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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1939
Page
3
In Asheville police court Judge Sam H. Cathey ruled that playing cards for drinks and smells is legal if neither is on the table. The ruling freed four men of gambling charges.
Lou Gehrig, famed Yankees first baseman, is appointed by Mayor La Guardia as a city parole commissioner for a little over ten years with a 6000 dollar salary after a 5 percent cut. The five member board includes police and correction chiefs with three mayoral appointees.
A historical note states giraffes commanded roughly 1500 dollars per yard measured from horn tips to feet, illustrating high valued exotic beasts in the period.
Ladies report period pain eased by CARDUS with improved appetite digestion and nerve strength. The ad argues functional dysmenorrhea caused by undernourishment and says taking CARDUI before and during menses relieves cramps headaches nervous tension and restlessness.
The article notes Soviet Russia's renewed outward push into Poland and the Baltic, with aims toward the Dardanelles, seeking to regain former dominance after losses from 1904 to 1917. It recalls Russia's historic growth, losses in World War I and the Bolshevik era, and its current outward maneuvering under the post-tsar era.
Judge Dan Pyle presided outside the South Bend courthouse as Joseph B. Lyvers a 28 year old crippled peddler in a wheelchair sued Joseph Badura for 55000 after an automobile collision and won a nominal judgment of 1 dollar. Authorities reported Cecil Lynch admitted driving into two cars and described his curiosity about a factory door he saw ajar before a collision.
Expectation Eleven Mile Canon Colorado reports Jack Lockwood celebrating opening of big game season as a bear raided his chicken pen at night for a week.
Directors of the exclusive Union League Club praise Steve a 50 year bartender who served Presidents including Harrison McKinley Taft and Roosevelt while reportedly never drinking himself. Birds with wide summer ranges share a single tree in their winter resort.
Thomasville October 11 H G Early announces Pilot Grange Booster Night to be held Friday. Wallburg High School and Grange orchestra with 15 young players under Carey J Davis will perform as a highlight. Public invited to attend.
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