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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1939

Page

5

Local Weather Outlook North Carolina and Outer Banks

Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with cooler night temperatures. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds fresh north and northeast with fair conditions. Hatteras to Jacksonville expect moderate north and northeast winds over the north, light variable winds in the south, and mainly partly overcast weather tonight and Saturday.

North Carolina Sandy Hook Hatteras Jacksonville North

Warren Will Lead Horseshoe Tossers

Spencer Warren was elected manager of the local horseshoe players with Charlie Noah as vice president and Robert Hartley as secretary. Official nights are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with Friday set as league play night. Inter-City state championship play begins Friday night, May 26, and High Point are past state champions, having won in 1936 and 1938.

Spencer Warren Charlie Noah Robert Hartley Old Barn Yard High Point

First Battle Goes Twelve Heats in Narrow Win

Concord loses to Kannapolis 4 to 1 after a late surge. D'Amico earns the win for Kannapolis with 6 strikeouts. Key hits include two base shots by Mauney and Fitzgerald and home runs by D'Amico and Harris. Time 1:55.

Kannapolis Concord Lexington Concord Kannapolis Abrhoa Abrho -Mauney Rey'lds Welting Burns Fizgerald Harris Baker Swed Gonson Payne If Coombs Shelton Saab Easley Par Jones Balch D’amico Berry D'Amico Parrish Fisher Ridephour

Sandlot and Amateur League action slated for tomorrow

Tomlinson Wood Workers at High Point College diamond host Melrose Knitters on Marsh grounds. Harriss Covington vs Highland on Highland grounds. Woodmen of the World meet Alma Hayworth at Airport diamond. Oakdale vs Globe Parlor at High School. Triangle vs Adams Millis Piedmont at C C Diamond. Tate Forniture has a bye. Government to study all shops selling commodities in Japan.

Tomlinson Wood Workers High Point College Marsh Melrose Harriss - Covington Highland Highland Grounds Woodmen Alma Hayworth Airport Tate Oakdale Globe Parlor Triangle Adams- Millis Piedmont C. C. C. Diamond

Police hand out courtesy cards to visitors in Thomasville

Thomasville police start distributing courtesy cards to visiting motorists. A yellow card invites guests to make themselves at home and notes the one hour parking rule does not apply, allowing them to park as long as they please.

Thomasville Howdy

Difference Of Opinion On How To Meet Royalty

The article notes a split over royal etiquette as Americans prepare to greet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Officials expect President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt to stand in line with the royals, with Americans likely to use familiar handshakes and standard American formality.

Washington Great Britain White House Roosevelt Emily Post

Dust Explodes Leveling Five Grain Elevators in Chicago

A grain dust explosion sank five Chicago south side elevators. Twenty three injured, including 18 firefighters, as 400 firemen fought five hours of flames near 102nd Street by the Calumet River. Loss estimated at 4 million dollars with over 2 million in grain value. Rosenbaum Brothers and Norris Grain companies operated the elevators.

Chicago South Side Siew ‘Hria 102Nd Street Calumet River Rosenbaum Brothers Grain Company Norris Grain Company David J. Price U. S. Department of Agriculture Chemical Research Division National Fire Protective Association

Mexico Exports 15.5 Million Bananas to United States

Mexico sent 15,497,000 bunches of bananas to America during the last year. The shipment underscores a strong agricultural trade flow between the two countries.

Mexico America

Thomasville Sick List Highlights Local Hospital Cases

The Enterprise reports patients at City Memorial Hospital admitted or discharged in recent days. Names include Mildred Blackwell with a fractured leg improving, Donald Crawford of High Point recovering from tonsil operation, and several locals such as Miss Mary Harris and Miss Geneva McGee, with various procedures and recoveries noted.

Thomasville Henry L. Goodloe City Memorial Hospital Mildred Blackwell Donald Crawford High Point Clay Gallimore Allie Lee Hancock Ruby Hutecehns High Point Mary Harris Thomaseville Earnest Kennedy Giles Kennedy Bertha Loflin Fred Myers J. F. McKnight Belmont Geneva McGee Boyd Samuels Viola Shuler

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