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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1929

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U S Opens Fiscal Year With Lowest War Debt Level

Washington July 1 AP The government opens the new fiscal year with the public debt at its lowest since World War I and $61 million on hand to reduce it. Receipts for the year totaled $4.033 billion, expenditures $5.848 billion. Income tax receipts rose to $2.23 billion aided by profits in the securities market despite a lower corporate rate. Back tax collections fell short of expectations.

Washington Treasury

Jury Picks Teach Rafe King Murder Trial Defense

The jury to try Rafe F. King of Shelby N C for the murder of his wife Faye Wilson King of Sharon S C was completed in 40 minutes after selection began shortly before 1 PM. An educator urged teachers to fight enemies of educational progress as the trial opened.

Chester Rafe F. King Shelby N. C Faye Wilson King Sharon S. C

Wabash Plans eastern rail trunk line merger strategy

Washington July 1 The Wabash railroad seeks to form a new eastern trunk line by leasing or purchasing nine railroads and jointly controlling five more with trackage rights. If approved, the plan would create a fifth eastern trunk line linking Chicago and New York with major midwestern cities, while opposing merger plans by Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio. The application lists lines to be controlled and props for direct passenger routes from the Atlantic seaboard to western territories.

Washington Wabash Railroad Wabash Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Omaha Des Moines New York Philadelphia Baltimore Pennsylvania New York Central Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio The Commission Lehigh Valley Wheeling Lake Erie Pittsvurshe West Virginia Maryland Lehigh New England Akron Canton Youngstown Elgin, Joliet and Fastern Toledo, Peoria and Western Chicago and Illinois Midland Montour Railroad Company Monongahela Connecting Railroad Company Union Railroad Company Pittsburgh Newburgh and South Shore Railway Company Toledo Terminal Railroad Company Atlantic Seaboard Mississippi River Western Territory Detroit Toledo Ironton Virginian Wabash Company

Organized Movement Afoot to Curtail Public Education

Atlanta July 1 AP A warning that organized movements in state legislatures aim to curb public education dominated the National Education Association convention. Dr Acl W Lampkin urged teachers to fight plans while Lloyd Augustus O Thomas spoke on women’s gains and education spending. 1,200 delegates prepared to nominate officers and consider candidates.

Uel W. Lamkin Atlanta National Education Association Acl W. Lampkin Association University of Georgia At Athens Augustus O. Thomas Maine World Federation of Education Associations Second Baptist Church Representative Assembly Ruth Pyrtle Bancroft High School Lincoln, Neb

Japanese Premier Barons Resignation Sparks Cabinet Shakeup

Tokyo reports say Prime Minister Baron Tanaka and his cabinet will resign tomorrow after a crisis over the Kellogg pact and the Mukden assassination probe. Expected replacements include Yugo Hamaguchi as premier and Baron Kijuro Shidehara as foreign minister amid Manchurian tensions.

Tokyo Baron Tanaka Chang Tso-Lin Mudken Korea South Manchuria Yugo Hamaguchi Minseito Liberal Party Hiirohito Baron Kijuro Shidehara Washington Hyo Takarabe New York London Marshal Tso-Lin Northern China Mukden Japan Home Office Chane Yoshinori Shirakawa

Two Triple Drownings in Ontario and Wide Eastern Drownings

A weekend drowning wave across eastern and southern U S and eastern Canada leaves at least 235 dead. Ontario reports two triple drownings with three women trapped in a car plunging from Brewers Mill bridge. eight men fall into water near Midland, five rescued.

United States Ontario Brewers Mill Midland Choccolocco Creek Armiston Ala Chatham Ont Sydenham River

Marshville Officer Shot. Suspects Flee Toward Wadesboro

Ellis Ashcraft, 29, Marshville policeman, Shot twice in the liver while pursuing three unidentified men who stopped for gas at Marshville, then returned asking for Pageland. He gave details of the shooting and state investigators found two bullets removed. condition listed as fair with chance to live.

Marshville N. C Ellis Ashcraft Ellen Fitzgerald Monroe North South Carolina Ashcraft Pageland S. C Wadesboro Union County

Georgia Solons Pay Tribute to Bobby Jones Victory

Atlanta July 1 The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution praising Bobby Jones for winning the open golf tournament. The measure, introduced by Rep Huddleston of Meriwether, credits Jones and cites Georgia pride with mention of Warm Springs Governor’s home.

Atlanta Bobby Jones Georgia House of “Egentatives Representa Huddleston Meriwetherry Warm Springs Georgia New York State

Tumultuous Reception Planned For Airmen In Spain

Spain and Gibraltar anticipate a large welcome for Major Ramon Franco and three companions aboard the Eagle airship after a long search for the missing aviators. The British search helped locate the downed fliers near the Azores a week before their arrival. Madrid and other cities planned mammoth demonstrations to honor the rescuers and celebrate the recovery.

Spain Gibraltar Eagle Ramon Franco Fagle Santa Maria Island Azores Primo de Rivera Madrid Spanish Aero Club John Grahame Jimenez and Iglesias Cadiz

Tennessee home brew tax yields $15 000

Nashville authorities report June sales of 300000 pounds of malt extract under the new home brew tax law. The department of financial and taxation says the first month’s revenue totaled 15000 dollars as malt extract largely went to home brewing.

Tennessee Nashville Tenn State of Tennessee State Department of Financial and Taxation

Family swept from man by auto wreck near Lake George

Noah F. Trosper of Detroit lost his wife three children and his father in a head on collision near Lake George yesterday. The Trosper car burst into flames after the crash with Herman Scott of Coldwater. Scott escaped the blaze to rescue Trosper, but the others perished.

