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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1931

Page

7

Foreclosure Sale Notice in Guilford County North Carolina

Notice of foreclosure sale by trustee Allen Austin on November 30, 1931 at 2 p.m. at the courthouse door High Point NC for the property 201 Morris Street described as starting at Morris and Maple streets and running along Maple and Morris streets. Attorney Turner represents the trustee.

State of North Carolina County of Guilford Teague M. E. Welch Guilford County Metropolitan Life Insurance Conents Gant Office of the Register of Deeds Coreen Morris and Maple Streets Maple Street Morris Street L. E. Teague High Point Allen Austin Austin O ‘Turner Attys

Foreclosure Notice for 706 Farriss Avenue High Point NC

Allen Austin, trustee, by deed of trust dated September 13 1926 and substituted by Metropolitan Life, will sell at Greensboro courthouse on November 30 1931 at 2 PM. Property is Lot 155, Roland Park, 706 Farriss Avenue, High Point NC, described with metes and bounds.

State of North Carolina Guilford W. Marshall Register of Deeds Guilford County North Sree Metropolitan Life Insurance Company the Register of Deeds Kronheimer A. P. Brown Farriss Avenue High Point Roland Park Carolina Allen Austin Austin É “Turner Attys

The Red Cross Goes Everywhere Enroll Today

The Red Cross invites community members to enroll for services, signaling readiness to assist any location in need and encouraging timely sign ups to ensure aid reaches those requiring support.

Red Cross

Local golfers edged in exhibition by visitors at country club

The visiting George Slingerland Greensboro Country Club and Hugh Gordon Brettonwood N H beat Andy Merrilees and Dugan Aycock 3 to 2 in a special match on the Country Club links. Slingerland starred while Merrilees mishit putts as locals lost despite late birdie. Next Sunday’s possible rematch at Blair Park hinges on Gordon’s schedule.

George Slingerland Greensboro Country Club Hugh Gordon Brettonwood N. H Andy Merrilees Dugan Aycock Aycock Merril Slingerland Gordon Blair Park

Mrs. Eva M. Ivey Laid To Rest In Georgia Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs. Eva M. Ivey aged 33 of 421 Park Street were held Sunday at 3 PM at Sechrest Funeral Home with Rev. Geo. T. Tunstall presiding. She died after a months long illness in a local hospital and will be interred in Flowery Branch, Georgia, her former home, after more services. A large attendance and many flowers followed.

Eva M. Ivey Park Street Sechrest Funeral Home Geo. T. Tunstall Green Street Baptist Church Flowery Branch Georgia

Bettie May Duncan Dies at 21 in Local Hospital

Bettie May Duncan age 21 of 503 Barker street died at 1 a m after a two week illness. Born July 21, 1910 in Davidson county, she was a daughter of R Hartley and Sallie Hartley. Survived by husband M P Duncan infant son Douglas Roland parents Mr and Mrs C R Hartley four brothers B T Hartley H T Hartley Alexander Hartly and Ralph Hartley. Body to be moved from Sechrest Funeral Home to 1308 Ragan street for services Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev Tom Alderman Sykes of Central Friends church. Burial in Oakwood cemetery.

Bettie May Duncan Barker Street Davidson County Do. R Sallie Burton Hartley M. P. Duncan Douglas Roland C. R. Hartley B. T. Hartley H. T. Hartley Alexander Hartly Ralph Hartley Sechrest Ragan Street Tom Alderman Sykes Central Friends Church Oakwood Cemetery

City Girl Dorothea Parson Killed in Auto Crash

Miss Dorothea Parson, 18, was killed when the automobile she was driving overturned two miles from Candor yesterday. Glenn Sandall, a local resident and car owner, was in the back seat and uninjured. he could not be reached for comment.

Dorothea Parson Candor Glenn Sandall Sandall

Oak Hill Band Plans First Meeting Tuesday Night

The Oak Hill Men's club band will hold its first meeting for organization purposes tomorrow night at 8 in the club rooms at Oak Hill. W. S. Cleavenger will lead the band and invites musicians citywide to join and form a community band with players from all sections of the city.

Oak Hill W. S. Cleavenger

Children’s Pageant to Open The College Flapper Play

The Woman’s club at Senior High sponsors the play The College Flapper with a curtain raising children’s pageant. About 500 children aged six to nine will appear in nightgowns and pajamas as a backdrop for readings by Mrs. Frank Marr. Rehearsals run 4 to 4 30 p m in the high school auditorium.

Woman's Club Frank Marr

Local Woman's Club Plans Air Drop For Play Promo

The High Point Woman's Club will boost its production The College Flapper at Senior High School with a 30 minute air drop tomorrow from 4 to 4 30 p m. BE Howard will fly over the city dropping 100 red lettered handbills offering free admission to the show featuring business and professional men portraying famous women in history.

High Point Soy Marjorie Mel Hugh BE. T. Howard Woman's Club

South Leads Cotton Manufacturing in the South

October 26 1931 High Point North Carolina the Chamber of Commerce reports the South's dominance in cotton manufacturing with 78 percent of U S mill cotton consumption. It notes 1800 Southern textile plants investing over 1 billion dollars and consuming about half a billion annually in materials and fuel. The South holds 60 percent of active spindles and 52 percent of active looms, producing 67 percent of domestic cotton goods and 73 percent of all cotton used in American mills. Final census figures show the South's growing output from 1923 to 1929 and its share of national production across multiple classes of cotton goods.

