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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1930
Page
1
Greensboro North Carolina three indictments charge Mason W. Grant Guilford county superior court clerk with forgery in connection with distributing Confederate pension checks. The action occurred as authorities reported today in Greensboro.
Police investigated a claim that Otto Wood, a four time prison escapee, was in High Point but ruled out the taxi sighting involving Mrs Wood and her daughter. A hotel check found two men registered there who are well known High Point residents, with a city dragnet briefly active.
George F. Ewald former city magistrate and his wife Bertha Ewald are free on 2500 bail after pleading not guilty to indictments claiming they bought Ewald his office. Martin Healy Tammany leader and Thomas Tammany as a go between face charges next Monday. The special grand jury also may probe Jacob Cash claims and the Crater disappearance.
Maureen Orcutt of New York led Helen Hicks of Hewlett New York four up at the end of the 18 hole morning round of the 36 hole Canadian women's golf championship final in Montreal.
Four of seven North Carolina convicted communists linked to the Gastonia textile strike plan to surrender to Charlotte authorities before September 29 to avoid bail forfeiture. Beal and Hendricks, recently returned from Soviet Russia, face long sentences. Carter and McLaughlin also plan surrender. Miller Harrison and McGinnis choose to stay in Russia under Comintern protection.
John J. Raskob Jr. and Minerva Aaronson plan marriage next spring. Mrs. Elizabeth Aaronson confirms engagement. Aaronson is 19, Met at Yale where Raskob graduated last June. Raskob scoffs at rumors of a $2,000,000 trust fund as gossip.
Washington reports three American universities Columbia California and Chicago were cited for distinguished accomplishments in the cause of peace. The Fox medal award by the Congress of Fidac recognizes courses in political science international relations and exchange programs with foreign institutions.
Detroit workers destroyed part of a factory by raising the roof using picks and shovels. Theo dore Gabert reported $10,000 in damages after twenty men claimed the building was abandoned and they could take what they wanted. Officers filed warrants for malicious destruction of property.
In Shreveport Louisiana an unidentified bandit died from gunfire after fatally wounding customer A G Schley who confronted the robber during a filling station holdup. Schley died later in hospital from an abdominal wound. Police Officer L D Smith shot the bandit fatally as he tried to flee with about 45 dollars.
In Wilson North Carolina on September 20 an unidentified white man was found badly hacked and mangled on a Kenly side street. A group of black laborers discovered the body and a nearby car was seen late last night. Authorities suggest the man may have been struck by the vehicle and dragged before the body was moved.
In Kinston North Carolina on September 20 AP report says Miss Louise Mewborn found a snake in her piano. The serpent crawled into the strings and resisted exit until chloroform was used. The snake was drugged and slaughtered after being dragged out.
Funeral services in Los Angeles honored Milton Sills the screen star with his own affirmation of immortality read aloud. Dr. Ernest Holmes delivered the rites, verses from Corinthians and a life and immortality poem by Sills were shared, and Lawrence Tibbett sang John Masefield’s By the Bier Side. The burial place was not announced and a possible Chicago reburial was noted.
Belgrade Maine reports say Stella Crater wife of missing New York Supreme Court Justice Josiah F Crater has left her Belgrade Lakes summer home. She is sought as a witness before a New York grand jury probing the jurist disappearance. She has been secluded since August 6.
Fragile pages from Andree's diary tell the last days of 1897 Arctic balloon expedition with Swede Andree and two companions. Found with remains on White Island, the diary notes voyage start July 11 from Danes Island Spitzbergen and early misfortunes including gas leaks and frost laden gear.
MEDIA Pa September 20 A college triangle involving University of Pennsylvania professor Henry K Miller Jr his wife and Duke University instructor Miss Helen Scott was revealed in divorce court Mrs Mildred Todd McGowan Miller was granted a divorce alleging Miller pursued Scott while at Duke and continued after joining Pennsylvanias faculty Miller taught at Princeton and Columbia before Pennsylvanias appointment
Dr. Costen J. Harrell pastor of a Richmond Methodist church announced new charges against Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal church have been forwarded to Bishop William N. Ainsworth of Birmingham Ala chairman of the college of bishops.
In Charlotte and Asheville rallies Democrats tout Mull and Bailey while attacking Hoover and prohibition. Senator Overman urges electing Bailey to the Senate and endorses a Democratic sweep, as Pritchard campaigns for Republican support against Simmons ally Bailey. Jonas rebuts GOP blame for current mood.
Hollywood aims to break the world speed record with a 300 mph car using two 24 cylinder Miller engines. Drivers Harlan Fengler and Peter De Paolo plan the Daytona Beach attempt next February to beat Major H. Q. Seagrave’s 231.36 mph record.
James Neely, 70, is jailed in Tyler Texas to face trial for the 1884 killing of Hiram Cooley in Alabama. A. C. Cooley, son of the murdered man, arranged Neely's arrest after recognizing him as Cooley's brother. Neely confessed a fist fight and rock strike, saying he wandered for years afterward.
Washington dispatch reports Representative Charles M. Stedman of North Carolina still critically ill after an apoplectic stroke last week. Doctors saw no marked change in his condition over the past 43 hours.
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