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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
12
Washington to host a grand presidential inauguration on January 20 with a large parade. Franklin D. Roosevelt to take oath for a third time amid a planned crowd of up to a million. Army and navy planes will fly overhead as preparations fill the capital.
The Merchants Association annual meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 in the First National Bank Building headquarters Thomasville. Robert Jones has served as president for the past year and plans for 1941 will be discussed.
Citizens call a meeting tonight at 7 in City Hall court room to discuss forming a Junior Chamber of Commerce. The drive follows earlier talks on a full Chamber of Commerce, postponed due to cost, with the junior group seen as more affordable.
Banana boat salad starts with ripe yellow bananas sliced lengthwise and lemon juice. Place shrimp on the banana halves and top with crisp salad greens, then serve with mayonnaise for a light appetizer or main dish.
President Roosevelt proposes no new construction funds for the Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace Parkways in his budget submission. He asks $6 million to cover contract authorizations for Blue Ridge Natchez Trace and George Washington parkways, allowing work already approved to continue. Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains park operations are budgeted higher, with other Southern parks remaining near current-year levels.
Charles Phillips of the Woman's College of UNC Greensboro was guest speaker for the Thomasville Rotary Club meeting at the Woman's Club building. He spoke to senior high school boys on career choice and community impact. Guest visitors included Coach Peahead Walker and Al Dowtin of Wake Forest, with new member Derk Mendenhall welcomed.
British authorities in 1793 to 1814 proposed using clay in pie bottoms to cope with wheat shortages. The note reflects official attempts to ration grain by substituting nonfood filler in common meals.
North Carolina shipping point data and Wednesday wholesale market sales across major hubs report cabbage lettuce dandelion greens collards snap beans sweet potatoes and radishes. Prices vary by city with New York Philadelphia Washington and Chicago noted for stock quality and currents in movement.
The Pulitzer Prizes recognize top journalism with awards for best correspondence, best editorial, and best cartoon published in an American newspaper during the prior year.
Prehistoric wild mallards provided meat for humans and their domesticated forms became vital to food systems in China and other populous nations, reflecting the species long role in nutrition and agriculture.
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