Ripley to judge High Point Believe It Or Not contest
The High Point Enterprise announces Robert Ripley will conduct a Believe It Or Not contest starting October 24 and running to November 13 with grand and daily prizes including a 1939 Buick, Caribbean cruises, World's Fair trip, and more. Local entrants from the Carolina region may submit one or many ideas on one side of paper with name and address, judged locally with final grand prize selections by Ripley.
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Pays Debt Of 16 Cents After 48 Year Wait
Jimmie Myers 61 of Thomasville settles a 16 cent debt to Professor A Wood from a Randolph county school run in the 1890s. They met on the streets after 48 years and Myers paid the amount in full.
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Jimmie Myers
Professor A. ©. Wood
High Point
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Professor Wood
Robbery Suspect Bound Over After Fingerprint Tie
Roy Thomas, a local Black man with a police record, was bound over to Superior Court after a trial before Judge C. W. Gilliam on a breaking and entering charge at the Gateway Service Station in Thomasville. Fingerprints were identified with office records, and Thomas admitted robbery in a signed confession. Clarence Oliver received 60 days on drunken driving with a 12 month license revocation. Marvin Steth got 60 days for drunken driving. license charge suspended. Stewart Shoaf received a six month road sentence for non support of an illegitimate child, suspended on payment of costs and support.
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Clarence Oliver
Marvin Steth
Stewart Shoaf
High Point Camera Club Meeting at Eccles Everhart Office
The High Point Camera club holds its regular meeting at 8 oclock tonight in the Eccles Everhart office at 114 West Washington street. An interesting program is promised and all members are urged to attend. The notice also mentions the Boxers as a Chinese society sworn to exterminate foreigners.
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Fragments of Syndicate Notice Amid Publication Credits
A partial OCR fragment references employees of participating newspapers King Features Syndicate Believe It or Not and their families. The readable text hints at a shared or promotional notice but lacks complete context or details.
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Auto industry sparks hopes for general upturn in business
Detroit reports faster production as General Motors announces rehiring of 35,000 workers and restoration of pre February salary levels for 30,000 white collar staff. Sloan signals upward revision of plans, while UAW leaders predict limited lasting impact amid cautious skepticism. Dues to unions surge, signaling temporary boom.
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How Can I Clean Concrete Floors and More
A column by Anne Ashley answers practical home questions. It explains mixing lime and salt in water to clean concrete, using glue solution to enrich soil around plants, and keeping woolens soft by equal washing and rinsing temperatures.
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
Daily English lesson notes define usage and pronunciation. The author covers misused phrases mispronounced terms and common misspellings and urges vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily. Today's focus centers on the verb foster meaning to nourish feed aid and encourage.
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Tyrol
Modern Etiquette Q&A With Roberta Lee
A column answers reader questions on handling misunderstandings with friends admitting fault and seeking forgiveness. It also notes that ushers are not required for small church weddings and that tipping hotel staff such as bellboys is customary at 10 15 or 25 cents.
Red Cross Reports 682 Dead in Month's Hurricane Floods
The Red Cross announced an official death list of 682 from last month's hurricane and floods in Providence R I. Ten people remained in hospitals while 655 patients were released to home care. Nearly 10 000 received first aid.
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R. 1
Red Cross
Margaret Dizney
Red Cross Disaster Nursing
Insects Show Bright Color Variants Across Species
The article notes insects exhibit a range of colors including red green and violet and mentions colorless forms. It discusses how color variation can arise from genetics environment and signaling.
Look and Learn by A C Gordon
Answers summarize common knowledge in a quiz style. The piece presents five questions on cold prevalence origin of crossing the Rubicon mode meaning birds with teeth and Potomac river outflow to Chesapeake Bay.
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Potomac River
Julius Caesar
Rubicon River
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North Carolina Highway Plan Seeks Forty Million Upgrade
The state highway and public works commission estimates 40.168 million to modernize 1700 miles of main roads and 851 bridges, with 2390 miles of unpaved roads excluded. The request mirrors recent appropriations, with funds barely above the last two fiscal years.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
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Benjamin Banneker Built First American Clock in 1764
The article notes that Benjamin Banneker constructed what is described as the first clock made in America in the year 1764. This marks a notable early achievement in American clockmaking history.
