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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
1
Frank X. Shields and Sidney B. Wood Jr. defeated English duo C. G. Fletcher and J. H. L. Fletcher 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-2 in their Wimbledon first round match today.
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoirs, trans Atlantic airmen from Denmark, made a forced landing at Krefeld, Germany, 32 hours after departing Newfoundland. They refueled, ate a quick luncheon, and continued to Copenhagen, likely arriving in about four hours. The event drew a small crowd as the Liberty plane sped away.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Stimson will sail on the Conte Grande for Naples to join final negotiations on a one year moratorium on international war debts. Secretary Mellon shifts vacation headquarters to Paris as talks continue with France, Britain, and Basel banks. Italy’s Grandi instructed ambassador De Martino to reassure Washington that cordial acceptance of the Hoover plan is complete.
American aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty finished the Moscow leg of their round world trip, covering about 5,000 miles with roughly 9,000 to 19,000 miles remaining. They plan to fly to Irkutsk next, a 2,599 mile hop, then onward toward Alaska. A banquet was held at the Grand Hotel in their honor.
In Brussels on June 25 General Bertrand, co-defender of Liege at the war's start, collapsed and died during a theater performance. He earned national hero status in 1914 for helping hold Liege for ten days alongside General Leman against the German advance.
The body of Chelso Arrigoni, once a Connecticut state senator, was found today floating about 500 feet off Meredith Neck near Needle Point in Lake Winnipesaukee. Arrigoni disappeared May 31 while on a boating party.
Schenectady New York and Melbourne Australia Rotary clubs met jointly via short wave radio today without leaving their home towns. The event linked the two clubs in a single session broadcast to both locales.
Berlin June 25 negotiations are under way among the Bank of England Bank of France the Federal Reserve Bank and the Bank for International Settlements to grant a short term credit loan of 100 million dollars to the Reichsbank to tide it over the end of the month it was learned today.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced an agreement with other Fed banks and the Federal Reserve Board to buy up to about 25 million dollars worth of prime commercial bills from the German Reichsbank.
North Carolina entries Ed Yeomans and Lenoir Wright were eliminated in the third round of the intercollegiate lawn tennis doubles championship in Haverford as Stanford’s Gledhill and Easton won decisive drives.
Paris June 25 Andrew W Mellon American secretary of the treasury will lunch with Premier Laval at the interior ministry tomorrow. Talks on Franco German discussions and possible chats with the German leadership are anticipated in Paris in the coming weeks. Mellon plans to discuss Hoover era reparations moratorium counter proposals with French officials and Bank of France officers.
Former Alabama Senator Heflin objects to a Senate elections sub committee inquiry into the last Alabama general election. He sent a complaint to Chairman Hastings arguing the probe would embarrass the senate study and continues his contest of the election against Senator John H. Bankhead.
Louis Round Wilson of the University of North Carolina told the American Library Association that many college libraries are in basements or wartime huts with meagre equipment and hours. He noted some are poorly staffed and directed by undertrained librarians, but also cited a positive trend toward libraries as coordinated teaching tools.
An impeachment article was filed in the Tennessee House against Ernest N. Haston secretary of state since 1921. The charges allege wilful breach of decorum for acting as attorney for the Tennessee Electric Power Company while serving as secretary and board member. The article says Haston failed to perform duties when the board handled assessments and declined to participate in a related matter. Friends say the move targets Haston for not backing a separate impeachment effort against Gov. Horton.
David Hyde, 50, head of a large family, was jailed in Tarboro on a warrant from a father alleging an attempted assault on a 14-year-old girl at Hyde’s home yesterday. Preliminary hearing set for Monday. families reside near Leggett.
Berlin report says Harold Gatty of the Post and Gatty team became exhausted after crossing the Atlantic and fell asleep in a bathtub at Tempelhof air drome. attendants rescued him and sent him to bed.
Nassau D A Elvin N Edwards continues to seek murder clues in Starr Faithfull’s death. Handwriting expert Elbridge W. Stein will testify on the authenticity of death by own action letters to Dr. G Jameson Carr. Authorities compare the letters with Faithfull’s diary as they probe the Long Beach shoreline and interview suspects.
A young man who removed all identifying marks from his clothing leaped to death from the twenty first floor of a downtown Baltimore building onto the roof of a six story structure.
At a southern American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting in Asheville Dr Dugald C Jackson Jr described a cooperative plan in which students alternate six months of industry work with six months of college study. Originated at Cincinnati 29 years ago the method is now used by UNC and others in the region.
Miss Ellen Edstrom seventeen escaped her captors after being abducted from her uncle Charles Johnson's home in Bourne Mass. The teen, bound and gagged, was found by police and later fled to neighbor Louis Norris's house claiming a man tried to strangle her before the escape.
George Damiar a 25 year old former Filipino house boy of Dr George E Deely a Brooklyn physician was convicted of first degree murder. The verdict carries the death penalty. Deely was killed in his Brooklyn apartment on June 2. Damiar was arrested in Philadelphia and charged with the murder.
A. B. Blalock of Raleigh North Carolina was chosen president of the American Cotton Cooperative Association at the annual meeting in Washington. Other officers include E. F. Creekmore H. G. Safford C. O. Moser D. G. Hill Jr P. L. Surratt J. R. Bacharach and Rae Epstein, with most from New Orleans.
Babe Ruth connected for his 16th homer of the season in the first inning of the Yankees vs White Sox game to tie Lou Gehrig for the league lead. It was Ruth's third homer in as many days.
Post-Gatty Winnie Mae log shows June 23 to 25 entries with takeoffs from Roosevelt Field New York Sealand Germany and Berlin, arrivals and refueling at Hanover and Tem airfield Berlin, and a Moscow leg. Notable times include 3:56 am 10:48 am 2:28 pm 6:44 pm 8:00 am 11:45 am 12:50 pm 1:15 pm 2:20 pm and 1:38 am for June 25 departure to Moscow.
Raleigh June 25. A 10 percent cut in all state salaries based on June 1931 pay will take effect July 1 and last until a salary survey is completed. Frank Dunlap, director of personnel, urged department heads to list employees and duties for the upcoming survey and salary adjustments. Brower, purchasing agent, asked heads to maintain current purchases for immediate needs until around July 25.
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa urged a special session of Congress to consider Hoover war debt moratorium, agreeing with a one year postponement of inter governmental debts but insisting on formal action rather than informal conferences. He proposed Congress be summoned immediately due to national importance.
The second Atlantic crossing by air was completed today with Otto Hillig and Holger Hoims reaching Germany and aiming toward Copenhagen. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty reached Berlin and moved toward Moscow, while three other pairs prepared for ocean hops from New York fields.
Ralph Davis, facing first degree murder charges for the killing of Thurman Luther, testified in Wake County court that Luther sought a fight and struck him first. He said Luther later raised a hand as if to strike, and Davis hit him with a pick-axe. Convicts working with Davis corroborated prior dislike. The defense and prosecution rested as a jury verdict was anticipated.
The North Carolina state highway commission received about 30 bids for 160 one and a half ton trucks to support county highway work. Officials noted nearly every known make was represented. The division of purchase and contract will also bid on 10 million gallons of gasoline on Monday.
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