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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
5
Asheboro Civic Club to stage the play Why Belinda's Bubble Burst in Asheboro on May 4 and 5. The production by a club committee accompanies a minstrel show as the opening act. Proceeds benefit the Randolph County crippled children's clinic, aiding many local children who would lack treatment.
More than 40 percent of women’s seamless hosiery makers have signed the voluntary wage and hours agreement proposed by the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers, with 28 percent more promising to sign. Earl Constantine, managing director, announced over the weekend. The pact, drawn after breakdowns in maximum hour and minimum wage schedules, mirrors NRA code standards and aims to put the industry into operation by May. Admin costs are capped at 12000 dollars annually, shared by members by sales value. Arbitration details outline steps for alleged violations, including two week explanations and a three-member panel.
A historical excerpt outlines labor terms for a knitting operation including work hours, weekend exceptions, and wage scales. It specifies weekly maximums, shifts, and wage ranges for machine fixers, knitters, loopers, and related workers across North and South regions, with protections and contractor notice rules.
Four state penitentiary officials announced the recapture of Dad Jackson, who escaped in March while serving a life term for murder in Rutherford county. He was seized in Dearborn, Michigan, and returned to Raleigh this morning. The report also notes Germany has developed a process for softening leather by refrigeration.
Kelvinator presents the 8946 model claiming it uses one half to one third as much current as most refrigerators now in use, signaling lower operating costs and energy efficiency.
The Greensboro Y M C A outscored High Point 88 to 37 in a fast meet. Hartman led Greensboro with 10 points, while McDonald and Harris contested the diving event in a close finish. Event winners included Hartman, Marsh, Metvain, Yates, and others with times noted.
London reports Douglas Burton literary critic who killed Douglas Rose with a sculptor hammer was found guilty but insane by a jury. Justice Finlay ordered he be detained during his Majesty's pleasure at an institution for the criminal insane.
The buncie-d nesters of Brazil are called Ferreiros or Smiths by Brazilians because their song resembles the sound of a knife-grinder’s note.
In the Superior Court action J. B. versus OG W Payne an execution from Guilford County will sell at public auction on June 1 1934 at the county courthouse door. Cash bids start for 185 percent of the judgment with parcels described from Along Street North West to R J Lindsay and Robert Brockett except 170 square feet sold to Robert Brockett and High Point M asery Millis. Sheriff Joe S Phipps Deputy Sheriff Jones. Waller Wright Attorneys.
Woodmen of the World district meeting of the Daniel Boone Log Rolling Association will be held May 2 at High Point Senior High School. W. A. Short of Greensboro will preside with J. G. Pritchette of Burlington as secretary treasurer. The program includes sermons, speeches by T. E. Newton of Kinston and Charles A. Hines of Greensboro, a 4 pm baseball game, uniform rank drills at 5 30, and a 7 pm banquet led by toastmaster Judge T. Hill with dignitaries D. B. Henderson and R. Frank Paterson.
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