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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1936
Page
9
New Orleans April 22 Cotton speculators once thrived on volatile moves across New York Liverpool and Bombay. Recent policy and loan schemes have anchored prices around 12 cents a pound, limiting profits and signaling tighter conditions for futures trading in the United States.
A digest of a two act performance by Dyan Grehcalis titled Common Sense Out presents a brisk stage flow. The cast navigates satire and social observation with concise dialogue and wit.
A letter from a distressed mother describes financial hardship after losing a car and home and watching her two daughters marry. She urges saving for a rainy day, worries about their spending, and fears hard times ahead while noting social security may help in the future.
The 1934 to 1936 cotton market fluctuated between 8.66 and 13.35 cents a pound with slim profits for traders. Experts note old market influences faded over three years, leaving speculators unsure how rainfall, boll weevil damage, or a government loan plan will affect futures.
Sharon Pa April 22 A fire ravaged Sharon's main shopping area causing about 1 000 000 in damages and destroying the Protected Home temple headquarters of one of the oldest fraternal insurance organizations Fire Chief Roy Hall estimated total losses at about 1 500 000 with the blaze under control before dawn Sparks carried by a west wind fed flames to two adjacent buildings and briefly threatened more homes Fireman Fruit Sankey suffered a broken arm and leg injuries after a fall from a roof as 14 fire companies battled the blaze.
Reports from Southwestern Yunnan indicate renewed Communist activity raising fears that American missionary Miss A. E. Plants may have been captured. Pfants at the Mid-Yunnan mission in Tenyung had been warned to evacuate but stayed, leaving Litite, Pa., her home.
Army officers from Fort Brass and a conservation department representative inspected Mt Mitchell today to plan a CCC camp. State Forester J B Holmes said the camp would likely be set up a short distance from the summit, a result met with cautious optimism.
Lloyd Brown of Charlotte elected president and Charles Matthews of Albuquerque vice president for the North Carolina State College student body. J. C. Frick of Bladenboro becomes secretary and Richard MacKenzie of Wilmington is treasurer. Porcupine fish can gnaw their way out of a shark's stomach.
An estimate shows Britona spending about 2 billion dollars yearly with women contributing 250 million of that total. The figures highlight the significant role of women in the national economy and spending patterns.
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