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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1933
Page
5
North Carolina state school commission ordered a revised transportation rule to limit riders to two miles from schoolhouses while allowing full buses within that radius. The measure aims to prevent strikes over bus service amid protests by parents and teachers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elgie Barnes were held at Hilliard Memorial Baptist church with Rev. Huey O. Miller and Rev. D E B Oates presiding. A large crowd attended and pallbearers included L Edwards J C Talbert C M Dula Hubert Willard Butler Fitzgerald D B Oates. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
A court in Tyrell County orders the transportation issue to be reviewed by Washington. Judge Walter L. Small requires the county commission to show cause on October 3 why a mandamus should not be issued. The suit claims the $4,500 budget for transportation is insufficient. A school committee is investigating the matter.
Farmers in hurricane devastated sections begin rehabilitation by planting new crops where water and wind ruined existing plantings.
Federal plans move to transfer gangster George Machine Gun Kelly and wife Kathryn from Memphis to Oklahoma City for Urschel kidnapping trial. An armada of 16 airplanes stands ready at a municipal airport with federal guards and aircraft loaned by the army. Will Casey arrested in Ballinger Texas for aiding Kelly. three Memphis men named in the case and Kelly’s involvement in the Urschel case acknowledged but not full participation in other crimes.
Ben EB Geer announced after a conference with Dr. Robert Bruere, chairman of the National Industrial Relations Commission, that the commission will meet Greenville October 7 but the business to be transacted was not disclosed. Bruere recently ended a cotton mill strike in New Orleans while Geer noted a Piedmont bottling strike settlement.
The Blue Eagle Buy Now three day campaign opens with merchants offering bargains as NRA code shops join in. Authorities urge shoppers to buy within income as prices are expected to rise, with sales continuing Saturday through Monday all across the city. The Enterprise notes many bargain ads for tomorrow and Monday. Interment for a local resident followed at Oakwood cemetery.
Friends of Mr I M Ritchie of 1319 Franklin Street regret to learn the death of their infant daughter at home early Thursday. The brief notice notes the child’s passing and the family’s sorrow without detailing the circumstances or funeral arrangements.
Today at the Community Exchange several residents offered services in exchange for labor. A lady seeks to swap a victrola for yard work, a colored man offers car trips north in exchange for a ride, a 15-year-old colored girl seeks nursing services for small wages, a middle-aged white woman offers housekeeping for a small wage, and a colored man offers housecleaning or truck driving for cash.
Taste alone does not reveal the full flavor of what we eat. Researchers report flavor consisting of 25 percent feel 50 percent odor and 25 percent taste, highlighting the multisensory nature of eating.
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