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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1930

Page

11

Real Estate Bargains on North Hamilton and Nearby Streets

Numerous five to seven room homes offered at prices from 3500 to 5500 dollars with hardwood floors modern baths and easy terms. Properties include North Hamilton Street East Lexington Avenue and nearby "close in" locations with rentals also available through Amos Realty Co at 401-403 Wachovia Bank Bldg. Phone 4392.

Hamilton Street Lexington Avenue Amos Realty CO Wachovia Bank

McAdoo Continues Transcontinental Flight Leg

BIG SPRINGS Texas October 27 William G McAdoo flew from the Big Spring Airport at 10 am to continue his businessman's transcontinental flight to Los Angeles California arriving here at 5 pm yesterday from Atlanta Georgia

Big Springs Texas William G. McAdoo Big Spring Los Angeles Califria Atlanta

Chicago Livestock Market Report October 27

Hog and cattle prices move lower as 50 000 hogs and 27 000 cattle pass through Chicago market. Direct hog trades. 180 200 lb porkers 9.40 to 9.65. sows 7.65 to 8.75. Cattle and calves show scarce supply. best fed yearlings around 13.00 while slaughter steers 9.25 to 13.50 depending on weight. vealers 10.00 to 12.50. sheep at 6.00 to 8.35 with lighter lambs.

Chicago U. S

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Quiet Trade

Cotton opened steady in New Orleans though less active than late last week as Liverpool improved. First trades showed gains of 6 to 9 points, while New York cooled on cables. By midmorning sentiment remained reactionary with prices slipping to December 11.00, January 11.17, March 11.30, and futures closing with net advances of 15 to 19 points.

New Orleans Liverpool New York P. C

New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Frost Aid and Realizing

Cotton opened steady with an advance of 5 to 7 points as frost reports from the Carolinas and Georgia supported demand. December rose to 11.08 on the call before easing to 10.98, May from 11.68 to 11.58, with net first half hour losses of about 1 to 5 points. Liverpool hedging and continental buying absorbed gains, New December fell to 10.91 and May to 10.51 later, amid scattered southern selling and liquidation. Market near midday showed declines of 1.5 to 2 points with stayings quieter than last week and local selling for a pullback.

New York Carolinas Georgia Liverpool Fair Continental New December

Murder Plot Aimed at Henderson Police Sergeant

Henderson North Carolina police hunt suspects in a reported plot to kill Police Sergeant W. N. Strickland. An informant said a group directed shots toward a spot in the town’s Negro section where a man was filling bottles with liquor. the officer was fired upon but not hit.

Henderson N. C W. N. Strickland

Stocks Drift 10 Lower on Sluggish Trading Session

New York stock activity drifted lower in a light session. Early gains faded after midday as active shares slipped. railroad earnings showed a 25 percent nine month drop, while September carriers posted a 16 percent fall. Call loans held at 2 percent amid talk of a Bank of England rate cut.

New York Stock Exchange Bank of England

Wheat Prices in Chicago Slip as Argentina Weather Eases Fears

Chicago reports a material price setback for wheat despite a 2,163,000 bushel drop in visible supply. Clearing weather in Argentina lifted supply expectations, with a projected 239,000,000 bushels of wheat available this season versus 100,000,000 last year. Corn rose slightly while oats fell and provisions held steady to down.

Chicago United States Argentina

Salvation Army Board Discusses Budget Campaign Plans

The Salvation Army advisory board held an afternoon meeting with R. O. Lindsay presiding. They completed preliminary plans for the budget campaign starting November 3 and discussed active campaign steps and pre campaign subscriptions. Campaign letters were sent to local supporters. the budget goal is 9 202.60 dollars.

The Salvation Army R. O. Lindsay

Dumb Mendicant Little Too Dumb For Chicago Cop

Chicago officer George Willshott, silent from a winter illness, used sign language to identify August Fleming, an ex convict, after a mute beggar asked for help. Fleming smiled, the cop smiled, and Fleming was taken to the station. Fleming’s ruse failed when the officer noted his deception.

Chicago George Willshott Willshott August Fleming Fleming

Florida Tests Muskrats for New Fur Industry

Florida researchers launch a pilot project to evaluate muskrats as a potential fur industry. The effort seeks to determine growth, harvest, and market viability for the native rodents.

Woods Advisers Start Working With Emergency Committee

Washington October 27 regional work of the president's emergency committee for employment began with the arrival of Fred C Croxton of Columbus Ohio the first sectional adviser to be named by Colonel Arthur Woods to aid state and city officials in stimulating jobs Forty days plan calls for meetings with fourteen superintendents of state city employment offices to map methods for placing idle workers The group has also received a New England council recommendation urging voluntary job registrations and has notified six state manufacturers associations in New England Woods plans to announce more regional advisers to expand coordination with state municipal governments and industry.

Washington President's Emergency Committee For Fred C. Croxton Columbus Ohio Arthur Woods Croxton R. M. Griss Commerce Department New England Council Boston New England Colonel Woods

John Marshall Players Strike Over Age Ban

Football players at John Marshall high school in Richmond refuse to play until principal James C. Harwood allows five disqualified teammates to resume play. The ban cites a Virginia Literary and Athletic League age limit of over 20 years. A committee seeks a meeting to change his decision.

