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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1936
Page
9
The article cites Bermaid revealing evidence about a murder case. Gaddy may testify later as Brown mentions a time clock tape showing a punch around 1 am. Devenger’s room is described, with watchman’s clock apparatus involved and a July date referenced alongside Stradavari violins.
Eugene Pierce of 407 Cable street and Thomas Beasley of 1202 English street High Point fished with friends from Philadelphia in Delaware Bay off Fortescue on Saturday. The party aboard the power boat Ernestine skippered by Capt. Frank Lumby caught 82 weak fish and croakers despite a severe election storm.
W F Bailey presented a report on Civitan International's 16th convention held recently in Hartford Connecticut during a luncheon of the local Civitan club at the Elwood hotel Silas Casey vice president presided Clifford Lehman district lieutenant governors outlined a plan to expand club activities
A dense, partial stock ticker read shows company names and percentage figures across sectors. It mentions BRM, Mack Treks, McCrory Stores, Murray Corp, Nat Distil, Nat Pow, Phillips Pet, Studebaker, Texas Corp, and Vanadium among others with varied percentages, hinting at a chaotic market page.
Old Plank Council No 2220 Royal Arcanum installs officers at High Point gym with regent B B Mendenhall, Sr., as head. Visitors from Statesville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Reidsville attend and a $50 check is given for a celebration. Death visits five Randolph homes as heat and illness claim several residents in Asheboro area.
Guilford County commissioners in special session approved the county budget for the new fiscal year and set the tax rate at 75 cents per $100 of valuation. They discussed potential highway improvements on routes 61, 703 and the Lawndale drive extension while planning to attend the state association meeting in Asheville.
Workers ended a 54 hour week protest after a meeting with management led to a settlement. An Eight Hour League formed to bind workers and aid social events. Pickets will resume with a plan for weekly employer worker discussions to ease conflicts and improve understanding.
Police held Mike Pickett 28 Jacksonville Florida and Helen Ellington 21 Miami Florida on prostitution charges with bonds of 800 each. They were arrested last night in Winston-Salem after living as a couple in the city for weeks and traveling there recently. Additional charges possible.
An automobile owned by H. R. Williamson and a street railway car from the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad collided at Main and Commerce about 1 PM. Williamson, on East Commerce, turned into Main as the railway car turned from Main into Commerce. Police had no record of the accident.
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