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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1931

Page

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Broadbent Named Governor Contingent on Horton Impeachment

Senator Broadbent won 24 of 33 senate votes to become governor if Horton is impeached. Senator Crump and others oppose Horton, while Walter Faulkner supported Broadbent. House committee pressed new impeachment articles accusing Horton of conspiring with Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell for personal gain.

Horton Faulkner Fitzhugh Senate H. Crump Memphis Tennessee Broadbent Crump House of Representatives Luke Lea Rogers Caldwell

Treasury to issue 800 million long term bonds in June

The Treasury will offer 800 million dollars of long term bonds on June 15 to retire short term securities. They will mature in 1949, bear 3.5 percent interest, and replace 589 million in certificates of indebtedness. The move comes amid a reported improvement in April business activity and a 1 billion dollar treasury deficit.

Treasury Washington Mellon Commerce Department United States

Trial Ordered Again For Rev Hay Watson Smith

Rev Hay Watson Smith of Little Rock Arkansas faces retrial after the Presbyterian church commission remanded the case to the Synod of Arkansas. The commission faulted the first handling as improper under church rules and ordered a new hearing on the entire matter. The 27 member panel, led by Rev J S Foster, met in Montreat North Carolina.

Montreat N. C Hay Watson Smith D. D Little Rock Arkansas Synod of Arkansas Presbyterian Church In the United States Marion A. Boggs Hot Springs Ark Smith Boggs Committee On J. E. McJunkin Forest City General Assembly of the Church Chalmers Alexander Jackson Miss Dr. Smith Augusta Georgia Arkansas Presbytery North Carolina Egbert Smith Presbyterian Foreign Missions Board Henry Louis Smith Washington and Lee University C. Alphon

Governors Open Annual Conference At French Lick

The 23rd annual governors conference opened in French Lick Indiana with 24 executives present. Key topics included local tax relief state control and reforms in local units while Pennsylvanian Pinchot may speak on public utilities. Roosevelt Ritchie and Gardner were discussed as attendees with talks planned on land use and road programs.

Kansas Pinchot French Lick Ind Janet Wilbur M. Brucker Michigan Harry H. Woodring Brucker Woodring Gifford Pinchot Pennsylvania Norman 8. Case Rhode Island Franklin D. Roosevelt New York Albert C. Ritchie Maryland Roosevelt Ritchie O. Max Gardner North Carolina

Brothers Fight It Out With Knives Leaves One Dead

Asheville report says Troy Stewart was killed and his brother Bryan Stewart dying after a knife battle in Craggy section of Blue Ridge Mountains. Charlie Rymer charged with slaying. coroner's jury orders held. William Rymer released on $1,000 bond. Stewart widow and six children survive.

Asheville Troy Stewart Bryan Stewart Blue Ridge Mountains Charlies Rymer Stewart William Rymer Rymer Yard

Woman Charged With Death Five Husbands Linked to 14 More

Chicago June 1 Coroner said the deaths of five husbands of Mrs Margaret Summers and 14 other persons are under investigation in a poison murder case. The inquiry spans 25 years focusing on whether she insured the men as with earlier victims. Husbands James Fairfax Stanley Korzen and Thomas Summers follow Jones and Lynch in death.

Chicago Margaret Summers Herman N. Bundesen Stanley Jones James Lynch James Fairfax Stanley Korzen Thomas Summers Jones Lynch

Hedrick Elected Mayor in Salisbury After Election

B N Hedrick, leader of the ticket in Salisbury municipal electors, won the mayoralty on June 1 after the council assumed office following the May 5 election in Salisbury North Carolina.

Redrisk Salisbury N. C B. N. Hedrick

Commissioners discuss 1930-31 school budget and services

Greensboro June 1 The County Commissioners meet with the county superintendent and school board to set the next year's budget starting July 1. Salaries are being cut and the group also handles library truck service and a plan with the sanitary engineer. They drew jury lists and authorized a contract for convict camp assets with the State Highway Commission. Sheriff Dave Stafford reports 1,769,891 dollars in 1930 taxes collected and distributed to county funds.

