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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1938
Page
3
The Arcade barbershop in High Int plans to install new equipment including ultraviolet infrared and high frequency rays as part of modernization to improve sanitation. A comb sterilizing outfit is arriving this week and dust proof towel cabinets along with sanitary bath equipment will be emphasized to prevent foot infections and other diseases.
Muskrats modify portions of artificial raft edges to create an underwater retreat.Researchers observe construction behaviors that stabilize their aquatic lodgings and enhance shelter from predators.
Herb's Radio Service at 248 South Wrenn Street near Rose Furniture in High Point offers complete radio repair and maintenance. J Herbert Axsom leads three experienced technicians as a member of Radio Manufacturing Service with in stock tubes and a call for and delivery service.
The New York World’s Fair Corporation weighs a rigid gratuity ban. President Grover Whalen calls tipping economically and socially unsound, signaling a potential cost-saving measure for attendees.
Birds exploit ship movement to deflect air currents upward and use warm air from funnels to rise. This creates rising air columns that aid their flight over steamers.
W. A. Copeland of South Side Lumber predicts a coming building boom driven by the new Federal Housing Act. He notes a recent surge in construction work and says his firm expects more jobs than ever, though full details of the act remain unclear. The company supplies lumber, offers cost estimates, and handlesContracts.
Guilford Radio service displays the first electric touch tuning car radios from Motorola and Philco in 1938 models. The feature lets drivers retune without looking away from the road, boosting safety and demand. Prices range from 29.95 to 79.95 with used sets as low as 5 and a large stock of 1937 GE radios offered at sacrifice.
Jessie Brown joined with the weather in a rent collection scheme until a judge halted the action. Mrs. Ida Smith accused Brown of coercion as she fell behind on rent. Brown received a 30 day workhouse sentence.
In waterways with frequent muskrat activity rafts become convenient bases for their homes as rats quickly exploit floats to build and inhabit.
Advertisers promise unusually small down payments for ware doors and windows with easy monthly payments to complete the balance, highlighting affordability and flexible terms for home upgrades.
In Britain Connecticut officials discussed a $500 bill for sand used to clear toy streets of ice. One official questioned what happened to the sand after the ice melted, and Thomas F. McGrath of the public works board said they swept it up and reused it.
In 1848 a firearms maker produced pistols featuring coffee grinder mechanisms in their handles. The invention blended weapon and coffee tools, reflecting early industrial experimentation in weapon design.
B F Hendrix furniture announces a complete new stock of rugs with various prices and a large shipment of living suites. The display is expected by early next month at 1471 South Wrenn Street in the city. Mr Hendrix and brother J C Hendrix lead the long established family firm.
Bob Vaughn, a figure in Dallas, was rushed to a hospital in an emergency case after declaring a heart attack to a physician. He later died, according to the report.
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