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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
2
Judge Lewis E. Teague in High Point municipal court granted a non-suit in the suit of Mrs. J. W. London against the Norfolk and Western railway. Mrs. London sought 3000 dollars for injuries claimed after a train jolt. The case began yesterday and the non-suit was issued this afternoon.
A playful science note states that if humans moved their legs proportionally to their size as ants do, they could travel about 806 miles per hour. It presents a vivid comparison of scale and motion.
Winston-Salem October 13 The North Carolina Burial Association reelected A. J. Koonce of High Point as president and named Jesse Pugh of Asheboro as vice president and Hollis Russell of Thomasville as secretary at its annual convention.
James E. Meredith 77, Davidson County farmer and dairyman, died at home on route 1. Survived by two sons J C and J R, three daughters Mrs I B Teague Mrs Ralph uy and Mrs F D Maner, one sister Mrs Lee Hilton, sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. Pleasant Grove M P church officiated by Rev Fred R Love and Rev George L Reynolds. Burial in church cemetery. Body lies in state at church from 2:30 p.m. until service.
Aubrey Williams deputy WPA administrator said after a White House conference that the 1.455 billion dollars appropriated for relief for the first eight months of the current fiscal year must be spread over that period. The President told me it will have to last until March 1. Williams noted doubt but hoped a big upturn in business would stretch funds. WPA still has 764 million to spend.
Miss Anaslay Robertson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R G Robertson of High Point married Thom as Wade Brookshire Saturday evening at the home of Rev E W Jones. Only attendants were Mr and Mrs R H Vuncannon of Randleman. The bride wore navy crush velvet. They will live with the groom’s parents in Randleman for now.
The Parent-Teacher association schedules a regular meeting this evening at 7:30 at the school auditorium. All parents are urged to attend.
Mostly cloudy and unsettled conditions across North Carolina with possible showers in the mountains and along the coast tonight or Friday. Winds from northeast to east near Hatteras and Jacksonville remain moderate to fresh, with cooler air in the west Friday and a chance of light rain in the north portion.
President Roosevelt approved an 18 million dollar PWA allotment for Chicago to build a Loop subway. The project, estimated at about 40 million dollars, will be partly funded by city finances to cover the remaining cost.
Donald Deichman of Durham spoke to the Rotary Club about rising medical and hospital costs now totaling four to seven billion dollars annually. He noted more than 40 group hospitalization plans are being tried and urged public effort to develop affordable access to medical care.
Chapel Hill Oct 13 Jim Joyner UNC student body president invites North Carolina high school seniors to visit the university November 5. The program includes entertainment and attendance at the VPI football game.
A historical brief records a single traffic accident affecting local school children during the Sargeant Pike regime. The snippet notes no further incidents and underscores the era's safety context.
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