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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
4
A brief meditation on kindness, noting that some generosity mirrors what it receives. The reference to Genesis 50 21 highlights nourishment and comfort given to others and their families, with a warning that kindness can echo or fall short.
The Guilford Superior Court directed a not guilty verdict in a high profile elections case despite concerns of irregularities. The judge allowed testimony obtained under oath before the county board of elections, a move seen as compromising defendants legal privileges. The piece notes broader skepticism about election offenses and calls for stronger punishment of fraud in elections.
The piece praises the annual drive to fund six agencies from the Community Chest and highlights broad civic duty. It argues essential city services fortify all residents, with cooperation and collective effort defining Richmond and broader urban life. It also notes national political chatter about Taft, WPA relief, and party dynamics influencing public funds.
In Parliament yesterday David Lloyd George warned that Britain handed a small Central European democracy wrapped in the Union Jack and the Tricolor to a ruthless dictator. Patrick Henry’s dramatic question about liberty is invoked as a parallel to the peril facing the region and its peoples. Collins Denny Jr., son of Bishop Denny, is noted in the context.
Dale Carnegie author of How To Win Friends And Influence People is remembered for his salesmanship training programs. The enduring self help books popularized practical communication and personal development across decades.
In Thomas Craven's Men of Art Leonardo da Vinci is hailed as history’s most resplendent figure. The illegitimate son of a peasant girl and a Florence lawyer, born 40 years before Columbus, forged unparalleled mastery across engineering, anatomy, and art. His masterpieces The Last Supper and Mona Lisa define enduring genius, while his patience, tolerance, and temperance are extolled, though he lacked lasting love or female companionship.
Walter Winchell on Broadway recounts trademark Regis rights in 1998 with vignettes of Garbo and her disregard for press agents at the St Moritz Hotel. The piece notes a restaurant encounter with Bob Read and Thyra Sumter Winslow and Garbo’s question about recognition. It also mentions Hollywood chatter about Michael Whalen as Darryl Zanuck weighs options at Fox.
International News president Joseph V. Connolly was aboard Pilot Hissong’s burning plane that was brought down safely. His wife disliked flying and feared for him, but Connolly quipped that he would not be all right once he got home.
Mrs Winchell's attempt to reach a shopkeeper leads to a chilling wrong number. A mournful voice answers and reveals the caller is speaking to McFee's Funeral Parlor, delivering an eerie moment in a light domestic scene.
In Hertzler's The Horse and Buggy Doctor Jaggard the obstetrics professor illustrates patient privacy by aligning pencils to show layers of knowing. He asks how many people know the information and challenges the students to count beyond the obvious three. The arc highlights ethical duty to keep patient facts confidential.
Local registration proceeds rapidly with many Negro voters and a surge of women registering. Republicans may benefit from the prohibition stance. Wesley Memorial Church will not hold sermons Sunday as pastors attend a Methodist conference in Charlotte. Navy Day appeals broadcast from Greensboro. Local social notices follow about Mrs Wheeler’s New York trip and visitors to Charlotte for a weekend football game in Chapel Hill.
A derelict car house on John D. Rockefeller’s West Street property is demolished leaving only the iron fence intact. In personal items, the writer reports the death of a brother in California and shares notes from Ellagene Eames, Texas, while Frankie Brown the 45 year old entertainer is described as collecting miniature furniture and houses.
Lew Brown amused Hollywood on the 20th Century Fox lot with a noontime malted milk run and a bank tale about a Cherokee Indian who offered 200 horses as security. The yarn ends with the loan repaid and the banker left with the rest of the bankroll.
Wall Street chatter recalls the Great Northern Securities case and the dissolution of two railroads. Elder J P Morgan allegedly celebrated at Delmonico's, while a partner warned of implications. Morgan reportedly quips that securities must be printed in different colors.
Candidate Herbert Hoover says he would call an extra Congress session to pass farm relief legislation if elected president. Miss Helen Carter Talman, formerly of High Point, earned a Carnegie medal for saving a child in Greensboro in 1925, pushing the girl from oncoming traffic and breaking her ankle in the process. A small plane at Roosevelt Field, New York, piloted by Harry Lyon, plans a 100 mph flight to Bermuda tomorrow.
A square shooter asks why the nation should imitate gangland tactics while a football rookie boasts clean play. An army veteran counters that honorable play depends on opponents. he never struck a foul blow except first when faced with unsportsmanlike foes.
Walter Winchell calls on Mr and Mrs United States to heed democracy’s defense as American values face opposition in major capitals. He notes charges of cowardice and stresses vigilance, urging continued American resolve.
Twenty years ago a column reprints Walt Mason’s poem about peace after World War I. It envisions a just peace free of Prussian deceit and urges strength until the Hun yields. The piece reflects wartime sentiment and calls for steadfast sacrifice and moral resolve.
Joseph P. Ryan of the International Longshoremen's Association comments on the Queen Mary docking without tugboats after her captain consulted his St. Christopher medal. The remark advocates religious protection and union involvement in maritime operations.
Mrs. Adam Kane of New Milford New Jersey hosts a tense meeting at her home where a German Czech shirt and garters were torn as part of a controversial incident highlighting flaws in democracy.
Report from a wine and food society tea tasting attended by about three hundred people. A dozen men spoke on tea as others sampled ten or so varieties. Fred Kelly, an Ohio writer, returns from France recounting a Paris traffic incident with a one way street and a polite French police response.
The famed baseball star declares an end to his holdout as talks conclude with the club, enabling DiMaggio to return to spring training. The public and media watch closely as the Yankees position themselves for the new season.
A fragmented quote appears from Johanna Hof, a German hairdresser, referencing her belief about her ad and a term that seems to read as thal apy. The text presents a personal, incomplete memory fragment rather than a clear narrative.
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