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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1931
Page
9
N O Cotton market in New Orleans shows a subdued start with gains early on March at 6.41 and May at 6.59 before slipping late in the hour. Prices eased from opening highs and drifted lower through the morning with March around 6.33 and May about 6.52 as the market remained steady but quiet.
New York cotton opened steady to four points higher on buying from the south and commission houses. March traded near 6.39 and July around 6.74 before slipping to about 6.36 for March and 6.70 for July at midday as limited offerings were absorbed by trade buying. Liverpool markets showed an easy advance, but failed to meet pre-holiday gains in New York.
U S Dept of Agriculture note shows Hogs 60 000 with 25 000 direct. prices fall for heavier hogs to 4 60 top, most 4 25 4 35. Cattle 15 000 and calves 2 000 with steers 7 50 11 00, heifers 5 75 7 50. sheep 30 000 with lambs 5 50 6 00 and feeding lambs 4 50 4 90.
Monroe NC December report states Lowell Mason captain elect of Duke University football team is under $100 bond to answer a charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Mason was arrested Saturday and jailed briefly before bond posted. His prior Charlotte arrest followed a car wreck and he was shot at but not seriously wounded as he fled from officers. His father, Robert Mason, lives in Greenville SC.
In St Louis the rise in unemployment correlates with library use. City libraries reported a record adult circulation of 191,472 volumes in one month as more people turn to books for pastime and instruction.
Last evening Reverend R J Farmer of the First Methodist Protestant church delivered the second in his series of Popular Sunday sermons with the theme Two Things Required. He urged removing vanity and lies and avoiding both poverty and riches to seek inner truth and balanced living coupled with honest labor and fair profit distribution.
The American Business club cancels its Tuesday evening meeting due to Christmas holidays. The next meeting January 5 will include the semi annual election of officers. A nominating committee with O Arthur Kirkman James B Lovelace and Sam Strickland was named to draft candidates.
Paris reports the Cathedral of Notre Dame was sold during the Revolution to a private buyer for 1600 dollars but the purchaser could not raise enough capital, and the deal collapsed.
Chicago grain prices eased as wheat quotations in Liverpool remained weak. World wheat shipments to importing countries were larger than the prior week and a year ago. Wheat started with a decline and continued to sag while corn opened steady to slightly higher and then fell back.
A reader Mrs. W. H. Culler of 111 North Hamilton street had pink roses in full bloom on Christmas day and sent them to The Enterprise. The roses grew in her flower garden.
A string of petty crime sentences in municipal court includes Mary Welch eight 60 day workhouse term for larceny, Tom Roberson four months for larceny, and multiple fines or jail terms for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Other defendants faced probation, suspensions, or bound over to superior court on forgeries and weapon charges.
Demolition crews led by M. J. Wren ripped boards from the old junior high while windows came out and debris littered the grounds. Usable furniture has been moved to the new school readying for opening on January 4 as weather permits further exterior teardown.
The Masonic Lodge will hold a special meeting at 7 30 tonight with addresses on George Washington and Masonry. Speakers include Rev. R S Farmer Rev H N Bowne and R K Stewart district deputy grand master. The regular business meeting precedes the program.
A gangster shooting affray on a roof at Girard avenue and Watts street in Philadelphia leaves one man dead and another dying, with two others shot and reported.
Rev. Tom A. Sykes urged the Central Friends church to carry Christmas spirit beyond the holiday. He linked benevolence, worship, and compassionate action to a continuous Christian life that translates ideals into deeds and helps believers endure future challenges.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Peace widow of William F. Peace died at 11 35 PM at her son John W Peace 1302 North Main Street after a ten year illness She was born January 28 1852 in Davidson County She leaves three sons C L Peace John W Peace J A Peace a daughter Alma Burton a brother T W Albertson and four sisters The funeral will be held Tuesday at Pleasant Grove M P church at 2 PM with interment in the church cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Kate Shankle who died Friday afternoon at a local hospital were held Sunday at Lebanon M P Church at 1 30 led by Rev C L Madison. Pallbearers included Wayne Greene Harvey Greene Frank Greene Wayne Brown Carl Lewis and Charlie Kinsey. Flower bearers were Ruth Greene Elon Greene Ethel Greene Grace Helms Jewel Helms Irene Meyers Louise Edmonds and others. The choir sang Jesus Lover of My Soul Asleep in Jesus and Wonderful Peace.
