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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1937
Page
3
The American Legion Auxiliary promotes Poppy Day on May 29 with memorial handmade poppies crafted by disabled veterans. Funds raised support veterans and their families while honoring World War I dead and their sacrifices.
Cherry Street Presbyterian marks Pentecostal Day with services today. Junior choir provides special music for the observance.
Women's Memorial A. M. church holds Sunday morning services conducted by trustees. Pastor Rev. J. F. Gibson will not attend until the evening service.
A very delightful birthday party was given for Mrs Thelma Peterson at her home on Hoover street Friday evening. Close friends attended the gathering.
Mr and Mrs H T Starr hosted a surprise celebration at 408 Wall Street for their eldest son Melvin. The evening featured entertaining games and a tasty repast with attendees including Euna Friday Ada Friday Elouise Howell Carrie Howell and many others.
R O Lindsay of High Point is chosen to represent this state at the Fifty Second Annual Convention of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. A total of 123 delegates from across the nation will attend the 1937 Chicago convention in the first week of June. Delegates are elected by state members from nominees. Holstein breeders view selection as a high honor.
Mrs. C. M. Watson suffered serious injuries when Miss Elizabeth Mitcham’s car collided with a freight train at a crossing ten feet from her flower garden in Goldsboro. The train knocked the auto into the garden and trapped Mrs. Watson beneath it. Mitcham had only minor bruises.
The statement notes that silkworm cultivation in Japan supports at least 18 million people fully or partially. It also remarks that birds have feet adapted to their specific uses.
A narrator, George Craven, defends a fast pace of life while recounting a failed shortcut tale. He notes dangers of rushing, shares a cross county drive that ends with a blown tire and excessive miles, and jokes about a tennis racket at Blair’s park distracting drivers. He vows to slow down in the future.
The narrator recounts returning to Chase City after about twenty four years, noting unchanged town charm despite new buildings and paved streets. He recalls friends like W. J. Gregory and C. E. Geoghegan, aging yet steady, and mentions the Virginia towns of Danville, South Boston, and Berkeley Adams' pool at Red Oak with affection.
A speaker reflects on rushing through life and limited time for visiting towns. He recalls brief business trips to New York and says travel usually ends the same day. He mentions the Atlantic voyages and notes opinions on fatness tied to disposition and digestion.
In a rain soaked scene a traffic cop in a wet raincoat challenges a man driving a closed car under a red light. The driver laughs and taunts back asking what is funny as the officer demands, calling him a dumbbell.
The narrator recalls two magazine stories showing both a carefree trailer lifestyle and its problems. A broken hitch in Richmond and rain in Texas spark the realization that there is little parking for trailers and the dream dissolves in practical doubt.
A vintage photo of John A. Mitchener, famed Selma businessman and hotelier owner of The Wyomine, shows a rock underpinning the old building with a carved indenture and a large tongue sculpture. Locals recall Uncle John saying the tongue would wag when the dinner bell rang, a tale recounted by Johnston County residents.
L F Ferree, a Raleigh based insurance broker for three years, was named special representative for New England Mutual Life Insurance of Boston. The company, chartered in 1885, operates in 38 states with Raleigh as its North Carolina office since 25 years ago.
Memph is Tenn May 15 Smiling Clarence Saunders showed off his keedoozle an electrically operated self serving grocery store to a crowd of housewives and a scattering of husbands at 8 A M today. Delay in stocking meat and fruit counters prevented buying during the first hour after the opening but customers were shown how keedoozle operates while clerks finished stocking the two counters.
A body’s blood mass is roughly ten percent of total weight, implying a 70 kilogram person carries about seven liters of blood. Medical texts note variation by age and health, but the ten percent rule remains a standard reference in physiology.
A speaker recalls standing to observe a remarkable event, affirming its reality as a fact that others may either believe or doubt. The remark centers on personal witness and the ambiguity of belief surrounding the occurrence.
Jackson Whitlow of Dunlap Tennessee, a Stooping Oak fur trapper, said a 62 day fast ended after a divine call. He recovered and went fishing today, claiming the Lord instructed him to eat and break the fast.
Report notes that manufacturers are proposing paper underwear designed for single use and disposal after wear. The concept targets convenience and hygiene, with potential applications in industries requiring quick change or limited laundry options.
Nazi state police closed a Catholic boys seminary in Hellingenstadt accusing it of wretched moral conditions among inmates. The Gestapo action followed trials of priests and brothers and sparked talk of a wider crackdown on Catholic education across the Reich.
Alamance County commissioners will hold a June 29 referendum on liquor stores under a 1937 state law after a petition equal to more than 15 percent of county voters triggered the election. The Alamance County Board of Elections ordered the vote in Burlington.
Kerr Scott agriculture commissioner announced in Randolph county that Canoy is named one of 125 applicants who recently passed examinations for inspector positions in the weights and measures division.
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