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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1931
Page
7
Dora Elizabeth Glascoe age seven died at her parents home four miles northwest of the city after a week long pneumonia illness. Survived by parents Floyd and Dorothy Glascoe with a brother and sister. Funeral at Abbott's Creek Baptist Church Sunday at 2 pm. Interment in church cemetery. Andrew J. Greene dies from burns received while saving papers in Albemarle North Carolina.
The stock market fell on rails with drops of 1 to 6 points in carrier issues and mixed results among utilities and industrials. New York Central weakened after a slim January net, while other rail stocks slumped. however, late trading showed support and partial recovery as volume neared 1.7 million shares.
James Robert Benson, 19, admitted two robberies in Birmingham to defend his honor after claiming he was broke. He rode into town on a freight train and said he would steal rather than beg, noting the street hardship and his desire to preserve dignity while netting $143.
Three alienists currently examine William M. Frazer of Morris Plains accused of killing his sweetheart. Tests are conducted by Dr. Law Collins Dr. George McMurray and Dr. Emil Stein at Greystone state hospital in Morris Plains.
Postmaster General Brown told the Senate that two new airlines will operate through North Carolina and South Carolina within two years under government cooperation. One line will touch Raleigh on its Richmond to Jacksonville route, the other between Greensboro, Columbia, and Augusta. A Louisville-Nashville route was authorized to start March 2. it is unclear if the remaining routes will extend existing cash routes or be advertised separately.
Announcements from the University Extension Division describe the seventh annual 1931 State Poster Contest sponsored by the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers. Open to public elementary and high schools, entries close April 15. Posters judged in two divisions with separate art supervision classifications. each school submits its top three posters for judging. First and second prizes awarded in each section and division.
Davidson county officers raided moonshine outfits in Gordontown Easter Davidson County. A still cap and worm were cut up and beer destroyed. Distillers fled as officers approached, two men seen carrying gear but escaped before identification. Deputies Hunt Crouse Bryant led the raid with Ira Be.
Buffalo jury acquitted Lila Jimerson, Cayuga Indian woman once called Red Lilac, of instigating the murder of Clotilde Marchand to protect her affair with Henri Marchand. The trial followed efforts by prosecutors and defense to prove intent and motive amid competing theories.
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In Hickory Charles Frazier 67 a Claremont native shot himself fatally in a rooming house. In Greenville B Briley remained unconscious after a wagon collision with J EB Lewis of Wilson who is in custody. In Burlington Miller Cain 34 jailed 10 to 12 years for attempted criminal assault on Julia McBane 28. In Raleigh Robert Huffine 24 of Charlotte arrested with morphine linked to a forgery ring. In Jefferson officers seek four men after they escaped from the jail using an improvised key.
Anderson and Henry Hawson of Boston Massachusetts, two high school boys, were hitchhiking to Florida when they were arrested in Aiken District for theft of an automobile. Investigating officers reported the pair matched descriptions from the incident and were being held for further questioning.
Sir Wilfred Grenfell born February 28 1868 in Cheshire England. Educated at Marlborough and Oxford he earned an M D and studied at London Hospital. He joined the Royal National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen and served three years in the North Sea as medical missionary.
The assembly passed over 60 bills while the Hamilton bill to license fresh fish dealers and packers cleared a second reading. The senate and house plan noon and 11 a.m. meetings Monday, with former Governor Alfred Smith speaking at the State theater.
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