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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1930
Page
6
The prominent aviatrix Opal Kunz is pictured after beating several men in a 25 mile race for planes of unlimited power at the American Legion air meet in Philadelphia. She holds a cocktail shaker trophy design replacing the loving cup as the prize.
Frances White, once a $300 weekly Broadway song and dance star, appeared in New York night court over a $3.50 taxi bill. The judge recalled her past fame and gave her a few days to pay the amount.
The report notes Mrs Hoover blends tangerine kumquat punch with plain water and citrus juice in a passage from Prohibition Punches. In New York Jascha Heifetz the violinist is described as father of a girl after his marriage to Florence Vidor following her divorce from King Vidor.
Science details how a fungus on cane sugar can yield citric acid used for lemon juice and, with slightly more nitrogen, oxalic acid used in cleaners. The talk highlighted fermentation’s reach from citric and oxalic acids to methane from farm waste, showing diverse outputs from microscopic workmen.
New sport suits of tweed are unpacked and on sale tomorrow. Skirts in French Serge, navy blue, and pleated styles with yoke tops pair well with navy blue or red sweaters.
Health officials urge North Carolina school records be used to identify unvaccinated children for smallpox shots and diphtheria toxin antitoxin, focusing on first three grades. State Board of Health notes many counties lack organized departments and staff to reach remote areas, aiming to minimize outbreaks this year.
Louise Kearns plans to study at Salem College this winter. Griffith Miles visits Savannah Hotel in Savannah Georgia. Burton Wagger heads to Sweetwater Tennessee Military Institute. Frances Wagner returns to Sanford after two weeks with Mrs. H A Cecil on Montlieu Avenue. W F Trogdon, Wilkesboro president, routes to Asheboro for October family reunion. Mr and Mrs H G Peters and Peggy Annette weekend in Draper Virginia guests of Mrs J W Caldwell. Peters accompany Mrs James F Peters from Olympia Washington returning late October.
TATESVILLE North Carolina AP reports D C Honeycutt 52 a local contractor was killed while working with a bridge construction crew in Wilkington Delaware his family has been advised. HARLOTTE North Carolina AP notes the opening of O Donoghue Hall parochial school in Charlotte built by Catholics with 110000 dollars in funding and first classes starting.
A plumed wooden rooster placed on a roof peak adds distinct charm to country houses. Its fading colored plumage blends with wind and rain, preserving rural atmosphere while offering a live touch as it sways with the breeze.
William Kluttz of Rowan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his friend Lewis Propst and was sentenced in Rowan Superior Court to five years in jail.
Theodore F. Joyce, manager of a J C Penney store in Tatesville, was freed before Mayor F B Roach after the company refused to prosecute the robbery charge.
In special municipal elections Rutherfordton and Spindale approved selling their light and water plants to the Southern Public Utilities Company of Charlotte.
An officer at 30,900 feet suffers cold in his regular uniform and needs an oxygen tank. The balloon lacks a valve. A bird cannot reach that height due to oxygen scarcity. The scrambled word ATMOSPHERE is identified.
The degree team of Repiion lodge I O O F will travel to Statesville next Monday night to confer the degree of truth on a class of candidates. About 18 members from the local lodge are expected to join the visiting party, with three to receive the degree work.
Istanbul reports Miss Anita Grew, daughter of the American ambassador, swam 15 miles in the Bosphorus in 5 hours 23 minutes. New York notes tennis player George Lott plans to retire from tournaments to play for exercise.
In Rudini Italy the government begins a month long flight training for fascist university students. The course offers instruction at no cost and marks a new effort to promote aviation among youths.
New York 21 year old Walter P Chrysler Jr founded publications in school and college and now operates as a publisher. His first venture is a limited run of classics in rag paper, mostly hand set, priced at ten dollars per copy. In Koenigsberg Dr Otto Kahn estimates earth’s age at three billion years using uranium thorium radioactivity and lead content, presented at a scientific meeting.
RALEIGH Sept 10 The states prison showed a rise in population in August by 44 with 2301 inmates at central prison and 27 units on Sept 1. August brought 149 prisoners, 26 escaped (9 white 17 negro) with 13 recaptured. 72 sentences expired and 3 died. Governor Gardner paroled 16 persons. On Sept 1 the breakdown was 1098 white males 16 white females 1131 negro males and 8? negro females.
Balloons bearing Duluth Minnesota airport promotions drift over the state inviting the public to a two day celebration and a flight with Captain Frank Hawks.
Raleigh September 10. Governor Gardner promotes the 1930 North Carolina state fair to be held October 13-18 with live-at-home and Made-in-North-Carolina exhibits. He cites expected farm output gains of 30 to 50 million dollars and urges farmers and manufacturers to prepare strong exhibits marking a historic fair showcase.
On September 10, 1624 Thomas Sydenham, famed English physician known as the English Hippocrates, was born at Wingford Eagle. He became a leading figure in modern clinical medicine, differentiated scarlet fever from measles, advanced smallpox cooling treatment, and promoted bedside observation over theory.
In Pittsburgh Andrew Wheatley of Washington Pa. is dubbed Andrew Mac Tavish after police learn he buys liquor in Pittsburgh for $1.50 a quart, while paying $2.50 in his hometown. He walked back and forth both ways to save money.
Dr Willem Rudolf reports experiments where mosquitoes are drawn to human carbon monoxide. He notes no odor fully repels them but etherial camphor may repel briefly.
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