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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1934
Page
10
In Raleigh on October 26 a mule named Stutz famed for years at Camp Polk prison farm refused to plow unless the driver wore striped prisoner clothing. After a stint at Oxford he returned to Camp Polk where he again works gladly only for striped drivers.
A thin chromium coating is being applied to U. S. army large and small caliber guns to prevent rust. A Louisiana cypress tree once yielded six logs totaling 14 162 feet of lumber after sawing, and experts say the tree grew one inch in diameter every 28 years of its life.
People suffer from gas indigestion and distress until Dave's Mentha Pepsin is taken. One bottle ends attacks and allows deep natural breathing. The elixir is sold widely with 6000 bottles sold in a New Jersey town in a year and is guaranteed by Mann Drug Co. and pharmacists nationwide.
William Penn seniors hosted a reception for faculty and parents in the cafeteria on Monday evening. A short program in the Girls' Reserve room introduced faculty members, then class officers were installed by Dr. J. C. Morgan. Guests admired a Halloween themed display and enjoyed a luncheon prepared by the junior class.
Mrs Julia I Hall hosted the weekly St Mark Ladies Aid Circle No 1 at 202 Day Street Tuesday evening. The event featured Hallo we en colors, a business session, luncheon, and a token of appreciation presented to the pastor Rev W T.
Mrs Genevieve Young is rapidly improving after a vertebral fracture from an auto accident near Raleigh nine weeks ago. She has recovered from back surgery at St Agnes Hospital on the St Augustine campus in Raleigh and is the wife of O C Young, member of the Hinton family.
Caterina Jarboro, famed soprano in the revived Italian opera, gave a striking recital at A and T College Wednesday, performing aria from Aida and Il Trovatore plus classical pieces. She, born Catherine Yarborough of Wilmington, studied in Italy and became the first Black opera artist on the American stage since Ira Aldridge.
Harold D. Cooley, congressman from North Carolina's Fourth District, praised the Democratic Party and Roosevelt's New Deal to a large crowd at Trinity School auditorium. Joe Rosa of Asheboro introduced the speaker, with Major Juel Craven presiding.
Local representatives of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers announced several meetings for tonight and tomorrow. Slane and Lock-knit mill workers meet at Knitters Hall at 6 PM tonight. Piedmont and consolidated workers meet at Knitters Hall tomorrow at 10 AM. Thomas Hosiery mill workers meet at Central Labor Union Hall tomorrow at 10 AM. Shop chairmen also meet at Knitters Hall tomorrow at 2 PM. A masquerade hall event is planned at Central Labor Union Hall tomorrow at 7:30 PM with a small admission.
The article notes that the average American boy today has two more years of schooling than a boy in 1914, highlighting a significant rise in educational attainment over the past century.
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