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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1930
Page
7
Raleigh reports from various parts of the state indicate a heavy fall army worm invasion this year. NC State experts urge prompt action, recommending powdered arsenate of lead mixed with lime as a poison. The pest feeds on grasses and crops, marching from field to field, with natural parasites failing to curb it in this season.
RALEIGH Aug 9 Mrs Nemac Tippett 36 mother of five and wife of Joe Tippett farmer of Little River Wake county slashed her throat with her husband's razor this morning during a despondent spell due to bad health Coroner L M Waring found she cut her throat severing both jugular veins and windpipe while at the mantel Mr Tippett entered the room to catch her as she fell she died in his arms she had been in ill health for some time.
The Foster Education Act of 1870 marks the introduction of England's public school system, setting a framework for state funded education and organized schooling nationwide.
Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay remains a sparsely modern fishing community of 1600, settled by five Cornish families around 1620. The island preserves old customs, speech, church dominance, and dry laws while a few signs of change appear with radios, electric lights, and two movie houses.
Mesdames Hinkle and Cox co hostesses honor Miss Louise Kroner of Alma Michigan with morning and afternoon bridge and rock tables at Mrs Hinkle’s Spring Street home. Prizes include crystal, pewter, perfume holders and beads amid summer flowers. A second major event features Miss Evelyn Webb’s bridge luncheon for guest Miss Ann Hoover of Concord with a maid of honor, then a Cedar Lodge dinner for Miss Hoover and Miss Margery Thompson of Troy.
After dinner, Erwin Earnhart, Erwin Crowell, and Jobs Crowell played bridge at two living room tables. At the end, Miss Evelyn Webb and Elbert McMillan received attractive prizes as ladies and gentlemen's high score winners.
Miss Mary Jane Zollicoffer of Weldon was guest of Miss Kitty Kyser with Miss Catherine Lambeth hosting an informal luncheon at the O Henry hotel in Greensboro. A three course lunch followed and guests were invited to a Carolina theater party including Miss Zollicoffer Miss Kyser Miss Susie Crowell and Miss Lambeth.
Cecil Ammons a Charlotte painter was seriously injured when his car wrecked four miles north of Blaney. Bystanders from Camden found the overturned vehicle with Ammons pinned underneath. He was taken to a local hospital and details of the crash were unavailable. Ammons formerly lived in Camden.
The Aeronautics Branch of the Commerce Department has provided larger improved air beacons for sea and airport lighting. New optical units measure 36 inches, up from 24, and use 1000 watt or 1500 watt lamps, delivering about two and a half times the strength of earlier beacons.
A pilot delivered a successful landing in heavy fog near London with a new landing instrument. He rose above the fog to avoid the field, while a captive balloon was raised above the fog. Returning, he dived into the fog near the balloon, used an angle indicator, and landed with a weighted indicator guiding the final approach.
A partial line notes that twenty three signers of the Declaration of Independence were college men. The phrase reflects a trend linking higher education to the founding document and lists several prominent signers associated with universities.
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