Ehringhaus Gains Gound In Piedmont As Fountain Backers Go Defensive
Ehringhaus rises in early North Carolina gubernatorial race as Fountain and Brummitt maintain strength in Caldwell and surrounding counties. Analysts expect Ehringhaus to lead in Burke McDowell Catawba Alexander Iredell despite Fountain faction loyalties.
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Ehringhaus
Piedmont
Lenoir
Pasquotank
Will Caldwell
Burke
McDowell
Catawba
Alexander and
Iredell
Pupils Register at HG School as Fall Term Opens
Junior high students returned to the North Main Street school to register for the fall term beginning Monday September 7. Sixth graders enrolled today while seventh graders register tomorrow morning. Elementary pupils start Friday with old students at 9 to 12. High school book fees due Thursday and Friday mornings and 1 to 4 oclock afternoons. Fees include 2 dollars general, 75 cents home economics, 76 cents drawing, and 1 dollar instrumental music. City teachers met at the high school auditorium with Superintendent T Wingate Andrews outlining plans for the year.
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T. Wingate Andrews
Ehringhaus Emerges As Strong Statewide Candidate
In Lenoir observers note Ehringhaus has built a clear platform and taken a stand against the sales tax drawing support from former Maxwell backers and aligning many Fountain Brummitt backers. Voters across eastern counties admire Brummitt for his government ties while Fountain supporters push for broader local power and rebuke of the Brookings report. Ehringhaus is seen as a growing threat requiring strong campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. B. Boringhone
Dennis G. Brummitt
Fountain
Ehringhaus
Lenoir
Caldwell County
Burke
McDowell
Catawba
Alexander
Iredell
Giles
Burke County
Lincoln
Rowan
Davis
Davidson
Brummitt
Democraatic Party
this @etion
Caldswell County
Cotton Leaders Call for Unified South Program in 1931
A plan proposes each state appoint two influential cotton farmers along with agricultural leaders and press to form a five committee conference. The agenda covers emergency measures for 1931 crops, acreage control for 1932, marketing act and farm board, a permanent belt program, and new cotton uses. Memphis is proposed for a September 14 15 meeting to seek state leadership.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Agricultural Marketing Act
Federal Farm Board
International Cooperation
Memphis
Woman Union Organizer Beaten Kidnapped Near Saluda Dam
Clara Holden, organizer for the National Textile Workers Union, reported to police that she was beaten by five men after being kidnapped from a mill village. She was driven to a spot near the Saluda dam, stripped, gagged, robbed of 29 dollars, and whipped with a leather strap. The assailants warned her to leave Greenville within 24 hours or face death. She then found a taxi and returned home.
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Greenville
8. C
Clara Holden
National Textile Workers Union
Mill Village
Dam Power House
Texas governor undecided on special session over cotton issue
Governor Ross S. Sterling told the Associated Press he had taken no action to call a Texas legislature special session to address cotton. The Texas Senate was summoned to meet September 10 to consider impeaching District Judge J. B. Price over fee approvals for sheriffs.
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Dallas
Texas
Ross S. Sterlin
Associated Press
Texas Senate
J. B. Price
Senate
Price
Sterling
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Bank officials face scrutiny after insolvent deposits probe
Officials are cashier and assistant cashier at a bank under investigation as a state examiner checks affairs. Hale allegedly sought 30000 in county funds and Martin 6000. Prosecuting Attorney Holt says grand jury will decide on charges for two depositors. Hudspeth plans to borrow in St Louis and may flee to Canada once print. A warrant accuses him of taking deposits while knowing banks insolvent.
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Ernest Tims
Hale
Martin
Holt
Wether
Marshall
A. A. Hudspeth
Canada
A. T. Hudspeth
St. Louis
Federal appropriations panel pledges deep cuts to army and navy
The appropriations committee announced planned drastic cuts to federal spending for the next fiscal year starting with the army and navy. In the first 62 days of the year expenditures topped last year by 144 million dollars amid a 230.4 million dollar receipts figure and 626.8 million dollar outlays. The two month deficit rose by 156 million dollars versus the prior year as costs surged in public works and building programs, with postal deficiency doubling year over year.
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Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Treasury
Alienation Suit Denounced as Baseless Claims
The speaker contends the six alienation suit lacks any factual foundation. He alleges the action aims to pull him into a custody dispute over the child and to discredit Mrs Southerland and her family while pressuring him for money.
