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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1937
Page
5
Raleigh reports a buoyant start to North Carolina's State Fair with strong weather, robust attendance, and praise from officials. Manager Dorton touts an exceptional exhibit collection, top-tier midway shows, and a robust harness racing lineup. Highlights include Lucky Teter's Hell Drivers, automobile races, and the 4-H calf scramble.
Raleigh Oct 12 health officials plan sterner action against typhoid and tuberculosis despite declines in death rates. 1936 typhoid deaths 2.1 per 1000 and TB 60.9 per 1000. 1914 saw higher TB deaths. Dr. Carl V Reynolds cites typhoid progress since 1914 and notes syphilis remains uncheckable but controllable with lessons from Norway Sweden and Denmark.
Mobilize millions under Wildlife Restoration Week to start March 20. The movement unites men women and children who love wildlife to combat pollution erosion and habitat loss. Leaders include Frederick F Jordan and Jay N Darlin with support from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Izaak Walton League and American Legion.
Priscilla Pierce a young attorney, rejects admirer Harry Hutchins while Detective Dolan suspects Kerr is linked to Amy Kerr’s murder. Cilly notices subtle intrusions in her Shore Road apartment and recalls a suspicious afternoon when Hutchins pressed about Amy and Jim Kerrigan. The case deepens with possible hidden affairs and a lurking unseen observer.
Priscilla rejects Hutchins after a tense exchange as he leaves in a cab. Cilly, left puzzled, hurry hides something from sight and searches a drawer, hinting at unseen motives. (To Be Continued)
In Hexham England an inquest ruled death from heart failure due to exposure to hot and cold water for Scott Gunn known as the man with a million friends. Gunn was found dying under a shower in the Hexham Hydro Hotel hot room. His doctor cited high blood pressure and thickened arteries. The 825 Catholic orphan asylums in the United States cared for 44 520 children in 1936.
An advertisement urges readers to consider a laxative and endorses Black Draught as a purely vegetable product that does not upset the stomach and acts on the lower bowel to relieve constipation. It emphasizes choosing a dependable laxative when needed.
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