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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1937

Page

2

Mystery at Wentworth Manor Ends in Amateur Feud

Inspector Waldrop probes the Wentworth household after the patriarch dies from heart failure believed caused by a shock. Jack Wentworth confronts a vanished Jill as staff and family, including Miss Dexter, face questions about a possible inside job and a missing marble paperweight.

Jack Howell Mrs. Wentworth Somone Mr. Wentworth Waldrop Lockwood Jackio Barry Inspector Waldrop Dexter Jill Willis

Local Weather Forecast Southeastern States

Today noon the area shows lower 40s to mid 40s with fair to overcast skies. Rain expected in spots, cooler on the coast tonight and Sunday with north to northwest winds. In the Carolinas fair tonight and Sunday with cooler north coastal areas. in Georgia fair with cooler inland sections. Coastal winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville will be moderate to fresh northwest with overcast conditions tonight and Sunday.

North Carolina South Carolina Northwest Georgia Hatteras Jacksonville Gandy Hook Official Weather Bureau Princotton Seeereterree Aubusia Seereeere Little Rock Meridian Mobile Mt. Mitchell En Orleans York San Antonio Eorverer Spartanburg Washington

Respect for Treaties Guided Far East Conference Debate

The Brussels conference drew pleas for treaty obedience as a path to peace. Davis urged Japan to join in voluntary, peaceful settlement benefiting China and world trade. Delegates including Delbos and Eden stressed upholding international law to resolve the Far Eastern dispute.

Brussels Japan Davis China V. K. Wellington Keo Yvon Delbos Anthony Eden Delbos

Congress plans quotas for market tobacco and crops

Washington reports Congress debates farm legislation at a special session. The House Agriculture Committee discards arbitrary marketing quotas for wheat cotton and rice while tacitly approving tobacco quotas and deferring corn. Senators Bankhead and Ellender push for compulsory cotton controls.

Washington Congress House Agriculture Committee Bankhead D-Ala Senate House Committee House Ways and Means Jones D-Tex Agriculture Committee Supreme Court Agriculture Department Ellender D-La Ala Bilender South

Cheese varieties rely on cow milk and ripening

The text explains that most cheeses are made from cow milk and that differences among varieties arise mainly from varying ripening methods.

Law Favors Approved Airstrip Landings in Hegypt

In Hegypt it is illegal to land an airplane at locations other than approved landing fields or official aerodromes. The rule targets unauthorized landings and enforces use of designated sites.

Dorothea Lawrence White House John Adams Abigail Dolly Madison Jackson Hayes Lincoln Harrison Coolidge Hoover FDR

Penal Building Plans Approved in North Carolina

Raleigh reports the state highway and public works commission approved a $275,000 penal building program. A special committee will meet November 19 to review $75,000 plans for a women's prison building, with $100,000 allocated for a central prison industries building and $100,000 for additional industries fees.

Raleigh N. C State Highway and Public Works Commission Frank L. Dunlap Women's Prison Central Prison

Ed Mendenhall Named President of Real Estate Body

The article notes Ed Mendenhall named president of a real estate body as Salisbury hosts a convention. Speakers include Vincent P. Bradley of Trenton and G. Leroy Kemp of Darien among others, urging entertainment for all attendees and highlighting regional boards and associations.

ED Mendenhall High Point Bodey Vincent P. Bradley Trenton N. J National Association of Real Estate Boards G. Leroy Kemp Darien

Textile Bill Seen As Back-Up If Wage Bill Fails

Rep Kent Keller of Illinois said the textile bill would be a rifle behind the door if Congress does not enact the federal wage and hour bill. The measure would regulate hours and pay for about 1.25 million textile workers, eliminate child labor, and set fair trade codes while seeking a 40 hour week and 40 cent minimum wage. Keller’s subcommittee plans to report it onward if the wage bill stalls.

Congress Washington Kent B&b. Keller D-Ill House Labor Committee Keller House Senate Rules Committee Henry Ellenbogen D-Pa Labor Committee

Swiftshire rescue at sea saves six Greek survivors

A tanker rescued six Greek survivors from a sinking vessel after the Swiftsure sighted them at 9 24 a m. The live-aboard survivors could not explain the disaster but sign language indicated more rescues might follow as radiomaritime alerted nearby ships to standby.

Poteneree Savannah Radiomarine Swiftsure

Nanking and Shanghai area scarred by Japanese push

French authorities report about 100 Chinese soldiers set fire to a home for the aged run by the French Little Sisters in Shanghai's French concession during Japanese mopping up in Nantao. Half the institution was destroyed as the Japanese advance lingers west of Shanghai toward Nanking.

Shanghai Nanking China Home For Little Sisters Nantao

Wheat Consumption In United States Noted At High Level

The article states that about 700 million bushels of wheat are consumed annually in the United States, reflecting high domestic demand and broad agricultural use across sectors. It emphasizes national scale and steady consumption without detailing regional shifts or seasonal variations.

United States

Broadway gets clairvoyant labels two tryouts hits

Broadway teems with new items as two major tryouts draw interest. The George M Cohan Roosevelt parody I d Rather Be Right and the Lunts Amphytrion 38 show strong demand, while George Abbott s Angel Land mystery comedy and upcoming film adaptations raise Hollywood chatter.

Broadway New York George M. Cohan Roosevelt Moss Hart George Kaufman Alfred Lunt Lynne Fontanne Lunts Hollywood Los Angeles

Taber Forms 18 member Committee on Grange Farm Policy

Louis J. Taber master of the National Grange names an 18 member special committee to draft policy on farm legislation for recommendation to the delegate body. The panel will study about 60 resolutions amid hearings as Congress opens. Taber plans retirement after 14 years as leader, sparking potential leadership friction.

Harrisburg Louis J. Taber National Grange Congress Taber National Grange Committees On Grange Master Taber

MO J Blair 77 Beloved Man Dies After Public Service

MO J Blair, 77, longtime North Carolina school building director and Springf ields Friends Church leader, died after a life of religious work botany and museum leadership. Survived by two brothers and four sisters, funeral at Springfield Friends Church with 2:30 service and 3 o'clock rites. interment to follow at Springfield cemetery.

Wilmington Blair North Carolina Sprinefie Historical Museum Bleir Springfiels Friends Shurch Brethrs Bigirs Dairy Col. W. A. Blair Winstes Salem David H. Bighr Washington, D. C Wigs Point Mien Ada Emma Martha Biv Blair Whelty Springfield Friends Church Clara J. Cox Pee Tom A. Sykes Thomasville Rey Samuel Haworth Gun College Springfield Cemeiens

Tokio Sin Counts by Inhabitant Ratio

A note from Tokyo, Japan reports one sin per 24 residents, framing a cultural or religious statistic about daily life in the metropolis. The brief statistic highlights a compact view of moral or behavioral norms within an urban population.

Tokio Japan

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