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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1931

Page

7

Bulls in Market Grind Higher Amid Mixed Sentiment

The stock market closed with broad gains after a volatile week, fueled by a resilient bid in oils and industrials. Bulls tempered by profit taking, some analysts advised top loss protection as prices rose about 1 to 3 points despite mixed signals on major names and upcoming production data.

Associated Press New York United States Steel Corp J. J. Case Union Pacific Eastman A. S. Steel Woolworth Johns Manville Loews International Telephone American Can Foreign Power New York Central North American and American Tobacco American Telephone General Motors Radio United Corp General Electric International Harvester Youngstown Bureau of Census F. W. Dodgecorp New England Middle Atlantic Chicago Pittsburgh

Cotton futures rise as rains aid demand and market firms

New Orleans reports a steady opening in cotton trading with gains of one point on early sales. October and December futures push higher on rain in the eastern belt and a stronger stock market, closing with net advances of 14 to 17 points. British builders deliver a 200 passenger flying boat to Japan, claimed as the world’s largest.

New York Liverpool New Orleans P.C von Dee

Four Held in Torch Slayings Near Ann Arbor

A fourth man and a woman, Catherine Keller, are in custody as Washtenaw County officers probe a deadly torch slaying ring. The victims, two couples, were killed and their car cursed into a funeral pyre after a petty robbery. Keller denies involvement. weapons and bloody clothing found link to Fred Smith, Frank Oliver, and David Blackstone, who face life terms. Prosecutors continue questioning at Jackson State Prison to uncover further connections.

Ann Arbor Mich Aus Catherine Keller Ypsilanti Fred Smith Frank Oliver David Blackstone Smith Howard Forwalter Pailants Albert J. Rapp Washtenay County Michigan State Jackson Forwalter Rapp

Chicago grain table shows mixed wheat gains on Moscow rumor

Active buying lifted wheat and corn with late gains as reports Moscow would drop rationing circulated but remained unconfirmed. Wheat closed unsettled, corn mixed, oats slightly down, and provisions up, with prices showing modest shifts across contracts.

Chicago John B. Boughan Associated Press Moscow Russia Berlin

Fourteen Year Grudge Sparks Street Attack Case

Harry Nemac, now grown, attacked a man he believed owed him fifty cents from a 14 year old deal. Police arrested him but the man he struck testified and Nemac was freed. The item also notes Spain exports wine and Brazil forms a civil aviation department for airmail service.

Pittsburgh Harry Nemac Harry

Appeal Granted for Piedmont and Northern Railway

Greenville S C Aug 15 Permission for the Piedmont and Northern Railway to appeal Judge J Lyles Glenn in a case involving a permanent injunction against extending the line in the Carolinas was granted today in Federal Court. Judge Glenn signed the ruling allowing an appeal to the Fourth Circuit from the final decree.

Greenville 8. C Piedmont and Northern Railway Company J. Lyles Glenn Carolinas Glenn United States Circuit Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit

Court Argument Over Erred Rulings Alleged

A court faced defense assertions that rulings were incorrect on multiple grounds. The motion contends the judge misapplied law and produced adverse outcomes affecting the case's direction and potential relief.

Milwaukee patrolman chased yard fence digger to mental exam

A Milwaukee patrolman found a man digging postholes in his yard claiming he was building a fence around the officer’s property. The resident pursued him away but the worker returned repeatedly and is now held for mental investigation.

Milwaukee William Kochler Kochler

Mrs Hoover names two sister ships at Newport News launch

Mrs. Herbert Hoover christened the Talamanca and Segovia, first of six ships for United Fruit, at a double launching in Newport News. Water from seven seas was used to christen the hulls as crowds cheered, with U.S. officials and Latin American diplomats in attendance. The Talamanca and Segovia followed by hulls dipping into the James River amid planes and whistles.

Newport News United States Latin America Talamanca Segovia Old Point Comfort Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

Federal agency to replenish bonded liquor stores

The government authorizes distilling 2,728,100 gallons of rye and bourbon with 70 percent bourbon and 30 percent rye. This first such order since 1929 aims to use favorable grain costs and create employment, storing in bonded warehouses for four years to cover about five years of annual withdrawals.

Washington James M. Doran Doran

Two-Day Courtship Sparks Fiery Banter in Tit Bits

A playful dialogue unfolds as a would-be groom proclaims love after three days, while the bride jokes about his two years of knowing her. The exchange blends humor with romantic tension in a light, newspapery vignette from Tit Bits.

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