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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1931
Page
15
Aggressive buying driven by stock market gains lifted wheat values late in Chicago trading. Export demand from North America is cited with estimates of 1,000,000 bushels for overseas shipment, though no clear US grain inclusion. Wheat closes up unsettled to 1 1 2 cents. corn and oats mostly steady. provisions rise.
The Senate may delay Moses’s reelection as president pro tempore while Democrats push to secure a majority. Hoover’s moratorium and a flood of bills promise a slow start with ratification, budget messages, and debates on prohibition, farm relief, and tariff revisions dominating early actions.
The piece notes Japan resisting third party intervention in Manchuria while China sees government moves. Dr Sze stays, Dr Koo resigns and is likely to persist. Peiping hosts 2000 students blocking rail lines demanding free transport to Nanking. US Colonel McIlroy travels from Mukden to Chinchow to draft a report for Washington.
Mason W. Gant Jr faces a federal action to gain title to the Greensboro Patriot, a semi weekly paper run by Gant Sr. Trustees allege $5 600 in clerk office funds financed the paper purchase. Gant Jr says he repaid all but $1 000. Judge Hayes delayed ruling until early next year. a restraining order blocks sale of the property.
New York markets opened with optimism as rumors of German woes faded. German bonds rose strongly and rail stocks led gains with notable moves in Santa Fe up about 4½ points as overall indices firmed into the close.
The president intends to discuss the moratorium in a special message next Thursday after the annual and budget messages. Rulings will place it high on legislative business. He will address the economic situation, unemployment, agriculture, home building legislation, and may mention the world court, Manchurian issues, Muscle Shoals, and the St Lawrence Waterway.
Report describes Bayles attempting a new world speed record in a Gee Bee monoplane, aiming for an average 283.3 mph over a course to surpass France’s Warrant Officer Bonnet. He neared the target with 281.9 mph on December 1 and claimed potential runs beyond 290 mph, with unofficial timing above 300 mph on trials.
The First Presbyterian church announces Sunday December 6 services by Dr. Charles H Nabers. 9:45 a m church school with Lamar McCallum as superintendent. 11 a m sermon When half gods go the gods arrive with choir selections. 6 p m vesper speech The Reality of Daily Living based on Longfellow. 6 p m Young People Forum and supper. 7 30 p m sermon at Guilford County sanatorium.
Gandhi arrives in Paris on his way home to India after the London round table conference. He wears a shawl and loin cloth and is cheered by a crowd. He calls the conference a failure but says he learned about British officials and hopes to use that knowledge in the struggle for independence.
Lincoln High School of Tacoma defeats Clarkson 19 to 0 in Seattle to claim the Washington state prep football championship.
H. H. Spoon of route 61 near Archdale displayed a branch of ripe red cherries in The Enterprise window last night. He said the tree had a second crop this season and was full of fruit.
L G Ethridge of 806 Ward Street reports his tree is bearing small apples on lower branches despite the season. He says he has never seen fruit so late in the year and notes the unusual growth at his home.
Statistics released by Miss Louise Justice show November circulation up 800 items from last year. Average daily use was 215 items, with a peak of 392, indicating extensive student engagement and potential curricular enrichment through expanded library resources.
Undefeated Tulane gains a lead before Dixie matches and surges ahead. In New York, Tennessee defeats NYU 13 to 0. Brackett, the QB, and Feathers, a sophomore halfback, each have long TD runs contributing to the wins.
Joe LaMark, recently elected captain of the New York University football team, becomes the first backfield man to hold the honor in three years. He plays quarterback.
The High Point public library adds Westward Passage by Margaret Ayer Barnes and Grace Zaring Stone’s The Almond Tree. New titles include In for a Penny by Sophie Kerr and Men Dislike Women by Arlen, plus two new children’s books The Pickanniny Twins and Miss Minerva Going Places. A total of 6 601 books were circu.
The second six weeks honor roll lists nearly 200 students from the local senior high. Freshmen lead with 82 names, followed by 43 juniors, 39 sophomores, and 30 seniors. Percentages by class show freshmen at 22 percent, juniors 23 percent, sophomores 12 percent, and seniors 15 percent.
Yale plans to cut prices once the athletic deficit is eliminated, according to Yale Alumni Weekly. Current prices are 4 and 5 dollars for all seats, including 50 yard line and behind the goal posts.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon tops the University of Florida intramural table after four of 15 sports, totaling 406 points. Phi Delta Theta follows with 400 and Alpha Tau Omega is in third with 368.
During 24 days open in November the library lent 4 978 adult and 1 633 juvenile books. The figures rise slightly from last year as two new adult members and 24 new juvenile members joined. Mrs Poston urges first time visitors to GO BQ.
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