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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1927

Page

6

Birth of Twins Announced by Mr and Mrs J E Dillon

Mr and Mrs J E Dillon of 1419 Bradley Street announce the birth of twins on May 9. Sib Burton is reported critically ill at his home on Montheau Avenue. Mrs John Fambrough and Mrs Joe McLaney will entertain the Merry Bidders club and husbands Friday evening at Mrs McLaney's Hardie apartment.

J. E. Dillon Bradley Street Sib Burton Montheu Avenue John Fambrough Joe McLaney Wilhl Merry Bidders Club Grimes Street School L. W. McFarland Lotus Club J. W. Hedrick North Main Street Edgar Whitener Homer Montsinger

Emerywood Kindergarten Presents Mother Goose Operetta

Last Friday at five the Emerywood Kindergarten and primary school staged a Mother Goose operetta on the outdoor stage. Rebecca Kearns played Mistress Mary Quite Contr ary, with Mrs J W Chandler as Mother Goose in a garden setting.

Emerywood Mother Goose Rebecca Kearns Mary Marguerite Mann Helen Millis Mary Lewis Millis Anna Tomlinson Margaret Hayworth Kitty Mann Don Wilson Howard Klein Harold Grimes Robert Bencini Neese Williard Willis Slane Arnold Hauser Billy Austin Jack Owen

Western tornadoes kill and injure across the plains

Tornadoes and storms across Kansas Missouri Iowa Nebraska and surrounding states left at least sixteen dead and many injured or homeless. In Missouri two women and two children died near Eldon while El don area sustained heavy damage. Rankin from Eldon helped in first aid and carried at least a dozen injured.

John Rankin Eldon Rankin Kansas City Mes Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Olean Rocky Mountain Dakotas Nebraska Iowa Siax City South Dakota North Platte Neb

Tornadoes and High Winds Kill and Injure Dozens Near Dallas

Four people were known killed with several missing and more than 40 injured after tornadoes and high winds hit northeast of Dallas. Garland reported four bodies recovered and many injured arriving at city hospitals. Nevada residents were among those feared dead, with widespread communication outages and unconfirmed damage reports.

Dallas Tex Here Garland Nevada Collins County

Tornado Kills Seven in Garland Texas and Injures Dozens

A Garland tornado struck early this morning destroying part of the residential district and killing seven people including C O Smiley Mrs Smiley and Mrs Nicholson. More than a dozen houses were demolished and 14 injured were taken to Dallas hospitals.

Garland. Tex Dallas Monroe Todd C. O. Smiley Smileys

Nugensser Opens Paris to New York Transatlantic Flight

Nugensser began a Paris to New York transatlantic flight from Le Bourget at 5 18 a m local time today. The AP report notes the early departure as the start of the long journey across the Atlantic from France.

Lebourget France May

First definite advices on fliers reach New York Times

The Times received from its Sidney Nova Scotia correspondent a telegram stating a Grace Marconi station reported a French liner off Newfoundland sighting the plane. This marked the first definite advice regarding the fliers reaching New York.

New York Times Sidney Nova Scotia Times Marconi Grace New Foundland

Keen Rivalry Over Trans Atlantic Flight Efforts

May 9 AP report on five expeditions racing to be first non stop New York Paris flight. Nungesser and Coke in White Bird spark hopes amid successors Fonck Ehrgott Byrd wrecks and prize chase. Sightings reported but unconfirmed by Western Union and radio stations.

New York Charles Nungesgser Francis Coli Paris France America Rene Fonck Winston W. Ehrgott Air Mail St. Louis American Legion Noel Davis U. S. Navy Virginia Davis Stanton H. Wooster Richard E. Byrd Byrd Floyd Bennett Fonk Mitchell Field Raymond Orteg United States Nungesser

French Nungesser Flight Report Sparks Greeting Planes

New York May 9 AP Western Union says it traced a report about the Nungesser plane over Newfoundland but officials say the claim was not carried by them. French diplomats airmen and Byrd and Neville are named to greet the fliers as preparations for a New York to Paris flight proceed.

Nngesser New York Western Union Telegraph Company Radio Staton St. Pierre Miquelon Western Union Nungesser New Foundland Richard E. Byrd George Neville Paris America Clarence BD Chamberlin Lloyd Bertaud

Daughter 84 Visits 104 Year-Old Mother on Mother's Day

In Past End a 104 year old mother received a large family gathering as her 84 year old daughter and five of her 186 grandchildren and great grandchildren visited. The daughter, living in Highland Mills, had not seen her mother for some time and was driven to East End by Dr Jared Tesh.

MR. Klein Ohto F. B. Klein Delphos Mrs. Klein Highland Mills East End Jared Tesh

Flight record attempt and rivals stir Paris air news

The Belanca monoplane of Nungesser and Coli, carrying 4925 litres of fuel, aims for a Paris flight with a 40 hour endurance. Officials say it may divert to another destination if the attempt fails as rivals Chamberlin and Bertaud plan a different long distance hop. Separate dispatches report Cap tain Saint Roman and Commander Mouneyres missing after taking off from St Louis Senegal toward Pernambuco. Search efforts continue without success.

Nungeshher Paris Nungesser Columbia Aircraft Corporation Chamberlin Bertaud Coli Rio Janeiro Saint Roman Mouneyres St. Louis Senegale Perambuco

Weather threat looms as Nun Gesser nears New York

Weather observations from Boston airport report a possible Atlantic storm ahead. Wind at sea from the west southwest is 16 miles per hour as Nun Gesser in the White Bird is expected to reach New York.

