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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1932

Page

5

Smallest State Gets Most Jobs in Campaign Reports

Rhode Island, the smallest state, leads in jobs found for the unemployed as 11,167 people were placed nationally in a War against low mood drive. State figures show Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia totals, with multiple city reads such as Cordele Valdosta Greensboro High Point Raleigh New Bern and Newport contributing smaller counts.

New York Rhode Island Georgia Cordele Valdosta North Carolina Greensboro High Point Raleigh Smithfield Tarboro New Bern Bayboro Newport Virginia New Castle Boston Greene Hudson River Trenton Princeton Battle of Brandywine Germantown Washington Congress Monmouth LaFayette Lord Howe Green General Greene North South Carolina Rutledge Sumter Camden South

Take Care When You Start Stored Auto

The article warns motorists to inspect storage cars before spring use. Check lubricant levels radiator and cooling system flush fill with clean water battery water in plates spark plugs clean and wet. If gasoline remained in tank drain and replace with fresh fuel.

Steady Increase In DeSoto Demand Reported

Detroit April 16 Byron C Foy president of the De Soto Motor Corporation says first quarter DeSoto retail deliveries rose 36 percent from a year ago and shipments climbed 49 percent. March sales reached 4059 cars, the highest in twenty months, up 40 percent from last March and 87 percent from February. The DeSoto Plymouth dealer network also posted a record March with volumes up 50 percent on last year and 77 percent versus February.

Detroit de Soto Byron C. Foy de Soto Motor Corporation DeSoto-Plymouth

Tern Travel 9000 Miles During Trip

A Northeastern Bird Banding Association lecture highlighted long distance records. A banded tern covered about 9000 miles from Labrador to Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, while a hummingbird made a round trip from Franklin New Hampshire to the pampas of central South America.

Boston Laurence R. Fletcher Northeastern Bird Banding Association Labrador Madagascar Indian Ocean Fletcher Franklin, N. H Pampas Central South America

Maine man builds violins for 62 years in Portland

Charles Mills, who made his first violin at 18, continues crafting fiddles as he nears 80. He uses Maine lumber, especially white spruce, for nearly all parts except the fingerboard tailpiece and pegs, which he imports.

Maine Portland Chas Mills

Jamestown PT A Reports Singing Reach at Guilford College

Jamestown Parent-Teacher meeting featured 45 children singing for the county musical festival at Guilford College. Miss Lottie Wilson spoke on Happy Family Groups. Miss Barbar led health Q and A as nurse. Lola Smith's grade won attendance prize. Officers reelected: President Mrs H N Williard, Vice Mrs BE White, Secretary Annie J Ray, Treasurer N P Alexander.

Jamestown Guilford College Lottie Wilson Burbar Guilford County Miss Barbar Lola Smith Jamestown Association H. N. Williard BE. J. White Annie J. Ray N. P. Alexander R. S. Davis V. E. Davis

In Memoriam Nellie West Dobbs of High Point

Obituary tribute to Nellie West Dobbs born in Cartersville Georgia and raised in Amherst Virginia. Daughter of Merriweather Smith and James Pendleton Dobbs she lived in High Point North Carolina twenty years and supported civic groups including United Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the American Revolution.

Christendom Nellie West Dobbs Nellie High Point Enterprise Cartersville Amherst Merriweather Smith Essex County James Pendleton Valley Forge Henry James Dobbs Black Eagle Company Cumberland Anne Deaingerfield Quarles Virginia Neble Gooch’s Academy Danville Albemarle Female Institute Charlottesville Dobbs Joe Dobbs Lindsay Street First Baptist Church Patriotic Societies United Daughters of the Confederacy Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution Sons of the American Revolution U. S N. C

Guilford Battle Ground A Shrine Of Revolutionary History

The Guilford Battle Ground in Guilford County is praised as the sole intact Revolutionary War battlefield in the United States. Monuments honor figures like Keren Happ and Turner, with General Greene’s leadership highlighted as pivotal in the southern campaign. The site, 125 acres, was preserved through local efforts led by Judge David Schenck and the Guilford Battle Chapter D A R, and its history is drawn from Congressman William C. Hammer and Carruthers History.

