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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1937
Page
2
Salisbury April 3 M Mann 32 truck driver for an Albemarle beverage firm died at a local hospital from a fractured skull after being struck by a bicycle ridden by 15 year old John Colston Negro in East area Mann had parked his truck and started across the street when hit. Colston detained pending investigation.
Duke University golf team defeated Emory 21 1 2 to 15 1 2 in Atlanta. Johnny Morris led scoring with a 71 while Crawford Rainwater and Ray Menkee of Emory posted 74s. Duke teammates Dupree Miller and Cree also played. Duke travels to face Georgia Tech Monday.
Olive Roberts Barton argues that parents should expect and manage a child’s misbehavior with calm timing. She notes that calm, firm discipline and choosing moments of receptivity reduce repeated outbursts and build better self control.
Kilgore Texas April. The East Texas oil field mourns a mass tragedy 16 days past as labor leader John L. Lewis is awaited to spur a new drive. The scene reflects national labor tensions and regional impact.
W H Dickerson a central prison inmate from Durham offered to repair Raleigh Kisling town clock hanging on a bank building. Ownership dispute involves the bank the building and the state banking department liquidating a defunct bank. He said the work would pass time and offered to fix it for free if allowed to park the clock in the prison yard.
Senators Byrnes Bailey and other leaders clash over amending the Guffey Vinson coal bill to condemn sit-downs. Byrnes pushes a separate resolution while opponents chart votes to block, warning delays could shape public opinion on lawlessness.
In the Fresh Pond crematory niche in Maspeth row by Mrs. Anna Hauptmann the ashes of Bruno Richard Hauptmann remain a year after his execution for the Lindbergh baby murder. An official said only occasional visits by Mrs. Hauptmann occur and no one else has visited the Hauptmann crypt while rental is continually paid.
Lewis' committee for industrial organization lieutenants gathered in Houston and were poised to issue the start order tomorrow to mobilize the petroleum sector's unionization push.
Sammy Byrd, ex New York Yankee and Cincinnati Red outfielder, weighs baseball versus golf and retires from baseball to seek a golf professional post.
Charlotte April 3. The bi state band contest results show Berryhill High School Marchville Piedmont Junior High Harding Alexander Graham junior high and others rating high in Class D. King's Mountain Rock Hill Chester Payetteville in Beginners and Gastonia Forest City Lincoln in Class C with Charlotte Central in Class A. Sponsored by the Carolinas School Band Association.
L A Sides, Charlotte schools music director, serves as president as the city hosts its largest musical event ever.
Detroit April 3 A recorder's court jury convicted Lawrence Madden and Jerse Pettijohn of conspiring to kill William Voisine village president of suburban Ecorse. The verdict raises to 46 the total convictions since the terrorist group was uncovered ten months ago. Judge Maher set sentencing for April 10.
Helen Welshimer argues that public figures courting scandal reveal the romantic impulse behind power. She cites Mme Madeleine de Fontanges and Mussolini, noting one sensational French report without solid corroboration. The piece frames how lovers’ grand gestures shape history, recalling Edward VIII as the ultimate romantic gesture.
The Veterans of Future Wars group, formed on the Princeton University campus a year earlier to ridicule government excess, disbanded today. In an official bulletin it said it achieved its objective, awakening the country to the absurdity of war and treasury exploitation allowing veterans groups to indulge.
A burglar smashed the rear door glass and entered Noel Savings Bank in Chicago. The bank has been closed for five years.
The Municipal Board of Elections of High Point calls a municipal primary for April 20 1937 and a municipal general election for May 4 1937 to nominate and elect a Mayor at large and four ward councilmen. Nominating notices due April 13 1937 with $5 fee. Fourteen precincts outlined with registrars and voting places. Registration opens April 5 and closes April 19 with additional sessions April 10 17 24 and May 1 for challenges and hearings. Precinct boundaries described. These resolutions dated March 27 1937. Ben L. Herman chairman.
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