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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1939
Page
3
Raleigh budget moves face two setbacks in the finance committee as it cuts railroad franchise tax to 75 cents per $1 000 and rejects full building materials tax revenue. Senate and House will review these changes on the floor and committee figures remain tentative.
General Smedley D. Butler, retired U S Marine, urged here for America to provide full protection at home while staying out of other nations’ quarrels during a speech in Charlotte on February 15.
A tri state arsenic murder ring is suspected of up to ten killings to collect about 110000 in insurance. Paul Petrillo a tailor called a witch doctor is held without bail with cousin Herman Petrillo named as ring head. Also detained are Mrs Corina Fravato and Mrs Stella Alfonsi related to vanished husbands.
North Carolina lawmakers scrutinized the Dry Cleaners Commission after figures showed executive secretary Warren McNeill and attorney John W. Caffey captured most of the spending. Despite large salaries and expenses totaling over twelve thousand dollars for two, the commission held a January 1939 treasury balance of ten thousand dollars, prompting Rep. Virgil Wilson to push abolishing the body. Caffey defended the operation while McNeill’s salary and fees drew heavy attention.
South contemplates the diamond contract after eight top honors appear in the combined hands. He calculates six diamond tricks suffice and, with the spade jack lead, wins the contract by overtaking with the ace and observing West discard. East's jack concedes a diamond to South, who then fulfills the contract.
North holds what looks like an impossible six no trump contract with losers in every suit. The analysis discusses a potential squeeze and how South’s diamond and club distribution, along with dummy’s clubs, affect entry and control, considering leads and blocking cards to prevent a run in diamonds.
Raleigh February 15. A bill by Senator Tom Gold would define a newspaper for legal notices. It requires weekly publication in the prior year, second class mailing privilege, and a regular subscription list to qualify. The measure aims to weed out fly by night sheets that appear briefly for tax lists and public printing.
A southwest wind at about 6:05 am battered Greenville suburbs injuring three people slightly and unroofing several houses. The Gantt section near the city and the Poe Mill village faced damage to multiple residences as the storm moved through the area.
The article outlines early Japanese settlement by mixed races including Ainos, notes Korea’s proximity and legendary Chinese founder Kija, and chronicles Korea’s shifting control from China to Japan. It contrasts writing origins with China and hints at Japan's foothold leading to Manchuria. Tomorrow’s installment promises Manchus and Pigtails.
Park Place section and nearby areas suffered damage as Negro homes were leveled and roofs stripped. Plate glass shattered in uptown stores, chimneys wrecked citywide, with no immediate damage estimate. Hospital staff say injuries appear slight.
North Carolina Methodist students conference begins in Greensboro on February 16 with Dr. Hornell Hart of Duke University delivering the keynote address. The event runs through February 20 and features lectures discussions and student activities.
Dr Loyal Davis of Northwestern University Medical School will address physicians from the north central section of the state in Durham North Carolina tonight.
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