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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1931
Page
6
Birth of a Daughter Announced in Local Notice
Mr and Mrs Gus Mackenfuss announce the birth of a daughter Mary Lou on August 26 at 115 Burton street. Rev and Mrs J C Allen and son Clinton left for the Yearly Meeting of Friends in Barnesville Ohio next week returning in about ten days. A Lee Gibson returned to the city after attending the Columbus Mutual Life Insurance sales congress in Toledo Ohio. Members of the Okey-Dokey Club were entertained at bridge by Miss Virginia Snyder at her home in Greenway Court. Miss Dorothy Fritz held high score. Guests included Miss Becky Young of Winston-Salem. Various local residents were mentioned for visits, travels, and returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Mackenfuss
Mary Lou
Burton Street
Ohio
J. C. Allen
Clinton
Yearly Meeting of Friends
Barnesville
Toledo
A. Lee’ Gibson
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Okey-Dokey Club
Bridge
Virginia Snyder
W. L. Smith, Jr
Greenway Court
Dorothy Fritz
Becky Young
Winston- Salem
Helen Smith
Frances Md&Wary
Dorothy Forward
Lee Forward
Mildred Marshall
Local Residents Return From North Carolina Visits
Rev and Mrs W R Shaffer returned from a visit of several days in Conover. Mrs C E Reitzel returned home after visits at Mars Hill and Banner Elk. Mrs M W Mackie of Yadkinville was a visitor yesterday. Mrs Lary Blowberg hosted Mr and Mrs Harry Dimond and children and Mr and Mrs W B Dimond of Johnstown. Mr and Mrs W F Bailey left for a week in Western North Carolina. Salem arrived to spend days with Miss Helen Smith on English Street. Mrs Jack Bulla of Asheboro and Mrs C B Baxter with children left for relatives in Reidsville N C and expect to return Sunday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Turner and children have returned from…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Mitchell
Youngsville
Vance Baise
Raleigh
C. E. Reitzel
Lindsay Street
Mars Hill
Banner Elk
W. F. Bailey
Points
North Carolina
Jack Bulla
Asheboro
C. B. Baxter
Reidsville
N. C
Prison Break Attack Leaves Two Dead in Hospital Shootout
Prisoners Germano Rosbury and Dover entered the hospital for treatment about a.m. and opened fire killing Dr. Hornbogen. Deputy Warden Joe Cowling was wounded as Oligschlager was shot. guards trapped the trio in the industrial building, tear gas followed, and the men died by their own gun actions. Frank Hohfer then killed himself after firing at a guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohfer
E” Wing Nee
Rosbury
Dover
Detroit
Germany
Toledo
Ohio
Oligschlager
Michigan
Fred Burke
St. Joseph
Poiceman
Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur
Gypsy Bob” Harger
T. B. Catlin
Eddie Weisman
Joe Cowling
Germano
Hornbogen
Michigan State Medical Society
L. L. Youngquist
Cowling
Frank Hohfer
Forest City Shooting Trial Details Dramatic Testimony
A Forest City courtroom crowd heard witnesses recount a fatal shooting linked to Price and Smart. Testimony described Smart firing on Officer Price and Green. Philbeck and Brackett provided vivid accounts of the street confrontation and subsequent gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smart
Cameron F. MaCrae
Asheville
N. C
M. N. Henderson
Forest City
Dr. Bostic
Walter Brady
Henderson
Price
R. L. Taylor
Taylor
Durham Philbeck
Caroleen
Philbeck
Lester Philbeck
Charles Brackett
Troy Green
Green
County License Notice for High Point Tax Office
County license tax applies to auto dealers motor cycle dealers service stations gas filling stations pedlars fortune tellers dealers in horses and mules pistols and other items and pool tables and bowling alleys outside towns. Unpaid licenses incur 10 percent penalty now and 5 percent penalty after Sept 1. Obtain at Tax Office 116 West Washington Street High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington Street
High Point
MacDonald Hosts First Foreign Visitor After Change
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson visited Downing Street for breakfast with Prime Minister MacDonald. He became the first notable foreign statesman to call on MacDonald since the labor government fell and a national non partisan government took power.
