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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1937
Page
2
A garbled weather blurb cautions readers about sharp temperature changes and the risk to the nervous system. It advises swimmers to avoid sudden plunges into cold water and mentions yesterday's readings showing around 90 to 91 degrees.
Fragmentary forecast notes indicate mixed conditions across South Carolina with patches of rain and varying winds. Details are unclear but suggest showers tonight and cooler temps later in the week.
Fair to parity with scattered afternoon showers. Temperatures near normal overall. Official bureau records show 24 hour temperature and rainfall readings across principal areas with varying values according to location.
In Osaka on July 24 a 1300 ton Japanese drill ship the Yamagumo was launched and towed away. At Kobe a 2000 ton Siamese gunboat Ayudea was launched.
The swamps and wetlands of the United States cover about 79,005,023 acres in total, reflecting the country’s extensive wetland resources and geographic distribution.
In a summer resort mystery, Joy, hostess of a Maine tearoom, navigates love rivals Roger Angela and Dick as a thunderstorm erupts. Jigger and Rocco enter the scene with tense exchanges while Joy doubts her engagement to Dick and Peter reveals a troubling secret from the tower.
A diary style note describes thoughts on marriage plans with Dick and Roger, clashes over a seaside resort, and a teahouse overheard conversation about Dick’s alleged scandal. Cal reports men seen with police and possible Secret Service ties. The entry ends with “To Be Continued.”
A thinker who cultivates new ventures shapes progress beyond mere patents. The drive to develop useful inventions pushes society forward, turning curiosity into tangible benefit for many.
Address your questions to Marjorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise. Your letters will be answered in these columns.
A reader asks if her conduct living with a widower and caring for his children constitutes a crime. The columnist commends her service to motherless children, urges patience, and counsels ignoring rude gossip while continuing to be kind and steadfast.
Clarence Williams of Spindale was ordered to serve 12 months on county roads after arraignment in Thomasville recorder's court on temporary larceny of Ed Westmoreland's automobile. He also faced a second larceny charge and was held for Davidson Superior Court under bond. Esther Weaver received a suspended four month sentence for assault on a female child with excessive whipping. Weddie Huffman was fined $10 and costs for speeding and reckless driving.
June press conference saw FDR downplay policy stances while noting that critics on both sides used the phrase a plague on both your houses. White House aides clarified he spoke of extremists on both ends.
Wesley Memorial Methodist church schedules a series of worship services with Major Bruce Craven lecturing to the Peacock Bible class. Rev Richard Go. Pullen of Dinwiddie Va visits Dr H Con Blackwell. The morning sermon by Rev H Conrad Blackwell centers on The More Excellent Way. The choir performs Gloria and Trust in Him with W Chase Idol Jr singing.
Senator Barkley signals willingness to trim the plan while pressing four key bills. The wage hour measure would set a 40 cent minimum and 40 hour max, housing loans and grants, closing tax loopholes, and a skeleton bill to speed up federal courts. Roosevelt allies discuss with Barkley in weekend talks.
The first week of the furniture mart closed with high satisfaction as lamps and floor coverings sold well. Buyers favored blond woods in modern styles while darker period pieces held steady, and kitchen furniture drew notable attention. Paul W. Casey, manager of the Exhibition building, remains optimistic for week two as Monday's influx of buyers is anticipated.
More than 3 000 soldiers join 9 000 reinforcements poured into the Hopeh Chahar region in two weeks. Japanese try to halt unloading of a German vessel carrying rifles and munitions for the Chinese army. South of the river, 6 000 Chinese are quartered as observers warn of ongoing danger along the Peiping Hankow front.
Johnston County farmers push for immediate service as REA clashes with power companies. Carmody vows to attend a July 28 mass meeting to pressure Hoey, while CP&L readiness to build 155 miles of new lines accelerates the race for electricity.
Raleigh July 24 The attorney general is being asked to rule on how far the state can assist counties to finance social security programs. Mrs W T Bost state commissioner of charities and public welfare notes some counties lump levies and seek state equalization funds. Counties face higher levies for aid to dependent children the aged and for administration. The board costs cannot be included in a single levy as an equalization claim.
In Durham on July 24 members of the 40 and 8 American Legion fraternity gathered on the eve of the state convention. About 5,000 Legionnaires are expected for the three day meeting starting tomorrow afternoon. Secretary of War Henry Woodring will arrive Monday to review the drum and bugle corps parade led by Fort Bragg's military band and will speak that night. Lincolnton native Wiley Pickens state commander will address the 40 and 8 banquet tonight.
A fragment discusses European inability to pay on June 15 and December 15, noting America’s stance of watching from afar. It laments the League as a fiction born of external use and says the United States abandoned the project, leaving a marked, unhappy fate for the league.
Discussion centers on a Dies amendment to curb lower courts power to issue injunctions. Supporters plan to push it this session while opponents note the administration agreed, in court bill context, not to reference the Supreme Court in any measure.
Chicago report shows Butter at 12 908 tubs and Begs at 9 555 cases on the market tally for July 24. Trade activity details the day’s movements in wholesale produce circles in Chicago.
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