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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1931

Page

7

Lost Found Stocks List From a Broad Market Ledger

A garbled OCR page lists numerous stocks and percentages, including Am Por Pow, Canadian Pac, Chrysler, Gen Motors, Gillette, Inter Nickel, Nat Biscuit, United Gas, and more. It reads like a partial market table showing prices or changes, with totals noting Total Sales 1,019,120.

Alaska Alleghany Auburn Auto Avis Ogep Barnedall Bendix Aviation Beth Steel Bohn Alum Ho Te&er Chrysler Evers Fox Esse Ceee Gillette Houston Hudson Motore Inter Hydro el Osee Liggett Myers Bou Hee Ewan Teeeenee Simemeitlare MeMreesport Sessenee MeKress & Robb Povreses Lake United Corp Sven Wend Johns Manville Kelvinator Bertegee Nat Dairy Ms Ck Dleh Ecani Ee Cucaencas Ae United Gas Imp Tnd Sss

Classified Display Quick Small Loans Offer

Classified display notes quick small loans available to any employed man or woman without security. Cheerful confidential service by UO0-OP Finance Co located on West Washington Street. Also mentions permanent waves priced at five and seven dollars.

Uo0-Op Finance CO WS West Washington St

Toll line expanded between Greensboro and Lexington area

North State Telephone officials announce a new toll line linking Greensboro and Lexington with extensions to High Point and Thomasville. The expansion will provide material benefit to communities and handle a sharp rise in long distance calls.

Greensboro Lexington High Point Thomasville North State Telephone Company

Grain of Rice Has 124 Letters On It

Dr. A T Allen state superintendent of public instruction received a grain of rice from a Delhi museum with 124 letters inscribed. The message reads My God grant a long, happy and prosperous life to Arch Turner Allen Esquire Ph B D C L LL D state superintendent of public instruction Raleigh N C.

Raleigh A. T. Alien State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delhi India Arch Turner Allen Esquire N. C

Cloudburst Forces Escape In New Mexico Deluge

In Las Vegas New Mexico a cloudburst sent a wall of water washing over a car forcing W Q Waller and three companions to flee to higher ground. They returned to retrieve the vehicle later finding it submerged with water still flowing through open doors.

Las Vegas N. M W. Q. Waller

Ice patrol vessels of the WU 8 Coast Guard cover vast radius

Coast Guard ships patrol an expansive area amid ice patrol duties, covering roughly five thousand to six thousand miles in their search for icebergs. The mission emphasizes wide area surveillance and alert readiness for Arctic shipping lanes.

WU. 8 Coast Guard

Final Rites for Hettie Sumner at Mitchell Grove Church

Funeral services were held for 21 year old Hettie L. Sumner who died after an auto accident near Thomasville. The service at Mitchell Grove M P church was led by Rev. E. O. Peeler and Rev. W. Jones with interment in the church cemetery. Pallbearers named and a large crowd attended with numerous floral offerings. The choir sang Nearer My God To Thee Death Is Only a Dream and What a Friend We Have in Jesus.

Hettie L. Sumner Thomasville Mitchell Grove M. P The Star E. 0. Peeler W. Jones Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church W. C. Jackson James Norman Jones R. L. Rickard Roy Rickard Charles Allred Hazel Farrington Willis Starbuck Pauline Jackson Pearl Younger Viola Melton Ola Marshall Belle Hatley God Jesus

Jealousy Slayer Gets Prison Term In Murder Case

Burgaw Oct 19 Jose Quirasco 40 pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing his wife on their porch near Scotts Hill July 19. Judge Henry A Grady imposed a 15 year state prison sentence. Quirasco said a letter from another man to his wife triggered the act and that he grabbed a shotgun and struck her.

Burgaw Jose Quirasco Scotts Hill Henry A. Grady Quirasco

Noted Salvation Army Visitor to Speak in High Point

Brigadier George S. Castler, a retired Salvation Army officer, visits High Point for weekend events and will speak at the Sunday school session tomorrow morning the regular meeting and the 8:00 p.m. service. Castler outlines 36 years of service and will share early stories of the organization's growth.

