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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1932
Page
3
Cherry Dixon, a 19 year old daughter of wealthy parents, faces a crumbling marriage after discovering Dan Phillips's infidelity with Brenda Vail. Confrontation at home leads to heartbreak and plans to flee, ending with Cherry calling Max Pearson for help.
Public sale for cash in High Point Guilford County North Carolina on Saturday July 30 1932 at 11 o'clock A M. The property lies on the west line of North Main Street near Hicks Street in High Point and includes all parcels and appurtenances conveyed to C M Pace by deed 1925 and Blair by 1926. Sold subject to prior liens. Wachovia Bank and Trust Co substitute trustee for Prudential.
A mortgagee sale is set for Saturday July 30 1993 at 11 00 A M at the Municipal Building Guilford County North Carolina. The property in High Point Guilford County includes a parcel with improvements and appurtenances as described in Block Fields subdivision. It is sold subject to prior liens held by WACHOVIA BANK TRUST as substituted trustee for the Insurance Company of America.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South temperance board and Bishop James Cannon Jr denounce the Democratic party plank to repeal the eighteenth amendment. They urge members to vote for candidates who uphold prohibition and oppose any modification or repeal of the eighteenth amendment or the Volstead act.
Raleigh July 12 A warning that North Carolina must curtail the cost of its state government by seven million dollars in 1932 53 comes from John P Stedman state treasurer In a letter to Governor O Max Gardner he urged a 26 percent cut in highway fund expenditures 20 percent in public school allotments and 10 percent in general fund expenditures The general fund has already been cut about 22 percent He warned that if action is not taken salaries and current expenses may be suspended and banks in New York show concern over the budget balance and revenue declines.
Tornadic winds hit Akron last night injuring five people and causing damage estimated between 50 000 and 190 000 dollars. Emergency crews surveyed the affected areas and residents began repairs after the storm.
A fragment notes a social scene outside the Ritz with commentary on Esoto High Hat mixing in the best society at 788 North Main Street. The readable snippet centers on location and social context without further event details.
Jules Bledsoe a Negro baritone drew applause from over 5 000 operagoers in Cleveland marking the first American performance of Amenasero in Verdi's Aida on outdoor Municipal Stadium stage. Alida Vane and other principals also received praise amid Cleveland's second season of outdoor opera.
Reports from the provinces indicate Sunday was among the bloodiest days since clashes began. Nine people were killed and scores injured in a wave of political violence across the nation.
An unidentified Black man paid taxi driver R. B. Helms 50 cents for a several mile ride. At journey’s end the rider produced a public safety item, took back the fare, and walked away, leaving Helms puzzled by the strange incident in July.
Authorities say 20 year old George Sleezer confessed to shooting his 70 year old father Isaac Sleezer on a northern New York farm. They report the motive was the father refused to lend him $10.
A North Carolina pharmacist develops a combined formula to relieve most headaches within minutes. Sold as "B. C." in 10¢ and 25¢ packages at drugstores. Claimed to ease muscular pains, colds, neuralgia, fever, and nervous distress without opiates or habit formation.
In Columbus Ohio a landlord adapts by relocating a rental house when tenants refuse to vacate. The brief notes a dispute over occupancy and demonstrates a drastic eviction workaround amid a local housing situation.
Raleigh July 12 The state board of elections names Robert Rice Reynolds Asheville prohibition foe as the Democratic nominee for the U S senate to succeed Morrison and John Ehringhaus Elizabeth City as gubernatorial nominee Reynolds won the short term primary with 227 864 votes and the long term with 221 869 Morrison trailed both races Ehringhaus carried 68 counties Fletcher named labor commissioner nominee with 184 208 votes and 83 counties Reynolds led in 93 of 100 counties while Ehringhaus carried 68 counties Biggs and McNeill face resignations from elector at large and state senate posts respectively but did not resign during the meeting.
Hog prices climbed again at the Kansas City livestock exchange with top quotes at 5.00 dollars. Buying was active as eastern orders poured in to stimulate trade, marking a total gain of 2.05 dollars per hundredweight since the low record.
Governor Roosevelt plans a weeklong sailboat vacation off the New England coast with three of his sons. He cancels a proposed personal conference with President Hoover on the St Lawrence waterway treaty, continuing his trip along Connecticut Rhode Island Buzzards Bay Cape Cod and Portsmouth New Hampshire.
Basel Basel July 12 The Bank for International Settlements adopted a unanimous resolution urging a return to the gold standard as the best monetary mechanism to ensure free world trade The move follows Lausanne treaty and marks the first public stance by the Bank of England since abandoning gold standard Sir Montagu Norman absent but approved via alternate vote
The American League directors upheld the 30 day suspension of New York Yankees catcher Bill Dickey after Colonel Jacob Ruppert protested the severity. Dickey punched Washington outfielder Carl Reynolds, breaking Reynolds jaw, in an incident that sparked the dispute.
In Cherbourg France on Monday authorities declared all 60 crew members aboard the Promethee dead after the submarine sank last week. The disaster ends the salvage search with no survivors found among the more than 60 men aboard.
Public auctions scheduled by Wachovia Bank & Trust Co for properties in High Point and Guilford County North Carolina. Descriptions include No 118 North Main Street, 415 Otteray Drive, and 111 Walnut Street with specific parcel boundaries and prior deeds. Auctions occur July 30 1952 at 11 A M and other dates per notice.
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