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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1939
Page
5
State Highway Patrolman R I Barr cited Andrew Thomas Schram of 902 East Lexington Avenue for speeding at 80 miles per hour, in a local court filing last night.
Centenary College defeated Southwestern of Memphis 13 to 7 in Shreveport. Both teams scored on passes before 3,009 fans as Centenary earned its first win of the season.
An amphibian plane piloted by Lieut. K. P. Maley of the coast guard air base in Charleston found the missing schooner Pinta. The vessel, now used as a pleasure yacht, needed no assistance and was proceeding toward Georgetown after Brazos reported a distress signal off the North Carolina coast.
The Coast Guard said schooner Pinta with a six man crew was located in Winyah Bay Channels near Georgetown South Carolina and appeared not in distress. An amphibian plane V141 located the vessel reported as Pinta of Nye New York proceeding toward Georgetown.
The 13th annual meeting of the North Carolina State Art Society will be held in Raleigh on December 6 and 7. Secretary Mrs. Corinne McNeil of Chapel Hill announced the program. Speaker will be Dr. Alfred M. Frankfurter, editor of an art publication and exhibition committee member for the New York World's Fair, to discuss Masterpieces of Art.
North Carolina State College physicist Charles M. Heck spearheaded a national effort to save millions of Chinese from famine after a year in China inspired him. The drive, supported by leaders like President Wilson and Dr. Ferrand, raised $250000 in five months with wide national backing.
Thomasville police identification bureau arrest a Negro known as Sapp Mobley for the Sylvania murder of his uncle Jack Mobley on September 29, 1937. He fled, was recaptured in South Carolina, later linked by his World War II fingerprints, admits guilt, and will be sent to Sylvania for trial.
Cleveland report notes a reporter added the prefix un to inhabited to reduce a life sentence to 14 months for burglary. Judge Frank S Day, prosecutor, and clerk corrected the mistake after John Rees highlighted it.
President Roosevelt met with Georgia lawmakers at Warm Springs and received a favorable impression of funding defense through a tax. Representatives Vinson and Cox voiced support, while Senator George did not attend. The session explored adjusting income, gift, and estate taxes to fund rising defense costs.
The conflict in Europe drives up Japanese business activity while American textbooks see rising demand in Venezuela. The shifts reflect wartime global trade and education needs.
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