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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1935
Page
3
In municipal court Judge Pro Tem D C MacRae branded local taxi drivers as the town’s worst offenders for speeding. He suspended a 30 day sentence on one driver, to take effect if caught speeding again within a year, and fined another $5 plus costs. The latter driver was said to have a financial interest in a cab concern.
Thousands of North Carolina tobacco growers gather in Raleigh to decide on actions to raise prices, including a possible tobacco selling holiday and warehouse closures. Governor Ehringhaus and Senator Bailey propose strategies while Secretary Wallace offers cautious support.
A U S Biological Survey official notified the North Carolina fisheries commissioner that dove shooting will be allowed until sunset each day during the open season. In Raleigh, Mrs. Thomas O Berry said a WPA ruling now allows mothers with children under 16 to take relief jobs if another caregiver is in the home.
Cannibals dismiss tobacco as harming flavor in human meat, noting smokers are not relished.
Raleigh reports a broad campaign to collect unpaid state license taxes on slot machines. Deputy collectors will pursue operators and may issue warrants for those who refuse payment. Maxwell notes tight safeguards to prevent license transfer and requires licenses to be affixed to each machine. In Asheboro Norris issues 9000 driver license blanks as patrols intensify checks on lights numbers and records.
A department of labor statement reports 278 violations of state labor laws and violations found in 982 establishments inspected by the division of standards and inspections last month.
The 1935 general assembly doubled license taxes for slot machines in the 10 to 20 cent group. It also raised the annual tax from 30 to 80 dollars for machines operated with coins exceeding 25 cents.
Asheboro NC September 20 Randolph County fair will open Tuesday morning with wide interest throughout the county. Farm exhibits and individual booths are expected to be outstanding and livestock displays are a key feature. Two and a half miles of midway promise entertainment for crowds over the week-long event.
Cyril Wilt sixteen, a first year player for St. Frederick High School, collapsed after a hard tackle and died from a skull fracture and broken neck. The school canceled its 1935 football schedule.
A 1934 Kentucky statistic notes that three of every ten children born in the state were born to families on relief rolls, highlighting poverty's reach in that year.
Rochester ad promotes Clements Tonic a new iron tonic claimed to rapidly increase strength, endurance, and nervous energy. It promises weight gain, improved color, and reduced fatigue with two weeks of use and a money back guarantee from Mann's Drug Stores.
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