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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1931

Page

7

Commercial College To Open Here Soon

The Southeastern Commercial College Inc will open a commercial college in High Point on North Main Street next month. J G Isenhour is president and H Nhour is vice president. The college runs branches in Statesville Hamlet Greensboro Laurinburg Carthage Florence Bennettsville Sumter Hartsville with executive offices in Salisbury. Remodeling of the Hood Bank building second story is underway.

Utheastern Commercial College,Inc High Point North Main Street Lawds Aweuee Streetwiiver Wees Ina Ratcliffe J. G. Isenhodresident The Southeasternercial College Tuec H.nhour Statesville Hamlet Greensboro Laurinburg Carthage Florance S. C Bennettsville 3. C Sumter D. C Hartaville Salisbury Hood Bank

Emergency Help Hotline for City Jobs Listed

Readable notice invites calls to 2080 for employment aid coordinated by the Emergency Committee for Employment. Secretary Mrs. W. E. Price and an assistant will take calls from City Hall basement to match residents with cooks cleaners grounds workers or repair help.

Emergency Committee For City Hall W. E. Price

Local college to open in October with open enrollment

The Southeastern Commercial College plans to open October 12 or 19 with no age limit and broad classroom freedom. Courses include secretarial, commercial, shorthand, bookkeeping, and typing. The school is licensed by the North Carolina State Board of Education and runs a student employment bureau. Prominent chamber officials in Salisbury and Florence vouch for the institution and its founder.

Southeastern Commercial College, Inc North Caroina Salisbury Isenhour Florence N. C Chamber of Commerce

Davidson County Fair Opens Today in Lexington

Davidson County fair opens with fair attendance and familiar exhibits. West's World Wonder show headlines amusements this year, boasting 20 shows and ten major riding devices, using 25 steel double-length cars and about 400 staff. Large Davidson County crowds expected throughout the week.

Lexington Davidson County

Judge Halts Hammer Wielder in Lynn Entry

Judge Harry Dow ordered Calvin Worden to stop using a sledge hammer to force entry to his Lynn home after he battered the front door when locked. The incident prompted a court action and highlighted property damage linked to a volatile dispute. A separate report notes Siam telephone and telegraph lines damaged by the carpenter bee, an insect traced to the fault.

Halts Salem Mass Harry Dow Calvin Worden Worden Lynn Siam

Body found may aid in solving Collings murder

The body washed ashore near Eaton's Neck may be the wounded man linked to the Slaying of Benjamin P. Collings of Stamford. Suffolk County authorities, led by Assistant District Attorney Fred J. Mander, await identification likely tying the deceased to the two Long Island Sound pirates who abducted Mrs. Collings. Initial checks show the body was in water about three weeks, with a potential bullet wound under the right ear.

Northport N. Y Benjamin P. Collings Stamford Suffolk County Collings Fred J. Mander Long Island Sound

Hoover seeks to cut Navy 1933 appropriations request

President Hoover moves to reduce the Navy’s proposed 1933 budget by 61 million dollars from 401 million. He instructs departments to rethink requests to curb costs while avoiding discord with Secretary Adams. If agencies lobby publicly, Hoover plans to present a national economies case to the people.

Washington Navy Hoover Department Navy Department Adams Congress

Oil shipment from Odessa reaches New Orleans

A 4270 ton shipment of sun flower seed oil from Odessa Ukraine was received in New Orleans. The oil will be used in food product manufacturing and soap production.

Odessa Ukraine New Orleans

Fingerprints Key To Solving Murder Of Retired Financier

CROSS HILL S C Sept 29 Investigating authorities depend on fingerprints to aid the mystery of who beat W C Raser 71 year old retired banker and merchant to death and shattered the stock of a shotgun on the head of his son Jake They also found barefoot tracks at the Raser home The prints were taken from objects in the home by State Constable J W Rich Grieos and a fingerprint expert was being sought Richardson left to obtain expert help The son Jame Raser was wounded and recovering in Greenwood hospital The intruder shot Jake and then killed the father with a stove wood blow The house was ransacked and a gold watch and 15 were stolen suggesting robbery as a motive

Cross Hill S. C W. C. Raser Jake Raser J. W. Rich- Grieos Blackwood Columbus L. Owens Laurens County Richardson Jame Raser Greenwood

Company Matches City Gift of Coal in Lexington

In Lexington on September 29, T. B. Eanes of Old Dominion Coal Iron and Coke in Roanoke Va announced his firm would match the city board of commissioners donation toward a free car load of coal. Earlier D B Sheloff offered to pay half a car, Mayor J A Smith paid a quarter, and others pledged the balance. A second carload of coal will be donated for fuel distribution to the needy.

