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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1936
Page
23
A compact puzzle fragment lists clues for a crossword style fill in. It mentions a composer HMORTPONTAL and a series of numbered hints such as Italian river, male sheep, sparrow, and Hawaiian bird among others. The piece reads like a word play page from a historical newspaper.
The report shows the average air time for domestic routes in 1935 at 426.25 miles, up from 407 miles in 1934. The data reflects length measurements and indicates a modest year to year expansion in route distances.
Police report a campaign against obscene sites and literature found in recent months among students in senior and high schools. Wardell, 47, of 1518 B New Street was arrested on charges of possessing obscene pictures and literature after a raid that confiscated material at a local confectionary and police headquarters. Bond set at 150 dollars.
An outline of dietary guidance for anemia notes liver as a key item and suggests additional meats, vegetables, fruits, and dairy limits. It recommends liver preparations if needed, includes specific portions for liver, red meat, and cheese, and advises on avoiding highly fatty, sweet, and cheese-heavy foods while emphasizing protein, minerals, and carbohydrates.
Weather experts at the British Air Ministry receive about 1000 atmospheric condition reports daily covering the entire northern hemisphere.
A Canadian report notes that 300 006 600 escres of land exist for wheat growth while 23 000 000 acres are actually cultivated. The figures highlight the gap between land availability and active farming.
On Mount Athos in Greece, a peninsula hosting 20 monasteries, women have been forbidden to enter for about 1000 years, preserving the male-only religious enclave despite modern pressures.
Colonel Lea and his son Luke Lea Jr are freed after a long parole process following banking law violations tied to the 1936 Asherville bank collapse. Lea plans to travel toward Asheville and Nashville, while his ill son heads to New York on business and then to Raleigh.
The High Point office of the North Carolina State Employment Service reported 256 placements for last month. Of these 138 were private jobs, six public placements, and 112 on public works. New applications totaled 198 with 218 renewals. 123 registrations were cancelled for inactivity. Mrs. Irene Price, manager, urged renewed registrations and field outreach.
Laurens city officials report the Laurens Cotton Mill company store was robbed of about 1200 dollars worth of men and women apparel early today. Manager P B Waldrap said the theft occurred around 130 pm after the night watchman checked the rounds. The front door lock was forced and the thieves fled during heavy rain, with police noting ongoing progress in the case.
Locarno powers studied Hitler memorandum and prepared a unified front to counter Reich moves. France aimed to unite Britain France Belgium and others under mutual aid terms from the London four nation plan. The painted lady butterfly spreads worldwide via the widespread thistle plant carrying its seeds long distances.
The city of London with a resident population of 0830 registered 83 births and 571 deaths in 1934. Only 51 deaths were of city residents. A petition for a pardon is mentioned. Lea has received two temporary paroles since imprisonment to attend funerals for his son Percy and his mother.
Medical ads claim kidneys contain 16 miles of tiny tubes to filter blood and warn of backache leg pains and puffiness if not flushing 8 pints daily. Doan's Pills are promoted as relief to flush the tubes and remove waste, available at local drugstores.
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