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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1937
Page
3
Premier Mussolini announced a cabinet shakeup and new African administration. The Duke of Aosta was named viceroy of Ethiopia replacing Marshal Graziani, while Mussolini took the colonies portfolio and Guarnieri became finance minister.
An advertisement touts a wide selection of dyed and natural skins including beaver coney manchurian wolf hare silver opossum dyed skunk nat red fox canadian wolf polar wolf grey dyed fox vienna moufflon and other skins. The copy highlights shapes and a smart individual look for suits or coats.
City records show five building permits issued last week, a new low. The largest permit, $1000, was issued to West End Baptist Church on Redding street for Sunday school room construction, with E. K. Ingram as buildings inspector. A permit was also issued to the Broadhurst theater for repairs.
In Bridgeport on November 20, S. H. McCrory of the U S Bureau of Agricultural Engineering viewed a new cotton gin by Frank H. Watson of Bridgeport and Jonesboro Ark. The device speeds up production and is under patent pursuit in the United States Russia and Europe. It departs from Eli Whitney's 1792 design using belt teeth and centrifugal seed ejection. Secretary Wallace may assess its economic impact on the cotton trade. Charles F. Bennett accompanied McCrory. A later note mentions the toad breathes only with mouth closed.
The city issued permits for a marquee at a cost of 300 dollars and multiple roof projects. Ed J. Welch received a residential re roof permit for 1403 East Lexington Avenue at 225 dollars. David Colston applied for a single room residence re roof at 1015 Hoover Street for 25 dollars. H M Armentrout secured a residence re roof at 903 Snow Street for 115 dollars.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt will be honorary chairman of the tenth anniversary committee of the national conference of Jews and Christians. The drive runs from November 22 to after Washington's birthday to expand local inter-faith round tables for mutual understanding and cooperation. Everett Ross Clinchy announced the endorsement and published Roosevelt's letter praising the effort to promote goodwill among Catholics Jews and Protestants.
The Carolina Playmakers depart Chapel Hill on November 24 for a tour through North Carolina Virginia and Maryland with 11 engagements. They will perform for the Women's club in Richmond on November 24 the Guild theater in Baltimore on November 25 Roanoke College November 30 North Carolina College for Negroes Durham December 1 Elon College December 2 Goldsboro December 3 and the Hampton Inn Hampton Va December 4.
A description notes kangaroos kill by seizing opponents and dragging them to a stream where they hold them underwater, a feared method observed in some reports.
The North Park Baptist church board of deacons granted their pastor Rev N F Britt an indefinite leave of absence due to health. They will cooperate with him and the Baptist State board to secure a supply pastor until his health improves or a decision is made.
A. Easton, director of the surplus commodities division, said 134,880 needy people were receiving aid as of November 1, compared with 178,662 on April 1. Langston provided the figures.
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