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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1938
Page
4
A biblical citation from St Luke 19 17 notes the reward of faithfulness with entrusted authority. The aphorism adds fidelity as a sister virtue to justice, attributed to Horace as a parallel reflection.
The article reviews William F Dodd's view that world peace and democracy depend on a strong Anglo American alliance among Britain France and the United States. Dodd argues the three democracies must stand together to keep the world safe for democracy against the German Soviet Italian Japanese bloc. His warning about entanglements and the appeal of isolation is seen as disturbing.
The Ehringhaus era ended tolls on state roads and freed many bridges, but some areas still require costly buildouts. Private toll bridges like Spencer across the Yadkin and routes to Mount Mitchell persist, and the Albemarle Sound bridge sees 300 to 500 daily crossings with incomplete road connections.
The text suggests crossings currently cost the state more than a dollar each but promise better service than anticipated by both the Highway Commission and the U S Bureau of Roads. The state's longest bridge may soon bear enough traffic to justify its construction.
The column reflects on Mrs. Verla Moore Little’s murder case in Union County where she was sentenced to three to seven years for killing her sleeping husband. It argues capital punishment in the state shows gender bias with men more often facing death while women receive lighter sentences.
The article argues for a pragmatic approach to dollar politics with Mexico. It notes Mexico’s plan to settle American claims over land expropriated to the landless and the oil lands dispute. It warns that expropriation without compensation blocks trade and urges timely settlement within a reasonable period guided by European debt concerns.
Bernard M. Baruch advocates building for defense and strength to deter aggressive nations while defending political and economic ideals. The Greensboro Record notes a miniature locomotive at the Greensboro Fair, described as a charming trick on the fairgrounds.
An anecdote from a Cunard ship chronicles Mrs. P P Proctor of Seattle who, after scolding a South Africa car driver, meets firm, respectful opposition and ends up more modest and open to others. The tale urges patience, then firm stance when necessary, to earn respect.
In Thomasville, on October 19, 1938, a reader responds to Smiths Sunday letter arguing that a prophetic hour equals fifteen years and condemns pyramid inscriptions as prophecies. The writer cites Ezekiel and Amos to defend biblical revelation and critiques predictions tied to pyramids as unreliable. The piece ends noting the only Democratic menace is disunion from prosperity, Postmaster General Farley.
Wide ranging humor column notes odd college idiosyncrasies from Britain to Texas. It cites Stephens College charm courses at Columbia Missouri and Harvard tax practices, plus amusing anecdotes about Princeton Yale VMI and Edithburgh lore, ending with a hint of continued item on page 5.
Local page notes the Panthers, a college football team, crushed Fort Bragg 42 to 0 at Welch Field yesterday afternoon. The item also lists voter registrations, Founders Day plans with UNC president Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase speaking at High Point College, and a YMCA membership drive led by Reds and Blues.
Charles B. Driscoll reports from New York on reflections about aging baldness friends and public speakers. He notes Wilfred Funk's research for a new book and observes radio announcers and a wedding anniversary broadcast by The Southqunaires. Jonas Lie, a respected painter, is profiled as a sociable, retired yet active artist born in Norway who came to America at thirteen.
A survey of 19th century college life shows Harvard banning football in 1860 as foolish folly while Wellesley and Bryn Mawr students pursue marriages at differing rates. Columbia offers baseball coaching, Northwestern teaches crime detection, and tuition gaps favor daughters over sons.
Twenty years ago readers see Liberty Loan progress with over 900000 dollars in subscriptions from 2268 individuals. A fire damaged the High Point Metallic Bed plant causing estimated losses of 12000 to 15000 dollars. James T. Ryan travels to Chicago for a freight rates conference. Corporal Pinkney H Buron of the signal corps in France died of pneumonia three weeks earlier, per official notice to his sister Mrs C M Brown.
The German government notes to President Wilson it hopes the United States will approve of no demand irreconcilable with German honor. British forces report over 3 000 prisoners captured north of Le Cateau. The 30th division nicknamed Old Hickory earns praise from Field Marshal Haig for energy and courage in attack. A cynical author hints the Lindbergh aviation blast aimed to boost Mrs Lindberghs book Listen the Wind.
Sally Rand reportedly refused a policewoman’s photo by joking she would jump from a window or stand on her head. The remark reflects her flair for dramatic publicity and showmanship.
A 1919 column by C McIntyre, in kenneth Beaton style, relates how Albert Payson Terhune named a collie after McIntyre and claims the dog makes McIntyre famous. The piece notes John Golden at Sardi’s with George McManus, showing Golden’s appetite and McManus’s slow, deliberate eating as playful contrast.
The Jersey Cattle Club occupies three floors of a large building near 23d Street and Eighth to Ninth Avenues, a hub for breeding and dairy trade. The note of Jersey cattle and world breeders fills New York as a once obscure rural page becomes public news with a story about a prize Jersey cow.
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