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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1936
Page
11
Farmers brace for a national canned-goods wave as peach orchards suffer, with fruit priced for pantry shelves at two bits for large cans and peaches at 22 cents. stores feature cherry pies, jams, spreads, and exotic items like caviar, antipasto, and pineapple mint conserve amid rising market variety.
Puzzle style clues list many terms from stages and food items. The text also notes Lincoln Memorial blossoms and a park official predicting near term full bloom at Haimes Point.
The readable text hints at ancient silk produced by tortuous processes from trees and related ambent Romans. The fragment mentions wool and arboreal origins but lacks clear details or dates.
Baseball managers lament sickness and injuries across teams as Red Sox star Joe Cronin breaks a thumb and Yankees' Ben Chapman suffers side pains. Dick Bartell of the Giants and pitchers Dean brothers report illnesses while Casey Stengel faces renewed pressure as Yawkey sees Hank Greenberg and Jimmy Foxx delivering early power. Cronin faces a two to four week layoff after a double fracture.
Hawaiians from the Pacific islands display a unique courtesy after losses at the Olympic final wrestling tryouts in Bethlehem. Manager Richard Noda explains the ritual of presenting a lei to the victor, then embracing. In sports news, Chapman's team dominated but the Yankees edged the Senators 6-5, as Reds beat Pirates 7-4 with Haines homer, while Phillies topped Bees 7-6 in front of 500 fans. Weather and postponements mark other MLB games due to cold.
Babe Herman performed acro batics as the Dodgers clashed with the Giants who secured their third straight win over Brooklyn 7 6. Bartell faced a 25 dollar fine for a Wednesday bout with Van Mungo and remained at home nursing a bruised leg and grippe while Mungo returned to the mound for relief duties.
Agriculture department officials report about 30,000 diseased and abandoned peach trees uprooted in nine North Carolina counties since last September under a WPA project.
A playful note claims a parachute would be useless due to the lack of atmosphere, implying no air to create lift or drag for descent.
The Piedmont district P O S A will meet in Asheboro Saturday for a business session at the lodge hall on Depot street. J E Ellis district president will preside. A banquet at 7 pm in the armory features P Fr Miller state president as toastmaster. Hugh G Mitchell national president will speak, with J C Kesler also present. About 300 members expected. District includes Lexington Thomasville High Point Greensboro Revolution Siler City Asheboro. Music by Smiths band New London and Rays quartet Asheboro.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture will send observers into eastern tobacco beds within days to study the prevalence of blue mold, a plant disease, in Raleigh.
Al VITAL PARTS CAREFULLY RECONDITIONED sales ad offers a 1933 Ford Coupe and a Dodge Roadster in mechanical good condition with new tires. Specials and delivery options noted at 125 Dodge Road, N Main St area.
Washington observes ongoing cherry blossom season near the Tidal Basin and Washington Monument as the festival winds down. Sparse readable text notes the capital’s display lasting beyond the mat show with lingering blossoms along the Potomac.
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