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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1936
Page
14
A model of Milan cathedral is fully hand carved from wood after over three years of work, comprising 1797 pieces. The article notes pendulum clocks run faster at high altitudes due to stronger gravity and slower swing at lower altitudes, with gravity differing near the equator.
Thomasville chair company president T Austin Finch denounces handbills claiming corporations saved taxes under a sales tax. He cites aggregate taxes paid by his firm rising 110 percent from 1930 to 1935 and county plus state taxes up 50 percent in the same period to counter the reform argument.
Charlie Beach a 24 year old white man from 1213 Cassell street was ordered by Judge Lewis E Teague in municipal court to serve 12 months on the county roads after being arraigned on a charge of attempting to steal an automobile. He had been held on bond of 750 dollars since yesterday.
Washington Leroy Haynes 19 percent stopped Tom Williams 199 New York. Steubenville Frite Zivic from Pittsburgh knocked out Lou Jalla New York welterweight.
One square yard of leaf surface absorbs about two gallons of carbon dioxide each day and releases roughly the same amount of oxygen, highlighting a leaf’s role in the carbon cycle and air refreshment.
Rev J Clay Madison shared highlights from the Kiwanis International convention in Washington DC with the Elwood club. He noted 69 new clubs formed last year and a service driven program urging members to apply religious values to daily problems including fighting communism and unemployment. Visitor Gilbert Clark of High Point attended.
Effie Tecora Bambalis of 108 Elm Street High Point filed for bankruptcy in U S district court Greensboro. Debts listed total 18 377 with taxes 231 secured claims 4850 unsecured 4881 and notes 8415. Assets listed 3750 including 3200 real estate and 460 household furnishings. She claims an exemption of 660.
Cherra Poonjee in Assam records average annual rainfall of 466 inches highlighting extreme monsoon impacts.
Pickett Cotton mill workers on strike permit six members to enter the mill to remove yarn as part of an agreement with assistant superintendent Dell Carter promising no reopening to strike-breakers until a new pact is reached. The strikers demand a 40 hour week at current pay with a five day schedule and plan a mass meeting at Tryon and Ennis streets.
Alvanley Johnston of Cleveland was re elected grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers today in Cleveland. He continues as leader of the union's engineers with long service and strong support from members across the region.
June in High Point ended as the fourth wettest 15 year period with 4.66 inches of rain. Weather observer A. B. Horney notes 1922 the wettest June with 8.14 inches, followed by 1927, 1929 and 1936. The month peaked at 102 degrees and included 18 clear days, seven rain days, and four thunderstorms.
Commerce and finance employ 363190 persons, metals and machinery 280320, personal service 222954, and agriculture 176732 in Scotland.
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