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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1938
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise listing shows Afternoons on GAPUS M WAYNICK as editor with daily and Sunday carrier subscription rates for High Point and nearby areas.
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A Sunday speech by Adolf Hitler warns Germans not to relax warlike vigilance or disarmament plans. Democracies distrust the dictator, urging continued armament. The piece predicts ongoing budget increases for preparedness and suggests the world will move toward a martial era before any spiritual shift toward true peace.
Roy Little, 31, was found with an axe in the left side of his head in a blood drenched bed after his wife, 22, woke around 5 AM and fatally attacked him while he slept. She surrendered after summoning a doctor. she claimed prior threats and left the axe by the bed.
The text notes that despite public executions in Raleigh and several murders by women, no woman has been executed in North Carolina. It highlights Ida Ball Warren’s near miss with the electric chair and a governor’s intervention to spare her life and her accomplice, underscoring the state’s strict stance on executing women.
Yesterday marked the eleventh anniversary of Duke Power Company buses serving North and South Main East Green-English and West Green streets. Since October 9, 1927 they have accumulated mileage equal to more than five trips around the world.
The piece notes a Moscow press attack on Charles A. Lindbergh over a dinner table remark about air power. It contrasts Soviet invective with British reception of Lindbergh's comment and questions Russia's air strength.
Testimony by L F E Keller, research director for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, notes 1 million workers moving more freight than 18 years ago while rail wages fall. Keller cites longer trains up 26 percent since 1920 and speeds up 53 percent, arguing efficiency improves safety though dividends lag.
The article argues freight service has become faster and rail travel has improved in safety, noting bath tub casualties and other incidents as context. It urges spreading the truth about rail improvements to reflect the continuing vitality of rail traffic.
William Rainey Harper molded ideas for education into fundable projects by reframing proposals across interviews. He advised patience, allowing prospects to adopt concepts in their own words, sometimes prompting founders to finance their own ideas. The note also covers the inevitability of lawsuits and backlash when pursuing new ventures.
Reader shares a personal endorsement of The Mind In The Making by James Harvey Robinson noting its influence on a novelist friend and a businessman who credits the book with renewing enthusiasm and prompting career changes. The writer urges adding the work to one’s must-read list.
Lula Belle Kimel, daughter of the jail in Lexington North Carolina, says a prisoner she helped escape promised not to cause more trouble. A Chicago patrolman reports an erratic motorist struck his left foot and told him to drive on.
A social usage lecture at Em erson College features Gertrude Binney Kay stating that proper dunking holds the doughnut between the thumb and third finger of the right hand. The remark reflects era manners and conversational tone on everyday conduct.
Dr. Arlie V. Bock of Harvard University's Hygiene Department says the term normal reflects a blend of sentiments and physiological factors that together are seen as successful living.
The speaker pledges to keep government influence with his boyhood friend Superior Court Judge Arthur H. James, asserting political loyalty and personal ties in a campaign style remark.
The column recalls La Guinan as a productive source during Winters with ad lib remarks and anecdotes. It notes her involvement in film roles, piano backing at the Dizzy Club, and performing songs for 6 am crowds, framing her as training for a ranch hand.
Kathryn Ray frequently appeared in print as one of the world’s most beautiful girls, alternating with Dorothy Knapp for the title. She often found herself the prize in a public feud marked by sharp exchanges and media attention.
A known figure to the gay set, Jack Gans left Oklahoma with inherited fortune to face cover charges and bootleg tabs. The fortune finished second.
The actor once famed for Sgt. Quirt in What Price Glory? spent years in lawless venues and earned wages there. He was a constant bystander in brawls and occasionally joined the fray with a quick contribution.
Arthur Caesar was a famed after dark wit whose Broad way routines thrived in Hollywood for years, buoyed by James Benchley’s hearty laugh.
Lora Sanderson a beauty from the Middle West rose to fame in an early Music Box Revue. Her eccentric adventures later drew sensational press attention and trouble, though details of her fate are unclear.
Mickey Walker, then welterweight champion, performed as a volunteer Charleston dancer in Texas Tommy's and similar venues that alarmed the W. C. T. U. His best act, delivered with a thick tongue, was to insist he never touched a drop for fear it harmed his trade, though it eventually did.
The text attributes Larry Fay as the victim of broad editorial speculation about his alleged involvement in unidentified rackets. It notes his rise from obscure mentions to prominent front-page coverage before he was killed by a bullet, signaling a rapid end to his notoriety.
Ed Gallagher dies after a rapid stroke of luck while performing with Mr. Shean in The Follies. The coin incident is blamed for his sudden trouble and fatal outcome.
Barbara La Marr died at peak fame and made her home just beneath the trombone of any night club band you name. Her boy friends supplied many columns of romantic flavor.
