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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1937

Page

10

Woman Jumped Into Well At Home In Deep River

Mrs. Carl Cain thirty five of Deep River CCC camp road died after jumping into a rear porch well Sunday. Neighbors and her husband tried to rescue him but the well collapsed as he descended. Firemen arrived with gear but could not save her. A well digger and CCC camp volunteers aided in removing the body and resuscitation attempts failed.

Carl Cain Deep River CCC Camp Road Cain E. T. Harrison Asheboro Carl J. H. Sechrest Gara Lyerly James Sechrest Mrs. Cain D. H. Idol Ernest Guy Harper Flora Nola Deep River CCC Camp Road L. Ruth Pilgrim Holiness Church Oakwood Sechrest Funeral Home

Week's Traffic Violations and Local Tragedy Report

Police cited five drunk driving cases four reckless driving charges and other violations including improper licenses driving without a state permit and one manslaughter linked to a car accident. A drowning death of Mrs Cain was ruled suicide after a well incident involving neighbors and the Sechrest Funeral Home arranged services and burial at Oakwood cemetery.

Two Divorce Suits Filed In Municipal Court

Two suits for absolute divorce were filed in the clerk of municipal court this morning. W. H. Brown seeks divorce from Della Brown and Walter Welborn from Emma Welborn. Browns married August 1926 and separated in 1930. Welborns married in 1922 and separated in the 1930s.

W. H. Brown Della Brown Walter Welborn Emma Welborn Welborns Inne

Fasteeth Powder Promises Secure Dentures All Day

An advertising note promotes Fasteeth, a new powder that keeps false teeth firm and comfortable with no gooey taste. It claims you can eat, laugh and talk with confidence. Available from druggists in three sizes.

Judge Teague Hears Trial Of Alleged Lottery Operators

Municipal Court Judge Lewis E. Teague listened to arguments in the late afternoon in the case of C. I L. Long Herbert Apple and Frank Kimrey charged with operating a lottery by taking bets on horse races out of state. The defense claims it may not violate the law to accept bets on races from outside the state. Local bets clear in Baltimore Maryland and winners are not paid until funds are forwarded from Baltimore.

Lewis E. Teague C. I L. Long Herbert Apple Frank Kimrey W. C. Johson J. W. MacMahon High Point Tocal Baltimore

Guilford Court Opens With Guilford County Cases

Special term of Guilford county Superior court opens led by Judge Sinclair. Paul Dennin of High Point found guilty of stealing Mrs. Creed’s automobile. sentence pending. Sally Ashe and John Lawrence face arson and robbery charges with prospect of trial. Odis Dudley to be tried by jury from a 30 man panel tomorrow morning.

Enterprise Greensboro Guilford County Superior Court N. A. Sinclair Fayetteville High Point Paul Dennin J. C. Creed Sally Ashe John Lawrence Lawrence Odis Dudley High Point Township

Fatal Crash Claims Thomasville Man Jambo Dorsett

Jambo Dorsett a 25 year old Negro from Thomasville died after his car crashed into another on the High Point Thomasville highway near the county line. W N Holton 35 of 1401 English Street was charged with manslaughter. Dorsett died at Burrus Memorial hospital at 3 15 this morning.

Jambo Dorsett Negro Thomasville High Point Dorsett W. N. Holton English Street Burrus Memorial Hospital Holton

Fire alarm at Lock-Knit Hosiery mill ends without fire

Early this morning an automatic signal at the Lock-Knit Hosiery mill triggered responders. Firemen found no fire and no damage.

Two More Graduates Omitted From School Supplement

An error at High Point High School left out two prospective graduates. The missing names are Miss Pauline Douglas and Joe Whitley, with listed parent addresses at 516 Parkway and 326 Woodrow Avenue respectively.

High Point High School Pauline Douglas A. G. Douglas Parkway Joe Whitley D. P. Whitley Woodrow Avenue

Roses Exhibit Largest Blooms This Spring

Mrs. Leslie Bryant of 218 North Main Street displayed more than a dozen pink Paul Neyron roses this afternoon. Flowers measure three to five inches in diameter, regarded as the largest this spring in the office.

Leslie Bryant North Main Street Paul Neyron

Contracts Awarded For School Construction In Guilford County

Guilford County School Board awarded contracts for additions at Cloverdale Oak Hill and Johnson Street schools in High Point. DerMont Construction won four room addition at Cloverdale with plumbing and heating to Robb Plumbing. Oak Hill two room addition and cafeteria went to J O Connor and Son with Welborn Supply handling plumbing and heating. Johnson Street four room addition and cafeteria went to R K Stewart and Son with Autrey handling plumbing and Welborn Supply heating. Total bids ranged from 8,850 to 10,782 dollars for general work. Work to start immediately and finish in 60 to 100 days.

Enterprise Greensboro High Point Guilford County School Board Thomas R. Foust Cloverdale Dermont Construction Company Robb Plumbing and Heating Company Welborn Supply Company R. K. Stewart and Son Johnson Street School Frank M. Autrey Welborn Supply George Stansbury J. W. Burke Joe F. Hoffman, Jr D. A. Stanton A. Coke Cecil C. L. Amos

Certificates Awarded for Scoutmaster Training at Camp Uwharrie

Training course Elements of Scoutmastership Part 1 completed yesterday at 4 o clock. Scoutmasters and assistants from across the area earned certificates for finishing the twelve hour program. Names of recipients include H E B Ellenbure W C Rost W F Downum Ed Churchall C B Utley Dallas Lowder George R Poole Willie Loflin Ralph Bruton A L Elliott C S McGah ey D Clarke Johnson Bill Shaw C P Moffitt Jr G J Williams N E Snyder. Instructors were H G Owens Pete Hairston and B W Hackney Jr.

