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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1938
Page
4
A compact reflection of moral thought citing Proverbs and Democritus. It contrasts restless sleep tied to misdeeds with consolation found in not causing injustice, implying true unhappiness lies in wrongdoing.
The city council opens public discussion on a proposed hydroelectric plant with a week to decide. The federal government offers to fund 45 percent of the cost and repay the remaining 3.571 million over 30 years, prompting citizen questions and an Enterprise quiz of city hall answers.
The state budget commission is asked by the public instruction head to endorse a 6.225 million dollar boost for the next biennium. He argues that despite the rise seeming large, only about five percent targeted for teachers raises remains, and the push aims to keep teachers from leaving the profession as North Carolina educates about 900000 students and 24000 teachers.
Bill Wilson received a routine life sentence after pleading guilty to being an accessory before the fact of murder alongside James Godwin. The court indicated Wilson could be released before a full life term if he behaves well in prison, a prospect seen as reducing the sentence’s severity.
A damaged account describes a young man linked to Godwin’s trouble who aided recapture, suggesting extenuation rather than a hardened criminal path. The jury verdict appears near certain except for insanity as a possible defense, while Donald Moss’s killer faced first degree charges amid a broader deadly felony.
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys shows and broadcasts as critics praise Abe Lincoln in Illinois while lampooning Knickerbocker Holiday and other 1940s stage and film offerings. The column notes industry greetings, personalities, and a mixed buzz from New York theaters and radio programs.
The Enterprise letter suggests donations totaling at least 2 000 from local residents to support a High Point hospital building fund if bond sponsors show genuine commitment. The writer notes prior statements by J H Kalte pledging 1000 for a memorial to Fred Ecker and invites further expressions of interest.
A Georgia reader argues over the Great Pyramid's scriptural meaning and prophetic basis while challenging C. L. Patterson of Thomasville to rely on the Bible, not pyramids, for prophecy. The discussion cites Isaiah 19 19 20 and contrasts with Ellen G White teachings.
A narrator recalls Aunt Sophia born enslaved in Davidson County and her husband Uncle Joe Mack. She is described as devout, blunt, and strong willed, with sharp wit and outspoken views on religion, race, and society, leaving a vivid legacy of resilience.
A columnist muses on red roses as symbols of beauty and mortality amid war and sorrow. He recalls a New Year verse from 1936, notes deaths of loved ones, and contrasts cynicism with altruism while urging faith and resilience. The piece blends personal grief with balanced thoughts on life, luck, and hope.
Zora Neale Hurston delivers a revealing study of voodoo in Jamaica and Haiti in Tell My Horse, drawing on ceremonies, zombies, healers, and myths. Enid Bagnold’s The Door of Life portrays a waiting mother and the birth of a fifth child in a lyrical domestic drama. Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s The Wind ships with large first printings and strong early sales across outlets.
The fragment cites P Litchfield on spending worries at Wellesley and a Winston Churchill remark to Hitler about bold action. It notes Senator Wheeler on farming, European unrest diminishing, and the case of Francis Spaulding claiming a fortune while confessing theft. An uncut Hamlet runs five hours in New York.
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