Greensboro Board of Commissioners Lan Donnell State Highway Commission Dave Stafford

Five Injured In Auto Crash Near Bessemer City

In Gastonia on June 1 five people were hurt in a head on collision between Belmont and Shelby. Ruth Sparks was near death with a fractured skin and lacerations, Max Conner suffered severe facial and neck lacerations, Leckie Langley broke an arm, Charles Webb endured a knee and arm fracture, Luther Russell had minor cuts. The Belmont car was headed toward Gastonia when the crash occurred near Bessemer City.

Gastonia Ruth Sparks Belmont Max Conner Shelby Here Bessemer City Sperks Conner Leckie Langley Charles Webb Luther Russell

Firm Dissolution Filed For C G MackIntosh and Co

Greensboro June 1 A certificate of dissolution for the firm of C G MackIntosh and Co Inc 164 South Main Street High Point was filed in superior court following a state petition on May 26 The action dissolves the partnership and ends its business in the region

Greensboro C. G. MackIntosh and Co., Inc South Main Street High Point

Limestone College Marriage Surprise Ties Two Local Notables

Miss Frances Dorcaswhite of Scotland Neck North Carolina and James Thurman Madry publisher and editor of the Scotland Neck Commonwealth were married at Limestone College in Gaffney South Carolina in a noon ceremony on the commencement program The couple wed with President R C Cranberry performing the ceremony Mrs Madry daughter of Mr and Mrs William White of Scotland Neck led Limestone College music last year She is a Meredith College graduate and the groom a University of North Carolina alumnus.

Gaffney S. C Frances Dorcaswhite Scotland Neck N. C James Thurman Madry Limestone College Meredith College Raleigh University of North Carolina

Fire damages Kanazawa hospital early fire claims lives

In Tokyo on June 1 five hundred patients were moved to safety by nurses as Kanazawa hospital was partly destroyed by fire. Two firemen died and two were injured during firefighting efforts.

Tokyo Kanazawa

Texas Guinan Stays Hopeful Over Paris Cabaret Appeal

Havre France June 1 Texas Guinan and her night club troupe await a minister of interior decision on an appeal against France’s ban on their Paris cabaret appearance and deportation order. The group is under police surveillance in an emigrant hotel as tensions rise over the ban and planned church visit. An immigration official cited concerns about the troupe's style of entertainment.

Havre France Texas Guinan Paris Coolidge Immigration Bureau la Guinan

Wheat Price Left To Natural Laws

Washington June 1 The responsibility for maintaining domestic wheat prices rests with the American farmer after government stabilization ends. The Farm Board ceased purchases after May contracts, letting supply and demand set prices. The Grain Stabilization Corporation began in 1930 using a 500 million revolving fund and bank advances to support minimum prices, with average prices 20 to 35 cents above world levels.

Washington Farm Board Grain Stabilization Corporation

Hearing in Asheville on coal freight rate reductions

North Carolina and several southern states seek lower coal freight rates. W G Womble I M Bailey and other state corporation commission officials will attend the interstate commerce commission hearing in Asheville tomorrow to pursue the petition.

Asheville Raleigh W. G. Womble I. M. Bailey State Corporation Commission Interstate Commerce Commission North Caroline

Hawks Held Aground In Baltic Weather

Copenhagen June 1 American Captain Frank N Hawks was unable to take off for Amsterdam due to mist over the Baltic Sea delaying his continental tour flight.

Hawks Copenhagen Denmark Frank N. Hawks Baltic Sea Amsterdam

Crowley Sentenced to Execution in Hirsch Murder

Francis Two Gun Crowley was sentenced by County Judge Smith to be executed the week of July 5 for the murder of Police man Frederick Hirsch in Mineola New York.

Crowley Mineola N. Y Francis Smith Frederick Hirsch

Fall loses bid for Supreme Court review of bribery conviction

Washington June 1 The Supreme Court refused to review Albert B Fall’s bribery conviction tied to Elk Hills naval oil leases. He must report for a one year penitentiary term and pay a 100000 fine. The case stems from a 1920s scandal involving Edna Doheny and a bag in Washington.

