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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1931
Page
6
In 1720 more than 2000 pirates ranged along the U S coast from Maine to Florida plundering ships and driving tolls into the millions annually.
Community groups announce meetings and events across High Point including Mrs J C Saunders family illness at 150 King Street. Girls auxiliary First Baptist 7 30 Thursday at 1005 English Street. Lottie Holden Bible Study Thursday 3 at Mrs M J Crowder Steele Street. Willing Workers class Christmas party Friday 7 30 at 302 West Lexington Avenue. Green Street Y W A met Monday at 800 Commerce Street with devotions and a business session. Music lovers invited to Euterpe Club Christmas program at First Presbyterian Greensboro Saturday 6 pm.
Home ready winter meals offer economical options with New England boiled dinners and sauerkraut dishes. Oysters codfish soups and stews feature, plus apple desserts and simple puddings. The guide includes a complete boiled dinner recipe with corned beef vegetables and serving tips.
Rev D W Allen will portray Christ in blessing children and in Gethsemane with other scenes like the Manger and the Madonna and Child. Clara Boyd leads music for the program, 25 cent admission. Ferree invites all members and friends to Thursday’s performance after a successful first show. Mrs R F White is recovering from a paralysis stroke at 722 South Hamilton Street. Mrs J B Hardie and Mrs Albert Fraley of Madison Fla visit Mrs Robert H Walker on Edgeworth Drive.
A Jacksonville woman testified she drank to teach her husband a lesson but ended up drunk and in a fight with him. Police were called and she was arrested, while she learned the lesson herself.
George Wachstetter a milkman was excused from U S district court jury panels by Judge Ritter after explaining his work requires him to rise at 1 am daily. The judge warned he might fall asleep in the jury box.
A holiday gift guide praises imaginative fireplace tools andirons and accessories. The piece highlights Minute Men and Irons as stylish Early American decor that balances safety with decorative flair.
A woman complains the soles are too thick while shopping. The clerk quips that if she buys them the objection will gradually wear away, turning a critique into a lighthearted sales moment.
A humorist vignette opens with a waiter discovering a hand and Miss Phyllis as a sophisticated damsel responds with flirtatious banter, hinting at what comes next in the scene.
Chicago scientists investigate a mummified body claimed to be John Wilkes Booth, the Lincoln assassin, with surgeons from the city health department and other experts scrutinizing facial features and X ray evidence at a loop office. The case traces to 1865 and later sensational claims by Finis Bates and John St Helen.
New York stores promote low cost gifts ideal for a slim purse. Simple items like painted boxes, lipstick towels, copper lamps, linen hankies, pastel bag sets, and under $10 cameras appeal to shoppers seeking smart thrifts this season.
Frederick Wilkens 19 was pardoned by Governor Ritchie to seek work after a 40 day traffic sentence. He left jail to attend his parents funeral and help his 21 year old brother Charles support seven orphans. Freddie would rather be back in jail than released under these circumstances.
New York brief notes on spring fashion highlight light flower scents for day wear and richer scents for evening. Jewelry reproductions from Europe include long rhinestone earrings and a Hungarian evening necklace. Austrian tiara and Swedish coronation crown also featured. Chamois hats and scarves with stitched detailing suit warm, washable outfits. Demi-tone afternoon dresses in pale shades plus resort wear in bold greens, corals, yellows, and turban floral accents mark the season.
Mrs. Es ther Shipp, 18, was taken into custody after welfare workers investigated a report of bread waste from the city soup kitchen. They found she used the bread to feed a flock of birds quartered near her Indianapolis home.
Police officers responding to a disturbance dressed a drunken suspect as a maid before arresting her. The woman appeared refined in slippers and a beaded necklace, and officers assisted her into proper attire to take her into custody.
A tense exchange unfolds as the director warns the actor they will be chased for about 200 yards by a lion and will not be pursued farther. The actor confirms understanding and questions the lion.
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