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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1938

Page

4

Bible Verse Paraphrase Reflection Quoted

A reflective line from Jeremiah and a plea to see others’ pain with mercy. The text prompts humility and compassion in times of trouble.

Industrial texture fuels High Point growth and pride

A historical reflection on High Point North Carolina as a young industrial city born from rural roots. The piece credits native resilience and pioneer New England influence for the city’s emergence, stressing community memory and continued proactive development amid a strong local workforce.

High Point South Atlan States Carolina Newngland High Point Neverthe

Pension push reshapes California voting scene

The text notes older voters gain pension boosts while candidates are nominated, and veteran leader McAdoo is sidelined. Analysts foresee a possible California experiment with a Thursday $30 pay-off, potentially doubling a weekly social hand-out for many retirees.

McAdoo California

State’s Cash Drops Hit NC Leaf Tobacco Farmers Hard

The article notes slight price drops in leaf tobacco trigger mass farmer meetings to seek prompt restoration. It recalls farmers previously abandoning offerings, but accepting auctioneer offers over time. It cites cash crops in North Carolina valued at 270 million dollars in 1937 versus 97 million in 1932, signaling a sharp decline in distributed buying power.

North Carolina

Maryland Senator Tydings Stands Alone Against Roosevelt

Amid talks of purges, Maryland Senator Tydings faces unique opposition as critics argue he challenges the President personally rather than aligning with anti administration Democrats. Supporters in Georgia back renominating George while avoiding grouping Tydings with other dissidents.

Tydings Maryland Attadings Senate George Georgia

Our Mexican Crisis and the Push for a Policy Shift

The article discusses a critical juncture with Mexico over seized property owned by U.S. nationals. It notes Mexico's attempt to rewrite or bend international rules, its lack of funds, and the distinction between Mexican nationals and American aliens in compensation. Hull warns of the difference and the potential shift away from dollar diplomacy.

Mexico Hull Mexico City

Administration Faces Delicate Neighbor Dispute

The administration grapples with a delicate neighbor issue presenting a distasteful problem for officials. The exact parties and actions remain unclear in readable text.

How to win sales by stopping arguments

A 1938 tale of Charles E. Krupp who shed arguing to win business. He learned to ask questions and listen, turning a heated sales pitch into a productive exchange that earned him a representation deal with Moley Braun of New York.

Fairbanks Avenue Wellesley Hills Massachusetts Charles E. Krupp Obody Krupp K. Moley Braun New York City Braun Mr. Braun Mr. Krupp

Quoted Voices Reveal Public Figures and Reactions

A collection of remarks from figures such as Dr. Robert Ley Linda Eastman Harry Bridges Winston Churchill Generous quotes reflect attitudes on labor politics Europe and daily life in midcentury America. The compiled lines show diverse opinions on progress nostalgia and culture from librarians to politicians.

Hole in Boardwalk Breaks Billy Hill Five Times

Billy Hill of Oakland California says a single hole in a boardwalk has broken his leg five times. He voices safety concerns as repeated injuries mark the site.

Billy Hill Oakland Calif

Washington gossip tests Ickes Glass clash in PWA spat

Washington gossip pits Secretary Harold Ickes against Senator Carter Glass over alleged remarks about political hypocrisy. The feud centers on PWA relief politics with figures from Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky cited in allotment comparisons as the debate widens.

Washington Harold L. Ickes Carter Glass Virginia Harold PWA Interior Department Ickes Glass F. Roosevelt Congress Senator Glass Sven Harry Byrd Oklahoma Kentucky Barkley Thomas Byrd

Bible not a Jewish book says editor

The editor argues that the Bible originated beyond the Jews and that Zionist claims to nationhood and sole Israelite representation are unsubstantiated. He notes the twelve tribes split into Judah and Israel, the term Jew arising after Solomon, and the Diaspora's role, concluding the Bible remains a universal treasure.

Israel Judah Jacob House of Israel House of Judah Babylon Diaspora Titus Natonhood Land of Palestine

Tree encircles bottle found underground near Salem

Excavators in Salem Oregon uncovered a tree root entwined around a bottle buried beneath the soil. The object likely held root beer in the past and remains a curious, out of place relic in a yard excavation.

Salem Ore

Dust Carburetor Aims to Ease Labor for Wylie Page

Quote from Wylie Page, a Black inventor, asserting that a functioning carburetor would reduce labor and that an explosion would remove him from work, reflecting his views on the dust carburetor's potential impact and dangers.

Wylie Page

Heroine, nothing Lauretta Wilson saves child from drowning

Lauretta Wilson 15 of New York receives praise for rescuing a child from drowning displaying quick courage and presence of mind. The incident highlights youthful heroism in a city neighborhood.

