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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1936
Page
3
A glaze was averted as warm sun and rising temperatures melted snow and sleet, preventing potential damage. High Point faced soggy streets and a heavy fog early, with rain ending as the sun dried the area and improved visibility later.
Police report a smash and grab at the I. Rose store on East Washington Street last night. Clothing worth between 850 and 875 dollars was stolen. no arrests made by noon as officers continue investigation.
Rome officials denied a Paris rumor that Italian soldiers mutinied at Lugo di Romagna. The L Oeuvre report claimed a fascist militiaman was killed and several soldiers injured as infantry prepared to depart for Ethiopia.
Asian Saiga antelope faces extinction as Chinese buyers pay high prices for horns used in traditional medicine. Conservation groups warn the species will vanish if trade continues unchecked.
Snow and ice limited license plate checks to a few motorists in High Point as the state patrol reported under ten citations by noon though over 200 were cited in Greensboro. Patrol planned more checks before nightfall while noting many drivers already had plates. Local business and industry plan to cooperate with the federal social security program as tax changes take effect. Employers pay a 1 percent payroll tax in 1936 for unemployment benefits and 1 percent employee tax begins 1937. 2 percent in 1937 and 3 percent in 1938 for unemployment. North Carolina still lacks a matching state program to receive federal funds.
Georgia and several states move to protect stocks of birds and small game after ice and snow. North Georgia suffers heaviest losses, while Tennessee Mississippi report damage. South Carolina closes two counties seasons for ten days. restocking planned for North Georgia.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Captain Coddington expanding a pursuit for Simba the lion. A 60 strong posse and residents scoured waterholes and bush while Coddington requested 100 more volunteers and weapons as Sheriff Lutsen eyed a quick resolution to the elusive quarry.
Governor Ehringhaus stated it is beyond his power to extend the license tag purchase time, saying only the legislature can change the law. J E L Wade reported over 80 motorists were arrested in Wilmington for failing to have 1936 tags, while Rep Thomas K Cooper urged more highway safety and less enforcement of tag violations. Cooper complained tag sales offices closed at 4 p m for four days at the riverfront sales agency.
E A King of 412 Edgedale Drive was found dead in a Sumter hotel room around 12:30 PM. A Marietta Paint and Color salesman on company business, he died suddenly. His wife learned of the death at home. the body will be transported here tonight with no funeral plans announced yet.
Two damage actions filed in Guilford Superior Court involve High Point residents. A. J. Bell sues the Denny Roll and Panel company and the City of High Point for 2000 after stepping on a crate with a nail on Perry street. Tea A. L. Chapman sues the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company for 3000 over injuries allegedly suffered.
STANBACK acts fast and soothes nerves reducing headaches in minutes. It promises no unpleasant after effect and targets neuralgia joint and muscle pains. Sealed in cellophane, sold 10¢ and 25c.
The man says on April 2, 1934 he passed an A and P store on English street when an awning rod slipped from its pin and struck him on the head. He alleges the rod had no pin securing it.
In 1881 Cyprus authorities destroyed 1300 tons of locust eggs to curb a looming plague. The action aimed to protect crops and reduce future swarms threatening agriculture and trade in the island.
A quartet led by J W Van Loan performed for the Lions Club meeting at the Elwa hotel last night. The singers earned an encore for Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Members discussed the upcoming 1936 district convention planned for June in High Point.
W A Lemons of Independence Virginia says Black Draught has been kept for twenty years as a family laxative. He uses it for headache dull feeling biliousness after heavy meals and especially sick headache. He endorses its simple natural composition and prompt relief.
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