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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
8
Firemen were called this morning to Burrus Memorial hospital after a lightning strike struck a wire near the building turning in an alarm. Practically every fire apparatus in town answered the call as heavy rain fell.
An old newspaper ad touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a remedy for fatigue and constipation. It cites Mr E N Kring of Fairbury Illinois praising regular elimination and recommends two tablespoons daily with milk or cream, or three times daily in severe cases.
Public foreclosure sale of real property in High Point Guilford County to satisfy a Home Owner's Loan Corporation note. Trustee T C Abernethy will auction the D L Hayes and Maud A Hayes property at 12 noon on June 1 1937 at the Guilford County Court House Greensboro NC. Twenty five dollar minimum deposit required to bid. The parcel is described as lot 11 block 12 Home Investment and Improvement Company lands recorded plat and related deeds.
High Point college debate team spoke at the Elwood hotel luncheon as the Kiwanis club debated whether studies should be abolished in colleges. Affirmative speakers were G. W. Holmes III and Robert Johnson. negative speakers were Marc Lovelace and A C Lovelace Jr. Judges split evenly with Mr Tomlinson favoring the affirmative and Mr Sprinkle the negative. Mayor Grayson’s program was cited as influence for the speakers. Dr W L Jackson presided. C D Warlick of Salisbury attended as a guest.
Mrs. Fleta May Wall aged 28 died at home on Park Street Asheboro after an extended illness. Survived by husband John Wall father Tom Keeling four sons J D Jr Clarence Billy Bobby Wall three sisters Mrs Sarah Allman Mrs Ruth Keeling four brothers Ward Carlie Ralph Wayland Keeling. Funeral at Beulah Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Notice to Contractors Guilford County seeks bids for add ons to Oak Hill Cloverdale and Johnson Street schools in High Point.
William Rosebud, a Black fisherman, caught two eleven pound smallmouth bass and a nine pounder at High Rock Lake. His string included three smaller fish, all from the same lake. Rosebud lured the big bass with skill during a daytime fishing outing at High Rock.
Chicago May 14 Butter 15.520 steady creamery specials 93 score 31-3112 extras 92 39 extra firsts 90-231 29-20 firsts 88-89 27-28 standards 90 centralized early 29 Eggs 42.76 steady prices unchanged.
A. D. Brabble, 56, president and treasurer of the Mecklenburg Hotel Co and resident manager of the Mecklenburg hotel, died in a hospital today after a long illness.
Funeral services for William P. Michael, 75, of Lexington were held from Shiloh Methodist Protestant church at 2:30 PM after he died Wednesday night. He was a son of the late Capt. John Michael and leaves ten children, sixty grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren, with most residing in Lexington.
Public auction of land in High Point Township Guilford County to satisfy a prior mortgage. The sale, conducted by G M Ferree as assignee, will be held at the east door of the Guilford Superior Courthouse Greensboro at 2 00 p m on June 1 1937. The property is described as part of lots 7 and 8 block J Willenbar Terrace.
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