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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
10
Trinity schools released their six week honor roll today as Principal A R Bullock announced. Primary group lists include Martha Davis Margaret Gross Wanda Mae Lambeth Edith Lambeth and many more. Grammar grades feature Lola Craven Helen Meredith Hope Parrish and others.
A truck driven by M C Seward failed to stop at a red signal on Main Street and struck a Packard owned by W M Morgan, pushing it into Frank Davis's Ford inside Arthur's Pharmacy at South Main and Dav is streets. No injuries reported though store interior damaged. Seward held for defective brakes.
Funeral services for Lee Hollifield 24 son of Mr and Mrs L Hollifield will be from the family home 431 Mangum avenue on Friday at 10 30 am Rev C L Ruth Pilgrim Holiness Church will officiate and interment will be in Oakwood cemetery The Nolin river in Hardin county Kentucky runs 20 miles in length and six miles in total distance
A note on early American commerce indicates Dutch and English settlements used wam pum as legal tender in colonial markets. It highlights informal monetary practices amid frontier trade and regional exchange networks.
A long list of attendees or participants from the high school event includes Burrow Ruby Wall Doris Jean Robbins Helen Coward Harold Ferrell Margaret Rogers Joseph Bodlin Julius McDowell Robbie Justice John Harris Raymond Tatum Sidney Underwood Mary Harris Nelvan Myers Iris Underwood Hallie Hackett Lorena Bullin Clifford Cagle Jr Wyatt Church Jr Margaret Cook Raymond Elliott Maxie Hill Virginia Hill Frances Hughes A C Jon Sterlin Robbins Juanita Steed Ad Steed Annie Spencer Dorothy Wall Mae Williams David Williams Mabel Lovette Lucille Walters Everett Jordan Van Royals Virginia Mendenhall Maxine Burge Gertrude Ferrell Frances Parrish Iris Lohr Ruth Underwood Dorothy Underwood High School participants also include Darrell Allred Rosa Lee Meredith Jewell Lambeth Willie Welborne Marguerette Ingram Ruby Brooks Colleen Woodall Pauline Payne Winnie Williams Clara Mae Vestel
Dr. Ben F. Lemert of Duke University reports on the southern Appalachian Piedmont furniture industry. He notes its freshness and willingness to innovate aided by favorable climate timber from nearby forests and hydro power. He cites NRA code adoption as raising wages 67 percent since June 1933 hours down 27 percent and employment up.
Federal Bureau of Navigation files detail records for about 300000 vessels from transatlantic liners to motorboats, reflecting extensive maritime registry and tracking across categories.
Veteran actors headline a slate of enduring Broadway hits with Dodsworth Mary of Scotland and Tobacco Road among the survivors. Walter Huston Fay Bainter Helen Hayes Philip Merivale J. Edward Bromberg Henry Hull lead strong turns as critics praise Sidney Howard Maxwell Anderson and O Neill as the season winds down.
Mrs D A Rawley’s third grade presented an original play on Good Citizenship titled School Spirit to the Elm Street school Junior Service Council. The program featured Frances Coppridge as School Spirit and Clifton Surrett as Jackie, with songs and sketches on daily manners and safety. Council members and student leaders, including Bobby Bencini and Howard Forrest, discussed school welfare, civic activities, and the Junior Red Cross program, while noting the group’s role as a conduit for broader community involvement.
Three cent stamps featuring Whistler portrait titled Portrait of My Mother went on sale this morning. Limited to 75,000 for the area with purple air mail size and Whistler image. First day cancellations available by sending up to ten addressed covers to Washington with payment.
The 1931 creamery butter production reached 1,694,132,000 pounds, the largest on record. The figure reflects nationwide dairy output and underscores strong demand and high yields for the year.
The Department of Commerce reports the average price of an airplane trip in the continental United States is 6.1 cents per mile. The statistic highlights typical domestic air travel costs and may influence consumer expectations and airline pricing discussions.
The St Cyr military academy in France is noted as one of the world’s leading military schools, recognized for its excellence in training officers and future leaders.
W F Bailey superintendent of parks spoke to the G F C Club at the YWCA about juvenile delinquency last night. He urged improvements in the system and leadership for boys, saying proper recreation and organizations like the Y M C A can help build character.
Douglas Lowder of English Street asks The Enterprise to state he was not jailed, while Lee Floyd currently held in jail used the alias Bill Lowder and gave an address matching Douglas Lowder’s.
Mary Hayden rejected poet John Howard Payne in marriage claiming he had no home to offer. The note reflects social expectations about stability and property in 19th century matches.
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