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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1936
Page
3
Fire Chief reports High Point per capita loss from fires rose to 10 for each person, with total loss $3,600 in March 1936 versus $872 a year earlier. The data cover 72 fires, 37 booster jumps, one false alarm, and values for buildings and contents at risk and insured.
W W Carroll of Sears showcases a 1936 Coldspot model with a one sheet aluminum shelf, light weight, corrosion resistant Dulux finish, and touchopener. New rotorite freezer unit and stain proof enamel interior aim to lift sales as a leading item for 1936.
Senate agriculture committee approved a House tobacco bill authorizing a principal tobacco growing region to enter compacts for production control. Chairman Smith said the measure will be introduced in the Senate with a likely favorable report Monday. Kerr bill scheduling and debate in the House as a special order.
A licensed motion picture guide tallies weekly showings across seven groups. It highlights ratings by age groups and flags family friendly offerings, noting titles such as The Lady Consents at PARA DKR, Thirteen Hour Sun Air at Paramount, Had to Happen at 20th Century Fox, Colleen at Warner Bros, Could You Only Con at Columbia, The Pay Off at Rialto, and Three Musketeers at RKO Radio with cast lists and audience suitability.
ALBEMARLE April 4 W C Curlee 17 was killed instantly when his car overturned on returning from a high school banquet. Rayvon Rogers 17 was critically injured and two girl companions were slightly hurt. Investigators said Curlee was driving and blinded by an approaching car lights, causing the swerve.
The unpalatable fleet helped preserve the dodo on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar until hogs were introduced. Pigs ate chicks and the eyes of the dodo, leading to its rapid disappearance.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a family in a cooperative picture context. Limited readable text prevents full detail. no dates, places, or names are confirmed.
River floods shut six South Carolina highways including two arterial routes. U S Highway No 1 from Bennettsville to Cheraw closed with traffic diverted via Society Hill. Closed routes include Route 82 Calhoun Falls to McCormick, Route 48 Columbia to Wateree, Route 71 Abbeville to Lowndesville, Route 82 Calhoun Falls to Lowndesville, and Route 76 Columbia to Sumter.
The passage notes girls typically stop growing between 15 and 16 years old while boys continue developing for two years or more beyond those ages.
Coroner J. H. Albright stated no inquest would be held into the death of William Kruse, 40, of Miami Florida, fatally injured when an automobile driven by Richard Seaman of Manson North Carolina struck him yesterday. The coroner said the outcome was unavoidable.
Over four decades London saw clerks employed rise by 255 percent while the working population grew 55 percent, indicating a sharp shift in clerical labor intensity and job structure.
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