High Point Enterprise staff and leadership listings 1938
The High Point Enterprise lists key officers and staff including President D A Rawley and Secy and Treas Hammett A Cecil as well as Capus M Waynick editor. It notes 1938 date, subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and carrier payment guidance. It mentions Associated Press use and Audit Bureau oversight. Advertising rep Katz Special Ad Agency.
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High Point
Associated Press
Focal News
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
LL Alaa IL
Post Office
N. C
Congress
ETA
Katz Special Adv
Agency General Office
New York City
A Thought For We Are Saved By Hope Quote
A Bible verse from Romans 8 24 asserts hope saves us and that hope unseen is true hope. A Johnson quote adds that without hope there is no endeavor and effort.
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Johnson
RACE WORSHIP AND LARGE FAMILIES IN POSTWAR EUROPE
The article argues that the rise of women in the workforce during and after World War I shifts economic power in the United States and cites Italian and German policy promoting large families. It warns dictatorships push racialist propaganda and birth control to balance populations, while urging larger families as a path to national strength.
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United States
Italy
Germany
Perfection of British French entente reported
The piece lauds the improving British French accord as a shield against fascism and a peace hedge. It notes that while such international pacts do not guarantee stopping political trends, they create a barrier for publics to study rival governance concepts before any broader conflict ensues.
Isolation and alliance in a changing world
The author argues the United States faces a core choice between internal reform and external realism. It weighs preserving political isolation against possible frank alliances with European democracies to stabilize global liberty and democracy amid shifting economic and political aims. The piece notes overseas creditors and ambitions as drivers for future change.
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United States
Europe
Exile's Return Casts Light on Windsors and Royal Privilege
The article weighs a possible early return of David Duke of Windsor to England as a sign of rehabilitation and notes tensions within royal factions. It cites Greek Princess Marina Duchess of Kent as a staunch opponent and mentions her planned move to Australia with the Duchess’s husband next year, hinting at broader royal maneuvering and islanding of Windsors.
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England
David
Duke of Windsor
Windsors
Marina
Duchess of Kent
Australia
London
Duchess of Windsor
North Carolina Farmers face hard year says crop report
A Greensboro Record item notes a High Point area farmer warns warm weather risks wheat damage unless a cold snap arrives. A November federal state crop report cites 1938 as a difficult year for North Carolina farmers with no easy season.
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High Point
Greensboro
Raleigh Dispatch
North Carolina
Three Jewish officers guard German consul in New York
The Concord Tribune notes that in New York three Jewish policemen Captain Finklestine Lieutenant Licker and Sergeant Goldstein protect the German commercial agent as Goering Goebbels and Hitler attack the Semitic race. Fiorelli LaGuardia advances despite disliking a dictator a little.
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Finklestein
Licker
Goldstein
New York City
Concord Tribune
Goering
Goebbels
Adolf
New York
Fiorelli la Guardia
Francis Garron Memorial Hall Becomes Valdese Recreation Center
The Francis Garron Memorial Hall at Valdese has been opened as a recreational center, signaling progressive leadership in the town. The facility repurposed from a memorial hall underscores community development and local civic aims.
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Hickory Daily Record
Francis Garron
Valdese
Tribute to Francis Garron Featured by Record
The Record honors the late Francis Garron as a leading industrial pioneer in the region, noting no man occupies a higher position on the local list of industrial figures.
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Francis Garron
Fear Less and Be Brave Like Roosevelt in Oyster Bay
A tale of fear shaped by mindset with Colonel Roosevelt’s childhood toad anecdote in Oyster Bay. It contrasts bravery with unnecessary business letter length argued by Carl Crow, urging efficiency, readability, and discipline in daily dictation and writing practices.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Ethel
Kermit
Archie
San Juan Hill
Italy's Leader Musso Lini Deflects Flaws With Humble Claim
Musso Lini tells biographer Emil Ludwig that a man in his position must be stupid at least once a week. He adds that readers are fortunate if they are not stupid more than weekly, urging admission of mistakes over argument.
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Carl Crow
Shanghai
Mr. Crow
America
Italy
Mussolini
Emil Ludwig
Germany
Il Duce
England
Barnes Resigns as Special Justice at 95
Luther Emerson Barnes of North Brookfield Massachusetts retires on his 95th birthday after serving as special justice of the district court. Attorney General Jack Holt of Little Rock Arkansas weighs a question on school suspensions for girls wearing overalls.
