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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
11
Mrs L F Butler found guilty of an assault in the Grace Whitaker death case. Recorder O L Huffman imposed a $50 fine plus costs after the trial in Mount Holly.
Real estate ads publish No. 1001 Montheu Ave a six room bungalow with three bedrooms bath steam heat in refined neighborhood priced at 6500 with small cash payment and remainder through Building and Loan Co. No. 1200 Cedron Street a five room bungalow with breakfast room bath large basement features street paving sidewalks gas electricity water and sewer. Subdivision growing rapidly with favorable moderate prices. J L White Inc Hood Bank Building calls for price and terms.
U S Department of Agriculture notes Chicago trade figures for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs total around 18 000 with weights and price ranges listed for light lightweights and packers pigs. Cattle and calves around 6 500 and 2 000 with assorted weight classes and price brackets. Sheep and lambs show steady bids and top prices with given ranges for ewes feeders and feeding lambs.
Liverpool on July 17 reports quiet spot trade with prices easing across grades. American middling fair at 8.94 pence, strict good middling 8.49, good middling 8.14, strict middling 7.84, mid dling 7.64, strict low middling 7.84, tow middling 6.79, strict good ordinary 6.99, good ordinary 6.69. Sales 5,000 bales, including 1,300 American receipts. futures closed quiet and steady with July 7.22, October 92, December 6.93, January 6.95, March 7.93, May 7.19.
In New York on July 17 bullish traders maintained control amid profit taking. News was mixed with Purity Bakeries and Mathieson Alkali reporting lower earnings, Radio Corp head David Sarnoff cautiously optimistic, and National Electric Light Association data implying modest gains for manufacturers of small electrical appliances. Oil sector gains and the Sinclair-Erie merger talks added further movement.
Chicago wheat traded with extreme nervousness as traders doubted damage reports and awaited official data. An unofficial summary hinted spring wheat in four big states may be 19 million bushels below government forecasts, while black rust spread to Canada.
A dense stock quotation page lists numerous companies with percent changes and prices. It also notes New York cotton trading opening steady to higher on drybelt expectations, with July and new crop positions fluctuating and lunchtime quotes around 12.80 to 13.01.
Cotton futures in New Orleans rise early on firmer New York prices and stronger demand for cotton goods. October climbs to 12.95 and December to 13.15 before easing, market steadies near highs then drifts with October at 12.88 and December 13.05 amid softer support.
A $500,000 plagiarism suit against author Zane Grey proceeded in a Los Angeles federal court. Charles A. Maddux claims Grey's The Thundering Herd derives from 1907 story by John H. Cook, with rights held via Cook’s widow. Night outdoor track meets are planned by Southeastern A A U officials on illuminated fields.
Mooresville July 17 Lieut Albert L Alexander of the aviation corps at Pope Field Fort Bragg investigated the plane crash that killed Lieut B Tyndall Monday night The 35 year old pilot en route to Kelly Field Texas lay at a local undertaker awaiting orders for removal A search for Mrs Tyndall on tour in the west was under way Fort Bragg comrades called the flyer a world war ace and unofficial ace
The report notes a pilot was said to have shot down five enemy planes but did not receive official recognition for that total.
The Bremen sailed from New York on its first anniversary of departure from Germany to complete its 17th Atlantic crossing. It carried 1,912 passengers and $4,000,000 in gold sent by Lazard Freres to France to save two days of interest.
South Africa produced 3,661,212 carats of diamonds in 1929, valued at over $51,437,400. The figures reflect the country’s dominant role in global diamond mining and the high value of the year’s production.
An advertisement claims one dessert spoonful of Dave’s Mentha Pepsin quickly relieves gas indigestion and heart distress. It promises that chronic indigestion can be banished with one bottle, restoring health and happiness with regular use. Mann Drug Stores and local pharmacists guarantee the medicine.
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