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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1926

Page

5

Banks in State Are Losers By Usual Method

The Tobacco Cooperative Association receivership controversy renews calls for reform of state bank receiverships in Raleigh. Critics say appointing lawyers as receivers often harms depositors, urging immediate status of insolvent banks under the state bank examiner and corporation commission to guide rehabilitation and asset recovery.

State Highway Commission State Bank Examiners Division Board of State Corporation Corporation Commission

Sykes Speaks on Fraternity at High Point Rotary

Rev. Tom Sykes delivered a noon address on good fellowship and international goodwill at the High Point Rotary club. He urged a worldwide ethical standard among members and noted the need for commitment beyond profession of faith. The club pledged support to a local D A R meeting and announced next gathering in Greensboro Tuesday night.

Tom Sykes High Point Rotary Club Rotary Frank Wineskie Washington Jesus Christ’s Church Greensboro

High Point Citizens Aid Florida Hurricane Victims

Local High Point residents donate to the Florida relief fund with daily contributions rising from 98 to 196 the latest total. The High Point Enter prise offices accept donations and lists donors including Kester Machinery Co and Repi on Lodge 1.0.0.F. The Chamber of Commerce and civic groups urge more support as Florida seeks to recover.

High Point Florida South Enterprise High Point Enterprise Janoe Torrego Kester Machinery Co Nannie Croker Monarch Mies MS. Poluoce EOWA Nick Drakulakos Marsh. Furniture Co O Repiion Lodge

John L Wall Dies Suddenly On Porch Near Mechanicsville

John L Wall 54 dies suddenly at his home on the porch around 11 pm after a day in good health. He worked in cutting at Moffitt Underwear and was a 12 year member of the High Point fire department. Survived by widow Carrie Wood, son W J Wall, daughter Mrs E S Wilson, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Level Cross church Sunday 11 am with burial in the church cemetery.

John L. Wall Mechanicsville Wall Stanton and Jackson Mr. Wall Randolph County William and Mary Lee Wall High Point Myrtle Desk Company Moffitt Underwear Company Carrie Wood W. J. Wall E. S. Wilson P. A. Wall S. F. Wall W. M. Wall Alice Hodgin S. D. Hicks West Virginia Ida Smith Randleman Sechrest Funeral Home Level Cross

Market Reports and Price Movements Across Markets

Chicago dairy reports butter steady with receipts 6,623 tubs and eggs down at 7,491 cases. New York cotton futures close easy with declines of 115 to 124 points and varied opening prices. Wheat in Canada sees rain and snow prompting early buying while corn oats and provisions gain strength. numerous company names and stock listings appear in the broader market summary.

Chicago New York Canada

Potatoes Market Outlook In Chicago Trade

Potatoes receipts 74 cars reported in Chicago on Sept 23. Market unsettled with heavy supplies and slow trading. Wisconsin round whites quoted 190 to 210, Minnesota sacked round whites 175 to 200, sacked red river Ohios 205 to 215, Idaho sacked rurals 205 to 220.

Chicago U. S Wisconsin Minnesota Red River

Wall Street Opens Mixed as Oil Rally Contests Drift

Stock market battles for direction resume at the opening with no clear lead. Oil shares rally while U S Steel Pullman and major auto issues lag, with manyIndustrial and utility names showing varied moves.

New York U. S. Steel Pullman Armoer Melgwihn LCC West Califoreia Cerro de Pasco Chesapeake & Ohio St. P Northwestern Chiveler Cory Colorado

Daugherty Linked to Liberty Bonds in Albany Case

The government traced $50,000 of $391,000 in liberty loan bonds tied to the $441,000 paid for Societe Suisse for Metals claims. Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller are charged with conspiracy. King and broker James Watson testified about the transfers and the mysterious No. 33 account.

New York Thomas W. Miller Societe Suiesse Pour Valeurs de Metaux Harry M. Daugherty Daugherty Miller Richard Merton United States Merton John T. King Connecticut King Liberty Loan James Watson Watson Buckner Midland National Bank Washington Court House Ohio Mal S. Daugherty

Summer Ends as Fall Arrives in Local Weather Note

At 2:27 this afternoon summer officially ends and fall takes over the reigning season. Meteorologist A B Horney notes the hottest day was June 10 at 103 degrees, with 60 days reaching 90 degrees or higher this year, more rainfall than 1925, but a generally dry summer.

A. B. Horney Weather Bureau Horney

Local furniture firm placed in receivership by court order

The Ideal Table company went into voluntary receivership after a petition presented to Judge E Y Webb in Greensboro. A S Caldwell of High Point was named receiver with a $5,000 bond to conserve assets and operate the plant. Clifford Frazier of Greensboro is trustee in bankruptcy to hear creditor claims. Assets listed at 107727 dollars against debts of 138339 dollars.

