Glee Club from Chapel Hill entertained a large crowd at the local high school auditorium last night. Miss Nina Martin wed William J Bennett at the Presbyterian manse with Rev C P Coble officiating. The couple departed tonight for northern destinations.
Mrs W F Ellis of Salisbury spent yesterday in the city. Mrs G L Bolick also spent yesterday in Thomasville. The local Woman's Club met at the Elk's Home yesterday afternoon with Mrs H A White presiding.
A Washington decree limits customers to one ton of coal at a time due to shortages. The U S Senate has not ratified the peace treaty, leaving the nation technically at war with Germany.
A quip about talking to a baby is linked to Soviet Russia blaming Finland for floods. The piece notes winds from the north and hints at a punitive expedition unless Finland can restrain its breezes.
A jumble of fragments mentions British command, brown suede shoes in uniform, Genoa as a ship terminal, and a cryptic war title. Sydney Spier’s ashes drift from a skyscraper, Lowell Thomas fights strep throat, and ten prominent lawyers wager on Kuhn’s guilt with an acquittal betting. A Red Cross slogan closes the column.
Experts note rapid Panama merchant fleet growth could rival world leaders, though others call predictions optimistic. US and British tonnage figures in 1938 show Panama trails Sweden Denmark and France. registry income has surpassed $580,000 in four years, with a transfer debate tied to wartime policy.
A retired U S Marine leader quotes urging American youth to guard their mothers by going to Europe, echoing a 1917 sentiment attributed to him. The remark highlights wartime duty themes and national callups.
Dr Robert M Hutchins argues higher education could elevate society. Frederick H Prince laments murder by Hitler and warns against excessive success. Senator William E Borah contends political parties centralize power and invite corruption.
The piece cites Bishop Charles W. Flint of the Methodist Church urging the French to smoke as a patriotic duty to aid the war, with a provocative line about exhaling toward Berlin. It frames a national question of serving mankind at any cost.
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