Psalm and Herbert Quotation Reflected in Verse
A compact note cites Psalm 4:22 praising the Lord as defense and rock of refuge and adds Herbert’s adage that self-help invites divine aid, presenting two classic maxims in one line.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1938
Page
4
France Manages Maginot Line Amid German Tension
The article notes postwar France keeps Germany wary as France beefs up the Maginot Line. It recalls France’s long vigilance, wartime experience, and the covert, fully armed defenses bristling along the border against German belligerence and Czechoslovak tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eere
Germany
France
Maginot Line
Roosevelt and Roosevelt’s stance in primaries drew mixed views
The piece surveys political squabbles from South Carolina to Georgia and Maryland, noting Cotton Ed Smith’s nomination amid Roosevelt’s hostility while predicting George and Tydings will win. It contrasts polls with the President’s strategy and recalls local road concerns and a humorous Charlotte News reflection on small-town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Ed" Smith
South Carolina
Roosevelt
George
Tydings
Georgia
Maryland
Congress
Roosevelt campaign appeal shapes political battlefield
Mr Roosevelt’s strong appeal as a campaigner pressures Congressmen to face him on the stump. Senator George and others condemned by Roosevelt have “accepted the challenge” though not by choice, as many lawmakers seek to yield private beliefs to avoid direct confrontation with the president.
Income Riches and Poverty Split in U S Families
National Resources Committee figures show one percent of families earn from 10 000 to millions, two percent between 5 000 and 10 000, while over a third average 471 and 13 percent receive less than 16 percent of total income. The data challenge WPA estimates of 1500 yearly for comfortable living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Resources Committee
WPA
Good Neighborliness and War Prevention Debate
The Twin City Sentinel comments on Joseph Kennedy's Scotland speech claiming intelligent good neighborliness could prevent war. It argues such neighborliness can be as hard as building real understanding and cites business wisdom from Philip D. Armour about simple yet hard-to-learn principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Sentinel
United States
Joseph Kennedy
Scotland
Philip D. Armour
Dale Carnegie Author Of How To Win Friends And
A historical note honors Dale Carnegie the author of How To Win Friends And Influence People. The snippet identifiers credit Carnegie as a pioneer of self improvement writing and public speaking training.
After Dinner Thoughts on Failing to Pass
A speaker recalls a dinner with a friend and a high achieving boy who failed exams. He lists famous figures once deemed slow or dull, noting how perception and lack of understanding can crush a child’s ambition. He urges parents and teachers to avoid branding students as stupid and to seek understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott
Robert Burns
Scotland
Philip Sheridan
Thomas A. Edison
Albert Einstein
Postcard Sales Idea From Schulze Travels Long Distance
E A Schulze of Los Angeles shares a summer sales scheme from a nine week trip covering about 9000 miles. He bought souvenir postals, had them printed, mailed to customers, and included a note promising prompt attention at his home address. His commissions on those orders funded his trip and customers appreciated the ecards and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Schulze
Los Angeles
California
Emerson Quote On Happiness Circulated By McNaught Syndicate
A 1938 McNaught Syndicate note features Ralph Waldo Emerson’s remark that happiness is a perfume one cannot pour on others without dabbing some on oneself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
McNaught Syndicate
Mississippi Senator Says No Deep South Presidential Hope
Senator Harrison of Mississippi states he doubts any man from the deep south will become president. The remark reflects regional political tensions and expected national reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep South
Senator Harrison
Mississippi
Muzzle and Modernization Goals Sparking War Office Debate
Secretary of War Woodring says full modernization remains unfinished while WPA administrator Harry L. Hopkins vows the administration will not be muzzled. The remarks reflect ongoing tensions over wartime policy and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Woodring
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
High Society Gossip Sparks Dark Hints and Hasty Moves
Boston scribes glimpse a flurry of society news with the Roosevelts planning a move of their own and Olga Danova amid rumors. Myron Weiss exits Time after a clash with Ingersoll. Martha Dodd’s wedding at Round Hill. Loretta Young’s Zanuck deal and tax publicity roll. Lucius Beebe ill, Scott and Marsh possibly wed, and Harlem’s Plantation touted as a new social spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Anne Clark) Roosevelts
