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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
1
U S French debt talks begin tomorrow as late news bulletins report cotton surging in New York. The market closed up sharply amid stock gains and optimism about war debt negotiations.
In Paris on June 26 negotiations to harmonize views on war debts will begin tomorrow between Andrew Mellon and French officials. Premier Laval will meet Mellon and Ambassador Edge at the interior ministry with Briand, Budget Minister and Finance Minister present. The French memorandum expresses hope the US will discuss the issues arising from the original proposal and the French reply.
E B Jeffress chair of the reorganized highway commission told the North Carolina Society of Engineers at Sedgefield Country Club that the state would be ready July 1 to implement its pioneering highway program. He cited new laws coordinating government functions to meet modern demands and reduce costs. George F Syme urged engineers to support private and public construction and promote waterways development.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, both Americans, landed at Novo Sibirsk after looping Moscow and covering 2000 miles in about ten hours. They planned midnight departure for Irkutsk, aiming to circle the globe in about eight days if the pace holds.
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiris, Denmark born, land in Copenhagen after the Bremen to Copenhagen flight in 2 hours 33 minutes. Crowds cheer as Hoiris reunites with his mother and authorities honor the pair with a gold plquette and city welcome. Hoiris plans to visit Steinbrucky after Denmark festivities.
June 26 report that Holger Hoiriis received the knighthood of Danebroge from King Christian. Hoiriis and Otto Hillig arrived today after an air crossing of the Atlantic, arriving at the local airport.
An eight-year-old white girl living five miles from Ridgeland was attacked by an unknown Black man around noon today. Bloodhounds were ordered from Savannah, about 40 miles away, to track the assailant.
In Cedartown Georgia a county policeman William O Wester was killed and Bailiff Thomas H Colbert wounded in a gun battle with four men who identified themselves as Lee Carter J C Carter Percy Carter and Ray Harris. Officers chase another suspect through nearby swamps after arrests.
Fifty nine men in two companies alleged to run a Midwest liquor syndicate from Aurora Illinois were indicted by the federal grand jury.
June 26 AP report states all division engineers and assistants will gather in Raleigh to confer with E. B. Jeffress, commission chairman, Leslie Ames highway engineer, and Sam Scott prison supervisor on the new highway system setup.
Monroe residents report a fatal accident as J. D. Johnson an electrician with the city water and light department was instantly killed when he touched a live wire at work.
In Durham on June 26 John Henry Williams, Black, was sentenced to 30 years in the state prison for the murder of Edward Gray a Duke University watchman during an attempted holdup last October.
Announcement that railroad and bus lines will offer excursion rates for visitors to Murphy for a July 4 celebration. Ralph T. O'Neil of Indianapolis, national commander of the American Legion, will speak at the event.
CHICAGO June 26 An Andreas Pavley famous classic dancer plunged to death today from the 16th floor of the McCormick hotel. He was 45 years old. His body in pajamas fell to cement paving in an alley narrowly missing a hotel clerk. The hotel window screen was smashed by a portable radio set. John Collins hotel manager said Pavley moved into a cheaper room three weeks ago saying he had suffered reverses. Police found no notes in his room.
CHARLOTTE, June 28. Solicitor Don Phillips of Rockingham said that optimism is returning to the North Carolina Sandhills with a good peach crop sold at good prices. He noted that early varieties have paid, money is circulating, and the business zone has improved as cotton mills in the area use longer hours, boosting employment and activity.
More than a score of prohibition leaders formed a board of strategy in Washington to plan a 1932 campaign. Dr. Daniel A. Poling said the allied forces would seek fresh support beyond the Anti-Saloon League and the WCTU in 257 cities across 1932, beginning September 8 in Columbus Ohio with multiple meetings.
Alfred Aloysius Smith known as Trader Horn died at a nursing home in Ankerton after a brief illness. He was 82 and famous for tales of Africa shared with writer Etheldra Lewis. He fell ill after a chill at his sister’s home and never recovered.
Heat waves push temperatures above 100 across many states from Illinois to California. Eighteen deaths linked to the heat, dozens drownings at beaches, and widespread crop concerns follow days of extreme sun and drought. Cities report record highs from Chicago to Las Vegas while New York and Philadelphia remain cooler.
In Rochester Minnesota Mayo Clinic physician Dr C J Barborka said incomplete diagnosis shows Notre Dame senior football coach C J Hunk Anderson is in a serious condition. Tests had not yet pinpointed the exact cause of headaches since last May but a serious head condition is indicated though not judged critical.
One hundred twenty six young men who passed the physical exam today begin instruction at Morehead City to qualify for the state highway patrol. When the personnel increases there will be 34 or 35 vacancies. A total of 181 took the tests.
In Topeka June 26 vice president Curtis denied any link to a supposed Moore bond deal and countered claims of favors to publisher E Haldeman Julius. The exchange cites a Mayflower hotel suite rate of 5.50 daily versus 150 for Harry Sinclair, with a demand for a clear explanation of a $105 485 benefit.
Death Valley Scotty aims to beat the transcontinental air record. James G. Hall plans a July 9 takeoff to try to surpass Captain Frank Hawks 13 hour 26 minute mark, continuing Scotty’s fame from his 1905 Los Angeles to New York train charter.
Goldsboro News Argus paid 200 for 804 four leaf clovers for a Clover Day promotion offering 25 cents per perfect clover. School children flooded the office as sour grass clover was barred and reporter Clem Aycock tasted 400 clovers before sorting. Agricultural teacher G F Seymour helped Aycock distinguish the perfect from imperfect ones without tasting each.
The itinerary lists the leg of Liberty events from June 19 to June 26. Timeline includes landings in Krefeld Germany and Bremen Germany with onward flights to Copenhagen. Specific times appear for each leg of travel.
Caldwell along with James B. Brown and Charles F. Jones face additional indictments in Louisville with trial tentatively set for October 26. The grand jury accuses Brown and Jones of false bank reports and the trio of conspiracy to misapply one million dollars. Brown alone also charged with misapplication and conversion of $114,520. The National Bank of Kentucky and related entities are in receivership.
A milk war unfolds in Montgomery with bombing attempts on dairy trucks. Foremost dairies official Barber says gangsters seek tribute, noting earlier bombing 16 miles away. Birmingham dairies had earlier seen price-based conflict among large and small operators.
Nashville reports that Representative Worth Crowley withdrew an impeachment article against Secretary of State Ernest N. Haston after the House tabled a motion to summon witnesses. The charges alleged Haston acted as an attorney for Tennessee Electric Power and refused to sit with the state board of equalization on tax assessment matters. Crowley said the House did not wish to hear the matter.
The general council of Congregational and Christian churches acts as a single body after merging yesterday. Dr C B Patton of Los Angeles is elected moderator and co executive of the new combined group forming over 1,000,000 members in 6,670 congregations nationwide.
Raleigh June 26. The Citizens Bank of Yancey at Burnsville, closed December 16 but reopened briefly with depositors agreeing not to disturb funds for six months, has again been placed in the state banking department of liquidation by Banking Commissioner Gurney P. Hood.
Mrs Daniel B Scully and her daughter Mrs Josephine Nesbit both prominent socially were robbed of jewelry valued at 5000 dollars late last night by three men who followed them home from a theater in Chicago authorities said agencies reported no arrests yet and the investigation continues.
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