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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1936

Page

2

The Golden Girl Ends A Dream With Plans For Crime

Molly Milford, rich and popular, faces proposals from three suitors at Brent Stuart and a nightlife that entraps her. A scheme unfolds as Nelse Ferguson and a group conspire to stage a fake raid and kidnap the heiress, aiming to secure a ransom and a flight to Chicago.

Molly Milford Brent Stuart Molly Vick Ross Brent Nelson Ferguson Exlain Ferguson Chy Peach Nelse

Dancing in the Dark at Frenchy’s Club

Molly Milford flirts with a mysterious stranger Sam Smith while three men Brent Wick and a bold rival vie for attention at the dangerous exciting club Frenchy’s. The lights, dancing, and whispered ambitions heighten the tension as Molly weighs a risky new romance.

Wick Molly Brent John Jones Sam Smith Mike Mahon Molly Milford Billy Pd Ors Frenchy's Harvard Yale Princeton

Germany Buys More Tobacco From United States

Washington reports Germany increased American tobacco imports in the first four months of this year to 3 399 880 pounds from 3 394 380 pounds the previous year. Norway shows a drop in US tobacco from 489 528 kilos to 431 305 kilos in the first quarter of 1936 with total imports at 668 035 kilos versus 657 207 last year. China rises as an importer with 8 408 kilos in the first quarter this year up from 4 153 last year.

Washington Germany United States Commerce Department Norway China

Fairview Street Juniors trounce Leonard Street Red Raiders 11 to 4

Fairview Street Junior baseball beat Leonard Street Junior Red Raiders 11 to 4 at Fairview Grounds Tuesday. About 150 fans attended as Legrand Jones Saunders and Robinson powered the Fairview offense while Leonard Street featured H Lee J Lee and T Haywood.

Playground News Fairview Street Leonard Street Red Raiders Fairview Grounds H. Lee J. Lee T. Haywood Legrand Jones Saunders Robinson Fairview J. T. Miller O. Leach B. Caldwell

Truett Addresses Overflow Crowd at Southern Mission Meeting

Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas told an overflow crowd at the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board Conferences in Ridgcreet that Christianity is triumphing worldwide. He said the Kingdom of God and Jesus Christ are winning wherever the gospel is preached and lauded the global reach of Christian endeavors turning the world to God.

Ridgecreet George W. Truett Dallas Tex Baptist World Alliance Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board Kingdom of God

Earliest Mention of Egg as Food in Job

The statement from Job 6 6 notes Is there any taste in the white of an egg indicating ancient recognition of egg as food. This reflects early biblical prose on edible eggs and food symbolism.

Job

New York Stocks and Cotton Futures Mixed on Aug 15

Final stock listings show widespread activity with names like Anaco, Atch T and SF, Colum G, Goodyear, Goody, and Universal. Cotton futures in New York closed steady with slight losses and gains across contracts as traders weighed market conditions.

Sao Alaska al Chem & A Sane Alleghany Allis Poly Amer Alco Subies Owelws Arm Ab Grebesenened Atch T & SF Aden Ewkss Seg Coogs Tang Refeevee Sherete Bne Pow. Ci GHP Ioks Sdvenas Barnedall Bendix Aviat Beth Steel Borden Ei Briggs Mfg Budd Mfg Budd Wheel Burr Add Mach Ssein BU Wright Ted Ted Nosed Gohan Nat Pow & Lt Gaarde Berbeas Ante Packard Sey Perees Penn RR Reseaeer Pe Phillips Pet Pullman Pure OW Radio Rem Rand Soepet Seaboard Air Emeeee Tanecene Gears Roebuck Seers Ceesecess Seevsenss Stewart Warn Temas Corp SOM TramsAmerica Aire Corp Nescencesess, & Os United Gas Imp Ngoseaates TED Us Behei Beendpeas Wilson Woolworth New York NEW Orlean New Orleans Chicago Grain Chicago Eure

Teddy the Elephant Leads Two Herds at Sparks Circus

The 16 year old male called Teddy, about 10 feet tall with four foot tusks, is showcased with two herds of elephants in Sparks managed Downie Bros. Circus at Welch field. Old Queen, a 5 year old elephant, guides Teddy, as trainers note elephants are unpredictable yet Teddy performs two shows daily and assists with setup and heavy tasks.

Downie Bros. Circus Welch Field Teddy

Bell at University of Chicago ranks second largest worldwide

The University of Chicago houses the world s second largest bell. This historic bronze peal rings from a prominent campus tower and draws visitors and scholars interested in its size and significance.

The University of Chicago

Tar Heel Farmers File Work Sheets

The agriculture department reports about 140,000 North Carolina farmers filed work sheets under the 1936 agricultural conservation program. North Carolina is in the east central region with Delaware Kentucky Maryland Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. About 450,000 work sheets were filed for the region and around 75 percent of the total crop land acreage is included. The sheets are not binding but required for program participation. The piece ends noting the Nolin River in Kentucky runs twenty miles while advancing six.

