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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1930
Page
1
In Naples on July 6 the king concluded a sorrowful journey through the disaster zone where 2143 Italian deaths were reported. He toured relief efforts, learned from officials, and supported evacuation and aid measures for survivors and damaged churches.
Robert Jackson 22 of near Harmony was killed on State Highway 390 west of Mocksville when a tire changing attempt failed and a passing car struck him. He was hauling poles to Mocksville. two Virginia aviators drove the car. His body was brought to Statesville tonight for funeral tomorrow. he is survived by his widow. Davie County authorities investigated the death.
Asheville city commissioners cut 20 percent from all city employees salaries including the mayor losing 1500 annually. Tax rate drops to 1.40 per hundred dollars valuation with citywide impact amid a broad economy program. Property valuation stated as 1135 100,000.
The North Carolina state board of equalization adjourned after allotting the $1.25 million tax reduction fund of the $6.5 million equalizing appropriation. Reports from counties were late, delaying actions. allotments will be announced Tuesday. Each county receives the same proportion of extended term costs as from the six month term fund.
Chicago mothers gathered after a hospital baby identity mix-up involving Mrs. Charles Bamberger and Mrs. William Watkins. Led by civic worker Grace Dibbrell, they called for a mass meeting and a district wide review of maternity wards to prevent recurrences. Barrett O'Hara was retained to protect Mr. Watkins interests as both families pursue their uncertain custody and anxieties rise over the swapped infants.
Democratic nominee Josiah W. Bailey told a Catawba county gathering that President Hoover’s prosperity pledge failed and a Democratic landslide awaits in November. He denounced Republican excesses and urged abolishing county offices, a highway board, and a county manager in North Carolina while predicting a national relief for the people.
Former Governor McLean dismissed Washington dispatches claiming a talk with President Hoover included a federal post for Senator F. M. Simmons. He stated the call concerned another matter and Simmons' name was not mentioned.
The Durham Life Insurance Company owner of radio station WPTF Raleigh N C asked the radio commission for a permit to boost power from 1000 watts to 5000 watts and to install a new transmitter near Cary.
Manchester New Hampshire July 26 Harry W Spaulding once mayor and respected citizen faced embezzlement charges after a three year search ended with his return for his wife’s burial in her native city Police shadowed the funeral then arrested him at relatives home He is charged with appropriating 2900 dollars from Mrs Alfred F Langley widow of Dr Ernest W Lowe Bail set at 3000 posted by family members.
In Washington on July 26 a hundred female clerks under Dr. A. M. Edwards code and catalogue unusual trades from hold-up men to devil tenders. The final census will group them under broad iron and steel machinery work, hiding distinct jobs in generalized classes.
Detroit crowds mourn radio figure Buckley as prosecutors release a suspect amid affidavits alleging Buckley coerced a liquor dealer. In Virginia, President Hoover at his mountain camp debates DC governance including prohibition enforcement and budget with top officials.
Wilmington jury convicts J B Kearns and John Foster of second degree murder for the Moses Padrick killing in a liquor feud. Judge T L Johnson imposes the maximum 28 to 36 years and criticizes the jury for not returning a first degree verdict. Two other defendants, J W Blake and Bud Phillips, also receive sentences after pleading guilty.
Rio de Janeiro reports Joao Pessoa president of Parahuba and liberal vice presidential candidate for Brazil was assassinated tonight in Recifa during the July 26 events. The political shock impacts the March 1 elections and party standings.
In Greensboro near July 26 L. B. Davie 51 of L. B. Davis Sales Co Raleigh suffered a broken arm several ribs and bruises in a car crash. W. E. Hayworth of High Point, a passenger, escaped with minor injuries. Hayworth’s seven stone diamond ring was lost in the aftermath of the collision.
In Springfield Vermont on July 28 six the pilot Wayne Tatcher of Athol Massachusetts and Dr J N Taft of Athol Massachusetts were killed when their plane plunged 200 feet into a nearby field shortly after takeoff.
Detroit July 26 AP Charles E Sorenson Henry Ford s representative testified today before a congressional committee he favors a secret police to monitor communist activity in the United States while insisting Ford Motor Company has never faced trouble from communists in its plants. He defended Soviet contracts and denied misquotations about workers and alleged Russian communists among Ford staff not admitted by management.
Seismic activity struck Bulgaria on July 26 with shocks felt across the Sofia region. No damage was reported though several villages were alarmed. Authorities assess aftershocks and monitor for further tremors across the seismic zone.
Senator Borah of Idaho, in a weakened condition with no organic illness, will leave Washington early next week for a two month rest. He plans to spend at least a month in Maine after examinations at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
In Dallas July 26 AP dispatch shows Miriam A Ferguson leading with 44 779 votes as Sterling trails at 37 517 and Small 30 040. Insurgent Thomas B Love sits fifth. Senate race totals list Mor ris Sheppard 75 611 Henry 26 674 Mitchner 5 155. A runoff appears likely.
Russian foreign affairs chief Maxim Litvinoff warned that excluding Russian products could trigger Moscow to halt purchases in capitalist nations. The United States has embargoed Russian pulpwood and studies other metals, while American manganese producers accuse Russia of dumping to wreck U S industry. Amtorg denies below cost selling and asserts higher quality Russian manganese. Washington officials have shown no formal response though protests of dumping persist.
Springfield Mags July 26 report Senator Simeon Fess of Ohio predicts Herbert Hoover will be renominated by Republicans in 1932 and asserts Hoover would overwhelm all opposition as in 1928. He also expects Democrat Franklin D Roosevelt of New York to seek the nomination to oppose Hoover.
London July 26 George Bernard Shaw notes his best critic has always been his wife Charlotte Frances Payne Townshend whom he married 64 years ago. He recalls playful pen names from the nineites and jokes about his marriage funding his work while Mrs Shaw tends his tall untidy genius and shares his Fabian socialism.
The heat belt stretches from Kansas and the Dakotas to the Atlantic seaboard with 100 degree readings across southern Illinois, Naska, Ohio and western Maryland. Showers are forecast to bring relief in some areas while many locales endure high temperatures and high humidity. Philadelphia and Baltimore hit hot readings, New York City reached 88 as Great Lakes areas stayed cooler.
Seattle report says Harold Bromiley of Tacoma and Harold Gatty co pilot left aboard the President Lincoln with the City of Tacoma lashed on the liner for Tokyo. They hope to fly back eastward after reaching Tokio.
Billie Dove stars in Sweethearts and Wives at the Broadhurst Monday and Tuesday with Clive Brook and Leila Hyams. The mystery romance probes who gets the breaks sweethearts or wives and notes wives read want ads daily to save household money.
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