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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1937
Page
2
Jill Wentworth and Milo Wentworth publicly proclaim their engagement at a grand High Point party attended by Jill, Milo, Alan Jeffry, and the Montannes. Jill's plan shocks guests as Alan senses danger while Jill seeks a private explanation with him before morning.
North Carolina fair with cooler west and frost in east tonight. Sunday fair with warmer interior. South Carolina fair with frost in northwest tonight, Sunday fair, warming in northwest. Georgia fair with interior frost tonight, Sunday fair, warming in north and west. Offshore winds Hatteras to Jacksonville northerly then northeast with fair weather tonight and Sunday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds northwest easing, then southerly with fair weather tonight and Sunday.
Contract covers waterfront work in Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Fort Pierce Miami and Tampa with steamship lines Munson Merchants and Miners Ocean Moore-Mack Clyde-Mallory and Bull.
Japanese troops landed in Hangchow bay area with 3000 reported at Sungyin near Sungkiang. A new unit claimed to press 18 miles inland reaching the Whangpoo river south bank within 26 hours. Chinese resistance stalled the advance as heavy air bombing affected Sungkiang and nearby missions.
Pocatello Idaho reports coeds at the University of Idaho southern branch hold kiss dates as male students begin a whisker growing contest.
President Roosevelt plans extensive talks with congressional leaders before the November 15 special session to refine his five point program. The agenda centers on crop control, tax revision, government reorganization, wage hour legislation, and regional planning. Senators Byrnes Norris and Byrd push tax changes and reform while farm legislation faces internal dispute.
Paramount theater shows a news reel of the State College versus Boston College football game from last Saturday. Manager Hugh J. Smart announces the reel is shown today and will be shown for the last time tonight.
The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick D D bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina will be at St. Marys Episcopal church Sunday at 11 oclock to administer the rite of confirmation and preach The public is invited to attend this service
James P. Anderson, a Negro man of 613 Bilsie Street, was treated at Burrus Memorial hospital with multiple knife wounds. He said Leila Mae Anderson, his wife, inflicted the injuries during a home fight. She fled and a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill was issued. Anderson’s condition is not serious.
North Carolina conservatives cheer Frank Hancock for U S Senate as a “Heads I win tails you lose” bet. They fear no loss if Reynolds and Hancock win or shift to place an Old Guard in the Fifth District House seat, with A D Lon Folger seen as a likely inside track for the latter outcome.
Indiana university reports the ear reacts to safety warnings faster than the eye. In tests by Dr. Frank R. Elliott and Prof. C. M. Louttit, seven hundred drivers were observed. the average ear advantage over sight was one hundredth of a second, with braking times around three tenths of a second for red lights. Professional drivers performed best, with braking under half a second.
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina October gasoline tax collections at 2,040,159.44 dollars, showing continued motorist travel and no recession in prosperity. The Raleigh dispatch notes the figure aligns with typical indicators of economic activity.
Auditors are checking county store invoices against department returns though a complete split of liquor receipts from beer and wine taxes remains pending. The shift to a 7 percent beverage tax began July, with special forms. many returns still filed on ordinary sales tax blanks, raising questions about county reporting and potential campaign funding pressures.
Advertising department notes two leading state stories likely to be picked up by major national papers: the Cotton roads initiative and the Cherokee fair. Both are emphasized as high-utility topics for wider publication and interest.
The piece notes that mentioning him for public office angers no one and that he has no intention or chance of running, reflecting idle speculation rather than a real campaign plan.
Buffalo police report a winter surge of purse thefts during parties with many windows found open and fishing poles left exposed, noting frequent breakins as revelers moved through homes.
