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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1938
Page
2
Weather bulletin notes inland mountains may see mist or light rain while coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville experiences northeast and east winds with overcast skies. Mostly fair tonight to Saturday with some showers possible offshore.
At a noon Kiwanis meeting, accordionist H C Goble performed Greer's Serenade and other Russian melodies. John Mebane discussed humorous typographical errors with several examples. Dr P B E Lindley joined the club, C Cridiebaugh contributed, and visitors Henry C Field and H T Gibson attended.
Map shows High Point precinct boundaries and polling sites in Guilford County. Registration for the hospital bond election runs through September 17 at stated registration places and homes of registrars on other days except Sundays. List provides precinct numbers, registrar names and addresses, and home or school registration locations. Also notes Tillamook County Oregon as the wettest spot in the United States with 19 inches of annual rainfall.
President Roosevelt plans surgery for James Roosevelt with preoperative treatment underway. He may travel from Chicago to Rochester with possible stops depending on James recovery, while avoiding distant trips from Washington due to the delicate international situation.
Mayo Clinic physicians continued dietary treatment for James Roosevelt son of the President as a gastric ulcer operation is set for Monday. James condition is described as excellent and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. James Roosevelt are in Rochester for the procedure.
The Enterprise will continue to be printed on its old press while adjustments are made to the modern Hoe press. After completion, the press will be turned over for daily use, officials announced today.
British post office awards monetary sums to four female staff who resign after marriage. payments made to compensate for service years as they depart from duties.
The Senate campaign expenditures panel examined Georgia's primary contest amid other probes. It questioned reports of federal officials favoring Senator Walter George, possible irregularities in Georgia county registrations, and alleged improper campaign activity by WPA workers aiding Chandler.
The Western Union Telegraph Company announces successful completion of a four year experiment to bury transatlantic cables in the sea bed to avoid trawler damage. The cable ship Lord Kelvin completed burial of portions of three cables, southwest of the Irish coast, marking an 80th anniversary milestone since the first cable in 1858.
New York World’s Fair 1939 is expected to draw thousands of visitors to the United States, marking a shift from Europe as the primary source of travelers. The article notes America will experience a surge in tourism as the nation becomes a premier destination.
Sonya and Jerry Carroll of the Robbins Brothers Circus raise three motherless lion cubs after the mother dies. The cubs, bottle fed and cared for by the duo, grow playful and gentle. The Robbins Brothers Circus arrives in High Point on Tuesday September 13 with two performances at 2 and 8 p.m. A downtown parade begins at 11 a.m. The show features many acts including Clyde Beatty presenting a wild animal act with 40 lions and tigers.
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