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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1936
Page
6
In parts of Africa witch-doctors keep fascinators or fetishes as core stock in trade. A fetish may be a lion's claw, hair, nail, skin, tooth, or carved image. the witch-doctor proclaims it holy with great magic power. A man in Shemba-Shemba reports a missing knife he believes was stolen.
William Penn, a noted admiral's son, joined Quakers after Oxford exposure and funded a colony in 1682 sending thousands of persecuted Quakers to America. He laid out Philadelphia the City of Brotherly Love and promoted fair relations with Indians. The piece covers Penn's life, a 1932 US stamp, and includes colonial anecdotes and African fetish practices with witch-doctors and charms, ending with a travel note and a teaser for tomorrow's topic.
Representatives from four counties in the Sixth Congressional district pledged cooperation to the statewide Democratic campaign at a Burlington rally. State chairman Wallace Winborne outlined plans for the drive and Congressman W. B. Umstead spoke for the Democratic ticket.
A new automobile speedway for Los Angeles is planned with seating for 125000 spectators. The note adds that there is one car in the United States for every 4.8 persons.
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