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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1939
Page
3
Savannah report notes 1939 brought strong U S and Canadian gains with a Babsonchart index reaching 116 at Christmas. Yet fears linger about taxes, war, and living costs as Americans worry about a potential shift in policy and future prosperity.
The notice lists transfers in Guilford County spanning High Point Deep River Gilmer Morehead and Monroe townships. Transfers include G T Embler to E R Osborne T Bradberry to W M Hurley Ellen Sechrest to Thurman Lohr and Lake Lohr plus other lot and plat transfers by multiple buyers and sellers.
A rapid montage lists global wartime production and aid figures minute by minute. It cites America’s pork, British sugar shipments, tobacco duties, Jewish fundraising for Palestine, and European budgets, with notes on alcohol from molasses and other high tempo data.
Latest farm market rundown shows U S Agricultural Marketing Service and North Carolina figures for sweet potatoes cabbage apples and lettuce with prices by city and state including New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Washington. Prices reflect bulk sale ranges and quality standards with steady to slightly weaker tones on various items.
A London building once home to a fascist bookshop has been seized by a company dealing in decontamination suits. Commentators joke this is a fitting sequel to the earlier gas controversy, signaling a shift in the site’s use.
More than 300 baskets filled with food candy toys and other items were distributed to needy Thomasville families on Thursday. The Empty Stocking Fund was led by Mrs R L McDonald with aid from the Woman's Club Boy Scouts and several local women. Toys were gathered by the Scouts and repaired by city firemen while donations continue to arrive to fund clothing purchases for local families.
The local Woodmen of the World chapter hosts its annual Christmas party at Woodmen hall with baskets for widows and orphans. Naomi Howie missionary to China will speak on Christmas there assisted by music from the Fair Grove Orchestra. the public is invited.
A patent on a tiltable adjustable sanding machine has been issued to the Pearson Sanding Machine Company. General manager F. H. Morris announced the grant. The machine will be used with a product already manufactured by the Pearson Company.
An art exhibition in the Far East featured paintings and engravings from western Europe. The display honored Russian Army aesthetics and offered period works for public viewing.
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