Weather Summary From The Region
High yesterday minus fifty one. Low last night not provided. Noon reading today expected around forty three. Strong winds and partial cloud cover forecast with chilly daytime conditions.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1937
Page
2
Weather and temperature readings across southern states
North Carolina and South Carolina forecast partly cloudy conditions with rising temperatures. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift from northeast to fresh east, with overcast skies and showers in the south Thursday. Official readings show varied temperatures from Asheville 50 to Little Rock 42 and Atlanta 46, with rainfall totals listed for several stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
South Portion
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
H. L. R'fal
Asheville
Sesssereree
Denver
Atlanta
Aususta Ceeereeverese
Char'eston
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
Seecesss
New York
Esceseeus, Oe
Rateigh
Vane
San Antonio
San Francisco
Spartanburg
Tampa
Ccsess
Charles Graeber Dies Former State Legislator
Kannapolis report says Charles Harris Graeber 59 year old businessman civic leader and former state legislator died after a long illness. Funeral planned for tomorrow. Survived by widow and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kannapolis
Carles Harris Graeber
Rotary speaker Gurney Briggs touts music’s value
The Gurney Briggs Rotary program at the Sheraton featured two visitors Don Luth and H R Borthwick. Briggs cited a Ro magazine piece arguing that broader musical appreciation enriches life and that music knowledge plus ability to sing or play helps daily living. Mrs Bascom Whitaker accompanied on piano. next week’s meeting date shifts to Thursday at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Sheraton
Don Luth
Scottsdale
H. R. Borthwick
Winston-Salem
J. Gurney Briggs
Briggs
Bascom Whitaker
House Committee Finishes Compulsory Farm Measure
House panel completes a compulsory crop control bill allowing production above individual quotas and compares it with the Senate draft. Costs cited range from 500 million to billions, with estimates from 500 million to 1 trillion annually debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Jones
House
Pope
D- Ida
Smith
D-S.c
Agriculture Committee
McNary
Oregon
Agriculture Department
Copeland
D-Ny
McGill
D-Kans
Public Library To Be Closed Thursday
The High Point Public Library will close all day Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday announced by librarian Nancy Kirkmay Poston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Nancy Kirkmay Poston
Police report: one arrest and one traffic citation issued
Within the last 24 hours police made one arrest for reckless driving and issued one citation for a traffic violation. The report notes ongoing safety work in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polce
Thanksgiving services and community notices in Greensboro area
Thanksgiving services are announced for St. Luke's Lutheran Cherry Street Presbyterian Mars Hill Holiness and Women's Memorial A M E churches with programs, dinners and attendance invitations. A mock conference by Women's Memorial raised 40 dollars, Durham district led in receipts. Birthday party for Zenobia Tillman is noted along with Elks and Hiawatha club dances featuring Jimmie Gunn's Dixie Serenaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Church Street Presbyterian Church
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
C. H. White
Mars Hill
P. H. Parson
Winston-Salem
Woman's Memorial Church
Board of Stewards of Women’s Memorial A. M. F
Greensboro
Durham
Bergan
B. H. Lucas
J. Franklin Gibson
Western North Carolina
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Ida Tillman
Zenobia
Phenix Street
Helen L. Curry
Evelyn Tillman
Doris Phifer
Edna Earl Phifer
Shirley Tillman
Daisy Doster
Crecia Click
Robert Neal. Tillman
Thomes E. Omens
Louise Fox
Bernerd Phifer
Harold Tyson
Charles Curry
Floyd Phifer
Must Return Ward From Native Land Or Face Jail Term
George Manos of Charleston was ordered to return Frank Lappas, his ward, from Greece or serve a year in jail for contempt. The judge set March 15 for compliance after the boy left the jurisdiction with his father, violating a prior order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
8. C
George Manos
Frank Lappas
Greece
G. Dewey Oxner
Greenville
Clara Belle Lappas
Peter Lappas
Manos
Cour
Executors Notice for John J Blair Estate
Executor David H Blair announces qualification as executor of John J Blair deceased Guilford County North Carolina. Claims must be shown at 1618 South Main Street High Point NC by November 17 1938 or they will be barred. Debts should be paid promptly. Date shown November 17 1997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Blair
Guilford County
North Carolina
1618 South Main Street
High Point
N. C
David H. Blair
Female Silk Spiders Weigh 300 Times Their Mates
A study notes female silk spiders bear weights about three hundred times that of their male partners. Researchers cite dimorphic body plans and reproductive roles as drivers of the disparity.
