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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1933
Page
7
A train crashed into a truck near Charlotte injuring six people and causing the death of one Black man. Police and railroad authorities investigated the collision at the crossing.
J. M. Scar borough Charlotte attorney and Arthur Seelbinder of Memphis Tennessee were nominated for President of the National Pigeon Association. Election will be held in July.
A cotton beauty pageant is planned in Albemarle to promote increased use of the staple and boost local industry.
Winston Salem D H Wright and J H Robbins students at Davidson College faced a $26,000 suit filed after George Petree was fatally injured in an auto accident near Pine Hall on October 16.
Funeral services were held for N B Efird aged 73 a farmer lumberman and cotton dealer who died after a long illness near Albemarle
Miss May Wright, 27, fell into a well at her home near Shelby. She suffered broken legs and an arm. Physicians say her condition is serious but improving.
Cleveland county farm agent and home demonstration agent, discharged by the new board January 1, continue their duties while legal aspects of their dismissal are settled. Appropriations for the officers were withdrawn.
A 14 year old New Jersey boy David Kraft claims brutal treatment while a Greenville county chain gang prisoner. Constable Fred Newman for Governor Blackwood leads a thorough inquiry and plans prison camp visits after collecting affidavits. Kraft served 12 days for hoboing amid ongoing investigation.
The second installment of Famous Flights for Freedom chronicles Russell T. Sherwood’s disappearance during the Walker graft inquiry. Sherwood, once James J. Walker’s trusted bookkeeper, vanishes amid accusations of misused funds, reappears in Mexico with a new wife, flees to Texas and New York, and drifts toward Canada and Europe as auditors chase the elusive witness.
Fort Worth Texas report recounts a fanciful file about the missing Sherwood and associates, including an outlaw accountant, a $60 000 contempt fine, and a pursuit through legal peril. The piece notes the comedic tone of a supposed detective tale and hints at possible later sightings in romance abroad.
A quip about a member's refusal to play bridge sparks a joke: he must have joined a golf club, prompting a humorous debate on hobbies and etiquette.
President W. P. Few of Duke University will be among principal speakers at the General Missionary Council meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Augusta Georgia February 7 to 9. The event coincides with the Paine College jubilee marking 50 years since the founding of Paine College for Negroes, with North Carolina leaders including Josephus Daniels Bishop Edwin D. Mouton and several pastors and doctors attending.
Mr Sykes minister Tom A Sykes will preach on Getting Knowledge Fast and Missing Happiness at 11 o clock service. An illustrated 7 30 pm lecture The Old Book Finding New Friends will use 60 colored slides from around the world. Dorothy Hoskins sings Great Peace Have They. Public invited.
The fourth month ending January 13 shows total enrollment of 8,397 pupils, down from 8,454 last year. White enrollment stands at 6,785 and Negro enrollment at 1,612, with five schools exceeding last year’s figures. Attendance averages 7,348 versus 7,586 a year ago.
A light year is described as about one million million miles in a concise astronomy note. The description emphasizes the vast scale of interstellar distances and highlights how a year of light travels corresponds to this enormous length.
Police raided the Arthur hotel on West High street about 11 last night and arrested three couples from Winston Salem and Stony Point on charges of occupying a room for immoral purposes. Named arrested are W. M. Russell 27 of Winston Salem Mollie Mae Suber 21 of Winston Salem and Willie Adams 19 of Stony Point. They were lodged in city jail.
In Portland on January 19 1920 Mrs A W Miller scared by a loose screen mistook it for prowlers and confessed to having a 60 gallon still and 40 gallons of liquor. Police quieted her fears by securing the screen and meanwhile arrested her on manufacture and possession charges.
Scientists say the common cold lasts only three or four days with immunity for about three months. Longer illnesses are attributed to secondary infections, not the cold itself.
A brief note states cosmic rays possess an energy of 40 000 caine volts. The statement highlights a numeric energy value without broader context or supporting details.
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