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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1932
Page
13
John Abels offers to lease Blair Park and the municipal golf course for five years at 900 annually. He would pay upkeep, supervise tennis and park areas, maintain current golf fees with city consent, and refund cluboutlay with depreciation if a clubhouse is built. City revenues to date total 3400 with an annual estimate of 4000.
Funeral services are set for Leroy Reed an 18 year old youth who drowned in Deep River yesterday afternoon near the Jamestown school. Dr M B M Butler will lead at St Stephen s A M E Zion church at 4 pm. The body was recovered at 4 30 pm and taken to Hairlip Funeral home for burial preparation.
The statement notes operating costs for the park and related functions total 3000 as the exact breakdown is unavailable due to overlapping personnel duties. Revenues from the same source are expected to slightly exceed 4000.
Everett T. Mull, a Morganton, North Carolina native and former contractor, sits under a death sentence in Nevada for the slaying of Jack O'Brien. His Nevada Supreme Court appeal contends trial error and lack of premeditation. State prosecutors say Mull shot from a car back seat during a quarrel over business proceeds. Mull fled west with funds and later married. his wife sought funds for appeal as he faced lethal gas chamber. Mull left behind grown children unaware of his whereabouts.
Registrars in 11 precincts will open voters books tomorrow for a four week registration period before the June primary. Books will be open each Saturday in May from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at designated polling places, with judges named for each precinct.
Local property owners rush to list 1982 taxes before the penalty takes effect. The county tax office at 116 West Washington Street remains open tonight until 10 o clock to accommodate last minute filers.
The notice lists polling places and judges for Precincts five through eleven under registrar L P Culler and others, including Arthur's Pharmacy 1248 South Main and 329 Louise Avenue as locations. No new registration is held. books are open for new or moved voters.
Kiwanis club planted 60 trees and J W Sowers of Thomasville donated one. 61 cherry trees on Jones Street near the high school are in full bloom and visitors are urged to see them within the next few days before the fall.
Octavius Foy Cohen, noted for depicting southern negro philosophy, was shot in the chest in his Birmingham yard after a pistol fired in his servant’s house ended an after dinner cigarette. Police hunt a 20 year old brown skinned woman Etelka Rice, alleged shooter, believed connected to Cohen’s life and stories of Dark Town.
James Franklin Peacock died at his son L R Peacock’s Farriss avenue home last night at 6 after months of illness. He was born February 1 1866 in Davidson county near Denton and married Frances Williams with five children. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1 30 pm from the Farrias avenue home and interment will follow at Tom's Creek cemetery near Denton at 3 30 pm. Pallbearers named Leigh Harper Fred Whitescarver A M Richardson S B Wall Ivey Workman Nathan Bailes. Services conducted by the pastor of the First Baptist church with assistance from the pastor of the First Methodist Protestant church.
The High Point committee of the Guilford County Taxpayers Association pressed for retrenchments to cut next year’s school expenditures by about 19 000 to 20 000, targeting roughly 12 600 from county and 7 500 from city budgets, noting the city schools budget totals 72 000 within a 3890 000 operating tax. The group stressed economies while maintaining service level, with city tax rate at 1.35 dollars and city operating schools cost around 16 cents of the total tax.
John S. Douglas, son of Mr and Mrs A G Douglas, a USC senior, is pictured with the Delta chapter of Sigma Nu as it receives the national scholastic cup for 1930 31 the highest average among 96 chapters. The cup donor is Edward Beach Gallaher. Douglas serves as chapter secretary.
For the first time in history an omnibus entered the court yard of the British Parliament to collect 30 Members of Parliament for an inspection tour. The event marks a notable logistical milestone in parliamentary proceedings.
Mr. T. Qu. Rockstrom of Detroit Michigan writes he suffered with a rash for years and no remedy helped until using Peterson's Ointment. After four boxes his arm nearly healed and he calls it the greatest ointment he has heard of.
Word arrived today of the death this morning of Harmon Windham of 408 South Hamilton Street at Oteen Hospital in Asheville. Mrs. Windham was with him at his death. The body will arrive tonight at 10 o clock and be taken to Sechrest Funeral Home. Definite funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Services begin 7:30 tonight at Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev S M Sukeleather of Keyswood Ky preaching. Special music by Mr and Mrs Frank Salvadore of Evansville Ind. Daily services at 7 30 p m and Sunday schedule 11 am 2 30 pm 7 30 pm. Mrs H W Rich recovering after operation at Guilford General Hospital.
A Los Angeles dentist who treats children stores dental tools out of sight inside a small doll house to reduce fear and create a playful, calming previsit environment for young patients.
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