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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
8
Babson predicts a new high for the vacation business in the coming quarter as more people spend more money on leisure. He notes ideal conditions, strong income, high employment, and consumer willingness to spend, criticizing policies that penalize saving.
A business writer predicts a record 1937 vacation year with 60 million people taking time off. Recreation spending could top 5.5 billion dollars, with hotels, transportation, dining, and amusements driving growth while urging a spiritual and ethical approach to work and leisure.
Charles McNair death at 30 leads to Sunday funeral in Gastonia with interment at Kings Mountain cemetery. He lived at 213 Reid Street High Point for 13 years, worked in auto repair and later led the mechanical department at Carolina service station. Survivors include two sisters Effie and Annie, two brothers Eugene and Fred, and three aunts.
A fragment mentions Libby Holman and a possible romance with a public figure, noting tension and retreats from closeted scandal. The piece hints at social friction and theatrical circles rather than a definitive relationship claim.
Friends of Margaret Smith seek contact through North American migratory bird routes noting a connection to four main airways.
H A Cecil publisher of The Enterprise and H McPherson editor will attend the North Press Association convention in Elizabeth City. Cannon of the Point bureau and Mrs Cannon accompany them on a convention cruise aboard the S S Reliance Saturday afternoon. Kirkman travels to Boston for a meeting of the Mutual Insurance advisory board.
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