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Southerland
This Modern Age Contest Winners Announced Today
Winners of This Modern Age contest announced. First prize Ruby Rogers Teneheben receives theater tickets. Second prize goes to Mrs. J. D. Trussell, fourth to Mrs. J. W. Flythe, others to C. Cc. Moffitt and Miss Margaret Preddy. Winners must call The Enterprise office. prizes not mailed.
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Vata Theater
Ruby Rogers Teneheben
South Hamilton Street
City
Paramount Theater
J. D. Trussell
South Main Street
C. Cc. Moffitt
North Main Street
J. W. Flythe
West
Lexington Avenue
Margaret Preddy
Woodrow Avenue
Enterprise Office
Bank Employee Implicated in Bond Record Fraud Case
An Illinois Trust and Savings Bank employee, later part of Continental Bank, allegedly used customer securities as his own. He inhaled receipts, erased bond deposits, and swapped records with brokers to convert margin bonds into personal gains. A broker inquiry spurred a confession after the culprit returned from vacation.
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Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Continental Bank and Trust Company
Wolf
Wolt
Mystery Closes In As Investigators Probe Missing Women
Authorities halted digging at the scene while seeking clues to possible missing women among Powers' correspondents. Meanwhile the bodies of Mrs. Eicher and her children Harry Greta and Anabel were cremated in Pittsburgh and their ashes were to be taken to Park Ridge Illinois, their home.
Detroit Probe Targets American Friendship Society Over Powers Murders
Assistant Attorney General Joseph A. Gillis opens an inquiry into the American Friendship Society amid efforts to curb the Powers killings. The group, run by Albert B. Plater and Olga Plater, is tied to a case in which Harry F. Powers confessed to murdering two women. Governor Brucker calls the case a shock to public conscience and criticizes unions promoting quick or illicit marriages. In Clarksburg, West Virginia, Luella Powers deserts her husband, declaring she would not release him even for a fortune.
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Detroit
Correspondence Club
Harry F. Powers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Joseph A. Gillis
American Friendship Society
Friendship Society
Albert B. Plater
Olga
Powers
Cornelius O. Pierson
Ruth hits 38th homer in Yankees vs Red Sox
Babe Ruth belted his 38th home run of the season into the center field bleachers at Yankee Stadium in the first inning, leaving him two behind Lou Gehrig in the standings as New York faced Boston.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Red Sox
Lou Gehrig
Brookline Duo Wins National Doubles Tennis Title
Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn captured the national doubles championship in straight sets 6 4 8 6 6 3 over Gregory Mangin of Newark N J and Berkeley Bell of New York in Brookline Massachusetts today.
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Brookline
Mass
Wilmer Allison
Johnny van Ryn
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Berkeley Bell
New York
Georgia Governor Russell calls special session if Texas convenes
Atlanta Ga Sept 2 Governor Richard B Russell Jr announced he would convene the Georgia general assembly in a special session to consider cotton legislation if Texas Governor calls a special session in his state.
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Atlanta
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Georgia
Georgia General Assembly
Texas
Scouts Make Frequent Use Of Camp Uwharrie This Summer
Since the council camp closed on July 21 the property has hosted weekend camps by multiple troops. Troop 6 East Green Street Baptist led with two visits totaling 38 scouts, Troop 8 Ward Street Methodist brought 29, and Troop 17 Jamestown led 47 across two outings. Troop 28 Lexington and Troop 5 participated on August 19 and 28, with upcoming weekends planned for Troops 6 and the Hasty high school organization under Walter Criseman and B L West.
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Council
Uwharrie Council
Enens
East Green Street Baptist Church
Ward Street Methodist Church
Jamestown
Lexington
Hasty High School
Walter Criseman
B. L West
Flagler Returns to Head Freight Duties at H P T and D
The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad announces that F J Flagler will resume duties as general freight agent on September 1 after a seven month leave due to illness. The line expands its traffic staff to include G Allen and S R Mathews, enabling round‑the‑clock shipper information by telephone.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
F. J. Flagler
Flagler
New York State
D. Trafic
G. A.llen
Gardner Paroles 7 Men and 7 Women in Raleigh
Gov. O Max Gardner paroles seven women from the state industrial colony for women and seven state and county prisoners. The women were convicted of vagary or disorderly conduct in several counties and years from 1929 to 1931. One man, John Haget, jailed for larceny in Davidson County, received five years but was released after one year due to tuberculosis. Jasper Hutchins of Yadkin County, sentenced for mutilation in 1929, was freed after Solicitor Jones questioned the conviction's basis.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
State
Sarah Cole
High Point
Susie Hardy
Cumberland County
Lois Henderson
Buncombe
Bernice Jeffers
Edna Drum
Catawba
Marie Leftwich
Surry County
Gladys Robinson
Sedie Strickland
Nash County
John Haget
Davidson County
Jasper Hutchins
Yadkin County
Three Divorces Granted In Court In High Point
Three divorces were granted this morning in High Point municipal court by Judge Lewis Teague. Marion Byers received a decree from O P Byers. Ethel West Moreland was granted a divorce from Homer Westmoreland. Noma Varner obtained a decree from Joe Varner.