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Benjamin Banneker
America
Police orders on stop signals puzzle New York officers
An order to enforce careful motorist stops left New York police puzzled after a citizen complained that the gesture resembled a Nazi salute. Officers questioned how to stop cars without appearing to wave or salute, debating appropriate hand signals.
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New York
Lewis Valentine
Spender’s Tires Ink Coast to Coast Message
George N. Spencer, a Springdale inventor, installed tires that print a traveling label as he drives. The tares mark “George N. Spencer, Springdale, Pa., Coast to Coast” across the road, with Wells under the fenders dropping ink on the tires.
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Pittsburgh
George N. Spencer
Spencer
Springdale
Sample Phone Number Mistaken Identity Haunts Portland
Evelyn Fox faced constant calls from strangers asking if they dialed the right number after the telephone company mistakenly listed her line as a sample dial number in its instruction sheets.
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Orc
Evelyn Fox
Milkman Pays Fine After Slipping at Wheel Crash
Don Bourke testified he did not understand his crash into a telephone pole at 5 a.m. He explained he was a milkman coming home tired for the milkman joke. He paid a $10 fine.
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Don Bourke
Aslice
Bruce McDougall
Bourke
Airway crew create bottle currency in India trading lake
Passengers and crew of an Imperial Airway flying boat discarded empty mineral bottles on Lake Dugari in Central India. Natives salvaged the floating bottles and soon traded with them when the next flying boat arrived. Bottle value varies by size color and label design.
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Imperial Airway
India
Dugari
Bandit Steals Payroll From NY Clerk On 16th Floor
A thief snatched a $2,180 payroll from Murray Glicksman a New York City clerk on the 16th floor of a skyscraper yesterday at gunpoint. He forced Glicksman down 16 flights to ground level then ordered him back up and fled.
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Murray Glicksman
Glicksman
Thrill for visiting Chinese troupe as they order crop suey
Members of a Changhai music and drama group touring the United States for the first time sought a new taste at a Chinese restaurant. They ordered crop suey, a dish unfamiliar to them, as part of their gastronomic adventure in Los Angeles.
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Eleven Red Faces Seattle Caribou Hunt Heroine
Eleven hunters and a 13 year old girl Virginia Lloyd Smith joined a Alaska hunt. Virginia returned with three caribou a kodiak bear and a moose after eight shots making her the standout amidst the group.
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Alaska
Virginia Lloyd-Smith
Virginia
Fraternity Pet Skunk Vanishes in Cedar Falls
Lambda Gamma Nu members report their skunk pet missing in Cedar Falls Iowa. Fraternity notes that contact with the animal leads to no real investigation and that the creature is deodorized to mask its odor.
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Lambda Gamma Nu
Thomasville Democrats organize six precincts meetings
An eager Thomasville Democratic meeting at Crowell building outlined precinct organization across six city precincts. Township chair Glenn Pennington presided as talks by Sheriff Raymond Bowers and other county officials followed. Precinct chairmen were named for each district and weekly precinct meetings plus Friday general sessions were scheduled at the Democratic HQ.
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Crowell
Glenn Pennington
Raymond Bowers
Davidson County
Marion Phillips
Register of Deeds
E. C. Byerly
Charles Johnson
Davidson Wholesale Company
Standard Chair Company
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Tear Gas Used To Deter Possible Mob Violence In Smyrna
Georgia officials including Adjutant General John E. Stoddard and Governor Rivers deployed tear gas to break up a crowd believed to be 500 to 1,000 strong in Smyrna. Police kept traffic moving as authorities limited gatherings after a man confessed to killing an elderly farmer and his daughter with an ax handle.
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Smyrna
Georgia
John E. Stoddard
Stoddard
E. D. Rivers
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Chicago Produce Market Report Quiet Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago price notes show butter at 835,740 pounds with steady, unchanged quotes. Eggs total 4,658 cars, with easy, fresh graded extra firsts and local varieties holding, other prices unchanged.
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Lucas Robbed After Abduction Near Wilson
W A Lucas chairman of the state elections board and his wife were forced by an unidentified gunman to drive to the city edge where he fled with their car. Lucas reported the highwayman hid in the back seat and robbed him of 10 dollars while Mrs Lucas, treated for shock, was later discharged.
Philippine island pythons among world’s largest snakes
Reticulated pythons in the Philippine Islands are noted as among the world’s largest snakes, frequently reaching lengths over 30 feet. The excerpt emphasizes their exceptional size and regional occurrence.
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Philippine Islands
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