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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
2
North Carolina fair tonight and Friday with colder readings in Greensboro. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate and northerly. fair conditions. Sandy Hook to Hatteras expecting diminishing northerly winds and fair weather tonight and Friday.
Miss Ella Dorsett announced that the Thomasville health office has received a complete supply of new equipment for the clinic to control venereal diseases. Issued by the state board of health, the gear is being installed to aid ongoing Thursday clinics at the city hall building.
Vadim Medvedeff formerly of Columbia University, described as a White Russian, was smuggled out of the country by his parents during the revolution in 191%.
The contest for sponsorships of the President's Birthday Ball on January 27 began with Betty Sechrest leading at 3,500 votes. Mary Lou Cecil and Katherine Kearns tied for second with 3,000 votes each, with 500 votes per ticket stub. Voting boxes are at local drug stores.
Senate debate centered on a WPA administrator's political speech. Bailey argued Hopkins used relief personnel to influence national policy and attacked the Supreme Court, while Norris proposed inspecting Congress for politics in relief and seeking correspondence about jobs for friends.
J. T. Turner Jr. extolled Anglo-Saxon law and the English Constitution as the basis of American rights during a Rotary meet in High Point. He argued free speech assembly and petition rights trace to historic legal development from 1066 to 1688 and stressed unwritten constitution is a myth. Visiting Rotarians included Tom Gunn Sanford and Chas Matthis, among others, with local attendees listed.
Texas lawmakers prepare for a bitter battle over a proposed 1.6 percent transactions tax to fund old age pensions and abolition of the ad valorem tax. Governor W Lee O Daniel proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing $30 monthly pensions to all over 65 in need, with exemptions for charities and certain transactions. The plan envisions taxing manufacturers, jobbers, renters, newspaper ads, and theater admissions.
The generator and starting motor bearings require little attention. A few drops of good oil at intervals are sufficient.
The item notes that Cubs vice president and treasurer Boots Weber is officially Carl August Friedrich Wilhelm von Wollenweber. The report presents his full aristocratic name and confirms the nickname Boots used in Chicago baseball circles.
A mother overreacts to a child's complaints of foot pain and fatigue, fearing infantile paralysis. The narrator notes the child’s symptoms were likely caused by overexcitement and excess candy, but warns that alarm can mask real illness.
Lancaster Missouri Schuyler county officials called carpenters to repair a large hole in the jail roof after a massive icicle weighing several hundred pounds fell from an 80 foot water tower onto the building. No prisoners escaped. Local officials reported the incident as a roof damage due to falling ice.
Charles Karsten, 78, told his grocer he feared he would die and asked him to check if he did not appear at the store. He was later found paralyzed at home and died the next day. Four thousand dollars was found under his bed. In Denver, Gertrude Stein presents House Bill 376 to amend multiple acts including bond issue provisions.
Denis O’Brien praises the shrine band's Brahms lullaby performance while a Piccolo player dozes during the concert. The event note highlights a moment of fatigue amid a formal program.
John Bond and his new automobile were halted by a cow at a bridge over a small stream. The animal lowered its head and nudged the car into the water. No one was hurt, and Bond suffered only a one round defeat in the encounter with the cow.
Mrs. Or al Clevenger traced a long lost ring to her initials on the band. Mrs. Sam Horn, a current resident of the farm, had found the ring about a year and a half ago and mentioned it at a church social before it was returned.
Police officer James Russell stopped a young man peering into a parked car and arrested him despite no theft. The detainee answered questions honestly stating he was prowling and had not taken anything.
JOPLIN Mo Stan ley 35 on vagrancy trial argued federal relief funded his rent and food, claiming support. Prosecutor Roy Coyne countered relief does not prove visible means. Jury convicted. Stanley sentenced to six months in jail.
Four years after a truck struck John McGonagle and injured a knee cap, requiring surgery and leaving his leg stiff, he slipped on ice but walked away with his game leg functioning normally this time.
Frank Crane, approaching a crossing in Salt Lake City, skidded on ice and struck a pole after a pveturn into a ditch. He suffered several broken ribs and a gash to the face while the train stopped 50 feet short of the crossing.
Dallas Texas January 18 confusion grows as the baseball club announces the acquisition of two outfielders both named Hal Lee creating a unique overlap for the roster and fan expectations.
A cautious mother overhears alarming remarks she does not fully understand. She relies on quiet remedies like a warm water bottle and seeks medical advice only if fear proves warranted.
Berlin January 19 press chief Dr Otto Dietrich denied any cabinet reshuffle was planned now or in the near future amid circulating rumors. He said the Reichstag would likely meet January 30 to mark six years in power, with no changes contemplated. A government spokesman added German-British talks must proceed before any high-level visits.
Meeting at Dr. C. Thomas Whitten home on Day Street hosted the High Point Professional Men's Club guest speaker Attorney Ben Herman prosecuting attorney for the city of High Point. He discussed world affairs trends and was well received. Dr. M. B. Davis read the program committee report with new projects. a new member, Thomas Hughes athletic director at William Penn High School, joined.
Mrs. Minnie Pearson, longtime National Federation of Women's Clubs leader and Durham resident, will speak to Alpha Art club at 509 Underhill Ave tonight. She is married to Prof. W. G. Pearson, founder of Efland Home, a private facility for delinquent Negro girls in Efland, North Carolina. The Alpha Art club donates $25 annually to the home.
The Willing Workers Club of Mt. Vernon Baptist church will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Mary L. Smith at the home of her mother Mrs. Ora L. Heath 818 North street.
Lawrence Boyd son of Mrs. Nannie Boyd of Reedstreet will return to New York City Thursday after spending ten days in Reedstreet and the eastern section of the state.
A group of William Penn High School girls met at Miss Earlene Davis’s Lee Street home Tuesday evening to organize a girls club named L.L.H. The officers are Waldine Knox president Geraldine Gillis vice president Priscilla Kendall treasurer. Members listed include Ruth Caldwell Earlene Davis Carolyn Robinson Jaunita Saunders Theresia Saunders.
Dubuque Iowa January 18 three major football coaches have used Columbia College as a starting point Gus Dorais of Detroit Elmer Layden of Notre Dame and Dr Eddie Anderson of Iowa all began prominent coaching careers there.
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