Georges. Castler Salvation Army High Point Post

Millikan Farlow and Bulla Families Reunion Tomorrow

The Millikan Farlow and Bulla families plan a joint reunion with a basket dinner Sunday at the John Wesley stand in Randolph County. W T Best, a Raleigh newspaper man, will give the address of the occasion.

Millikan Farlow Bulla John Wesley Randolph County W. T. Best Raleigh

Lifeline Device for Drowning Rescuers Devised in South Africa

A 250 yard life line system has been developed in South Africa to aid drowning rescues and can project more than 260 yards from a standard rifle. The innovation aims to reach water victims quickly and enhance safety for rescuers in maritime environments.

South Africa

Thirteen Hearts Hand Sparks Dramatic Bridge Night

A bridge game at Mr and Mrs Fred Smiths on North Main Street last Friday night featured Ben Hawk of the Sheraton hotel as the holder of thirteen hearts. The moment of revelation caused visible tension as Hawk bid boldly to a grand slam, while Miss Nadine Little and the Smiths controlled most of the other suits, keeping the secret until the final bid.

Fred Smith North Main Street Nadine Little Ben Hawk Sheraton Hotel Hawk Miss Little Mr. Smith Mrs. Smith Mr. Hawk

Nevada's Law Set To Give Freedom Delapp Discovers

Nevada's laws through which Fred Delapp, wanted on abortion and abandonment charges, may grant him freedom. After Reno hearings yesterday Captain George B. Wimberley, sent to seize Delapp, returned empty handed. Delapp fled to Reno after a July marriage. warrants were issued, but word last night said he had been given freedom.

Nevada Fred Delapp Reno George B. Wimberley Delapp Kimberley

Mrs Stanton to Be Buried Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. G. Elwood Stanton who died yesterday at her Level Cross home will be held Sunday at 11 a m from the Central Friends church. Rev Joseph Peele of Guilford college will lead assisted by Rev A G Newland of Pleasant Garden and Rev W R Kelly of Trinity Methodist. Pallbearers include Dr T M Stanton Georges W Lowe David Coltrane C C Cranford Van Cranford and Merrimon Cranford.

G. Elwood Stanton Level Cross Randleman Central Friends Church Joseph Peele Guilford College A. G. Newland Pleasant Garden W. R. Kelly Trinity Methodist Church T. M. Stanton Georges W. Lowe David Coltrane C. C. Cranford Asheboro van Cranford Farmers Merrimon Cranford Trinity

Outside Liquidating Agents For Banks To Be Named Hereafter

Raleigh October 3 announcement by banking commissioner Gurney P Hood states liquidating agents for North Carolina banks will be appointed from communities away from the failed institution. W M York resigns as liquidation agent for Bank of Union Monroe effective November 1. Smith Medlin of Marshville succeeds York and is in charge of the Bank of Marshville, reopened May 16 1930, now being liquidated by its board of directors.

Raleigh North Carolina Gurney P. Hood W. M. York Bank of Union Monroe North Carolina Bank and Trust Company York Smith Medlin Marshville Medline Bank of Marshville

Condition of Student Injured In Soccer Game Still Serious

Woodrow Morris a High Point college student from near Shelby remains in serious condition after a practice game injury. He suffered a facial cut with risk of blood poisoning and was hospitalized. Dr Brockman said the danger was not yet over and Morris is under his parents’ care at the hospital.

Woodrow Morris High Point College Morris Shelby Brockman

Theater Aids Poor With Food Matinee in Chapel Hill

Carrington Smith, manager of the town theater, announces three children matinees in Chapel Hill. Admission will be flour, canned goods and potatoes, with proceeds aiding the unemployed.

Chapel Hill Carrington Smith

Mother Nature's Strange Pranks Eleven Foot Okra

A High Point gardener, Arthur Shaw, reports a single okra stalk reaching eleven feet one and a half inches without manure or fertilizer. Thirty pods have been picked from the stalk. the plant grew in a southwest garden near the city limits and most other stalks ranged six to eight feet.

Arthur Shaw Doris Street Mr. Shaw

Father of Seven Slain Near Still by Prohi Agents

Florence, Oct. 3. A 35 year old father of seven, Clyde Brewer, was shot in the back and killed during a raid on a still in Evergreen. Four federal and county officers were involved. inquest postponed after two witnesses testified. Brewer came from North Carolina. investigators include J C Fairey, W J Sarratt, H Worrell, and others. Brewer’s widow survives him.

