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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1937
Page
3
Unusually strong steel industry activity topped the nation’s trade and industrial ledger last week. Commerce data show rising retail prices, higher wages, and improved farm income supporting continued consumer demand and a brighter business outlook across 37 cities.
In New York on July 31 buyers boosted select issues with automotive and steel leaders driving gains. Ford’s price increases spurred optimism for others to raise charges while steel and farm equipment stocks moved with an improving business outlook. Market turnover ran 389,590 shares. several major names gained, with mixed results across commodities and bonds.
Braddock Fairfax Dolly Green way and Nelson are mentioned in connection with an American envoy operating in a contested battle area. The report notes their locations and roles within the military zone.
Uncle John Sechrest the kerbox Philosopher offers insights into High Point of olden days. The column recalls local figures, places, and events that shaped early community life in High Point and surrounding areas.
The 77 year old High Point resident known as Uncle John Sechrest recalls his youth in Archdale and Davidson County, recalls Main Street Crossroad and Old Plank Road, and reflects on industry and his days at Wilson Feed store. He asks about the reporter’s photo and notes his church routines at Wesley Memorial.
Public weighs in on how laundry workers and clothes washers face hard drudgery in wholesale cleaning. The League of Women Shoppers cites conditions and suggests reform, while workers’ pride and humor appear in anecdotes about a barometer of community life.
A 1937 discussion contrasts old cloth washing by hand in Europe and Asia with modern machines. It examines worker welfare, wages, and the social costs of mass laundry through a booklet by the Lease of Women Shoppers, urging fair pay and accessible laundry services for all households.
A fragment notes jurisdiction over the custom division and the federal guard at the Port of New York, with reference to the U S Treasury and related duties. The text is incomplete but points to administrative oversight of customs and security functions at the harbor.
Sightings of giraffes elephants zebras and antelopes entice travelers aboard luxurious train coaches along the Uganda railway in East Africa.
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