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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1934
Page
1
Boston reports the Brooklyn Dodgers sold Marty McManus, former Boston Red Sox manager, to the Boston Braves in a late news flash.
Washington reports a committee record showing letters from New York officials and Associated Gas urging opposition to a bill, with D Mallory Stephens and W T Thayer named. separate notes on stock market control bill and interior land use advances followed by political theater in Congress and remarks by Mrs Roosevelt amid cherry blossoms.
Testimony in the James Cannon trial reveals Edwin Jameson of New York donated 172800 in 1928 to defeat Alfred Smith for president. Records show further contributions to Republican and anti Smith efforts, including 30000 to Virginia GOP, 50000 to the national constitutional Democratic committee, and 20000 to North Carolina GOP.
West Tennessee police searched for three armed men after Nashville officers were repulsed while questioning them. A photo of a Dillinger gang member, held by Justice Agent J M Towler and numbered only, sparked the identification. The trio headed toward Memphis after the encounter near Nashville.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt challenged Dr William A Wirt's assertion that the Reedaville West Virginia subsistence homestead was a communist scheme She said private enterprise may build similar communities and the government is simply guiding the way She indicated many private firms were willing to participate and slated a June 9 visit to Reedaville by herself.
Raleigh April 11 The state highway and public works commission approved low bids on 20 of 831 projects opened yesterday and announced that jobs in Roanoke Rapids and Green County would be advertised again.
Representative Clark from North Carolina won backing from his House colleagues to succeed the late Edward W. Pou on the powerful rules committee. The endorsement comes as AP reports from Washington dated April 11.
Henry Hudson, a black man dubbed a pants thief, was sentenced in Charlotte to death by electrocution on June 15 after a first degree burglary conviction by a jury. The case was one of 27 involving Hudson, who served notice of appeal.
A state of alarm was declared in the province today after a continued strike disrupted public services and daily life, prompting government action to restore order and essential functions. The move signals heightened tensions as workers pressed demands, with officials warning of possible restrictions until stability returns.
London report says Sir Gerald du Maurier, noted actor, died in a nursing home following an operation for an internal disorder. The death occurred April 11 as AP adds details from the hospital.
A brief note records agricultural activities dated April 11 focusing on cultivation progress and related steps. The fragment indicates ongoing work and reporting of practices without specific figures or names.
Winston Salem officials say the local cleaner Ideal Cleaners is deprived of the Blue Eagle for price cutting. Enforcement will prosecute all code violators in the region within the next weeks.
North Carolina partly cloudy with possible rain on the north coast tonight and colder in the west part tonight. South Carolina fair tonight and Thursday with colder conditions in the extreme northwest area. Hatteras to Jacksonville fresh winds veering to northwest with partly overcast skies and likely showers in the far north tonight.
Official weather data notes temperatures and rainfall for the two hours ending at 6 a m in the main cotton growing regions and other areas.
Perth Amboy New Jersey April 11 Fire Chief Roland Nelson and Fireman Sylvester Palo are believed dead after entering a blaze at the F and W grand 5 and 10 cent store on East Fifth Street. The floor gave way trapping them as other firefighters fought the flames. Damage is estimated at about 850000.
Illinois Democrats hailed a huge primary vote as a tribute to the national and local administrations. Henry Rainey won a decisive five to one in the 20th district while Ralph Church led in the tenth before partial returns. Oscar De Priest secured Republican pre nomination in the first district with incumbents broadly safe.
Tracy C. Drake 70, former owner of Chicago hotels, is sought by police in a $490,000 fraud suit by his brother Francis E. Drake of Cleveland. Drake fled Pinehurst after failing to answer summons for Carthage North Carolina questioning. contumacy warrant issued. Francis alleges stock collateral was sold without his knowledge and dividends falsified. disputes involve John Drake, other brothers, and alleged fraud dating to 1919. Both litigants are winter residents of Pinehurst.
Dr William A Wirt labeled as bunk his Red Plot claims before a special House committee. The panel plans to close the inquiry next week after hearing six dinner guests including Miss Hildegarde Kneeland and Laurence Todd deny key allegations while Rexford Tugwell and others dispute details.
Fog hindered a search for three American fliers believed marooned in Hangh Chow bay island routes. The crew includes Robert Gast of Louisville Kentucky James Finck of Miami Florida and Ivan Carlson of Donna Texas. They departed Shanghai for Canton Tuesday with a Tokyo businessman aboard. Frank Hawks a speed pilot stood by to fly if weather cleared.
Moscow reports 33 of 88 men marooned on a Bering Sea ice floe were saved by Russian air crews late last night and today. An additional 50 are still stranded as rescue plans rush to reach them. The group were members of Prof. Otto Schmidt's Wrangell island expedition aboard the Cheliuskin, which sank February 18.
James A. Matthews a 90 year old Confederate veteran was found dead in his yard on the Newland road in Elizabeth City. Death attributed to a heart attack and old age. He served as adjutant in Company 56 North Carolina regiment of infantry. Only one Confederate veteran remains in Pasquotank County Captain B F Spence of Elizabeth City.
Samuel Insull will sail from Smyrna aboard the Exilona on Friday to return to the United States in custody of American authorities. Burton Berry will accompany him to face embezzlement and fraud charges in Illinois.
Santa Monica reports the cornerstone ceremony for a new Los Angeles Times building. The speaker praises Editor Chandler for funding the project with his own money and hints at enduring changes in society and attitudes toward government spending.
The Southern railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to continue reduced coach and Pullman travel rates despite reported rate agreements with southern railroads and bus operators.
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