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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
3
City council in a special session approved a 10 percent salary increase for about 200 employees effective December 15, restoring pay after prior cuts and costing roughly $14,000 over six months. Debate over a new fire truck, deemed unnecessary, ended with no purchase.
To prevent denting of large all metal airplanes by hailstones engineers fit protective shoes and stabilizers on wings. The modification focuses on distributing impact forces and preserving fuselage integrity during high hail risk conditions, aiming to extend service life of aircraft in rough weather regions.
Hollywood’s pool of movie extras has shrunk from 17,500 to about 6,000 under NRA rules. The remaining workers face precarious living, mostly at daily wages, with many relying on bottle returns and shared meals while hoping for a breakthrough. Two young women, Helen Murphy and Muriel McKinnon, illustrate the lifestyle behind a daily grind across studios and Central Casting.
In interviews and market notes, women describe sharing cars to reach distant studios and the toll of repeated calls. They defend themselves against claims of laziness, saying the work is hard and they endure hardship for a hoped break. Market listings list varied livestock prices and weights across cattle, calves, hogs, and pigs with regional terms and ranges.
Chicago hog prices eased with 38 000 head market, including 14 000 direct, the U S Department of Agriculture reported. Weights above 250 pounds mostly 6 10 to 6 29, 170 to 240 pounds 5 00 to 6 10, light weights lower. Market slow and 10 to 15 cents lower than Wednesday.
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