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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1931
Page
3
Washington October 13. Announcement of President Hoover plan to ease railroad bonds and credit conditions is anticipated in coming days. Administrators note railroads faces no insurmountable difficulty and may be aided by broader rediscounting of mortgages while other sectors like coal not singled out.
A doctor promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for women and children. Marketed as a preferred remedy for constipation, bilious headaches, poor appetite, and dull skin, it claims wide trust from a long history and over a million users.
A 2039 phone number promoted by the Emergency Committee for Employment invites residents to call for job help. Mrs Price, based in the City Hall basement, coordinates calls to match workers with cooks cleaners groundskeepers and repair help, aiming to relieve city unemployment.
Washington reports that Italy's Premier Laval will visit before Signor Grandi will arrive in early November to discuss naval holiday and global economic issues with President Hoover. The talks may shape Hoover's handshaking diplomacy and whether British and German leaders also come for similar discussions.
Federal agent testified at Hartley trial that a Mecklenburg hotel bell hop said the place was wide open and patrons could obtain whiskey. The Mecklenburg, one of Charlotte’s largest hotels, had been raided weeks earlier with a small whiskey seizure. Hartley, two telephone operators, and several bell boys were arrested and await trial.
The Standard Oil Company of California announced a standing reward of 1000 dollars for information leading to arrest and conviction of individuals or firms for non-payment of gasoline taxes to the state. The reward may be paid up to twenty times as part of its effort to curb price ware and underselling of retail gasoline.
The Bank of Finland suspended the gold standard today following a regional trend. Officials announced the move from Helsinki and noted alignment with neighboring Scandinavian nations.
Federal Building Chicago October 13 Alphonse Capone sat glum at a counsel table as witnesses detailed his private finances in a United States income tax case. Testimony showed purchases including a $12,500 custom car, dozens of tailored shirts, a $7,289.15 Palm Island estate purchase, and lavish furnishings. Witnesses described Capone’s habit of outfitting companions with apparel and his habitual sartorial luxury.
Pathfinder asks when payment of the debt will be made in a brief exchange. The reply from Forever Owen is always, indicating a noncommittal stance.
Caldwell county Jersey breeders tour Southern fairs for three to four weeks. County Jerseys have won all premiums at Hickory and Richmond, Virginia, and will be shown this week at Raleigh then at Columbia and Spartanburg South Carolina.
In Reidsville North Carolina Raymond Gregory Harry Rodak and Bessie Hendrix were held today on charges of holding up Norma Woollens beating him and robbing him of a small sum of money.
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