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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1931
Page
8
Women over 165 pounds can attend Paramount theater between 1 and 2 tomorrow to be weighed at a lobby scale. Those weighing 165 or more may see Polly Moran and Marie Dressler in Reducing as guests, a free offer for one hour. The promotion runs Thursday only for women, tied to the film’s final three show days.
June Lindsay, a 25 year old Black man from Hoover flats, was arrested today by Policemen Kiger and Davis for the robbery of Henry M. Brown's Hoover Street grocery last Monday night. He was jailed in default of $500 after witnesses identified him as the thief.
Namd receiver W L Balthis appointed by Judge W F Harding for the Peerless Mills and Lowell Mills Nos 1 2 and 3 in Lowell in a Feb 18 filing.
New York began trading cotton with a firm tone as active months rose 8 to 10 points. May reached 11.34 and October 11.86, with further gains possible as far eastern demand and Liverpool buying supported prices. Midday levels held near 11.38 for May and 11.92 for October amid continued global buying and improving Indian settlement prospects.
A compromise settlement was reached in High Point municipal court in the civil suits of Mr. and Mrs. E. EB. Weavil against Avery Weavil administrator of the estate of Mrs. Abbie Weavil. The agreement involved an interchange of land between the administrator and the plaintiffs. The Weavils had sued for 15000 dollars for nursing services rendered to the late Mrs. Weavil.
The High Pointer adds $10 to the $25 offered by The High Point Enterprise for the arrest and conviction of the driver or drivers of the car that struck and killed Woodrow Medlin, an Enterprise route carrier, on the Asheboro highway last Friday evening. The total reward is now $35.
The stock market firmed after a cheerful midweek U S statistics tone with active early trading and a higher session as bulls steadied after yesterday's setback. Utilities led gains with electric and copper shares rising, while American Can, J I Case, Allied Chemical, Eastman and others posted 2 to 5 point advances amid renewed auto sector orders and stronger steel activity.
Cotton opened firm in New Orleans with first trades up 14 to 15 points after holidays. May and October futures rallied toward highs on favorable India forecasts and strong domestic textile demand, then eased slightly before finishing near intraday highs. March to January contracts closed with notable gains, marking a firm session overall.
London February 18 executives of the Royal Aero Club announced the Schneider cup race entry list had closed. It would be impossible to accept the entry of Lieut Al Williams, American flier. The list closed December 31 as France and Italy contest Britain’s right to permanent possession of the cup.
A historical clipping lists numerous stocks with varied movement. Alphabetical names appear with price shifts and percentages, including Am Al Chem and Dye, Anaconda, Armour, Gen Elec, Goodyear, Rem Rand, Sears, Studebaker, Tex Corp, Timken, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, and more. The table conveys a broad snapshot of early market activity with notable gains and losses across industries.
Newsboys column notes ongoing House debate on an administration highway bill to reorganize the highway commission and state maintenance of county roads. An amendment tying land tax relief to road transfer failed. Senate judiciary committees report on a thirteenth juror and heightened highway safety, while monopoly hearings on Harrison County producers continue to next Tuesday.
Committee members Harrison George Barkley Thomas and Connally Reed offered an amendment limiting loan approvals in the session. The move aims to tighten eligibility guidelines and reduce exposure for the agency while preserving critical funding for core programs.
Arthur Rankin 57, longtime banker and vice president at Central Bank and Trust, died by suicide at his Lake Floyd home. Rankin, former president of American National Bank, will be buried in Riverside Cemetery. services led by Rector Robers of Trinity Episcopal Church.
The Senate rejected a plan to limit relief to distressed veterans 12 to 5. King urged targeting those in distress as administration proposed, but the measure failed 10 to 7 with Couzens La Follette and Thomas opposing for the Democrats. A motion to charge no interest on loans drew only three votes, with Shortridge and King in support.
A partial, mixed summary notes Spain's naval leadership concerns Admiral Aznar health and role in 1923, Berenguer and Primo de Rivera context, hopes for amnesty and constitutional convention, and a United States state house session ending with a vote on the Burgin bill allowing clerks to hold up to 300 in trust funds with county auditor oversight, and an adjournment to 8 pm.
House roads group continued consideration of the administration highway bill without a final agreement as the McRae 13th juror bill received a favorable report in the session, highlighting legislative momentum and ongoing battles over transportation policy.
Los Angeles reports Louis Wolheim, renowned screen villain and beloved film character, died at 6 am after surgery. He had recently lost weight for a film role, entering hospital frail from an extreme diet. Born in New York City on March 28, 1880, he rose to fame on stage before cinema.
Police report an elderly Black man Jessie Allen of 600 Hulda street fired two shots from a public safety item at Emme Blair of 614 Hulda street as she stood near her sister’s home. Blair died on the porch. Allen was arrested near Highland Lake minutes later on a charge of serious crime.
Pendleton high school in Anderson county launches a cotton consumption plan inviting 300 South Carolina high schools to join. Principal J C Holler leads the effort to expand cotton dress and trouser wear for students, including graduations and school functions, with no strict rules.
Washington February 18 AP reports John W. Davis former 1924 Democratic presidential candidate was selected to represent the Senate in its court test over Chairman Smith of the power commission. Senator Walsh of Montana announced the choice after leading the Senate-Hoover power commission dispute.
The document lists appropriations including deficiency and 2500 for a Fort Sumter tablet, 25000 for a Wright brothers monument at Kill Devil Hill, and multiple postoffice and courthouse allotments in North Carolina towns such as Mount Airy, Mount Olive, Rockingham, Rutherfordton, and Wadesboro. It notes amendments authorizing site acquisition, demolition, and construction within set limits, with provisions for future federal court accommodations at Rockingham and a decision not to repeal old New Bern authority.
Police search for an unidentified negro who stabbed Corporal J A McDonald 24, of Boston Mass, a States Marine here for a McDonald died at Charity hospital from a stab wound that severed an artery in the wrist. The assault happened as he walked with Marine Private Alton Sulit 20, of Pennsylvania, near police headquarters after a reprimand.
Funeral services will be held for Harvey L Fox a 46 year old general supervisor at Falls Manufacturing who collapsed and died at work in Granite Falls on February 15. Local authorities announced the death and details remain limited as the company mourns its longtime employee.
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