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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1937
Page
2
Partly cloudy with scattered showers expected locally and in the south. Notably warm conditions in the south and east with cooler air in the northwest. Atlantic states forecast fair to partly cloudy skies with a week of above normal temperatures and southwest winds.
Joy, a Maine tearoom hostess, navigates engagement strain with fiancé Roger while rival Angela and playboy Dick complicate love. Angela’s rumored betrothal to Roger looms as Joy recalls encounters with the Ace-High designer and a risky Queensboro Bridge outing.
Four men died after a UTO truck collision near the Marine hospital mile. The accident occurred when Goodwins Win car moved into the center lane to pass another vehicle and struck the rear of a tractor trailer. The oil laden rig and trailer caused the fatalities among those in the truck squad.
Long, C Col ll, 8, of McColl says the loaded truck returning from Maryland to Latta with oil and fabrics killed four people near Va. The truck driver J W g, 28, white, died in the crash. The Negro helper illespie also killed. McLaurin plans to testify in Quantico today.
In Nothing Scared Afford, Kas Fowler Sandifer tripped and fell while waiting for her husband. A large grasshopper startled her awake and allegedly created a hole in her silk stock, leaving residents buzzing about the odd event.
A narrator describes moving to Mrs Fenwick's, avoiding a picky employer, and working near a tearoom. At a quiet country house a man’s face appears at a window and Rowdy the dog alerts. a stalled truck and a cryptic message hint at a mystery to be continued.
French composer Henri Constant Gabriel Pierne died at his home near Morlaix at age 74. He was a member of the Superior Council of the Academy of Fine Arts. The death occurred in Brest on July 17.
Dan Lacy of Rocky Mount becomes state director of the WPA History and Records Survey, replacing Dr. C. C. Crittenden who resigns to pursue duties with the State Historical Commission. Crittenden had led the program since its inception 18 months ago and remains connected as secretary.
A U S Army convoy truck carrying 14 National Guardsmen overturned near the Buffalo Creek bridge south of Greensboro around noon. Several were hospitalized but none seriously hurt. Names given include William Gardner with a dislocated shoulder and Henry Burke with bruises and a sprained back.
Miss Ione H Dunn resigns as dean of Asheville Normal and Teachers College due to ill health. The announcement notes her recent illness and official departure from the post in Asheville North Carolina.
H. Kress and company purchase Independence Square property in Charlotte from Metropolitan Life Insurance for 550000 dollars. The deal closes today as part of a planned purchase in the area.
The annual meeting of the state council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics will be held in Durham on August 17 and 18. Delegates from local lodges are expected to attend the two day session.
Chicago July 17 eggs list shows 13 624 cases with team rhe 16 track 160 old and 10 new stock figures.
A yellow tabby wandered the county hospital in Tacoma Washington for hours and gave birth to 13 kittens near the children's ward door. The maternity ward lay just across the hall.
Steamships resume service today between the mainland and Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard after a four day strike ends at the state house in Boston. Governor Hurley and labor commissioner Moriarty help conclude three days of talks with the state board of conciliation and arbitration.
A singing program is planned for 2 o clock Sunday at the Macedonia Baptist church on Highway 60, four miles northwest of Liberty. R P Smith of Liberty will oversee arrangements and invites all participants in singing contests to take part.
Washington report notes the death abroad of Harriet Chalmers Adams noted explorer and wife of Franklin Pierce Adams former counsellor of the Pan American Union. A Stockton California native, she married Adams in California before pursuing travels.
The July issue of Southern Magazine will feature North Carolina with articles on the state. Mrs. John Huske Anderson, Raleigh, state president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, said the North Carolina division is producing the issue.
The State School Commission will meet in Raleigh on July 21 to adjust public school teachers' salaries following a 10 percent average increase approved by the 1937 legislature.
The Rev. Edward P. Foster aged 83 of Waverly West Virginia, claimed to have founded Ro the erenenss language, died today in Marietta.
Honolulu July 17 The Lexington and three destroyers head home from the South Seas hunt for Amelia Earhart and navigator Noonan after a vain search of the Gilbert Islands. The Itasca and Swan return from equatorial waters as hopes fade for the missing aviators on a 2579 mile flight from Lae to Howland.
Navy department officials said no new developments expected and the effort to locate Amelia Earhart, missing in the Pacific, would likely be concluded by Sunday.
