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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1939
Page
4
Public notice from High Point Enterprise 1939 shows publisher Rawley, secretary treasurer Cecil and editor Waynick with carrier rules for nearby towns limiting prepayment periods. Includes AP reprint rights and circulation bureau note. Entry indicates date October 29, 1939 and postal registration details.
A compact reflection links biblical restraint with literary praise. The king seeks truth from a trusted adviser while Dryden extols truth as the foundation and cement of bonds.
In a Roosevelt era discussion, some merchants back a later Thanksgiving to boost appraisals, others oppose for unity concerns. A Carolina oil truck crash near Asheboro prompts reflection on faith and endurance, touching on II Corinthians and Paul the Apostle.
Public officers view large gasoline tankers on highways as hazardous to motorists. In High Point a partial safety step exists with an ordinance limiting oil trucks to specific routes. Fire officials prefer that to nothing while state policy balances road risk against gas prices and freight costs.
The reflection discusses Paul’s spiritual endurance and the “weight of glory” as earthly life passes. It contrasts temporal life with eternal outcomes, urging believers to seek intangible, lasting treasures beyond worldly wealth, health, and fame.
The article lauds Girl Scout Week, noting the organization trains future citizens to seek facts, make intelligent choices, and build a better world. In High Point, local scouts demonstrate homemaking, arts and crafts, outdoor skills, international friendship, citizenship, health and safety as essential for community growth and present needs.
Congress appears ready to adjourn while the President’s arms embargo recommendations are reviewed by the Senate. House members mark time awaiting Senate action and anticipate a January return focused on domestic issues if foreign relations permit. The New Deal program may surge with fresh legislative items in a presidential election year.
The Winston-Salem Journal notes the city, long associated with industry and production, has made major strides in distribution and now ranks as a leading distribution center in the Southeast. The piece emphasizes the city's evolving role and economic impact beyond manufacturing.
The Time of Your Life at Booth Theatre draws a chorus of mixed notices from major papers. Critics praise some moments while deeming the play formless and long with uneven plotting.
The article tells how the song Robin Adair, famed in Irish harper circles, possibly dates to the 15th or 16th century and was brought to Scotland by performer Hempson. It recounts Robin Adair as a real Irish physician who aided a fashionably connected Londoner, earning riches and an ascent in society, and his romance with Lady Caroline Keppele.
A reflective column editorials on war ethics and reconciliation. The author recalls conversations with soldiers and a German farmer who aided Ernest Smith during the Army of Occupation, illustrating personal connections that soften enmity and forge lasting goodwill.
A review notes John Selby’s Sam wins 1939 All Nations Prize and follows Sam Larson, editor of Centropolis Sun, with Martha’s clashes and Kurt von Taufer’s influence. It also praises Photography for Commerce edited by Holme and Nurnberg for its survey of modern commercial photography. The piece closes with Hasso Davis’s South Seas tale Sai Me The Sun about Michael and Judy discovering happiness on a Tahitian island amid native life and a mysterious man on a mountain.
Resourceful Parisians sell makeup designed to enhance a lady’s features during blackouts as preparations continue for the war. The statement by Dr. Daniel A. Poling calls for neutrality despite clashes over liberties in speech and press.
A U.S. marine is suggested as the originator of the ricksha concept in Japan, with a note that blame for Orient horrors should not fall solely on the Japanese. The remark frames cultural invention as a cross-cultural attribution.
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