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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1932
Page
9
Rufus Britt of Fairmont was fatally cut at his home and Foster Brown, his brother in law, was jailed here on assault charges. Police say Britt was wounded during a drunken spree and died while being taken to a local hospital. Coroner D W Briggs opened the investigation today.
George A. Younce, awaiting Gov. Gardner's decision on his resignation as district solicitor, defends himself after Sheriff James A. Leonard's fatal shooting. W. F. Brinkley also resigns as county attorney as Guilford County weighs the sheriff's death and potential new solicitor.
Raphael rose to fame as a distinguished architect alongside his painting achievements. Isaac Newton was born on Christmas day, a noted date associated with his birth.
The article notes that widows of former presidents receive a special postal ranking privilege. It also mentions Damascus as the oldest city in the world.
A fashion notice urges shedding winter black for blue and lighter tones with two new spring dresses. One blue wool frock features wool lace trim and blue suede belt, the other is a blue silk dress with cut shoulders and plaid accents, front-button belt integrated.
Congress begins March with critical votes looming. The Senate faces a showdown on the 875 million dollar unemployment relief bill favored by LaFollette and Costigan. House debate on budget balancing meets strong resistance and mounting demands for new outlays.
Democratic objections threaten passage as members hesitate to oppose a humanitarian measure. Tuesday marks the start of drafting a new revenue bill, with Speaker Garner and treasury leaders seeking to raise about a billion dollars annually.
The market resumed a downward drift after a brief early upturn with many prominent issues hitting new bear-cycle lows. Leading declines were in toppers farm implements and rails, with American Tobacco Liggett and Myers and Santa Fe among heavy losses. U S Steel briefly rose then fell while General Motors stayed near steady.
New York cash cotton opened barely steady to 4 points lower as selling from the South and locals, aided by easy cable quotes, pushed markets. May cotton traded around 6.81 a bale as the session began.
The New Orleans market opened quiet and slightly irregular with first trades showing down to up one point. Liverpool tables were weaker than expected and New York opened lower on overnight hedge selling. Front months fell to 6.63 for March 6.79 for May and 6.94 for July as trading stayed near the session lows.
Chicago early shows higher grain prices aided by Liverpool wheat upturn and firm Wall Street securities. Opening prices unchanged to higher, futures held near initial limits. Corn opened slightly lower to up and later stayed near steady.
In Topeka the safe blowers used an explosive to crack a grocery store safe. The blast released about 8600 dollars in currency, scattering notes into pieces as investigators search for suspects.
About 5,000 people lounged on the Long Beach shore on a rare February day. Some wanted to swim but there were no lifeguards available, a stated excuse for the crowd to relax and enjoy the mild weather.
In two separate accidents near Nagoya and during a long-distance flight, three army officers and a sergeant died. Two aircraft collided midair near Nagoya, killing three officers, while a sergeant died when his engine failed and his plane plunged four thousand feet.
A historical brief notes that the bell’s tone varies with weight while singer Madame Galli Curci is described as self taught in her vocal development.
A garbled OCR fragment lists varied claims from historic notes: Einstein’s father ran an elec technical plant, muskrat fur quality by latitude, giant clams' valves weighing 500 pounds, inland trout darkening, Poughkeepsie once New York’s capital, Yucatan lacking rivers, 30 000 spider lines under an inch thick, the adder as Britain’s only venomous serpent, Egyptian use of bagpipes, the British Museum holding a 29 foot Anaconda, and the largest church in the Americas located in Mexico City, with further unreadable text.
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