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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1931

Page

8

Conference Meeting On Monday Shows Stand on Revenue Bill

Raleigh May 9 The legislative deadlock over the revenue bill remains unclear until after Monday night. The session may hint at a compromise or prolong the adjournment. The MacLean bloc keeps to opposition to ad valorem tax but signs of flexibility grow as the Johnston Jolly act shifts views. If the Senate plan is adopted, a small 20 to 25 cent ad valorem tax may fund the six months term. The house will decide Monday night after conference committee reports.

RY J. C. Baskerville Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh House Senate MacLean Bloc MacLean Johnston-Jolly House Conference Committee Senate Conference Committee Harris Person Cherry Gaston Hood Wayne Allen Granville Harris and Spence Connor General Assembly

Whirlwind device promises 59 miles per gallon test

Automobile engineers reveal a new invention claimed to fit all cars and improve fuel economy to 59 miles per gallon or less. The firm offers a free device for trial and a large money making opportunity for agents, with Milwaukee based Whirlwind Mfg. Co. seeking distributors and testers.

Whirlwind Mfg. Co Dept Station C Milwaukee Wisc

Thomasville Bride Is Honored At Luncheon

Mrs Carl Richardson honored at a Greensboro luncheon with six covers and a silver candlestick gift. Other Social items include a Thursday Afternoon bridge club gathering at Mrs R G Jennings home and notable local residents visiting or traveling for weekend events.

Thomasville Carl Richardson Walter Newby King Cotton Hotel Greensboro Mary Weaver Newby Carcelina Theater Richardson R. G. Jennings Park Avenue Robert Rapp Mamie Harris Carson Cox

Vessels collide in Baltic Ocean

The British steamship Pacific and the German vessel Hugo Stinnes collided in the Baltic near Mykøbing Falster at 3 a.m. Both ships were badly damaged and crews evacuated. Danish and German lifeboats aided, Pacific crew seen in boats. Pacific 2,816 ton Cocker line ship bound Hull to Danzig with ballast. Hugo Stinnes, 3,000 tons from Hamburg, had prior collision near Greenwich.

Copenhagen Denmark Pacific Hugo Stinnes Baltic Mykobing Falster Lloyd’s Register Collission Danzig Sir W. H. Cocker Line L. Tyrall Dublin Cocker Line Hull Cape Fear Beveridge Hamburg Greenwich

Newell Favored as Legion Department Commander

Raleigh May 9 Reports from Raleigh indicate strong support for Col H A Newell of Henderson as likely department commander of the American Legion at the Morehead City convention July 26 27 and 28. Newell a wartime veteran and active leader on veterans affairs has previously campaigned for the post and is seen as best suited to push disabled veterans legislation.

Col. Newell George K. Freeman Goldsboro Veterans’ Organization Newell Col Freeman Legion

Minor Collision In Fog Hits New York Harbor

A heavy fog over New York harbor paralyzed shipping and caused a minor collision between two liners in Ambrose channel. The Lloyd Sbaudo Cone Bian camano and the Eastern Prince of the Prince line collided in the mist. The Eastern Prince reported damage to its bridge and superstructure but would proceed to its South American port. The Italian liner bound for that country was undamaged.

New York New York Harbor Ambrose Channel Lloyd Sbaudo Cone Biancamano Prince of the Prince Line Prince

Two Women Given Five Year Sentences in Salisbury Case

Minnie Lippard and her daughter Clara Hollis were sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading nolo contendere to stealing clothing from a Salisbury home. The pair, once jailed here, escaped briefly, then were recaptured.

Salisbury Minnie Lippard Bud Lippard Clara Hollis

Service Today At Church of Christ

Rev. W. Barton Quarles of Winston-Salem will preach at 11 o clock morning service at the Church of Christ on East State street near North Hamilton. The sermon topic is My Mother and Your Mother.

W. Barton Quarles Winston-Salem Church of Christ East State Street North Hamilton

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Stewart-Warner Radios A. B. Elam Commerce Street Studebaker Automotive Laboratory North Main Street Walter Abernethy Nancy Yow Abernethy Ida Mate Yow Asheville George H., Yow Yow David Yow Nancy Perry High Point Stuart Yow Winston- Salem R. C. Harville Tenclr J. T. Grimes Raleigh D. E. Hoover Lexington Avenue Evelyn Webb New York City William Webb City School Agnes Herndon Clarice Rose Alta Hutson Helen Saunders Bertha Rinehart Nell Hoover Ruth Sullivan Miss Sullivan E. W. Dixon George H. Yow J. W. Boyles Imogene and Isabel Boyles Evelyn Lyles J. W. Bodenheimer Blanche Bodenheimer Greensboro College Baltic Ocean Henderson American Legion Mother Oakwood Memorial Park Memorial Park Trust Department the Commercial National Bank Hunter Sechrest C. Clark
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