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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1939
Page
7
Readers are invited to submit problems and inquiries to Mar drie Mansfield through The Enterprise columns. Send letters for response and guidance published in upcoming editions.
A teen girl writes she is 18, shy, and feels distant from friends and her popular sister. The advisor reassures her parents want her happiness, urges dropping the belief that they are disappointed, and notes they understand her shyness as a factor in social struggles.
The excerpt suggests that as long as you believe others are disappointed in you you lose confidence and willingness to seek help. It impliesTimidity grows when perceived judgment blocks action and growth.
Parents cherish the quiet daughter who often understands her better than she knows. The piece contrasts popular appeal with the comfort of a subdued child, exploring family dynamics and affection.
A guidance note advises a shy young woman to listen more than speak and focus on others. It urges forgetting fears, engaging peers, and encouraging conversation about football or movies, with emphasis on looking one's best and seeking parental support.
Life magazine hails Garbo in Ninotchka as warm and funny while a slate of films arrives at the Center and nearby theaters. Torpedoed stars Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore with Scapa Flow filmed scenes. Kildare and Our Leading Citizen also show alongside Daytime Wife and The Wizard of Oz. The piece notes a Christmas party in Winston-Salem set for December 20 as the tobacco market ends.
A North Carolina employment service item describes a Henderson applicant, a young woman financing college by growing tobacco on land given by her father. She has planted, hoed, suckered, cured and sold the tobacco for three years to pay tuition at Woman's College, but this fall high tobacco prices prevented enrollment.
A Raleigh registrant identifies herself as an art teacher and graduate of Wesleyan Conservatory of Art at Macon Georgia. She has completed a year of art study at the University of North Carolina and about two years experience as a teacher.
A High Point office registered a woman with a background as an analytical chemist for General Motors and prior experience teaching botany zoology physics and chemistry. She brings scientific discipline and educational breadth to the office.
Charlotte notes a chef and steward with fifteen years in leading resort and commercial hotels. He completed a four year apprenticeship in the cuisine of a renowned New Orleans hotel.
Railroads in the United States operate 63 731 motor trucks in terminal transfer inter city and store door delivery service. The figure surpasses the number of locomotives owned by railroads says H C Murphy assistant to the president of the Burlington Railroad.
The Rialto screens Dodge City on Wednesday and Thursday starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland as the headline attraction. The Western feature is paired with the usual cinema program and showtimes await patrons.
A young woman at the Surrealists Ball in New York dressed as a typographical error, embodying the famous etaoin shrdlu line seen on linotype slugs. The playful costume riffs on newsroom lore and showcases creative proofing culture.
Films recount Thomas Edison life in two features Young Tom Edison and Edison the Man. Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy portray Edison at ages 16 and 30, with Henry Ford’s Edisonia collection inspiring the performances. The halves cover 12 of his 84 years, ending with the electric light’s triumph.
Government payments to North Carolina farmers in the first nine months of this year totalled 16,040,000 dollars, up from 10,082,000 dollars for the same period last year, showing a substantial increase.
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