Boston
Olga Badanova
Hope Diamond McLean
Colorado
Hal Kemp
Medicine
Time
Myron Weiss
Ingersoll
Germany
Dodd
Martha
Round Hill
A. Stern
la Guardia
Broadway
Philly
Uncle Sam
Carole Lombard
U. S
Washington
Dewey
White House
Loretta Young
Zanuck
Lucius Beebe
Madison Hotel
al Scott
Marian Marsh
Arthur Jarrett
Eleanor Holm
Jane Stanton
Harlem
Cotton Club
Ben Bernie
Glamorous ties and rumors swirl in postwar gossip
Gloria Swanson and Gus Schirmer remain together amid tabloid chatter. John Williams and Vivian Reynolds were photographed in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Jane Dixon, formerly of the World Telegram, is mentioned as a bride. The page also notes Elsa Maxwell’s anticipated movie debut and a safety slogan for drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Swanson
Gus Schirmer
Guilders
John Williams
Vivian Reynolds
A. Murray
Spring Lake
N. J
Gazettes
W. A. Wells
Jane Dixon
World-Telegram
Adelaide Moffett
Jack Sterling
Ben Blue
Jerry” Gordon
Elsa Maxwell
Radio columns drop as papers shift gears across the nation
A survey says 118 U S newspapers have dropped their radio columns in recent months. The piece mentions industry names and events from midtown saloon gossip to NBC ties and a Ted Campbell radio announcing note. It notes wage shares, a tax stamp issue, and Billy Roger’s Casa Manana show performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Ayer & Co
U. S
Dewey
Hines
Davis
Ted Campbells
Mamma
Aylesworth
NBC
Hildegarde
Chantootsey
Mt. Sinai Hosp
Cleveland
Billy Roge
Casa Manana
No Casting Until August Sign at Shubert Office
The item describes a Shubert office sign reading No Casting Until August and mentions other lively local names and rumors. It notes Hippieca with Jai Alai on Thursday and references Lucinda Vincent as a socialite, with political chatter about the President after the November elections and various local figures and plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shubert
Jai-Alai
T. Costas
Lucinda Vincent
James Finn
Edith Luce
Paradise Choir
Blamey
Newsers
Normandie
June Lang
James Fay
Rep. O'Connor
City Hall
Notable artists’ representative seeks aid for seven friends
A well known Broadway Hollywood artist’s representative, in debt, solicits aid for seven friends with little success. Lionel Atwill reportedly naturalized upon arrival, prompting questions about a second naturalization. The Hobby Lobby creator D Elman and composer Harold Rome move toward new ventures as Florence Miles heads to Chicago. A New York lawyer disputes Pearl White’s will for her penniless father, age 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Lionel Atwill
D. Elmans
Hobby Lobby
Harold Rome
Florence Miles
Chicago
New York
Pearl White
Judges nix Billboard piece on Hines trial show
Judge Pecora blocks The Billboard from running a trial article, warning of contempt and killing the piece. A Dies Committee probe targets the Theater Arts Committee with names like Frances Farmer and Lewis Milestone. Walter A. Rowland negotiates with RKO over a Corrigan film titled Reverge Irish. James Keefe writes a satire on James Marion Fidler titled Listen, My Children. safety slogan near Tarrytown urges not taking life but time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecora
Hines
Post Meridian Gazettes
Dies Committee
Theater Arts Committee
Frances Farmer
Robert C. Benchley
Lewis Milestone
Arthur Kober
Walter A. Rowland
RKO
Corrigan
James Keefe
James Marion Fidler
Tarrytown
Clyde Hoey to address voters at American Theater
Local report notes Clyde Hoey arrives in the city and will speak to voters at the American Theater this evening. Junior league baseball players and Knot Hole club members joined civic groups at Wesley Memorial church yesterday afternoon. Registration begins in grammar schools today. People updates include Frances Eshelman returning from Washington DC and Irene Davis and Pauline Lightfoot departing for Guilford College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hoey
American Theater
Knot Hole Club
Wesley Memorial Church
Frances Eshelman
Washington, D .C
C. C. Prince
T. D. Weld
Atlanta
Irene Davis
Pauline Lightfoot
Guilford College
J. J. Garland
Paradise Point
Hoover Campaigns in South This October
Heavy rains sweep the Atlantic seaboard as campaigns shift. Robert H. Ingersoll, noted dollar watch magnate, dies in a Denver sanitarium. Three Southern Railway trainmen perish in a passenger wreck near Columbia, South Carolina, last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
South
Atlantic Seaboard
Robert H. Ingersoll
Dollar Watch
Denver
Colo
Southern
Columbia
S. C
Local observances and civic rules noted in city pages