Boston Atlantic Nungesser New York

Navy Reports No Sightings Of Nungesser Plane Yet

Washington may 9 The navy department had no advices today that Nungesser s plane had been sighted by an American destroyer. A newspaperman claimed a destroyer sighted the craft during the night but the report lacks verification.

Washington Navy Department Nungesser Naval Communication Office

Miracle Nungesser Flight Aims For New York Landing

Paris to New York nonstop attempt by Captains Charles Nungesser and Francis Coli in the skull marked monoplane. Mitch ell Field airmen expect a miracle if visibility remains poor as ships and radio stations vigilantly track the 3700 mile voyage and potential rendezvous near Liberty Island.

Airmen Nungesser and Coli Missing After Flight Attempt

The search continues for Captain Nungesser and Coli after an attempted Paris to New York flight. No confirmed fix on their location despite reports the White Bird may have crossed Newfoundland waters near Cape Race.

French liner sighted off Newfoundland by wireless

A Sydney based correspondent for the New York Times reports Captain Nungesser in the White Bird was seen near Cape Race at 109 o'clock this morning. The Glace Bay Marconi station relayed a wireless message from a French liner off Newfoundland confirming the sighting.

New York May Nungesser Cape Race New York Times Sydney N. 5 Times Glace Bay New Foundland

Diabolical Motive in Snyder Case Revealed at Trial

The trial exposes Ruth Snyder and Gray in a planned murder. Prosecutor Millard paints a scheme involving a four ounce bottle and a quart bottle of poison, a pencil as a murder instrument, and an intended alibi. He argues Mrs Snyder sought insurance proceeds of 98000 dollars while Gray faced no motive.

Gray Snyder Mre. Snyder Millard Albert Snyder Ruth Snyder Judd Edgar F. Hazelton

Snyder murder trial nears jury with infamous history

The Snyder murder case set to go before a jury today in a sensational triangle crime that gripped New York audiences. Albert Snyder lies dead in bed after a chloroform suffocation attack as Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray face trial amid crowds and clashes at the Long Island City courthouse.

New York Snyder Queen Village Albert Snyder Ruth Snyder Henry Judd Gray Long Island City Lorraine

Murder Scene Details Reported In Chilling Finding

Police described a man found bound on a bed with chloroform pads in mouth and nose and strangled by picture wire. His hands and feet were bound, and his own pistol lay beside him on the bed.

High Point High School Announces Commencement Speakers

Preliminary plans for the High Point high school commencement program are under way today. The speakers have been secured. The address will be delivered by June 9 and the sermon by Dr. Francis Anscombe, minister of the Friends Society, Winston-Salem. Further announcements will follow.

High Point High School Francis ©. Anscombe the Friends Society Winston- Salem

Local Directors Attend North Carolina Funeral Directors Convention

David T. Yow and Robert H. Sechrest, local funeral directors, will depart for Durham to attend the Thirty-Eighth Annual Convention of the North Carolina Funeral Directors. The session starts in the morning and runs through Thursday.

David T. Yow Robert H. Sechrest Durham North Carolina

Drunk Driving and Board Bill Payments Noted in Case

Judge Teague R. L. Oliver presided over a case involving operating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey with $59 costs. George Deberry faces half the cost of a board bill and must pay the bill. John Brown is noted for a board bill payment.

R. L. Oliver George Deberry John Brown

Court Citations Include Drunken Driving and Assault Cases

Half the court costs ordered in several cases including worthless checks by Ira Worth Calvin Spencer Bertha Smith and J Mullis. Assault charges against Frank Jordan and Levi B Swain with road time and fines. Drunken and disorderly counts against J Williard C H Warren and others. Prohibition law violations noted with fines. Walter McCormick charge of abandon and non support withdrawn.

Ira Worth Calvin Spencer Bertha Smith Frank Jordan James Fred Hart Everett Holton Marvin Ingram Duke Daniels Levi B. Swain J. F. Williard J. Mullis C. H. Warren Walter McCormick

Uncertain Search for Nungesser and Coli Flight

In New York on May 9 AP reports no definite word on the fate of Captain Nungesser and Coli flying the White Bird from Paris to New York. Thirty eight hours since departure from Lebouget, two sighting reports over Newfoundland not confirmed, weather worsened by rain and fog over the sea between New York and Boston reducing visibility.

Mitchell Field N. Y Nungesser New York Paris North Atlantic Charles Nungesser Francis Coli LeBourget Field Ireland United States Weather Bureau mid-Atlantic Nova Scotia Cape Race New Foundland Coli Parsi Leboureget Boston

Southern Railways executives to meet in Hickory conference

Several hundred executives of the Southern Railways lines east will gather May 13 at Hickory for a three day conference, the home town of General Manager R. E. Simpson, it was learned today.

Charlotte Southern Railways Lines Will Gatheer Hickory R. E. Simpson

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SILI Rollins Moffitt’ S N. Main American Homes Dept Jacques Busbee Pinehurst American Homes Department Jugtown Pottery Asheboro Sheraton Hotel High Point Col A. H. Boyden Salisbury Musical Art Club Matt Wall Kentucky C. C. Prince Mrs Hugh Murrill Stamey’s Cecil Dalton - Johnson Dea Halifax N. S North The Havas Agency St. Pier- Foundland Nevre Captain Nungesser Colt St. Pierre Miquelon Beavans’ Daily Store News New Today the Ladies’ Store Frank Graham Judge Teague
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