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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1937
Page
9
A scan of late trading shows various industrials and utilities with mixed gains and losses. Prominent names include General Electric, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Goodyear, Caterpillar, IBM, and Westinghouse with single to double digit percentage shifts, along with price quotes and notable volume across multiple sectors.
The Civil Service Commission of the City of High Point announces a competitive examination for chief mechanic in the Water and Sewer Division and for a Filter Plant Operator in the Water Division. Examinations are at 7:30 P. M. November 28, 1937, in the Municipal Court Room. Applications due by 6:00 P. M. November 20, 1937.
Governor Hoey attributed a North Carolina business downturn to the dropping cotton market. Weaker prices reduced farmers buying power, leading some textile mills to suspend operations. The Agriculture Department forecast 720000 bales, up 123000 from last year. national forecast 18243000 bales, a record.
Foreclosure sale set for November 21 1937 at 11 30 a m in front of Point Municipal Building. Property in High Point Township bounded by Brown's corner National Highway 10 and C T Willis lines containing about 15600 square feet. Trustee W A Idol. Also notice of tax lien suit filed in Guilford Superior Court against A Lee Gibson et al by Morris Plan Bank of Virginia Assignee Industrial Bank of Virginia scheduled for response within 90 days from December 1997.
The page lists five trivia items: James Buchanan as a bachelor president, Henry Pu-Yi as Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo, the Apocalypse as Revelations, the right bank of a river, and highway distances between Detroit and New York and between El Paso and Houston.
Raleigh November 10 1924 slot machines that display the payout for each play were ruled illegal by Attorney General A A F Seawell. The ruling bans gambling devices showing potential winnings before bets are made.
The administratrix G Moser announces all creditors of Mrs H A Hill deceased of Guilford County North Carolina must present claims. Address Box 1342 High Point NC by a specified date for settlement. Notice dated November 6 1997.
Reno dispatch reports Mrs. Mary Kirk Raffray of New York free to marry Ernest Simpson, former husband of the Duchess of Windsor. She divorced Jacques Raffray yesterday and announced intent to wed Simpson, with no date or place yet determined.
New York traders saw stock prices advance fractions to eight points with gains led by WU Steel Bethlehem GM Chrysler Goodyear Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck International Harvester Douglas Aircraft Anaconda American Telephone United Corp Columbia Gas Electric North American Public Service of New Jersey Kennecott American Can Santa Fe New York Central Union Carbide. A few issues posted larger uplifts, including Allied Chemical Du Pont US Gypsum Westinghouse. Bonds rose while cotton and grains advanced. The pound and francs inched higher.
Four students in North Carolina are pursuing game management at North Carolina State College in Raleigh. The class, revived after a 1928 start, links forest re development to wildlife welfare and offers paths into federal, state, or private game work amid a growing forestry program.
The suit of James F. Gibson by his next friend John W. Gibson of High Point against Thomas W. Gordon of Guilford county was dismissed in the Greensboro civil division. The plaintiff was taxed with costs after a 1935 compromise of 1000 dollars ended further claims. The plaintiff sought 30000 dollars.
The Nations Coal Association estimated that railroad freight rate increases would boost the nation's coal bill by 000,000 a year. The executive committee voted to impose a 15 percent increase for coal.
A fragment notes how symbols have represented life and its sources across various primitive belief systems, reflecting the central role of ritual and nature in early religious thought.
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