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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1936
Page
14
London dispatch reports the elimination of a listed princess from the Netherlands by September as Princess Juliana’s status narrows the field of potential heirs within a month.
An old advertisement touts Lack-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative, claiming it uses plant leaves and other dried ingredients. The copy emphasizes ease of use, long shelf life, and that one package yields about 25 doses.
Grace Neisler of Kings Mountain defended the North Carolina women’s state skeet championship as the four day meet opened at High Point Skeet Elup. She shot 39 of 50 to lead. sister Pauline Neisler finished second with 25 and Mrs. W. B. Thomas of High Point was third with 18. Thurman Chatham of Winston Salem won the opening event with 49 of 650. The 410 gauge state championship was halted by rain.
City officials authorize the public works committee to finalize deals with Duke Power and the High Point Thomasville & Denton railroad to repair and transfer street railway tracks. Duke Power spends over 15000 dollars to repair Pine English North Main West Russell Mallory Hamilton East Commerce South Perry East Green and South Main streets.
Paid into the municipal court clerk’s office today was 2000 dollars from a death and injury settlement following a December 29, 1985 auto crash near Sumter District of Columbia. The estate of Mrs Inez Justice Lewis received 1950 dollars while Ruth Brewer and Doris Holmes were awarded 25 dollars each for their injuries. The suit by administrator R H Sechrest sought 25000 from D M Lewis, the driver and husband of the deceased.
The radio figure Virginia Verrill smiles as she tears a sign through its center and hints at a playful trick. Readers are invited to see the answer on the next page.
Funeral services for Joshua L. Underwood were held yesterday at Pleasant Hill M E church. Pallbearers were his nephews George Louis Jeff Underwood and Glenn George Sidney Lambeth. Masonic Lodge 214 A F and AM led graveside rites. interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs Rachel Elisabeth Fuell Boles 85 widow of Alexander Boles died at her Colonial Drive home yesterday afternoon at three. Survived by daughter Miss Rosetta Boles two sons A Z and John R Boles one half brother Solomon Petree and five grandchildren four great grandchildren all of Thomasville. Funeral services were held at the home this afternoon at two and burial will be in city cemetery.
Virgie O Vestal died of heart disease at his home four miles south of Asheboro. Funeral services were held at Farlow funeral home and Flagg Springs Methodist church with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by mother Lou Scarlett Vestal three brothers Penn Causie Carl and two sisters Mrs H C Burrow and Mrs A E Hughes.
Mrs Rebecca Ellen York 77 died at her Cedar Falls home this morning. She is survived by five sons P C and J N York of Cedar Falls C W and A J York of Glenn Raven and F R York of Steeds. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at Central Falls M B church with burial in Cool Springs cemetery.
Employes of the Gate City Motor company will hold their annual picnic with Greensboro and Burlington participants at the Southern Public Utilities club near the Jefferson club tomorrow afternoon. The event starts at 4 o clock with games before the supper. Local workers will depart at 4 oclock as the plant closes to allow full attendance.
The New York cotton market shows quiet trading with prices around middling twelve and a half cents. Futures and spot quotes display small fluctuations as traders digest current demand and supply signals.
Chicago notes butter at 18 114 unsettled and unchanged, eggs at 6 748 steady and unchanged. Market snapshot lists dairy and eggs pricing without changes, reflecting steady tone in September trade.
Adolf Hitler declared Germany’s independence from the Versailles framework at the Nazi rally in Nuremberg, outlining plans to reclaim overseas colonies and expand the Reich. The speech touted renewed strength as European powers watch Germany pursue colonies, a broader European realignment, and economic growth.
Raleigh September 8 Vance Baise announces allocations from a 500000 highway budget to North Carolina cities for maintenance of state highways. Winston-Salem leads with 22800, other grants include Charlotte 22400 Durham 694150 Raleigh 21800 Asheville 18100 Greensboro 15600 and more across the state based on population and road mileage.
Tomorrow morning eight High Point youths will depart for Duke University to begin the new academic year. Six men and two women start as freshmen while two men and three women rejoin as upperclassmen a week later. Names listed include Phillip Grandjean P V Kirkman Jr Hal Ingram Walter Sprye Harry Welch Charles Parks Betty Joe Abele Alice Overman Sherrod Morrow William McAnally Elizabeth Hatcher Frances Gordon Lindsay and Charlotte Helden.
Wesley Memorial Church hosts an all church barbecue at City Lake honoring Dr. W A Lambeth Save Junaluska campaign. Games include horseshoe and softball with a Peacock class stars ball game. Speakers include Fred N Tate Dr Charles C Weaver Bruce Craven. Over 225 reservations made. event may move to church if thunder showers.
Fred Spencer aged 25 of 810 South Hamilton street was taken to Burrus Memorial hospital after a stroke on Lenoard street. He reported prior similar strokes and was later discharged. Ed Little, 704 Hilltop street, was stabbed in the back by an ice pick near Sech rest's and also moved to Burrus Memorial hospital where he was treated and dismissed.
Rev W E Moore died Sunday at his daughter Mrs Bonnie Moore's home. Services conducted by Rev G L Reynolds at Lovejoy church Montgomery county drew a large crowd. Local quartet provided music. Pallbearers included J G Carson.
Thomas Bouldin J T Shoemaker Clinton McKnight Perry Wood and Raymond Lindsay were named in the obituary notice with burial in the local church cemetery.
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