United War Chest Drive Spotlight on Harry Setzer’s Sacrifice
A High Point feature tells how Harry P. Setzer of Thomasville gives eight hours pay to the United War Chest and sends ten dollars to his son in the South Pacific. The piece urges all readers to match such sacrifice to boost the drive and support the home front efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. Setzer
Strickland
Mr. Setzer
United War Chest
High Point
Harry Setzer
South
France
USO
Home Front
Unshaken Faith in Christ’s All Encompassing Love
The passage reflects on Romans 8 38 39 from Moffatt, asserting that nothing in life or death, angelic or earthly powers, present or future, or any creation can separate believers from God's love in Christ Jesus. It links Paul’s experience to faith, hope, and love guiding conduct toward peace and universal brotherhood.
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God
Christ Jesus
Our Lord
Moffatt
Saint Paul
Jesus Christ
Tarsus
Apostle
Christ
Paul
Lord Jesus Christ
Earth
Jesus
Christmas Box Chart Aids Last Minute Overseas Packages
Mrs. Malvina Martin praises a chart carried by The Enterprise to guide Christmas box donations for son in the army overseas. The chart lists needed articles and regional shortages aiding senders planning parcels. Principal T Bennison notes good student conduct may reduce need for rules. USO attendance dips as ORD men shift to Greensboro replacement center, with men finding High Point USO.
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Malvina Martin
USO
ORD
Greensboro
High Point Uso
HW. W
Local War Chest drive praised by workers at High Point plant
Marcella Thornton of the High Point Weaving Company lauds the Unified War Chest for pooling donations. Mrs. F. T. Brown notes the library window display offering overseas mailing guidance. Cpl. Carl Wintz of Cleveland, stationed at ORD Greensboro, says he keeps cigarettes and matches for visiting friends.
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Cpl
Carl Wintz
Cleveland
Ohio
Ord, Greensboro
Al Smith a deeply religious man and patriot
The piece portrays Al Smith as humble, charitable, and devoted to his family and country. It recalls his East Side roots, universal charity, lack of bigotry, and enduring love for his Roman Catholic faith, highlighted by his Papal Mass participation at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
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al Smith
New York
East Side
Alwe
United States
St. Patrick's Cathedral
God
Al Sokolsky remembers a loyal neighbor and reformer
By George Sokolsky honors Al from the East Side and Oliver Street, a self-made man who rose from poverty to governor and presidential candidate. The tribute recalls his honesty, loyalty, and uncompromising ethics, contrasting his public life with his private devotion and shared losses. He is praised for his integrity and impact on others.
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Oliver Street
Fulton
New York State
Empire State Building
East Side
America
Cherry Hill
Five Points
Little Italy
Hell's Kitchen
Tammany
Rivington Street
Capitol Square Scared and Auction Talks Dominate State Row
Reports from Raleigh say Democrats in the Tenth Congressional District face tight margins as party leaders plan rallies and high profile speakers before the election. Governor Broughton confronts tobacco market woes while defending the state auction system amid calls for sales relief. An elevator mix up at the Revenue Building produces light humor as officials discuss budget hearings. Sam Leonard notes incomplete counts on the Rocky Mount girls’ news school but confirms several cases are present.
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Raleigh
Hickory
Broughton
Advisory Budget Commission
Revenue Building
Lonesome
Sam Leonard
Correction and Training
Rocky Mount
Delinquent Damsels School Opens Amid Claims of Overcrowding
By Lynn Nisbet a school for delinquent girls of the colored race opened with a single student. Leonard predicts a maximum of fifty by year end and a February cap of one hundred, reflecting concerns over current facilities. Alonzo Edwards, a farmer leader, notes farmers feel sidelined by industrial talks at Raleigh and worries cooperation may fade after war gains.
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Leonard
Alonzo Edwards
Raleigh
Edwards
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Greene County
THINGS I NEVER KNEW ABOUT FAMOUS LOVERS
A playful survey of famous romantic pairings from Helen of Troy to Beatrice and Dante, Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and Mary Stuart. The piece ties mythic and historical romances to dramatic court intrigues and theatrical history.
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Paris
Helen
Helen of
Troy
Sparta
Greece
Theseus
Menelaus
Aphrodite
Wyoming
Mary Stuart
Queen of Scots
Lord Darnley
David Rizzio
John Rolfe
England
Gravesend
Eng
Intricate Court Intrigues Tie Chopin Kin to Baltic Affairs
The text recalls Marie Walewski tutored by Nicholas Chopin and Napoleons offer of attendance and lodgings at a state dinner. It also threads Catherine the Great’s marriage, successive lovers, and the famed Potemkin circle, ending with Potemkin’s later years in Jassy Romania as history and romance mingle.
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Charles II
Nell Gwyn
Drury Lane
Charles
Gwyn
Dryden
Duke of Monmouth
Samuel Pepys
George Jess Nathan
Marie Walewski
Nicholas Chopin
Frederic
Napoleon
Marie
Bonaparte
Poland
Peter
Catherine of
Russia
Semuei Saltikof
Serge
Stanislav Poniatowsky
Gregory Orlov
Catherine
Potcumnl
Czar
Paul
Poniatowsky
Orlov
Alexei Gregorevich Bobrowsky
Potemkin
Jassy
Roumania
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D.A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thomason
TED Press
Associathe
Associated Press
Sehione
All News
Posthee
Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
The
Harry
Southacific
Harry, Jr
Red Cross
Milk Fund
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Tuberculosis Fund
High Point College
New Hospital
Janey Setzer
T. Bennison
Allen Day School
Marcella Thornton
High Point Weaving Company
City Public Library
F. T. Brown
Elizabeth Gurley
George Sokolsky
Capitol Square
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
By Lynn Nisbet
Sheba
Solomon
Hollywood
Menelik
Elizabeth
Robert Dudley
Earl of Leicester
Tower of London
Bess
Britain
Philip of Spain
Leicester
Earl
Dante
Beatrice
Chance
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
China
Polo
Cathay
Khan
2Olo
Marco
Cococin
Persia
Argo
Teresa Guiccioli
Italia
Lord Byron
Byron
Teresa
Majorca
Hays Office
Columbia
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