Hymie Cohen once ran the Hotsy-Totsy mansion where he witnessed a double murder. The killers, deeming him more useful as a corpse than a witness, left him dead, casting a shadow over the inn.
Gareth Hughes was once the leading juvenile of stage drama described as Burgess Meredith like in prominence. He recalled in an interview that his energy was so high each morning he wore a red sweater to absorb some of it, foreshadowing a waning star.
The piece notes Arnold Rothstein as the assumed patsy whenever a major upset occurred, with newspapers hinting the fix was in after events like Tunney vs Dempsey and similar shocks, reflecting sensational guesswork by readers.
In the era, Harry Richman was treated as a media rake, likened to Howard Hughes as guessers claim he is continually engaged to various partners. the piece frames Richman as the focus of schadenfreude and speculation about his marriage prospects.
Walter Kingsley served as press agent at the Palace and was known for helping beginners with the column. He frequently wrote the beginner's column and urged calm over repeats, suggesting another relative may be reviving the task.
Brown De Sylva and Henderson wrote the musical pieces that enjoyed sparkling first nights for George White. Their success went to their heads, and they split up to make room for Rodgers and Hart Gordon and Revel and Cole Porter.
Lee Tracy rose as the acting sensation of the middle twenties in Broadway productions where he played a lively dancer. He was the toast of cafes, offering and drinking many toasts himself.
Walter Hampden and Richard Bennett were noted for critic heckling with Hampden voicing displeasure to interviewers while Bennett remained practical and approachable. Bennett even paused performances to address the audience from the platform.
Wilda Bennett, acclaimed show performer, drew attention as she entered a cavern with Peppy D Albren to surprise her boyfriend Charlie Frey on a marriage license event. The moment highlighted her celebrity status and personal life clash with public attention.
Michael Arlen was tagged as a master of the suave insult during his visit, with too many feeble gags pinned on. Continued on page 9.
Local Democrats work to have Governor Al Smith stop in town at 8 PM as his train passes through. Co M Waynick and Attorney Z I Walser will speak on Democracy and Republicanism at the American Business club gathering tonight at the country club. Miss Clara I Cox spoke for Herbert Hoover at the Junior Order hall in Mechanicsville last night.
Diary notes from New York observer Charles B Driscoll recounts hurricane impacts on New England, praising perseverance, recounting tree losses, and detailing a suggested defense plan by Florida writer Roe Fulkerson. He mentions meeting cartoonist Martin Branner and Edith Branner, noting enduring human spirit.
John Marsh is expected home today from Kinston where he visited Jess Hardy. Miss Anne Carter Marsh and Miss Frances Thomas returned from Washington. Local UDC chapter members attend the 32nd NC division convention in Greensboro with Mrs. J M Millikan presiding at a luncheon.
President Coolidge proclaimed religion necessary for the continuation of the American government at the general convention in Washington. Raleigh Charlotte and Greensboro prepare to welcome Al Smith tomorrow with no speech scheduled.
Twenty years ago Local News Saturday designated Liberty Day. If workers raise the 160000 still needed to go over the top they will hold a luncheon. otherwise no eats. Married Tuesday evening October 8 at the Methodist church Wentworth Miss Charlotte McMichael to Robert T Amos of High Point Rev J H Earnhardt assisted by Rev Frank L Townsend officiated.
Major Ely P. Denson has completed the officers' staff college course in France and now serves as chief of staff of the 28th Division of the U S Army at the front. Earl McFarland reportedly sick with pneumonia at Guilford College where he studies.
Stockholm report says Emperor William II abdicates as German front lines crumble under Allied assaults. More than 350 Allied aircraft bomb German fortifications near Verdun, with twelve enemy planes shot down yesterday.
Report notes an assassination attempt left Hitler wounded after a bouquet thrown by a distraught admirer during a rally. Authorities tighten security as followers react, while international leaders call for calm amid the incident.
A California man was elected constable by a coin toss, illustrating how a single flip can determine political outcomes. The piece notes coin tosses having influenced many such elections in the past.
Ethel Hood, a Baltimore born sculptor known for portrait busts, reveals minimal formal training. She moved to New York to set up a studio after drawing and line work, teaching herself sculpture by trial and error like many artists. Claire clan member also turned sculptor to model a grave plaque for her child.
The author laments feeling powerless and awed by genius in art. They fear lifelong servitude to craft, desiring to hand their own hands to produce such beauty and enduring work.
Fragmented notes mention eels at Washi Market and praise New York police, Daniel Frohman and August Heckscher, both active in human values. References to Washi Market, Meg hattan, and Wichita Kansas appear amid questions about Grant's Tomb and Nicholas Murray.
After World War I a surge of horror stories appeared in books magazines and radio plus stage productions with eerie screams falling walls and crashing dishes prompting mothers and teachers to oppose frightful bedtime scenes plans for calmer content emerged as media worried over child impact.
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