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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1930
Page
9
FOR SAL 1929 De Soto 6 Coach and 1930 De Soto De Luxe Coupe and 1928 Pontiac Secan listed by SUPERIOR MOTORS INC. J. W. Quettiebaum, Mgr., at 188 N. Main Street. Phone numbers 41377 and 2928. Call after six PM.
Circulars wanted to do your job printing list prices for envelopes letter heads and cards. Offers 5x8 6x9 sizes and larger sizes per thousand. Located at 21211 Park Street High Point North Carolina.
Cotton opened steady to slightly lower on November 26 as selling from the south and liquidation in Liverpool cables pressured prices. March dipped to 11.05 with notable hedging activity, while December retreated to about 10.67 and May hovered near 11.30 to 11.32. Early activity showed moderate absorption of offerings with traders divided. later quotations ranged with declines of roughly 3 to 5 points from the prior levels.
Chicago reports a reduced Argentine wheat surplus of 165 million bushels versus 184 million expected, plus North American export sales of 1.75 million bushels. Wheat closed steady to fractional gains, corn unchanged to slight rise, oats down, and provisions mixed to lower.
Joe, an Eskimo, was marooned on a small ice island during a polar bear hunt near Barrow Alaska. He built a rough raft from ice and used a rifle stock as a paddle to reach shore ice near Barrow yesterday after a 42 polar battle.
The widow of former president Woodrow Wilson asserts she is descended from Pocahontas, the Virginia Indian princess. She presents lineage claims linking her to the famed Native American figure in a public statement.
Wall Street saw mixed, cautious moves as Thanksgiving nears. Major names such as American Car and Foundry and Union Pacific slipped while Sears Roebuck and Woolworth posted small gains amid a holiday influenced drift. Freight data showed a seasonal drop in carloadings, steel output hovered near 41 percent and dividend cuts pressured some issues.
Students at the local high school participated in a dignified Thanksgiving program led by the Girls League, boys and girls glee clubs, and a dean. The program opened with Come Ye Thankful People and included read by Annie Laura Patterson, readings by Miss Anne Albright, the Doxology, Hoover proclamation by Catherine James, and Maunder's Praise the Lord.
The Bank of Honea Path was placed in the hands of the state bank examiner at the request of its board. Manager Mattison cited unusual conditions in the business world as the reason for closure and said negotiations are under way for another bank to assume its assets.
In Punta Alta Argentina an army training plane crashed after hitting a water tower, killing the pilot and the mechanic aboard. The tragedy occurred November 26 and was reported by AP. Authorities inspected the scene and began investigations into the accident sequence.
More than thirty veteran players gathered at the armory for a two hour practice in preparation for a charity game against the Purple Panthers next week. Local high school stars joined national ex gridiron players as Buna Hackney oversees the team’s development for a December 5 showdown. High Point College donated footballs used in practice with Beeson Hardware supplying a new ball tonight from seven until nine.
Two High Point committees of leading business and professional men sponsor a charity football game between ex college and high school stars and the High Point college eleven. Proceeds go to the Christmas Empty Stocking Fund for the local welfare board. The executive committee includes Mayor C A York and many noted local leaders. The general committee lists numerous prominent citizens and professionals.
A National market listing shows varied gains and losses across industries as car and chemical shares drift. Meanwhile, severe cold grips the Midwest with temperatures around 16 to 20 above, snow and blizzards in Minnesota, North Dakota, and parts of Ohio. Cleveland shelters report crowds of jobless seeking warmth.
Police unable to locate disorders as crowds fill the city. In Schoolfield, Commonwealth's Attorney J P Handley urged the governor to send troops while Thomas F McMahon of the United Textile Workers denounced the troop call as unwarranted. He credited local police and criticized mill owners for inviting outside force.
A severe cold snap causes multiple fatalities across the Midwest. In Chicago two deaths are linked to ice and exposure, one from a fall on a snowy car top and another from exposure after icy conditions. West Bend Iowa and Lebanon Indiana report deaths from vehicle and train incidents, while Milwaukee and Peoria record exposure deaths as Wisconsin temperatures drop to near zero.
Cotton futures in New Orleans opened weaker with December around 10.67 and January near 10.77, sliding 5 to 7 points from the prior close. Buying and short covering trimmed losses as the market steadied by mid session, with Dec and Jan bouncing to 10.72 and 10.81 before closing lower by 7 to 13 points on the day.
The first real cold snap of the season spread through the eastern states with snow in many areas. A bitter west wind up to 45 miles an hour drove temperatures down from 50 to 34 in New York City, the season’s lowest level to date.
Raleigh November 26. R O Bennett of Wilmington elected president of North Caro lina State college freshmen drew applause when he called a recent report of a story agent cheating in the college all bunk.
After years of trial a British inventor reports success in treating cotton to produce serviceable dinner plates. The breakthrough suggests a new use for cotton fibers in durable tableware and could impact manufacturing methods.
Arnold Horween announced in Chicago that he would not return as Harvard football coach next year. He said he had been with the leather business and hockey long enough to coach elsewhere, despite previous expectations to extend his tenure.
The Monarch club met informally at the Sheraton hotel with business talks dominating the agenda. They postponed joining the inter-city club council until next week after reviewing by-laws, and set December 16 for election of new officers to be installed January 6. L. C. Furgurson won today’s attendance prize.
An old-fashioned county fiddler's convention will be held Friday night at the Junior high school auditorium. Over 100 home talent musicians are expected to participate with a colored quartet and a blackface comedian. Prizes will be awarded for instrumental contest winners followed by buck dancing and Charleston contests.
Willis Sensenbach and E. E. Sensenbach Jr. travel with their father E. E. Sensenbach Sr. to the national capital to compete in the national boys and junior bowling tournaments. Jr. aims for the boys title while Willis pursues the national junior championship.
Richmond Virginia will plant two thousand young shade trees along city streets this winter. City officials aim to beautify neighborhoods, improve air quality, and provide greater urban shade through the project.
Public sale of land under deeds of trust by F W Venable Edna J Venable and J T Boswell Tina Boswell to Central Bank and Trust Company trustee for bearer. Auctions set for December 22 1930 at 12 noon at the Greensboro courthouse and public street locations in High Point. parcels described in respective deeds. Proceedings conducted by Central Bank and Trust Company assistant trust officer J C Alexander.
Lot No 2 of Grove Park addition No 2 is described by plat recorded in Plat Book 8 page 15 at the Guilford County Register of Deeds. The text also references a COMPANY Trustee and an Assistant Trust Officer with sequence 11-26-12-6-13-20.
Trustee Cen tral Bank and Trust company will offer for sale at noon at the Greensboro court house door a High Point land parcel described as part of Lot No 1 Block 1 of the High Point Development Company plat in Guilford County North Carolina. The notice dated November 19 1930 cites L L Farlow and Maggie H Farlow as grantors and names the deed recorded Book 593 Page 338.
Public sale of the property in Morehead township Guilford County North Carolina. The trust deed to Central Bank and Trust Company as trustee from C L Bridges and Grace L Bridges dated March 16 1927 and recorded Book 362 page 129 defaulted on indebtedness. sale at 12 o clock noon December 22 1930 Greensboro North Carolina. Property begins at a stake on the Greensboro High Point asphalt road and proceeds along described lines to the beginning including land conveyed by J E Latham Company August 1 1918 in Book 300 page 164. Sale by Central Bank and Trust Company trustee by J C Alexander.
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