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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
9
The North Carolina State Highway Commission announced the purchase of complete uniforms and gear for 80 new patrol members. N Snellenburg Co. won the bid, with delivery in about two weeks to outfit rookies undergoing a training camp near Morehead City.
One hundred fifty men weighing at least 200 pounds, members of the Fat Men's club, depart for a tour of European cities to visit other fat men's clubs. Plans include visits to U S cities after Europe.
The Raleigh Times and The News and Observer protest a 20 percent pay cut for state laborers starting July 1. Editors blame the budget bureau and Governor Gardner while noting the assembly set janitorial funding. Most workers affected are Black janitors and laborers earning 10 to 30 dollars weekly, higher than private-sector wages in Raleigh.
Mrs Gordon Legg driving an automobile meets a man in a horse and cart on a narrow hill near Selborne. Neither backs up for seven hours, until the car finally moves down and the horse and cart pass.
An Chicago based electrical workers' union declined to accept a raise tied to a five year agreement with employers, saying it was not feasible in the present business climate and citing low demand and market softness.
City urges residents to call 2039 for employment help through the Emergency Committee for Employment. Mrs. W. E. Price, secretary, and staff operate from City Hall basement to match job seekers with cooks cleaners grounds repair work and related tasks.
A long-standing claim that Betsy Ross designed the first Stars and Stripes is challenged by Charles H. Weisgerber and sesquicentennial officials. They assert the Guilford flag copied an earlier work and note Washington’s diaries and war records do not mention Betsy Ross in relation to the flag.
A memorandum supports the Guilford Courthouse flag as an authentic Revolutionary War relic. The banner features 13 blue and red stripes and 13 pointed stars, measured 110 inches, and was carried by Micajah Bullock at Guilford in 1781. It will be displayed during the sesquicentennial celebration on July 4.
London reports from NEA Service on a predicted future where mysterious aethera rays of varying length influence plants animals and humans. A. M. So famous English scientist says couples will consult a scientist to measure wavelengths and ensure a successful heterodyne. He links troubled marriages to mismatched atmospheric effects and suggests divorce causes relate to such interferences.
A city dwelling reader notes cats may enjoy criep lettuce shredded with meat or saline feed during hot summers. Many cats relish this salad option as a cooling treat.
The fragment cites a reader asking why engagement lasted years and if it involved multiple partners, with the reply stating it was not always to the same man. The exchange hints at relationship questions addressed by Variety Inc. in a reader Q A style.
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