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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
6
Preparations are nearly complete for a charity ball at the Sheraton hotel Friday night at nine o'clock, hosted by the High Point Shrine club. The Capitolians orchestra of Washington, D C will provide music, refreshments will be served, and favors will be given. advance ticket sales suggest a large turnout.
Mrs Bert Kirkman at the Sheraton hotel shows marked improvement after being ill. Mrs W P Ridge remains at 315 English Street with illness. Mrs Richard Hodson of Franklin visits her mother Mrs J H Petty on Richardson Street. Edward and Henry Cook, sons of Mrs H L Cook, returned from Riverside Academy Gainesville Ga where they were students.
Four new aviation records were established in the past four days. Fort Worth monoplane crew R L Robbins and James Kelly logged 172 hours 32 minutes 1 second of continuous flight by refueling from a supply ship. Miss Marvel Crosson of San Diego set a 24,000 foot altitude record for women, Barney Zimmerly of Marshall, Missouri hit 24,6000 feet for light planes, and Herbert J Fahy in Los Angeles logged 36 hours 56 minutes 36 seconds of solo flight without refueling.
The 500 mile race saw Louis Meyer lead early then lose the lead to Ray Keech after a tire and fuel stop at 400 miles. Meyer finished with Keech second and Lou Moore third as prize money totaled for lap leaders and top finishers. Official lineup lists drivers and car models for the long race.
The article notes that most guarantors and key supporters of Mr. Smith opted to pay rather than pursue litigation. Major contributors included Mr. Raskob, William F. Kenny, and Lieut. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York each giving about $150,000. Baruch, Meehan, Riordan also contributed, with $50,000 to $75,000 gifts. Additionally, $150,000 came from sale of Smith's campaign speeches.
Minnesota outlines a public game preserve spanning about 1,250,000 acres along the Canadian border. Officials say the reserve will protect wildlife corridors and support regional conservation efforts.
Voters in France must present government issued identification cards at the polls for the upcoming election. Officials say the measure aims to ensure voter integrity and curb fraud.
Seven masked bandits raided the St. Claude Inn gambling house near New Orleans early today. They escaped with cash and loot estimated between 2600 and 12000 dollars.
A dense listing of radio programs by time and station across networks. Includes WABC WEAF WOR WJZ and many others with programs such as Memorial services, orchestras, dramas, and news blocks. Mentions multiple cities and stations, with detailed daily lineups.
A gasoline seepage caused a series of sewer explosions in Ottawa Ontario. The blasts killed Mrs Anna Hayden and injured about twenty five others. A mile long arc of destruction included a church demolished and pavements ripped up with manhole covers hurled into the air. Police patrolled the wrecked area as traffic was redirected and disorder followed.
Government figures show the cucumber crop in four early producing states up to 50 percent larger than last year. Alabama South Carolina Louisiana and Georgia lead the gains with an anticipated 1 500 000 hampers of green cakes to reach markets.
Lexington hosiery magnate W H Carmichael attended the Rotary International convention in Dallas representing the Lexington Rotary Club, substituting for Col G F Hawkins who could not attend.
Winston Salem May 30 W H Holcomb veteran official of Winston Salem and commissioner of finances shot himself in the head this afternoon dying within minutes motive not yet known authorities said.
Harold W. Speed Holman of St. Paul Minnesota won the first Gardner trophy race from East St. Louis to Indianapolis and back posting a time of 2 hours 58 minutes 40 seconds for the roughly 440 mile event.
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