Robert Lindsay Pope 78 a retired farmer of Thomasville route 2 died last night at 8 15 at his home after a week long illness He was native of Davidson County son of Brantley and Alice Fowler Pope Survived by wife Elizabeth Fritts two sons R L Pope John Pope three daughters Bessie Pope Mrs M J Kivett Mrs L C Crawford a foster daughter Mrs Robert Pierce one sister Mrs John Fritts 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral Sunday at 2 30 at the home with Rev W R Jenkins and Rev P E Parker officiating Burial in Fair Grove cemetery
Sergeant J. W. McMahon head of the police bureau of investigation and fingerprint expert Lewis E. Williams spoke to Fairview Street school students yesterday about law enforcement and how the police department functions. The talk was part of an ongoing educational campaign series.
In Moscow on November 6 the Soviet court sentenced 20 livestock breeders to death for allegedly killing pigs. Five defendants were from Leningrad province and seven from Moscow province pig farms.
The Investment Bankers Association of America announced drastic revisions to its constitution and by-laws. The plan imposes strict membership rules, admitting only high character investment bankers with adequate experience and capital of at least 25 000 dollars.
A party guest reported a missing purse as police found an open window and a fishing pole on the grass, suggesting a possible break-in. The note implies past robberies paused after a suspect was detected, but new evidence shifts focus to the current loss.
Lexington Grocery company sues Keswick corporation Potomac Realty company and Carolina Mortgage in Municipal court seeking to enjoin foreclosure on a deed of trust and for an accounting. It alleges two separate trust deeds by Mr and Mrs O C Morris securing notes totaling 2367.84 and 2000 and 671 dollars respectively. The suit asks for an accounting of receipts and amounts due and to stop foreclosure on the High Point property.
European papers hailed the report as signaling a shift in U S world policy and conference circles noted that the amendment would echo President Roosevelt's Chicago speech against aggressor nations. The U S delegation said it offered two changes to Spaak's note to avoid naming nations for a conciliation committee and to remove any reference to Japan’s or China's complaints.
Broad differences over inviting outsiders to negotiations cloud efforts to end the undeclared war. Japan doubts accepting mediation from the Brussels nine power pact conference, while China refuses direct talks until other efforts fail but hints at possible unconditional truces under foreign guarantees or sovereignty safeguards.
State of North Carolina seeks a permanent padlock order against A Pat Brown and wife with W O Bule M H Folger trustee Hood System Bank over a property at 231 East Washington Street alleged as a nuisance used for selling whisky. Hearing set for Friday November 12 to show cause why building should not be closed with assets to be sold to cover costs.
Affidavits signed by several police department members and nearby residents bolster the case for community action. The documents indicate broad local backing for a measure or initiative affecting safety and enforcement in the area.
Walter Roy Fowler of the city filed a suit in Municipal court to recover 2500 from Mrs. Jessie R. Turrentine of Durham for personal injuries after an accident while unloading a truck. He says a car driven by Turrentine struck his truck, throwing him into the street. Fowler alleges negligence caused bruises and lacerations.
Reported progress shows labor opponents arguing over control of fields where the AFL and CIO hold footholds including maritime workers white collar clerical staff and electrical and radio manufacturing industries. Delegates may decide which faction governs each sector.
C I O representatives demand proof that the federations three executive council members can speak for A F L unions that might be affected. The Federation grants its negotiators sweeping authority led by George Harrison of the Railway Clerks. Some C I O members doubt they can order a specific union to surrender its members to the C I O.
A collision between a train and a truck near a city south of Atlanta killed three people, including Fireman Jim Henry of Macon who was buried under the engine and helped rescuers before dying. Engineer D C Wall of Atlanta was feared dead. The wreck derailed the engine, tender, baggage, mail car and two coaches at about 8 10 a m along tracks parallel to a highway. Conductor Joe Howell suffered nervous shock.
Guilford County transfers list contains multiple property moves across townships including High Point Center, Glmer, Deep River, and Morehead. Transfers cover tracts on East Washington Street Cherry Street Battleground Summerfield Road and College Grove Avenue among others involving individuals like John E Dempster H L Baum D Demuth Gite, Ernest Stadium Simon Susman Walter Purcell Paul Peeples and others.
An engine left the tracks after a collision near Griffin Hospital, skidding nose first about a hundred feet. No fatalities are reported and emergency crews are assessing the scene.
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