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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1931
Page
2
Lane Chandler stars as a gun repairer hero in The Hurricane Horseman a tidy Western filled with outlaw intrigue and loyal romance. Raven the horse proves clever as Spanish extras add color with a tango before a campfire.
The article reviews a Western film with Marie Quillan as the Spanish heroine and Walter Miller as the outlaw, noting audience reaction to battles and plot. It shifts to political commentary, quoting Shouse and Senator Fess on Democratic gains, the Hoover era, and Ohio district results amid calls of leadership in world affairs and local elections.
Each party suffered losses as Republicans lost the eighth Michigan seat in the House, a seat held for 30 years, and a governorship in New Jersey. Kentucky may also flip, with counts delayed until after election day. The House majority appears to be Democratic.
Six inmates attempted freedom with two already wounded. Captain Raines reported five still free but likely captured soon after bloodhound pursuit. Names include Jack Stearns Guilford county and others with prior convictions. Nearly 1,000 convicts housed at Caledonia.
Mrs Raymond Binford opened with committee reports as speakers Phillips Coltrane and others described a cooperative program to acquaint the public with the educational system and enlist parental support for school standards. They argued wealth is sufficient for an adequate system and urged broad parent teacher alliance to sustain reforms.
Raleigh November 4. Thirty five public schools across 25 counties are added to the state accreditable list. Superintendent A T Allen announces the new entries including Burnsville in Anson and Healing Springs in Ashe among others such as Allen Jay in Guilford and Severn in Northumberland.
Roosevelt’s reform drive and prohibition tensions marked a national canvass won by Roosevelt’s forces while Republicans faced internal splits over speakership. Democrats lead 217 to 215 with vacancies, planning to curb Republicans’ 18-year control and leverage independents for power as 1932 campaigns loom.
A chapter of the Disabled War Veterans organization for World War II disabled or wounded soldiers was formed in High Point with 16 charter members led by temporary chairman William J. Bennett. The group plans Armistice Day activities and aims to honor local veteran Ernest Morgan who holds three bravery certificates for actions in France in 1918.
Tokyo urges China to accept five principles as a condition for Japanese troop withdrawal from Manchuria. Tokyo insists recognition of the 1915 treaty granting Japan rights in Chinese territory is essential, while China argues the Twenty-One Demands coerced its signing and the treaty is invalid.
Izvestia in Moscow accuses Japanese militarists of inventing a fable about Soviet interference in Manchuria to justify extending occupation northward at least until the League of Nations council meets on November 16. The paper says Japan aims to weaken rivals by courting a Soviet clash.
Late rallies lifted Chicago wheat more than three cents from morning lows. Traders cited Europe’s growing dependence on imported wheat and North American supplies as the only new source, with drought in the southwest boosting bullish sentiment for 1931 fall sown wheat.
In Granite Falls North Carolina residents panic when they see Cecil Lowman carried into a funeral home and later awaken sit up and speak. M A Mackie the funeral home manager explains Lowman had been a hospital patient recovering at home in Connelly Springs.
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion held a large meeting at the legion hall adopting the constitution and by laws approved by the executive committee. Bruce H. Carraway was installed as service officer. I Paul Ingle urged Red Cross Roll Call support and soliciting factory districts. A protest letter to county commissioners regarding license tax exemptions for certain veterans was read and approved. Henry L. Stevens urged North Carolina leadership in recruiting. Denison University marked its 100th anniversary in Granville, Ohio.
Public notice of foreclosure sale by trustee on December 7 1931 at 2 PM at the Greensboro courthouse. Property is 528 Ridgecrest Drive High Point Guilford County described as lot 166 in the T Y Hamilton lands plat with specifics in plat book and deed records.
Mae Neil six months daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Thrift of 840 Trinity street died yesterday afternoon at 1 from pneumonia that followed an attack of whooping cough. Funeral services were held at 2 30 from the Trinity church with Rev T J Houck pastor in charge and burial was in Fair Grove cemetery.
A terse quote from Tit-Bi asks if a wife accepted the initial proposal, followed by an own-blame statement. The fragment hints at matrimonial doubt and personal reflection in a stacked quote.
Hollywood reports confirm Robert Williams stage and motion picture actor died in a Hollywood hospital from peritonitis after arm complications worsened. Williams, who rehearsed with Constance Bennett, rose from Mississippi show boat and Midwest stock work to Broadway and screen. He was born in Burke county near Morganton, N C, and leaves a sister in Hickory and brothers in Kentucky, with several other relatives in the Carolinas.
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