Washington Supreme Court Albert B. Fall Naval Oil Reserve Harding Fall Edna L. Doheny Ashington Keny Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve California Pan American Petroleum Company Doheney Federal Grand Jury District of Columbia Doheny District Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Senator McKellar Hurt In Second Car Crash

Memphis Tenn June 1 K D McKellar of Tennessee again injured in an automobile accident. He suffered a four rib fracture plus bruises and lacerations when the car skidded from a highway near Covington. A H Lawe of Memphis, companion, was severely injured in the wreck near Lawton while touring Oklahoma.

Memphis Tenn K. D. McKellar Tennessee Covington A. H. Lawe Oklahoma Lawton

Aged bookkeeper shoots self in Kinston hotel room

W. J. Game, about 70, bookkeeper for a local oil company, was found dead from a shotgun wound in a Kinston hotel room. The county coroner ruled death by own action. Little local knowledge of him. associates called him cheerful. Family believed to reside in Goldsboro.

Kinston N. C W. J. Game Game Goldsboro

Tear Gas Pipes Considered to Quell Prison Riots

New York authorities studied installing tear gas pipes like sprinklers to quell riots in Auburn and Attica prisons. State architect William E. Haugaard said a hidden-control system would be needed to keep the mechanism safe from prisoners.

New York The New York Times Auburn Attica William EE. Haugaard

Treasury Receipts and Expenditures for May 28

Treasury receipts for May 28 totaled 3.78 million dollars with expenditures of 41.87 million and a balance of 45.12 million. Customs receipts through May 28 reached 26.21 million dollars for the month ending.

Treasury Washington

U S Mayors Sample Burgundy Wines in France Visit

Mayors from American cities joined Mayor Gaston Gerard in Burgundy, France, to taste regional wines. Porter of Los Angeles abstained, drinking water while his wife chose orangeade as the group toured wine tables and toasted the historic viticulture.

Los Angeles Dijon France America Gaston Gerard John C. Porter

Lambeth Speaker At Commencement of Salem College

The 160th Salem College session closed in Winston-Salem as Rev. Dr. W A Lambeth of Trinity Methodist Church Durham delivered the commencement address and 47 graduates received diplomas from President Howard Randthaler amidst announcements of new gifts to the institution.

Winston-Salem W. A. Lambeth Trinity Methodist Church Durham Salem College Howard Randthaler Lambeth

Baseball Hurts Fatal To Garrison Player

Greenville report says Arthur Garison 25 of Gantt S C died from accidental head injury during baseball practice when a bat slipped and struck him fracturing the skull

Garrison Greenville S. C Arthur Garison Gantt

Confederate Chief Denies Last Reunion In Montgomery

General Harry R Lee, Adjutant General of the United Confederate veterans, indignantly denies this reunion is the last muster of the Army of the South. He predicts the next reunion will be in Washington as veterans gather in Montgomery for the opening. The event anticipates up to 49,000 visitors with turnout estimated around 20,000 or more.

Montgomery Ala Harry Rene Lee The United Confederate Veterans Army of the South Lee Nashville Tenn Washington

Vatican considers recall as Mussolini dissolves Catholic youth groups

In Rome June 1 AP government decrees dissolve all Catholic youth organizations not linked to the fascist party, signaling possible Vatican-Nuncio recall. Pope’s envoys may be recalled as Mussolini tightens control while clubs across Italy face closure. Bombs near Catholic sites intensify tensions.

Rome Vatican Osservatore Romano Mussolini Maesolini Italy

Ormond admits serious incident after slaying family

Portland police said Ira H. Ormond an ex-sailor 38 admitted he put his wife Helen Salanda Ormond 36 and children Ira Jr 8 and Jean 6 to bed then asphyxiated them with illuminating gas. He claimed memory loss of a bayonet incident as alleged by prosecutors. Neighbors heard Mrs Ormond scream as Ormond pursued her with a bayonet. twelve others injured by a sharp object were found.

Portland Ore Ira H. Ormond Ormond Helen Salanda Ormond Ira Orm Jr Jean Ormond Goldsboro Campbell, Neb

Presbyterians Oppose Compulsory Military Training In Schools

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted to abolish compulsory military training in church owned schools. The decision reversed a standing committee vote and rejected a request from Rev. Henry V. Lstavia of Brookhaven Mississippi to remove training from curricula at once.

Montreat N. C General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In United States Henry V. Lstavia Brookhaven Miss

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