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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1937
Page
6
A March 23 1936 letter from Wilbur Lee Coffman describes his Johnstown flood experiences. He and a guide navigated submerged streets, passing overturned cars and floating pianos as they photographed the devastation. He warns of open manholes and dangerous footing amid receding waters.
A short column recounts Sherman’s Civil War rise and famed campaigns, then shifts to a Johnstown flood memory. It notes a three cent army stamp image of Sherman, then a dam scare that proved false in Quemahoning, and ends with a moral on sturdy dam construction.
The reader encounters a themed crossword with clues and grid references. Across clues include Sits is pale blue and Accomplished and Turkish title while Down clues cover Smell Gazelle Apertures and Inlet as well as words like Every Wrath and Aurora, forming a mixed vocabulary puzzle.
Cloudy with freezing rain or snow in western North Carolina and northwest South Carolina. Eastern areas see rain tonight and Sunday as slightly warmer conditions approach the coast. Charlotte reports temperature 38 with overall cooler winds and varied regional readings.
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