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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1938
Page
2
Orally fair conditions expected in North and South Carolina on Sunday and Monday. Scattered afternoon showers possible, but overall pleasant with limited storm activity.
Incomplete returns list candidates for solicitor and state races with vote tallies. Names include Wryn Reidsville James M harp Mt Airy C. Meekins Columbia D. M Clark Greenville and others across North Carolina towns. Rankings show leading vote totals in several districts with incumbents noted.
Ames C King of Lumberton telephoned the Robesonian to report that F Ertle Carlyle also of Lumberton won the Democratic nomination for solicitor of the ninth judicial district. Results cited are unofficial and incomplete from the Democratic primary.
June 4 report shows V. Nettles leading Judge A. Hall Johnson by 251 votes as ballots from 34 of 73 precincts in the nineteenth district were counted. Johnston 3569, Nettles 3820. Buncombe 2613 to 650. Madison 956 to 1170. Wells leads Bilis C. Jones for solicitor with 4015 to 3090.
Unofficial returns from the Democratic primary show incumbent T. W. M. Long winning renomination to the state senate by a landslide over Julian Allsbrook. D. B. Everett and William D. Olloman secure the Halifax state house nominations.
Box score snippet lists players and points: Jones 0 Carraway 11 Inker 1 Ridge 11 Watkins 0 May 22 with Pire- Atkinson 12 Teague also noted. Team names not fully clear, but references to Irker Teague Carly and secondary players.
The UNC Chapel Hill 143rd commencement opens with campus views of Cameron Avenue and the Old East building as Judge Parker delivers the baccalaureate address. Dr W Taliaferro Thompson preaches the sermon, Governor Clyde R Hoey awards diplomas to 600 graduates, and President Graham gives a farewell address at Memorial Hall.
In a statement last night Judge Teague thanked district voters and especially High Point residents who supported him in yesterday's primary. He urged continued loyalty as the district moves forward after results showing strong backing for his campaign team and allies.
The upcoming Pan American Airways trans Atlantic airliner will carry 72 passengers and weigh 82 500 pounds. It will feature four engines delivering 15 000 horsepower each and three bladed propellers with 14 foot diameters.
After partial returns in a North Carolina primary, several incumbents faced no opposition while others led in multiple counties. Hancock led in numerous counties and Reynolds led in 81 counties overall. Key races included Kerr Barnes in the Second District and Barden Abernathy in the Third, with runoff indicators in the Eighth and Bulwinkle Jones contest in the Tenth.
Representative Zebulon Weaver tallied 18 969 votes to 13 339 for Hendersonville lawyer R L Whitmire in a tight local contest with Weaver securing the seat.
In Greenville North Carolina on June 6 1930 Sheriff A Whitehurst of Pitt County led the Democratic primary with over a thousand votes ahead of three opponents despite facing maladministration bribery and fee-withholding charges. A removal petition has been before Pitt County Superior Court for nearly a month while county commissioners who filed the petition see their four opponents trailing in returns.
A 1897 East Orange New Jersey figure carried a kerosene tank wagon and a can to assist motorists stranded by breakdowns, shaping the early role of service station managers.
Records show 10,000 school age children killed by automobiles over 24 months. This stark statistic highlights the danger faced by youths amid rising traffic fatalities during that period.
Sigmund Freud, world famed founder of psychoanalysis, arrives in London from Nazified Austria to complete his biblical analysis at age 82. He will live with his daughter Anna in Chelsea while pursuing his work, amid Nazi attacks on his school and career.
Building officials report the first 11 months of the current fiscal year show construction value in High Point ahead of the prior year by more than 250000. Through May 31 permits total 987208 versus 731226 a year earlier with 119 new residences and 106 nonresidences.
The Archdale Trinity sanitary district won approval from the North Carolina local government commission to issue 171000 dollars in revenue bonds to fund 55 percent of a water sewer project. The Federal Public Works Administration would cover the rest pending Atlanta regional office action. A bond election is likely late July, with attorneys and officials preparing petitions for Guilford and Randolph counties. The district serves Archdale Trinity and parts of High Point and relies on current revenues to cover debt service.
Asheboro, June 4. Sheriff Carl E. King of Randolph County is renominated by a wide margin over Reggie Allman 2,634 to 695 with 30 of 31 precincts reported. J. D. Ross defeats George B. Craven for the Democratic nomination to the state House 2,816 to 442. Reynolds beats Hancock 2,259 to 1,004. Stanley Winborne tops Paul D. Grady 2,158 to 995 across 80 precincts.
During March 1938 United States airlines carried 94 112 passengers and flew 5 549 469 wires, an increase of 20 549 passengers over February 1938.
Dr. William Taliaferro Thompson of Union Theological Seminary Richmond will give the baccalaureate sermon for the University of North Carolina commencement in Memorial Hall at 11 o clock Sunday. Commencement runs to Tuesday June 7 with graduation at Kenan Stadium at 7 p.m. Thompson, a Charleston native, earned his A B at Davidson in 1905 and his B D and D D at Union Theological Seminary. He was ordained in 1910 and has served in Lexington North Carolina Knoxville Tennessee and Mobile Alabama. Since 1920 he has been a religious education professor at Union Theological Seminary and was Smyth lecturer at Columbia Theological Seminary in 1932 33. He has led the Union Theological Review as editor in chief 1921 24 and directed Army Y M C A work at Camp Green and Camp Jackson during the war.
Havana reports Ruben de Leon secretary of the Revolutionary party and Patria director has two duels arranged. He challenged Senator Ramon Vasconcelos Liberal party leader over remarks in El Palo. Garceran nephew of President Laredo Bru challenged de Leon over Patria article.
The Hih Point Art Exhibition, running Thursday through Saturday at the Junior High School, is organized by the Kiwanis Club to support boys and girls committee work. Over 500 exhibits from local and regional artists, colleges, and schools will be shown, with works ranging from paintings to woodcuts and oils. Tickets are available at local drug stores and hotels, and programs feature talks, magic, and moving pictures by notable speakers.
A War Department award totals 2,327,724 dollars to Douglas Craft Co for aircraft to move troops and equipment. The planes are designated for transportation needs of the force.
The National Safety Council reports higher speeds increase fatality risk in crashes. At 60 mph and above, a fatal outcome is likely in roughly one in eleven accidents, while at lower speeds the danger drops but remains present.
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