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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1929
Page
2
Miami area residents abandon homes as Everglades floodwater stalls at 8.12 feet in the Miami canal. Engineers warn rising water from the west could push higher while Hialeah and surrounding suburbs brace for two more inches at high tide.
Mr. Knox said extraordinary rainfall caused the flood with water overwhelming the Miami river and present canals. He added that foreseen rains might have eased conditions but there is too much water to drain.
Roosevelt praises North Carolina as a testing ground for new ideas noting highway gains and a $17,000,000 farm relief impact since his inauguration. He compares state and New York agriculture, discusses local government steps, and visits Duke and UNC before addressing the state fair and Capitol lighting.
Beal described hiding face down inside National Textile Workers union headquarters at the Loray mill tent colony during the June 7 clash that killed Gastonia chief O F Aderholt. He said Clarence Miller was with him and they remained on the floor until after the shooting. Beal denied knowledge of the shooting and did not admit responsibility for Miller and Sophie Melvin’s presence, while charges against seven defendants include second degree murder and assault.
The death of a young woman, daughter of former China Grove mayor A A Hurley, was initially ruled suicide but a coroner's jury later found she was slain. Her estranged husband Robert A McPherson is held without bond on murder charges as calls for a police investigation grow. Results of the case were not made public and the body was reinterred after examination.
Judge Dawson told jurors that Section 29 imposes fines up to 500 for first liquor purchase conviction and up to 1000 and 99 days imprisonment for second offense. He argued buyers rarely testify against sellers, citing 5,000 to 7,000 liquor cases handled in four years without a citizen buyer witness.
An advertisement urges readers over 40 to try Dr. Southworth’s Agatabs for burning sensations, bladder weakness, and nighttime trips. It promises a 10 day risk free trial with money back if unsatisfied and notes Mann Drug Co. or any druggist can supply the product.
Governor Roosevelt of New York says the Democratic party has good chances in 1932 and commends North Carolina Senator F M Simmons for his senate work on tariff legislation. He notes Hawley Smoot tariff likely to provoke political reaction and dodges questions on his own 1932 presidential bid, focusing on New York state politics after July 15.
Mr and Mrs Fred Walker announce the birth of a son Fred Reitzel on Sunday Oct 13 at their apartment 204 Lindsay Street Mrs Walker and baby are doing nicely Also noted are a garden club meeting with Mrs A E Taplin in Ardyn Hills and two science notes about air volume and narrow city streets
Film actor James H. Grigsby is held on a 1900 dollar bond for trial on an attempted assault charge filed by Mrs. Rene Soller Kuechieister, a Chicago theater contestant. San Bernardino attorney Loeb L. Cossack was bound over to superior court on a similar charge involving a youthful Chicago matron.
Day by day scores of local people learn from the amazing results of The Medicine Supreme VAN-DEL Compound. A free package offers hope for stomach liver kidney and bowel disorders rheumatism neuritis high blood pressure and nervousness with two forms available liquid and home mix powder.
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