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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
10
Washington report details a grand jury finding possible fraud in the St Paul parcel post office lease dealings. The case involves high government officials, untoward lease terms, and a $1.5 million potential building project, with court actions pending in the claims court.
Miss Medler, president of the University of Oregon junior class, led fundraising to support athletics. Under her leadership the class contributed a large sum to cover travel costs, enabling Oregon to send a four man tennis team a golf squad and several track stars east for national intercollegiate events.
New lease defended amid denials of exorbitant rent while the bureau of the budget and comptroller general approve the contract. Condemnation proceedings will begin immediately in St Paul to acquire the site as Washington pledges to abrogate the lease and take control. Three departments cooperate the postmaster general treasury and justice probe the alleged fraud and high rent.
In New York the burglar alarm at the Elizabeth Sash Store plant sounded loudly waking nearby residents. Police arrived to find the watchman’s dog asleep on the buzzer, preventing the siren from stopping the alert despite officers’ entry.
On June 28 1778 American forces under George Washington defeated the British at Monmouth Court House New Jersey after Lee’s delayed feints and a late rally by Washington. British troops evacuated Philadelphia and retreated to Middlesex Heights with American losses at 362 and British at 416 before Lee faced court martial.
Gas Mann Drug Store advertises LEE'S LAXATIVE and TIC COMPOUND for stomach gas and indigestion. It claims two tablespoons of TIC COMPOUND relieve gas pressure on the heart within thirty minutes and restore breathing, with fast relief for distress.
An advertisement for Lee's Laxative and Cathartic Compound promises relief from indigestion and dyspepsia with one bottle proving its effect. Mann Drug Store in High Point, North Carolina offers a 10 day sale pricing the bottle at $1.90, with money back if unsatisfied.
A military commander faced a one year suspension from command after an incident during a retreat. The decision cited leadership failures and operational concerns affecting unit cohesion and mission readiness.
Boonville Missouri June 25 Ravens wood farm hosts observance marking the ninetieth anniversary of Shorthorn cattle introduction west of the Mississippi River. The American Shorthorn Breeders Association and Missouri Shorthorn Association join local breeders in the event. Ravenswood farm's Shorthorn herd is said to be the oldest in the United States. The farm owner N Nelson Leonard is a descendant of a former American Shorthorn president.
A German developed plant in the mimosa family grows new leaves after a 15 to 20 minute sleep. It withers when touched or near fire, then regenerates leaves about 15 minutes later. It is harvested in India for commercial uses and its bruised leaves are said to aid burns. Roots are charred for gunpowder charcoal.
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