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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1931
Page
7
In Chicago April 4 trading opened with scarce grain offerings driving prices higher. Wheat July delivery touched lower levels then rebounded as traders viewed recent declines as overdiscounted. Corn and oats followed an initial rise with futures quotes showing firmer opens and gains across several contracts.
A widow of Captain Stack describes escaping the Manila market during the earthquake that killed hundreds. She recalls being the only woman inside, the car damage, and the frantic search for her 18 month old son Paul while her friend Major Murray's wife died outside. The family faces evacuation to Corinto as Manila lies ruined.
Reports from the German maker say another foreign built midget automobile is due to invade the United States shortly. It is smaller than any US car, powered by a two cylinder 15 horse power motor and capable of sixty miles per hour. It is inexpensive to operate.
In a light holiday trading session between Good Friday and Easter, bears bought shares to cover short commitments as prices rose 1 to 4 points in many issues. Auburn surged 22 points, the closing zone stayed strong, and U S S Steel led declines after a prior 1931 low.
Cottonwood Falls Kansas April 4 Attracted by a rumor a large sum of money may have been lost in the wreckage of the airplane which crashed Tuesday near Bazaar Kansas killing Knute Rockne and seven others local treasure hunters search the crash site for valuables and clues amid ongoing speculation and authorities caution.
After guards left the crash site, treasure hunters scoured the wreck for the sum of 58 000 linked to H J Christen who reportedly withdrew funds from a Chicago bank before the fatal flight. Digging exposed engine holes and wires as relatives Ernest Ralph Robert Benny Janett and Henry Janett along with sisters Helen and Janice Janett gathered bits. Funeral services were held at Rev G Ray Jordan's home with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Rebecca Georgia Janett six weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm O Janett died last night at 314 Centennial avenue after an illness of two weeks She is survived by the parents five
Union Tabernacle at Union Mission tabernacle West Green and Ward streets holds Sunday school at 9:15, preaching at 11, and a 2 o'clock special service led by Rev. M C Connor of Wesleyan Methodist. a quartet will sing. A bread slicing machine seals waxed paper packaged slices to reduce stale bread waste.
Potatoes across markets show steady to thin activity with total U S shipments at 570. Wisconsin round whites run 1.60 to 1.65 per sack, Minnesota round whites 1.40 to 1.60, Idaho Russet No 11 1.76 to 1.80, No 2 1.50 to 1.60, and Colorado McClure branded 2.00 to 2.10.
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