Rose Bowl Already Practically Full
Berkeley Calif November 24 California alumni and stadium ticket holders likely fill Rose Bowl seats on New Year’s Day. Priestley said about 33 000 alumni and holders with six tickets each could exhaust the bowl. Opinion favored Alabama if it defeats Vanderbilt. a Times poll had Dartmouth Pittsburgh Fordham ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Priestley
University of California
California
Alabamaill
Vanderbilt
Bill Henry
Los Angeles (Times
Bama
Dartmouth
Pittsburg
Fordham
Minister Guilty Of Slaying Church Worker
A jury convicts a minister of killing a Sunday school teacher. They sentence him to life in prison. Key witnesses include Noel and Forrest as well as Myra Hanan, the foster daughter who testified against him. The defense claimed abduction and beating by captors with Hanan’s statements tying him to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Merrill Johnston
Newton
Noel
Forrest
Paris
Myra Hanan
Miss Hanan
Mrs. Kelly
This Man Really Gets Something When He Steals
The warden admitted Edward Rockwood for a one to 10 year term after a criminal court prosecutor listed his alleged loot. Items include a 15 ton derrick with 90 foot beam a traveling crane and a 100 by 30 foot woodcutting shed. Rockwood owns a wrecking firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State Penitentary
Edward Rockwood
Rockwood
Y M C A Hopes To Pay Off Debts In Carolinas By 1944
Kannapolis November 24. The interstate committee of the Young Men’s Christian Association aims to pay all debts of individual associations in the Carolinas by 1944. D L Roberts chairman says the bonded debt was 12 thousand 12 years ago and has been nearly covered. Total Carolinas assets are 352700 with liabilities 351900 and membership 238934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Kannapolis
Young Men's Christan Association
Thearolinas
D. L. Roberts
The
Carolines
Farm boy Refuses Reward After Helping Stranded Motorist
Des Moines Iowa highway patrol officer Harry Nestle plotted to pay a farm boy for pulling his car from mud. The boy declined the money and asked only to hear the officer drawl a single word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harry Nestle
Iowa Highway Patrol
Drew
Leaking British Freighter Nears Land Report
A Miami dispatch says tropical radio reported the leaking British freighter Nollington Court was sighted near land. A later message from the Nollington Court said it was seen near Vetooga Island off Haiti, bearing south about 20 miles, with one vessel bearing north of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Nollington Court
Veotuga Island
Haiti
Beards
Former Congressman Samuel Nichols Dies in Spartanburg
Samuel J. Nichols, 53, former representative of South Carolina’s fourth district from 1910 to 1921, died suddenly in a Spartanburg hospital. He began law practice in 1906 and was long a partner with Federal Judge C. C. Wyche and U S. Senator James F. Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
8. C
Samuel J. Nichols
South Carolina
C. C. Wyche
U S
James F. Byrnes
Turkeys in the doghouse after traffic stop
Two men gave conflicting accounts of obtaining a Thanksgiving turkey after being questioned for running a red light. Both men were jailed while the turkeys were taken to the city dog pound, creating a temporary fix for a holiday meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Defense Finishes Case in Godwin Murder Trial
The defense concludes presentation in the Godwin murder case. Witnesses testified Godwin threatened to kill his wife and was drunk the day he was slain. Mrs Godwin previously faced a conviction and 10 to 15 year sentence, later won a new trial on appeal.
Chicago produce prices on butter and eggs Nov 24
Butter on immediate sale 4355 pounds at firm creamery special 93 score and various grades with prices 09 39 4e% and 92 3845 and 90 91. Extras 36 3719 standards 90 central ized carrots and other prices unchanged. Eggs 4062 weaker fresh graded extra firsts and firsts with cars and local 26 25 current receipts 23 refrigerator extras 18 14 refrigerator firsts 17 149 refrigerator standards 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Definition of bloc and lobby in legislative influence
A bloc consists of legislators organized to influence legislation while a lobby comprises nonmembers who seek to influence lawmaking. The terms describe organized groups aiming to sway political outcomes.
Ford argues money system cripples production and society
Ford criticizes the current money system as out of date and profit driven. He says it aims to control labor government finance and schools and hinders production. He urges teaching youths the true purpose of money and adopting a system meeting today’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Both Sides Claim Wins At Nanking In Chinese Front
The report notes both sides claiming gains near Nanking with land behind Chinese lines. It mentions 10 Japanese boats attempting crossing were sunk with two losses. Martial law framed in Tsia and Hangchow area as foreign powers seek intervention to halt hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Shanghai
Cung Province
Tsia
Hangchow
Amcan
Ameri
Sing
Types of Cheese Structures Across Varied Varieties
A note catalogs 21 distinct types of cheese and asserts a total of 450 varieties across these types. The text frames cheese classification by type and diversity, highlighting the global breadth of cheese-making traditions.
Administratrix Notice for the Hill Estate in Guilford County
Qualified as administrator of the estate of Mrs. H. H. Hill late of Guilford County North Carolina. All persons with claims against the estate must present them to Mrs. G. L. Moser Box Hilh Pont North Carolina on or before November 6 1938 or the notice will be pleaded in their absence. Creditors must seek immediate payment of estate debts in this notice dated November Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hill
Guilford County
G. L. Moser
Box Hilh Pont
N. C
Noveber
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