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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1931
Page
9
New Orleans opens steady as Liverpool cables move higher and New York futures dip on May contract notices. Buy orders push July to 10.27 and October to 10.62 as underlying tones firm and local scalpers show demand amid improved market sentiment.
Cotton futures rise as notices affect spot interest and buying appears in late deliveries. May contracts advance from 9.93 to 10.01 while October climbs from 10.57 to 10.64 with 64,700 bales in notices in the local market and switches from May to later deliveries. Liverpool notes cover and U S buying curb Continental and Bombay selling. Manchester remains unsettled. Egyptian markets closed for holiday. Indian spot in Liverpool falls two points.
Multiple vintage cars listed for sale including 1929 De Soto Sedan 1930 Dodge Coupe 1930 Pontiac Coupe and other models. Trade for live stock offered. Address 788 N Main St and contact numbers 2928 9204 for dealer inquiries.
Chicago April 28 report notes France will permit an extra five percent foreign wheat in blends, lifting grain prices early. Ongoing dryness in North American spring wheat areas provides bullish support. Wheat moves from percent off to percent up, with corn steady to higher near initial limits.
National and American League leaders are listed with top players in batting runs and RBIs. Davis and Gehrig lead in several categories, with Berger Arlett and Hornsby among notable performances, including hits and homers across teams such as Phillies Braves Giants Cubs and Yankees.
Benny Butler a reputed gunner for Danny Stanton and Capone gangs and ally of Leo Brothers died in a two car crash in Chicago. The automobile collision occurred after he and companions passed a stop light, toppled their vehicle, and Butler died at once.
The Lucky Strike duck pin team defeated Health Center five of Winston-Salem two to one at Lucky Strike alleys last night. Rickert led with a 342 pin series, and Durham topped individual with 131 in a single game. Tonight Dixie Pig of Greensboro travels to face Lucky Strike in another match.
Don Birdie of Oklahoma City claims a record after taking seven and a half hours to fly a 15 mile distance. He encountered delays but completed the flight, marking a notable endurance effort by the local aviator.
AP Financial Editor reports stock values shrinking steadily with a retarded pace. Industrial and specialty issues lead the decline while electric power stays resilient and rails slip only in spots. Illinois Central cuts the quarterly dividend discounted. Pennsylvanian shares fall.
Albert McAnally named president for 1931 1932 as Patricia Hall wins vice president post after a week of campaigning. Campaign speeches featured Albert McAnally Jane Hess Weaver John Gurney Briggs and others presenting on school participation leadership and citizenship at the auditorium event.
Miss Margaret Hauser daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Hauser spoke at the High Point Civitan club luncheon describing the canal locks basins interior villages mud churches and a recent revolution. Joe F Hoffman won and presented the attendance prize to the speaker.
The North Carolina Senate, under suspension of the rules, approved a bill by Senator Peel to defer land sales for taxes until the first Monday in November. The measure is statewide but allows counties to opt in or out. The House has opposed suspending rules on local bills and its finance committee won't pass such acts.
Mrs. Miriam Paul of Newark lives in a $100,000 home but lacks funds to buy food. She sues her husband for divorce and alimony while he is in Europe, hoping for support once the divorce is granted.
Washington April 28 Republican Representative Tilson of Connecticut, former majority floor leader, formally joined the race for the next speaker amid a tight GOP path to a majority. He said he would not campaign actively to succeed the late Nicholas Longworth, raising questions about the fate of Snell of New York and a possible contest with Democrat Garner of Texas as the other leading candidate.
More than 100 night school pupils from Emma Blair school will attend a picnic at City Park James town tomorrow night with transportation from the Junior high on South Main. Special guests include H L Davis Jr and F J Sizemore among others. talks and games planned by physical education staff.
Funeral services for Joe Klowse father of Mrs H L Curlee of this city were held in Charlotte Sunday afternoon. A native of Oak Ridge he was well known in this vicinity and in Charlotte where he lived until his death after a stroke of paralysis a week earlier.
State highway department officials announced new maps showing 46 013 miles of county roads now under the state highway commission. District engineer J W Mills said the maps will be posted Thursday April 30 at county courthouses across the state.
In St Louis a dramatic kidnapping ends with Dr. Kelley returning unharmed after captors block windows and wear disguises. He quotes the ransom demand of 25 000 to 100 000 dollars. The Post Dispatch reports the reunion with Rogers and family members.
Mrs. E. R. Shaw, formerly of High Point, died at her Asheboro home after a brief heart illness. She was 36 and survived by her husband, one son Reid Alderman Shaw, mother Mrs. W. W. Hayworth, two brothers W. F. and R. D. Hayworth, Greensboro, and two sisters Mrs. Roy Johnson and Mrs. Conway Beevill. Funeral services were held at Springfield Friends church with burial in the Springfield family plot.
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