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Luther Emerson Barnes
North Brookfield
Mass
Jack Holt
Little Rock, Ark
Boston Man Seeks Jail Over Nagging Wife
Thomas Lucas of Boston asks a judge to revoke a six month sentence suspension and send him to jail so he can find peace away from his wife’s nightly nagging.
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Thomas Lucas
Boston
Actress Dorothy Fox on Broadway Bruises and Perfume
Actress Miss Dorothy Fox explains why she could not use horse liniment on bruises from nightly performances of Peace on Broadway. She notes the odor affects her role and the show’s atmosphere.
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Yale
Dorothy Fox
Osborne denies colonial aims in London debate
Vice-Admiral E. O. B. S. Osborne challenged Unity Mitford as she claimed Hitler’s circle aimed only at internal reform. In a London debate Mitford argued against colonial expansion, while Osborne rebutted the broader imperial design attributed to the regime.
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E. O. B. S. Osborne
London
Unity Mitford
Hitler
Byrd Recounts Polar Quest Missed Most
Admiral Byrd recalls a companion’s answer during the Antarctic voyage. He asks what was missed most and the retort reflects on home comforts and the journey’s challenges.
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Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
Byrd
Boy Refuses Pony Ride Delays Western Filming
Dickie Jones, ten years old, refuses to ride a pony during a Hollywood western production. The incident causes a delay as cast and crew reassess stunts and safety protocols for the scene.
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Dickie Jones
Hollywood
Work in America Aims to Employ Millions for Decades
Harry L. Hopkins outlines national efforts to keep about two million people busy for twenty to thirty years through large scale public works and employment programs. The statement frames persistent jobs growth as a long term policy objective.
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America
Harry L. Hopkins
Weighty burden on my conscience heavy with books
The speaker laments guilt from producing many volumes, noting Lord Tweedsmuir as author of about fifty works on history and biography, reflecting on prolific but burdensome literary labor.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Autor
Walter Winchell On Broadway Amid War Time Propaganda
In this pane of the Walter Winchell On Broadway column the writer surveys wartime mood and propaganda from Britain and Germany. It notes anti dictatorial censorship and social measures such as bayonet training for children and promoted patriotism. It also comments on American society and minority groups amid ongoing global conflict.
Wartime Propaganda Blasts Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
Westbrook Pegler argues against fascist Europe, noting Italian art failures and German abuses of Jewish civilians. He claims Japan faces rationed war finance and cites Hitler's funeral response as a sign of looming conflict, framing it as a clash of nations and leaders.
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Italy
Germany
China
Hitler
Vom Rath
Westbrook Pegler
New York
Conditions in dictatorial regimes alert readers to media bias
The excerpt criticizes relief aid, Russian affordability gaps, a Soviet military academy for women, long working days, censorship in France, and alleges propaganda use by Fritz Kuhn. It contrasts liberal press standards with libel concerns and mocks media exposure of the New York Yankees.
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Russia
Soviet
Fritz Kuhn
N. Y
Italian fascist rhetoric and jail crowding cited
The text notes Il Duce praising bombs over laws, fascist papers warning against government criticism due to spies, and overcrowded Italian jails with political prisoners in contrast to Razzi concentration camp publicity. It mentions German death notices.
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Il Duce
Razzi
Ratzis Leaders Contradict Aryan Image Across Nations
The text notes diverse actions and laws across countries from India to Russia and Italy, including harsh penalties for theft and unflinching obedience to rulers. It mentions Japanese age limits for taxi riders and a merchant’s hara-kiri over a naming error, reflecting sensationalized wartime rhetoric.
Newspaper note on world politics and culture
A digest of observations notes low wages for coal workers in Japan and critiques of imperial and Mussolini era leadership. It contrasts European views of public life, media depictions, and German tastes with a remark on Benito Mussolini’s reach and a curiosity about whipped cream in Germany.
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Japan
England
France
U. S
Europe
Germany
Benito
Italy
Mussolini
Economic hardship and political buzz from wartime Europe
A fragment outlines Europe’s economic strain with low German incomes and scarce staples like butter and horsemeat. It hints at political danger in Razzi circles, mentions Alf Landon, and includes a postcard exchange with Frank Capra and a Congress member, suggesting wartime gossip and international notes.
