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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1930
Page
1
Armistice Day 1930 saw Allied nations unite in solemn homage marking twelve years since the war ended. From Arlington National Cemetery to London’s Cenotaph and Geneva, leaders and soldiers paused as planes and ships stood in silence. President Hoover followed wreaths with calls for lasting peace and freedom.
Geneva Nov 11 AP Hugh S Gibson Washington representative voiced unalterable U S opposition to limiting armaments by budgetary restriction saying the United States would not sign a convention enforcing this method while not opposing others. He noted the U S practice of direct limitations with full publicity as the most effective approach.
Raleigh November 11 Dr J W Nowell head of the chemistry department at Wake Forest College is critically ill at Rex Hospital after three weeks with a complication of heart and kidney disorders.
J. K. Abrams, 55, a Gainesville Fla. native and former Columbia business man, died from injuries suffered in an auto crash near Baxley Ga. on Saturday. Surviving are his widow, and son H. B. Abrams, a Gastonia N C. school principal, and daughter Cecil Abrams, student at Florida College for Women.
Mt Airy news reports Mrs Albert Eads used $1000 found hidden among papers to start a fire. Her husband, owner of a local drive it yourself agency, concealed the money on his desk. Authorities expect some salvage value from the burned currency.
Moscow reports eight Russians named in a Krylenko indictment charged with anti Soviet activities and plotting with France for a military attack. The document alleges contacts with former French leaders Poincare Briand and officials Jouanville Janin and Richard to prepare armed intervention.
The drys push an educational campaign nationwide led by Senator Fess of Ohio, who also heads the Republican National Committee. He warns against any repeal move in the party as pro prohibition groups reorganize. A clash between wets and dries is anticipated after the President's law enforcement commission finalizes its report, though completion by December 1 seems unlikely.
Taxi driver Thomas Ottati was shot and killed by Policeman Joseph J. Palermo during a supposed robbery prank. The incident happened after Palermo responded to a staged hold up at a restaurant, with witnesses saying Ottati moved as if to draw a weapon. The incident is ruled a death resulting from a practical joke.
Charles Arthur Shires, multi sport star and actor, legally wed Elizabeth Greenabaum in a five minute courthouse ceremony with her mother present. A church wedding and further romance were promised later as Shires joked about honeymoon costs and future holds. He is 23 and linked to the Washington Senators.
ALBEMARLE Nov 14 AP Two North Carolina Methodist branches the Methodist Episcopal Church south and the Methodist Protestant church favored a union. The Protestant group at its 103rd annual convention requested an extra session to consider union with the Southern Episcopal group and with the M E Church if favorable. The Episcopal branch in Greensboro favored union and appointed a committee to confer with Protestant leaders toward a merger.
Edward P. Lowry, longtime American embassy official and deputy secretary, died after slipping on a stairway at the American club in Mexico City. He fell thirty feet to the patio floor after attending an American Legion gathering. Arthur Bliss, chargé d affaires, reported the accident to Washington. Mrs Lowry and their daughter were en route from Indiana to New Orleans to join him, while their two sons remained with him in Mexico City.
Paris dispatch reports the entire Belgian cabinet will resign after liberal ministers quit in protest against their party’s resolution disavowing M. Vautiler as minister of arts and sciences.
The Agriculture Department released preliminary crop production estimates for southern states on November 11. Figures list corn, cotton, tobacco, and peanuts by state, with Virginia to Louisiana showing diverse production levels in thousands of bushels and pounds.
Eddie Cantor closes his local Broadhurst run with Whoopee tonight and tomorrow night marking the last chance to see the Ziegfeld comedy. A brief classified ad warns readers not to miss messages that may include their own name and ticket information.
Congresswoman Stanley Kunz charged that Alfonso Capone followers stole the election from him. Peter J. Granata, the Republican winner, dismissed the claim as humorous and ridiculous and offered to submit to any investigation.
The University of Alabama athletic committee today refused both proposals for post-season games on December 6 to aid the unemployed, saying no assistance will be accepted toward benefiting those out of work.
The Carolinas marked the 12th Armistice Day with parades and addresses. Governors proclaimed a holiday as banks, schools, offices closed. D A R dedicated a monument to John Penn near Henderson. Senator Overman spoke at Salisbury's new municipal airport dedication.
SEA ISLAND BEACH November 11. The American Newspaper Publishers Association opened a heavy convention agenda but opened activities were curtailed as a tribute to the late Charles D. Atkinson at the Atlanta Journal. Governor Hardman welcomed the gathering and praised the press.
London Nov 11 The Salvation Army conference of commissioners agreed generals shall retire at a set age to be decided later, with no extension. The retirement issue echoes after the Bramwell Booth controversy and governs army leadership plans.
The Baptist state convention marks its centennial with opening sessions led by President Dr J Clyde Turner and pastor Bruce Benton, focusing on reports, committees, and the bond indebtedness affecting church finances amid a sagging economy.
George Ade II of Indiana is reported ill in a Chicago hospital. The note says Ade came to tend the game and remains under medical care.
President Hoover told the Association of National Advertisers that advertising sustains demand and production only if marketers police their own business. He urged maintaining public confidence and avoiding actions that could disvalue the ad industry and harm the nation.
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