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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1939
Page
2
Partly cloudy tonight in western areas and near the south coast. Sunday mainly cloudy with probable rain in the extreme west. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville light and variable, southwesterly offshore. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds southwest and west rising to fresh in the north portion.
Lynn Nisbet reports from Raleigh that despite large mills and a thriving textile sector North Carolina remains primarily agricultural. Lawmakers struggle with pure seed legislation and duplication of duties between the State College system and the state Department of Agriculture, while manufacturing topics draw quick action.
Raleigh dispatch reports a sharp clash between Victor Bryant and Libby Ward over transfer of Senate Bill 75 to Judiciary 1. Bryant claims Ward moved the transfer to curry favor with Graham and pay political debts, renewing a bitter feud in the state’s speakership fight.
In Damascus on February 18 the Syrian cabinet quit as France refused to relinquish immediate control of key state services. Demonstrations followed, with Damascus shops closed in protest and disorder reported elsewhere under the League of Nations mandate, raising fears of a broader revolt against French rule.
The article notes that over 8 million passenger cars on United States highways have a cash value under 100 dollars. The piece highlights the prevalence of inexpensive, older vehicles in regular road use and implications for transportation and policy.
In Guilford County North Carolina James Frederick Beeler sues Olgia Leta Beeler for divorce after two years separation. Olgia must appear at Greensboro courthouse by April 20 1939 or demur. Assistant Clerk Co S Lambeth signs February 17 1939.
The piece details four faulty breathing patterns and offers a three count breathing routine. It explains how deep inhalation should be paired with slow exhalation, how to expand the chest, and how to use hand pressure on the ribs to feel chest expansion. It recommends five daily repetitions and morning routines to improve circulation and daily vitality.
North Carolina debates over liquor and tax policy clash with education funding. Lawmakers consider a mail order liquor bill and a statewide prohibition referendum while approving a restored public school allotment of 352 691 313 for the next biennium. The beer tax is raised and road funding debates stall.
In June 1939 a group of 100 London Junior Car Club members will travel to the United States. The tour covers about 2000 miles visiting Washington Indianapolis Chicago Detroit and New England.
Gene Krupa solos on a drum set while dubbing into The Wire Brush Stomp on Paramount’s recording stage. He leads, chants, and even sings into the mic as engineers adjust the take. Krupa, 30, writes songs, arranges for his band, and acts in the film with Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
Editor notes mark the centennial of baseball with a series on odd plays and decisions from majors to sandlots. Each day presents a new angle with Hal Adams cartoons illustrating the remembrance of the game’s quirky moments.
In 1917 Jim Vaughn of the Cubs held Cincinnati hitless for nine innings while Fred Toney of the Reds also pitched nine no hit, no run frames. The game went to ten innings and Cincinnati won one to nothing, giving Vaughn a nine inning no hit no run performance in a loss.
The text notes Art Krupa veered from religious study at St. Joseph’s College to an interest in a drumstick business. It also describes a Universal lot scene for Deanna Durbin’s Three Smart Girls Grow Up where the flute solo by Robert Cummings faltered during playback while other musicians pretended to play.
St Michel l Ange Hospital for the Insane burned in a major Quebec fire that raged for a day. More than 3,000 patients were moved to safety with no casualties reported, while ten firefighters sustained minor injuries. The blaze began in the men’s wing about 8 am Thursday and spread through sections of the hospital. Dr. C. B Roy blamed the fire on a pyromaniac.
In Lancaster Maryland and Pennsylvania, Sydney Napp survived a truck rollover after skidding near the state line. He escaped with only a bump from a horseshoe kept in the cab for luck. In Arkansas City Kansas, City Engineer D A La has prepared a vest packed card index of pocket contents.
Helena lawmakers consider a bill to prohibit pilots from handling planes in a way that frightens livestock. Senator Robinson cites repeated stampedes that hurt cattle market value and weight.
Maulding faced a new sentence today for traffic violations. He was charged with running two stop signs and ordered to file a written report with Justice of the Peace J P Du Springfield. If he fails to submit the reports, a suspended $25 fine and costs will take effect.
Frank O'Mall witnessed a car fire near a church where Boy Scouts were learning firefighting. The scouts grabbed extinguishers and rushed outside for a first-hand experience and to perform a daily good turn.
An aviator tracks a mapped section over snowbound terrain fifty miles south of Idaho Falls to locate stray horses headed for the F. L. Fox ranch. The operation aims to return animals to the Fox ranch in time for spring.
A federal shelter belt plan in the county authorizes one expert to thin the rabbit population threatening young trees. In Akron Ohio William Watson, a bus driver, broke a leg in a first lesson and later pursued $25,000 against a teacher Edward L. All. A jury refused damages.
Reports in the ca today say William C. Douglas, chair of the securities mission and former Yale professor, is the inside track to replace Justice Louis Brandeis on the Supreme Court. The White House weighs Senate opposition and Western senator views on selecting a nominee from a section. Douglas, born 41 in Minnesota, studied in Washington state and Connecticut. he was last nominated to the securities commission in January 1938.
A recently patented design proposes an adjustable auxiliary wing on each side of an aircraft. The fensible or fied wing would be controlled from the cockpit and housed beside the main wing. It aims to increase landing speed?
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