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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1940
Page
20
Officials report 140 cities already using king meters and Sydney launches a campaign against sly grog shops as government restrictions hamper Jamaica’s sugar cane expansion plans.
City police and county deputies raided Byron Gibson's Service Station at 2002 North Main Street and seized 27 pints of whiskey hidden in a beer case. Three people, P. C. Price J. J. Grissett and Arnold Yokeley, were arrested on prohibition charges and released after posting $500 bonds each. Deputy officers J. F. Jones L. G. Jones and Herman Burrows accompanied the raid. A note mentions a 1000-year-old Cypress tree in New Bern, N C, as a famed local landmark.
Hollywood preview notes Jimmy Roosevelt’s likely film role in a new Mills Roosevelt venture. Neil McGuire may supply short reels showing hula dancers and vaudeville acts for jukebox chain venues, with night clubs and bars seen as potential distribution points and easing censorship questions.
Frank Glassman felt pride when a woman complimented his chest but the moment turned sour as the woman allegedly lifted $4 from his pocket before disappearing. Police were notified and began an investigation into the incident in Philadelphia.
Portland hospital attendant treated Ray Wills finger and advised rest but he returned hours later for head cuts. A fellow worker struck him with a hammer during the incident. Wills said he would go home this time. In Salt Lake City city auditor Jerrold Beesley stopped a singing telegram delivery by a messenger boy, guiding him to a hallway away from the county commission chamber.
The Harold Anderson family in Healthy Home Moline reports two remarkable cats. One lived 20 years while his brother Michael just turned 21, a notable acheivement for a city alley Persian mix.
Deputy sheriffs rushing to Adolph Berent's farm in Backwoods Point inform him that his barn and woodshed have been burning. Berent greets the news with resigned calm noting the blaze has lasted about ninety minutes and he cannot intervene.
Renowned medical columnist Dr. Morris Fishbein presents practical guidance from the family doctor perspective. The piece surveys routine health concerns, preventive care, and medical advice aimed at households seeking clearer medical guidance.
Doctors advise bed rest as the primary treatment for influenza. With symptoms including sudden aches, fever, and fatigue, patients should drink fluids and use heat for joint pain. Early bed rest aids recovery and may prevent complications like pneumonia.
Weather forecast across the South Atlantic states predicts a mix of rain in the north Monday and Tuesday, showers toward the end of the week, with warmer periods at the start and near week’s end and a cooler middle. The Bahamas and Florida supply most of England’s sponges with annual Bahamian purchases valued at about $140,000.
Smithfield March 9 Jake Newell state chairman from Charlotte will be principal speaker at the Johnston County party convention scheduled for April The weather line notes the sun as the source of all earth weather.
Ernest M. Morgan, a Mecklenburg County businessman, was re elected chairman of the Mecklenburg County Republican party yesterday. The Erie Government is regulating cattle and sheep prices.
A tornado near Kane produced an odd twist as two Kane families found wild ducks in their yards after the storm and planned roast dinners. The event highlighted the storm’s unexpected gifts to local residents.
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