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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1937
Page
3
Washington plans delay a final decision on compulsory versus voluntary crop control as subcommittees draft remaining bill details for the special session. Rep. Coffman of Nebraska opposes compulsory control and favors a dual price system to aid farmers.
An old advertisement claims excess fat comes from a gland and that Marmola Prescription Tablets fix the condition by feeding the gland. It promises rapid slimming without starvation diets or strenuous exercise and urges readers to buy the product from their druggist.
Representative Cummings urges production limits to keep agriculture profitable while guarding world markets. Flannagan backs production or market controls as Secretary Wallace stresses surplus crop control for the Pro- posed ever normal granary program. Officials cite bumper cotton and large corn and wheat crops exposing the lack of control under the current soil conservation plan.
College Station Raleigh Oct 29 Graduates of the school of forestry in 1937 at N C State college broke all records when 80 percent of their number passed the civil service examinations of the United States Forest Service. Only three of the entire graduating class failed to pass. The normal average passing the yearly tests for the service from State college is over 40 percent, a figure unsurpassed by graduates of any other similar school in the nation.
Washington reports September exports at 296.7 million dollars, up 7 percent from August and 35 percent year over year, driven by higher shipments of agricultural products. Imports totaled 233.4 million, yielding a positive trade balance of 63.4 million for the month. For nine months, imports surpassed exports by 48.4 million, with cotton tobacco and fish exports rising. Gold imports 145.6 million, silver 8.4 million. gold and silver exports were negligible.
Denton Baptist church schedules two Sunday services on October 31 at 11 am and 2 30 pm with church and West End Baptist participation. Denton M P male chorus and Oxford Orphanage quartet perform in the morning. West End quartet and local talent in the afternoon. Final service in the current building precedes construction of a new 500-seat modern brick auditorium and Sunday school.
Greenville S C Oct 29 Judge P H Stoll declared a mistrial in the Sloan bribery case after denying a directed verdict motion. The jury deadlocked after five hours of deliberation stemming from testimony that Sloan promised pavement on Perry avenue in exchange for a payment. Witnesses corroborated parts of the tale as defense plans to offer no further testimony were announced.
New York reports Wall Street’s lights burning steady during a market slide. Broadway cafes fear a 1929 style holocaust as prices fall and backers cut communication, while impresarios hope for a quick rally. Some see renewed interest in stock market crash era plays, though many fear a slow recovery. A Midtown venue remains resilient with ticket service and comfortable seating.
Butterfish lay eggs in sea shells and coil around them to protect until hatching. The behavior describes parental protection as the embryos develop inside the shells.
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