Verse Fragments Reflect Moral Maxim Quotes
A compilation of biblical and classical lines contrasts action with belief. Notable phrases include St Matthew's warning about fruits and Sophocles on Heaven aiding only action-oriented individuals.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1938
Page
4
Perkins Proposes 13 Member Labor Mediation Commission
Secretary of Labor Perkins suggests a 13 member commission to mediate the ILWU and AFL for a five member trusted panel selecting three impartial experts. She urges bonding of the unions to accept any outcome. The AFL’s stance remains unclear as tensions rise between labor groups and government. Franklin’s warning about unity is cited to underscore the risk of division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace For Labor
Ecretary of Labor
Perkins
C.il.0
A.F. of L
Miss Perkins
American Federation of Labor
Secre
Labor
Benjamin Franklin
Hitler decree bars Jewish lawyers from Austrian bar
Berlin reports a German decree excludes Jews from Austria's bar association with limited exceptions. The piece notes the current Nazi move against Jews and questions liberal governments ability to resist. It cites Shylock from Merchant of Venice as reflection on civil rights and justice under persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bar Association
Austria
Hitler
Daniel
Adolf Hitler
Shylock
Fuehrer
Cotton Farmers Face Global Competition Amid Cotton Trade
With India Egypt and South America challenging America in global cotton supply the Southern cotton farmer feels the pressure from rising competition. The article notes shifts in production and markets affecting prices and livelihoods for planters in the U.S. South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Egypt
South America
America
Cotton’s decline spurs demand for diversification and substitutes
The Gastonia Gazette warns that cotton is no longer king as substitutes such as jute, rayon, and paper loom large. Germany’s use of synthetic fibres and wood pulp for rayon could reshape global markets while the Southern farmer faces deep questions about crop diversification and economic dependence on cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia Gazette
Germany
Greece
Gazette
Sweden
High Point Seeks Swift Tax Delinquency Action
County Auditor Steadman McLean reports over 10000 dollars in back taxes collected since the first of the month after a warned foreclosure. High Point city council, long urged to act on delinquent taxes, has adopted a resolution for immediate collection but results remain slow and budgets loom concerns unless significant progress is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Steadman McLean
High Point
High Point Township
Dixon Tenth Anniversary Honored At Methodist Protestant Home
A large gathering of friends and officials of the Methodist Protestant Children's Home assembled at the orphanage Friday night to honor Dr and Mrs A G Dixon in their tenth anniversary as superintendents of the home. A former resident now in college spoke about pitying orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Protestant Children's Home
Orphange
A. G. Dixon
Small town virtues and city size clash in tribute and critique
The piece contrasts praise for Dr and Mrs Dixon at the Children’s Home with reflections on the “small town” character. It quotes Bruce Catton on rural thrift and honesty and laments gossip and graft, arguing size does not determine virtue and civic spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth
Paul
Tarsus
The Boys City at Paramount Theater
A. G. Dixon announces that The Boys City will be shown at the Paramount Theater on Monday and Tuesday October 17 and 18. He says the film depicts a Boys Home in operation and urges High Point citizens to view it in support of the Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Enterprise
Paramount Theater
High Point
Paramount
A. G. Dixon
P. Children’s Home
Prophecy on Mussolini and the Dictators End Time Theory
The writer cites Biblical prophecy to claim Mussolini leads a ten-dictator era in Europe and predicts a great war around 1939 or 1940 with Italy arming Ethiopia and Libya for fights against Britain. The piece argues dictators rise from economic woes and defines a prophetic hour as fifteen years, suggesting the end of dictatorial rule in a future period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Holy Land
Balboa
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Russia
Germany
Italy
Europe
Broadway Week in Review: Wilde Triumphs and Fading Debuts
Walter Winchell surveys the week on Broadway and radio noting Oscar Wilde revival at The Fulton to cheers, The Devil Takes a Bride faltering after 11 performances at Cort, and The Fabulous Invalid praised by a few critics. He highlights Bette Davis in The Sisters and a mixed bag of films and other shows, with scattered praise for Maurice Evans in Hamlet and Anderson and Whipple among the favorable commentators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fulton Theatre
Robert Morley
Maurice Evans
Shakespeare
J. B. Priestley
Guild
Gilbert Miller
Robert Sherwood
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
the Roxy
Bette Davis
Strand
Bette
Music Hall
the Times
Mr. Nugent
Nugent
Barbara Hutton
Miss Davis
Errol Flynn
Rialto
Rothschild
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway
Lightning Carson
Wisdom from the Hell Box reflections from Rhodes Press editor
A 1940s column from C H Rhodes of Rhodes Press in High Point NC cites reader quips and veteran testimony about war, faith, and moral standards. It critiques church failures on race, patriotism, and personal living while urging spiritual renewal and study of divine will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Rhodes
The
Rhodes Press
High Point
North Carolina
U.S.A
Ian Church
Zion
America
A. B. Conrad
Saint John
God
Uncle Joe Mack the Old Plank Road figure remembered
A reminiscence of Uncle Joe Mack known as Old Black Joe. Born in Davidson county and tied to the Old Plank road, he was a skilled worker, card player of tales, and a church member in later life. The piece notes his literacy of wood craft, teamster skills, and long life while recounting yarns of Ball Mountain and railway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Joe Mack
Davidson County
Jacob Mock
Old Plank Road
Uncle Joe
Joe
Palsey
Bette
Southern Railway
Salisbury
Asheville
Ball Mountain
Sophie
New Drug Promises Truth Telling Amid Crime Racket Fears
A noted quote from William C Knudsen, president of General Motors, about a so called truth revealing drug facing a crime racketeering boom and the struggle to advance progress beyond fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William&. Knudsen
General Motors
March Of The Iron Men And Other Book Notes
Roger Burlingame's March Of The Iron Men offers a social history of union through invention tracing from Atlantic emigration to rail and telegraph, while Margaret Devereux's Your Life As Woman and How To Make The Most Of It guides women to self improvement and relationships through frank advice. Austin Cooper's Making a Poster adds practical poster making guidance with lettering and color theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Burlingame
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Atlantic
Atten Ballyhoo
North Atlantic
Star
Thev
Garet Devereux
Random
Austin
Die Publications
Cooper
London
Unclear Remarks on Homicide and Apology from York Man
In Raleigh North Carolina Sheriff N F Turner discusses a death by stabbing with a chisel and a York resident, John Bellinger, admits a mistake after shooting his girlfriend. An English trumpet player in Ripon is noted for daily horn practice funded by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N F. Turner
Raleigh
N. C
John Bellinger
York
Ripon
Aircraft designer predicts 18 hour global air trip
An aircraft designer envisions a near future where a single flight can cover a worldwide route in about 18 hours. The researcher also weighs how quickly such a plane could turnaround between legs, highlighting rapid ramp times as a key factor.
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