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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1930
Page
9
Real estate listings advertise bargains on seven to eight room homes in North Hamilton Street East Lexington Avenue and nearby on easy terms. Prices range from 3500 to 5500 with brick, hardwood floors, modern baths, and good heating. Amos Realty Co. 301 303 Wachovia Bank Bldg. Phone 4392.
Cotton opened steady with December contracts at 11.80 and May at 11.92 mark highs for the present movement. Buying was aided by Liverpool firmness and reports of poor southern picking weather, while southern hedging and some taking caused modest early selling before prices held near 11.40 for December and 12.00 for May by midday.
In Greenville South Carolina former Sheriff Carlos A Rector and ex deputy Harmon Moore face murder charges in the Willis case. A motion to quash the indictment failed in sessions court and both men were arraigned admitting $5 000 bonds.
Washington report quotes Earl B. Wadsworth superintendent of air mails stating new contracts effective November 1 will base rates on space mileage rather than poundage. He says this will reduce returns for National and Evening Air Transport while increasing rates for Colonial Western Airways Western Air Express and Continental Airlines.
Recovery led the market with light trading and cautious moves. Westinghouse and Bethlehem Steel dipped before rebounding as U S Steel, American Can gained while rails and utilities advanced. U S Steel directors meet amid talk of a possible extra dividend.
Judge Adkins overruled a motion for acquittal for Herbert M Campbell in the Mary Baker murder case. The defense began alibi testimony with Mrs Gwendolyn Parsons saying she rode with Campbell near Arlington Cemetery earlier that day. Prosecutors allege Baker was killed about 6 pm on April 11.
Columbia South Carolina October 28 Herbert Hoover is hailed as the best friend the south has had in the White House since Lincoln Judge Kelly Kash general counsel for the treasury department in Washington told republicans at a keynote speech for a republican mass convention He urged an open door policy in southern politics and called on the audience to build up the party as their solemn duty
Cotton opened active and firm as Liverpool cables beat expectations. December rose to 11.30, January 11.45, and March 11.71 amid buying and rumors of prohibition changes and a possible U S Steel dividend. Prices pulled back briefly, then rallied with wheat strength and sustained speculative demand.
Rome marks the eighth anniversary of the March on Rome with a general holiday. Mussolini led a veterans parade in Piazza di Siena and war decorations graced public buildings. Eighty planes conducted city maneuvers while St Angelo castle glowed in fireworks and films celebrated the regime.
Police probe the slaying of Joseph Fuerman 40 founder part owner of a Bronx miniature golf course. He was abducted in his own car dumped on West 147th Street with multiple bullet wounds and died shortly after at a hospital. Authorities consider possible racketeer involvement in the business.
Mrs. Luther M. Farthing aged 45, wife of the Watauga County sheriff, was found dead in her backyard with a bullet wound. A pistol lay nearby and investigators labeled the death a self-inflicted injury. She had suffered ill health for years.
Bar silver YORK event details unclear in fragment. The readable terms include dates and sports shorthand but no full context or outcomes.
Pinehurst visitors hear Col. J. W. Harrelson outline North Carolina's progress in education, industry, hydroelectric development, and highway improvement. He notes Aycock's campaign shaped public schooling, cites 1860 manufacturing stats, and rejects the Sherman act as obsolete. Hoover's greeting and a separate institute message are mentioned.
The federal trade commission questioned J. B. Lane of the Fremont Cotton Oil Co as part of its inquiry into possible collusion among cottonseed oil mills to fix seed prices. Lane described limited sales outlets and feared three main buyers could conspire to depress oil prices.
In Washington on October 28 the District of Columbia supreme court ruled Atlanta cannot compel the census bureau to publish a higher population figure. Director Steuart listed Atlanta at 270 367, excluding several small communities the 1929 Georgia act had added to greater Atlanta. Justice Siddons said the court lacks authority to force a higher count.
Treasury reports show October 25 receipts totaling 4 779 197 86 dollars with expenditures of 10 215 872 93 dollars and a balance of 225 954 588 21 dollars. The figures reflect daily balances and transfer activity in Washington.
