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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1930
Page
8
North Carolina state board of equalization demands that tax reduction funds be spent solely on lowering local tax rates. Districts will receive allotments and must report costs, with audits to ensure funds reduce taxes. deviations may lead to cancelation of state support.
William Red O'Brien, on death row at San Quentin, poisoned himself six days before scheduled execution to spare his daughter public disgrace. He left a suicide note to his wife and child, expressing hope his death would shield Rene from the stigma of a hanging.
The League of Women Voters studies best methods to organize juvenile courts in Maryland and plans to recommend an act to the legislature based on the findings.
Italy celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the St Gotthard tunnel, noting its nine and a fifth mile length and its significance as a major Alpine crossing completed decades ago.
Dr A C Howell of the University English Department described his year abroad in Europe. He attended a London spiritualist meeting with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle present and witnessed mystic shadows at Peterborough cathedral. He contrasted silent Friends church services with a Jesuit midnight mass in Rome and the Oberammergau Passion Play featuring 700 actors.
North Carolina averaged 15.62 eggs per bird in June, about 2.5 below normal, based on reports from 121 poultry growers in 36 counties. Poultry extension specialist Paul A. Leese urged better feeding, ventilation, cool water, and a 2 pm moist mash feeding, noting average egg sale price 27 cents a dozen and per-bird income 35.8 cents against 13.8 cents feed cost per dozen.
In Raleigh on July 2, Frank B. Meacham, secretary-treasurer of the State Beekeepers association, states that many North Carolina beekeepers own 600 to 1,200 colonies and produce 50 000 to 70 000 pounds of honey annually.
During Farm and Home Week at North Carolina State College a special beekeepers program was arranged. July 30 and 31 were selected as the dates for the beekeepers program.
Detroit police commissioner Thomas C. Wilcox announced that the slayers of radio announcer Jerry Buckley of WMBC are known to the police. He spoke at a press briefing in Detroit on July 28 and provided no further names or details.
Col John A Liske of Mount Gilea North Carolina the sole surviving pallbearer of Stonewall Jackson has just celebrated his 91st birthday.
Greensboro July 29 officials report first six months sales of 28 653 700 bringing in force total above 370 million and a gain of 50 813 000 at the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance semi annual meeting. A 50 000 dividend on the 1 000 000 capital stock was declared. Angus W McLean stressed North Carolina financial health as proof of forward prospects.
The Johnny Risko and Ernie Schaaf boxing match at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia has been postponed from tonight to Monday night August 4 due to threatening weather.
A British mining company is transporting heavy mining machinery by aircraft to reach remote sites above New Guinea’s dense, impassable jungles, signaling efforts to resume work after disruptions.
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