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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1938
Page
4
A short aphorism notes that a word sent forth acts like an arrow once loosed it cannot return. The reflection emphasizes permanence of spoken or written speech.
The article analyzes Japan's potential impact on Czechoslovakia by aligning with Germany and Italy, while Russia prepares to support Czechoslovakia against German pressure. It notes Hitler's hostility to Russia and Russia's stake in the Ukraine, plus Japan’s China ties freeing Russia to confront Germany.
Dr Fredrick R Taylor publishes a lengthy letter endorsing the hospital bond proposal in response to the newspaper invitation. He presents a thoughtful argument for the affirmative side while noting he does not expect the city hospital to turn a direct profit.
An editorial discusses Dr. Taylor's letter supporting a hospital project and examines city leadership on the Duke Power power contract. It argues for public confidence among doctors, defends the city's unaffiliated current rate with power, and questions the President's consistency with fundamental principles.
The article notes fluctuating stock prices as Europe eyes conflict and loosely held shares swing with war news. Traders on margin react to Sudeten-Czech tensions while firmly held stocks recover, underscoring the gambler’s role in market dips.
The Elizabeth City Advance notes Nag's Head is no longer a ghost town, credited to Paul Green's Lost Colony drawing visitors from Manteo to Murphy and beyond. It laments the change yet accepts progress, quoting Emerson and Roosevelt on culture and freedom.
A reminiscence blends job hunting tips from Glenn L. Gardiner with personal recollections of early city life. It outlines employer questions about industriousness loyalty initiative teamwork and retention and notes the author’s shift from farm life to city walks.
The Enterprise laments hospital access and funding fears as WPA loans and wage rules loom. Citizens debate welfare, old age pensions, and New Deal impact while costs for coal rent and utilities threaten basic needs.
Walter Winchell On Broadway highlights gossip about Rudy Vallee Robert Montgomery Julia Higgens Hank Leiber Hank Danning James M Flagg Mimi Baker Bob Topping Betty Lawford Sylvia Sidney Spencer Tracy and other celebrities as they traverse New York social scenes with privacy issues and public appearances.
The column recounts Ethel Merman quarreling with a columnist over her new 32 karat aquamarine breech and 27 karat aquamarine ring claiming she bought them with her own tonsils. The scene shifts to a humor vignette about comic clubs and a misdirected restroom joke drawing howls from the audience.
The column surveys theater items including the Syracuse musical in previews, Dolly Claire Luce’s Kiss the Goodbye at Life's Camps, and ducat pricing. It notes James Fay backing against Rep O Connor, Variety’s price drop to 15c, and mentions Carlyle Blackwell John Kieran ties, plus DeMille autograph souvenir stories with Cecil B. DeMille’s inscription to ce. b.
A country girl seeking show business success in New York struggles for two years until a chance at a film role as an expectant mother appears. She must turn it down at the last moment because she actually is pregnant, a twist that ends her brief breakthrough.
Raymond Scott bursts with a new song title Twenty Five Women On A Dead Man's Bed. Leon and Eddie's may feature Eddie Leonard and his Mabe! in a bold draw. Sonny Kendis tours soon. Ernie Holst could take over at The Stork.
New York readers welcome Mrs a pocket sized magazine with Mrs Heywood Broun contributing I Married a By Line about a newspaperman Also noted are Nano Rodrigo dances Havana Madrid Ozzie Nelson Harriet Hilliard at the Strand Connie Boswell Decca If It Rains Who Cares Change Partners from Carefree Laugh and Call It Love and Dmitri Club Gaucho in Greenwich Village described as more romantic than a dawn park ride.
Observations note a playful scene as firemen greet departing sales girls with bells and rice near Stern’s store. The piece also mentions entertainment figures in the Polo Grounds grandstand and fading fall greenery at baseball venues, with various light anecdotes and social glimpses.
Col Frank P Howgood of Greensboro urged a united Democratic front at the polls on November 6. The Jewish community will close tomorrow for their New Year observance. High Point College opened with President R M Andrews addressing students on The Beginnings of Life. Tom Alderman Sykes welcomed the newcomers to city churches.
A New York correspondent records a northward trip through New England to meet autumn. He notes no vacation days taken for notebook work while enjoying buttermilk stops in Bridgeport and Fairfield. He remarks Bridgeport’s dense speed limit signage and local driving manners as he moves toward Westport and beyond.
Mr and Mrs Roy Spearman and Mrs Laurance Ingram visited Charlotte yesterday. Mr and Mrs Richard White returned from Virginia Beach. Miss Alice Elizabeth Freeze leaves Friday for Converse College where she will be a senior this year.
Twenty years ago a hurricane swept Porto Rico causing millions of dollars in damage. The era’s feature notes the Shaker colony near Lebanon Ohio ending with the death of last survivor and director James F Fennessey, who helped found a 1805 community once owning 4500 acres. An air derby winner from Los Angeles, Gobel, was forced down and will not receive the prize.
High Point public schools will open Monday morning Sept 16. M F Crooks of Concord has become manager of the High Point Efird store, taking on duties this week. The home guard has begun drilling and will hold regular Friday meetings.
Col. D. H. Milton superintendent of the old soldiers home in Raleigh visits his daughter Mrs. W. M. Tucker on Steele street. Miss Carrie Crawford of Fairfield passes through en route to Jeffersonville to teach. D. W. Marsh of Greensboro spent last evening in the city.
The French have begun a new offensive while American forces claim the St Mihiel salient area is cleared and over 20 000 German soldiers eliminated. Eugene V Debs a prominent Socialist leader is charged with espionage act violations and sentenced to ten years at Moundsville penitentiary West Virginia.
A bulletin notes King Victor Emmanuel of Italy bought an etching as a playful oddity. The quip suggests Europe’s nations need a scare tactic for Halloween, leaving readers to ponder what future display might unsettle neighbors.
The narrator notes seeking the best buttermilk in Connecticut with McGovern and a dozen interesting locals. He remarks politics are in the air and admits he has forsworn politics recently.
The author visits Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts to reflect on the historic Green and monuments. He recalls the militiamen at Lexington and the fallen defenders buried near the monument, noting the enduring patriotism and the contrast with modern signs of international sentiment.
The speaker recalls the "rude bridge" and the shot heard round the world, urging visitors to imagine the historic day and the acts of the embattled farmers. A chill wind on Thanksgiving nearing adds a seasonal mood to the reflective visit to Concord.
The writer pauses in Portland to reflect on Longfellow and his impact. He notes the poet’s center city memorial, the uncomfortable chair he used, and the corner room where he penned verses about rain. Critics’ opinions are questioned as the author muses on greatness.
Scouts went camping along a river recently and there have not been any domestic war rumors to report. The casual note reflects a peaceful civic mood in the hemisphere.
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