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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
21
A local ad lists 1929 Pontiac Coupe, 1929 Pontiac Coach, 1928 Chevrolet Coach, 1930 Essex Coach, 1928 Pontiac Sedan, 1927 Star Coach, 1928 Durant Coupe, 1927 Packard Sedan plus many Ford models. Starr Motor Co at Commerce and Hamilton Sts offers phone 2184.
Auction sale of lots to be held at the new high school on Saturday June 3 at 2 30 PM. The event invites bidders and the public to participate in the sale of school property and related assets.
The Zorastrians, an ancient fire worshipping order in Persia, do not bury or burn their dead. They expose corpses in the Tower of Silence where vultures consume them.
New Orleans June 5 cotton market opens softer as Liverpool cables lag the prior American gains. Early declines pale with favorable belt weather, causing July to fall to 8.52 and December to 9.10 before a late day rebound leaves prices down 21 to 25 points for the session.
The stock market extended gains but faced profit taking as railroad shares led a late rally. Atchison, Union Pacific, New York Central and others rose while U S Steel and American I divorced advanced. Eastern railroad executives met to discuss higher freight rates, with money dull and call loans available.
A weather report from the official bureau notes conditions and forecasts for a specified period. Details include temperature ranges, humidity, wind, and precipitation expectations for the target region and dates. The bulletin emphasizes notable changes and advisories relevant to the public and local agencies.
J O Hager and his companion on a Dyersburg trip hauled in the Forked Deer river's biggest catfish on record, a 74 pound heavyweight, plus a smaller 26 pound specimen, then brought the catches home to show proof.
A mother kangaroo reaches four or more feet in height and about 200 pounds in weight, while the newborn joey is only slightly longer than an inch and weighs a fraction of a pound.
Cotton opened steady with 5 to 7 point losses due to weaker Liverpool cables and favorable southern weather. Selling came from houses with foreign ties and New Orleans connections while a firmer stock market limited declines. By midday July rose to 8.75 and December to 9.35 as buying and covering supported a mostly steady market.
A chaotic stock tape shows mixed results with pronounced moves in industry leaders. Major names such as Prudential, American Sugar, and Chrysler appear amid wide swings, while totals indicate substantial daily turnover and fluctuating percentages across sectors.
Wheat surged to near two week highs after a Canadian growers pool report said prairie wheat was only 75 percent normal. With 15 million acres drought affected and rains lacking in ten days, traders warned a disastrous crop situation unless moisture returns soon. The advance reflected scarce supplies and weather concerns across prairie provinces.
Chicago June 5 potatoes on track 161 with total U S shipments at 1 316 new stock steady trading fair. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs priced 1 50 to 1 65 while heated and poorly graded 1 40 to 1 45 No 2 1 00 to 1 15 Irigh Cobblers 1 70 to 1 80 Texas and Raibama Bliss Triumphs 1 50 to 1 55 few 1 60 poor stock 1 40 to 1 45 old stock steady Idaho Russetts 1 65 to 1 60.
The historical note states Benjamin Franklin attended school for only two years between ages eight and ten, reflecting a limited early formal education before self study and apprenticeship.
Charlotte nine year old Charlie Odell suffered fractures to both legs when he darted into the path of a car driven by J. D. Ledwell. Witnesses placed the incident in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Elliott White Springs, author and heir of the late Col. Leroy Springs of Lancaster and Charlotte, has been elected to his father's seat in the New York Cotton Exchange, per received word.
J. & Cook of Greensboro a telegraph company lineman received serious but critical injuries after a fall from a pole near Spencer North Carolina.
Charlotte police release Bus ter Sherrill on a $1000 bond after his arrest for a safe robbery in Wilmington. He faces charges and awaits further proceedings in local court.
Greensboro N C Eastern Air Transport Inc announces addition of two passenger planes on the Greensboro to New York service. One flight departs at 8:00 a m and the other arrives at 7:05 p m.
Raleigh report says R Gregg Cherry of Gastonia has refused the assistant attorney general job that will open July 1 when Frank Nash leaves to become supreme court clerk.
The Browntown excerpt traces James Evans Sr and Jr from Anson, noting birth in 1770 and death in 1840, and records church minutes and deeds at Abbott's Creek. It mentions Anna Younger, Anna Teague, and a possible Scotland trip, plus Glascock lineage tied to Glasgow and three brothers who joined Gen. Lafayette's French army, later settling in Virginia.
Jackson reports the state department of agriculture is promoting a new berry, the Youngberry, a cross between the raspberry blackberry and dewberry. Officials claim it surpasses its predecessors for commercial cultivation and market potential.
Cas par Schmitt a Heidelberg chemist describes a process turning cotton seed into a tasteless nutritious product called Florida albumen. It contains vitamins A B C and EF and is suited for body building. Residue yields 50 percent pure albumen with phosphoric acid and aluminum salts. In China natives enjoy a show of an American steam roller aiding road building for salt trucks in west China.
New York child poet Nathalia Crane, who graduated from a seminary at 17, will specialize in Spanish at Barnard College. She has Spanish ancestry and is described as passionately fond of Spain by her mother. The class prophecy even cast her as a future bull fighter in myth.
Klaus Ringhoff who served 40 years on the Elbe river lightship is dead at 86. He helped rescue 120 persons from boats in distress in the North Sea during his career.
New York reports Olaf Leonard Larson, once ordinary until blindness, has graduated from Columbia University as a Phi Beta Kappa member. Mrs. Larson says blindness sharpened his mind into brilliance.
The Junior Service League announces a 10 o'clock Saturday matinee featuring Hunting Tigers in India at the Paramount. The program includes a roaring comedy and a country store with prizes for children, after earlier plans to show Tom Sawyer were changed due to availability.
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