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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1938
Page
5
A World War attrition summary recounts 1,750,000 German soldiers dead and more than 4,690 wounded or missing. It notes widespread famine and Allied debt claims, with Friedrich Ebert as president. Aid from abroad helped, yet hunger persisted five years after the Armistice. A Munich party for children is recalled amid hardship.
Mildred Lefler, 17, the lone girl on either team, pitched in Louisville's marathon game lasting 310 innings from 5 AM to 11:20 PM. Her team lost 98 to 91 amid the astonishing endurance feat. The Traveler's Tree notes a palm tree that fans travelers on West Coast tours with water collected in its spokes.
The Youngs and the Dawes plans emerged as new methods to collect the wartime debt. Allies agreed to reduce Germany’s burden to about £8 billion, while Britain and France had long given up on full collection.
Walter Winchell discusses an English literature survey and a ghostwriting mail order service aiding students in eight colleges. Dr W E Walter links birth names to life outcomes listing favored names. Coeds favor intelligence in men while physique ranks low. presidents resemble businessmen more than professors as Nielsen jokes about selling autos and skirts on a New York to Northampton train.
A Democratic rally is scheduled at the Crowell building headquarters in Thomasville for 7 30 p m with Col G F Hawkins of Lexington as the speaker. Precinct committees reported strong attendance at Thursday night meetings.
A Red Springs reader urges support for Flora McDonald College to lift a $90,000 debt and expand its endowment. The appeal cites Mark Morgan and Rev. Lawrence A. Davis as leaders and invites contributions to sustain the college’s future.
Mitchell McLain Stockton aged 71 former general manager of the Asheville Citizen and longtime figure in printing and advertising died in Atlanta after an illness of two years. Greece maintains an air force with 120 first line aircraft.
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