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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
5
Evelyn Page 15 and Ruth Page 20 daughters of Deputy Sheriff R M Page were seriously injured in a nearby automobile collision. Guardsmen rescued Bill Tweedy and Harry McMuellen from a sinking skiff in Pasquotank harbor.
Mrs Law E Gowens succeeds her late husband as deputy sheriff and jailer of Alamance County. The transition affirms continuity in county law enforcement leadership and reflects communal recognition of the Gowens family's service.
Denton authorities report county commissions declined a request for a farm agent in Chowan and Durham counties. The action effects agricultural support services as officials weigh staffing and community needs.
Frank Pittman was placed under $1,000 bond here charged with committing a holdup. The report notes Pittman faces accusations and awaits further legal action.
Portland police have been asked to locate War Corbett’s family after a fatal mobile accident in the city. The request comes as officials investigate the crash and identify the deceased.
In Chowan County farmers ship fewer than 100000 melons this year about a fraction of the normal crop, according to County N K Rowell. Drought and heat were blamed for the short yield.
Jonas Weiland has applied to the Federal Radio Commission for permission to operate a radio station in Kinston to be known as WLTC the World's Leading Tobacco Center.
Transfer of equipment from the large Camp Eustis in Virginia to the CCC camp on Roanoke Island has begun.
Wilson merchant and farmer P. L. Woodard, who worked for county improvement, is honored with the Black Creek school being renamed Lee Woodard school in recognition of his lifetime contributions.
Six new pellagra cases in Edgecombe county and four in Randolph push North Carolina total to 27 for the week, up from 21 the prior week.
Director EB Tyson of the employment service announced a crew of 30 men would begin work Monday on paving the Piney Green road to Swansboro on route 24.
Forsyth county prisoner Edward Boulware an A grade inmate aged 26 walked off from a Pender county prison camp authorities said. The escape was reported by state prison officials and is being investigated.
John Powell of Ne sro received a 14 month road sentence after his car struck 16 year old Robert Ellis, then collided with another vehicle and finally crashed into a house.
A Raleigh police report says a youth walked into headquarters with amnesia and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. The search continues to identify the visitor and determine his background.
Federal Judge Robert L. Pollard ruled in Richmond that the secretary has the right under the watermelon marketing agreement to stop J. L. Wiggins of Edenton from shipping watermelons during restricted periods.
Three Asheville detectives returning from New York said their investigation into Helen Clevenger's social background yielded no clues to the mysterious murder at an Asheville hotel on July 16.
16 ON Death Row Raleigh. Arrival of Albert Puckett of Rockingham county.
Roy Champion of the Broadhurst theater envisions a cigar stub check rack after spotting half a dozen stubs at the box office. Miss Winnie Long confirms men frequently ask her to hold their cigar stubs until they return, noting only one man forgot his stash.
A defendant received a murder sentence increasing the state's death row population to sixteen inmates. Court records detail the verdict and the resulting placement at the state prison system.
The state WPA has allotted 28 405 dollars to Kinston for sewer work under a public works program.
The effort to acquire tracts for Croatan National Forests faces challenges over title clearance as friendly suit actions proceed to secure clean titles for inclusion. Local agencies pursue streamlined transfers while ensuring proper ownership records align with the federal acquisition plan.
District Attorney J. O. Carr explained today that condemnation suits were brought against land owners in Craven Carteret and Jones counties seeking to acquire property for a public project. The statement outlined legal action to secure the necessary parcels.
H. E. Boyd of the Wilmington Port Traffic association reports North Carolina ranked third among states for the percentage rise in gasoline consumption from 1934 to 1935.
Henderson report shows Vance county liquor store gross sales totaling 12 096 50 for July, the largest since April, highlighting strong consumer demand and steady revenue for the month.
Yates White a filling station operator was brought to court on a stretcher from a Hickory hospital and ordered by Judge Thomas J. Shaw to four months for a liquor violation. White had been sentenced last year but the term was postponed due to a fractured leg from a car accident.
Greenville report notes two cases of spotted fever in Pitt County today as said by county health officer Thomas Ennett.
Albert Stewart of Greensboro lost 240 dollars here but recovered both wallet and funds. Leland Phillips returned the heavy-laden wallet, keeping the trust of the finder and the community.
Grand Master J. Giles Hudson of Salisbury was the principal speaker at a meeting of the 20th district Masons in Oxford, outlining fraternal goals and district activities.
In Statesville Brady Lawrence, a Black man, today faced the death sentence for the murder of Clyde Ervin a 47 year old resident of Scotts.
The Duke University School of Law legal aid clinic reports handling 1 455 cases since its establishment. The program provides free legal services through student practice and supervision by faculty, serving Durham residents and surrounding communities.
A fragment notes an establishment founded in the fall of 1931 known as the poor man's law office, highlighting its origins as a low-cost legal aid resource during hard times.
Police and Associated Charities officials divided nickels found in 77 slot and ration machines totaling 619 dollars among agencies. The division occurred in Wilmington as part of a recovery and sharing effort.
New York stocks rose on steels industrials aircraft and motors while some issues faced profit taking. Utilities stayed quiet and mixed, Union Pacific fell over a point, rails improved slightly as Wheat corn and cotton slumped.
A deputy sheriff recovered stolen furniture from Mary Query's home after her arrest as a material witness in the fatal shooting of Paul Faulkner. The pieces including a bedstead dresser dressing table and chair were found wrapped in canvas in a wooded area and appeared undamaged.
Sues brightened the bond market while foreign currencies moved mixed. Analysts noted buyers of steel shares drew encouragement from rising scrap steel prices.
A historical note asserts that fifty-one percent of all telephones worldwide are located in the United States, indicating a dominant U.S. share in early global communications infrastructure.
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