Four Wilson women were injured today when their car ran into a ditch between Wilson and Raleigh. Mrs. W. N. Harrell suffered the most severe cuts and bruises but was expected to leave Raleigh for home with her husband this afternoon. Passengers included Mrs. Hettie Hathaway Miss Ruby Ron ey and Mrs. Marion Applewhite, all shaken but not seriously hurt.
The War Department announced that local interests will provide a $500,000 advance for the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal tidal guard lock near Great Bridge Virginia. Congress authorized the project but no funds were yet appropriated. The department cited local cooperation with the administration to relieve unemployment.
The Rev Ernest Harold Pearce bishop of Worcester died suddenly today as parliament opened in London. A spectator in the crowd outside the House of Lords he fell ill and was taken to Westminster Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was 65 and known as a scholar and preacher. He served as assistant chaplain general during the war and was chaplain to the king in 1918 1919. He authored several books on church history.
Evanston Illinois October 28 Rev J J Steffens rector of St Mathews Episcopal church attacked a pistol club formed to combat crime calling it a romantic invitation to gangsters to compete with honest men in the shooting game He plans to send his protest to the city council and to Chief of Police William O Freeman organizer of the club which has enlisted 15 business men and women for pistol practice.
Beverly Hills October 28. Troop 17 Beverly Hills Boy Scouts battled a brush fire in Benedict Canyon threatening homes of Douglas Fairbanks Charles Chaplin Harold Lloyd and other stars. Edward Butterworth 16 found the blaze and led the troop until 125 firefighters arrived. Fire halted after three hours of strenuous effort.
Paris police report two men arrested with a bomb admitted they are communists and intended to destroy the Italian Fascist club headquarters in Paris. They claimed to act as agents of the International Proletarian Anti-Fascist Committee.
Three railroads released September results with year over year comparisons. New York Central earned 5,617,804. Norfolk and Western 5,248,174. D & Rio G West 870,354 in 1930 versus 10,438,800, 4,223,137, and 4,152,036 respectively in 1929.
The High Point public library plans a Highland Mills branch in the Community building by mid November. The Y W C A has run a small circulating library there and will move on, while the public library will supply books and staff the new room on the second floor. Donations of popular fiction encyclopedias and reference works are requested from residents to avoid duplication.
The Greyhounds, a local high school club, will meet Guilford College soccer artists tomorrow afternoon on the Guilford lot. Guilford is noted for a strong side with victories over Jamestown and Hasty. Players vying for selection include Sumterfield, Rothrock, Combs, Sappenfield, Hayworth, Carroll, Hedrick, Gross, Moffitt, Culler, Vance, Mask, Dr. Hedrick and Reid.
Ed Yeomans of Washington defeated Harvey Harris of Raleigh 6-0 6-1 in the feature match of the mid-south tournament. Lenoir Wright of Charlotte beat Phil Shuford of Hickory 6-1 12-10 in a long second set. Doubles teams saw Vail and Covington defeat Wallace and Barrett 6-1 6-0, while Yeomans and Hendlin beat Sutton and Flowers 6-3 6-2. Harris and Strong defeated Graham and Shuford 6-3 6-2.
Ruth Hanna McCormick, Republican candidate for Illinois Senate, filed a report listing campaign costs of 10842 dollars. She stated that no accounting was made to the Senate for private investigators hired to shadow Senate investigators, in the Nye committee inquiry context.
In Raleigh on October 28 three Wake county convict camp officials Gordon Watkins Vance Mangum and Swannie Council faced manslaughter charges over the death of Willie Bellamy a black convict. The case stems from an inquiry by the state board of charities and public welfare initiated after the death.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash on the premises in High Point NC on Saturday November 26 1930 at 2:00 PM. The sale is under a deed of trust dated August 15 1929 by L F Cox and Sallie Mae Cox to Z I Walser trustee default on indebtedness recorded in Guilford County. The property is Lot No 15 Carrick property 7500 square feet more or less bounded by Carrick avenue Milton Silver J Goldstein and Dr F C Sharp now being offered by trustee Z I Walser
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