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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1937
Page
5
New all white outdoor furniture replaces wicker with rust cutouts and arched designs. Wrought iron pieces feature musical motifs on chair backs while rattan sets offer water resistant fabrics and bright colors. Key items include a semicircular settee and a large wheeled chaise, with glass tabletops and floral accents.
The article contrasts King George II and King George IV, noting the older king’s moral restraint and family devotion versus the latter’s scandalous excess and public dissolute behavior. It traces George II’s reign from 1770 to 1782, marriage to Charlotte, and rise of power, then portrays George IV as a flamboyant, volatile figure whose Regency era and personal faults marked his rule.
Millidge Hightower, well known South Side resident, will be laid to rest at Gurley Street Church of God this evening at 8 o clock with Rev. Ralph Scotton officiating. Burial will be in Williston, S.C. on Wednesday. He died Sunday at 226 Gordy Street after a six month illness. He lived in the city fourteen years and worked at the Bay Roll and Panel company. Survived by his wife Mrs. Mattie D Hightower, son Roosevelt Hightower, another son Millidge Hightower of Williston, S C, and two brothers Perry and Dean Hightower of Jacksonville Florida.
Mr and Mrs G H William son and Mrs Frank Staton with Mrs Sylvia Alford travel to Shelby for the funeral of Mrs Delia Mull sister of Mrs Williamson and Mrs Staton. Little Miss Laulee Walker celebrated a birthday Saturday at 1203 Hoover Street hosted by her mother Mrs Janice Walker with games and refreshments for a group of children.
William Penn High School principal Burford announced the impending commencement activities. On Tuesday May 11 the operetta The Sunbonnet Girl in two acts will be performed in the auditorium. Thursday and...
London reports mark the 60 year reign as patriarchal yet tragic. The article notes blindness, deafness, madness, the loss of the American colonies, and Napoleon’s fall as pivotal outcomes. It highlights Hanoverian cementing, Britain’s rising power, and George III’s born date June 4, 1738.
Max Schmeling has made his fourth trip across the Atlantic since meeting Joe Louis last year. He estimates costs at about 156000 for passage hotels and incidentals. A welcoming party for Schmeling overwhelmed by reporters photographers and celebs has given way to a slimmer reception as the heavyweights circus cools.
Reports say Merrit Land of New Jersey, attorney for Jimmy Braddock in the garden suit, charges $1000 for each active day on the case. Meanwhile rumors that Joe McCarthy, Yankees manager, raced to a Buffalo hospital proved erroneous as rumors spread quickly through the Yankees’ ranks.
The article lists events including the industrial arts exhibit on May 27 and 28 in Home Economics and Manual Arts, the oratorical contest on May 28 in the auditorium, the Baccalaureate sermon on May 30 at 3:30 by Rev J W Tynes of Providence Baptist Greensboro, class night on June 1, and graduation with Dr Robert P Daniel of Shaw University Raleigh as commencement speaker on June 4 in the auditorium.
Fairview Street school will observe Education Day with a Sunday ceremony in the auditorium on May 16 at 3 o'clock.
An interesting program was rendered during the regular school session featuring student presenters and classroom demonstrations. Teachers noted engaging participation and a brief showcase of current class projects.
Light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis receives two lucrative offers from London stage and screen stars for a bout matching his Negro featherweight Henry Armstrong against Friday night’s Amblers Canzoneri lightweight winner.
Leonard Street school held a Friday morning assembly with all three third grade divisions led by Mrs. Baker D. Ingram and Mrs. WhitTice. J F Dunn pastor of A M E B church gave remarks about the Sunday School drive sponsored by the Negro Ministerial Union.
The Parent Teacher Association of Leonard Street School will hold its regular monthly meeting in the school auditorium Tuesday evening May 4 at 8 oclock. All parents and friends are urged to attend promptly.
The May Day exercises will be held on the school campus Saturday afternoon, May 8, at 4 o'clock. The public is invited.
The first underwater highway tunnel in America was built under the Chicago River from 1866 to 1869 with two roadways and a footpath. It was later repurposed and now serves only surface care use.
Associated Press report from Louisville notes Earl Sande back in town with two horses Sceneshifter and Fencing hoping for a share of the $50,000 purse in the Blue Grass stakes at Keeneland and Churchill Downs. Sande calls Sceneshifter the better of the pair though Fencing closed on him in recent prep races.
King V Levinsky and Ray Steele, both heavyweights, boxed in St Louis on November 20, 1935 before about 12 000 fans. Levinsky swung and missed, Steele captured him, dumped him and pinned him in 386 seconds.
A historical note asserts that England spends an average of eight dollars per person annually on education and public health. The figure reflects per capita funding levels and may indicate broader social investment priorities of the period.
A historical account recounts the marriage of the Prince Regent to Mrs. Fitzherbert in 1785 as a prelude to later royal unions. It describes parliamentary denials, subsequent marriage to Caroline of Brunswick, cruelty, and eventual estrangement. It notes the Regent’s role in defeating Napoleon, aiding Greek independence, and Catholic rights before George V’s death at Windsor on June 26, 1830.
The Peruvian Chincha Island in the Humboldt Current hosts an estimated 5,600,000 cormorants. The figure reflects the island's large seabird colony and its significance for regional wildlife counts.
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