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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
2
Horry county officers sought the motive behind the flogging of Monroe Fowler a few miles from the North Carolina line by a disguised band five days earlier. Fowler, a local farmer, said the attackers warned him and he did not report the incident for four days.
Los Angeles July 15 Mary Astor seeks custody of four year old Marilyn in a bid that follows her divorce from Dr Franklyn Thorpe. Thorpe staunchly denies a second wife claim while his lawyers prepare a formal response to the bigamy charge amid a two day flare up in a custody dispute.
Sheriff W E Sessions and Solicitor G Lloyd Ford pledge an investigation into a beating tied to a misdemeanor warrant against a neighbor. The motive remains in doubt, with officials noting the charges were months old and not clearly connected to recent Columbus county flogging incidents, though the sites are nearby.
Palestine's Dead Sea spans 47 miles long and 10 miles wide with no living creatures. It is set to be exploited for chemical contents valued at more than $1.2 trillion, reflecting vast future revenue potential for the region.
In Clarendon North Carolina a reporter chronicles the Fowler family amid the tobacco belt chaos as night riders strike. Lihue Fowler and his three daughters Grace Glen and Caroline endure flogging hair cutting and threats while neighbors recount brutal nights and a strained two room home with scant furnishings and a wary mother and Grandma Cox watching over eleven souls.
In the House of Long Shadows Claire confronts Eb and Susie as secrets spill. Dan Dallas reveals Susie may be Nick Baum’s mother, a dangerous claim that leads to a gunfire escape and a deadly fall. The library conceals a hidden stair and a sealed secret room connecting to past treachery.
Claire Fosdick and companions search a former mine beneath a house as theories swirl about Uncle Lyman and a hidden jewel. Bob Steele confirms a gold mine clue while suspects teasingly implicate Susie, Nick, and Baurname Baum in the perilous chase.
Helena Derrik, head of the sports wear department at a large store, leads a pleasant life until Sandra Leigh invites her to a weekend party. The new Enterprise serial by Nard Jones begins tomorrow.
Tomorrow focus on the Night Riders, exploring their identity and purpose. The piece outlines possible origins, roles in the community, and the questions surrounding their activities. It highlights local interest and the uncertainty about their motives and affiliations.
Greensboro July 15 Special Guilford county grand jury returned a true bill charging Wayne Hedgecock of High Point with first degree murder in the shooting death of Earl Sexton at Shamrock filling station on the High Point Winston-Salem road December 2 1935. Hedgecock located in a Virginia town and did not resist extradition. Byron Gibson formerly of High Point now in Winston-Salem faced joint charges after warrants arrived. jury returned a not true bill for him.
E Funnderburk 61 longtime chairman of the Union County Board of Commissioners died at home after several days illness. He served as a key county leader and public figure. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the fragment.
Claire confesses love to Pat despite poverty and danger from the mine. Pat reassures her and vows to share wealth, rejecting sorrow for a future built on love and the mine’s promise. They leave the cryptic past behind and step toward a new life in the moonlit house.
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