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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1937
Page
9
Five trivia items listed include Grover Cleveland elected president twice a cigarette length two and a half inches and the Kentucky Derby as a race for three year old horses. An officer with two silver bars is a captain. Happiness is found in the dictionary.
Substituted Trustee under a 1937 deed of trust for G W Clark and Bessie G Clark condemns property in High Point North Carolina. Public auction at Greensboro court house door at noon on November 28 1937 bids cash. Requires a 5 percent deposit. Attorney notices included with Dalton Turner and Dickson.
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of Roby Boyles and Mrs. Maude Frye.
In Thomasville municipal court M. D. Blanchard was convicted of drunken driving, fined 60 dollars plus costs, and had his license suspended for 12 months. He was also found guilty of parking on the highway at night with no rights, with costs assessed. Richard Campbell, with Blanchard, was convicted of public drunkenness and fined costs, with larceny charges acquitted. Will Gladden was guilty of reckless driving and must pay court costs and car damages. The article notes Argentinians as the world’s heaviest meat eaters at 346 pounds per person annually.
The 1997 sale offers the Ward Street parcel described as No 16 Ward Street lot 42 of Willis lands with reference to plat book 4 page 227. Ruth C Bell and G B Bell mortgage to Alan O Neal. sale at Guilford County Court House at 12 noon November 29 1997. Taxes for 1937 are due. Trustee ABERNETHY Gunstivened Dalton Turner Dickson appears with counsel.
In Washington on November 2, Congressman J Walter Lambeth of North Carolina described a meeting in Paris with George Washington Miller, a Black doorman at the American embassy, who joked about his hometown near Reidsville and Greensboro. Lambeth recalled Miller’s astonished reaction.
Dr. C.8. Grayson, mayor, heads the welcome at First Baptist Church for the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Speakers include Rev. G.8. Stokes and S. S. Whit ted as master. Sessions run from morning devotionals to addresses by Dr. Hairston and Rev. Gilmore with reports and committee appointments in the afternoon.
Funeral services for George L. Boger 23 will be held at Mt. Vernon Baptist church Wednesday at 2 30 p m Rev B L Kirby will conduct He died at Guilford Sanitarium after months of illness He lived locally attended William Penn high school and Mt Vernon Baptist church Surviving: Edward Benjamin and Annie Roger Boger parents of 223 Reid street one brother Benjamin Boger Jr of Brooklyn and one sister Mrs Ida B Grier Interment in Greenhill cemetery.
The regular monthly assembly was held at Fairview Street school Friday morning. Devotional exercises were led by the principal D. L. Flome was the speaker. The Grade Mothers Council will meet Tuesday night at 7 o'clock with a birthday social and program. The second Parent-Teachers association meeting will be Thursday at 8 o'clock with Supt. Charles F. Carroll as principal speaker.
George and Stephen Birdsall Melvin Birdsall James Mansen burg and Mrs Daisy Belle Evans all of Raleigh spent Sunday visiting Mrs M A Saulter who remains very ill at home 716 East Washington Street Mrs Annie Smith daughter of Mrs Saulter is improving after surgery at Burrus Memorial hospital
The Needlecraft club plans a bow and tie social at Miss Arnetta Burns home at 309 Taylor street on Thursday evening with a small admission fee.
The standard checkers rule requires a player to jump if a jump is available. This enforcement ensures the opponent loses the piece when a capture is possible, shaping strategic decisions in every move.
A historical note states that Great Britain manufactures under one third of the food necessary for its sustenance, signaling heavy reliance on imports and wartime or global conditions affecting domestic production.
A report notes that Englishmen consume approximately 3,000,000 gallons of British Empire wine each year. The statistic reflects consumption patterns across homes and social venues, highlighting trade and cultural ties within the empire.
Chin J Lam, 61, a wealthy Chinese restaurant magnate and former Tong leader, was killed in the rain as he turned after a shoulder tap. Police considered Tong feuds and Lam's past rivalries, including bids on his life dating to 1924, with his family noting his donation to a Chinese war relief fund.
Army scientists at Wright Field Dayton operate altitude chambers for testing rabbits and other small animals to study physiological responses in the lower stratosphere.
Liners of major transport airlines now stock canned strained foods for infants traveling by air, ensuring onboard nourishment for babies during flights.
Notice of sale of land by trustee for The High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association. Forsyth or Guilford County parcels, two tracts from the R. B. Jones subdivision in High Point. Foreclosure on Walter A Ring deed of trust dated January 1 1934. Sale set for November 26 1937 at 1130 a m in front of the Municipal Building High Point. 10 percent cash deposit required.
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