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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1936
Page
5
Timbales are explained as a custard based dish baked in molds with a milk egg base and a chosen filling like chicken pea or salmon. The piece includes step by step instructions for chicken timbales and pea timbales, plus a dessert variant peasant girl with a veil and menu suggestions for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Guilford College A Capella choir directed by Dr. Ezra F. Weis offered its first full program of the year at Central Friends Church. Fifteen selections were performed, including works by Jommelli Niedt Bach and Palestrina. The program featured Voix Celestes and four part harmony, marking the eighth season and first under the new director.
City sanitary officer John Off reported general improvement in cafe conditions. Of 25 rated cafes, 18 improved, 4 stayed the same, 3 declined. Top marks of 99 went to Princess Elwood Oasis Blue Bird Castle. other scores include N. C. Gupton 98.5 and De Luxe Diner 98. Summary notes many establishments retained or gained high ratings.
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for lingering coughs from colds. It claims a quick start from the first bottle and urges readers to try the product now.
Dr. Ezra F. Wels is introduced as the new director of the choir. The organization begins its eighth season as the first of its kind in a Southern institution, having performed concerts across North Carolina and in northern and midwestern states with wide acclaim.
State trooper L C Fiddler subdued Byron Gibson near Mechanicsville after Gibson assaulted him during a drunken driving arrest. Gibson, previously fined and given a suspended sentence for prohibition violation, faced new charges with bonds increased to 1500 dollars and remained jailed.
City appeals for additional contributions to the Fuel Fund. Proceeds buy coal for needy families as heavy snow continues. Case workers assess need and Red Cross handles distribution. Send donations to H. A. Cecil in care of The Enterprise. Two tons of coal and cash gifts total noted.
Newly elected High Point Chamber of Commerce directors will meet at the Elwood hotel on Wednesday at 12:15 PM to elect officers and discuss the year’s program. Secretary F J Sizemore says attendance is urged for all directors.
In 1894 Macon Georgia a business lot was sold by Thomas Callaghan for the consideration of three square meals a day for seven years. The document records a curious barter where the buyer agreed to provide meals rather than cash or property.
Ad copy for B. C. analgesic stating fast relief of menstrual and other pains by a multi-ingredient formula. Promotes use for colds headaches neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates. Available in 10 and 25 cent packages.
Funeral services for Annie Blanche Freeman 63 died at her home 717 Morris Street were held Sunday at 8 pm conducted by Dr W A Lambeth Wes Ley Memorial Methodist Church. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery with pallbearers W M Tuckow Dr J T Berres B Kearns A B Horney W A Bivins Dr J W Slate a quartet sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and Abide With Me.
Funeral services for J L Royals 79 who died after a long illness were conducted at Pleasant Hill M B Church with Rev W R Jenkins and Rev O F Barnes officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included C V Snyder W H Wood and others. granddaughters carried flowers. Choir and quartet provided hymns. A gathering of friends and relatives attended.
Mrs Myrtle Waldon Hill 35 died Friday at Duke Hospital Durham. Funeral held Sunday at 2 20 PM from her sister Mrs Frank Waldons home 806 Smith Street conducted by Rev C N Royal Green Street Baptist church. Quartets sang Beautiful River Abide With Me In the Sweet Bye and Bye pallbearers listed and interment Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
A mongrel dog named Shortly earns $35 daily for his owner by acting as fox parts in silent films. Real trained foxes receive only about one third as much, highlighting the ad hoc star power of a pampered canine in early cinema.
The tidy known as antimacassar was created by women of the last century to protect chair backs from oil from macassar hair oil. The name reflects its purpose and origin in preventing oily residue.
About 125 church leaders and workers enrolled in the Standard Training School at Wesley Memorial church yesterday afternoon. With better weather tonight, a larger crowd is expected for the 7 30 sessions. Monday is the deadline for working students to register.
Dr Clyde A Milner president of Guilford College praised High Point alumni for their spirit of cooperation at a send off dinner for the college choir at the Central Friends church annex. About 100 people attended as the choir prepared for a concert in the church auditorium with greetings from Byron Haworth and David H Parsons Jr. and a church welcome by Horace Haworth.
Greensboro February 10 Bill Brown a 25 year old from High Point was sentenced to fifteen months by Judge Hoyle L Sink in Superior Court on charges of escaping from Sandy Ridge prison camp. Brown had earlier been jailed for drunkenness and made a trusty before allegedly walking off.
Wade Smith a young white man was arrested after police spotted him and a companion in the Cummings Veneer area about 2 30 this morning. He fled but was captured with a pistol on him and a stash of tobacco items. Police linked the weapon to a February 2 burglary at Ru fus Clodfelter's filling station where two slot machines and cash were taken. Smith was jailed on a concealed weapon charge and bond set at 1000. Investigations continued into last nights thefts as two slot machines were found smashed nearby.
The Negro History club presents The Negro March of Time a dramatized life of the Negro in America from 1525 to present under Clarence E Yokely at William Penn auditorium Friday 11 30 am A second program at 1 pm features Miss Madie Ruth Gamble Bennett college Greensboro music and dramatic readings The public is welcome Also William Penn Tigers meet A and T junior varsity Wednesday 7 30 pm in the gym non conference will attract interest due to the visiting team Funeral for Mrs Cornelia Smith set for Tuesday 8 pm at St Stephen A M E Zion church daughter of Mr and Mrs James Young of Leonard street below Perry
Tyler, Jr. was arraigned on breaking and entering and larceny after being sent to Guilford Superior Court on prior truck theft charges. Police accuse him of breaking into Logan Porter Trucking warehouse and stealing twenty cases of beer sold to La Belle Diner for 1.50 per case. He signed a statement admitting possession of the beer, claiming it was given due to freezing.
Mrs. M. 8. Hall identified seven more bird species yesterday at her Montheu Avenue feeding station, bringing the week end total to 20. New finds include Chewink Towhee Bluebird Goldfinch Crown Warbler Purple Finch Fox Sparrow and Tufted Titmouse. Mrs. Hall offers help to identify birds for helpers.
Dan W. Hill president of the Piedmont league is a patient at a local Asheville hospital for a minor condition. Attendants expect his release in a few days.
The North American king snake will attack any other snake on the continent. It is immediately affected when bitten by a snake from Africa, India, or any foreign land.
Dr. C. C. Stewart a Negro physician and Ollie Parrish a white man were found guilty of manslaughter in Greensboro. Judge H Hoyle Sink sentenced Stewart to seven to twelve years and Parrish to twelve to fifteen years with appeals filed by both sides. The case concerned the November 1934 death of Miss Ethel Smith linked to an illegal abortion. Trial began last Tuesday and jurors deliberated after a late Saturday session and again Sunday before delivering verdicts.
The Harvard Flying Club, organized in 1910, is believed to be the oldest aviation club of its kind globally. The group maintains a notable history within early flight circles and Harvard’s extracurricular landscape.
Approximately 25 members of the High Point lodge of the Order of Moose and their wives attended the Tar Heel Legion No. 158 two day meeting in Greensboro weekend. Delegates came from Mt. Airy Winston Salem Hickory High Point and Danville Va. Events included a Saturday dance Henry hotel Sunday committee sessions a noon luncheon and a banquet. The next Legion gathering will be held in Hickory on the 18th and 19th.
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