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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
6
Miss Zora Foy and John Foy will host a dance at the new Reidsville Country Club this evening. A large local attendance is expected as invitations have been extended to many residents.
In Asheboro on August 21 at 5 pm a quiet wedding joined Frances Moore and Clarence J. Lovett in the home of the bride’s parents Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Moore. Rev. B. C. Reavis officiated with Miss Louise Swaim at the piano.
The 67 year old Queen Victoria is said to be gravely ill at her ancestral home in Viainau Germany. Physicians report her condition as very weak and critical despite care.
The U S Department of Agriculture projects Kentucky tobacco farmers will harvest about 400.9 million pounds this year, up 90.4 million from last year. Plantings total 461,700 acres, up from 388,000, with Burley rising 43,500 acres to 268,500. Green River and other varieties also show higher acreages.
A report to the ministry of the interior says tourist taxes in major resorts are very unpopular and hard to enforce. Only a few cents daily are charged, with many places collecting far less than estimates. Fraud is common as doctors artists and professors are exempt, pushing hotels to carry the burden.
French authorities report taxes collected on six and a half million bicycles. The announcement highlights a surge in bicycle registration and revenue implications for national transport policy.
England reports a shortage of mosquitoes attributed to an extended drought. Officials note lower larval habitat moisture and fewer breeding pools, affecting local insect populations and ecological balance.
The Miller Jones company, shoe store chain, opens a new High Point location at 123 North Main Street tomorrow. It is their 165th store and fourth in North Carolina joining Winston-Salem Greensboros and Shelby. W R Johnson leads the High Point store after six years in chain management with L E M experience. W B Carter, senior supervisor for southern stores, will attend the opening. A stylish front is planned.
A company arranged for its new building in High Point and staged an attractive display of its affordable shoe line. Shoes were showcased on plaques after removal from boxes for inspection. A Swedish toy balloon completed a Baltic crossing, landing in Germany after leaving Kvarnby.
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