Florence 8. C Evergreen Clyde Brewer North Carolina J. C. Fairey W. J. Sarratt W. H. Worrell L. L. Weatherford Rastus Edgerton Brewer Faire Weatherford J. G. Eatley Sarratt Worrell B. White Richmond Department of Justice Gershon Charleston Prohibition P. H. McHachin

Connect Boy Linked To Series Of Thefts In City

Rufus Brown a 15 year old resident of Highland avenue was held by juvenile authorities as police linked him by fingerprints to a string of minor breakings and petty robberies. He is alleged to have entered Elm street school cafeteria through a window and raided the Apple home on September 16, taking little besides food. He admitted being with others who tried to break into J B Hedrick’s house and is accused of taking a wrist watch from Homer Taylor’s home, later recovered.

Rufus Brown Highland Avenue Elm Street W. T. Apple Apple J. B. Hedrick Homer Taylor Highland

Clothesline Theft Is Believed Solved

Winfield Richardson and Fester Crowder were arrested Thursday night on suspicion after police found a dozen shirts in their car. Spencer officers plan to identify the clothing taken from a line in Spencer, as the chief confirms a nearby line was robbed Thursday and a local lookout is being issued.

Winfield Richardson Fester Crowder Spencer Friddle

Renewed city unrest sparks widespread looting and arrests

Throughout the night mobs broke into shops, stealing food and merchandise. Police controlled the streets as hundreds were injured or jailed, including Labor M P John McGovern who protested a frame up. A 17 year old girl, Jean Gibson, was later released on bail as crowds roared in court.

John McGovern Labor M. P Jean Gibson

Library board weighs mothers reading time in Indiana town

Noblesville Indiana officials debate whether a mother of 16 children should have time to read books. The discussion centers on library access and community needs in the small town.

Noblesville Ind

Infant Son of Seward Family Dies at Two Months

Robert Joseph Seward, two months old and born July 25 1931 in Guilford County High Point Route 3, died at 1 am after a two week illness. Survived by parents W C and Margaret Linthicum Seward, five sisters Doris Nancy Betty Ray Margaret Annie, one brother Thomas, half brothers Woodson and half sister Madge, and grandparents W B Linthicum High Point and J B Seward High Point Route 2. Funeral Sunday at Oak Grove Baptist Church at 2 30 pm with Rev Richard West officiating.

Robert Joseph Seward W. C. Seward Guilford County High Point Route 3 W. C Margaret Linthicum Seward Doris Nancy Betty Ray Margaret Annie Seward Thomas Seward Woodson Seward Madge Seward Islso W. B. Linthicum J. B. Seward Route 2 Oak Grove Baptist Church Richard West

Final Services Held For John Lee Kennedy

Funeral services for John Lee Kennedy were held at Hopewell M E church with Rev. W. R. Kelly officiating. A quartet sang three hymns, six brothers served as pallbearers, and flowers were arranged by Kennedy relatives. Interment followed at Hopewell cemetery.

John Lee Kennedy Trinity Hopewell M. E W. R. Kelly Meredith Susie Kennedy Anne Brown Florence Meredith Kelsie Miller Edith Miller Dan Kennedy Annie Miller Mary Kennedy Hopewell Cemetery

No Damage From Trash Fire At Veneer Plant

Fire units responded to Carolina Veneer plant at 6 p m for a trash fire in the boiler room. The blaze was confined to a trash pile and extinguished quickly with no damage reported.

Carolina Veneer

Dr Crowell Speaks At Vickery Church Jamestown

Dr George H Crowell will conduct Sunday school and morning services at the Vickery church in Jamestown route tomorrow morning. An announcement says the subject is not yet announced but a large attendance is urged for the meeting.

George H. Crowell Vickery Church Jamestown Crowell

Japs Bomb Chinese Troops in Manchuria Action

Reports from Shanghai and Manchuria say Japanese fighting planes bombed Chinese troops or bandits near Mukden and occupied Newchwang on a South Manchurian railway branch. Reuters says planes destroyed Chinese barracks at Paishan Chengtse after Chinese fire, with about 200 killed and sixty bombs dropped.