Washington Agriculture Department North Carolina East Central Delaware Kentucky Maryland Tennessee Virginia West Virginia

Foreclosure Sale Notice for Guilford County Property

Public auction set for August 24 1936 at Greensboro Courthouse to satisfy debt under a 1929 deed of trust by High Point Insurance and Real Estate Co. The sale includes numerous lot blocks in Willenbar Terrace and College Heights as recorded in Guilford County. Trustee J D Brame will conduct the bid. Dalton Turner Dickson Attorneys.

High Point Insurance and Real Estate Company North Carolina Corporation J. D. Brame Commercial National Bank of High Point N. C Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County North Carolina Greensboro Hayes & Ingram Willenbar Terrace College Heights Dalton, Turner & Dickson

Foreclosure Sale Under Trust for Kearns and Biggs

Notice of foreclosure under a deed of trust dated October 1932 from T A Kearns and Lisette Kearns to J Allen Austin for John D Biggs Receiver of Commercial National Bank of High Point NC. Sale at Greensboro courthouse door at 2:20 PM on August 26 1936 for Tract No 1 in High Point Township Guilford County.

Ladies in Distress and a Safer Community

A historical report argues that a harsher, more just environment could have reduced violence and protected victims from lawless justice. It discusses social pressures, policing, and reform movements shaping public safety, urging collective action to prevent tragedy.

Flogging Victims Echo Mob Justice in North Carolina

Helen Welshimer analyzes the Clarendon flogging case where Fowler girls face mob violence, blaming poverty and social scorn. She argues unequal opportunity and community sentiment override lawful process, urging fair trials and restraint in punishment.

Helen Welshimer NEA Service, Inc Clarendon N. C Fowler Preacher Hunt North Carolina

Conveyance of Cherokee Hills and Em erywood West lots in Guilford County

Legal notice detailing Tract No. 2 and multiple lots in Cherokee Hills and Em erywood West, surveyed by A E Taplin, with exceptions and sold parcels. References to plat book 9 page 64 and plat book 8 page 89, restrictions from Clark to Kearns, and deed record details. Dated July 20 1936 by J Allen Austin, with trustees Dalton Turner and Dickson.

High Point N. C A. E. Taplin Guilford Emerywood West the Register of Deeds Guilford County RF. C Ss. C. Clark T. A. Kearns

Administrator’s Notice for P L Gibson Estate

Sterling Johnson named administrator of the estate of P L Gibson deceased in Guilford County. Creditors must file verified claims by August 15 1937 and others owing the estate must settle promptly. The notice is dated August 4 1956 and lists attorney T B Ganders 700 East Washington Street High Point NC.

P. L. Gibson A. Wayland Cook Superior Court Guilford County Sterling Johnson Mangum Avenue High Point Ganders Washington Street North Carolina

Notice of Administration and Public Auction Sale

The administratrix of the estate of John Blair in Guilford County North Carolina gives notice to all claimants to present claims by August 1 1937 or be barred from recovery. Creditors to settle debts promptly. Trustee will sell at Greensboro Courthouse Door on August 24 1936 at 2 10 pm the mortgage security described in the 1932 deed by T A Kearns Lisette Kearns E F Kearns and Laura Kearns to J Allen Austin Trustee for John D Biggs Receiver of Commercial National Bank High Point North Carolina.

John 8. Blair Guilford North Carolina T. A. Kearns Lisette Kearns E. F. Kearns Laura Kearns J. Allen Austin John D. Biggs Commercial National Bank of High Point Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County Greensboro HY Packing Company N. C W. E. Hylton H. C. Bowie Security Bank Bow Packing Company James B. Lovelace Hylbow Packing

Property Descriptions and Note Mortgage in Guilford County

List of four Tracts in Guilford North Carolina with Lot numbers and plat book references. Also a promissory note from Robert Bland and Bertie Bland to A Kearns and E P Kearns dated April 30, 1930 for 525 reduced to 500, secured by mortgage recorded June 4 1930.

Point Township Guilford North Carolina Particuy Office of Register of Deeds Wesley Tract Guilford N. C Montieu Ar College Terrace Register of Deeds Robert Bland Bertie E. Bland A. Kearns E. P. Kearns Ford County J. Allen Austin Dalton, Turner & Dickson

Notice of School Building Contract Bid Time

The Board of School Commissioners invites sealed bids for the Clovedale School Additions project. Bids are due at two o’clock in the afternoon on August 22. Eccles Everhart, Architect, is available for information. Bids addressed to the Board care of T gate 3 Andrews, Superintendent. The board may reject any or all bids. Secretary T Wingate Andrews.

Board of School Commiss High Point Nion Clovedale Eccles Everhart High NL c T. Gate Andrews T. Wingate Andrews Board of School Commissioners

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