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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1931

Page

6

Groom Defends Debt Marriage In Kansas City

In Kansas City on February 2, Frank Henzel a 61 year old farm laborer and his 19 year old bride Celia defend their marriage amid relatives claim it was contracted to settle a $10,000 debt. Celia denied marrying for money and said she loved him. Henzel found in a Denver bus station supported the debt claim but insisted his wife did no wrong. He planned to secure her release then meet relatives in Beatrice Nebraska. The couple wed last Wednesday and he had shortly after left for Colorado to buy a farm. Relatives named George Henzel Frank Novotny and Virginia Novotny charged Henzel once had $100,000 but lost much and worked in Brennan’s Missouri farm.

Kansas City Frank Henzel Celia Henzel Beatrice Neb Charity Brennan Carthage M. Henzel Denver Kansas Colorado George Henzel Frank Novotny Virginia Novotny Missouri Brennan

Grain advances as moisture shortages buoy crops in Chicago

Chicago grain markets opened with gains after a wavering start as persistent dryness across US wheat regions raised concerns of potential crop damage. Liverpool wheat stocks contracted while ocean voyage stocks grew. Wheat held steady then moved higher, while corn shifted from unchanged to gains as trading progressed.

Chicago Liverpool Ocean Passage

Stolen Checks Are Returned By Thief

Anderson, Feb. 2. Having no use for several hundred dollars worth of checks stolen from the Anderson Oil company Saturday night, the robbers returned them by mail today. No report concerning $225 in cash taken at the same time was included in the letter.

Anderson, 8. C Anderson Oil Company

Panic injures sixty at cathedral in Guadalajara

Sixty persons were injured, several seriously, when a building adjoining the Sacred Heart Cathedral collapsed during the crowded noon mass in Guadalajara. The panic followed the collapse, as worshippers rushed to exits. The incident occurred yesterday in Mexico City time zone reporting.

Mexico City Sacred Heart Cathedral Guadalajara

Share Market Shows Lower Tendency in February

New York dispatch reports a cautious start to February with markets in a lower mood. Bonds weak, but last week’s decline seems halted. stocks up briefly in morning trade led by baking stocks as new management under George K. Morrow takes charge. Indiana controlled Pan Americans fell, Standard of Indiana dividend cut to 2.50 prompts drop, Sears Roebuck down 14 percent year over year, Montgomery Ward off 9.3 percent in January. Money rates steady though month end settlements may lift slightly.

Aenced Press New York Tony George K. Morrow Indiana Standard of Kansas Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Jagger

New York Cotton Market Opens Steady Then Weakens

Prices ease after initial demand covers as Liverpool cables cite hedging liquidation and steady yarn demand. March to May and July futures slip mid session with March around 10.3 to 10.79, market quiet at lower levels, demand limited but Liverpool notes continental buying and ongoing textile interest.

W York New York Febereeeton Liverpool P.C

New Orleans Cotton Opens Quietly Amid Soft Liverpool Cables

New Orleans cotton opened a shade easier as Liverpool cables were weaker. Early trades saw declines of two to four points, with May at 10.67 and October 10.08, about 6 to 7 points below Saturday's close. After an hour, activity steadied at the session lows, traders noting prices held despite adverse cables.

New Orleans Liverpool India

Cotton prices slip as market stays quiet

LiVe COTTON LIVERPOOL reports a quiet Cotton spot with lower prices across grades. Sales reach 3,000 bales, including 2,000 American, while receipts total 6,000. Futures close steady to up, with March at 5.50 and December at 5.88. Plus, King George denies rumors he will give up horse racing.

Liverpool George

Emergency Committee for Employment Office Contact

City Hall basement hosts the Emergency Committee for Employment with 2039 as the office phone. Mrs. W B Price is the full time secretary and an assistant will receive calls to coordinate helping residents find needed work. The notice urges those seeking cooks cleaners grounds repair help to call for city employment relief.