Manchurian Shanghai Mukden Manchuria Newchwang Changchun Reuters News Agency Paishan-Chengtse Mukden-Hailung

Bean Draws Six Months in Jail in Robbery Case

J W Bean, a middle aged white man, convicted of larceny and receiving in the Robbery of the Royal Hosiery mill on November 25 1929, was sentenced to six months in the county jail to work on the county farm by Judge Wilson Warlick in Guilford superior court at Greensboro. The judge noted Bean may have been a tool of a stronger mind and asked farm officials be informed. T J Chandler, white youth and chief witness against Bean, drew six months on the roads for breaking and entering. Warlick showed leniency due to truthfulness, and Bean’s co defendant will be tried later for the Melrose Hosiery mill robbery. Z E Whitley, former Home Detective representative, indicted for aiding in that robbery. Dexter Welborn, High Point youth, ordered to begin a previously imposed 18 month sentence for assault on a female.

J. W. Bean Royal Wilson Warlick Guilford Superior Court Greensboro Warlick Bean T. J. Chandler Melrose Z. E. Whitley The Home Detective Company Younce Dexter Welborn High Point

Dr Nabers To Speak At Cherry Street Church

Dr Charles Haddon Nabers pastor of the First Presbyterian church will speak at the Cherry Street Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 in the first of a series of sermons sponsored by the Church Council. Rally Day sermons follow at 2 o clock and an 8 o'clock program by the Young People division. All members and friends are urged to attend.

Charles Haddon Nabers First Presbyterian Church Cherry Street Presbyterian Church Colored Church Council Cherry Street Church Tor G. H. White

Notice of Sale of Land by Deed of Trust in Greensboro

Notice declares sale of property in Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, under a June 1926 deed of trust held by J T Morgan and others. Property at 1101 Anderson Street, described by metes and bounds, will be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder on October 1, 1931, at the county courthouse east door. 193% tax lien noted. 10% cash deposit required. sale conducted by The Titles Insurance Company of Richmond, Inc. and Commercial National Bank High Point, trustees.

J. T Morgan Greensboro N. C Point Old State of North Carolina Anderson Ome Harmon Street Anderson Street A. Johnson J. T. Morgan F. H. Mendenhall Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County North Carolina

Public Auction of High Point Property under 1927 Deed of Trust

Trustee under a 1927 deed of trust for Louis C. and Lillie Purgurson, substituted by Insured Mortgage Bond Corp of NC, will sell at public auction for cash at Greensboro courthouse steps on October 9 1931 at 2 pm. Property lies in High Point NC at Jones and Meadow streets. Description begins at south side of Jones and east side of Meadow.

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Sheraton A-10-4 Cy Regular Lynchburg C. H. Willard Station A Ford Chevrolet Brentley Circle Denny Street R. S. Russell X. M.” Care Enterprise W. Russell Wee Bath and Garcox RTTE Tate Street D. T. Andrews Hamilton Street Arthur Willowbrook Street Redding Ray Street Dial Des Tor Thurston Street West Green Street Woodrow Avenue Centennial Avenue High Point Hospital Fourth Street College Circle H. A. Millis West High Street South Main Street Bargain Furniture Company East Washington Street W. W. Cecil South Main Wright Hayworth ‘Springs’ Road Coltrane J. & Suits Shoe Shop Tiglish St West End Brown Shoe Shop North Wrenn Street City Shoer West Commerce Street Bunnell Shoe Shop Wrenn St Archdale G. T. Burge P. H. Lazenby North Main Burrough Glack’s Wood Yard J. L. White, Inc. Hood Bank Mont- Meu Starr Motor Company Superor Motors, Inc J. W. Quattlebaum Mgr Main Street DE Soto Plymouth High Point Enterprise Redhound East Green Street New York Millikan-Farlow- Bulla Mrs. Stanton Mother Nature Prohi Dr. Crowell Dr. Nabers Cherry St Louis C. Purgurson Lillie Purgurson Wachovia Bank & Trust Company Court House High Meadow Street Jones Street N & D. C. Macnee Atty
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