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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1935
Page
6
The Fourth District graduate nurses groups covering Greensboro High Point Thomasville Burlington and Asheboro will gather at City Lake Park on Tuesday evening August 6. Members should meet at 7 30 and bring baskets for a picnic that will follow their arrival at the Park.
The Mary Stevens class of Green Street Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Fred L. Harries of 322 Monthen Avenue will host. All members are urged to attend.
Juanita Hedrick has returned home on Campbell Street after a two week visit to Raleigh. She also visited Wrightsville and Carolina Beach during the trip.
Aug. and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Miller announce the birth of a daughter Betty Loretta on August at their home 500 Fisher street Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Marie Jones. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jessup announce birth of daughter Rebecca Evangeline on Saturday August 3 at their home 805 Mill is street.
Christian Science services on Sunday August 4 1935 focused on Love as the subject with Jeremiah 31 3 and Acts 23 3 5 8 9 cited. The lesson-sermon cited Paul’s acts and healing by divine Love from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures notes that Mind governs healing and triumph over sin and death.
Margaret Robinson fourteen year old Brinkley Arkansas won the $1000 first prize in the Dr Pepper flavor contest beating over a hundred thousand entrants from forty five states. She plans to save the money for education and enjoys home economics and tennis. Other top prizes went to Lois Ramsay New Orleans and H R Harmer Shinmston West Virginia with a range of cash awards totaling 2500 dollars for 145 cash prizes. Additional North Carolina winners include Mrs Henry Rewel Birdwell Charlotte and several others across the state.
Revenue collections in North Carolina in July the first month of the new fiscal year totaled 25 229 280 22 dollars. The figures announced by the collector of internal revenue show a strong start to the year with higher receipts than the prior period.
Revenue Charles H. Robertson reports an increase of 1 487217 485 over July 19B total 23 612 61 16 as collectors cite improvement in business conditions despite injunctions delaying some tax processing cases.
Archaeologists report finding nest like structures in New Mexico sites linked to Amerindian cultures dated between 1800 and 500 B C. The features appear to be bed like and indicate domestic use.
Unclear text references laws of purposes and mend the lack with high value assigned by watchmackers. No concrete events, names, or places are readable.
Rev J Clay Madison pastor at First Methodist in High Point joins the fourth annual Pastors Institute on the University of Chicago campus. The program is run by Chicago Theological Seminary Disciples Divinity House and the Divinity School of the University of Chicago and runs July 29 to August. Over 250 pastors from 21 denominations and 355 states attend the 12 courses in Bible pastoral work and religious practice to refresh current thinking.
A German photographer developed camera film that allows a single negative to be removed for development without exposing the remaining sections, enabling safer processing and potential reuse of the film strip.
Washington reports a continued upswing in the national retail trade with every major city recording gains from last year and stronger demand for farm equipment in midsummer. Production shows progress in heavy industries and machine tool orders reach a new high, while building materials and furnishings sales rise amid construction gains. Retail sales in the New York area lead overall improvement, though cotton goods buyers remain hesitant pending refunds if the Supreme Court upholds the Boston processing taxes decision.
Answers cover the Moravian water system from 1768 to 1778, Sara Lakar Harvey Gale as a NC figure, NC delegation opposition to Jay Treaty concerns over Granville district, early rail fares with Wilmington Wel don trip at 20 dollars, Joseph Henry seat controversy over religious authority, and Shelby’s decision to advance toward Kings Mountain with Ferguson looming on October 7.
The vast Redipuglia cemetery in Italy holds about 30,000 bodies from past conflicts. Tombstones mark a memorial of war, with graves described as relics of battle.
A historical report notes Germany pursuing a sub arete method to extract cotton from yucca plants. The article highlights potential innovations in agricultural chemistry and industrial applications.
Funeral services for William Bill Sain 25 son of Mr and Mrs S S E Sain were held at Ward Street Methodist Church with large attendance Rev J W Groce officiating Choirs sang Does Jesus Care and Asleep In Jesus Pallbearers selected from the Sunday school carried floral designs Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery Sain resided at 1614 Ward Street
Maj. Herbert C. Yardley, former head of U S counter espionage, visits Hollywood to advise on William Powell's Black Chamber. He says crossword puzzle skill could become serious work in war, with word formation talent aiding deciphering enemy messages.
The federal government announced 27.5 million dollars for soil erosion work, with North Carolina receiving 1.427 million and South Carolina 818 thousand. North Carolina funds finance five new projects in Alamance Franklin Rockingham Mecklenburg and Davidson counties and continuation in Guilford Randolph Forsyth Union and Anson counties. South Carolina projects cover Anderson Newberry Lancaster Greenville Spartanburg and York counties.
A study shows one minute of screen time yields twenty minutes of prep and setup on a Hollywood set. Powell deciphers a coded message using a method similar to Major Yardley in a wartime German file, revealing a rendezvous position amid film industry color debates and on set antics.
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