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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1936
Page
9
Fragmented text reports a city official injury and a fatal automobile crash. It mentions fingerprints identifying a deceased woman named Helen Delpt from Galax Virginia and hints at criminal records. The piece also notes business optimism in furniture sales and weather heat complaints from High Point.
Seventy five permanent Soil Conservation Service and Emergency Conservation Work workers based in High Point release about 12 500 dollars monthly into the city payroll. The North Carolina SCS ECW offices employ 225 statewide with 75 local residents, supporting local business and social life. High Point hosts eight projects and 32 county supervision extending from South Carolina to Tennessee and toward western mountains.
Chief W. G. Friddle and L. H. Baker of the city traffic squad will travel to University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa to attend the first South Traffic Officers Training school. The 11 day session runs July 20 to July 31 with speakers including Andrew J. Kavanaugh Earl J. Reeder and Franklin J. Kraml.
Mrs. J. H. Covington of Rockingham died after an automobile train collision near Asheboro that killed three others. The accident injured Mrs. Covington with a fractured skull limb injuries and many lacerations. Her son William daughter Elizabeth and niece Maud Moore Steele, all from Rockingham, were killed en route to High Point.
About 100 local men from the North Carolina National Guard units Battery E and Combat Train, 252nd regiment coast artillery, depart High Point for a two week encampment at Fort Bragg, with noon assembly at the Armory and transport by 113th Field Artillery track.
Democratic organizers shape the Green Pastures rally in Charlotte during September 7 to 10. President Roosevelt will address the crowd in the municipal stadium on September 10, with Farley Hull Roper and Southern leaders in attendance. A 2000-ticket banquet is set for September 9 at the Armory and a massive parade is planned for September 10.
Greensboro officers identified the body found near Elsiewood on the Greensboro High Point highway as Helen Delpt of Galax Virginia. Fingerprints confirmed the ID revealing prior arrests in Bluefield Roanoke Mt Airy and Greensboro for drunkenness grand larceny and auto intoxication. Cantrell of Burlington faces manslaughter charges with a July 27 or 28 hearing date.
Co. C. Perry on Cedron avenue exhibited at The Enterprise yesterday a cucumber measuring 20 and one quarter inches in length. The oddly shaped fruit was arched like a rainbow.
High Point post 619 veterans of foreign wars will meet Monday night at 8 at 310 North Main street. Sons of the VFW gather at Blair Park Wednesday at 6 for a public ball game followed by a watermelon cutting.
Alex Ure a 45 year old handyman and rent collector was ordered held for trial in the slaying of Mrs Malvina Villemonte the Burlingame Go at Woman after a preliminary hearing. The body shot through the head was found buried in a shallow grave in the basement of her Burlingame home. Sheriff Drummond testified Ure confessed and said she had asked to be killed due to lack of money. Coroner Fritz said Ure claimed he killed her because he wanted something from her.
Dr. J H Stallings discusses soil erosion and the need for human action to halt degradation. The article links erosion to civilization decline, citing ancient and modern examples, and notes a government program to curb erosion in the Deep River area.
An inquiring reporter tours a city junkyard off Prospect Road near High Point chronicling the evolution of autos from wood-bodied flivvers to steel masterpieces. Sam H. Strickland, the city engineer, explains the dump traces the car’s development and reflects progress as old ranges give way to electric and gas models.
Manager Paul W. Casey of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building announces the mid-summer Southern Furniture and Rug Market opening tomorrow, highlighting exhibitor turnout and market scope.
The Sheraton hotel completed redecorating the lobby and dining room at a cost of several thousand dollars. New Renaissance style decor features 22 marblized columns colored draperies and muted stucco walls with gold accents. New furniture leather screens silk lamp coverings and plush rugs were ordered from High Point for a brighter cozy space expected to be a city show spot.
Yow's Funeral Home announces the purchase of a modern ambulance built by A. J. Miller Co of Bellefontaine Ohio. The Cadillac powered knee action chassis offers smooth ride and includes radio and all steel body with top and safety glass. Trained attendants will operate the vehicle and the public may inspect the equipment.
Estimates show average miles per bus operated on interurban routes near 71 000 miles annually.
The fragment notes raindrops falling at about ten feet per second or unit measure, indicating a discussion of precipitation or rainfall rate with no clear event or location. Further context is missing to specify date place or responsible agency.
The 1936 Mid-Summer Furniture and Rug Market in High Point opens Monday at 8 a.m. with a record 200 plus exhibitors showing modern and traditional lines. Increased costs push prices 6 to 10 percent. buyers and speculators expect brisk demand and strong showings across furniture and rug displays.
Local Republicans from High Point and Thomasville will attend a large barbecue and rally at the Davidson Swimming Pool in Lexington on July 23. Gilliam Grissom, the Republican candidate for governor, will speak and then Governor Landon will speak via a loud speaking apparatus. Tickets cost fifty cents.
The fraxinella plant releases fumes in quantities large enough to be ignited by a match, creating a potential fire hazard.
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