Jumps 17 Floors to Death From Detroit Hotel Window
A woman identified as Johanna Ward of New York jumped from the seventeenth floor of a Detroit hotel room after leaving a lipstick note and a farewell letter to a man at Madison Avenue. Police recovered a purse with cash and traveler's checks and found an expensive wardrobe. items and a $700 silver cape were noted as purchased just before the tragedy.
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Etroit
Johanna Ward
New York
Ling
William
Madison Avenue
New City
Downn
Bill
Johanna
Nhow
Church and community notices and events in town
The B T U senior group hosts a better speaker contest at 7 30 pm at North Park Baptist Church to select a representative for the associational banquet in Greensboro on March 15. Elizabeth Albright Class meets tonight at 7 30 pm at 2014 Gilbert Street. Trinity Methodist women offer a chicken supper at Trinity Grange hall tonight for a modest plate price.
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North Park Baptist Church
High Point
Greensboro
Dewcella Fagg
North Park
Trinity
Trinity Methodist Church
Trinity Grange Hall
McKenney on Bridge Chinese Called Cards Blessings
A McKenney on Bridge column discusses a bridge topic involving cards described as blessings and contrasts them with contract terms. The piece attributes expert insight to WMEF and frames the guidance as part of America's card authority.
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WMEF
McKenney
America’s Card Authority
Card play and ancient wisdom in a tense era
Recreation director James V. Mulholland touts cards as a safe relaxation in a mechanized society. A bridge hand analysis shows West signaling a short spade, leading to a successful squeeze by declarer for four odds.
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James V. Mulholland
New York City
Park Department
Declarer
West
North Carolina Fruits and Vegetables Market Report
North Carolina shipping point data and Thursday wholesale market sales with prices for sweet potatoes cabbage strawberries collards kale broccoli dandelion greens radishes snap beans potatoes and related produce. Regional markets include Philadelphia New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh and other hubs with varied stock quality and price ranges.
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North Carolina
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
N. J
Texas
Washington
Market Hall
Nancy Halls
Baltimore
U. S
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
U. i
Philadelphia
N. Y
City
Fla
Collards
Presque Isle
Aroostook County
Points
Maine
F.o.b
Green Mountain
U. S. No
Green Mountains
Idaho
Chicago
Cwr
Russett Burbanks
Colorado Red McClures
Minn
N. Oak
Red River Valley
Fraudulent Advertising Schemes Warned by Merchants Association
The High Point Merchants Association warned local merchants of fraudulent advertising schemes. An unidentified woman allegedly contacted merchants to sell ads and later collected money, but the advertisements never appeared.
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High Point Merchants Association
High Point Housing Aid Debate Spirit Rise
Raymond Blackman argues for accepting 1 650 000 in federal housing funds to build 450 low cost units, contending local taxes would not be lost and neighboring property values could rise. He criticizes the real estate board and the Citizen's Committee while praising Tugwell Town experiences and federal aid as essential to remedy High Point's slum conditions.
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High Point
Real Estate Board
Citizen's Committee
Ord
Tugwell Town
Beltsville
High Point Housing Authority
Raymond Blackman
Need of Better Housing in High Point
A letter from March 7, 1940, to The Enterprise urges standards for housing in High Point North Carolina. It notes population growth outpacing construction, families forced into substandard shacks, and repurposed store and factory buildings housing many families while local real estate firms prosper.
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Flint St
High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Ward Street Class to Meet at Armentrout Home
The Ward Street class will gather this evening at 7:30 at 2014 Gilbert Street. Mrs. L. C. Armentrout hosts, with Mrs. Mary Armentrow and Mrs. J. R. Valentine as associate hostesses. all members are urged to attend.
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Ward Street
Elizabeth Albright
Ward Street Methodist Church
L. C. Armentrout
Gilbert Street
Mary Armentrow
J. R. Valentine
War demands for timber halt civilian house building in England
War demands on timber supplies threaten stoppage of civilian housing construction in England. Officials warn reduced import access and domestic rollbacks may curb new homes this year, with builders seeking timber from alternate sources to mitigate delays.
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England
Food Handlers In County Are Rated
Greensboro inspectors release relative sanitation standings for 37 food handling establishments and 14 hotels camps in rural Guilford based on recent inspections. The report lists many facilities with individual rates and locations across Gibsonville High Point Winston-Salem Burlington Reidsville Oak Ridge and other towns. The document reflects a broad county survey of eateries and lodging venues including cafes diners barbecue houses and tourist cabins with varied scores.
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Greensboro
March
Sam Fowler
Walter Stallings
County Health Officer
Guilford
Minneola Mills Cafe
Gibsonville
High Point Road
Caksecaswabee
H. P. Roadee
Boar & Castle
Winston-Salem
Airport Cafe
Winston-Salem Rd
Magnolia Inn
Winstnp-Salem
Sedgefield Dining Room
Sedgefield
Bill Hayworth’s
High Point
Blue Room Inn
Kimes Cafe
Small's Barbecue
Burlington Rd
Webster's Place
H. P. Road
Midway Diner
Raleigh Rd
Pleasants Mercantile Co
Guilford College
Putt
Asheboro
Lynch
Summerfield
Andy Poole
Nuckle
Reidsville Rd
Silver Moon
Parkside Tavern
High Point Rd
High Point Rd. . 88.5 Pierces Lunch
Bessemer
English Cottage
Green Top Tavern
Audree Lee
Bodenhamer'’s Cafe
Central Cafe
Oak Ridge
Lemons Ser
Stokesdale
West End Cafe
Pomona
Grady’s Tainch
Whitaker's Cafe
Wagee
Broadway
Winston Rd
Clark's Place
Osborne's Cafe
Robin Hood
Ex Governor Colquitt Dies at 71 in Dallas
O B Colquitt former Texas governor 1911 1915 died today in Dallas aged 71 He was appointed by President Hoover to the U S Board of Mediation in May 1929
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Dallas
Tex
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Hoover
United States Board of Mediation
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