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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1930
Page
1
Hoey calls for recovery of lost ground and promotes a Democratic platform described as eloquent and convincing. He frames the regime as advancing state progress and urges support for the nominated ticket.
William Lindsay White, son of famed editor William Allen White, won the Republican nomination for state representative at Emporia Kansas. He conducted a house to house canvass amid a mixed reception as the elder White disavowed favorable coverage in his paper.
Tobacco prices edged up in the South Carolina belt during the second week of the season though farmers remained dissatisfied. Fairmont and Lumberton reported strong sales with higher averages, while Columbia data and federal drought relief plans dominated national headlines.
The state supreme court will sit Monday to hold bar entry examinations. About 150 of 170 applicants are expected to take the test. On Wednesday the court will release its first opinions since July.
Raleigh police identify a striking young girl picked up Wednesday night believed to be under drug influence but cannot determine her origin. She finally said her name is Jeanette King from everywhere. The Wake County welfare department now handles the case.
Asheville August 16 Thomas S Rollins prominent attorney and Republican figure died after a paralysis attack at his home Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church at 3 o clock conducted by Rev George Floyd Rogers Rollins suffered a stroke Wednesday and died early this morning from complications Portland?
Police report William Swift son of a Chicago meat packer committed suicide at a Park Avenue sanatorium. The death occurred early today with Swift using a firearm, ending his life.
Ohio investigators say a fuse delay allowed 320 convicts to die in the Easter Monday blaze at the Ohio Penitentiary while averting a mass escape of up to 4,000 into Columbus. The plan targeted blocks I and K as guards managed lockdown after a candle lit roof fire failed to take hold until 6 p.m. Fire marshal Joseph D. Clear led inquiries with two convicts moved for additional questioning.
A Greenville boy lay in a hospital with an even chance of recovery after an accidental knife thrust into the heart. Surgeons removed a lib and stitched the heart after a tobacco truck overturned, throwing him onto the butcher knife.
Twenty one peasants from Gjurejevitza village were drowned when a small ferry overloaded with passengers sank on the River Drau as they returned from church. Five were saved, authorities reported.
Harry J. Zehm, a musician and former Charlotte resident who died in Tampa after swallowing poison, left no explanation for his departure about 19 years ago. His wife, Mrs Zehm, died by suicide in Charlotte shortly after. she locked herself in a room with two large German shepherds and turned on the gas. Zehm served as organist for the Second Presbyterian Church and led the music department at Elizabeth College before it moved to Virginia. he taught piano and organ.
The Greater St Louis endurance plane flown by Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine continues circling Lambert Field after 636 hours aloft, aiming for a 1 000 hour flight. The crew reports engine air pressure remains satisfactory and radio restored.
Raleigh youths Percy Dempsey and Brian Kimball have surpassed 625 hours on their tree perches as they aim for a 1990 hour endurance. A third Raleigh climber, Jose Rates, logged over 430 hours tonight and the group has installed a radio to aid in the long stay.
Greta Garbo returns as a glamorous woman of mystery in Romance showing at the Broadhurst Monday and Tuesday. Supporting stars Lewis Stone and Gavin Gordon headline a tale of love won only to be denied. The Enterprise notes big new pictures at the venue and reminds readers to pick up tickets at The Enterprise office when their name appears in the classified ads.
The R-100 airship, largest in the world, arrived at Cardington England after a 57 hour Atlantic crossing from Canada. It left St Hubert Montreal for Canada, encountered wind and rain mid ocean but sped home at 92 mph with a 3287 mile log. Great crowds welcomed the crew and passengers, and flowers and fruit were sent to royal figures.
The Rev. A. J. Barton, Baptist Home Mission board member and anti-Smith campaign leader in 1925, has accepted a pastorate at Temple Baptist Church in Wilmington. He will begin duties September 7.
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