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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1939
Page
5
Three men dig a 14 foot hole while a grey headed man argues over a possible find. The group, including Unk Caldwell and Mr. Rumble, debate whether an object is a rifle barrel or just a log amid muddy spoil.
James N. Rumble and associates hunt for a legendary gold cache said to be buried by Lord Cornwallis near Greensbor o two miles off Friendly Road. Using a radioscope that signals near metal, they began excavation after an old shovel was found, amid junglelike woods and prior failed attempts.
Evangelist ER Lucille Allen of Georgia conducts revival services at the Church of God on Clinton and Redding Streets. Miss Tessie Dudding provides special music. Public invited nightly. Sunday School at 9 45 am and sermon by Rev C B Sullivan at 11 am.
Charlotte May 20. Dr Hunter Bryson Blakely Jr pastor of the First Presbyterian church Staunton Va invited to become president of Queens Chicora College succeeding Dr W H Frazer who resigned He will告announce his decision May 29 Blakely 45 a Lancaster D C native earned AB from Erskine 1914 MA from Princeton 1918 and studied at Princeton Theological Seminary since then Married Mary Morris July 15 1919.
Beginning tomorrow at 7 30 p m and each weeknight through Friday, training classes will be held at First Baptist Church this city. Four books form the new diploma course: The Books We Teach, When Do Teachers Teach, Personal Factors in Character Building, Building a Standard Sunday School. Classes welcome teachers officers and all interested persons.
North Carolina highway fatalities reached 70 in May, lifting year to date deaths to 257, compared with 69 deaths in April 1938 and 248 in the first four months of last year. Director Ronald Hocutt cited higher registrations and multi fatality crashes as causes while total accidents fell from 678 to 575 and injuries from 611 to 546. Among the dead were 19 adult pedestrians, 11 child pedestrians, and 5 bicycle riders.
Randolph Hospital releases weekly record with patient admissions including Elisha Yow Mozelle Trotter and others from Asheboro Ramseur and Steeds. Discharges include Edna Buie Ruby Sillman and Lucy Raines. Births include daughters to Vickers Jones Holt families in Steeds and Ramseur.
Murray and Floor Inc for the City of High Point present weekly river observations at Clemmons. Mean temperature 60.2 F, high 85 F on the 18th, low 36 F on the 15th. Humidity 72.3 percent average with 92 percent on the 13th and 57 percent on the 19th. Precipitation 0.26 inches. River stages ranged from a high 2.60 ft on the 15th to a low 3.22 ft on the 19th.
The Cubs of the Presbyterian Church Pack and the Ray Street School Pack meet Monday at 7 p.m. in Ray Street School auditorium to receive awards re register for next year and discuss summer plans. Den mothers listed include Mesdames Hudson Spaugh MacKintosh Lindley Strickland Deal and more. Scout masters McGahey Delk Smith and Harbinson will receive the Cubs. Public invited. records due to den mothers beforehand. A ship carried 784000 pounds of butter from Africa to England.
In Atlanta a regional WPA meeting reported President Roosevelt seeks 4.5 billion for next year, limiting federal work to about 2 million nationwide and about 256,000 in Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee this coming year.
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