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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
5
AP reports include James Coster found dead near Panty road in Spartanburg County and Warren G. Locklear dead after a pistol gun accident. Ligon denies blacklisting unionists at a textile mill. Walter Harris faces murder charge in Rev. J Frank Lee case. Extreme cold blamed for Wilson Pope’s death. An alligator capture in Orange County draws local display interest.
Nashville, Tenn jan 31 The Methodist Episcopal Church South reviewed a written constitution after four years of work Its only major new rule creates a judicial council of seven members to rule on constitutionality hear appeals and judge questions from connectional boards The constitution will be presented for ratification at the quadrennial general conference in Dallas in May.
In Austin Texas on January 31 two contrasting depictions of John W Brady emerge as his murder trial nears conclusion. A 59 year old man loving a 28 year old woman is contrasted with a once famed barrister driven to insanity by drink and dissipation. The state plans rebuttal testimony from two physicians and a UT sociologist to support the insanity defense claim.
NOME Jan 31 Queen Victoria of Sweden was reported to be slightly better after a night of relative peace. The bedridden monarch for four and a half months shows signs of improvement while King Gustav remained at her side. Seventy five percent of American industry is electrified.
The fishing boat Robert W. with seven negro fishermen aboard is missing off Charleston. It was last sighted Wednesday morning 15 miles southeast of the Charleston light ship and was expected to arrive here Wednesday. Coast guard boats searched the area yesterday but found no trace, and the search continued today.
Radio dispatches report the Robert W a fishing launch with seven men on board was rescued after drifting in heavy seas. The steamship Elizabeth towed it toward port while a coast guard patrol boat relieved the tow. The vessel was picked up about 30 miles southeast of Charleston.
The Chicago relief committee led by Silas H. Strawn discussed advancing nearly 2 million dollars to cover expenses through February 1. Gov. Emmerson pledged to speed up the 1928 tax reassessment, with a state officials and tax commission meeting planned to resolve Cook county and state tax issues. The governor noted 2.7 million dollars in state distributive funds owed Chicago for 1929. In Rome, Italian engineers recovered the Caligula galleys from Lake Nemi after 19 centuries of concealment.
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