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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
10
The AFL executive committee met to decide if Violet and Daisy Hilton should be treated as two individuals or one group for guild membership. Agent Thomas Senna argued each sister should apply separately and pay individual dues as circus performers.
New weapon in gas warfare described by Lt. Col. Augustin M. Prentiss. A chemical tank carries 1000 pounds of phosgene and can cover upwind 6500 yards by 100 yards, with lethal concentrations extending nearly 0.6 mile. The tank’s gas masks may need redesign to block outside air. European belligerents stock such tanks and other poison gas instruments remain ready.
Advice on protecting furniture during interstate moves. Wrap items in cloth or heavy paper and crate firmly. Reinforce slender legs with wood extensions so weight bears on the reinforcement. Remove and pack detachable parts separately.
Leaf sales across first sale houses reached over one million pounds at an average of 16.75 dollars per hundred. Prices by grade remained steady with some good lots up to 65 dollars per hundred as growers and operators reported mixed but solid demand.
New York November 16 Modern advertising methods helped the army reach a peacetime recruiting record by enlisting 50836 men between July 1 and November 9 according to Col. Lloyd B Magruder of the recruiting office.
Vacancies created by Cuba’s purge of dishonest treasury officials are being filled by graduates from the University of Havana School of Commerce. The appointments reflect the government’s efforts to restore integrity in public finance.
Dr. George W. Gore Sr a 64 year old Benton physician was found guilty of murdering Carl Choisser Benton attorney publisher. The jury sentenced him to death in the electric chair after a 3 am verdict. Gore claimed emotional insanity at the time of the Sept 25 shooting.
Funeral services were arranged today for Dr Frank J Goodnow a political scientist and co author of the constitution of the first republic of China He died yesterday at the age of 81 10 years after retiring from Johns Hopkins University presidency He was a Brooklyn New York native
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