Lexington T. 8 Eanes Old Dominion Coal, Iron and Coke Company Roanoke City Board of Commissioners Sheloff J. A. Smith Mr. Eanes

Sowers Chosen President of Ninth District Medical Society

Dr. J. L. Sowers, a popular physician, was elected president of the ninth district medical society at the annual session held here. The 1932 meeting will be held in Morganton and featured eight scientific papers. Banquet speakers included Dr. F. H. Richardson of Brooklyn, Dr. Hardy Winkler of Charlotte, and Dr. M. L. Stevens of Asheville, president of the State Medical Society.

Lexington J. L. Sowers Ninth District Medical Society District Organization of Physicians Morganton F. H. Richardson Brooklyn N. Y Hardy Winkler Charlotte M. L. Stevens Asheville

Calf Exhibited With Pulsing Throat Lumps Astonishes Buyer

At Mygatt Wisconsin Chris Madsen, local cattle buyer, exhibited a calf bought from its owner showing a pulsating protrusion on the throat. A veterinarian concluded the calf was in good health despite the freakish appearance.

Mygatts Wis Chris Madsen Madsen

Laval Sees Franco German Pact As Step To Recovery

Berlin reports Premier Laval and Foreign Minister Briand view a new Franco German economic commission as a first step toward world cooperation to restore prosperity. Police guarded arrivals and departures as crowds shouted Vive la paix. officials hinted at German and French appointees, with Sackett among diplomats at a farewell dinner.

Laval Berlin France Briand M. Laval

Harbor Traffic Survey Underway At Wilmington Port

A comprehensive survey has begun to determine export and import tonnage through Wilmington Harbor. Officials expect several months to collect complete data to assess potential movement through the port.

Wilmington

Garners and Sniders to Meet Sunday Reunion Dinner

The second annual Garners and Sniders reunion and prepic dinner will be held on the first Sunday in October at the late William Garner home between Snider and Denton, one mile off route 109. Descendants of Phillip Garner the first are invited, with J Walter Lambeth and J R McCrary to speak, and baskets to be brought for dinner served at 1 pm. The Denton high teachers manage the dinner and tables.

Garners Sniders William Garner Snider Denton Phillip Garner Laniers Bosts Beekers J. Walter Lambeth Seventh J. R. McCrary Denton High School

Davidson Agent Is Made Grange Master

LEXINGTON September 29 County Agent P M Hendricks was elected Pomona master of the Davidson County Pomona Grange organized at Midway. Other officers include Ed F Hedrick overseer S L Craver lecturer Roy Beck steward Fred Tesh assistant steward Mrs W L Craver chaplain Hoy L Long treasurer C F Green secretary Woodrow Tesh gatekeeper Mrs Clyde Zimmerman ceres Mrs Ed F Hedrick pomona Mrs More Lindsay lady assistant steward.

Lexington P. M. Hendricks Pomona Davidson County Pomona Grange Midway Farmers and Farm Women Ed F. Hedrick S. L. Craver Roy Beck Fred Tesh W. L. Craver Hoy L. Long C. F. Green Woodrow Tesh Clyde Zimmerman Céres More Lindsay

Wood Harvest Needs In US Paper Industry

Fourteen million cords of wood are required yearly to produce the paper consumed in the United States, highlighting the scale of the timber and pulp sector and its reliance on sustainable forest management.

United States

Flashes of Life Predicts 1935 for Prosperity Era

John R. Rolfe of the Hartford Times forecasts a new era beginning in 1935, saying the World’s Full will spark unprecedented prosperity. He characterizes the current depression as less severe than some think and asserts better times lie ahead for the nation.

Chicago John R. Rolfe Fisher Hartford Rn Times

World rehab proposal sparked by H G Wells on air

The radio discussion proposes declaring world bankruptcy and writing down debts. It calls for abolishing diplomatic and military establishments and running the world under a dictatorship of educated common sense with a uniform money system.

London H. G. Wells

Wind rotor to power plants in New Jersey tests

West Burlington New Jersey reports six utility companies showing interest in a wind rotor descendant of the old windmill. Inventor claims the device can generate power in a six mile breeze as an experimental plant is erected for field tests.

West Burlington N. J

Grid player makes tips for City college batik neckwear

George Timiansky, a 240 pound football player, spent a summer with dykes and silks and wax to craft batik neckties. He sold enough to cover his college expenses, supporting fastidious dressers who favor batik patterns in New York.

New York Old City College George Timiansky Mme

Daily underground water use in North Carolina estimated

A historical note reports North Carolina drawing about 2,000,000 gallons daily from underground sources. It highlights the scale of groundwater consumption and implies implications for resource management and sustainability.

North Carolina

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