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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
5
A mo express truck crashed into a tree room house near Sylva early Friday, knocking it 20 feet and injuring three persons. Mrs. J. L. Thompson slept in bed. her husband, woke by the crash, suffered cuts and bruises as the building was demolished amid flying debris.
In Hall County Nebraska a farmer brought in 800 turkeys to clear his fields of grasshoppers. As evening fell the children roped the gobblers for roosting, yet the flock was nearly stripped of feathers leaving a featherless scene in the county.
Governor Ehringhaus weighs a large roster of candidates for the 15th district judicial vacancy created by Judge John M. Oglesby’s death. Randolph’s Henry Robbins, Montgomery’s Frank Armstrong, Stanly’s W Erskine Smith, and Taylorsville’s J Hayden Burke are among names discussed as the process continues with county bar input and political considerations.
Sponsored church events unfold Monday July 20 with Tom Thumb Wedding at Mount Vernon Baptist and Interrupted Wedding at Cherry Street Presbyterian. Attendees include Mrs C W Robinson and Mount Vernon sponsor Ophelia Sutton. Tea for Saint Marks and A M E Zion set for July 19 on Mrs C O De Berry’s lawn.
Norfolk Virginia July 17 14 year old Robert Smith started a daring ascent across two sloping roofs two stories high and failed the next step. Firefighters lifted him to safety after he grew weak from the strain of his risky position.
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