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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1938
Page
4
The fragment notes three named officials connected with a publication: president oe Be TAG, Sec'y and Treas. Cees, and Gen. Mer icelle J. P. RAWLEY, with publisher APUS M. WAYNICK, spanning 1915 to 1937.
A fragmentary reflection cites II Chronicles 18 15 urging truthfulness before the king and Horace Mann's advice to keep one thing forever in view truth guiding conduct toward God.
The piece condemns Nazi Germany for erasing Jewish contributions by destroying memorials and renaming streets in Vienna while confiscating wealth. It notes allied autocracies Italy and Japan adopting anti Jewish measures, including banning Jewish musicians, and warns of widening persecution under dictatorships.
A state report on negro education facilities in North Carolina urges a quarter of a million dollars yearly to assist counties with 25 percent building costs for consolidated schools and calls for higher teacher pay. Total proposed spending reaches 693,333 dollars annually, viewed as necessary to expand school and teaching resources and meet parental demand for education.
A northern editorial discusses the role of education for African Americans in the South, religious freedom, and the press. It cites Methodist bishops warning dictatorship endangers pulpit freedom and stresses democracy relies on prophetic preaching and accurate reporting. The piece critiques cockfighting and notes Fortune magazine on debutantes spending and local economic impacts.
The author muses that people claim we live in a critical era and cites a supposed tablet in Constantinople about the Flood. He suggests the earth nears its end, noting faded faith and a surge of book writing, then questions the value of news if good must come from ill. The piece ends with a skeptical, reflective note.
The piece notes T. M. Pridgen praising the sheriff who swooped down on Bladen County and arrested 250 citizens enjoying the ancient sport. The editor expresses warmth toward the event and the authorities' actions taken that Thanksgiving Day.
The pamphlet shares Alfred E Lyon’s two life rules to rise from nothing: do a job a little better than others and do a little more than expected. Lyon, now VP of Philip Morris, started with a chance encounter in New York after arriving with no contact. The piece urges adopting these rules amid a rush of other brief items.
John T. Flynn critiques the use of the term national defense to justify vast military expansion. He questions who benefits, notes Navy asks for heavy increases and planes, and warns that defense can mean many aims from homeland protection to global intervention. He urges clear definition.
A collection of witty remarks and humorous blows from diverse figures. Includes a San Quentin guard talking to Hale B. Streeter about a toll road misadventure, Herbert E Hawkes commenting on economists, Miss Dorothy Fox questioned by an unidentified Prague loafer, Morris Cohen on job talk, Nudists wanting billboard nudges, Izvestia on diapers, Charles Lee on his father's remarriage, and Brenda Frazer on her aching feet.
A jumble of quotes comments on manipulation of youth by a des perate audience, psychology by Dr Joseph F Casey, and remarks on Prime Minister Chamberlain. The text mocks patchwork quilts from a shirt gift and a plan to picket nudist billboards, noting hidden taxes are easy to find.
Captain Arthur Cundy of Civitan International addresses local Civitan group at the Sheraton hotel about building good citizenship. High Point and Greensboro will be linked by a new wide boulevard.
James Lyon, a Marine recruit visiting home from Quantico, was disappointed to miss France as his transport vanished before sailing. Thanksgiving feast for local firemen at Southside. Mrs. Kirkman returns from Cincinnati. Mrs. Stanton to Spartanburg. Mrs. Waynick from Durham. News notes include the crown prince hiding on a Zuyder Zee island and Wilson heading to Paris talks. Population flu count in High Point and jokes about Dodge widow’s $5000 monthly. Ancient barbecue remnants reveal no potato chips. Sasha Siemel touring the U S for tiger hunting education.
Mrs Margaret Klaus tells a Chicago judge she loved him yet would shoot him for refusing to repay $6000 and planning to marry another woman, arguing her feelings and motive in court.
A bibulous fellow faces a holiday choice between Rye New York and Champaign Illinois. The tone implies a humorous note on his indecision and preference.
Mrs Loree Latham of Washington recounts a General Robert E Lee benediction from a home setting The quoted pronouncement centers on loyalty and reverence within a historical narrative context.
A terse note says residents on Mars fear a demand for repayment. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Charles B Driscoll recounts a Park Avenue gathering hosted by publishing magnate Jake Omansky and commentary by George Seldes and Edwig Lore. He also notes a weight loss, a Hunger for the Shut-In Society luncheon, and a profile of Josephine Young Case daughter of Owen D Young with insights on her family in Van Hornesville New York and her poem At Midnight on the 31st of March. He reflects on New York politics and the Young family legacy in business and literature.
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