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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1931
Page
9
Smith County bank in Carthage Tennessee was robbed during the night of about $15,000. Entry was gained via a basement door and a vault hole was burned. All currency and silver were taken, though $1000 in gold, and a safe with notes and bonds, were left untouched. Bank officials ordered funds from Nashville to resume operations.
New York March 24 bears retreated as dividend prospects hinted at favorable disbursements for tomorrow. Morning selling eased after midday as rails and several specialties rose. Union Pacific gained four points, New York Central Atchison Norfolk & Western American Telephone Westinghouse and Case moved higher. Auburn advanced about eight to a yearly peak. Bond tone was weak with possible financing delays. silver rose. call money at 1 percent amid government fund withdrawals.
The City Memorial hospital is praised by patients and townspeople for its harmony, service, and progressive first year. Rev R L West reports revival prospects at Old Trinity Baptist and ten professions of faith. Local couple Charles Swaim and Annie Henley wed. Wake Forest student John Blackburn visited. local glee club performances noted.
Sammy Haris, a Negro lightweight boxer from Akron Ohio, collapsed in the ring last night and died today at Cambria hospital in Johnstown. No charges have been filed against Mickey.
The New York Stock market lists a broad mix of gains and losses with many major names like Anaconda Armco and United Aircraft showing varied moves. Industrials such as General Motors and Ford display mixed activity while utilities and consumer goods map uneven progress amid fluctuating trading volumes.
Karachi reports a tense scene as Lahore executed three Indians prompting fears of nationalist backlash. British authorities moved military reinforcements from Baluchistan and elsewhere to Karachi and Lahore for the nationalist congress period to prevent disturbances.
John L. Reeves, a school bus driver, was absolved of blame in the death of 13 year old Woodrow Bradford who was killed when the rear wheel ran over him after he fell from the moving bus in Fayetteville.
U S Dept of Agriculture notes slow potato trading with 112 on track and 0.8 shipments weak. Wisconsin round whites range 1.50 to 1.75 per cwt, most 1.0 to 1.65. Minnesota round prices also cited amid sluggish sales.
Capiases for the arrest of Luke Lea Nashville financier Luke Lea Jr and EH P Charlet treasurer of the Tennessee Publishing company will be sent to Tennessee tomorrow if bonds are not posted tonight. Bonds of 10000 for the elder Lea and 5000 for the two others. They are charged with conspiring to defraud Central Bank and Trust of about 880000. Trial set for April 27 in superior court.
Two armed robbers interrupted a bridge game at a high end Winston-Salem home and, after locking four society women in a bathroom and locking the host in a closet, fled with $15,000 in valuables. They used Mrs. Cavanaughs car abandoned a half mile away. detectives call them professional gunmen with no clues.
Ben H Cozart 55, prominent Wilson tobacconist and fertilizer distributor, died in a local hospital from a bullet wound in the head in what appears a personal safety incident. He was found unconscious at home by a neighbor. his widow and several relatives survive. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Legal text outlining city powers to lay out streets sidewalks and public grounds, assess costs against abutting properties, and publish notices. Sets rules for governing body conflicts of interest, penalties, debt limits, and continuity of existing laws. Ratified March 21, 1931 by North Carolina authorities.
In Nice on March 24 Magistrate Vachier said the two children of Mrs Charlotte Nixon Nirdlinger face hunger as funds run out. Police and officials searched the Nirdlinger apartment for cash with no success. The US has not sent money. if funds do not arrive by tomorrow noon, the children may be turned over to French charity, while aid from the Nice American Aid society is expected until Mrs Nash arrives from the United States.
Arthur Burnap, 26, chief detective Norton said, confessed to holding up a train near Birmingham March 14 and stealing 4500 from a railway express car. Chicago police found a gun on him and he named three accomplices, saying one planned the robbery and the other two aided his escape.
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