Report of Resale To Be Made Later in Greensboro
The report of sale to be made later is set before Judge Stack in Greensboro. The hearing on the report will occur on March 12.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1923
Page
2
The report of sale to be made later is set before Judge Stack in Greensboro. The hearing on the report will occur on March 12.
In Guilford County, Judge Finley delayed the report on releasing the Carolina and Yadkin River Railway until March 12. Receiver L. H. Hole Jr. advocates keeping the property intact as a going concern and bids may rise at the next term, after auctions yielded $102,000 in six sections.
The senate moves toward ending the long shipping bill fight with a temporary armistice and an adjournment to 6 PM for two hours of minor business before voting on recommittal. Administration leaders call the ship bill near death and plan a break after a White House conference.
William D. Myers of Danville Virginia who is dying of cancer attempted suicide twice by cutting his throat and striking himself with a hammer after being restrained from jumping into a river He begged officers to shoot him Myers traveled from Danville to High Point and back destitute his wife deserted him as physicians warn his throat will be attacked by cancer soon He drinks over a pint of whiskey daily under health office orders and is cared for in the almshouse at Danville Virginia.
Charles Durepo died in Atlanta after a brief illness at age 66. The body arrived in High Point and was taken to J. W. Sechrest and Son. Funeral services will be held at his Archdale home at 3 p.m. tomorrow with interment in Springfield cemetery. He is survived by his widow a son H L Durepo a daughter Mrs R N Anderson two brothers and three sisters. Pallbearers are T J Woodall J R Pless J C Rogers E F Darnell Will Giles and F D Burchfield.
A two story frame rooming house fire in Kansas City today killed sixteen people. Thirteen bodies were recovered and search continued for five others believed missing. Only three victims have been identified thus far.
In Guilford superior court Judge Finley signed a judgment ordering the city of High Point to pay Mrs Willa Morgan 875 dollars after a suit alleging negligence caused the death of her 65 year old son Jack Garfield Morgan in the Reed street stream on June 11 1920. The original claim was 2500 dollars but a compromise was reached with city officials cited as neglect for lacking bridge railing.
Mrs. Mary J. Thornton widow of Taylor Thornton died at 1:50 AM at her old Jamestown home from organic heart disease. She leaves four sons Robert Ralph Clarence Rex, two daughters Ethel Ridge Claudia Thornton, and brothers Priory Rothrock of High Point with Francis and George Rothrock of Winston-Salem. Funeral at Deep River Friends Church Sunday at 11 o'clock, Rev. Thomas Hendrix officiating. Interment in church graveyard.
New York report notes two women claiming marriage to Harold C. Titus, one seeking a divorce after he vanished nine months after their 1921 wedding to Olive Eleanor France Titus, the other, Lillian Virginia Breeze posing as Dudley Green, claiming a 1922 marriage and subsequent abandonment in California.
Henderson February 3 A total of 21 divorce cases were listed for trial at the March term of Vance county superior court to be presided over by Judge Frank A Daniels of Goldsboro Col Henry Perry clerk said the civil docket includes 165 cases and about 75 remain on the criminal docket
The Towner Sterling Education bill received enthusiastic discussion at St Mary's Men's Club in High Point with advance approval from educators and local leaders. Speakers Marr and Owens outlined funding, cabinet status, state cooperation, and the plan to boost literacy and schooling across the nation.
The case against C Frank Keeney president of the West Virginia unite mine workers charged as an accessory to murder in the Logan county disturbances ended when Judge J M Woods threw out the indictments on motions by the prosecution. Prosecutor H D Allen alleged witness tampering and improper juror influence with four key witnesses vanished and circulars circulated in Morgan county. The defense said Keeney was not surprised as the witnesses were allied with them and were then in a hotel nearby. The judge ordered the witnesses produced immediately.
Secretary Wallace of the agriculture department endorses the Lenroot Anderson bill as a solid basis for a rural credits system to stabilize production and marketing. He also says the Copper bill has strong appeal and could be enacted, while warning Treasury Secretary Melton's stance against it.
G. G. Browder of Goldsboro advertising rep for The Palm Olive Company visits High Point for several days to display products. Browder recalls bunk mate days in the Marine Corps with Edwin Denby secretary of the Navy during the war. He is staying at the Elwood hotel.
Raleigh February 23 On account of Senator W F Heath illness the senate did not take up several bills as planned The Millikin and Armfield registration bills will be debated tonight by agreement The Volstead act bill passed second reading but will await third reading after Squires objections The Warren tax exemption amendment was reopened for debate after a reconsideration motion by Walker and a later charge of a grave error by Speaker Dawson led to reconsideration and passage of the second reading
New York February 23 The cotton market opened irregular with old crop strength driving new season highs. March and May futures rose to 29.80 while December lagged, and notices on about 20 000 bales appeared on the first March notice day.
Friends report Rufus P King critically ill at his Raleigh home today. Edward King, leader of the Raleigh YMCA work, has been summoned, and Miss Emma King from Greensboro is also in the city.
In Norfolk Virginia on February 23 a mysterious man risked his life to pull a nine year old boy named Paul Fulcher off a moving freight train. He carried the child to safety and then vanished without revealing his identity. Only a stranger answered when asked who he was.
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