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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1938
Page
9
Polly Chelsey travels through foggy London during wartime, buys a dog from a starving boy, and seeks safety with Oliver Dart while facing suspicion of espionage. Aboard a tense, atmosphere filled with conflict and romance, Polly confronts her harsh surroundings and the looming war.
Denton Troop 71 has been working on a hut twelve miles south of the city. The cabin and 170 acres were leased from Marvin Elliott for repairs and cleanup. Scoutmaster Bernhardt expects a productive summer of scouting activities.
Asheboro Postmaster J. O. Redding reports January 1938 receipts totaling 4110.94 dollars, lightly below January 1937 at 4182.80. Postal savings remain at usual level and bond sales are very active.
Mary Pickford became the first motion picture actress to command a fabulous salary when signed by Famous Players in 1915. She reportedly received 2000 dollars per week plus half the profits, marking a landmark in Hollywood pay.
For more than 20 years Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park has spouted at average intervals of 65 minutes, as researchers note. The finding highlights consistency in the geyser's eruption pattern and adds detail to park geology records.
A 1936 Soviet decree orders all youths to perform a parachute jump by year’s end, signaling a nationwide push to prove airborne capability and foster military preparedness among the younger generation.
Mortgagee W C Kennedy and Olla Kennedy will sell at public auction for cash at the Guilford County Courthouse Greens boro on February 12 1938 at 12 o clock noon the Jake Welborn lots described as Lots 33 34 35 36 37 38 and 39 in plot book 7 page 46 for default on a deed dated December 4 1936 recorded in book 797 page 77. Increased bid on price property caused resale. A York attorney.
Raleigh reports Dr. C. C. Crittenden of the state Historical Commission shows interest in verifying the inscribed stone tied to the Virginia Care and Lost Colony mystery. He cautions about possible hoax and stresses expert archaeology in confirming authenticity. The piece also notes the commission’s discovery of an early edition of the North Carolina Gazette from New Bern in 1751 linked to D. L. Corbitt and a bizarre tale of a flying machine bird with 22 foot wings.
Major Arthur Falk and Ronald Hocutt of the Highway Safety Division were thanked by Phil Brewster, Commissioner of Georgia's Department of Public Safety, for an outline of North Carolina's safety council plan. Brewster said he would include North Carolina in his itinerary for inspections in other states.
Linguists note the English term booze derives from the Turkish buzek used in Syria to cover sherbets and similar iced drinks. The etymology ties preservation of beverage vocabulary to regional language contact.
During Civil War days, simmon seeds were used as but tons in the southern states.
Notice of public auction on March 1 1938 at noon at High Point City Hall front entrance for a parcel in High Point Township Guilford County previously owned by Washington Street M E Church and conveyed through deeds and sheriff sale. Auction to be paid in cash to the last and highest bidder. Signed by M H Folger and J A Myatt Attorneys dated January 27 1956.
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