North Carolina United States Guilford County Guilford Battle Ground Guilford Court House Kerenhapp Turner Elizabeth Morehead James Morehead James John Morehead Greene Maryland Greene Sorich Nathaniel Green Narragansett Bay George Fox Lindley Murray Murray Lkewise General Greene Euclid Nathaniel Greene Yadkin Catawba Dan Rivers General Williams Lord Cornwallis Cornwallis John Fox America Wilmington Virginia Yorktown Washington David Schenck Greensboro Michael Schenck Asheboro Battle Field Joseph M. Morehead Schenck J. W. Scott Julius Gray Thomas B. Keogh D. W. C. Benbow Guilford Battle Battle Ground Wm. C. Hammer Carruthers History

Sedalia Singers Impress With Depths Of Beauty

Twenty dusky boys and girls calling themselves the Sedalia Singers performed at the Junior High school auditorium directed by Amy Bailey and managed by Charlotte Hawkins Brown. The program featured spirituals and folk dances with warmth and sincerity, closing with encores and remarks on Palmer Memorial Institute.

Sedalia Singers Amy Bailey Charlotte Hawkins Brown Palmer Memorial Institute Johnson Ezekie Lil’ David Rasbach Babylon Southland High Point Lawrence Tibbett Alma Gluck Sedalia

Deer Raid Plagues Gardens Near Gold Beach

Deer in Gold Beach Oregon regions raid gardens and orchards in broad daylight as numbers grow and boldness increases, residents report. Local authorities note a rise in sightings and damage claims, with no easy solution evident.

Gold Beach Ore Mers

Mrs. Lula Henderson Dies in City Home

Mrs. Lula Henderson wife of W W A Henderson died at her home 2319 English Street shortly after 2 o clock Saturday evening. She aged 67 born March 16 1875 in Davidson County and married 36 years ago. Funeral Monday at 11 from Oak Hill Friends Church with Rev Norman Osborne and Miss Bertha Smith. Interment Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Survived by husband mother a Long list of children siblings and 12 grandchildren.

Lula Henderson W.W. A. Henderson English Street Davidson County Jacob Cornelius Clodfelter Mr. Henderson High Point Oak Hill Levi W. Kennedy Mamie Loflin Gladys Robbins This County Iola Garner Aileene Henderson Hughey Clodfelter Randolph County W. A Will Clodfelter Vick Kennedy Minnie Foust Ella Allbright

Thieves Take 88 Maple and Poplar Trees From Farm

In Memphis, Tennessee, while Mrs. J. W. Pennell was away, thieves dug up and carried off 88 maple and poplar trees planted the year before. The incident underscores a property loss from a rural garden setting.

Memphis Tenn J. W. Pennell

Ben Lyon Reveals His Many Hobbies

Ben Lyon blends antiques and rare books collecting with aviation as a licensed pilot. He owns a one seater and an enclosed cabin plane and aims to be a motion picture director. He stars in The Big Timer at the Broadhurst theatre with Constance Cummings and Thelma Todd.

Ben Lyon Ben Estudio Athletic Club Hell's Angels Army Aviation Reserve Jennie Lyon Columbia Constance Cummings Thelma Todd Eddie Buzzell Robert Riskin Broadhurst Theatre

Memphis attorney keeps sea artifacts from famed wrecks

Judge C L Marsitfiet, a Memphis attorney, shows a large collection of ship souvenirs. The exhibit includes the pilot wheel from the ill fated S S Thistleroy sunk in 1911 and a brass boat hook from the Maine sunk in Havana harbor Cuba.

Memphis, Teon C. L. Marsitfiet S&s. S. Thistleroy Maine Havana Harbor Cuba

Virginia World War vets seek no self help push says legion commander

Dr. A T Finch commander of the Virginia American Legion department states that Virginia World War veterans do not want to press for assistance for themselves. He spoke on the anti bonus stand during a report from City Virginia on April 16.

Chase City A. T. Finch Virginia Department, American Legion

Prof Blair to Lecture at Centre Friends Church

Centre Friends Church hosts Prof John Blair who will present a 7 30 p m illustrated lecture on God to Us in Bird and Song. Blair, a lifelong naturalist, will share hand painted slides with stories about bird life and the topic Do Birds Think will be discussed in the 11 o clock service.

Blair

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Government officials consider actions that could seriously embarrass an already overburdened administration and face possible political backlash as they weigh options and public consequences.

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DeSoto Persia Hassan Ben Sabbah Webster Supreme Authority G.& C.merriam Company Springfield Mass Jamestown News Memoriam BS. A. F Guilford Battleground Hallowed Harriette Hammer Walker John Mebane Mrs. Henderson City Broadhurst Prof Central Friends Church Barbee Wrenn Street Fred G. Barbee and Sons Proprietors
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