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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1931
Page
6
The condition of Mrs Henry D Perry, critically ill at Guilford General Hospital for the past few days, remains unchanged as doctors report no improvement in her health.
Mr Suppler and family visit High Point due to Mrs Perry illness. Stevens Bible Study Class meets at 3 pm with Mrs Linthicum. Mrs Shillington hosts art department at 516 Parkway. Child Janice Searce critically ill after Montheu Ave crash. Mrs Tomlinson hosts Greensboro guests. Mrs McBroom critically ill in High Point Hospital. Mr and Mrs Rupert Pickens host dinner on Steele St for birthdays. Y W C A donation drive for books at Pickett Cotton Mill details. T. L. class of Green Street Baptist holds regular meeting with social hour and birthday shower. United Daughters of the Confederacy High Point chapter meets with reports and Jefferson Davis highway notes. Birthday party at Mrs Jack Burris with bridge and flags fundraiser. Laura Wesson UDC chapter discusses Jefferson Davis highway and flag day plans.
On Wednesday activities include the Burbank Garden Club with Mrs. George Lowe on Otteray Drive and the Art Department of the Woman's Club with Mrs. W. P. Shillington on Parkway. Salem College Alumni meet at Mrs. Chase Idol in Emerywood and the Wednesday Hook Club at Mrs. A. E. Taplin. Thursday events feature Entre Nous with Mrs. C. B. Overman on Lindsay Street and Beta Pi with Mrs. Ben Moore on North Main Street, plus AAUW at Central Friends Church with Genevieve Moore and Mrs Johnston, Sorosis on North Main, Priscilla with Mrs. L. P. Ingle, and the King of Clubs with Miss Margaret Hauser on North Main.
R B Terry has returned home after several weeks in Miami Florida. M P Quinn returns from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania after attending his mother’s funeral. Mr and Mrs Bob Hayworth spent the weekend near Reidsville with Mrs Hayworth’s mother Mrs Gelgardo. Mrs Wells Marshall returned from Charlotte as guest of sister Mrs St Abernethy over the weekend. Friends regret that Mrs J M Matthews remains critically ill at 215 Thurston Street. Miss Nonie Moore of Burlington arrives to stay with sister Mrs J M Matthews who is very ill. Rev George T Tunstall of Green Street Baptist is home in bed with influenza on Montlieu Avenue. J C Cross ill with influenza at home on Campbell.
Li Kar Craver Jr improves after two weeks of pneumonia. Miss Gladys Rowland from Washington visits her mother Mrs I H Rowland. Mr and Mrs M Batley and Mrs Lambeths family spend weekend in Reidsville. Clyde B Howard recovering after operation at High Point hospital. N E Howard of Polkton and R E Howard of Wingate visit Clyde E Howard in High Point hospital.
The Supreme Court sessions center on whether the Eighteenth Amendment was validly ratified by state legislatures or conventions. Justice Roberts notes that challenges cite similar ambiguities in the 13th 14th and 19th amendments, while Chief Justice Hughes withdraws from the case. The discussion emphasizes Article V and whether Congress may choose ratification method, with judges weighing political science principles against plain language.
A. B. Johnson, a North Wilkesboro man, charged with manslaughter in the death of nurse Collie Green of North Wilkesboro, had his trial postponed to the August term by Judge John H. Harwood.
Indianapolis Feb 24 Harold Herbert Schroeder Mobile Ala on trial for killing an unidentified man after his car and a charred body were found on a lonely road last May 31. Prosecutors say he staged the arson to appear burned alive while admitting setting the fire. His wife Leah and their two children witnessed the courtroom scene.
Relatives of L G P Van Ness allege gangsters tracked him from Chicago to Asheville and Westminster after the slaying of Duke Lingle. Van Ness was found with a slashed throat in a Westminster hotel, and funeral services were held in Sewanee, Tenn.
L. E. Tapp of Kinston, ex state senator and bacconist, was badly injured when his car hit a fertilizer truck near Pine Level. Companions C. A. Jeffreys and Roger Brooks, also of Kinston, were bruised. Tapp sustained a lacerated scalp and multiple broken ribs at Smithfield hospital. Truck owner Henry Wadford posted a $1,000 bond for reckless driving. his son Leslié escaped injury.
Two Durham County youths Rostum Robbins and John Allen were held without bond today on a charge of attacking a 15 year old girl. They were arrested last night on a warrant issued by the girl's father after he said the pair beat and assaulted his daughter.
In Raleigh on February 24 the senate judiciary committee gave a favorable report to the Dosher bill creating a state board to examine and license master plumbers and heaters in towns of 3 000 or more. The measure had already passed the house.
New York cotton opened steady today with a 13 to 21 point advance as Liverpool and foreign buying renew demand. March liquidation rose due to about 111,000 bales notices, while near to late delivery shifts dominated trading. May and October moves were narrow, with late month spreads showing volatility.
New Orleans cotton traders saw active opening trade with Liverpool prices firming. First notice day for March delivery issued for 19,200 bales locally and 97,000 bales in New York, as near months rose and futures closed with gains of 24 to 29 points, Mar and May futures led higher.
The High Point municipal court began the second week of February civil term with two cases disposed. Siderton Motor Co. won $125 against Walter E. Moore in a sales-contract suit, and Lillie Young Davis was granted a divorce from Hayes Davis. Texas range conditions described by veteran stockmen as the best in over 30 years.
A brief note highlights Richard Dix’s guard complexion beauty, comparing it to nine of ten lovely screen stars, emphasizing his striking appearance among film world peers.
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