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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
7
Berlin prepares for the 1936 Olympics with a vast remodeling of Grunwald stadium site into a major sports complex. Plans include a festival meadow, open air amphitheater, swimming stadium, bicycle track, tennis courts, and more at an estimated cost of 4 million dollars.
The article explains swallowing troubles can arise from scratched throat bones to lodged bone splinters in the esophagus. It notes detection challenges and describes solutions from cotton in bariums to specialized instruments, while also detailing nervous system causes and other obstructions like dry mouth, cleft palate, tonsil swelling, tumors, and esophageal pouches.
Administratrix Alliz Hodson Barker announces claims against the estate of Mrs. Tishie Hodson of High Point Guilford County North Carolina must be filed at 1208 South Main Street High Point NC by January 3 1936 or be barred. Creditors asked to make immediate payment. January 3 1935.
Greensboro January 3. Federal collections in North Carolina rose markedly as 1934 six month total reached 138,413,254.60. Charles H. Robertson NC internal revenue collector noted an $18,856,746.25 rise from mid 1934 to year end and a 45 percent gain since 1932.
The text argues that without rain Earth's atmosphere would be saturated with moisture, making air steam and ground slime with continual condensation on surfaces, creating an uncomfortably wet environment.
Wallburg news reports Mr. and Mrs. G W Wall hosting a dinner for their children and grandchildren with forty five attendees. Guests include families from Winston Salem Catawba Providence Rural Hall and Greensboro and relatives from Abbotts Creek and Terreine.
Mr W W Poole was guest in Oak Ridge on Sunday of Mr James Merritt. Guests Thursday included Mrs John Sullivan of Deep River and families Hobart Garrison of Abbotts Creek Charley Carmichael of High Point Grady Green and son of Walburg accompanying Mrs Sullivan.
Mr. Charlie Spurgeon and Miss Ruth and Miss Margaret Spurgeon of Abbotts Creek motored to Guilford College on Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. D B Warner.
Miss Wanda Lee Hammer of Greensboro was the guest for the holiday week at the home of her relatives in the city. She attended local gatherings and shared in seasonal festivities with family and friends.
Insurance companies paid approximately 8.5 billion dollars to policyholders and beneficiaries across the United States and Canada last year, reflecting large disbursements by major firms.
Mr. Broadus King arrived Friday from Reidsville to be a guest for some time of his brother Mr. William King and family.
In western Guilford county 1614 white pupils were examined by Dr. R M Bute and 935 showed defects about 65 percent. Teeth were the leading issue, with over 60 percent of Negroe children also affected. Schools named include Ridgefield Oak Ridge Guilford College Stokesdale and Jamestown. A separate note mentions two life preservers from the freighter Stanley Dollar washing ashore near the Shetland Islands six years after drifting from Yokohama Bay Japan in 1905.
James B. Sullivan Memorial trophy goes to William R. Bonthron former Princeton track captain after leading preliminary AAU voting and final tally with 1072 votes. Ben Eastman, Glenn Cunningham and Ralph Metcalfe also high in results with swimmers Lenore Knight Jack Medica and Katherine Rawls among others.
Daily English notes explain usage of family variations and mispronunciations. The lesson introduces the word quixotic as romantic to extravagance and describes its meaning with an example of a person noted for adventurous but impractical pursuits.
Practical Q and A style tips cover rust removal for nickelplate using oil or grease and rotten stone, saving time mashing potatoes by sieving, and how freezing weather and wind affect starch on garments.
Karl Schwabe won the 1934 Hindenburg Cup for best amateur German aviation performance. His flights to Africa covered 16,500 miles.
Duke defeats Davidson 39 to 36 in Winston-Salem and heads into a three game North Carolina series beginning in Charlotte against Wofford with further contests against UNC, NC State and others on the slate as 1935-36 schedule unfolds.
The Black Cats, Hollywood stunt pilots now called the Associated Motion Picture Pilots, shift to technical advising with five percent flying time. Capt. EB H Robinson says they earn more for advice than for stunts, while aging and injuries push studios to rely on camera planes and safer air scenes.
A Chicago preview notes rising participation and attendance in tennis golf swimming and boxing, with football basketball baseball and track growing. It cites Big Ten crowds surpassing a million, Army Navy attendance in heavy rain, and rail of 15 percent overall over 1933, predicting 1935 gains in many sports.
The Ring magazine places Barney Ross of Chicago as champion of champions, ranking him first in welterweights behind only Jimmy McLarnin. Ross earns top lightweight status for his wins and losses with McLarnin, with other divisions led by Max Baer and Primo Carnera in heavyweight, and Canzoneri among lightweights. The piece lists multiple weight classes and notable boxers in each division, reflecting Ross’s high overall standing in the sport.
Chicago coach Clark Shaughnessy reportedly received an offer to head Harvard football with possible duties as William Bingham's assistant. He had yet to decide whether to leave Chicago, where his teams improved after 1923 and defeated Michigan and Indiana while facing strong foes in the Big Ten.
Pie throwing fades with talkies but stars recall the stunt era. Heinie Conklin, now a writer, predicts a comeback as higher throws yield bigger laughs. Lee Tracy pens a short story Silence Is Golden inspired by Holly wood scandal mongers. Edward H. Griffith buys stories while Tarzan moves to Guatemala. Dick Arlen returns to flying, eyeing a personal plane. Una Merkel stays connected with her old Kentucky teacher Sara Pettitt.
Questions and answers cover Jesse James pantology the crop land share under half of U S tillable land and liberty meaning The District of Columbia is governed by a three member commission appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
A Q and A column by Roberta Lee discusses proper attire for hosts and guests dining in morning dress, the advisability of a young girl attending a ball unaccompanied, and punctuation on envelope lines. It emphasizes courtesy and safe social conduct.
An extensive lighting system has been installed at the Tacoma Washington municipal airport. About 25 miles of high electric cable laid underground carry sufficient current for illumination of the field.
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