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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
2
Report notes at the finish approach as mothers greet the scene while discussions over bonds and Miller’s assets unfold. Spokesman’s will authors are not substantiating reports.
The dispute centers on Mrs. Kenny's claimed 12 children and which mother has the most eligible births. Executors may seek court directions after Oct 31 to determine registration under the vital statistics act, possibly examining about 100,000 birth certificates. Contests could hinge on residency and birth registrations in Toronto. Mrs Kenny asserts proof and vows legal defense with rivals Mrs Timlock and Mrs Nagle each claiming 10 births.
Crane County Texas is noted as having the smallest population of any county in the United States.
In High Point civil court Judge Lewis Teague presided as the jury ruled at 2:55 pm that Dr John W Dyer has no claim to household furnishings. The suit alleged Mrs Edith Dyer and Paul Williamson disposed of the couple’s property including sales to Williamson for 96 dollars and shipments to Louisville with items stored at Carolina Bonded Warehouse.
Over the past decade the American Red Cross has allocated more than 56 million dollars to relief and rehabilitation for disaster victims. This record summarizes the scale of aid and its deployment across affected communities and year by year.
Judge Hayes to fix hearing date on receivership assets with upset bids. Notice will run in Greensboro Winston-Salem and High Point newspapers to inform original and higher bidders. Ten days to two weeks before the hearing, Judge Hagee will accept new bids on listed properties including homes, tracts, and factory equipment across multiple streets and lots.
New York stocks climbed to a six year high after a brief profit taking dip. The rally continued for a fourth straight session with gains led by lower priced utilities Commonwealth and Southern and United Corp. despite weakness in steels and aircrafts. Bond and commodity prices were mixed as cotton futures fell on a higher government crop forecast.
A historical note explains that furniture making was not regarded as a craft until the end of the 12th century. The shift marks a turning point in the recognition of carpentry as a skilled artisanal practice.
A. C. Metz of the Soil Conservation Service notes substantial progress with subsoiling in Guilford County, with about 200 acres treated. He cites erosion control, higher soil moisture retention, and increased yields as key benefits, while warning results depend on soil type and seasonal conditions. Demonstrations run with Deep River and Reedy Fork projects show subsoiling depth of 18 to 25 inches, at roughly $3 per acre, best during dry periods in August and September.
A continued flare in Spain's civil war shows fascist forces tightening around Madrid as Moscow weighs a possible Soviet aid response while Britain and France seek to patch neutrality gaps. Reports describe loyal militiamen defending shrinking lines near Madrid and fighting in Sierra de Gredos.
A Swedish aviator was seriously damaged but survived after a moonlit night over the Atlantic about 100 miles off Ireland. The trawler reported the pilot saved, and at Stockholm’s airdrome three watchers waited as his mother wept with joy. Maud Dickson, 16, declared pride despite the danger, while aviation experts thought fuel ran out before rescue.
The Community Chest sum of 21784 dollars is reported from the Red Cross Boy Scouts Y M C A Salvation Army and Y W C A. The speaker credits these agencies with leading the national youth movement and helping curb trends toward Communism and Fascism. The pledge total stands at 21784.70 dollars.
The text presents scattered day by day monetary figures and codes, totaling cash receipts and provisional amounts. It lists multiple line items with dollar values and codes, culminating in grand totals and a yearless prov. report figure.
The China clipper carrying five newspapermen passengers landed in Honolulu at 6 43 a m today on its voyage to Manila. The flight serves as a preliminary to regular service starting October 21 and was reported from Honolulu.
Wofford, 21, is named in a federal indictment returned late today charging him with kidnapping Dobbins of Asheville North Carolina and forcing a trip to Atlanta for robbery. The Georgia prison commission says he is serving seven years in Milledgeville for an Atlanta robbery and is to be brought into court on a habeas corpus challenge.
The report notes a likely price of 3000 yen for horseback rides but has no supporting data or records. The statement remains speculative and unsourced.
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