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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
11
New Orleans trading shows early gains and losses across sections as hedge selling and pre holiday liquidation ease prices. October slips to 11.31 while December and January fall to 11.46 and 11.57 in early dealings, with later trade steadying near prior closes.
In Scranton Pennsylvania two men Ralph Masgankiel and William Williams were buried 20 feet underground for about nine hours while repairing a street after a mine subsidence. They were rescued at midnight and sent to a hospital for observation. Masgankiel received milk through a tube and Williams was fed after rescue.
The Women's Study club of Troy Kansas plans to mark the site of a hotel where Abraham Lincoln stayed in 1859 reflecting local history.
Wall Street showed weak trading as investors prepared for a three day weekend. Prices nudged higher in spots like Geneva Electric Westinghouse Electric and Macy while Goodyear remained weak and International Telephone sagged before rallying. Money stayed plentiful with 2 percent call loans and dividends drew investment into top stocks amid a mild pickup in retail and wholesale trade.
Chicago trading shows wheat and corn prices retreat after initial strength. Traders defer new purchases awaiting the Canadian movement peak. Forecasts of a larger world crop and rising Canadian shipments influence prices as hog and cattle feeding expectations shift.
Providence Kentucky residents shaken by three dynamite blasts near the city edge cause no damage. The town, still on edge from a recent airplane bombing, saw disturbances as the explosions rocked the area last night.
The New York cotton market opened down 9 to 14 points due to southern selling and liquidation, with early gains erased as covering waned. Prices hovered near best levels at midday while new private crop figures showed slight declines from last month.
More than 1060 delegates from North Carolina Virginia and the District of Columbia registered for the opening session of the eleventh annual convention of the Middle Atlantic States Osteopathic Association. The meeting will continue for three days.
The Rev. R. Norman of All Saints' Vicarage Warwick celebrated his 102nd birthday. Born in Chichester, he is one of 11 children and despite his age still smokes three pipes daily.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania two young men robbed desk sergeant Joseph Marinko at his station forcing him to release three men jailed after a moonshine raid. The trio Jack Murphy James Reilly and Joseph Carey were arrested by federal raiders who later transported to hearings before a United States Commission. Also announced were banking dividends for creditors from two failed banks with specific payout figures and percentages.
Raleigh August 28 The creditors of the Lafayette Bank and Trust Company of Fayetteville will receive a dividend next week. Details on the distribution and the amounts are expected to be announced by the bank’s receivers.
Four hundred fifty members of the Naval Academy second class depart Annapolis for September leave. First and third classmen return from the summer cruise to European waters tomorrow. The football squad will report in the second week of September while the rest extend leave a week longer.
Europe remains hot as a continuing heat wave raises temperatures in the British Isles and western and central Europe. France reports 91 degrees while Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy see high readings. London records 92 degrees with humid air. Workers adjust attire and outdoor pools fill as the heat persists.
Mrs. Eliza Stephenson, age 95, has lived in the same Kidder Missouri home since 1884, marking a century of residence in the community.
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