High Point N. C Chamber OF Commerce South United States New England

France and United States Seek Debt Cuts and Armament Pause

Premier Laval insists on continued French armament until security is guaranteed while President Hoover seeks a war debt reduction tied to broader economic stabilization. Negotiations yield pledges of mutual aid to maintain gold standard systems and cooperate on exchange stabilization, aiming to unlock frozen securities and confidence.

United States Congress Hoover Laval France

Cotton Mills Craft Wide Range of Goods Shown

The article surveys Southern cotton manufacturing noting a long list that demonstrates the diverse goods produced by Southern cotton mills, highlighting the breadth of textile output and variety beyond staple products.

Cow Finds Hidden Cash From Bovine Meal

Edgar Nicholson, a colored farm hand near Candor, discovered a cow’s stomach pouch burst open by a plow, revealing $850 in U S currency. Rumors traced the money to a prior $350 loss from a barn, suggesting the cow ate the stash and the town debated how the wealth appeared in Reynolds County.

Edgar Nicholson Candor Edgar United States Sand Hill Darkie Sam Au Msaay

Schoolboy Safety Patrol Formed Here Tomorrow at Meeting

A junior high meeting tomorrow at 3 pm will organize a schoolboy safety patrol of about 75 boys from city schools. Sponsored by the Carolina Motor Club, the patrol will direct safety activities and parade down Main Street after the meeting.

D. H. Lasley Greensboro Carolina Motor Club E. M. Knox T. Wingate Andrews Lasley Carolinas C. 8. Grayson Knox Andrewe R. H. Sechrest Main Street Charlotte Durham

Dramatic account of Jackson family massacre near home

Eye witness Carl Jackson recalls George Jackson's deadly spree in Aiken County. Six relatives were killed as Jackson shot Hamp, Melvin, Georgia Lou per the witness story, with the killer threatening to kill everyone. Georgia Lou vanished amid the carnage.

Wagenber 8. C George Jackson Aiken County Carl Jackson George Georgia Lou Quincy Hamp Hayes Uincy Melvin Herman Jackson Quincy Jackson Mrs. Jackson

Court upholds state tax on chain stores in North Carolina

Supreme Court sustains the state’s right to tax chain stores. A. J. Maxwell, revenue commissioner, states about $60,000 yearly since 1929 totaling $180,000 under the statute, paid under protest and now the state’s. The law taxes each chain store unit after one free store, at $50 per branch, with prior law limiting to six or more stores. Dennis Brammitt, attorney general, praised for handling the case. The prior invalidated law is replaced by a constitutional measure applying to two or more stores operated by a person or farm.

Supreme Court A. J. Maxwell Commissioner of Revenue North Carolina Supreme Court Maxwell Dennis Brammitt United States Court

Japan Seeks Negotiated Path Amid Manchurian Clash

The dispatch notes Japan urging calm over the south Manchurian railway crisis and questions the league of nations urgency. It mentions possible direct talks between China and Japan as an eventual solution and warns against hurried league action.

South Manchurian League of Nations China Japan

Dr. Bonner Returns to Burrus Clinic Office

Dr. O. B. Bonner of Burrus Clinic resumes duties today after a two week absence while he attended lectures in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

O. B. Bonner Burrus Clinic Bonner Pittsburgh

Market Stumbles as Hoover Laval Talks Weaken

Stock market opens the week with prices drifting lower amid cautious trading and tepid stimulus from Hoover Laval talks. Bonds hold, major names slip including American Telephone and U S Steel and Royal Dutch. Investors eye dividend meetings at U S Steel Pennsylvania and Bethlehem Steel as copper demand hints suggest a possible price uptick.

New York Tom Satie Hoover-Laval W Street American Telephone American Can U, & Steel Bethlehem Allied Chemical Dupont Eastman Westinghouse Royal Dutch London Paris Wall Street Atlantic Laval Hoover U.&. Steel Pennsylvania Railroad Bethlehem Steel U. 58 Pennsylvania

United support urged for Red Cross activities

Quote from Charles Evans Hughes emphasizes unity in backing Red Cross work. Call to action invites readers to join now and help make activities possible.

Red Cross Charles Evans Hughes

Notice of Sale of Land in Greensboro North Carolina

Notice of sale under a mortgage dated October 4 1929 and assigned through Emma Ritchie to S W Horne. The sale at public auction for cash at the Greensboro courthouse door on November 3 1931 at 11 oclock includes a described lot on West Green Street near Cassady and Taplin with 115 feet, 151 and 87 100 feet, and 60 feet boundaries. Purchaser to deposit 10 percent cash as good faith. sale subject to unpaid taxes and street assessments. Assignee S. Horne attorney S H Smith.

Union Tax Mission D. Y Emma Ritchie Emma L. Ritchie S. W. Horne Greensboro North Carolina Ford County West Green Son D. Cassady D. V. Cassady E V. Cassady D. V D. Feot H. Smith

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