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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1938
Page
10
A party of five local hunters reported 37 rabbits 7 birds and 5 squirrels in six and a half hours after returning from a hunt in Surry county. The group included Clarence Gordon Garland Ritchie Ernest Dillinger Doyle Alexander and Karl Cox. Sun visors were noted as a common source of automobile noises.
Several Thomasville court cases were settled in Davidson superior court this week with few not tried due to a crowded docket. Notable dispositions include Mendenhall non support with five year probation, Sechrest DUI with 90 days road sentence, Voyles bigamy with 12 months road sentence, and forgery sentences for Ingolds and Pierce.
Washington reports December usually brings an industrial let down while autos stay strong. Steel, electric power, and railroad freight dip, yet motor output climbs and retail sales push stocks up. The weekly commerce survey notes improved business with seasonal gains in many cities.
Lexington dispatch reports Ee. P. Garner, 25, of High Point, jailed on a charge of stealing 36 wreaths from the grave of J. B. Bodenheimer, who died in a Thanksgiving Day traffic accident. Deputy J. L. Green made the arrest after a magistrate’s hearing, bond set at 500 dollars.
The American Philosophical Society, America’s oldest learned body, descends from Benjamin Franklin’s 1727 Junto in Philadelphia. Cristopher Columbus began his voyage of discovery on a Friday, linking historical notes to exploration.
Theodore B. Adame, charged with affray and disorderly conduct, was remanded to Thomasville Municipal Court after a drunken incident. Also noted are Paul Edwin Turner and Vernon Calvin Turnner linked to delinquency in the same report.
The piece argues tree surgery should weigh costs against benefits. It notes that small cavities may justify treatment while severe decay can make major operations impractical, depending on the value and condition of each tree and owner priorities.
Sally Poor Clark, sister of Mrs. John A. Roosevelt, married George X. McLanahan in Emmanuel church Boston in a 20 minute Episcopal ceremony. About 2000 guests attended including 1000 invited. The couple planned a New York then California and Hawaii honeymoon.
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