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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1930
Page
2
Photo feature shows crowds lining up for free meals at a soup kitchen linked to Al Capone. Attendants decline to identified themselves as hungry jobless men receive soup meat bread coffee and doughnuts daily in this notable venture amid Chicago unrest.
Forsyth County tops the state in total taxable wealth and per inhabitant wealth, with 1929 figures showing nearly 213 million dollars total and 1 905 per person. The state total taxable wealth reaches 2 971 235 543 while true wealth estimates by census place the state at 5 396 000 000, or 1 837 per person. The report lists Buncombe, Mecklenburg, Guilford, Durham, New Hanover, Rowan, Gaston, Graham, Henderson, and Montgomery among the top counties by per person wealth.
Lexington reports solicitor J Frank Spruill ends eight years as the states prosecutor in the twelfth judicial district. After this term he retires at December end and returns to private practice. George A Younce will succeed him, with local Greensboro law experience.
Raleigh Nov 22 80 000 bushels of crop seeds certified this season by the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association exceed last year’s total more than double. State College seed specialist Gordon Middleton notes 42 626 bushels certified last year with 23 000 in the lowest class.
The state has about 19 million acres total but only roughly six million acres are under cultivation. This highlights a large gap between land ownership and active farming across South Carolina.
Notice that trustees will sell at 2 p m on Monday December 8 1930 at Greensboro court house door the property in High Point township Guilford County described as starting on Vail street and following Huff Barringer lines 150 by 50 feet part of lands conveyed to H W Gannaway by W B Vail and wife and Alex Ashe.
Gov O Max Gardner of North Carolina presented Virginia Governor John Gar land Pollard with a football field during Hanes Field dedication at Woodberry Forest in Virginia. The event drew thousands including captains from Virginia and North Carolina as the two prep schools celebrate a historic rival grade since 1901. Woodberry Forest and Episcopal share a long gridiron history with 15 wins for Woodberry Forest, 12 for Episcopal, and two ties.
In Chapel Hill North Carolina November 22 the seventh annual Southern Conference Cross Country Championship gathers seventy runners from ten colleges for a five mile race at 2 30 pm. Defending Tar Heels seek a fifth straight title with challengers including Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytech Georgia Tech Virginia Duke Georgia Florida Washington and Lee and Tennessee V M I is pegged a slight underdog to V P I and Carolina regarded as main threats.
The article notes that the total mail handled annually in England exceeds 6 billion pieces, highlighting the scale of correspondence and postal operations across the country.
Rev Thomas A Sykes of High Point delivered the founding lyceum lecture at Guilford College on The Beautiful America Movement. Slides illustrated eighteen years of beautification work, including High Point examples showing how gardening enhances landscapes and community pride. He urged residents to cultivate gardens to beauty.
The Royal Air Force fields 780 planes while France operates 1210 fighters Italy has 1100 and the United States around 950 aircraft in a notable multinational strength comparison.
Sue and Miles scheme in a social milieu while a tense office scene unfolds. Jack and Sue handle a case of a woman seeking a benefactor to support a child, revealing financial and romantic tensions. A legal notice closes the page with a land re sale in High Point, North Carolina.
Baltimore officials including teachers would face a one percent pay reduction under Mayor William F. Broening plan. He would take a five percent cut himself, while laborers would be exempt from the reduction.
The report notes that California contains 18 national forests with a combined net area exceeding 19,000,000 acres. It highlights regional scope and forest management implications across the state.
Public sale to satisfy an execution issued by the Guilford County Superior Court in J. E. Foust vs. W. T. Gibson. On Monday January 5, 1931 at 12:00 M at the Guilford County courthouse door the property of W. T. Gibson will be sold for cash, including three tracts in Stanton and Roberson property with detailed metes and bounds.
Notice of sale of land under a trust dated January 3 1928 to Wachovia Bank trust company as trustee recorded Guilford county NC default on debt. The sale demanded at 2 pm on November 9 at 867 feet west of Burton street Hansell intersection High Point.
Trust executed by James R Roach and Martha J Roach to Wachovia Bank and Trust Company as trustee dated October 15 1927 recorded in Guilford County North Carolina. Default on secured indebtedness prompts sale to highest cash bidder at 2 pm December 9 1930 in front of Greensboro courthouse. Property located at 410 Monthieu Avenue High Point described as Lot No 6 Block A Willenbar Terrace.
Public notice of sale to satisfy the Guilford County Superior Court execution issued in People Bank of Martinsville Virginia versus H C Fields Artie B Fields and others. On a Sunday in January 1931 at 12 noon at the courthouse door High Point will sell H C Fields homeplace 217 West High Street and adjacent lots in West End Heights comprising several tracts totaling about 132.1 acres and 37002 square feet, all to highest cash bidder.
Dated November 20 shows Sheriff D B Stafford and attorneys Walser Casey filing a survey of West End Heights Blair and Jordan subdivision. Describes boundary lines with lot numbers 11 12 17 16 and portions of blocks along Ward Street and Springdale Avenue including distances and iron stakes. References Guilford County North Carolina records and plat books.
Central Bank and Trust Co. trustee will sell at 12 oclock noon December 8 1930 at Greensboro courthouse a High Point Guilford County North Carolina lot described as 7500 square feet on Boulevard near Avery Street. The sale follows a deed of trust dated April 15 1929 securing indebtedness of B A Leverett et al. to bearer.
Public auction on December 1, 1930 at 2 pm in front of the Guilford County courthouse Greensboro North Carolina to satisfy a 1928 trust deed. Property begins at a stake on the north side of East Lexington avenue at 811 East Lexington Avenue Hig... North Carolina. D C MacRae attorney trustee High Point NC signs November 11, 1934.
Public auction to highest bidder at 12 o clock noon on December 8 1930 at the Greensboro courthouse for land in High Point Guilford County described as Lots 11 12 and 13 Block 4 Lake Triangle Park. Property secured by a deed of trust dated July 13 1927 John W Walker Jr and Ruby G Walker. Assistant Trust Officer signed November 5 1934.
Public auction will sell a Guilford County land parcel tied to a $24 deed of trust by R I L Morris and Ethel Morris to W A J Idol, trustee. The sale occurs December 6 1930 at 2 30 PM in High Point in front of the Municipal Building. Terms are cash.
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