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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1929
Page
2
The North Carolina license plate plant at the state prison now produces about 9,000 plates daily. Since January 1 1930 the law requires two plates per car, front and rear, with shipments already sent to Asheville and more due soon. Production efficiency cuts time in half, aiming to complete distribution well before December 1.
New notaries of public commission: H. T. Bess Shelby Miss Bruce O Evans Wilson Claude H. Grose Shelby Blanchard E Hiatt Greensboro Mise Katie Mai Toms Lattimore W M Taylor Charlotte J Allen Rhodes Hendersonville John R Taylor New Bern.
Miss Gertrude Sanford of New York and Sidney L Legendre of New Orleans, co leaders of a big game expedition to Abyssinia, are engaged to be married. A Vienna censor bars The Duchess of Chicago operetta as a blunt bourgeois ideal lacking social conflict.
New York The idea by Ernest F Greene would restrain the Father of Water and relieve municipal authorities of abandoned autos. Bodies would serve as earth framework for levees. The Mississippi River Commission is considering the suggestion. Budapest Princess Maya Astout, an accomplished taxi driver, is driving a taxi here.
32 golfers from Canada and the United States prepare for match play after a 36 hole qualifying round. Eddie Held of New York tops the medals with a 77 first 18 then 71 second 18, while the defending champion is C Ross Somerville of London Ontario.
An issued notice offers free home treatment guidance to anyone with rheumatism or pellagra. It requests the names and addresses of all affected individuals for outreach.
State council officers of the Junior Order United American Mechanics are highlighted for civic and fraternal service. D W Sorrell, retiring state councilor and former grand chancellor commander of the Grand Lodge of Pythians, is lauded as a top fraternal figure and lawyer. Charles E. Hamilton of Monroe, future state counselor, is praised for decades of service. Sam F. Vance of Kernersville, longtime state secretary and former mayor, aided town improvements. Gurney P. Hood of Goldsboro, state treasurer and banker, manages bank work while supporting the order. Walter L. Cohoon of Elizabeth City, junior past counselor and noted orator, helped secure a site for the national orphanage in NC. The article underscores the board’s loyalty and the order’s progress amid obstacles.
Iowa City reports that Douglas and Silas Tompkins, twin brothers, will join the University of Iowa football squad next fall. Douglas weighs 200 pounds and stands 6 feet 4% inches tall.
Dr. George W Truett of Dallas, a native North Carolinian and famed Baptist minister, signs on to return for homecoming week October 15 19 and speak at the State Fairgrounds. Invitations redraw many exresidents as the conservation department gathers names for notices. Hoover and Roosevelt are considered for other speeches pending travel.
An adult female fly lives about six weeks and lays roughly 150 eggs every ten days. The eggs hatch in about 14 days into new flies, which reach reproductive age at about two weeks old.
Chicago Aug 20. Red Faber received a commemorative day as fans gathered at Comiskey Park. The 40 year old White Sox pitcher was honored before a game against the Yankees and was to be presented with a gold offering. Faber's 21 year career includes 216 wins and 164 losses with an ERA under three.
Davidson County plans an October Home Coming from 12 to 19 with a commemorative event. A committee of eleven plus the Lexington Chamber secretary Frank Adolph leads preparations. The Davidson County Historical Association aims to unveil the Trading Ford monolith on October 19, potentially combining ceremonies with the homecoming.
Chicago Aug 20 The national collegiate swimming champion Al Schwartz, a favorite for the Illinois Athletic Club marathon swim in Lake Michigan on August 31, faces a possible entry ban. Schwartz is suspended by the AAU for competing in an unsanctioned meet last year and may not enter the TAC event unless the ban is lifted.
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