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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
A weekly Kings Mountain newspaper advocates general welfare and public virtue. It emphasizes happiness as many pieces forming a whole, urges respect for the flag and Constitution, traffic laws in schools, and notes a High School course in courtesy as a step toward fuller civic education.
The item cites Propositions for calm living and enjoying simple pleasures from the Masonic News of Montreal, urging readers to embrace plain foods reading music nature work and kindness to others while avoiding ownership of possessions. It then quotes a defense of free speech about democracy and dissent. A Wilmington story recalls a missing-husband chase in Asheville with a woman camping in his car for 54 hours. National Cotton Week is announced for May 17-25.
Haywood Lanehi and Harold Hunnicutt featured on Ripple Program with a 10 000 foot jump. Jack, the honest parachute jumper, settled a bill after a year. Workers atop the Ware and Sons grain elevator frame offer a scenic view, while builders Moffett and Garri on reach the top. Howard Hughes buys the Kings Mountain Laundry and Post Office moves toward dedication with Postmaster Blakely hopeful about the new building.
The writer laments past wars and urges humanity to heed the golden rule to avoid future conflicts. It invokes historical April war dates and envisions a peaceful world under divine guidance, urging citizens to progress without bloodshed for descendants and the world.
A discussion following an address on mental health notes that one in 22 boys in public schools may someday enter a mental hospital, risking a million plus children. Dr Hincks argues half of mental illness could be prevented with timely action, stressing mentality as humanity's highest attainment.
A court decision grants Virgin the right to continue slaughtering diseased cattle to help control Bang’s Disease in dairy herds, a move framed as disease management within the local agricultural community.
An onstage drama at a nightspot involves Clarence, Vincent, Alma Bremer, and Webb amid dance floor schemes and a hostile Cushing. Webb's mood shifts as accusations and jealousy flare, leading to a violent moment with a drunken singer and a sudden exit. The sequence ends with Webb's return and a plan to flee, leaving the reader awaiting continuation.
The piece questions if officials from nonmanufacturing backgrounds can guide defense efforts. It notes Morgenthau Hopkins Perkins and Labor Board members lack firsthand factory or commerce experience, raising concerns about how labor and relief roles affect national defense and whether nonexperts can successfully oversee key industries.
The American Weekly June 16 issue recounts the epic Mormon march to find a Promised Land and the perilous trials along their trail. It previews a feature in the magazine distributed with the Baltimore American and on sale at all newsstands.
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