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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1931

Page

9

Trial Crucial (Continued From Page One) Capone case opens

Spectators mob the federal building as Al Capone enters under heavy guard. The crowd questions him but security blocks access to the courtroom. U S district attorney George E Q Johnson vows Capone received a square deal, while Capone pleads not guilty to income tax charges. The judge begins venireman questions as jurors are screened for fairness.

Capone Wilkerson Federal Building George E. Q. Johnson U. S al Capone Circuit Court of Appeals Ralph Leavenworth United States Supreme Court Veniremen

Cotton Holiday to Ruin Tenant Farmers in North Carolina

Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports Frank Dunlap state director of personnel from Anson county warns cotton prices crush tenant farmers. He says many tenants only know cotton farming, cannot support themselves on other crops, and landlords face starvation if they keep supporting tenants. A two-horse farm yields about 14 bales per acre this year, worth 210 dollars, barely covering supplies. leaseholders and landlords alike face ruin without diversification.

Anson County Dunlap Hig Séver

Fourth World Series Game In Detail

A detailed play by play of the fourth World Series game with outs, hits, and fielding, including slugging by Foxx and Hafey’s early at bats. Scores remain tied through multiple innings as Cardinals and Athletics trade outs and defensive plays amid dense crowd reactions and sun glare. Foxx belts a homer in the sixth to tilt the scoring.

Cardinale Bottomley Foxx Hafey Martin Athletics Haas Frisch Cochrane Simmons Cardinals Gelbert Miller Johnson Earnshaw Mafey Williams Harnshaw Wilson Brearnshaw Inshaw Bishop High Watkins Lindsey Krighth Colling Collins Derringer

Labor Opens 11th Annual Meeting

Delegates at the American Federation of Labor convention in Vancouver plan for stability as capital is blamed for wage cuts. President William Green accuses employers, including United States Steel, of breaking pledges to maintain the wage standard, urging protection against strikes and adherence to promises.

Vancouver B. C American Federation of Labor William Green Hoover Washington United States Green United States Steel Corporation

Aztec Queen Mateutli Becomes Maria in Conquest Chronicle

Spanish translated document recounts Mateutli ruling Cholula when Spanish conquerors arrived. She is described as beautiful and energetic and was converted and christened Maria after conversion. Translation by Professor Mariano Reyes of the National Museum of Archaeology and History.

Mexico City Mateutli Cholula Maria Mariano Reyes National Museum of Archaeology and History

Home brew cuts tax in Auckland case

Government and breweries confront losses in excise taxes as home brew grows as a strong competitor to commercial beer. The report notes rising home production and its impact on revenue and industry balance.

Home Brew Auckland

Stock Market Rebounds Violently on Leading Issues Rise

New York stock market shows one of the year's sharpest rebounds as major issues gain from $5 to over $15 a share amid White House conference news and Santa Fe Railway dividend. Leaders include Santa Fe at $113.50, Union Pacific at $110, Norfolk & Western over $124, U S Steel above $68, and American Telephone around $128.

New York White House Santa Fe Railway Santa Fe Union Pacific Norfolk & Western United States Steel Common American Telephone American Can American Tobacco Coca- Cola North American Western Union Detroit Edison Allied Chemical and Consolidated Gas of New York Central

Cherokee Corn Dance Festival Opens Harvest Rite in Mountains

Cherokee Indians in North Carolina stage their annual harvest celebration in the Platt Balsams and Great Smoky Mountains. The blue corn dance and eagle and warrior rites are featured with drums, rattles, and blowgun skill tests. Exhibits include agricultural products, canned goods, needlecraft, and pottery as the festival mixes native rites with the white man’s fair.

N. C South Atlantic Platt Balsams Great Smoky Mountains North America

Textile strike cripples mills in Lawrence Massachusetts

About 10,000 textile workers protested a ten percent wage cut, crippling three American Woolen mills and affecting another. police reserves kept order as the wage cut set for October 13. Pacific Mills and Arlington mills largely unaffected, with Pacific Worsted division closing.

Lawrence Mass American Woolen Company American Woolen Company Group Arlington Pacific Mills The Pacific Wills

Houlton Man’s Four Names Form His First Name

Houlton Maine October 6 Amos Melvin Oscar Shain is a local man whose four given names initials spell his first name. The quirk draws attention as residents note the unusual name sequence in this small town report.

Houlton, Me Houlton Amos Melvin Oscar Shain

German Foreign Minister Quits Amid Bruning Storms

Berlin Oct 6 Foreign Minister Julius Curtius resigned to Chancellor Bruning. He urged his discharge to clear the retirement question despite parliamentary issues. The move eases Bruning’s difficulty in securing Reichstag support for the government when it reconvenes Oct 13. The Austro German customs treaty fallout fueled opposition against Curtius.

Berlin Julius Curtius Bruening Geneva

Cotton Prices Rally on White House Conference Hopes

New Orleans reports price gains as futures rise nearly 1.50 a base on optimism from a White House conference to include Senators and Representatives. December cotton at 6.73, up 28 points from yesterday. New York shows a 1.25 a bale rise. stock-market strength and improved technical position boost buying.

New Orleans New York White House Washington

Cabinet backs mandate for election on prime minister plan

Parliament reads throne speech outlining a call for an election. The cabinet, united, will support the prime minister’s platform and his doctors mandate to prescribe remedies for the country’s ills. The tariff divide is ignored as Mr MacDonald gains carte blanche to pursue any measure deemed right for Britain’s balance.

MacDonald Great

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