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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1931
Page
10
At 212 N Wrenn St next to No 1 Fire Station, our yard offers junk and auto parts for sale with mobile pickup via truck. Reference notes include a table of average heights for English, French, and Belgian men.
Washington January 20 AP The drought relief controversy paused as the Wickersham Commission report was read. Reactions varied as proposals to modify or strengthen dry laws emerged. Senate Agriculture approved 20 million bushels of wheat relief via Farm Board subsidiaries.
HUNT KING BEN S HIDDEN FORTUNE ST. JOSEPH Mich Jan 20 The law is invoked in a treasure hunt seeking a writ to force Ada Ross Schneider longtime colony auditor to reveal the location of hidden riches said to be between 600000 and 700000 in 1000 bills stored in vaults known only to a few women in the House of David colony The money reportedly remains safe said attorney George H Bookwalter who also noted the colony offered 5000 for settlement as judge Dewhirst seeks full accounting and directions for locating the hoard
Mid-year commencement exercises at Winston-Salem high School Friday night lead to the cancellation of the Twig City girls versus local girls basketball game. Winston-Salem high plans a boys first and second team trip to the city to compete, with the 7:15 p.m. opener between Coach Marlette's subs and the vision subs, followed by the varsity game.
New York January 20 The retreat of a discouraged bear element gave the share market a firm tone in today's trading though general price movement remained narrow. Professional traders found little in the Wickersham report to interpret bullishly or bearishly. Beverages rose moderately on opposition to legalizing light wines and beer, with some issues advancing one or two points early before easing back. Major gains were limited and later checked by heavyweights such as American Telephone American Can New York Central Union Carbide Air Reduction Lambert Wabash Chicago and Northwestern Allied Chemical.
The Prince of Wales and his brother Prince George left Corunna aboard the Oropesa for a 18,000 mile South American tour. After sightseeing along the northern Spanish coast they toured Santiago de Compostela and Vigo, promising to learn Spanish better on return. The party then sailed to Hamilton Bermuda, Jamaica and Panama.
A discussion of a new calendar that would make every month equal to February of this year, yielding a 138 point month. The plan would start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday and not recur until 1942. Notes reference Galicia monuments and a royal visit to Vigo and Oropesa including a cathedral relics tour.
Anthony Campagne, prominent New York builder and naturalized citizen, has been made a count by the king of Italy. The title ranks next to a marquis and is believed to be the first of its kind conferred on an American. The honor acknowledges his philanthropies in both the United States and Italy.
The note recalls the 1896 clash between Zanzibar and Britain, lasting about 30 minutes before the Sultan yielded. It highlights the rapid conclusion and the historical curiosity of the conflict’s brevity.
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