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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1936
Page
16
Two youths admitted entering a Shelby school and denied stealing two typewriters. Both pleaded guilty in county court before Judge John L. Tyler and received sentences of two years and three months each. Arrests were noted by city officers Gi stan tase. In Assam, India, a record 67 feet of rain fell in one year.
Leigh April 1 At least 100 miles of cotton roads will be laid in North Carolina if the federal Bureau of Public Roads funds the plan The state public works commission requests enough fabric to surface 100 miles of new and reconstructed roads Several counties including Gaston Lampoon Duplin Wake and Warren are named for testing the cotton fabric binder The project would require about 11 000 yards of fabric per mile for 18 foot roads and 11 400 yards per mile for 20 foot roads The cost would exceed the price of a similar road without fabric by 750 to 1 000 dollars per mile
A city office promotes registration for job seekers and cooperation with civic clubs to improve private industry placements. Reports show Hilegh Point leading the state with about 50 percent average placements over January to March, while letters and anecdotes recount humorous classroom and streetcar incidents.
Washington April 11 The House public works bloc moves to name a special committee to ask President Roosevelt about earmarking 700 million dollars of the 1.5 billion relief fund for public works the rest to go to Hopkins Works Progress Administration. Ickes and Hopkins clash over share and type of projects with Ickes backing public works and relief emphasis.
An anecdote recalls a mistaken underwear choice by The Ace of Spades and a humorous memory of slow streetcars. A great uncle recounts rushing to work after a wife’s lunch with corn and an egg, only for the egg to hatch en route, the chicken perched on his arm as the delay continued.
W I A teacher W. W. Frye will conduct the Welch Memorial Baraca class at 9 45 this morning with the public invited to attend.
Easter themed note highlights painting as a spring refresh that restores curb appeal and preserves structural materials. It touts the dual benefit of aesthetics and protection, branding Lucas as a leading paint name.
Ack Vaughan aged 22 and Frank Mayfield aged 21 received prison terms after confessing to a spree that looted 36 school buildings across the Carolinas Florida and Georgia. Police logged stolen items including 211.85 dollars in cash stamps food and other articles from the wheel houses and schools.
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