Camp Uwharrie H. E B. Ellenbure W. C. Rost W. F. Downum Ed Churchall Salisbury C. B. Utley Cooleemee Dallas Lowder George R. Poole Willie Loflin Ralph Bruton A. L. Elliott Thomasville C. S. McGahey D. Clarke Johnson Bill Shaw C. P. Moffitt, Jr G. J. Williams N. E. Snyder High Point H. G. Owens Pete Hairston B. W. Hackney, Jr

Mrs W D Warner Dies At Troy After Ill Health

Mrs W D Warner aged 48 longtime Montgomery county resident and former Margaret Wallace of Star died Sunday at her Troy home after a long illness. Survived by husband four children Douglas Helen Katherine Frances six sisters and three brothers. Funeral Monday at 4 PM at Troy Baptist church with Rev C B Trammell officiating.

W. D. Warner Lee A. Briles Troy Montgomery County Margaret Wallace Star Margaret Louise Wallace W. Cc. Wallace Douglas Helen Katherine Frances Troy Baptist Church Rev Co. B. Trammell

Seventy Six Placed By Office Last Week

Seventy six placements were made last week by the local office of the North Carolina State Employment Service. Miss Rachel Suggs, interviewer, reports forty six were in private industry and twenty four were permanent positions.

North Carolina State Employment Service Rachel Suggs

Eleven New Whooping Cases Reported This Week

City Health officer Dr. R A Herring reports eleven new whooping cough cases and three venereal disease cases for the last week. The prior week recorded one chicken pox case, eleven whooping cough cases, and three venereal disease cases.

R. A. Herring

Delegates Named To Monarch Meet At Elwood Hotel

In the Monarch club monthly gathering at the Elwood hotel N L Garner spoke on Convention Treats ahead of the National Convention of Monarchs set for June 13 in Binghampton New York Delegates elected to the convention were N L Garner and E F Z Jones Alternates chosen were R A Wilson and Joseph Snider FP R Clodfelter was admitted to the club

Monarch Club Elwood Hotel N. L. Garner Binghampton N. Y EF. Z. Jones R. A. Wilson Joseph Snider FP. R. Clodfelter

Tax list corrected after posting error flags three names

City Collector A. Lee Gibson said three taxpayers Roy L. Montgomery C. F. McKinney and Pickett and McDonald were listed as delinquent in error in the tax advertising. The names should not have appeared and were struck from the records.

A. Lee Gibson Roy L. Montgomery C. F. McKinney Pickett McDonald

Federal Warrants To Be Served Soon On Local Residents

Federal warrants charging 16 local residents with conspiracy to violate the federal revenue act over white liquor traffic will be served late this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. Names will be released after service. one local resident surrendered in Greensboro and posted bonds before returning home.

Greensboro

Goode Honored At Exercises At Hebrew Union College

Alexander D. Goode of High Point North Carolina was one of ten new rabbis ordained by Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. He received the Kaufman Kohler prize for the best essay on The Exhilarchate in Babylon During the Talmudic Period and shared the Moses Mielziner prize for essays on Bible Passages in the Tosefta with Dr Gunther Plaut of Berlin Germany.

Cincinnati Alexander D. Goode High Point N. C Hebrew Union College Rabbi Goode Kaufman Kohler Babylon Moses Mielziner Gunther Plaut Berlin Germany

Graduation Section Copies Available Sunday Edition

Copies of the graduation section of The Sunday Enterprise are available for purchase at The Enterprise office. Limited copies may be on sale Sunday. availability and pricing not specified in the fragment.

Enterprise

Three More Drivers Los State Permits For Yee

Three men had driving licenses suspended for a year after arraignment before Judge Lewis Teague in municipal court. I P Perry of Fayetteville received a year driving ban with no driving, T F Edwards of Pomona Mills Greensboro was fined 50 dollars and costs and banned from driving for a year, and B H Yow of Greensboro was sentenced to six months on the roads suspended for three years with 50 dollars and costs. The court adjourned before noon to prepare for hearings on lottery charges against Lucian Long and Herbert Apple.

Lewis Teague I. P. Perry Fayetteville T. F. Edwards Pomona Mills Greensboro B. H. Yow Teague Lucian Long Herbert Apple George Bridges Bencini Flats Ernest Bridgeman High Point Ben Crawford Redding Street Johnnie Coleman Leonard Alley J. C. Gordon Archdale W. C. McCabe Mangum Avenue D. Simpson Elsie Street Hattie Gibbs Fairview Street George Scarlett Co. G. Southern Lake i Street

Gertrude King Injured in Greensboro Car Crash

Gertrude King, 25, of Forrest Avenue extension, was treated at Guilford General Hospital after a car driven by E. H. Yow, 24, of West Lee Street Greensboro, veered off Kivett drive and struck two trees. Her facial injuries were not serious and she was dismissed.

Gertrude King Forrest Avenue E. H. Yow West Lee Street Greensboro Kivett Drive Guilford General Hospital

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