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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
10
The body of 45 year old George Brogden was found submerged in a ditch south of Goldsboro after he left home Tuesday night. An autopsy was ordered. The report notes his wife had not seen him since his disappearance.
The State Board of Examiners of Plumbing and Heating Contractors will meet in Raleigh on February 6, 8 and 8 to examine applicants for licenses. A full series of exams will be given at State College covering plumbing heating and comfort cooling with large classes expected from New York to Georgia, announced by W F Morrison executive secretary.
Raleigh NC January 25 crop reporting service of the federal and state agriculture departments announced that North Carolina farmers intend to plant 32,400 acres to commercial early Irish potatoes this year down from 36,000 last year and below the 10-year average of 32,700 for 1929-39.
Wilmington Jan 25 Roy Rowe Burgaw businessman and former state senator from Pender and New Hanover counties says he will seek the nomination for the post this spring.
Notice lists R W Welborn and wife D Alice Welborn as plaintiffs with John D Biggs Receiver for Commercial National Bank. The property parcels are vacant Dayton Street lots 39 and 40 Blair Futrell Development in High Point NC, recorded plat, subject to street assessments. Sale at east door Guilford County Building to highest bidder for cash. date January 4 1940 by Commissioner.
The undersigned commissioner will auction at the Guilford County Building east door in High Point the properties described at 714 Leonard Street and several Brentwood and Winslow Street parcels. The sale occurs on Sunday February 1940 at 11 00 AM cash with court confirmation.
Walter Hammons 38 Negro received hospital care for a head wound and then asked Officer Davis to jail him for loitering after saying his wife struck him with a whisky bottle. The officer placed him in custody.
In Ashland Maine a Canadian jay lifted a new $80 set of false teeth left in a cotton bag on a stump belonging to David R. Howe, a sporting camp proprietor. In Guthrie Oklahoma a highway patrolman teased a speeding aviator Frank Buck about carrying a pilot license.
John W. Napper, 74, cried out as his sister dropped a liquid she mistook for medicine into his eyes. She used what she believed was an antidote for poison, vinegar. Napper’s sight remained intact. Eight more children’s railways are to be built in Russia. Global weekly cinema attendance stands at 220 million, with 85 million in the United States.
In High Point Municipal Court a tax lien foreclosure action is begun against E M Richardson Elizabeth Holt W C Holt minor Clarence Holt minor T F Sanders guardian for minors Beeson Hardware Co listed for 1936 real estate. W C Holt must answer within 30 days from February 25 1940 as the notice dates January 25 1940 IRVIN S INGRAM Clerk. The record continues with other party notices and court actions regarding tax liens and property in Guilford County North Carolina.
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Plan for the 1940 clean up or close up campaign will be discussed by the executive committee of the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee in Raleigh. J. P. Price of Greensboro will preside. The report notes a separate line about New Zealand’s house with a sunny north side.
The State Department tracks a clash between the Allies and Germany over Romanian oil sales to the Nazi army. Romania promises to raise deliveries to 1,560,000 tons monthly, amid foreign control of most production prompting Allied fears of compelled shipments. King Carol orders state control of petroleum exports to meet the agreement.
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