Albert Skale, once lieutenant to Mickey Duffy, was killed in an Atlantic City hotel last summer. The critically wounded man, Samuel Grossman, shared the bail burden of 5 000 dollars as a material witness in the Duffy case.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports hookworm disease remains concentrated in southern states with high infestation in some counties, especially among white children. Public health measures and Rockefeller Foundation aid reduced prevalence. wearing shoes, proper excretion disposal, and treatment with established remedies are emphasized.
The Chamber of Commerce cites December 28 1931 remarks from Business Week noting prospects for early stabilization and strengthening of the domestic financial system as 1931 ends. It warns deflation as a major obstacle, foreign disturbances delaying recovery, and calls for rapid credit expansion and Reconstruction Corporation action to spur demand and employment.
Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald sent a private letter to France's Pierre Laval regarding the world situation. No definite invitation for a meeting was issued, but the letter's tone suggested a possible forerunner to talks. Laval had not replied.
Roy Luck twenty of Cedar Falls died from injuries after an automobile collision at Salisbury and Fayetteville streets Asheboro at 7 30 last night. Clarence Kime and Roy Plummer were injured. Luck's skull was fractured and he suffered internal injuries. Funeral set at Cedar Falls Methodist Protestant church at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs A B Boazman 24 of Tampa a member of an Asheville North Carolina family was killed in an automobile accident in Tampa Florida early yesterday. Her husband was injured with a broken jaw. They were returning home from a dance when another car side swiped their vehicle. The Boazmans married last September.
Roy Harrell of Pelahatchie Mississippi was wounded in the leg when his dog accidentally discharged a shotgun. The incident occurred as the hound fired the weapon, causing injury to the man.
North Carolina Guilford County Superior Court requires J H Drewry and Minnie C Drewry to appear within thirty days after January 18 1932 to answer a complaint seeking foreclosure of a Sheriff's tax sale certificate and to bar defendants from any interest or liens on the related real property. The notice dated December 19 1931 is issued by Assistant Clerk C L Lambeth.
Pastor John E. All at the Seventh Day Adventist church marked the birth of Jesus as the moment the divine God became man to redeem humanity. He outlined a prophecy in Daniel 9 24 27 linking 490 years to the Messiah’s appearance and noted the date calculations align with historical timelines. He stressed that the birth date is less important than the living contact with Jesus and the surrendering of hearts for a new birth.
An exhibition at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin features tapestry mosaics sculptures and jade from Maya Inca and Aztec sources. The show was assembled from German private collections and museums.
About 175 pin smashers are expected to compete in the second annual Pacific Northwest Bowling Classic in Seattle starting January 3. Local organizers aim to showcase top bowlers and attract regional fans to the event.
FP J Lackey and wife Emma and other defendants are warned of a tax sale certificate lien. They must appear before the Guilford Superior Court Clerk at Greensboro Courthouse within thirty days after January 1932 to answer the complaint or risk relief to the plaintiff. Lambeth, Ass't Clerk. 12:21-28,1:14-18
The defendant Neal R. Smith is notified of a Superior Court action to foreclose a non tax lien certificate on Crescent Lumber Co assets. He must appear before the Guilford County Clerk or at the Greensboro courthouse within days after January 18 1931 and answer the complaint or the plaintiff will seek relief. The notice is dated December 21 1931.
The Superior Court of Guilford County North Carolina begins foreclosure action over a tax sale certificate on a real property lien. Hernon Jackson and Mrs Her non Jackson are named defendants and must respond by filing with the clerk in Greensboro before the set deadline.
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