Angola Ind Noah F. Trosper Detroit Lake George Trosper Herman Scott Coldwater Midh Scott

Brutal murder of Georgia educator stumps Atlanta police

The mysterious death of Professor A H Johnson 41 veteran Georgia educator principal of two Hartwell Ga schools and federal vocational training director found in the driver’s seat of his car after attending the national education association convention. Police theorize a ride gone wrong amid motor theft ring tensions while another theory cites a poultry sale cash from Hartwell as possible motive.

Atlanta A. H. Johnson Georgia National Education Association Hartwell Bill Folds Johnson Franklin Robert Grimes Grimes Jacksonville Fla

King on trial for slaying wife in Chester court

In Chester County court King stands accused of killing his wife Faye Wilson King at their Sharon home on January 25. The trial opened with a prayer by Rev. James H. Yarborough as 38 men waited for jury selection and Harry Hines was named solicitor.

Chester S. C James H. Yarborough Chester County Criminal Court King Faye Wilson King J. K. Henry Harry Hines J. Lyles Glenn W. P. King Shelby N. C Henry

Taree Killed in Airplane Grashes Across the Nation

An air mail pilot and an airline official were among several fatalities from weekend aviation accidents. Waldo E. Robey, 24, of Kansas City, died when his Continental Air Lines plane hit a radio antenna mast in fog at Columbus Ohio. Ira J. Wilkinson, 45, of Capital Airways, and his stepson Charles Wilson, 18, perished in Sacramento California. Ira Martin survived. Nicholas Engleman, Philadelphia, was killed near Berlin New Jersey when his plane caught fire after a crash.

Air Line Atlantic Pacific Middle West Waldo E. Robey Kansas City Continental Air Lines, Inc Columbus Ohio Ira J. Wilkinson Capital Airways Company Charles Wilson Sacramento Ira Martin Nicholas Engleman Philadelphia Berlin N. J

Plane crash near Lake Constance claims five lives

In Sunday evening glare on Lake Constance, a Bodensee Aerolloyd seaplane misjudged distance to water and crashed. Five people were killed and two injured when the craft broke apart and sank. a passing boat skipper was condemned for not altering course to aid.

Germany Lake Constance Bodensee Aerolloyd Company

Flare Aids Refueling Plane In Finding Endurance

A red flare in dense fog over the San Fernando valley helped a refueling ship locate the lost Endurance flight monoplane of Leo Nomis and Maurice Morrison and transfer gasoline as the plane neared empty.

Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Leo Nomis Maurice Morrison

Wingate Andrews Nominated for National Education Board

Atlanta July 1. T Wingate Andrews superintendent of schools of High Point has been nominated by the North Carolina delegation of the National Education Association for a seat on the association's board of directors. Elections of the directors will be held on Wednesday.

Atlanta T. Wingate Andrews High Point North Carolina National Education Association Association

Stultz and friends killed in crash near Roosevelt Field

Wilmer Stultz Amelia Earhart's transatlantic pilot and two companions died when his plane crashed in a tailspin at about 300 feet between Roosevelt Field and Mineola Nassau County Hospital in Mineola. The victims were Patrick Castiluchi of Roslyn and Charles Harwood of Mineola. Stultz, 29, from Williamsport Pennsylvania, was married and had previously flown with Dawn and Earhart era crews.

Roosevelt Field N. Y Wilmer Stultz Amelia Earhart Stultz Here Mineola Patrick Castiluchi Roslyn Charles Harwood Nassau 7 Long Island Francis Phillips John Phillips Queens Jack Ashcraft Viola Gentry Mitchel Field Elmer Barry Maxwell Balfour Frances Wilson Grayson Dawn Charles A. Levine Havana Levine Mabel Bell Williamsburg

Small Fire on Hamburg Amerika Liner Deutschland

A small fire broke out on the Hamburg Amerika liner Deutschland after arrival at quarantine from European ports. The blaze was extinguished in 1% dilutes.

Deischland New York

American bull fighter acclaimed by Spaniards

Seville reports Sydney Franklin, an American bull fighter from Brooklyn, injured yesterday but returning to the ring. His cape caught by a bull’s horns left him bruised, yet he resumed the fight and helped send the animal to a taurine heaven as spectators watched.

Seville Spain Sporting Spain Sydney Franklin Brooklyn Franklin

Lindy Takes First Flight in Glider at St Louis

Col Charles A Lindbergh made his first glider flight at Lambert Field St Louis with over 10 000 spectators. He visited his legal home since marriage to Anne Morrow and accepted the offer from glider owner Harry Kitchins. Major William B Robertson supplied the starting power and expressed satisfaction with the flight.

ST. Louis Charles A. Lindbergh Lambert-St. Louis Field Lindbergh Anne Morrow Harry Kitchins William B. Robertson New York Paris

John Coolidge Enters Harvard Transportation School

John Coolidge son of former President Calvin Coolidge enters Harvard University’s transportation school with a leave of absence from the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. He previously worked as a clerk in the office of General Manager J A Droege and will be guided toward railroad operating duties.

John Coolidge Harvard New Haven Conn Calvin Coolidge School of Transportation Harvard University New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Coolidge J. A. Droege

Parliament Opens Formally Tuesday in Labour Era Britain

The new British Parliament, dominated by Labour, will open at noon with the speech from the throne read by Lord Sankey. A long document, it signals aims on disarmament, unemployment, mining and housing, and electoral reform under Premier Ramsay MacDonald.

London George Ramsay MacDonald House of Lords John Sankey Dawes United States America F E. A. Fitz- Roy

Anti-Saloon League Set to Meet in Detroit

Detroit was chosen as the site for the next biennial convention of the Anti-Saloon League, beginning January 15, 1936. F Scott McBride, the league's general superintendent, said Detroit offers a prime setting to study border issues and big city problems as part of the state program.

Washington Detroit F. Scott McBride League

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