04 Jul 1931
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1931
Page
1
Ralph T. O Neil national commander of the American Legion told a Murphy audience that the group seeks permanent peace with honor, warning that neglecting naval buildup risks citizens security. He urged steadfast defense of liberty, citing past wars and the likelihood of future conflict.
In a Chicago scene a German scientist Dr. Fritz Kaufman of Berlin and Japanese traveler K Fukuma of Kobe, Japan, rushed toward their trains after a farewell handshake. They aim to break world circumnavigation records by regular transport methods, having met 19 days earlier in Osaka to begin westward and eastward journeys.
Charley Root limited Cincinnati to five hits and the Chicago Cubs won the morning game 1 to 0. In Pittsburgh the Pirates defeated St Louis 9 to 8 in 11 innings as Pittsburgh piled up 17 hits to St Louis 13.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty who recently circumnavigated the globe left the yacht Caelmo to play golf at Shenandoissett Country Club. They are guests of shipbuilder William H. Todd with their wives and Florence C. Hall on a weekend cruise. They plan to depart for Montauk Point to meet former Governor Alfred E. Smith.
SEATTLE July 4. Reg L. Robbins and H. B. Jones plan a nonstop midair refueling flight from Seattle to Tokyo awaiting their refueling tanker in Alaska. They said they aimed to get away before the weather or technical issues halted plans.
Representative George S. Graham of Pennsylvania and chair of the House Judiciary Committee died early today at his Islip summer home. He was 81 years old.
Thousands of Carolinians flee for holiday as sultry weather and the Fourth of July draw crowds to Wilmington Charleston Myrtle Beach and mountain retreats. Ralph T. O Neil legions commander speaks in Murphy N C Senator Morrison and others headline Mount Airy events. Banks and stores close and state offices suspend mail delivery nationwide.
Berlin reports Frau Amanda Schmeling stayed awake all night to hear on radio how her son Max defended his world heavyweight title against W L Stribling in Cleveland. She waited until 4 am for the final bell and the brief words from her son to her alone after the 15th round.
The Daily Express reports the British embassy in Washington will gain an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary as second in command to Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay. King George has appointed Francis D Arcy Godolphin Osborne, cousin of the Duke of Leeds.
A July 4 sesqui-centennial event at Guilford Courthouse reenacts the 1781 battle. A noon parade by 700 National Guardsmen leads to speeches praising Revolutionary valor and a pageant of critical moments. Ed C. Klingman plays General Greene. Capt. E. R. Patterson portrays Lord Cornwallis.
The Duke of Aosta, cousin to the Italian king, died at 1:30 PM in Turin at age 62. He was once mentioned as a potential Italian throne candidate and had been king of Greece, with wartime fame as a soldier though his health declined. He also attended a Paris independence day ceremony at the Place des Etats Unis.
Emma Cecelia Thursby, famed soprano of a half century ago, died in New York at 74. She toured widely yet refused an operatic career due to religious scruples.
George Lott Jr and John Van Ryn of the United States defeated Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon in a dramatic five set final at Wimbledon Stadium. The champions won 6-2 10-8 9-11 3-6 6-3 to claim the title.
Miss Trudy Cassidy of Marietta and Miss Ellen McCay of Atlanta, both 18, drowned at St Simons Beach after wading beyond safe depth near Brunswick Georgia on July 4. Local authorities reported the pair ventured into hazardous surf and were unable to be rescued.
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. awaited favorable weather at Roosevelt Field New York on July 4 to begin their hop-off around the world. They aim to beat the Winnie Mae record in their transcontinental air voyage.
Washington July 4. E G Babcock, newly elected commander of the veterans group, announced a nationwide employment drive for jobless World War veterans. The Veterans' Bureau will send questionnaires to every man receiving compensation. upon notice of joblessness, the case goes to the local Labor Department Employment Service for follow up until placement.
Dignitaries from state and nation gathered at Punta Gordo Florida to honor Barron Collier as the new one million dollar Collier bridge across the Peace River opened to traffic.
A. B. Banks, former president of the American Exchange Trust Company in Little Rock, was convicted of accepting a deposit in an insolvent bank. The jury sentenced him to one year in prison.
Celebrations spread nationwide with radio broadcasts of speeches and music. Americans traveled to beaches camps and rural retreats seeking recreation amid a heat wave. President Hoover aimed for a Rapidan fishing camp as debt talks continued. Secretary Hurley spoke in Philadelphia at Independence Hall. Monuments marked presidential anniversaries abroad and at the University of Virginia. Tammany Hall observed with John Voorhis presiding and Claude A. Bowers delivering the address.
Philadelphia July 4 secretary Hurley from Independence Hall condemns the breakdown of local self government and calls out federal enforcement of police regulations. He argues federal power rises where local control falters and urges fair wealth distribution to stabilize the economy. He cites Jefferson on state police powers and warns against expanding federal authority.
Pope Pius XI issues an encyclical denouncing Fascist anti Catholic actions and control over youth linked to Catholic Action. He condemns vows for children to obey orders from authorities against truth and justice, while warning against irreverence and violence by party members. The note implicates Mussolini era policies without naming individuals.
In Chicago on July 4, the Rev. Phillip Yarrow remains jailed as Walter Shaver, a bookseller, paid $3.50 to extend Yarrow’s detention for another week. Shaver had a $5,000 judgment against Yarrow for malicious prosecution stemming from a dispute over an allegedly obscene book. The law requires 50 cents daily for board, while friends seek a bond to secure release pending appeal.
Ed Scheidt of Chapel Hill and H B Anderson of Winston-Salem led the field on the final day of the North Carolina Checkers Association tournament in Winston-Salem. Scheidt has held the title for the last three years as eleven players remained after yesterday's play.
Omar L Hooper aged 47, described by police as a bodyguard for Thomas W Lamont of J P Morgan & Co, killed himself yesterday by a gunshot to the head in New York.
North Carolina endured a blistering heat wave until showers and an electrical storm cooled the mercury. Old Fort fire destroyed the Union Tanning three story building owned by United States Leather with losses over 125000 insured. Charlotte Hamlet Concord and Rutherford County barns and fields sustained heavy damage from wind lightning and rain.
Paris reports form part of Franco American talks on the Hoover war debts plan. Mellon and Edge conferred with Flandin on disputed points while the French cabinet debated terms. Castle in Washington said no overnight change and that the two nations remained in accord.
In Reno on July 4, Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and cartoonist Peter Arno fought after a remark about Mrs. May Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt’s private detective released a statement saying Arno insulted Mrs Vanderbilt, then was struck and fell on a platform as railway police intervened. Florence Rice Smith, Grantland Rice’s daughter, traveled on the same train amid romance rumors that both deny. Lois Long Arno had just divorced Arno last Monday.
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