Emergency Committee City Hall W. B. Price

Chicago market summary shows mixed cattle hogs and lambs

Chicago price report notes hogs 77 000 with bulk 140-320 lb animals at 7.65 to 8.05 and sows around 5.86 to 6.26. Cattle 20 000 and calves 2 000 with standstill market and heavy bids down. Sheep 20 000 with slow demand and fat lambs 25 to 40 lower. feeding lambs 60-65 lb at 7.75-8.40.

Chicago

Mills Chief Says No Pact Reached With Striking Union

New York February 2 H R Fitzgerald president of mills at Danville Virginia said today no agreement had been reached between mill management and the striking union workers.

New York H. R. Fitzgerald Danville

Wisdom and mercy in High Point Sunday sermon

The Sunday morning sermon at First Presbyterian in High Point, led by Dr. Charles Haddon Napers, drew on Soloman from First Kings to urge measuring up to leadership tests. He warned that force and compromise fail to settle big life questions, praising the value of love, faith, and personal religion. An evening radio-minded appeal urged choosing refined music over cheap fare, followed by a musical performance.

First Presbyterian Israel Charles Haddon Napers First Presbyterian Church First Kings Soloman Old Jerusalem Europe Old Jerusalem

Use of Leisure Time at Central Friends Church

Rev. Tom A. Sykes spoke on The Use of Leisure Time a Social Problem at Central Friends Church on Sunday morning. He urged forming better selves through rest and communion with God, others, and life’s duties, noting how private peace affects family and social harmony.

Central Friends Central Friends Church Tom A. Sykes God Jesus

Visiting preachers fill pulpit as pastor out ill

In High Point the pulpit was filled by two visiting preachers. Dr. George H. Crowell spoke at the 11 o’clock service noting that about one third of High Point residents do not attend church. Rev. Lawrence W. Lee of High Point college preached at 7:30 p.m. on The Divine Expectancy of Prayer using Elijah on Mount Carmel. He urged restoring the family altar as essential to American religious life. Miss Pritchett sang a solo with Miss Bogle of High Point college.

C. F. Womble George H. Crowell High Point Lawrence W. Lee High Point College Elijah Mount Carmel America Miss Pritchett Miss Bogle

First Baptist Preacher Warns Generations From Babylonian Folly

Dr Conrad at First Baptist cites Daniel chapter five warning a generation from Belshazzar’s excess. He recalls Babylon’s vast wealth and luxury as a backdrop to a moral reckoning, noting Darius the Mede closing in as a warning against indulgence and heedless riches.

Conrad Dan Belshazzer Babylon Darius the Mede

Furniture Trade In 1930 Falls To 61 Percent Of 1929

Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb 2 The 1930 furniture industry volume reached 61 percent of 1929 with shipments under half of 1929. Uplifted orders in December were about 11 days of business versus 32 in 1929 and 39 in 1928. The Seidman and Seidman survey notes a buyer’s market and profit struggles as 1930 closes.

Grand Rapids Mich Seidman

Receivers Appointed for Home Mortgage of Hickory

Permanent receivers T L Bland of Raleigh and W G Bramham of Durham were named for the Home Mortgage company, deemed hopelessly insolvent under mismanagement. Bond set at $50,000 each. The action began Oct 17, 1930, after Mrs. M Ramsey of Norfolk held bonds. Judge Meekins criticized the company and noted prior hearings and appeals.

Raleigh Home Mortgage Company Hickory Durham L M. Meekins Meeking T. L. Bland W. G. Bramham M Ramsey Norfolk Meekins Charlies B. Calvert James H. Poll Counsel For the Tea Mae Home Gage Company Cobb Group Oat Ora Arden J. E. Owens Adams Butler Quantico Senate Heflin Bem United States Mussolini Alabama

The Hand Writing on the Wall in Life and Sin

A compact, moral meditation compares ancient Babylon’s downfall with modern personal ruin. It cites Belshazzar’s feast and the hand writing on the wall to warn that sin corrupts the body and fate, implying every life bears a similar judgment and consequence.

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