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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1930
Page
6
The First Baptist church intermediate department plans a 2 PM meeting at the church before traveling to Holton's Pool in Winston-Salem for a watermelon feast tomorrow.
A vintage remedy ad promotes Teethina as a safe cure for infant constipation and colic. It markets Teethina as a mild prescription stimulant for stomach and bowel regulation, claiming it aids sleep and treats indigestion gas and diarrhea. The notice cites Dr Moffett Co Columbus Georgia and offers a free sample of a Baby Book.
In Noke Virginia readers note attendees including Miss Gladys Miller of Columbia South Carolina Raymond Ritchie of High Point and the couples Mr and Mrs Grady Cooke Belews Creek Mr and Mrs James Hill Germanton and Mrs George Thomas and Raymond Thomas of King listed among participants.
The narrative lists numerous Durham residents visiting relatives and friends across North Main Street, West Emerywood, English Street, and nearby towns. It notes guests from Concord, Louisville, and Muncie with stops at Waccamaw and Wrightsville Beach, plus a Davidson College student departure and a family reunion in Asheboro.
Anne Nichols the playwright says she has sent her former fiancé the Marquis William De Lignemare to her Encino California ranch for rest and a cure after noting his nervous disorder followed their broken engagement. She told reporters she felt morally responsible and arranged the stay at her ranch as long as needed for peace and recovery.
Amarillo Texas reports R L Conder recounts how A D Payne died in his cell using dynamite. Conder claims a stick of dynamite with a short fuse ignited by a cigarette detonated the charge while Payne was in custody.
Funeral services for Murray Eugene Morrow son of Mr and Mrs M M Morrow were held yesterday afternoon at 3 from the home 311 Barker street with Rev John W Moore pastor of Wesley Memorial M E Church officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery with flowers carried by Myra Ward Doris Gold Dorothy Hawker Dorothy Crater Clara M Coldfelder Hazel Kennedy and Jennie Ruth Morrow.
The Missouri River changed course, moving away from Satan Missouri where the town once stood on the riverbank now lies a mile inland. The reshaped waterway leaves the former riverside site abandoned and alters local geography.
Capt. Erroll Boyd will begin an eastward Atlantic hop tomorrow from Montreal in the Columbia, aiming to emulate Charles Levine and Clarence Chamberlin who flew to Germany in 1927. The Columbia carries a storied but troubled past with prior attempts by Roger Williams and Mabel Bell, both altered by crashes or abandoned legs.
The city endured another hot day with a 99 degree reading reported by Chief Hor ney, the local meteorologist. The high marked the season’s peak so far while officials noted no relief at noon as the thermometer stayed high into the afternoon and a low of 65 was recorded.
Greensboro Sept 1 Congressman George M. Pritchard of Asheville, Republican candidate for the U S Senate, opposes placing senatorial and state ticket names on the November ballot. He rejected a $3,000 savings argument and warned of a legal challenge under the Australian ballot law. The State Board of Elections meets in Raleigh Wednesday.
North Carolina August admissions to the state prison reached a record month, with August 1949 likely exceeding July totals. Warden H. H. Honeycutt said January still holds the all-time monthly admittance record at 152. Officials anticipate the overall population rising from 2,257 to above 2,300 as full figures are compiled.
Ten thousand Hungarian workers surged into Budapest streets protesting for food and work. Police clashed with demonstrators as armored cars arrived and two people were killed. Rioters hurled sticks and stones at vehicles while shouting down with the Bourgeoisie. Reinforcements helped police regain control.
Melvin Grayson Ridge age 22 of High Point died at 4 a m in a local hospital after a stay of less than a week Born January 2 1908 in High Point he was a son of C B and Lula Bell Ridge His wife formerly Miss Vetra Wiles survives with one son Carl Lee and two parents three brothers Irwin Clifton and C B Ridge Jr and sister Miss Viola Ridge Funeral services are expected from the Ridge home Wednesday at 2 p m
In Pueblo Colorado fear of mob violence led officers to remove three Black suspects from jail last night. They had been arrested earlier for the alleged assault on a white woman during a holdup on the Pueblo Canon City highway. The trio Sam Johnson 22 of Pueblo Ellis Byrd 19 and Jim Thomas 24 of Hasway Texas were taken to another city for safekeeping.
Funeral services were held at Oakwood Cemetery graveside yesterday at 3 PM for Clarence Alford Bishop Jr. Flowers were carried by Doris White Virginia Dave Reinhart Evelyn McDowell Geneva Reinhart Hazel Pratt Virginia Gibson and Burnel White. The Bishops reside at 1120 South Main Street.
The annual men s championship at High Point country club began with match play after the qualification round. Champion L C Matton led qualifiers with 77 as 92 players advanced to the first sixteen flights and pairings were announced for the opening rounds.
E. D. Bronner vice president of the Michigan Central Railroad died early today after illness since last May. He was a longtime executive in the railroad industry and passed in Detroit.
Ruth Alexander, San Diego aviatrix, took off at 3 25 a m in a bid for a nonstop 14 hour flight to Agua Caliente Mexico. She completed a perfect take-off through slight ground fog as her aircraft carried 117 gallons of gasoline.
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