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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1936
Page
2
A stylish fur model combines sleek design with affordable gray kidskin and Persian lamb trim. The bodice shapes the waist, shoulders widen, and a flared skirt with a trim collar and wide belt creates a tailored look. A lighter gray Persian hat features a small airplane embellishment.
Paris reports the American election as a democratic triumph influencing Europe. France, bracing for a harsh winter amid economic and political fears, weighs U.S. democracy’s impact while eyeing Britain for future peace decisions and debt settlement prospects.
A century and two years past Spain faced a brutal civil war between Don Carlos who stood for absolutism and the liberal Queen Isabella. Then as now Europe took sides with Prussia Austria and Russia backing Carlos while England and others opposed him. France weighed intervention on Isabella’s side as Louis Philippe faced pressure.
Dr E E Richardson father of Dr J B Richardson of this city and former Leaksville mayor has been missing since Thursday morning. A search in Leaksville area and a dragged Dan River yielded no trace. He was a long time dentist and a brother in law of Mrs A E Tate.
Regular session is just over a month away as Pennsylvania calls a special session. North Carolina leaders hoped Congress would amend the Social Security Act to preserve unemployment insurance tax credits. With Pennsylvania moving ahead, pressure to convene in North Carolina rises as state lawmakers weigh the need for cooperative legislation.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh left Chester after fogbound arrival from Dublin on Tuesday and, amid misty weather, prepared to hop to London.
U S Postmaster General James A Farley left for Paris on November 28 promising to learn what is happening in the United States He planned to sail home on December 4 and return with insights to inform policy decisions.
State WPA Administrator George W. Coan Jr announced approval of five relief projects in Davie Avery Perquimans Craven and Granville counties with expenditures totaling 43115.84 dollars.
A fire at the Lenoir Pad Company in Lenoir last night caused about $40,000 in building damage according to general manager Victor Hoskins who declined to estimate stock losses.
Reports claim the Dnieper River dam in Soviet Russia is the world’s largest. Allegations state American engineers supervised its construction.
The federal charter system now encompasses 1200 new credit unions with an estimated collective membership surpassing 200,000, signaling rapid expansion in cooperative banking nationwide.
In the Deep River area farmers show richer crops and better land use due to soil conservation practices. Legumes like lespedeza clovers vetch and Austrian winter peas boost yields while protecting soil. The Soil Conservation Service, founded in 1934 with Dr. J. H. Stallings, reports 1152 farmers with cooperatives over 88,000 acres and promotes crop rotation, contour tillage, terracing, and other methods to curb erosion and raise farm prosperity.
Asheboro news notes a formal tea at Mrs. J. D. Ross Jr. on Worth Street honoring bride elect Nettie Alice Wood and recent brides Mrs. John Taylor Mrs. Robert Reese and Mrs. Tom Truesdale. Wood’s engagement is to Frederick Handy Jr. of Rocky Mount and Raleigh.
The regular meeting of the Randolph Book Club scheduled for Friday has been postponed, according to Mrs J D Ross Sr.
Oscar King of Ramseur was selected Monday to supervise construction of the agriculture building behind Randolph County Courthouse. He will lead the WPA laborers on site while A A Woodroof the architect for the community gymnasium prepared the plans. Foundation work has already progressed.
Greenville city Finance Committee announced a two mill tax reduction in prospect. Officials expect lower rates to ease burden on residents as fiscal plans move forward.
A local study suggests that a flexible bow design can yield more precise shots than a rigid bow. Researchers note the bend helps absorb uneven draw and stabilize release, enhancing consistency for archers in varying conditions.
The Deep River area shows widespread improvement with new homes and farm buildings, repaired old structures, updated fences, new machinery, younger teams, more and better cows, and more automobiles. Farmers adopt wiser land use and improved cropping practices, signaling notable prosperity.
A vintage advertisement promotes Marian Martin doll patterns and fashion ideas for children. It highlights patterns 9035 with rompers and dresses, cape and bonnet, pajamas, and a cute red riding hood cape, offering inexpensive 15 cent per pattern orders and combined 25 cent deals, with ordering details to The Pattern Department in New York.
In Fayetteville a truck was struck by a train fatally injuring W. T. Moore 22 and Alexander Williams. Alfred Mouzon a Negro was seriously hurt in the collision near here.
A coroner's jury exonerated George Green in the death of seven year old Leon Kimball who was struck by Green's car. The panel ruled the accident unavoidable and found no wrongdoing by Green.
The Roanoke Rapids area recorded a frigid start with a 20 degree low this morning on November 28, reflecting an unusually cold snap for the region.
In Greenville North Carolina on Monday night Elijah Braxton aged 51 died in a traffic accident. The coroner's jury exonerated Leland Gardner in the incident.
A likely earliest savings record shows a $15 deposit in a Manchester bank in 1819. Interest capitalized the balance, growing the original sum to more than $3,450 over time.
Aviators detect plant case spores at unknown height, suggesting airborne spread. Diseased plants in distant fields indicate potential infection of healthy crops hundreds of miles away.
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