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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1936
Page
14
Alicia Hart urges readers to cultivate real beauty through health and good manners. The column contrasts Pollyanna optimism with sulky temperaments and advises regular sleep proper diet and moderate exercise as well as being a thoughtful listener at social events to appear prettier and more popular.
A reader asks how to handle a young man who agreed to a date then vanished. Miss Mansfield urges waiting for contact or explanation, avoiding chasing him, and avoiding public pursuit. If he offers no apology or shows indifference, forgetting him is wiser. be courteous and move on unless illness or misfortune explains the absence. All questions to Miss Marjorie Mansfield at The Enterprise.
July 4th marks notable events from Champlain’s discovery of Lake Champlain in 1609 to the opening of West Point in 1802 and the first U S railroad car in 1828. Other milestones include Union victories in 1863, Taft becoming governor in 1901, Dempsey’s 1919 title win, and Jackson signing the patent act in 1838.
In Spokane on July 4 the Communists urged North Idaho loggers to unite against employers during quiet Independence Day picket lines. A second handbill urged popularizing workers demands and replacing the 4 L with a strong A F of L union. Industrial Workers of the World put the logger strike near 2,500 workers.
Fayetteville July 4. Robert J. Powell receiver announces a fourth dividend of 12 percent to depositors, bringing total dividends paid to 75 percent.
An unusual demonstration by F. R. Misenheimer at 1215 East Green Street shows an egg containing a smaller egg inside its shell. The larger hen egg houses a perfect miniature egg, shell and all, creating a striking double-shell phenomenon for observers.
The July Fourth across the south brought cooler conditions with scattered showers. New Orleans cooled after a month of 90 plus heat while Georgia and Alabama saw clouds and showers. Virginia and Tennessee had partial cloudiness, helping drought-stricken farmers resume field work.
The text notes the cultivation of late crops that could not be planted during the dry spells, reflecting agricultural adaptation to drought periods.
In Belle Fourche on July 4, John Hoover aged 74 pleaded guilty to street fighting and paid a $5 fine plus costs. The complainant was Joy Novotny, with references to Hoover’s age and the witness’s age noted in the report.
Frances Scott Key, descendant of the Star Spangled Banner author, recalls a teacher misreading her name on enrollment paper. The teacher pondered then joked, Key-Oh yes, Home Sweet Home, as the connection clicked. The reminiscence shows playful wordplay around her distinctive name.
Ten drum and bugle corps plan to attend the 18th annual North Carolina American Legion convention in Asheville July 26 to 28. Participating groups include Greensboro Burlington Raleigh Gastonia Kannapolis High Point Goldsboro Durham Asheville and Raleigh colored corps with Winston-Salem Salisbury Greensboro and Charlotte colored units also expected. The July 27 competition awards 750 to the state championship unit and features a separate event for colored-member corps.
Memorial services entertainment and business sessions accompany addresses by Adm William H Standley acting Secretary of the Navy and chief of Naval actions J Monroe Johnson assistant secretary of commerce and Frank E Samuels national adjutant of the American Legion in Indianapolis.
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