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Alf Landon
Peru
Paging Father Time in High Point Notes
Local news notes Wagner named manager of the theaters in High Point beginning December 1. High Point Elks plan a memorial service December 5. Aviation worker Lcutt predicts North Carolinians will fly by the thousands. Local schools close November 29 for Thanksgiving and reopen December 3. People include Miss Aline Kaneer weekend in Charlotte and Miss Marie Jones visiting High Point. J B Wood improving after appendectomy at High Point hospital. Mesdames Kirkman Welborn and Wilson expected home Tuesday from Houston UDC convention.
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J. R. Wagner
High Point
High Point Elks
M. C. Lcutt
Aline Kaneer
Charlotte
Marie Jones
J. B. Wood
High Point Hospital
J. E. Kirkman
J. S. Welborn
J. W. Wilson
Houston
U.D.C
New York Day By Day Echoes on Streets and Nightlife
A fragmented New York Day By Day column notes the Woolworth Building’s skyline, street scenes in Harlem, and critics of night club shows. It mentions editors, letters about scripts, and authorities nudging performers to dress modestly, while laments on dirty cartoons and public decency appear amid city life.
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New York
Woolworth
Dr. Dafoe
Parks
Bruce Reynolds
Lambs
Cornelius V
Staten Island
Harlem
West
Broadway
Times Square
Post
Paris
Peace pact push. Coolidge urges signatories
President Coolidge will urge the major powers to sign the Kellogg Briand peace pact. Herbert Hoover’s steamer faced a 24 hour delay due to a severe storm en route to a South American port. John Barrymore married Dolores Costello in Los Angeles yesterday.
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Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Los Angeles
Calif
Illicit Distillery Seized Near Deep River Church
Twenty years ago sheriff Wagner and revenue officers seized an illicit still four miles north of Deep River church on the 23rd instant. The alleged distiller fled but was captured and brought before U S Commissioner Brown bound over to the Superior court on a $1000 bond. 100 gallons of beer removed.
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Wagner
Deep River Church
U. S
Brown
Superior Court
Mrs Freeland Recovering From Operation At High Point
Mrs D C Freeland is recovering from an operation at High Point hospital. Mrs Joe Mc Craney Miss Gilbert Muse and Miss Kate Boaz are shopping today in Salisbury. Farmer John Tate brought a prize celery stalk to The Enterprise office saying he grew it in his own garden and it surpassed imported varieties.
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D. C. Freeland
High Point Hospital
Joe McCraney
Gilbert Muse
Kate Boaz
Salisbury
John Tate
Enterprise Office
Tate
Frisco Soldier Survives Sinking Of Transport
Lt Julius H Fulcher of Frisco NC reached Harwich England with a wartime tale. He was transferred from the Ticonderoga sunk Sept 30 after a collision with the submarine Deutschland. He suffered a severe thigh wound but was treated by the U boat crew. Polish troops captured Lemberg Galicia capital. Germany described as now a republic nation.
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Julius H. Fulcher
Frisco
N. C
Harwich
England
Ticonderoga
Lemberg
Galicia
Germany
Hitler seeks to right wrongs against Mormons and Indians
The discourse attributes to Hitler a desire to address past injustices toward Mormons and Native Americans, suggesting no direct argument with the United States but a focus on correcting perceived wrongs.
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Hitler
U. S
Mussolini Hires American Coach for Italian Runners
An American track coach has been hired by Italy to improve running performance. The move appears unrelated to any military preparations. This year’s agricultural graduate shifts to raising striped pigs for striped pigskins intended for use on the gridiron.
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Mussolini
Empire
Agricultural School
Hudson Reflections and Plans for Show Shop Venture
A narrator recalls a solitary ferry on the Hudson and the changing amber light, then Ruth Putnam Mason, a blonde with stage ties, plans an entertainment venture in the old Swedish church space between Lexington Avenues. She aims to draw New Yorkers by showcasing amateur and talent, selling acts to Broadway producers if successful.
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Hudson
116Th Street
Jersey
Ruth Putnam Mason
Lexington Avenues
Miss Mason
Iig
French Lottery Abolished Sparks Public Reluctance
The national lottery in Fran faces abolition as the public shows reluctance to pay for a scheme that yields little benefit. Citizens complain about receiving nothing in return for their contributions.
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