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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1933
Page
9
New York reports a day of indecision with stocks and staples hovering in a narrow range. The dollar fluctuated amid London currency maneuvers as traders stayed cautious and mixed advances faded into apathy.
Mrs I Foy Horton entertained Thursday afternoon honoring two recent brides Mrs R M Cline and Mrs Ray Nibbelink and guest Mrs J Griffin of Charlotte. Bridge was played at seven tables with high score to Mrs Gilbert Ballew and second to Mrs Bill Smith. Gifts included Irish linen pillow cases for the honorees and hose for Mrs Griffin. out of town guests from Winston-Salem included Mrs Chas Woolschlager Mrs H O Dixon Mrs D A Crissman Mrs S I Craft Mrs Luck and Mrs Robert Young.
Petition in municipal court seeks appointment of a receiver for H. G. Connally trading as Hill top Grocery by Lexington Grocery to collect a merchandise account totaling 145.37. Kester Furniture sues C. H. Branch for 205 on a 1508 order from 1926. Consent judgment awards 150 to Miss Diana Chandler against Arthur Joiner for an auto mobile wreck on March 14.
Rat poison will be on sale Saturday at 9 o'clock morning at city hall, announced today by Dr. W. J. McAnally, city physician.
J A Eshelman manager of the southeastern office of Lyon Furniture Mercantile Agency was taken to High Point hospital this morning after an illness at his desk He is reported resting fairly well this afternoon at the hospital
Butter at 16 277 firm with creamery specials and various grades listed by price range. Eggs remain steady with 17 063 cited as unchanged.
The yard was originally defined by royal decree as the length of King Henry I’s arm. This historic standard tied measurement to a monarch’s body part and governed yard measurements in Britain.
Raleigh June 23 The wet versus dry battle lines for North Carolina formed as repeal forces organized in Raleigh and High Point. Dr W L Poteat Wake Forest president emeritus was elected chairman of the prohibition executive committee with Clifford Frazier Fayetteville Charles Rose and others as officers and a central committee of over 200 aiding the campaign.
Local artist Thomas Dodamead spoke to the High Point Kiwanis Club at noon about painting, music, and literature. He demonstrated landscape oil painting and a cartoon while comparing arts to the listener spectator or reader. R H Sechrest led the program and a telegram from W F Pleming noted his trip to the Kiwanis International convention in San Francisco.
Raleigh June 23 The board of agriculture will likely meet Tuesday to decide whether to hold a 1933 state fair. Gov Ehringhaus reappointed three board members D H Brig ers J G Staton and Charles Young to two year terms. Existing members include George Watts Hill and G Reeves Noland. The 1983 legislature did not provide an appropriation and left the decision optional with the board.
RALEIGH June 23 Gov J C B Ehringhaus announced the two year reappointment of three special superior court judges for July 1 1933 to June 30 1935 Clayton Moore of Williamston G Vernon Cowper of Kinston and Frank B Hill of Murphy were named with the governor noting he planned to announce other boards and commissions later but had not yet.
Tony Canzoneri and Barney Ross prepared for their world lightweight title bout at the Chicago Stadium with box office activity rising. Odds shifted in Canzoneri’s favor as final bets settled, with readers awaiting the next night’s event.
Philadelphia and Reading hosiery strikes were called off after Secretary of Labor Perkins urged restraint. Reading mill workers were believed to be returning to work as Philadelphia talks on a national code proceed. Police arrested 36 union workers yesterday as they carried strike-cancellation notices.
The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing company reports about 250 workers employed last night and this morning. Roughly 100 to 160 walked out with the day shift returning to work as usual but discouraged from entering the plant by night workers. Some departments continue to operate. About 60 workers are on strike, with weekly wages totaling around $12.
Astronomers report the solar system is moving southward toward the region of the Great Magellanic Cloud at about 450000 miles per hour, a remarkable galactic drift noted in recent astronomical announcements.
North Carolina hosts two new programs during a two day institute of government meeting. A joint annual conference will unite city aldermen county commissioners state legislators and federal representatives to discuss shared problems. A second plan will interpret each legislative session to all local government units and officials. A detailed analysis of recent legislation precedes the gathering.
Seattle reports a mysterious call heard yesterday with SOS and Aeroplane words. Signals came from a Russian ship, possibly Vladivostok based RMAZ or RMAP, as naval and coast guard stations listen for further messages about missing aviator Jimmy Mattern who vanished after departing Siberia for Nome.
All degree workers of the Industrial Workers association are asked to meet at the association hall 174 1 2 North Main street tonight at 7 30 o clock for important business announced by D W Bradley president Tomorrow at 3 50 o clock all Highland and Pickett mill workers who are members and all night workers of the organization are asked to attend
Stanford gathers Hoover archives as former President Herbert Hoover starts a quiet research program to organize and edit undisclosed war documents. The Hoover Library houses millions of items including war negotiations, with some sealed for five years or more and others not to be read until after rulers fall or die.
The article outlines a bank restructuring with liquidating committees of four depositors' representatives per unit, two stockholders' representatives, and one Reconstruction Finance Corporation delegate. Stockholders will elect group representatives June 29, committees of seven will meet June 20 to launch plans. Independent Trust depositors elect June 28. The new bank would have $600,000 preferred, $600,000 common stock, and $800,000 surplus totaling $1.5 million.
The article tracks a steady rise in commodity prices through May 1926, with May revenue from beer surpassing expectations at over 11.5 million and policy projections increasing. Security transfer taxes jump to 4.704 million, aiding fiscal gains. Nine months of fiscal 1983 show 1.368 billion collected versus 1.360 billion in 1932.
Touch with developments at private meetings of two sub committees considering the American proposal to return to a definite monetary standard when conditions permit. Nations seek common ground with divergent policies aimed at cooperation rather than clashes. Economic commission groups discuss trade barriers. France proposes halting further tightening of its import quota system.
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