Lindberghs touring Tokyo with official calls and shrine visits
The Lindberghs, staying with Dr. R. B. Teasler, toured Meiji Shrine and Yasukuni Shrine with Ambassador Forbes. They inspected Kasumigaura naval base to review the plane and discussed a possible Order of the Rising Sun decoration. A shopping tour on Ginza followed, and future visits include meetings with Premier Wakatsuki and cabinet members. Mrs. Lindbergh travels with a small wardrobe, soon needing extra trunks for gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Teasler
W. Cameron Forbes
Meiji Shrine
Meiji
Japan
Yasukuni Shrine
Lindbergh
Kasumigaura Naval Base
Kurile Islands
Kasumigaura
James Russell
Edwin Eville
Ginza
Tokyo
Ministry of Communications
Hirohito
Order of the Rising Sun
Meritorius
America
Lindberghs
Ambassador Forbes
Wakatsuki
Mayor Nagata
Imperial Aviation Association
Forbes
Cotton conference moves forward with senators from multiple states
Miss Black and Bankhead, Alabama. Harris, Georgia. Smith and Byrnes, South Carolina. and Fletcher and Trammell, Florida, head to a Washington conference. Senator George travels from Georgia to attend, with Black, Bankhead and Smith indicating attendance. Carl Williams of the farm board says the meeting with the secretary is to discuss his plan for the cotton problem, promising a discussion on cotton policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Black
Bankhead
Alabama
Harris
Georgia
Smith
Byrnes
South Carolina
Fletcher
Trammell
Florida
George
Washington
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Plan to ban cotton planting discussed across cotton belt
Plans to ban cotton planting in 1932 were debated by Southern leaders. Senator Walter F. George of Georgia called a Washington conference with nine southern states to canvass the cotton issue with the farm board and seek immediate action. Louisiana moved to ban planting next year with a governor suspension provision, while Gov. Huey Long called an extra session. Georgia cotton interests held a Macon conference, and Texas could sway outcomes. South Carolina leaders pushed relief measures alongside mass meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Associated Press
Walter F. George
Georgia
Washington
Farm Board
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Cotton Interests of
Macon
John L. Morris
Macon Chamber of Commerce
George
Gov. Ross
Sterling
Texas
Blackwood
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
E. D. Smith
United States Senate
Perfect Bridge Hand Held Here
A 13 spade bridge hand of Mrs Louis P Magnin of 1204 Cedrow Street emerged today as friends told The Enterprise. Paired with G R Holland against Mr Magner and Mrs Holland, Magnin bid boldly with five spades and, after the opening play, revealed a home run hand amid opponents with strong sneaks in spades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Magnin
Cedrow Street
Magnin
Legislator Seeks Extraordinary Session Over Cotton Planting
The article notes calls for a special General Assembly session to ban cotton planting next year. Senator Smith plans to renew his proposal with the federal farm board, awaiting action within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Smith
Federal Farm Board
Wealthy man recounts kidnapping ordeal and ransom silence
The victim said he was blindfolded or wore colored glasses for hours while driven to a house near Chicago and was given food and a soft bed. After about two hours he was returned to his car and freed. He would not identify his kidnapers or the friend who drove him to Lake Geneva from Chicago. Authorities have not confirmed any payment of ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Chicago
Lynch Summer
Lynch
Cannon fund details draw Nye committee scrutiny
The Nye committee traced 1928 campaign funds tied to Bishop Cannon totaling 75 300 with 65 300 from E C Jameson. It examined cashier checks drawn by Frelinghuysen, bank transfers, and Cannon’s multiple accounts as investigators sought where funds went and whether misreporting occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
E. C. Jameson
New York
Ferguson
Frelinguysen
Nye
Frelinghueen
Bishop Cannon
Continental Trust Company of
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Frelinghuysen
Sapecee
Tinkham
Massachusetts
House
Sylleta Etaoin
Basil Manly
Congress
Anti- Smith Committee
Rep. Tinkham
Republican
Mass
F. C. Ferguson
Hudson County National Bank of New Jersey
Dill
Manly
American National Bank of Richmond
Senate Committee
Southern Methodist
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Blackstone
Manly Reveals Multiple Political Fund Accounts
Manly described a lengthy private account system with eight funds into which political contributions were regularly deposited. He said the "political funds" were the sole reason investigators examined the accounts, noting they were kept personal with occasional transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manly
Austrian skier crosses Channel on water skis
Dover reports Karl Naumestnik an Austrian crossed the English Channel from Cape Griz Nez, France today on water skis with convoy protection in a bold coastal crossing event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Karl Naumestnik
English Channel
Cape Griz Nez
France
Fisherman Crosses Treacherous Sea in Boisterous Journey
A fisherman battled one of the world s roughest waters as his craft skimmed over perilous swells. The voyage showcased grit and seamanship amid a hostile maritime environment.
British novelist Sir Hall Caine ill at home on Isle of Man
London August 27 reports Sir Hall Caine British novelist and dramatist is seriously ill at his home on the Isle of Man. He is 78 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Hall Caine
Isle of Man
German vapor device halts aircraft engines in new warfare
A gaseous vapor designed to stop airplanes if it enters an engine is reported as the latest German invention in the air war. The device aims to disable enemy aircraft by compromising engine operation, signaling a shift in defensive measures amid ongoing hostilities.
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Washington, D. C
Mr. Bones
Katherine Meroney
Mocksville
Silas McBee
Madison
Mary Lou Cecil
Mrs. A. Coke Cecil
Camp Yonahlosse
Blowing Rock
Henry L. Sherrod
Henry, Jr
Betty and
Mary Watson
Birmingham
Ala
A. Sherrod
Robert Morrow
Ruth Ann Dailey
E. B
Thurston Street
Nancy Teeter
Charlotte
H. G. Black
Kivett Drive
H. G
I. B. Robertson, Jr
M. W. Mackie
Yadkinville
Lar) Blowberg
Harry Dimond
W. B. Dimond
Johnstown, A
English Street
Thomas Turner
Thomas
Marian Nolan
Sport
Moffitt’s
North Main Street
Special
D. L. Donnell
T. R. Short
MacDonald
Mrs. Kenyon
Rinso
Kate
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Yow’s Funeral Home
Broad and
Elm Street
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