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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
8
A National Music League group from New York called the Brams quartette presented a charming program at the American theater earning praise from a crowd of several hundred. The four performers appeared in period gowns and delivered subdued, resonant singing, with notably refined pianissimo work and overall artistic finish.
A diverse program of German English Italian French and Czech Slovak and American folk songs and art songs held the audience. The quartet included Luari Banks Nadine Cox Nancy Hitch and Elinor Markey with Mrs Herman F Abels on piano. Encores featured Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny and Oh Miss Hannah. The Musical Art Club presents a third concert in March with Ethel Lenning and a cellist. Over 70 season tickets were held by Black school teachers in the city.
Three cars of Southern Railway train number 18 traveling from Greensboro to Raleigh derailed near Buffalo Creek Bridge five miles from Greensboro. No one was seriously injured besides Conductor Witherspoon, blamed on a defective rail. Roadbed damaged for 400 feet. traffic halted for hours as wrecking crews cleared the line.
The official tape shows Carnera at six feet six inches and Peterson at six feet four inches leaving an advantage of only two inches. The bulletin notes Peterson's weight at 209 pounds and references the ongoing page update. In Washington, January 24 AP reports that tariffs on hide remain unapproved above the ten percent ad valorem duty.
The senate voted 39 to 31 to keep hides and leather on the free list. The Hawley Smoot bill provisions were discussed as part of the tariff debate.
Admiral Byrd and the Byrd expedition wait on ice conditions in the Ross Sea as U S officials seek passage to the Bay of Whales. Stefansson says a three to one chance of success exists despite the risk of being marooned on the ice barrier, which could extend the stay into next year.
George W. Moore, an alleged bootlegger, was charged with murder in the slayings of two federal agents during an attempted raid on his West Palm Beach residence. A coroner’s jury ruled the deaths were act of murder, and a warrant for Moore was sworn to by Justice of the Peace Richards for grand jury consideration.
Goldsboro January 24 police investigated the death of Frank Clark aged 35 found on the north and south railroad tracks. investigators weighed whether intent or accident caused the fatality and searched for clues at the scene.
The text notes that 60 percent of West Point entrants graduate. It also states that a comet is preceded by its tail when moving away from the sun.
State Bank Examiner Albert Fant announced three South Carolina banks were closed this morning. The Bank of Woodville and Citizens Bank of Taylors in Greenville county and the Seneca Bank in Oconee county were placed in the examiner’s hands. Combined deposits exceeded $500,000 with capitalizations of $10,000, $25,000, and $20,000 respectively. The Seneca bank can pay $100,000 or 25 percent to depositors immediately and is expected to pay in full.
The article notes Rhode Island has more telephones than the population of China, and states Easter Sunday will fall on April 20 this year.
In Detroit on January 24, investigators heard opposing accounts from border patrolman Clare Hopper and boatman Walter Grund over a late night shooting. Hopper says Grund reached for a hip pocket and fired as Grund was unloading bottles. Grund remains hospitalized with a stomach wound. Hopper is off duty while authorities investigate.
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