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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1936
Page
6
Bernard Haurbulak asks about Davy Jones locker and mermaids. The piece explains Davy Jones as the sea devil in sailor speech for drowning deaths, notes uncertain origins linking Jo nah and Duf ty, and mentions mermaids as medieval myths with Tennyson cited.
This Curious World by William Ferguson explores how cities and villages shape daily life. It highlights street layouts notable neighborhoods and regional quirks that reveal culture and community in a concise observant style.
The list presents horizontal and vertical crossword style clues with numbers and brief prompts. Answers include terms for aviation achievement, daily life items, anatomy, nature, and geography, forming a crossword grid solution set.
The piece traces steam power and rail success from Watt and Fulton through Stevens Cooper and the Tom Thumb, noting rail mileage rising to nearly 3,000 in 14 years and 20,000 more before the Civil War. It mentions St Joseph Missouri and a 1869 3 cent stamp with an early locomotive.
The passage explains mermaids as mythic beings portrayed with a woman's upper body and fish tail, noting no true captures. It suggests sailors mistook seaweed for hair and cites Greek sailors and sirens tied to island legends. Modern art often mirrors these siren depictions.
A coroner's jury absolved R. H. Thomas of Charlotte of blame in the highway death of Conrad G. Derr, 77, after a passenger bus struck him. The inquest concluded Thursday.
An announcement reports F R Rhodes of Wilmington named division engineer for the WPA with offices in Salisbury. He will direct work in Rowan Iredell Davidson and Davie counties.
Tuck Wheeler faced a 25 to 80 year sentence for the killing of Melvin Hendley in South Henderson last June.
Dr. James M. Lilly of Fayetteville was elected president as the North Carolina Eye Ear Nose and Throat Society completed its second annual meeting in Durham.
Washington report states E N Durant former secretary of the Beaufort County Corn Hog Control association received a three year term in Atlanta penitentiary after pleading guilty to forging corn hog contracts and checks totaling over 2700 dollars.
The Southern Combed Yarn Spinners association elected R. D. Hall of Belmont as president and R. G. Suggs of Belmont as vice president. C. D. Welch of Cramerton became second vice president with Caldwell Ragan of Gastonia and S. P. Stone of Belmont on the executive committee.
Trilby the 22 year old elephant in Beaumont Texas stamped an attendant to death, Lee Roberta 22 of Rutland Vermont, when startled during a collar fitting. Head trainer Lawrence Davis said Roberta failed to awaken the animal and Trilby crushed him before showing remorse. Authorities deem the elephant not dangerous.
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