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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1936
Page
7
High Point reports fire loss for the just ended fiscal year more than doubling from the prior year. The per capita loss rose from 1.12 to 2.38, driven largely by one costly fire and an overall rise in fires and contents at risk.
Resolutions from the High Point Chamber of Commerce dated June 29 1986 honor Dr John T Burrus longtime board member and city supporter. The statements praise his character stability and beneficence and note his loss to the city. The document expresses sympathy to his wife and family and directs copies to records and newspapers.
Dr J H Straughn of Baltimore told a High Point college audience that Methodism is educationally minded to sharpen redee med personalities for world building. About 250 young Methodists from several churches attended the one day rally as part of the Summer School of Leadership Education.
The matchlock remains the oldest gun type in regular use. Chinese, Tatars, Sikhs, Turks, and Persians still employ these weapons, many dating back to the 16th century.
The temperature of snakes and other cold blooded animals varies with the heat of their surroundings in a nearly mathematical regularity.
Mrs Novila Sparks 44 wife of J R Sparks of 600 Woodberry avenue died suddenly of a heart attack at home at 10 this morning after years of declining health. Born June 23, 1892 in Davidson county she moved to High Point 25 years ago and was a Green Street Baptist member. Survived by her husband two daughters Ruby Teer and Irene Sparks a son Thurman Sparks two sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Denton Baptist church Sunday at 3 pm with Rev C N Royal officiating. interment in church cemetery.
Short funeral services are planned for Zelma Moore Bunday 24 wife of J L Bunday who died yesterday at a local hospital. The service will begin at 10 30 at the family home and continue at Spring Hill Methodist Protestant church at 11 with rites conducted by Rev Neese pastor of Spring Hill Rev F R Love pastor of Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant and Elder J A Fagge of Winston Salem. Interment will follow.
Mrs Venia Quate 71 died at her Homestead avenue home after months of illness. Funeral services were conducted at her home by Rev A Lincoln Palk of North Main Street Baptist church. Interment was in Oakwood Memorial Park. A North Main Street Baptist trio sang Jesus Lover of My Soul and Rock of Ages. Pallbearers were J A Brewer J R Dawkins A Harrison Spencer Epps R D Lewis and N H Davis.
Funeral services for Miss Clara Hayworth who died Tuesday night in Morganton were held at her parents home on 406 West Street with Rev. J. Clay Madison and Rev. A. G. Dizen officiating. A mixed quartet sang and pallbearers included Carey Bodenheimer Eugene Frazier and others. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
A pendulum designed to beat one second exactly must be one fifth of an inch longer in Spitsbergen than at the equator to compensate for the difference in gravity and rotation.
Members of Andrew Jackson Post No. 8&7 of the American Legion meet at the headquarters at 6:30 PM then march to Deep River banks for a German dinner. More than 50 are expected to attend. An attempt was made to secure Congressman William B. Umstead's attendance, contingent on his other engagements.
The Southern and the High Point Thomasville and Denton railway freight offices will be closed tomorrow in observance of the July Fourth holiday.
Frank S. Wright newly elected head of the American College Publicity Association and University of Florida public relations director asserts football is losing some glamor as a necessity of higher education. He cites a shift of interest to other college work amid efforts by publicity men and the press.
A large South African gemshox antelope survives without drinking water. It obtains all needed moisture from succulent bulbous plants it feeds on.
A mysterious shooting at Edward W. Grew's Dover estate left a young woman with a bullet wound in the leg and a male youth, identified as 18 year old John Bache by Selectman Wendell B. Higgins, wounded as well.
Chicago July 3 a noon recess of county court reported an agreement to dismiss the $100 000 allegations of affection in a suit brought against actress Helen Hayes wife of playwright Charles MacArthur by his first wife drama critic Carol Fink The case concerns a heart balm dispute and was disclosed during court recess.
Belle Riven of 202 Price Street High Point appealed a guilty verdict from High Point municipal court for violating the prohibition on March 21. Guilford Superior court suspended 90 days and set a $15 fine plus costs. the lower court had imposed a similar sentence suspended on payment of $15 and costs.
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