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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1932
Page
5
Halifax Nova Scotia February 24 Official sessions of the north Atlantic Rum Runners Convention started behind locked doors with about 25 delegates attending. Informal talks were held at the Nova Scotia hotel while Admiral Vannie Higgins awaited.
The board of directors of the North Carolina ten year plan corporation will meet in Raleigh on March 11 to formulate a definite program. C. Taylor, president, announced the planned session.
Marshall North Carolina James Norton aged nineteen was sentenced to four months on the roads after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter of Herschel.
Mrs Hood A Delaney, 76, died from fatal burns after collapsing during a fainting spell and falling into an open fireplace in Marion North Carolina. Police report the incident as accidental with no foul play suspected.
Newton North Carolina Sam Steele, a Black man, charged with murdering John Head, waived preliminary hearing in recorder's court here. Head died from blows to the head with an axe in the incident.
The Rutherford County News announces a forthcoming rotogravure section highlighting the advantages and opportunities of Rutherford County. Details on date and distribution are not provided.
Dr. W A Thompson of Rutherfordton was elected president of the North Carolina Jersey Cattle Club in Charlotte. The next meeting location is yet to be announced.
The case charging Constable C. T. Sams C. E. Treskeld and Berry Dillingham with assault with intent to kill Everett Stroupe a Crowders Mountain resident shot in the back near his home ten days ago was continued in Municipal court to March 7.
The general board of the Baptists State convention will meet in Raleigh on Friday to select a successor to the late Walters Durham of Raleigh who served as treasurer.
State headquarters of the American Legion unemployment campaign has opened here in Raleigh North Carolina with a ceremony and local officials present.
A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of revenue and gubernatorial candidate, will deliver a radio address over WPTF in Raleigh on Friday.
Miss Lula West, secretary of the State Board of Examiners, announced registration examinations for nurses will be held in Raleigh on March 6 and 7.
John H. Richards a 73 year old farmer from Mountairy North Carolina died by a self inflicted shotgun wound. He left a note stating ill health left him with no desire to live. No inquest was deemed necessary.
CHARLOTTE N C Charles A Jonas denied Raleigh reports that he would run for the U S Senate on the Republican ticket if Senators Bailey and Morrison blocked his confirmation for another term as U S district attorney.
Six men drowned when their small rowboat capsized in Wolf River while tying covers over cotton laden barges for American Barge Line. One man remains missing and may have been aboard.
A. J. Maxwell, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, plans a Friday night radio address from WPTF Raleigh to outline his campaign issues. He will touch on banking laws and the school book question, and has distributed about 200,000 platform copies and 100,000 letters to supporters.
ST. LOUIS February 2 Police investigate the reported kidnapping of Forest O Brine endurance record filer. Conflicting statements from his wife Mrs Elsie O Brine left detectives puzzled as she alternated stories about seeing him and him returning to the hotel. She later said he was safe in the hotel and then reported a return call saying he was all right with no location given.
The report names Jerome Cornelison, 35, a foreman on the crew, among the white men involved in the incident. Details indicate it ended fatally for several workers and prompted investigation into safety practices.
Cleveland notes that for the first time open closed course events will admit women. Race director Clifford W. Henderson announced that women pilots will be free to enter races previously barred to them as part of recognizing their abilities.
The Motor Transport School at Philadelphia restored the third Wright aircraft engine used in Marine Corps service. It powered the biplane flown by Major A. A. Cunningham, marking the first plane to see Marine duty.
Polo will debut at the University of Florida this spring as matches have been scheduled.
California tax receipts from boxing and wrestling fell during 1931 with total collections reported around 122 dollars. The state’s revenue department noted a sharp decline from prior years as guidance and enforcement efforts continued.
At the first sign of a cold visit Mann Drug Stores for a spray of Sniff on your handkerchief. One day supply is free, with later bottles costing 35c or 60c. The product vaporizes into seven fumes and claims immediate relief when used day or night to prevent colds through winter.
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