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Lewis &. Teague
High Point
Marion Byers
O. P. Byers
Ethel Westmoreland
Homer Westmoreland
Noma Varner
Joel Varner
Howell Upset Key Round in National Amateur Golf
Billy Howell, Virginia champion, toppled Johnny Goodman 2 and 1 in the first round of the national amateur golf championship. Five of the eight seeded stars fell, including George Voigt, Johnny Lehman, Charley Seaver, and Gene Homans, as Dick Martin and Francis Ouimet advanced, while Gus Moreland was upset by Frank Connolly.
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Chicago
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
George Voigt
New York
Johnny Lehman
Charley Seaver
Angeles
Gene Homans
Englewood
N. J
Seaver
Arthur
Ducky) Egg
Rochester
N. Y
Dnce
Lehman
Billy Howell
Virginia
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Johnny Shields
Seattle
Maurice McCarthy, Jr
George T. Dunlap
McCarthy
Daszling
Russell Martin
Dunlap
Chandler Harper
Yates
Gus Moreland
Dallas
Texas
Frank Connolly
Mt. Clemons
Mich
Trial ties Jones murder to family testimony and offer of money
The defense framed the case as death by self action while Mrs. Jones faced trial after her son and other family members testified. Lee claimed he was offered 25 dollars from insurance to kill Jones, and Oscar Jones waived immunity to testify alongside his mother. The victim was found shot in his bed on January 9 as relatives surrounded Mrs. Jones during the verdict.
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Lee
Jones
Oscar Jones
Robert
DeMolays Farewell Ball at Sheraton Hotel Ballroom
The High Point chapter of the Order of DeMolay hosts its annual farewell dance Monday night from 9 to 1 at the Sheraton hotel ballroom. The event honors members leaving for school and features the Sedgefield Tar Heel Syncopators, a ten piece band, promising a high-class up-to-date program.
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High Point
Order of DeMolay
de- Molays
Sedgefield
Labor Day
Sheraton Hotel Ballroom
Bryant Electric Company Expands to Acquire Division
The Bryant Electric Company announces the purchase of the electrical division of Industrial Electric and Machine Company. Effective immediately, Industrial Electric will focus on motors and machine work while Bryant expands to serve customers with enhanced electrical supply and service. Existing electrical department employees will be retained by Bryant.
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Bryant Electric Company
Industrial Electric and Machine Company
Onca
Industrial Electric
F. G. Bartlett
Holt M. Bryant
Bryant Company
Industrial Company
Bryant
Mutiny in Chilean Navy Over Pay Cuts
Sailors aboard the Chilean fleet seized control from officers to press demands for ending salary reductions within 48 hours. The dispute centered on pay cuts up to 3,000 pesos, with Finance Minister Blanquier announcing the proposals. Government officials met in Santiago to resolve the crisis as presidential candidate Juan Hateban Montero was recalled from Valparaíso.
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Santiago
Blanquier
Juan Hateban Montero
Valparaiso
Spessard Speaker At Monarch Club Meet
The Monarch club held its weekly meeting at the Sheridan hotel with H. L. Spessard as principal speaker. Spessard, dean of men at High Point College, outlined travels and studies from a vacation and summer school at the University of Michigan. Other talks by Bob Blackburn and Coke Cecil were noted for humor. The first meeting of the month covered routine business and drew a good attendance.
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Monarch Club
Sheraton Hotel
H. L. Spessard
University of Michigan
Spessard
High Point College
Bob Blackburn
Coke Cecil
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Will Rogers
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Lucien Littlefield
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Norman Foster
Stuart Erwin
Cimarron
Broadway
National Textile Workers
S. C
Bluebeard
Close Marriage Club
Clarksbury
C. A. Duckworth
Luella Powers
Harry Powers
Uwharrie
H. P
T. & D. Lines
Gardner
Hutchins
Richard Martin Downs
George Voight
Mrs. Jones
Electric Division
Spesseard
High Point Circus Grounds
Woodbury Avenue
Kivett Road
Nelson Family
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