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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1939
Page
4
National advertising representative for High Point Enterprise lists address John Budd Company 420 Lexington Avenue New York as the advertising contact for Friday November 24 1939.
The Supreme Court narrows a city’s power to ban distribution of circulars in a case arising from a Western city’s street cleaning effort. The decision highlights the Court’s concern with First Amendment liberties and the enduring role of pamphleteering in democracy.
Report notes Fritz Thyssen a steel magnate linked to early Nazi support and aiding Hitler while rich holdings in the Ruhr. Allegations claim confiscation of Thyssen properties by the Reich as a consequence of the rift with Hitler at war’s start.
The report states Police Sergeant House remains employed but under 400 demerits by his chief and the Civil Vice Commission for alleged dis obedience and neglect of duty. He sits near the civil service danger zone, with potential penalties if regulations constrain him further.
A long letter discusses police leniency toward bums housed in jail, praising Sergeant House's compassionate approach while noting risks of escapes. It argues for better support for sharp nights and criticizes policy that leaves jail facilities with limited beds. The piece closes with a lengthy reader letter about marriage improvement inspired by a self-help book.
The Raleigh Times praises Fayetteville as a rare human spot while the Gastonia Gazette notes appalling recent fatalities from mine bombings and submarine warfare. The piece argues highway deaths near 35,000 yearly rival wartime losses, urging continued road safety campaigns despite wartime perils.
The Greensboro Record mocks Hitler for promising to shield the Czechs even as his actions threaten internal peace within the German Reich. The piece notes the discrepancy between his words and the mood at home.
In her On the Record column Dorothy Thompson argues optimism as Europe shifts from war to peace aims. She notes the battle to win the war remains essential but stresses the larger challenge of rebuilding European society and governance post conflict.
Police department and magistrate court in a central city lack quarters after the council leased a city hall room to a pool hall operator. The piece notes the awkward squeeze for the judge and officers and questions the decision.
An eastern judge fined a motorist who admitted speeding saying an officer told him to step on it and quit holding up traffic. The case highlights how driver excuses are weighed against legal limits and road safety.
A column of rapid anecdotes and asides from Walter Winchell on Broadway covers gossip, political quips, film and stage figures, including notes on the Munich bomb inquiry, Mira Stephans, the Stork Club scene, and commentary on FDR and party politics. References to Hirsh Hull Berle Welles Messerschmidt and others appear amid humor and social scuttlebutt.
Washington rumors say if Murphy is named to the Supreme Court, Robert H. Jackson could be groomed as a presidential candidate. Jackson, a New Dealer favorite, has backed measures like the undistributed profits tax and the enlargement of the Supreme Court.
Colonel Snyder recalls Broadway pals and holiday telegrams as Franklyn Hutton’s story is confirmed. Journal-American schedules the December 11 Mad. Sq. Garden Diamond Belt amateur boxing, offering free upstairs tickets via box seat buyers to aid a charity. Nassau hotel owners fret over American travel fears despite quick flights.
Arthur Harrison a locomotive engineer will run for sheriff against D B Stafford. Fire chief A B Horney says a new American LaFrance fire truck shipped from Elmira New York. The 1930 state college press association meeting at High Point College. Janet Russell selected as 1930 class mascot at High Point College. Herman Abels moved to a new home on Edgedale Drive. Alice McRae Caldwell, Salem College student, here for weekend. Dr Frederick R Taylor arrives from Miami Florida for medical association meeting. J J Johnson returns home from a business trip to Chattanooga Tennessee.
Brief items note the death of Georges Clemenceau of France and a coming relief from a cold wave in the southern United States. President Hoover seeks cooperation in the public works program.
Local businessmen forming the High Point Hotel Company will erect a modern hotel on the lot next to Wesley Memorial Church with no fewer than 100 rooms. The plan arose from a Commercial Club hotel committee meeting held last night. A 15 room school building will also be built on Park Street to accommodate expected next year’s pupil surge.
Mrs Mary Thomas spent yesterday afternoon in Thomasville. J M S Salsbury returned from a business trip to Asheville. Abram Bones has come back from Philadelphia. Miss Clara I Cox is the guest today of Mrs G M Hoover in Thomasville. Mr and Mrs William Bennett returned from their North honeymoon and will reside here.
A jagged set of political quotes and notices spans anti-Semitism critique labor wage plans and international peace efforts. Individuals named include Wendell Willkie David Lilienthal and Cardinal Villeneuve. Other items reference taxation for French youths and a Raleigh court case on retail whiskey.
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