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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1938
Page
7
Babson Park Mass August reports continued growth in business with a temporary waiting period until a record climb after Labor Day. He cites mob psychology and heightened government involvement as causes of sharper ups and downs, noting the 37–38 reaction and urging action now before prices rise.
A Chicago businessman imports used automobile tires and cuts them into sandals sold to Chinese farmers and laborers. The enterprise repurposes discarded tires into footwear for overseas markets, highlighting a resourceful reuse of tires.
The Jimmy Hines trial over aiding Dutch Schultz in a $100 million policy racket looms large for Justice Ferdinand Pecora District Attorney Thomas Dewey and Hines. Pecora could rise to the Supreme Court Dewey to governor or president if victorious, while Hines faces a fallen influence whether jailed or not.
Measurements from Murra Inc report the Yadkin River at Clemmons three miles southeast of Styers Ferry show a mean weekly temperature of 79.4 degrees, high of 97, low of 65, mean humidity 76.6 percent, humidity peaking at 93 percent on the 18th, lowest 57 percent on the 19th, total precipitation 4.82 inches, river stages from 2.59 to 4.00 feet with a high on the 18th.
A motion picture event heralded as extraordinary entertainment screens Friday and Saturday at the Ara Theater featuring Wallace Beery in Port of Seven Seas with a stellar supporting cast including Frank Morgan Maureen O'Sullivan John Wayne and Jessie Ralph.
Despite huge road spending, road surfaces and design have not kept pace with more vehicles and higher speeds. Traffic density grows, stressing capacity and quality. Authorities face ongoing pressure to improve highways and safety.
Summer pruning after spring growth reduces leaf area and reserve food, retarding wood growth and promoting fruiting. Heavy late summer pruning risks new growth that won’t harden before frost. early summer pruning is less drastic. In stubborn cases, root pruning around the tree edge may be used as a last resort to induce bearing.
A new small two seater plane powered by a 500 horsepower air cooled inverted engine claims a top speed of 350 mph. It features retractable landing gear, an 18 foot wingspan and a weight near 1500 pounds.
A seven pound beacon-beam airways radio receiver designed for civilian airplanes straps to the control stick without restricting movement.
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