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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1933

Page

11

Financial Marts Rally as Markets Rally on Bullish Reports

Financial markets rose with wheat futures up 2 to 8 cents amid a bullish crop report. Bonds, cotton, and raw sugar edged higher while automakers GM Chrysler Nash gained about a point. Major issues such as American Telephone Western Union Goodyear and U S Steel led a broad advance as tariff talks and inflation relief fed optimism.

Motors General Motors Chrysler Nash American Telephone Western Union American Can Goodyear Johns Manville Union Pacific New York Central New Haven National Steel Inland Steel Consolidated Gas National Distillers Owens Illinois U. S. Steel Pennsylvania American Smelting International Telephone International Harvester American and Foreign Power North American Electric Power and Light Wall Street Bugine

Elks Club Initiation Service At West Broad Tonight

The Elks hold their weekly meeting and initiation service at the home on West Broad Street tonight at 7 30 o clock.

Elks Club West Broad Street

Edwards Sues for Six Thousand Damages Over Lint

Trial in municipal court focused on W L Edwards and his claim for $6000 against High Point Mattress Co alleging property damage from lint from the plant. Plaintiff, neighbor owner, contends the factory impaired his investment and seeks $6000 in damages as the hearing continued through the day.

W. L. Edwards High Point Mattress Company Operty

Upholstery Fabric Prices Increased

Leading manufacturers announce price advances for upholstery fabrics. Sidney Blumenthal & Co. and L. C. Chase Co. raise prices 10 to 15 percent. Collins & Aikman Corporation matches increases.

Sidney Blumenthal & Co L. C. Chase Co Collins & Aikman Corporation

Coal fumes blamed for colds by Ohio Wesleyan professor

A professor at Ohio Wesleyan University asserts that fumes from burning soft coal cause colds and influenza. He cites health risks linked to air pollution and recommends reduced coal use to curb illnesses.

Ohio Wesleyan University

Japanese Planes Rain War Warning on Peiping

Japanese airplanes bombed Shih Hsia Chihsien Miyun and other sites near Peiping and Tientsin in North China as rhetoric warned that both good and evil will suffer and Chiang Kai shek would fail leading to loss of heads as tensions rose in the region.

Peiping Tientsin North China International Treaty Zone Shih-Hsia Chihsien Miyun Forth

Japanese Force Expands Push Toward Peiping in North China

Tokyo reports seven infantry brigades and one cavalry division advancing south of the Great Wall toward Peiping. Aimed at forcing China to seek an armistice, Japanese operations cross the Swan River while western fortifications near Miyun suggest German influence in Chiang Kai-shek's forces.

Tokyo Peiping China Great Wall Hrtherto Rengo Wall Naguyoshi Muto War Office Chiang Kai-Shek

Farm bill awaits Speaker signature amid inflation tools

The measure grants the President authority to expand currency and inflate credit via the Federal Reserve, while the Agriculture secretary gains broad powers to raise commodity prices through marketing agreements, production controls, and taxes. Wallaces powers and 1932 wheat low output are noted as context for surpluses and price shifts. Woodin signals inflation powers may stay limited if industry improves.

Black Federal Reserve System Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Congress Department of Agriculture Woodin

Navy to Trim Bases and Yard Facilities in South Districts

The sixth and seventh naval districts in South Carolina face reductions as the Navy plans a 565 million cut to a 325 million dollar fiscal year. Portsmouth Boston Philadelphia Charleston naval yards face changes with other ships services maintained. Several naval radio stations and bases including Norfolk Great Lakes and Parris Island are to close or scale back.

South Carolina Portsmouth Boston Philadelphia Charleston New York Norfolk Mare Island Puget Sound Cavite Philippine Islands Naval Training Great Lakes Illinois Naval Hospital Naval Reserve Aviation Naval Brownsville Texas Cordova Alaska Hilo Hawaii Parris Island New Orleans Louisiana New Hampshire Newport Rhode Island Lakehurst New Jersey St. Thomas Virginia Cayey Puerto Rico Port Au Prince Haiti la Palma Panama Puerto Obaldia Naval Air Station Naval Training Station

White House drafts employment bill with voluntary work plans

A White House conference of labor and industry leaders advances an employment bill. It proposes loan funding from the Reconstruction Corporation, relaxed antitrust rules for voluntary agreements, and wage and hour adjustments tied to absorbing idle workers. Lewis W. Douglas, Secretary Perkins, and others head the drafting committee.

Reconstruction Corporation White House Labor Lewis W. Douglas Perkins Dickinson Tugwell

North Carolina to urge lower railroad freight rates in Washington

W. G. Womble of the state corporation commission will travel to Washington to present North Carolina's demand for a general reduction in railroad freight rates. J. T. Ryan of High Point and officials of the North Carolina Traffic League are expected to join, with the case to be heard by the Interstate Commerce Commission tomorrow or Saturday.

Raleigh N. C W. G. Womble State Corporation Commission Washington Interstate Corporation Commission North Carolina J. T. Ryan High Point Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association North Carolina Traffic League

Oldest Natural Temperature Record Reported

The record notes a temperature of 150 degrees below zero observed at a location 10 miles north of the equator. The finding is reported as the oldest natural temperature measurement on record.

Wingate Andrews Class Holds 25th Reunion at UNC Chapel Hill

Members of the 1908 Wingate Andrews class return to UNC Chapel Hill for a 25th anniversary reunion on June 6. They recall a 771 student body in 1908, a Carnegie library of Yan, 000 volumes, and dormitory costs from 75 cents to 2.75 per month with $2 monthly heating and lighting.

Chapel Hill Commons Hall William C. Woodard Rocky Mount T. Wingate Andrews High Point Frank L. Dunlap Raleigh George M. Fountain Tarboro Jael A. Gray Winston-Salem Walter P. Stacy Fred I. Sutton Kinston

Final Rites Held For Floyd Davis

Funeral services for Floyd Davis were held at the Hilliard Memorial Church with Rev. Hughey Miller presiding. Burial followed in the city cemetery. He is survived by his wife five young sons two brothers G R Davis of High Point W B Davis of Richfield three sisters Mrs H A Freeman Miss Beda Davis both of High Point and Mrs IL C Connor of Albemarle.

Floyd Davis Culler Street Hilliard Memorial Church Hughey Miller G. R. Davis High Point W. B. Davis Richfield H. A. Freeman Beda Davis IL. C. Connor Albemarle

Not Same Clyde Upton Denies Municipal Court Connection

Clyde Upton of Highland Mill asks The Enterprise to state today he is not the Clyde Upton tried in municipal court Monday.

Upton Clyde Upton Highland Mill Enterprise Clyde Upton

Large Strawberries Displayed By Local Grower

A cluster of three unusually large strawberries from one stem was placed on display in The Enterprise window today by Mrs. C. M. Freeman Jr of 311 South Hamilton Street. The display highlights a notable garden find.

Enterprise Today C. M. Freeman, Jr Hamilton Street

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