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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1932
Page
7
An engineer died of fatal injuries after 30 freight cars derailed near Tomah Wisconsin. The crash caused damage exceeding 150000 dollars and 24 derailed cars were destroyed by fire. Louis Corbitt aged 55 from Portage died later in a Portage hospital after a special train rush.
State and Guilford County notice states that on Friday February 5 1932 at 2 PM the King Pin Bowling Alley on West Broad Street High Point NC will be sold at public auction under a May 1 1931 lease to E E Sensenbach and wife Anna Bellene. The property includes 10 Brunswick Balke Collender bowling alleys with equipment and is subject to a prior lien by Brunswick Balke Collender Company.
Mrs Fortescue and three co defendants tied to the Kahbabawai slaying are back in navy custody under bond. They face second degree murder charges with restrictions to Pearl Harbor and daily navy reporting until civil trial. Bond posted: Fortescue 9000 dollars, each Navy man 2500. Defense moves to quash indictment.
Mrs. Harper testified about the fatal shooting and her husband Harper in Guilford court. She described moving a pistol, a hotel meeting with Charlie Holton, and threats made during an argument over an affair, while defending her husband and facing a gruelling cross examination.
The house defeated the president's plan to send military and naval reinforcements to Shanghai. Ambassador Debuchi discussed the Shanghai issue with Secretary Stimson and urged Japan to halt fighting, while American lives and investments in China drew major attention. US holdings in China total about 250 to 280 million dollars, with direct investments around 130 million, bonds 46 million, and residents' investments plus missionary property adding substantial sums.
Dr. John Dyer testified he knew Holton for 20 years and spoke with Harper after the shooting. Judge Oglesby excluded testimony on dangerousness and violence tendencies, and Mrs. Harper described Harper’s excited state and the moments leading to the gunfire, including her actions in the kitchen and subsequent statements.
Verge Howard a 52 year old new roman was arrested at 1205 Farlow Street this afternoon after police raided the home and found 15 gallons and three quarts of liquor He was jailed with a $600 bond set.
The January term of Davidson county Superior court opens in Lexington with the poison-murder case of Lola Pendleton Pickett, 40, bound over from the November term. State's attorneys are George A. Younce, J. Frank Spruill, H. B. Olive. defense includes Carter Lee, John C. Bower, Wade H. Phillips. The term starts early due to leap year, a rare February start.
The senate waived its rules to speed the reconstruction finance corporation into action. It sent to the president the commissions of three directors Dawes Couch and Jones. The move followed the White House departure of a messenger with the last nomination to the board, Wilson McCarthy of Salt Lake City, whose early confirmation was predicted.
R A Saxton’s car tumbled into a 200-foot canyon near San Jose. He was found seriously injured but alive after rescuers pulled him from the swollen creek waters.
A humorous note from Huntington West Virginia claims white ants finished a two year stock of high school diplomas at the department of education, implying no education for the insects.
Wash Haugh McKuen claimed he had done most everything one shouldn’t do about his health and is reported dead at age 1.
McCoy stars in a tense revenge tale due Friday and Saturday at the Broadhurst Theater. The production promises breath taking thrills as Tim, a cow boy turned card shark, challenges his rival and showcases versatile action including riding and fighting. Doris Hill leads romance with a notable cast including Al Ferguson Carroll Nye Robert Homans Polly Ann Young Roy Taylor directs from Claude Rister's original story.
In Raleigh on February 1, friends of John M. Brewer former president of Citizens Bank Wake Forest launched a concerted move to prevent his one to three year term in the state prison. The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the Wake Superior Court sentence last June and Brewer would be committed Monday unless parole is granted by Governor Max Gardner.
Lee Brown, 21, was seriously hurt when his moving van backed from a side road into a Charlotte-bound express truck driven by A. W. Talbert of Charlotte. Talbert and passenger W. G. Benson were with him. Talbert was briefly held in nominal custody as Brown's condition remained uncertain.
Davidson College reports a new all time enrollment peak with 647 students registered for the second semester, marking the largest student body in the school's history.
James Stallings of Durham struck Kisth Kittrell a 29 year old Black woman in Raleigh with his automobile causing fatal injuries. Coroner L M Waring ruled Stallings not to blame.
Miss De Long of Greensboro reported clothing and jewelry valued at 1000 dollars stolen from a parked automobile where she and friends left it. The incident occurred in Charlotte.
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