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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1929
Page
5
New York March reports show cotton goods sales outpacing production with mills taking contracts four to six weeks ahead on staple gray cloths and strong orders into summer. Prices for prints and other unfinished lines ease slightly after a cotton market break while demand remains robust for finished fabrics including drapery materials and fine curtains.
Hogs mostly steady to strong with Friday average around 11.55 for loads near 210 lbs. butchers 200 250 lbs range 11.15 11.55. sows 10.00 10.60. cattle offer declines across weight classes with yearlings and heavy steers near steady to down. sheep market steady with loads to 90 lb clipped lambs at 15.75 17.40 and fat lambs 16.65 17.25, week totals inch lower prices overall compared with last week.
Rain in the southwest and weak Liverpool follow through trigger early declines in Chicago wheat values. Predictions of large Liverpool arrivals kept prices under pressure while corn oats and provisions also eased with corn dipping from initial gains.
New York March 30 foreign exchange quotations show easy demand for several currencies. British pound 484% and 485 9-32 for cable. 60 day bills on banks 480. France 3.90 9-16 and 3.90 13-16 for cables. Italy 5.231-8 and 5.23% for cables. Other rates include Belgium 13.87% Germany 23.6812 Holland 40.03 Norway 26.65 Sweden 26.69 Denmark 26.623 Switz 19.23 Spain 15.99 Greece 1.29 Poland 11.25 Czecho Slovakia 2.96 Yugoslavia 1.76 Austria 14.06 Romania .49 Argentina 42.06 Brazil 11.80 Tokyo 44.42 Montreal 99.3712.
Potatoes in Chicago trading slow with 686 cars total U S shipments. Wisconsin and Minnesota round whites traded 50 to 65 cents, Idaho russets 1.45 to 1.65, new stock fair. Florida Spaulding Rose No 1 barrels 7.25, Texas Bliss Triumphs No 1 4.25 to 4.50.
Chief Justice Charles W. Mason of the Oklahoma Supreme Court was suspended by a 28 to 7 vote of the state senate pending trial on 11 articles of impeachment. The action follows a March 30 report noting the impending impeachment proceedings.
The editor reflects on Lent centering on the Cross and Resurrection. It argues the Resurrection is proven by faith and transformed lives, not just physical evidence, and stresses Christ’s living presence and power in believers today. Many cry out this Easter title Jesus still lead on.
A new credit jewelry store The Jewel Shop opens Tuesday April 2 at 106 North Main St formerly S. J. Morton. Siegie Siegle, formerly credit manager for Max Bones, will manage and greet friends visiting the store for personal attention and a full line of watches and jewelry.
Greensboro March 30 five Negro employees of the Armour fertilizer plant were injured when a supporting wall collapsed burying them under fertilizer and debris. Workers pulled them free. none of the injuries were serious.
A 6:30 Sunday morning program of Easter hymns and a sermon on The Risen Christ. The Lord's Supper will be administered at 11 o clock with a message on The Living Christ. Opportunity for church membership offered at 6:30.
Walker P. Inman testifies in Reno as his two day cross examination focuses on alleged discretions of Mrs. Inman the Kokomo Ind daughter and his effort to win a divorce and property settlement. He admits finding John Steele with his wife in 1923 and recounts Hardy's attentions aboard the yacht while denying accusations of striking her.
Enrique Liekens the Mexican consul general in El Paso said he received instructions from Mexico City to inform Americans that investments in rebel controlled territory would not be recognized by the federal government when the revolt ends.
In Victoria British Columbia on March 30 the detention of two men and a woman passenger on the liner Aorangi was kept secret as Royal Canadian Mounted Police and naval officers escorted them on orders from the Admiralty. They searched the suspects but would not reveal if the missing naval plans were recovered.
Davidson College in North Carolina entered spring vacation on Thursday afternoon as most students left the campus. A few delinquents stayed for Friday re examinations, but the student body largely deserted the grounds except for the baseball team. Students must return by Wednesday at 8 30 a m.
