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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1931
Page
7
Cotton opened steady with May at 10.89 and October at 11.37 after early gains of 5 to 7 points on overseas demand and weekend cover. Dealers cited light selling in Liverpool and Alexandria, mixed weather delaying southern crop work, and about 99,000 bales awaiting clearance at week’s end.
United States Judge J Lyles Glenn of Chester was painfully injured today when his automobile skidded on wet pavement and struck a post on the Carolina short route between Chester and Rock Hill. His right arm was severely injured and his back sprained. Physicians were conducting an examination to determine if he had any other injuries.
Market activity tumbled as grain prices fell after a weak open, with corn and wheat slipping and cotton little changed. In New York and Chicago trading, steel stocks led losses on fears for industry demand, while copper and silver moved modestly, and Easter retail results buoyed bonds and potential stock demand.
Brief items from New York Los Angeles and Washington note light gossip about Lou Tellegen facial surgery Edith Stern joked about retouching the face. An eaglet hatched in an incubator meets baby chicks awaiting the time to eat. In Washington Congress men and postmasters pursue ships and holidays, Assistant Postmaster Glover persuades postmasters to change plans.
The 2,100,600 shares traded in a broad list of issues shows gains across many names. Notable movers include Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Coca Cola, Chrysler, Du Pont, General Foods, General Motors, IBM, and Western Union with percentage advances ranging from single to mid teens. Overall market tone remains positive with several rails and utility stocks posting solid increases.
Chicago mar 28 jurors in the Leo V Brothers trial heard policemen Anthony Rubhy describe a mental vision he followed on the day Tribune crime reporter Alfred Jake Lingle was slain in the Michigan avenue tunnel last June 9. Rubhy testified he frequently has visions and that the vision then was of another policeman who seemed to have been murdered. The state warned the court Rubhy may be mentally unbalanced.
Ruthy testified he had a mind blank when identifying Foster and described a recurring vision of a murdered policeman and a figure running beside him on Randolph Street. The court adjourned to Monday with alienists expected to testify next week as Ruthy’s visions threaten to shape the trial.
A lecturer asks if any man will let his wife be slandered and remain silent. A meek man rises, apologizes, and corrects the phrasing, saying he thought the lecturer said penpmeret in Ipswich, England.
The Duluth Minnesota hockey team shattered a scoring mark by tallying 13 goals in an American League game against St. Louis, signaling a high offensive performance and a notable team achievement this season.
New York golfer E Paul Young joined the hole in one club for a second time during a round at a Ft Worth Texas course, drawing quick attention from local golf fans and marking a notable feat in his playing season.
Dr Karl Renner former Austrian chancellor told the Austro German people’s union that the United States and Soviet Russia loom as dominant economic forces. He warned Europe must form a pan European union or risk becoming insignificant while Vienna reports note Austrian manufacturers may seek protection from German competition for years.
On Mar 28 potatoes in Chicago with a total shipment of 701 on track 281. Wisconsin round whites selling 1.70 to 1.85 per cwt, mostly 1.70 to 1.75. Idaho russets No 1 around 1.80 to 2.00, mostly 1.90 to 2.00. Colorado brown beauties 1.60.
Notice by trustee of foreclosure sale on Nancy Pearl Welborn deed of trust dated November 22 1929 recorded in Guilford NC. Sale set for 2 pm Monday April 1951 at Greensboro courthouse. Property lies in High Point Township Guilford County with description beginning at West 210 feet to a stone and continues with boundary lines as described in the deed.
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