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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1936
Page
12
Fire Chief BE. K. Ingram releases a monthly 1936 report showing total November losses at 600 dollars for 1935 and 514 for the latest month. Alarms rose to 48 from 30 with fire risk values at 48 200 and 63 100 for contents and buildings, detailing causes such as physical and personal hazards and defective flues.
The tiniest park plug, just 10 millimeters, is standard on some 1937 cars. Claimed advantages include minimal carbon formation and other efficiency benefits.
The article notes tires on buses and many passenger cars must function continually at temperatures reaching up to 225 degrees Fahrenheit. It highlights material and design considerations to sustain performance under extreme heat.
An exploration of why children steal and how psychology views kleptomania. The piece argues motives vary from envy and possessive longing to peer pressure and status, urging parents to identify root causes and tailor correction to the underlying reason.
The piece urges using Christmas season to teach discipline without scolding. It notes children are highly receptive to suggestion, advises calm, patient talks with each child about responsibilities, chores, and honesty, and warns against turning holidays into a moral drill. It emphasizes avoiding temper, planning restraint, and fostering honesty as core lessons.
Roundup notes scattered sports snippets from New York on December 4. Mentions Pittsburgh Alabama and Louisiana State secession rumors, Broadway crowd’s view on gambling, Ohio State prospects, Harry Jeffra’s golf form, radio boxing announcer arrivals for Jimmy Braddock, Grand Slam’s setback and return, Ernie Ball succeeding Benny Loving, Tennessee vs Mississippi cautious, Ole Miss potential, Marylandrace track revenue, Brooklyn trades trouble with Burleigh Grimes, Dixie talk from Manhattan footballers en route to Texas, sleet and snow delays, Fordham six on all Met team, Minnesota’s disputed national claim.
Local boxing lineup features Thomasville’s Bruton in 118, George Drake s in novice division, Charles Parks and Ted Grayson in 125, Worth Shaw and Pap Hill in 135, Sam Pough in 135, Clyde Shaw from Asheboro in 145, and Bill Irvin at 155, as fans anticipate a strong Y M C A bout lineup.
Last year’s Central Carolinas Golden Gloves featured Bill Williams in the 165 pound novice class Elmer Norman at 166 Ray McDowell the novice division winner and Worth Grant a fresh entrant from the local high school in the unlimited class The bout divisions note hard and soft ivory as the two classifications with soft ivory described as opaque and hard ivory as translucent.
It is probable no bird that ever inhabited the earth chewed food, though some prehistoric birds had teeth. These teeth resembled the horny plates found in some modern creatures.
Fragmentary report describes birds using slippery prey capture and links singing to warmer weather, suggesting temperature cues via cricket timing and bird behavior.
A fragmented note reports that three drops of skunk will scent a large Adel area. The text also mentions snowflakes and inconsistent counts, noting almost all flakes differ in size or shape.
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