A major fire in Sydney originat ing in the harbor district bonded warehouse caused damage estimated at £200,000. It was the largest blaze the city has witnessed in many years.
J. P. Morgan arrived in Venice from Paris and boarded the yacht Corsair for a weekend cruise. The financier's return marks a brief respite in Italy before continuing travel plans.
Radio listings show a Goldman Band concert hosted by WJIZ WBAL WHAM KDEKA WJR WLW KYW WHAS WSB WRT WRVA WJAX WSM at 00:00 followed by a Walter Damrosch conducted Symphony Orchestra on WEAF WEBI WTIC WIAR WTAG WCSH WFI WRC WGY WGR WCAE WTAM WWI WHAS WSB WBT WJAX WRVA. At 10:00 Tunes of Broadway Spirited Prograph airs on WEAF WEEI WTIC WJAR WTAG WCSH WEL WRC WGY WGR WCAE WTAM WWJ WGN WHAS WSB WBT WJAX WI0D.
A dense list shows Eastern Standard Time radio programming across many stations including WJZ WOR WABC and others. It details daily music lectures news and talk segments with acts like Goldman Band Jones and Hare plus orchestras and dance hours spanning morning to late evening. The item reads as a station-by-station timetable of programs and hosts with regional focus.
Easter services at St Stephen’s A M E Zion church include sunrise prayer, a sermon titled Evidences of the Resurrection, a children’s program at 3, and a pantomime by advanced children at 7 30. Rev C W Carver invites the public to attend all services.
In Lexington on March 30 Mrs Susie E Jenkins widow of J T Jenkins of Arnold Davidson county held a sale of farm tools and household articles. Among the items was a house clock claimed to be 150 years old from the late 18th century drawing a crowd of buyers.
Mrs. A. J. Gillingham reports good prospects for future mining development on her eastern Davidson County tract. Earlier tests by expert miners showed traces of gold and northern parties are reportedly interested in developing the land.
Don Glassie of Chevy Chase Maryland wins the Duke University cheer leader post succeeding Spruill Thornton of Winston-Salem. He will direct cheering in the new stadium this fall with assistants guiding Duke yells for the opening game against the University of Pittsburgh on October 5 at the 35 000 seat concrete horseshoe.
Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins announced plans to attempt a submarine crossing of the Arctic Ocean possibly this summer or next, with Commander Sloan Danenhower of Simon Lake Submarine Company preparing the craft in Bridgeport Connecticut. The voyage aims to test ice breaking, depth, and ocean shape while open water gaps in July would allow navigation between ice fields.
A zoo in New York state lists the longest snake in its collection as measuring twenty six percent of a foot in length, a figure noted as unusually small and likely misprinted. The article discusses uncertainty over the measurement and calls for verification.
Charles G. Wood of the U S Department of Labor met with workers and company officials from the Brandon corporation to discuss the 1775 textile strike at Poinsett and Brandon units. He did not forecast a settlement, noting such talks often take time.
In Springfield Massachusetts authorities work to identify a body found in the Connecticut River at Long Meadow as Miss Frances St. John Smith, a Smith College student who vanished January 13, 1928. Dr. Q J Woods and Dr. Carlton Pooler compare dental work. family in New York doubtful but investigators stay confident.
In Greenville South Carolina on March 30 the strike remains unchanged despite ongoing efforts by workers and local officials to negotiate. Union representatives state talks continue with no immediate resolution or end date announced.
Milwaukee March 30 The wet and dry issue again splits Wisconsin voters with a yes or no choice on the Severson law enforcement act and a proposal to drop penalties for making and selling beverages up to 2.75 alcohol content. The outcome at next Thursday's polls is seen as pivotal to the state's future enforcement course.
Testimonial from 1907 by John Relahan of Webb City Missouri claims recovery from consumption after 26 treatments by Prof Pole a naturopathic healer. It cites notary sworn statement and a claim of 25 000 testimonials worldwide with office hours and pricing for treatments at 212 Commercial National Bank Building.
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