Lauretta Wilson New York

School staff assignments and local meeting notices

The 160 teachers have been assigned to posts in local schools. Voters will meet at the Democratic club rooms near McCrory's store. A mass meeting at the Sheraton hotel addresses routing No. 10 around the city via Lexington Avenue. John Marsh enters Oak Ridge Institute. Dr James McAnally and Charles McAnally attended a Reidsville dance hosted by Miss Cecelia Scott. Robert Brockett, 3rd, visits from Pensacola to see his aunt Mrs Charles Kephart. Royster Thurman Jr leaves for Memphis to visit relatives.

Democratic Club McCrory’s Sheraton Hotel Lexington Avenue John Marsh Oak Ridge Institute James McAnally Charles McAnally Reidsville Cecelia Scott Robert Brockett Pensacola Fla Charles Kephart Royster Thurman, Jr Memphis, Tenn

Planes Launch National Air Derby From New York

Thirty seven planes departed New York for a national air derby to Los Angeles. O Max Gardner supports Al Smith and backs Democracy in California. Heavy rains and low temperatures affect conditions across the state.

New York Los Angeles Calif Max Gardner al Smith

Sunday School Supervisors Meet at Wesley Memorial Church

Local news notes that the Sunday school superintendents of High Point township will gather at 7:30 tonight at Wesley Memorial church to discuss important Sunday school matters led by Miss Martha Dozier Guilford county's director of religious education. Minute men will spread information starting tomorrow about the new military draft registration with a list of officials.

High Point Township Wesley Memorial Church Martha Dozier Guilford County T. W. Albertson

News Briefs From Greensboro Area And War Updates

Arnold B Huff visited Greensboro on business yesterday. J A Hart returned from Hendersonville where he visited his mother. Dr C B Ingram of Mt Gilead visits his brother L J Ingram. Mrs Elmer C Shields stays with friends in Sanford. Allied armies gain as Germans retreat along the Aisne. gains from the spring drive are recaptured. Railroad workers to receive a $25 monthly raise and an eight hour day.

Arnold B. Huff Greensboro J. A. Hart Hendersonville C. B. Ingram Mt. Gilead L. J. Ingram Elmer C. Shields Sanford Aisne River

Quote on pressure groups and legislative pressure

Comment by Louis K. Comstock arguing that some pressure groups achieve results through legislative terrorism rather than reason, highlighting the current era's tactics and the tension between activism and logic.

Louis K. Comstock

Archbishop McNicholas warns of creeping totalitarianism

The Cincinnati Catholic archdiocese leader Archbishop John T. McNicholas cautions that society is gradually becoming a totalitarian state without realizing it, urging vigilance and moral action.

John T. McNicholas Cincinnati

China seeks amicable ties with Japan says Kung

Former Chinese vice premier H H Kung urges improved relations with Japan while noting a shift away from the New Deal policy. John Hamilton, GOP national chairman, comments on timely geopolitical changes.

China Japan H. H. Kung John Hamilton G.O.P

New York Day By Day Notes on Family Departures and Bud Fisher

Charles B. Driscoll writes from New York about sending his wife and daughters to Chicago then St Paul for grandma visits and planning local drives while he stays behind. Bud Fisher, the cartoonist, returns to town after a serious pneumonia scare with eight transfusions, enjoying renewed health and a Lake Mahopac estate purchase.

New York Minnesota Pat Lake Shore Limited Chicago Hiawatha St. Paul Manhattan Bud Fisher Lake Mahopac

Dentist Jagendorf and New York art patron Hugh Stix

The piece recalls Dr. Jagendorf’s anxious tooth extraction and his gentle, sensitive nature. It also profiles Hugh Stix, a grocer who funds the Artists Gallery at 33 W Eighth Street and promotes unknown artists to lift them into uptown galleries.

Hugh Stix Artists Gallery Eighth Street Stix

Artist-driven gallery relies on gifts and volunteers

No artist pays commission to the gallery for selling pictures. The enterprise is supported by gifts from believers. All workers are volunteers. Stix is a long lean dark complexioned man in his thirties, unmarried, extremely earnest.

Stix

Town Gossip Connects Dentists and Gazette Father

A narrator meets a man named White who has been waiting. They discuss a dentist appointment and trade Kansas town ties with Emporia. The man reveals he is Bill White's son and formerly worked for his father at the Gazette.

Meeting William L White Son of William Allen White in New York

The writer notes meeting William L White grandson of William Allen White. White Jr works as a freelance journalist in New York with a wife and child, a Harvard graduate, and resembles his father but dislikes being called William Allen White Jr. The author vows to avoid the common error of using that name.

William L. White William Allen White Emporia Mr. White Free-Lance New York Harvard Kansas

Haircut Plans and Mayor Look Alike in Jersey Shore Card

A postcard from Times Square barber Frank D Agostino on vacation at a Jersey shore town invites a weekly haircut upon his return in two weeks. A Jefferson Texas letter claims a published photo makes the writer resemble the local mayor, triggering a demand for weekly service.

Frank D'Agostino Times Square Jersey Shore Frank Jefferson Texas

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