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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1939
Page
4
A religious reflection notes that the Lord heareth the righteous and departs from the wicked. It urges practicing in life what one prays for so God may grant abundantly, citing Proverbs 1 29 and Pusey.
The piece argues that expectations of immediate repeal of the embargo and rapid foreign purchases are misguided. It notes Britain and France wage war differently, warns of aircraft orders lingering in factories, and suggests cautious demand to avoid destabilizing unemployment and stock markets. It also questions city budget raises, calling contingency fund use improper.
A reflective essay discusses how wars are framed by culture, citing Wells Shaw and Pratt. It recounts young Fletcher Munsey meeting Blaine, Masaryk winning U S support, and Wilson guiding Czechoslovakia. The piece ends with preparedness notes and political hints.
The piece notes the city council may employ general funds for non department heads and highlights a pay rise for an assistant city attorney to 3300 dollars a year to devote full time to untangling street assessments and taxpayer obligations. It urges study of litigation costs and ends with reflections from Shaw and Wells on war and delay.
Walter Winchell reports on Broadway gossip including political plots from the Republican Nat's Comm, elopements, prison releases, and high society incidents. He mentions Kay Swift, Fay Hubbard, Edlth Rogers Dahl, Fritz Kuhn, and multiple city and national figures amid a collage of sensational flashbulbs and scandalous spins.
The White school district will observe a holiday Friday because of the district teachers meeting. The Hudson Essex people plan moving into their new building here around year’s start. City hall improvement plans call for a $200 000 expenditure.
Ohio's John Vorys, a first term congressman, drafted the anti embargo amendment to the Bloom bill and shaped the anti embargo fight in the House. The amendment passed on a tight roll call 159 to 157, altering the repeal path and drawing Vorys from obscurity into the spotlight.
News items mix showbiz and intrigue as Dixie Dunbar gets a large diamond ring from Gene Snyder, Rockettes director, with hints of mergers and TV plans. Ina Ray Hutton reportedly a secret bride. S Chattons and Helen Felix connected to a TV show.
Amos Kearns leaves tonight for a business trip to Philadelphia. Mrs. Matt Wall spends the day in Winston-Salem. R. K. Stewart was in Charlotte yesterday meeting state contractors. Mrs. Sara Wagger is on a buying trip to New York.
A lone cow boy flier named Diteman is overdue after attempting a flight to England and is presumed down in the Atlantic. A storm from the Great Lakes is moving toward the region as stock prices continue to tumble on Wall Street.
Twenty years ago Julius C Smith will sever his ties with Roberson Dalton and Smith and move to Greensboro to join Attorney A Wayland Cooke. The High Point Woman's Club civic health department met at the Elks Home and formed a committee to study Jamestown water supply, discussed cleanup success, and decided to aid the Red Cross campaign starting November 1.
Miss Pearl Moore returns from a Tennessee motor trip. Miss Jennie Bones and Ida Harriss attend the Greensboro municipal theatre last night. Miss Faye Womble departs tonight for Spencer and Salisbury. Dr. Houston B. Hiatt leaves for Baltimore.
Thieves made off with more than $1,000 in loot after breaking into R. L. Loflin's Jewelry Store High Point Steam Laundry and Ring Drug Store. Police sought suspects and reviewed surveillance footage from the night of the thefts.
Senator Rush Holt notes Britain’s propaganda is slick and aimed at influencing opinion over dinner tables and car tables. He says Russia will act in its own interest and not for others, while Lord Marley, deputy speaker in the British House of Lords, is cited.
A fragmented quotation discusses government duty to support industry and liberty, citing a stance that evangelistic doctrine and Christian sentiment should permeate public life. The source attribute mentions Gen. Frank Murphy and Pius XII in a garbled context.
John C. Gebhart of the National Economy League asserts a reasonable tax burden is essential for sound social welfare policy, urging balanced public finance.
German officials react with anger as reports circulate that Der Fuehrer planned the Turko British non aggression pact scare. Nazi papers promise to publish full details in coming days.
The article claims an east Indian tribe voted prohibition in 1737 and notes prohibition history dates back to early colonial times including bootlegging in the Mayflower era.
The osteopaths will meet in convention at the O. Henry Hotel in Greene Saturday. President Wilson is seeing new machinery to assure peace.
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