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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1937
Page
2
Chicago May 24 Butter prices held steady for creamery special and extra class goods with varied quotes for firsts and extras. Carrot quotes show unsettled ranges with fresh graded and storage items listed among current receipts and packing categories.
Jesse W Lawrence 39 died at a local hospital after a four week illness. Born in Randolph County April 10 1898 he moved from Randleman twenty years ago and lived with his parents at 507 Davidson Street. He is survived by parents three brothers and three sisters. Funeral 3 PM Wednesday at Country Pilgrim Church near Randleman with interment in church cemetery.
Claude Faulkner age 26 died Saturday at Guilford County sanatorium. Rev O L Ruth officiated Sunday at 3 pm with male quartet singing Rock of Ages What A Friend We Have In Jesus and My Faith Looks Up To Thee. Flowers carried by friends. Pallbearers C L Smith Frank Rook A G Rook Everett Swing Roscoe Seaford Fray Ward. Interment Floral Garden cemetery.
Gladys MacKnight 17 testifies she did not kill her mother with a hatchet alleging police coerced a confession. She accuses her former sweetheart Donald Wightman 18 of delivering the fatal blows and says detectives pressured her to admit guilt.
Insurgent forces push south of Durango and Amorebieta taking Manaria and Sestao. Basque defense council confirms gains but claims heavy insurgent casualties. Gen Francisco reports lines now form a semi circle from Lemona to Basigo de Banquio near the Bay of Biscay. Sestao records 16 dead and over 100 wounded after an insurgent air attack.
New bathers and swimmers favor sleek lines this season with trimmed silhouettes. Designers drop skirts and flashy add-ons, aiming for a clean, practical look while maintaining flair for sunny days at the shore.
The copy describes streamlined bathing suit designs for mature figures with less trimming, trunks like toddlers’ bloomers, figure control foundations, bust enhancing brassieres, and half skirt suits that provide full front coverage without back gussets or excess hip material.
The article outlines coordinated beach suits and outerwear blending with swimwear. It highlights white and blue knit sets, striped halters, wool coats, terry robes and capes, denim trousers, yachting outfits, knee length white wool capes, short reefer coats, and accessories like beach shoes hats sunglasses and suntan lotion for a full vacation ensemble.
Highway safety demonstrations highlight the LifeGuard Tube, featuring a double outer and inner tire design. Paul Fau kne r will drive a car over spikes to show a blowout becomes a slow leak, helping drivers stop safely at 65 to 75 mph. The event runs 10 a m to 2 p m on Centennial avenue north of Washington street.
Basque refugees arriving at St. Jean de Luz recount a brutal insurgent air raid in Bilbao. They report many women and children killed in the city streets and the Sunday raid that left 18 ruined buildings wrecked.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture signed an agreement allowing North Carolina eggs to be graded by federal standards. Commissioner W. Kerr Scott said the program starts this year for the first time in state history with C. W. Sheffield already receiving a federal initiative.
A North Carolina state supervisor earns the first license granting the privilege to inspect eggs and issue federal quality certificates. The marketing specialist received licensure after completing a ten day egg grading course under the Division of Dairy and Poultry Products of the USDA.
Officials at a city camp worked to calm frightened children after a sudden thunderstorm and loud engine noise from nearby planes. The youngsters initially feared the roar, but staff explained the noise was just planes and the situation soon settled.
Justice Cardozo and six others weigh in on the old age pension section of the security law with a national scope. The decision notes states cannot adequately finance broad security programs and warns against state by state divergence.
In New York on May 24 AP notes Leo Durocher and Ducky Medwick sharing stats across the Cardinals. The piece references other players, managers, contracts, and scouting rumors with mentions of Ruth, Northwestern, Dempsey, Cronin, and several teams. It sketches betting chatter and upcoming open events while relaying editorials on taxes and home duties.
Dr. Morgan former president of Antioch College urged graduates to narrow indulgences increase refinement and discipline discriminations to shape a better social order through a pattern of life and personal example as scholarship awards were announced.
The assembly debated church stance on child labor sharecroppers and poverty and defeated a motion to strike those sections, receiving the report as Information. Dr. D Clay Lilly urged active faith in everyday life. More committee reports and overtures remain, including faith confessions changes and ecumenical unions.
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