Twenty years ago local Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah marking the New Year. A city council rule bans parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. The W C T U reports 9.14 dollars raised on the first smokeless Thursday in High Point to fund the union's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Local residents return from northern purchases and visits
People H Harris and Da vid Harris return to the city after full purchases in northern cities. Mrs Arnold B Huff spends the day in Greensboro. Miss Norma Dutton visits Cedarholme at 322 West Russell Street. Mr and Mrs L C Furgurson relocate from Winston-Salem back to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Harris
David Harris
Arnold B. Huff
Greensboro
Norma Dutton
Cedarholme
West
Russell Street
L. C. Furgurson
Winston-Salem
Germans push back on 150 mile front
The German advance has been halted with Allied forces pushing them back along a 150 mile sector. Dutch protests rise over submarine attacks on merchant ships. The United States takes the lead in global shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ethiopian runs amok in Rome with scimitar
An Ethiopian man angered in Rome brandished a scimitar and was shot and arrested. The incident is described as reckless and alarming with potential for far greater harm if carried out with a plane and bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Imitation ivory Made From Nuts A New Idea
A fanatic discussed with a talkative person the idea of reversing the old process to produce imitation ivory from nuts, a novel attempt described in the fragment.
Illinois man finally wed after 40 years of thought
A long-delayed marriage in Illinois ends with a hopeful note that the groom may not repent quickly. The piece notes girls with movie dreams opening bootblack stands in Hollywood and suggests they aim to curry favor with influential figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Hollywood
Battery memories and Katharine Bellas New York visit
Peter Bell of Buffalo recalls Katharine Bell visiting Manhattan with him as a child near the Battery in 1814 and 1860, describing Castle Garden, Fort Clinton, and immigration era scenes. He notes the Battery’s evolution and a barefoot sailor’s first steps on American soil. Herbert E. Gaston, longtime New Yorker and Treasury official, is highlighted for his journalism ties and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Bell
Buffalo
Katharine
Manhattan
Kathie
Clinton
Governor's Island
Fort Clinton
Castle Opera House
Amusemen
Jenny
Castle Garden
Herbert E. Gaston
the Treasury
Park Row
Washington
The
Old World
Morgenthau
A At
Albany
Chief
Gaston
Treasury Department
Halsey
Oregon
Fargo
Lost briefcases from readers stir Times Square routine
A columnist recounts losing two crates of reader letters over two months. He habitually left such packages in public places like restaurants, taxis, and trains, and despite usually recovering them, he now fears they are gone for good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Square
Memory of Margaret Ilington Inspires Major Bowes
Major Edward Bowes keeps a desk paperweight engraved “To Edward from Margaret” in memory of his wife Margaret Ilington who died years ago. She starred in Kindling and Within the Law and appeared in many other hits, most notably The Lie, described as magnificent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bowes
Edward
Margaret
Margaret Ilington
Miss Illington’s Early Influence On Sidney Smith
The article recalls Maude Light who used the stage name Margaret Ton, derived from Bloomington Illinois. It notes her encouragement to a young Sid ney Smith from Bloomington who later created the Gumps comic strip characters and who credited Miss Illington for early support during his drawing days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaretton
Maude Light
Bloomington
Illinois
Sidney Smith
Smith
Miss Illington
Comic artist’s million dollar secret ends in fatal wreck
A Chicago event years ago saw comic artist Sir Smith sign a contract for at least a million dollars over ten years. The syndicate head added a Rolls Royce as a friendly gesture. Smith drove home that night to share the news, wrecked the car, and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Smith
Chicago
Smith
No Sympathy for Critics of Corrigan Funding
The writer dismisses those urging young Corrigan to refuse money and argues aviators must eat, noting the voyage across the ocean was for Corrigan’s benefit, not science. The remark reflects wartime or sensational commentary from the McNaught Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Corrigan
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Ceee
D. A. Rawley
See
J. B. Rawley
Capus M. Waynick
Roew
Wetter
Surry
Atlantic
Charlotte-Gastonia
Dorothy Thompson
Hitler
William
Holland
Austria
Charlotte News
Queen City
Greenville
Dale Carnegie
Belgium
C2echo
Slovakia
Walter Winchell
MAN About Town
Charles B. Driscoll
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