Richmond John Marshall High School James C. Harwood Virginia Literary and Athletic League Harwood

Guilford College Trustees Reelect Cox and Hollowell

Guilford College at a joint meeting reelected J Elwood Cox of High Point as board chairman and David White of Greensboro as secretary. Cox and Richard J Hollowell were also reelected for six year terms. The gathering approved centennial club plans and discussed increasing Quaker community involvement while noting a rise in fall enrollment. Mrs Mary W Stagg of Durham donated funds to extend steam heat to Memorial Hall, aiding the building’s central plant. The Marys Davis scholarship fund reached one thousand dollars to aid Guilford-bound students with top grades.

Guilford College J. Elwood Cox High Point David White Greensboro Richard J. Hollowell Centennial Club Edgar T. Hole New York Sonsporing New York Clyde A. Milner Guilford Mary W. Stagg Durham Memorial Hall Marys Davis

Tax Commission Wins $430,529 Tax Case Against Southern

Columbia South Carolina October 27 1939 Robert Moorman referee appointed by the federal court in the state tax commission's effort to collect additional income taxes from the Southern Railway approved the commission's claim for 430529 33 dollars The action concerned back income taxes and the dispute over what portion the railway owed under state law.

Columbia S. C Robert Moorman South Carolina State Tax Commission Southern Railway

Memorial Tablet for Confederate Flag Designer Unveiled

A memorial tablet honoring Orren Randolph Smith designer of the Confederate flag will be unveiled at Old Calvary Episcopal church in Fletcher on Sunday November 16. The United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold their national convention in Asheville at that time and attend the ceremony in a body. Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby will deliver the principal address.

Asheville N. C Orren Randolph Smith Westminster Abbey of the South Old Calvary Episcopal Church Fletcher United Daughters of the Confederacy Clyde R. Hoey Shellby

Doctors may be kept away this winter in Waynesville

Apple growers in Haywood and western North Carolina counties report the best crop in years.

Waynesville N. C Haywood North Carolina

Golden Horseshoe Changed as Met Enters New Season

New York society gathers at the Metropolitan Opera for Aida with Maria Mueller and Giovanni Martinelli in lead roles. Jules Judels and Mme Pangoni oversee backstage preparations as Tullio Serafin conducts in the red velvet setting. Plans loom for a larger uptown opera house in the near future.

Golden Horseshoe MET Scaa Verdi Vanderbilt Maria Mueller Aida Giovanna Martinelli Rhadames Joseph MacPherson Egypt Giuseppe de Luca Ethiopia Tullio Serafin Bator

Piedmont and Northern freight service challenged in court

E R Oliver vice president of Southern Railway testified that the electric Piedmont and Northern line handles long and short hauls like steam carriers. The ICC and seven railways seek an injunction to stop P N from building lines Spartanburg to Gastonia and Charlotte to Winston-Salem as the hearing before Judge J Lyles Glenn continues.

Spartanburg Piedmont and Northern Railway E. R. Oliver Southern Railway Interstate Commerce Commission Southern Gastonia N. C Charlotte Winston-Salem Oliver J. Lyles Glenn

Yeggs Crack Efird Department Store Safe

Yeggs cracked the Efird department store safe in Charlotte last night and made away with an undetermined amount of cash and valuables. Police are investigating the break in as surveillance footage is reviewed and witnesses are questioned.

Charlotte Yeggs Efird Department Store

Smyrna Flood Kills 30 in Weekend Downpour

Torrential rains in Smyrna on the weekend caused 30 deaths and destroyed 22 homes as rescue crews worked through damaged districts in the wrecked Turkish port city.

Smyrna Turkey

Gasoline Consumption Estimated for Mexico This Year

The report estimates Mexico's gasoline consumption at 79,253,300 gallons for the year. It highlights trends in fuel use and may reflect changes in supply, pricing, or policy affecting the national market.

Mexico

Army's Touchdown Against Yale Under Question

New Haven Conn Oct 27 Yale says the Army touchdown against Yale in the bowl may have violated rules after viewing motion pictures Yale notes Kilday was helped behind the line Stecker charged in and lifted him over the goal line The play was ruled final though pictures raised questions about a possible disallowed score

New Haven Conn Army Yale Yale Mhen Kilday

Foreclosure Sale Notice for Guilford County Property

D. D. Scoggins defaulted on a 1930 deed of trust to D. D. Duncan trustee. The High Point sale at 10:00 AM on December 1, 1930 will offer a Morris Street parcel in High Point Township for cash to the highest bidder, subject to existing deed of trust.

D. D. Scoggins D. D. Duncan Register of Deeds Guilford County North Carolina High Point High Points Township Morris Street West Bay Street H. A. Moffitt J. H. Millikan Office of the Register of Deeds

Bids Sought for Police and Fire Department Uniforms

The City of High Point invites sealed bids by 8 pm on November 4 1930 to supply uniforms for police and fire departments. Specifications available on request. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check and be addressed to the Mayor and City Council. The council may reject bids or award to the best interest of the city. E M Knox City Manager. 10 31

High Point Council Chamber North Carolina E. M. Knox

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