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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1932
Page
3
A Charlotte mausoleum housing about 25 bodies was placed under sheriff control as attachments proceedings were brought by Southern Realty and Development against A. J. Smith and Son.
Clyde Plyler of Charlotte sustained potentially serious injuries and three passengers were cut and bruised when their car overturned near Matthews North Carolina.
Gastonia North Carolina reports Co L Lytton 47 superintendent of two Gaston county mills died following an emergency operation for appendicitis.
A coroner's jury in Asheville North Carolina deemed the death of J L Martin Jr who was struck by an automobile here yesterday as unavoidable. The inquest concluded that the incident occurred under circumstances beyond control.
Eight men arrested when a British ram boat in Carteret county was captured Wednesday were here today, waiting a hearing. The incident concerns a naval apprehension and ongoing legal proceedings in Wilmington.
In Kinston North Carolina James Wooten lost sight in one eye 58 years ago after a wood splinter. Four years later the other eye failed. A physician’s experiment restored sight in the preserved eye, leaving Wooten able to see again through the former blind eye.
George Wingfield once a cowpuncher and major bank owner seeks to salvage his 12 banks by persuading depositors to buy new stock as banks remain closed awaiting a state bailout. He recalls massive losses from mortgages and the need to protect depositors before considering his own stake.
The prompt asks which U S islands Theodore Roosevelt governed as governor, referencing a mixed clue list. The intended factual focus centers on Roosevelt’s governorship in New York and his oversight of island territories during that period.
Christopher C. Shaw, 61, ex sheriff of Davidson County, died at a daughter’s home in Lexington. He served as sheriff from 1912 to 1916 and had been ill for months. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow. survivors include two daughters Mrs. E. O. Zimmerman and Mrs. Thomas Johnson, and son Baron Shaw.
Treasury receipts for December 8 totaled 7,724,671.08 with expenditures of 20,089,573.58 and a balance of 536,616,495.62. Customs duties for eight days in December amounted to 6,183,3238.23.
Los Angeles Dec 16 report states screen comedienne Zazu Pitts remains in serious condition from complications after abdominal surgery. Doctors indicate she will pass the crisis within the next three days.
Carter Dalton of High Point and Dr Hubert B Haywood of Raleigh were named for first vice president while Leo Carr of Burlington and Ray Armstrong of Goldsboro were advanced to second vice president. John G Proctor Stable Linn R A Spaugh Thomas Turner Jr Ralph C Maulus John H McMullan named to the Alumni board. Dr Foy Robertson re elected to the athletic council. President Frank P Graham warned of deep cuts harming education and youth.
Ventura news reports C L Roberts of Los Angeles built a steel island 1800 feet beyond the pier to support an oil derrick. Workers drilled piles from a pitching barge, with a 40 foot platform and six inch pipes to shore. Drilling to begin, potential 500 foot target.
In New Orleans Lena Beale faced two federal liquor charges. The U S district attorney opened proceedings as Beale asserted the offenses involved home brew with seventeen battles behind her. She received a 90 day sentence and a $200 fine.
North Carolina State College extension experts Ralph H. Rogers and Charles H. Sheffield report that 1933 will bring no better prices for major crops including cotton tobacco peanuts Irish and sweet potatoes fruits and other crops. The outlook for livestock and poultry is also dark with no expansion advised.
Passengers arriving from Germany aboard the liner Hamburg report a record 15000 canaries, the largest Christmas shipment ever sent to this port, filling the ship with singing birds.
This reminder warns against insistent salespeople urging inferior or unknown brands. The piece urges buying familiar packaged products by trusted brands, noting better value and honesty at reputable merchants and advocating firm choices for full value.
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