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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
15
A man reports a lost wrist watch on South Main Street near Liberal Seward. Contact number 4679. Also advertises permanent waves priced at $5.00 and $7.00 with phone 2327 West End.
Police link Morris K. Moulis of Salem Virginia to a Columbus Ohio bank robbery in spring 1930 as a lookout. He named Vernon Witt of Roanoke Virginia as his partner. Witt escaped from Lansing Kansas state penitentiary December 18 1930 while serving a life sentence for police officer murder.
Mr. MacDonald says conversations started at Chequers and examined Germanys financial position from the London conference. He notes the talks should relieve immediate German financial difficulties and help decide if further credits are needed and in what form.
Julius Reed , a young resident of 1206 Crawford Street, is in the city jail on $500 bond for allegedly assaulting Officer J. L. Kivett with a knife during a raid on Reed’s home for liquor shortly after 11 this morning.
A scrambled stock list shows mixed moves across many issuers led by large firms. Notable names include Alchem and Dye Beth Steel, Dupont, General Motors, Goodyear, IBM, and Union Carbide with varied percentage changes, some up around double digits and others slipping modestly. The page also records totals and a large sales figure of 1,173,910.
Zack Justice a 16 year old greens keeper assistant at the Charlotte municipal golf course braved a blaze to rescue J A Holt 27 his superior from a burning pumphouse after a gasoline tank exploded watering the greens. Both men escaped with burns and were being treated at a local hospital.
In ASTO Arkansas on July 31 a jury in Justice of the Peace Edwards' court refused to verdict until paid. After a standstill and a threatened hold, an attorney guaranteed payment of fees if the losing party failed. The verdict favored plaintiff C. Newingham and fees were settled.
Raleigh dispatch reports the North Carolina farmers and farm women's convention at State College awarding 39 honor certificates to women after four short courses. Dean I O Schaub lauded Mrs Jane S McKimmon for organizing 40,000 farm women into home demonstration work. The convention urged the 1933 legislature to fund a six month public school term without ad valorem tax and noted four prior recommendations acted on by the last session. Officers were elected for the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association and trophies awarded for crop contests.
The Graf Zeppelin finished a seven day Arctic voyage and landed at 5 a m local time after cruising over Lake Constance. Dr Hugo Eckener and scientists led by Professor Rudolph Samoilvich disembarked to a city that celebrated the achievement but offered no public celebration. The flight yielded a new Arctic map with previously unseen islands and corrected landmasses.
Raymndville Tex July 31 Convicted of brutal whipping of six year old Lucile McDonald C C McDonald was sentenced to 18 months in jail and a 1000 dollar fine The child's mother Thelma McDonald faces trial Monday Lucile appeared in court with a broken nose and facial bruises
In Wilmington on July 31, Policeman S M Wilson arrested Millie Thompson of Norfolk and Margaret Coleman of Fayetteville for wearing beach pajamas in a local restaurant. They failed to appear in police court and were ordered to post $50 bonds if re-arrested for indecent exposure and being improperly dressed.
Oklahoma City July 31 Gov Murray outlines and endorses a public works plan to relieve unemployment without adding to debt. The proposal calls for matching state funds to local road and charity efforts, a farm to market road system, reservoirs for flood control and fish, and a national program with Mississippi valley states. He asks Hoover for a September or October special session to pass relief legislation.
R. K. Young and Frank J. Sizemore were elected to the Piedmont Highway association board in Greens boro. The group aims to promote U S route 29 from Washington to Florida and directs contact with map publishers and highway officials to update markers and maps to show Route 29. The executive committee will meet in Charlotte August 12–13.
A roster of individuals linked to various Virginia locations includes N. Clore Madison Madison John Battle Charlottesville L Lane Altavista R Vaden Gretna J Carter Chatham A A Booth Danville A N Green Reids ville John w Lambeth Thomas ville F N McCubbins Salisbury John Ross China Grove George Dowdy Concord and Fletcher Dorsett Charlotte.
The two week civil term of High Point municipal court, slated to start August 18, is postponed to Tuesday. Jurors drawn for service for week one begin September 1 with a long list of named jurors. week two jurors start September 8 with another roster of citizens.
A large twin sweet pepper was added to the Enterprise's fruit and vegetable collection. Grown by J. W. Ward, a green pepper and a red pepper form a linked pair with the bottom of one resting on the other. Ward resides at 60% Area Street.
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