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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1930
Page
1
In Washington on July 16 the treaty fight shifted to the opposition as pro treaty forces hold clear edge. Senator Watson pledges 60 to attend ensuring quorum while Senator Johnson presses reservations which critics expect to fail given the majority.
The Kk of New Haven crashed near Bostwick Georgia after taking off from Roosevelt Field New York en route to Buenos Aires. Pilots Jimmy Garrigan Garland Reed and Randy Enslow parachuted to safety about a mile from the crash site. They planned refueling stops through Havana and South America. The crew said bad weather and fuel shortages caused the loss of control before they abandoned the plane. They were unharmed and remained determined to try again.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt addressed the Lions Club convention in Denver describing this period as an economic zero hour with focus on national prohibition enforcement, durable international ties, and a sustained business and national growth outlook. She criticized political mudslinging but praised Hoover for not wavering from his methods and stated he could "give ’em hell" when necessary. She also noted concerns over sportsmanship regarding prohibition and voiced confidence in Amos Woodstock as new prohibition director.
Wreckage of Lieut. F B Tyndall’s AB Curtis biplane near Mooresville N C burned early today after a flare set off by a souvenir hunter ignited the wreckage. Tyndall 35 a World War I veteran and Langley Field flyer had been flying solo to Kelly Field Texas when the accident occurred. His body was removed after initial identification and held pending disposition orders.
Fire crews battled about 8 000 flames in National forests last year costing over 3 200 000 dollars. More than 740 men fought fires as telegrams reveal widespread fires in three national forests and 200 more ignited by lightning in Oregon. Smoke lingered over Unaka and Monongahela preserves in Virginia and West Virginia as officials report fires brought under control.
Government investigators locate Theodore Wozniak, former Kingsland ammunition plant worker, after a twelve year search. Affidavits say he confessed at German headquarters to starting the Kingsland fire, but denied sabotage. He was tracked from Tupper Lake to New York and refused to answer in Washington without a subpoena. Final arguments before the German commission are set for September.
Bailey, North Carolina's Democratic senatorial nominee, is spending a week in Morehead City and says he will launch his active campaign around September 1. He described the rest period as a time to refresh before the campaign heats up.
Chester Taylor a 35 year old Bridgeport veteran unemployed for a month offered to be inoculated with the trachoma germ for funds to support his wife. He says if the disease kills him he will die content. His wife Ruth Bromley Taylor opposes the test. Trachoma is a highly infectious eye disease that can cause blindness.
Greensboro based United Textile Workers accuse Cone textile mills of long standing discrimination against union members. affidavits from former employees claim terminations after union talks. Governor Gardner says no authority without proven crime. session planned in Danville to review conditions.
Berlin July 16 The Bruening cabinet invoked dictatorial powers granted by Article 48 after the Reichstag rejected Finance Minister Dietrichs proposals to push through its financial program.
In Lexington the Davidson County board of commissioners and the school board faced civil court over the 1930-31 budget. Judge Cameron McRae set Superintendent S. G. Hasty's salary at 3500, withheld ruling on other disputed items, amid claims of rising student numbers and need to fund seven new buses for 500 pupils.
A 73-member delegation from diverse communities in the Bombay presidency told Governor Sir Frederick Sykes that the economic situation is extremely grave. They warned that failure of relief would ruin the entire agricultural community within two months and urged conciliation with the nationalist congress, insisting talks with Mahatma Gandhi and his lieutenants be allowed at once to move forward.
Opponents of Charlotte’s proposed zoning ordinance announce plans to appeal to the supreme court if needed. John A. McRae says the ordinance is unconstitutional and the group accuses city officials of misappropriating funds paid to zoning engineer Herbert Swan. Mayor George Wilson responds that the charges are absurd.
Local supporters in High Point fear losses on bets placed at 10 to 1 with a South Wales firm on Bobby Jones failing to win the British Open. Investigations are under way into a suspected swindle by the Cardiff bookmaker. American consul in Cardiff notified as sleuths probe the matter.
O E Howell was found guilty of the murder of H Hart Williams in Sumter South Carolina in general sessions court. His wife was acquitted and the verdict carries a death sentence in the electric chair. Williams was shot at his filling station on June 18. Howell claimed self defense and temporary insanity.
Rhode Island census figures show a revised state total of 887 020, an increase of 82 623 people or 13.7 percent. The revision reflects updated counts for social and regional demographics across the state.
Chicago youth partake in an endurance craze as Alderman's children and others sit in trees or on porches for hours. Peter Jr., 11, Mary, 9, and Rita, 9, endure on a porch swing for four hours while Truman Kirkpatrick and Jack Harris end a 115 hour tree sit at parental command. The public appears willing to endure the spectacle with unclear purpose.
Charles G. Wood testified before the House special committee that communists organized strikes to overthrow the government. He cited Passaic New Bedford Greater New York and Gastonia as centers and said workers faced intimidation and mass unemployment. Amtorg representatives agreed to appear next week.
Millbury mill workers held a bank run after rumors of a fund shortage circulated. Police kept depositors orderly as withdrawals continued. Bank officials estimated the shortage at about 1000 dollars, with the state bank commissioner insisting the bank could cover the shortfall.
The British government orders battleships Queen Elizabeth and Ramillies to Alexandria to protect foreigners amid riots that left fourteen dead and many injured. Prime Minister MacDonald says Egyptian premier Sidku Pasha and ex premier Na has Pasha warned to safeguard foreign lives and interests.
Final 1920s census figures show Philadelphia at 1,961,458 residents, up 13,679 from 1920. The gain, 7.54 percent, reflects suburban and New Jersey migration, leaving the city third largest behind New York and Chicago.
Three men robbed the Woodlawn American National Bank of more than 24000 in Birmingham Alabama yesterday and fled in an automobile. Police continued to search the state for traces of the vehicle as officers pursued leads today.
Velvet pajamas with trains define the new fall and winter styles at the autumn fashion promenade by the garment retailers of America at the Hotel Astor. The show featured 125 creations with a Grecian influence and varied skirt lengths from instep to floor. Bridal looks echoed nineties fashions, hauffant fullness dominated, and evening gowns showcased satin embroidered with pearls in a pink shade dubbed tove pink along with copper and wine red tones.
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