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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1937
Page
2
Weather records show warmer conditions in central regions with partly cloudy skies in the Carolinas. Expect scattered showers tonight and Sunday as northeast to east winds bring overcast conditions from Jacksonville to the area.
Mrs. Alice Parsons vanished while on a trip with a middle aged man and another woman. Her husband William Parsons pleaded for freedom and received a note demanding 25 000 or he would lose contact with Alice forever. The incident prompted ongoing searches and questions about the abductor linkage to the barracks scene.
Udley Burns posts 70 for two previous days and surges to the lead at the three quarter pole as Snead and Cruichbank rally with 67 and 70. The field tightens with a 212 total for Snead and Cruichbank moving into contention.
The article notes a tax dodging probe drawing attention as unions appeal to President Roosevelt. A National Labor Relations Board ruling found no gues within its jurisdiction. The House votes to extend two years of nuisance taxes on gasoline oils and related items to raise over 600 million yearly. The congressional committee weighs wage regulation and signals potential administration approval in industry.
Anaheim citrus growers report light damage with Jorge Barfoot using a ringling system to ice age trees. H. W. Price, manager of Anaheim Cooperative Association markets fruit, says no frost damage in Barbot’s orchard. Nearby groves show little saleable fruit.
D C Lewis of Birmingham national representative of the Exxchange clubs spoke at the High Point Exchange Club weekly meeting. He outlined the group work and purpose while touring the section with J A Jones of Thomasville. The program also marked Old Timers Night with Dr G G Perry greeting long time members and Roscoe Peters delivering a welcome. Brownie Wagner led the program and announced 30 books added to Guilford General Hospital’s Exchange library.
Pennsylvania executive secretary Paul R. Roy helped veterans bury the hatchet over flying the Confederate flag. In the commander race General J. C. Claypool led 291 votes to 211 for Harry Rene Lee after South Carolina’s delegation led the decisive bloc.
Washington North Carolina June 12 The Pamlico River near the Country bridge was dragged after an abandoned automobile identified as S H Baker 40 Rocky Mount foreman for Carolina Telephone and Telegraph was found on the bridge No body found by mid afternoon Two notes were found in the car one to all and one sealed to Baker saying you will find me near ear if in water on bottom not floating
Charles F. Carroll the new superintendent of High Point schools will address the Peacock Bible class of men at Wesley Memorial Sunday morning at 9 45 o clock He will discuss the six greatest characters of the Bible.
Dozen tugboats swarmed the 32 300-ton battleship Tennessee in San Francisco Bay straining to free her from a shoal during high tide. It marked the second failure in 24 hours to dislodge the vessel as she ground her nose on mudflats while turning to drop anchor after arriving from Bremerton.
Five Raleigh Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates head to Denver for the 18th annual national Jaycee convention June 16 to 19. Led by new president Sam Ruark, the group includes J. W. Barber L. M. Shirley R. M. Parrott and W. H. Chamblee. They travel by train with Carolinas delegates from Winston-Salem.
In Canon City a team of horses hauling a hayrick with 30 women bolted during an Old Timers Parade. The horses plowed three blocks before stopping. Tim Ablett, riding in a buggy, suffered leg injuries when run over. none of the women were hurt.
The annual two day convention of the North Carolina association of Mutual Insurance agents will be held in Nags Head June 18. Addresses by Bryson Thompson of New Haven Conn national association president Leonard S Jones former national secretary and H G Wiberg of New York will be heard.
About 500 youths from every Presbyterian church in North Carolina will attend the 19th annual conference of the Presbyterian Young People's League at Davidson College from June 15 to 22.
The fourth United States circuit judicial conference ended in Asheville with a final session led by Judge George W. McClintie of Charleston and Judge Joseph Niman of the Maryland supreme court. The annual dinner was held last night.
A car traveling at zero miles an hour struck a log and launched the machine 47 feet into the air. It struck a 16 inch tree several feet above ground, snapping it off, and the motor sailed 60 feet from the chassis. The rear spare tire slammed into the front seat as the body folded like an accordion. Pat Kilroy and Robert Stevenson stepped out unharmed.
The United States led all nations in the growth of silver output in 1936, increasing production by 15,500,000 ounces over the prior year.
Chinese legend ties the fan to the Feast of Lanterns in 1150 B C as a mandarin's daughter, unable to endure heat, used it to stir the air. The tale emphasizes the fan as an ancient cooling device and cultural emblem.
Joseph Walters of Chester announced plans to erect a $30,000 apartment building in Hickory on June 12. The project aims to add housing and boost local development with a mid century style and investment.
The article outlines Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz born 1646 in Leipzig who began in law then shifted to philosophy and theology. It notes his view of the soul, his work in calculus and analytic geometry, and his role as Berlin Academy president in 1700 before his death in 1716. Germany honored him on a 1926 stamp series.
Rudolph Register a 20 year old farmer from near Dunn was killed when his tractor overturned Friday. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow.
Gov. George B. Earle of Pennsylvania has accepted an invitation to judge the fourth annual dog show of the Carolina Kennel Club in Greensboro. The event is set for October 15 and 16.
June 12 in Red Springs Warren MacNeill was named executive secretary of the State Dry Cleavers' commission by Clarence Howell chairing the Raleigh board.
A jumble of social musings by George Ross recounts Rockefeller tipping habits, Leach’s Maine hotel tale, Caesar on ticket scams, cinema chatter, Broadway knives dilemma, and a jab at a hay fever driven killer tale tied to a humorist and a drama critic.
Ervin A. Stamey, 22, faced a preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering his wife who was found dead May 29 in a burned room near Morganton. A coroner's jury ruled the cause of death a skull fracture. The defendant was jailed May 30.
Representative Hancock asked the Department of Agriculture to investigate a sudden tobacco plant death crisis in Mt. Airy and nearby counties. Growers report hundreds of thousands of plants dying daily from an unknown cause across Surry Stokes Yadkin and adjacent counties.
Col F W Wamsley of Charleston DC donated a collection of snakes to the Philadelphia zoo in 1898 and received a life time pass. He used the pass for the first time this week with Mrs Wamsley, saving him 560 cents.
Southern textile association members meet in Myrtle Beach to elect officers during the convention business session. W. W. McLaurine of Charleston and Robert W. Philip addressed superintendents during the morning proceedings.
Currituck county votes on legalizing liquor sales in ABC stores as part of a 1937 local option. The county is among several in the state voting this year with Dare, Durham, Johnston, Washington, Columbus, Alleghany and Mecklenburg already reporting results.
The Batesville almanac notes a committee planned a golden jubilee celebration three months earlier and chose June as the suitable month. It recalls selecting the date and predicting a dry day, but rain arrived on June 10, delaying events for Batesville's fire department and community.
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