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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1936
Page
9
A 1936 garden column introduction notes sun spot activity and planetary positions as drivers of the year ahead. It forecasts higher sun spot intensity, more rainfall and floods in spring, and significant crop losses from a severe winter, with predictions tied to past cycles and weather patterns.
The article notes heavy rainfall and drought risks alike pose problems for farmers. It reports the AA A program ending, enabling farmers to plant freely, with pigs and crop production unrestricted. It forecasts higher farm prices in 1936 due to demand and tariff changes, and suggests delaying spring work may keep prices up.
The market forecasts a steady climb in business activity beyond normal levels with multiple commodities likely to see price gains.
The piece argues labor and union leaders should adopt diplomacy over force to secure higher wages and more employment. It also notes advances in medical science and the passing of notable public figures in literary, theatrical, and film circles.
A reader letter reflects on one of the era’s most exciting campaigns with party switches and talk of a possible third party. The Enterprise invites more garden letters to C. R. Hook or P. O. Box 1426, High Point.
Under and by virtue of a Guilford County Superior Court order a public auction will be held February 22, 1936 at noon at the east door of Greensboro Courthouse. The two lots, 35 and 36 on the Mendenhall subdivision near High Point, front 25 feet on the old Thomasville Road and extend 150 feet deep. Commissioner Pisher Jr. will conduct the sale for cash subject to court confirmation.
Notice of foreclosure under a 1929 deed of trust in Guilford County North Carolina. Trustee C A York will sell the Lot 5 block A Welborn Pilot tract at public auction on February 6 1936 at 11 a.m. the sale subject to unpaid installments assessments and restrictions.
By virtue of a mortgage dated August 26 1927 and assigned through Ed L Ragan to W P Kirkman the property in High Point Guilford County North Carolina is foreclosed for cash. The sale, at the front steps of Guilford County Courthouse, will begin at Ed Whites corner on Reed Street and end at the Short Reed Street line containing 10000 square feet. January 27 1996 appears as the date on the notice with A Myatt attorney listed for the mortgagee.
A mixed list of cryptic style clues and definitions labeled horizontal and vertical appear as a word game. Entries reference figures such as Barbara Frietchie and Hades alongside ordinary items like maize and codfish, with multiple incomplete or garbled hints.
Historical note records green roses as first given in the United States around 1850. They are described as freaks rather than a distinct rose variety.
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