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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1930
Page
2
North Carolina fire losses for September totaled 224,774 from 148 fires. Nine month total reached 4,649,011 from 1,968 fires, compared with 3,808,300 from 1,737 fires in the same period last year.
A stage listing notes the show Her Wedding Night at the Broadhurst Theater starring Lara Bow, Ralph Forbes, Charles Ruggles, and Skeets Gallagher in a classic 1930s production setting.
Clara Bow stars in a farce where she unknowingly becomes a proxy wife in a wedding with a groom in disguise. Strong support from Charles Ruggles Skeets Gallagher and Ralph Forbes delivers witty chaos as mistaken identities spark a romping comedy that revives the audience’s laughter.
London based E. F. Cox, the English salvage operator, reports his six year effort at Scapa Flow has cost about 2,000,000 dollars. The tally covers one battleship, one light cruiser, three battle cruisers and twenty five destroyers salvaged from the German fleet.
David Crockett served three terms in Congress from 1827 to 1838 and again from 1833 to 1835. His resistance to Andrew Jackson contributed to his electoral defeat.
MELLO-GLO Face Powder advertised as preferred by beautiful women for no pastiness or irritation. Claims include longer wear with no shiny nose and prevention of large pores via a new French process. Promotes a youthful bloom and purity. Mann Drug Co.
John Halliday and Elsie Ferguson headline a program at the American Theater with Marian Nixon and Grant Withers in supporting roles. The showing, billed as Scarlet Pages, highlights a blend of drama and star power for local audiences.
A well known lawyer with a secret fights to save Nora Mason from death for murdering her father. John Remington, the prosecuting attorney in love with Mary Bancroft, adds tension as the cast includes Elsie Ferguson Marian Nixon and Grant Withers. Several other attractions accompany the program.
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy under Wilson, condemned Herbert Hoover for deserting Wilsonian ideals and criticising Hoover's policies. He cited Hoover's opposition to the league of nations, the Grundy tariff act, and his Harding cabinet role as evidence of a shift toward conservatism and big business influence. Daniels urged that the Smoot Hawley tariff and Mussels Shoals promises marked a decline from Wilsons principles.
The North Carolina section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers met at the Washington Duke hotel in Durham. W. S. Lee of Char- drepresented the group in today’s session and outlined local activities and plans.
Davidson college lists 29 students on the honor roll for the 1929 1930 session with a 95 percent average required. Seniors include J L Brown A T Edelman F W Johnston J B Knox E L Lafferty W G McGavock W B McGuire J R Marks E E Marsh F W Poag R H Reid H W White. Juniors R P Enroe C W Harrison L H Hand T W McLean J T Welch Jr. Sophomores J R Caldwell E K Emurian M W Norfleet H S Monroe K M Jackson. Freshmen P F Brown Jr R L McCallie W E McNair Susan Moffett W F Mulliss.
Two English chemists developed a transparent material resembling plate glass that can be sawed or turned like wood, offering a versatile substitute for traditional glass in construction and design.
The article states that passenger trains in the United States travel about 85 miles per hour on average. It highlights a general performance measure across rail services and implies typical speed levels for passenger transport.
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