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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
2
Amelia Earhart arrives in London noting clothes are a practical necessity not vanity. She travels light with borrowed flying gear, explains money serves only the work, and credits co-pilot Stultz for the flight’s success while avoiding hero worship.
An advertisement for MEL LO GLO cleansing cream by Mann Drug Stores promotes a cocoa butter rich formula that hydrates dry skin without sagging. The cream nourishes pores and keeps the complexion youthful, marketed as a companion to MELLO GLO face powder.
Amelia Earhart arrives in London with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon after the Friend ship flight. She greets admirers in a hotel suite filled with borrowed clothes and flowers, plans a busy schedule with engagements, luncheons, and a reception with the British air league and Mrs. Alanson B. Houghton coordinating the schedule.
Six men in masks raided a Canadian National railways express car at Toronto Union Station. They seized three registered mail pouches containing up to 100000 dollars and fled, while authorities hunted across western Ontario. Also noted is Edgecomb county's lack of a commissioners board after primary denials and nonacceptance of provisional appointees.
A citizen commission drawn under Judge Robert R. Prentis of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reports that proposed amendments have passed two successive General Assemblies.
Returns from about one third of Virginia show support for a battery of amendments backed by Governor Byrd as part of a progress program. The omnibus proposal would add 43 changes. a tax levy restriction on land and personal property. and reassignments of education, agriculture and immigration, and state treasurer appointments to gubernatorial selection with General Assembly approval.
Johnson and Gibcke homered twice and doubled to drive Salisbury past the Piedmont League leaders 14 to 7. Salisbury used two pitchers while Greensboro went with three in a failed bid to mount a comeback against the league top club.
Cordell Hull of Tennessee becomes the first presidential hopeful to arrive in Houston as Democrats prepare to open their national convention. Hull deflects questions, citing early campaign uncertainty while campaign activity grows with headquarters planned and other candidates expected, amid talks on farm relief and prohibition.
In Superior Wisconsin on June 20 President Coolidge faced another secluded day at Cedar Island lodge. Roads to the summer capital remained poor due to rains since Friday and the low temperatures raised concerns the lengthy drive could bring on colds for him and staff.
At the Republican national convention in Kansas City the session reportedly opened at 7:23 and adjourned by 7:26 pm. Senator George Moses, chair, began organizing delegates at 7:26 as the hall filled for a notedly brief gathering.
Jury awaits verdict as Warren Moore faces murder charges for the February bootleg war killing of Tom Evans. Judge Sinclair halted proceedings to order arrests for courtroom demonstrations. Completion of arguments expected today.
The hall session lasted only a few minutes and newspapermen who track session lengths had no chance to clock the opening.
About 100 coal operators from Virginia and southern West Virginia gathered at the Waldorf Astoria New York to review appraisal results for proposed consolidation. If approved, a $200 million combine would form with annual production above 34 million tons. Talks were private with no comment on possible outcomes.
Miss Mabel Bell travels back to New York with her three companions after canceling all transatlantic preparations. Owner Charles A. Levine urges her to abandon the attempt since Amelia Earhart has already crossed the Atlantic in the Columbia.
In Minneapolis the Belgian Dr Edouard Willems told Rotary International delegates that European Rotarians view world friendship as the organization’s real mission. He said charity appeals lack impact since states handle most problems, and emphasized raising business dignity while prioritizing international peace as Rotary’s main aim.
The Department of Education in Victoria will send correspondence courses to every doorstep in British Columbia to educate children unable to attend secondary schools. The program aims to complete high school education for all residents by home study.
Chadwick-Hoskins company of Charlotte failed to recover 188 456 40 dollars from Gilliam Grissom income tax official and the United States government. Federal Judge Isaac M. Meekins signed judgments disallowing claims and ordering costs. The firm argued it overpaid income tax and paid 163 189 14 dollars under protest.
In Chicago on June 20 three men were gunned down in daylight near Death Corner Milton and West Oak streets. John Bowlegs Oliveri and Joseph Salamone were killed by two shooters signaling from a window. A third man James Regegl, 33, was shot on the South Side and died after refusing to name his attacker.
In Minneapolis on June 20 B. Sutton of Tampico Mexico was elected president of Rotary International by acclamation as the organization forgoes its usual balloting process.
A brief note describes using wrapped ice in an older icebox to slow melting. Newspapers folded around the ice act as insulation, a simple preservation technique.
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