Ideal Table Company E. Yates Webb United States Court Greensboro A. S. Caldwell High Point Webb B. C. Royal

West End Baptist revival gains steam with converts

The West End Baptist revival that began Sunday morning grows in attendance. Eight conversions occur in the first three days and 25 to 30 people asked for prayer. Rev. Samuel T. Hensley preaches, Roy Bethune leads singing, with services at 7:30 pm daily and an invitation to all to attend and join the choir.

West End

Music Department Entertains High School Students

The high school music department presented a season opening assembly with L L Stookey in charge. Virginia Frank Andrew Butler Virginia Ashlin and Stookey performed solos duets and a finale The Light of the Stars. The program encouraged students to learn any instrument and urged parental support.

L. L. Stookey Stookey Virginia Frank Virginia Ashlin Andrew Butler Miss Frank Butler

Tunney Flies 10 Scene QF Battle Arrives in Philadelphia

Gene Tunney completes a dramatic mid campaign flight to Philadelphia arriving at the navy yard by airplane with Casey Jones piloting from Shawnee on the Delaware. The heavyweight title challenger, flying a Curtiss C- Cruet plane, landed after a three hop 100 mile trip from Stroudsburg near his training camp.

Philadelphia Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney Navy Yard Casey” Jones New York Shawnee Delaware Stroudsburg

Rook Bound Over in Whiskey Possession Case

Frank Rook appeared before United States Commissioner Warren G Brown after a hearing on a whiskey possession charge. He was bound over to the next federal term under a 509 dollar bond. Federal agents Kennedy and Shiplett raided his High Point area premises last August 30, finding whiskey. Rook had prior arrests on similar charges within the past 90 days.

Frank Rook United States Warren G. Brown Rook Kennedy Shiplett High Point

Welfare Revue Promises Big Turnout At Local Theater

Local theatergoers anticipate the High Point Board of Public Welfare event titled Little Bits of Everything at the American theater tomorrow night. Director Charles Hilliard leads about 30 amateur players in a program featuring a women only minstrel, Good Morning Glory skit with Hilliard and Mrs. Pred Klein, a music revue, and a Charleston dance by Jamallyn Dyer with tickets on sale at Randall's Pharmacy.

High Point Board of Public Welfare American Theater Charles Hilliard Wll

Toll of Miami hurricane reaches 238 dead and vast damage

Tolls from last Saturday's hurricane in the Miami area rise with 238 dead and about 1,100 wounded, many still serious. Property losses are estimated around 165 million across Greater Miami, with individual district figures from 15 to 35 million for Hialeah Hollywood Dania Fort Lauderdale and others. Recovery crews comb for bodies as typhoid fears prompt swift sanitation efforts and medical aid pours in from Chicago and other cities.

Miami Fulford Ingleside Seaboard Park Hollywood Dania Hallandale Fort Lauderdale Pompano Hialeah Homestead Greater Miami Miami Chamber of Commerce Coral Gables Evelyn D Chicago Biscayne Bay Florida Gulf of Mexico Pensacola Mobile Ala

Lyons Express Wreck Near Paris Station Kills Two

Lyons Express collided this morning just outside Hericy station on the Paris Montereau line. Two people died and 18 were injured. One deceased man held an American passport.

Paris Lyons Hericy Paris-Montereau

Chicago Poultry Market Report Sees Steady Prices

Chicago with poultry market reports for September 23 notes steady conditions as nine cars arrive. Fowls bring 19 to 24 cents, springs 18 to 23, turkeys 34, roosters 19, ducks 24, geese 19.

Chicago

Survey to prosecute employers of school age children

Forest H. Shufford, boys' commissioner, announces a drive in High Point to prosecute employers of school age children. He cites many youngsters working since school opened and says a city survey will begin soon to identify violators and require working permits from the welfare board. Police and courts back the effort and residents are urged to report cases.

Forest H. Shufford Shufford Police Department Cart Board of Public Welfare Welfare Department

First Refugee Train Reaches Jacksonville

The first solid refugee train from the south Florida disaster zone arrived in Jacksonville Florida with 600 storm victims mostly women and children. They came from West Palm Beach and points south by Seaboard Air Line.

Jacksonville Fla South Florida West Palm Beach Seaboard Air Line

Death row six inmates in Raleigh face ongoing appeals

In Raleigh the state prison houses six death row inmates whose sentences remain unsettled as all pursue appeals. The number of inmates and the ongoing legal status highlight the unresolved status of capital punishment in the state.

Raleigh State’s Prison

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