Need For Fuel Grows As Cold Weather Comes
Bitter weekend weather increases demand for fuel as many families lack heat. The Red Cross administers a Fuel Fund with £100 from Kiwanis and other donations aiding some households. Further gifts are urged, including coal for needy families, with cash and coal totals listed and appeals directed to H. A. Cecil, Fuel Fund Treasurer at The Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
The
Red Cross
H. A. Cecil
Fuel Fund
Sermon on Life and God in Christian Science Service
The January 19 1936 J ee son sermon in all Churches and Societies of Christ Scientist centered on Life as eternal life in the Son. The Golden Text from I John 5 11 and Proverbs 19 23 framed the message with citations from the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health, arguing that true life cannot harbor disease or discord and that life is God.
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Christian Sciense
Jeeson
Churches and Societies of Christ
Scientist
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus
Guest editor letter mix reads as humorous editorial note
The piece presents a tongue in cheek column by a guest editor with playful definitions and mock dialogue. It references Silas Moody and John Kane and riffs on questions about birth and incubations in a farm setting.
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Silas Moody
Eally
Education as a Nation's Question and a Cautionary Note
The speaker questions whether education defines a person and warns that clever minds hide true intent. They suggest Amherst is partially connected and imply doubts about the city’s and Duke’s relevance, pressing that any alibi would fail if customers learn of a flaw or "yellow streak."
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Amherst
Duke
Questioning the role of columnists in old Trinity era
The fragment discusses origins in Randolph County and a hypothetical Duke of Randolph. It questions occupation labels and the ego in answering. It ponders whether columnists are a necessary evil or parasitic and suggests the next question would be revealing in this confusion.
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Old Trinity
Randolph County
Duke OF Randolph
Young Methodists Banquet Draws Hundreds in Greensboro
Methodist young people from High Point join Greensboro Asheboro Reidsville and area for the annual banquet at the Masonic temple in Greensboro on Thursday night February 6 at 7 30 o'clock About 300 expected Mack Kernodle of Greensboro leads the program Charles White a High Point College student will impersonate Walter Winchell High Point union presents a skit and Le Roy Spencer will deliver an inspirational talk.
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High Point
Greensboro
Asheboro
Reidsville
Masonic Temple
Mack Kernodle
Charles White
High Point College
Walter Winchell
High Point Union
LeRoy Spencer
Newspaper reporting norms and typography questions
The text asks about how many attempts a reporter must make to file reports and whether early reports cover porters, plus if repeats are allowed. It asks if running a newspaper costs much aside from illustrations, asks for an illustration, and about the necessity and benefits of ads. It queries if typographical errors have psychological origins, if thirty point type exists, and whether typography is an art or the art.
Proof readers seek factual accuracy in news reports
The question asks if a proof reader verifies truth in stories and references old linotype era printing. It notes dream of a single line type newspaper and uses wordplay on cotton and patches, hinting at archival printing concerns and potential industry quirks.
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Dispatch
Imagined political shifts and a proposed propaganda role
A dated political letter discusses future party control and a Supreme Court vacancy. It imagines a new appointment by the ruling party, a Roosevelt analogy for recovery, and hints at political maneuvering including a call to quit and a satirical theme song draft titled by Silac Moody.
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Franklin D
Wilson-Morgan
al Smith
Rascob
du Pont
Liberty Li
Roosevelt
Sallie Hallie
Miracle saves three as chimney toppled in gale
A furious wind toppled a chimney at 121 Him Street yesterday. Three people escaped death as bricks crashed into a room where they sat. Mrs Arnold and her baby were narrowly spared, while Mr Arnold suffered an injured arm. Firefighters pulled down a second chimney and removed fires from stoves, advising the inhabitants to evacuate due to danger.
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Him Street
Fred Arnold
Seven thousand English widows renounce pensions in 1934
In 1934 an estimated seven thousand English widows gave up their pensions in response to changes likely tied to remarriage rules. The figure highlights social security shifts affecting elderly women and retirement income during the period.
Damage Left In Wake Of Wind And Rain Here
Wind and rain battered High Point over the weekend with 2.86 inches of rain in 24 hours and a low of 24 degrees. Downpours flooded basements and yards and damaged streets, with cars stranded and a chimney collapse at 121 Elm Street. A plumber, Arthur Brown, died of a heart attack answering a flooded basement call as lake and dam waters rose.
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A. B. Horney
Parasite Drag Defined in Aircraft Aerodynamics
The term parasite drag refers to all air resistance from aircraft parts other than the wings. It encompasses fuselage nacelles tail surfaces landing gear and other protrusions that create drag independent of wing lift.
STANBACK Promises Quick Relief for Nerves and Pain
An old advertisement touts STANBACK as a balanced prescription for headaches neuralgia and body pains caused by inorganic factors. It claims rapid relief with no after effects and notes the product comes sealed in cellophane packets priced 10¢ and 25c.
New Way to Hold False Teeth in Place
Advertisement for Fasteeth powder promising to secure dentures with no gummy taste. Claims fit is firm and comfortable, teeth stay put, breath stays sweet, available in three sizes from druggists.
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BE. Russell
Sheraton Shoe Repair
Moffitt Furniture CO
Princess Cafe
John Kane
Ey Bieler
Druguista
Up City Shoe
Jepfers
Mer
Oliver
Ardelle
Ma.m. Town RM
North Main
Hus
Paschal Shoe Repair
Methodist
Bonnie
Silac Moody
Elm Street
Arthur Brown
Jamestown
City Lake
C. H. Ellis & Co. Public Accountants
W. Washington
Star Welding & Repair Co
Commercial Ins. & Investment Coo
Wachovia Bank Building
Vance M
Welborn
Roy C. Welborn
Lumber
Eke
West 40Th Street
New York City
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