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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
5
The Rev. James M. McClain, retiring Presbyterian minister and former editor of the Gastonia Family Gazette, died yesterday at age 90 in Gastonia. An unrelated note explains the origin of the term Bella Donna from Italian women using deadly nightshade seed extract to enhance eye beauty.
State Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell commends High Point Junior High School seventh and eighth graders for a self sourced North Carolina history study. Pupils gathered state city and county history, compiling booklets that impressed the commissioner as superior to typical texts. He hopes for broader adoption of worthy historical works and praises the school's excellence.
Tax listing for 1939 begins April 1 at 8:30 a.m. in the County Building Greensboro tax officials urge early filing to avoid lines. Poll tax returns required for males 21 to 50 even without property ownership. 10 percent penalties apply for April omissions. Listing hours 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays with evening hours 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
A sewing room chapter highlights training for girls and busy work turning mill ends from bedspread and curtain factories into bedspreads curtains layettes and dresses. Mothers urge more orders as scraps become usable fabrics and dreams of spring homes grow.
The galaxy hosts about 30 billion stars, roughly 15 for every person on Earth.
High Point Public Library expanded its collection with new reference books. Gifts and purchases include Hinahan's Quaker Genealogy II, North Carolina Tombstone Records II, Will s and Church and Bible Records by Mrs. Welborn, The Flag Manual and Code by the D A R, and a four volume History of English Furniture by Percy MacQuoid. The additions boost genealogy and furniture history resources.
Senator Reynolds announces Hampton Virginia will receive the first charter in his national anti ism vindicators organization. He says Hampton submitted the first of about 200 charter requests from a junior North Carolina senator.
The article notes Tom Neal played professional ice hockey with the Chicago Seals in 1934 and later became a stage hand for a West Falmouth stock company. He worked as a day laborer in New York before joining the Theatre Guild and acting in several hits, while also delivering bread at night and showing interest in Hollywood and Florence Rice.
City authorities launch a rapid inquiry after two four car local subway trains on the City Independent system collide during the evening rush, injuring more than 200 and sending 14 to hospitals. The crash occurs just before 6 pm as passengers are swept from their feet against car uprights and ends.
In Raleigh March coverage Alexander Benton Prince reports a lengthy session with Senator Larry Benton Prince pushing Western views on election law reform. The piece notes debates over registration book revamping, a pension bill for a Greene County woman, a tax refund dispute involving Governor Hoey, a contract in writing for wills, and House actions led by Rep Joyner and Speaker Fenner amid a busy calendar.
Lightning hit the residence of Mrs J D Brooks Oxford district WPA supervisor causing about 6000 dollars in damage. The rest discusses coral geology noting coral islands are rock formed by coral and cannot grow at great depths, making buildup unlikely.
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