Indianapolis July 17 James Roosevelt son of the President was named the keynote speaker for the Young Democrats of America national convention to be held August 19 to 21 in Indianapolis. Mrs Roosevelt will address as well and Postmaster General Farley is to attend sessions.
Rochester report says Dr. Jean Piccard will launch with an 80 balloon naval cluster at midnight to reach about two miles up. After weather checks he ordered a 10 man ground crew to hasten assembly on 89 balloons with plan to land within 100 miles of the launch site.
Advertising Age reports 1937 retail display advertising up 56.6 percent through July 10 versus 1936. Across 78 cities, total lines reached 551,708,207, up 29,937,202 from last year despite a dip for the July 4 weekend.
Tecumseh Okla July 17 Everybody said the party was a great success. So today the girls at Tecumseh state training school who didn't quite make the grade resolved to be just as good as they can be in order that they too may come next time Mrs Creighton Burman gives a chance for the honor girls. Thirty eight of the best behaved inmates dined danced and enjoyed an impromptu floor show last night with the young men many of them college boys the superintendent picked for them.
The state WPA announced July 17 allocations totaling 7 350 dollars for a Richlands community house in Onslow county. It also approved 460 dollars for re indexing Lincoln county superior court clerk records and 1 908 dollars for indexing projects in Hoke county.
Dear Miss Mansfield counsels against meddling in friends affairs. Gossip can hurt, and a third person cannot judge happiness. If the man is unhappy he may act, but history may repeat itself, so refrain from telling him about her feelings.
Lt Leo Jenkins of the state highway patrol said a woman arrested near Waycross Georgia admitted she accompanied Robert S Smith, the escaped North Carolina convict, at the time a Lancaster policeman was slain on July 4. The companion was named Joan Murphy and she was brought to Columbia. A separate arrest of Billie Harris in Savannah was announced for South Carolina authorities.
Wilmington mayor Thomas E. Cooper challenged the states move toward centralization of power in a speech to joint meetings of the North Carolina and Virginia Veterinary Medical associations. He criticized the state board of health for dictating local policies despite minimal funding to city and county health boards.
Pender county's cremation murder case against Pete and Paul Krochmalny and Ervin Williams could wrap up by next week. District Solicitor John J. Burney planned a Burgaw special venue and expected jury selection by Wednesday with the trial in the hands of talesmen by week’s end. The defendants are accused of killing and burning Pete Krochmalny’s brother to obtain $1,160 in money orders.
In Winston Salem on a blistering day a lightning strike killed 14 year old James Boyd and injured three others. A radio antenna conducted the bolt into a store causing two dazed bystanders and a car crash injuring J T Rule Jr. An eight room county house was destroyed. another house caught fire but was contained.
The passage advises avoiding meddling in friends' disputes to prevent anger or damage to relationships. It emphasizes that staying neutral is wiser and more genuinely friendly than interfering.
A compact reflection urges quiet, tactful restraint when two friends face difficulties. It argues that listening and nonjudgmental presence can help both parties navigate pain without inflaming tensions or spreading distress.
John Thomas Johnson, 39, of 412 North Hamilton Street, died near Roanoke Rapids around midnight from a sunstroke suffered Wednesday. He worked in electric welding and boilermaking, had been in Roanoke Rapids for weeks. Survived by widow Louise Earnhardt, daughter Carolyn Swann Johnson of High Point, his mother, two brothers and four sisters of Macon, Georgia. Body to be brought to the city. funeral arrangements to be announced.
Miss Mittie Frazenia Hinshaw 49 died at home on Beast Street after months of illness with heart trouble. Born December 26, 1885 in Randolph County she lived in the city recently. Surviving: mother Susanna Hinshaw of High Point two brothers J D Hinshaw of High Point Henry W Hinshaw of Hilliard and sister Miss Levina Hinshaw of High Point. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m from Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church conducted by Rev C K Gentry and Rev J B Trogden. Interment Marlboro Cemetery.
Chinese authorities report de tached troops in Hopeh province amid the July 7 clash at Marco Polo Bridge near Peiping and warn Japan against entry of military units into Hopeh. Tokyo accuses China of breaching the Nine Power Treaty and seeks accelerated negotiations while urging mediation.
GAFFNEY South Carolina July 17 Colonel Sims 56 of Blackburg died at a hospital here last night from bullet wounds received Thursday night Sheriff W A Brown fired in self defense Coroner W P Batchelor said no inquest would be held Tuesday
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