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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1929
Page
5
Traders faced uneasiness ahead of the weekly federal reserve brokers loan statement while indices drifted higher. Organized buying appeared in utilities rails and merchandisers as call money rose to 7 percent and gold shipments to New York loomed over credit.
Scientists report over 400 distinct mosquito species exist globally with ongoing research to map their distribution and ecological roles. The finding highlights biodiversity and implications for disease control strategies across regions.
Census bureau figures report July cotton consumption at 546,457 bales of lint and 79,297 of linters, with year end totals of 7,098,946 lint bales and 870,906 linters. July imports reach 21,369 bales while exports total 237,566 lint and 9,447 linters, and spindles active 20,395,858.
Mrs. Ida E. Crawford of 1618 Charleston Avenue Huntington says Cardus Home Treatment improved her health after years of weakness. She reports lasting strength gains and continued use as a tonic when run-down, noting her condition tightened after marriage and she felt better with months of Cardus use.
Washington reports a material drop in national banking resources between spring and midsummer. The comptroller of the currency announced the condition reports outlining the decline and its implications for the financial system.
August report shows receipts 63 cars on track 210 cars and total shipments 529 cars. Kansas Missouri sacked Irish cobblers 2.00 to 2.25, Nebraska 2.45 to 2.60, Wisconsin sacked round whites 2.35 to 2.50, Minnesota sacked Early Ohio's 2.15 to 2.35. Market steady with trading fair.
Rockne advises embracing football problems while noting many coaches adopt a pessimistic outlook and expect difficulties.
In Aiken South Carolina Ernest Steadman a Black farmer shot and killed J T Fulmer a white farmer after a dispute over money authorities say Fulmer struck Steadman with an axe handle before Steadman fired a pistol. Fulmer died at his home.
Chicago reports wheat prices firm amid signs of active flour demand from U S mills. Early western Canada cutting and Nebraska crop damage boosted corn, while oats advanced and provisions held steady to higher.
New York cotton opens steady with a 3 to 7 point decline amid renewed selling. Some buying seen on steady Liverpool cables and reports of progress toward Lancashire wage settlement. December slips to 18.34 and March to 18.62 as weather turns cooler and crop deterioration stories linger.
The New Orleans cotton market opened easy with declines of 4 to 5 points as Liverpool cables and belt weather prompted selling. By end of the first hour, prices steadied 3 points above the lows. Futures closed steady with net declines of 20 to 24 points across nearby months.
Liverpool quotes show dull trade with lower prices for American cotton. The list includes American and other grades with exact figures and sales of 3,000 bales, receipts of 2,000, and futures closing quiet on October 9.68, December 9.66, January 9.67, May 9.80, July 9.80.
Hendersonville reports the Hendersonville Greenville highway is now open for traffic. The final section, a mile long at Travelers Rest South Carolina, was recently completed restoring full highway access.
Commemoration marks 117th anniversary of the Fort Dearborn massacre on August 15 1812. Captain Nathan Heald led 67 soldiers and 309 settlers from Chicago under General Hull’s orders toward Detroit when an ambush by about 500 Miami and allied warriors halted the retreat.
The fragment notes that two thirds of the whites were captured and most of the escort were engaged, implying a disrupted pursuit or enforcement action during the conflict.
James Newton Freeman of Dobson named by the state board of charities and public welfare to succeed Elizabeth Smith as state school attendance officer. He will begin August 13 after teaching in Canton and Bryson City and is UNC graduate of 1925.
The article notes that even without a direct argument, players pursue a legal challenge over a tennis match. A court case outlines the dispute and potential implications for the sport.
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