Moore Reverses First Judgment in Moskins Case
Judge Walter F. Moore in Guilford County Superior Court reversed the local court injunction barring Benjamin H. Swartzberg from working at The Spot Credit Clothing Co. The injunction remains in force until the North Carolina Supreme Court rules, with a $2,000 bond required to indemnify Swartzberg for potential losses. The 1931 order followed a July trial over a noncompete contract Maskins Brothers, Inc. argued was reasonable for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
High Point
Supreme Court
Benjamin H. Swartzberg
Spot Credit Clothing Company
Walter F. Moore
Guilford County
Maskins Brothers, Inc
Swartzberg
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Moore
the Spot, Inc
Ben
Maskins
Moskins
Record Rainfall Reaches 1.66 Inches Overnight
A 1.66 inch rainfall, a season record, was measured from 6 p m yesterday to 5 a m today by J B Horney, a U S weather bureau observer. An additional 0.66 inch fell from 2 p m yesterday to 6 p m, with rain continuing through the night.
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J. B. Horney
United States Weather Bureau
Chief Horney
Leather brown lizard sandal with gold edged trim description
A brown lizard sandal features a graceful strap and piping with a heel of brown kid leather, edged in gold.
New Necklace A Viennese Bead Rope with Grapes Pendant
A Viennese necklace features a bead rope in five dahlia shades and a deep grape pendant resembling a cluster. The piece combines color richness with a pendant styled as a grape bunch.
United States likely wins Bennett Cup balloon race
The 1929 Gordon Bennett international balloon race appears won by the United States but official confirmation rests on a distance check by the National Aeronautic Association. Ward T. Van Orman and Captain William K. Kepner are the leading pilots. Van Orman is linked to the Goodyear VIII flight St Louis to Troy, Ohio about 355 miles while Kepner’s army bag flight near Celina, Ohio is estimated at 845 miles. Foreign entry Belgica led by Captain Ernest Demuyter is reported in Junction Indiana 18 miles west.
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ST. Louis
United States
National Aeronautic Association
Ward T. van Orman
William K. Kepner
Air Board of the
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
van Orman
Troy
Ohio
Kepner
Army Bay
Celina
Ernest Demuyter
Belgium
Junction
Ind
American wins first leg of Gordon Bennett trophy race
The USA secured the first leg on permanent possession of the Gordon Bennett trophy after landing Sunday night in Corydon Louisville Kentucky. The second trophy already rests permanently in the United States following Captain Kepner's prior victory. This year the air board of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce placed the third trophy in competition.
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Corydon
Louisville
United States
Kepner
University
Air Board of the
Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Sails to America aboard Berengaria
The Berengaria sails from Southampton three days out of New York with British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Jehbel aboard. The voyage features long walks, reading, and lively deck conversations while the premier meets staff and poses for a portrait by Tom Van Oss.
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S. S. Berengaria
New York
Ramsay MacDonald
Miss Jehbel
Southampton
Lehbel
Maureen Orcutt Upsets Helen Hicks In National Golf
Maureen Orcutt of White Beesches N Y defeated Helen Hicks Hewlett LI 3 and 2 at Oakland Hills in the women’s national golf tournament. Orcutt led 3 up after the first nine holes with a remarkable 35 to par while Hicks fought to stay close over the final holes.
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Oakland Hills Country Club
Birmingham
Mich
Maureen Orcutt
White Beeches
N. Y
Helen Hicks
Hewlett, L. I
Miss Orcutt
Miss Hicks
Youth and the Church Sermon in Winston-Salem Address
Rev S W Hahn pastor of Fifth Avenue Lutheran church Winston-Salem spoke to the High Point Ministers association at Wesley Memorial Church on Youth and the Church He urged discrimination against anti youth propaganda and argued youth need the church for fellowship restraint and service He urged keeping the church attractive and active to draw youth and noted speakers from North Wilkesboro and playground advocates attended
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S. W. Hahn
Winston- Salem
High Point
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Hahn
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
Winston-Salem
Hahn
Church of the Living God
St. Augustine
Parker
R. I. Farmer
J. F. Armstrong
North Wilkesboro
Raleigh records unprecedented rainfall flood threat
Raleigh experienced 6.75 inches of rain in 23 hours setting a new 24 hour state record. Neuse River reached flood stage while Cape Fear probable to flood. Bridges washed out on Crabtree Creek and a Barnes Crossing rail bridge, delaying Norfolk Southern trains. State highway officials warned travelers as rivers rise across the state.
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Raleigh
Lee A. Denson
Neuse
Cape Fear
Crabtree Creek
Barnes Crossing
Norfolk Southern
Crabtree
John D. Waldrop
R. L. Watkins
Wake County
Mr. Denson
State Prisoners Who Took Leave Are Surrounded
Four state prisoners who escaped from a convict camp in Bladen county were surrounded by a posse with bloodhounds near Lumberton. One, Jack Borden, may have been shot during the escape. Escaped men named include Borden Odum Barber Rollins, with recaptured inmates Byrd and Knott also reported.
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Raleigh
Bladen County
Lumberton
Central
Jack Borden
Borden
Richmond County
Frank Odum
William Barber
Durham County
Wade Rollins
Buncombe County
John Byrd
Duplin County
Rock Hill
S. C
Jim Knott
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills Promised to Boost Liver Bile
Medical science is credited with disproving calomel and touting a new formula Sargon that supposedly stimulates bile production without purging. The ad claims Sargon Soft Mass Pills improve appetite digestion and elimination, restoring vigor and mental sharpness.
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Saigon
Child’s quip on Reynolds sparks gallery tour humor
A Swindon Evening Advertiser snippet records a schoolteacher praising Joshua Reynolds for changing a smile into a frown with a single brush stroke. A child replies that his mother could do the same. The brief exchange adds local lighthearted color to a class tour of the National Gallery.
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National Gallery
Joshua Reynolds
Evening Advertiser
Swindon
Police chase after shooting in Biddleville
In Charlotte a detective and another officer confronted a suspicious negro in Biddleville. The suspect fired, hitting H Hunnicutt in the lung before the officers returned fire, which failed to stop the assailant as he fled into darkness.
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Biddleville
Detec
Hunnicutt
Jenking
Altman
Nero
Sargon health claims rise from liver bile theory
An excerpted 1929 ad asserts science proves bile from the liver governs digestion and health. It touts Sargon, a new health formula, as a breakthrough with claims of curing debility and constipation, distributed by Cecil's and Mann Drug Stores.
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Albeina
Cecil’s
Mann“Drug
E. F. Willis, Inc
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