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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1938
Page
2
Partly cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures tonight and on Tuesday. Winds easterly to southerly, with overcast skies and visible improvements in weather across the region.
Democratic leaders argued for a $50,000 increase to support the Indian conservation corps and maintain 1,250 CCC camps. They warned 300 camps could be abandoned if funds are cut. Leader Barkley noted the conference did not discuss the proposed $1,500,000 for pump priming projects, to be addressed later.
Congress hears a CCC Committee report urging a federal transportation authority to plan consolidation, end waste, and coordinate rail networks. President Roosevelt notes I C C independence, Morgenthau criticizes cautious methods, and a Department of Transportation is proposed for stronger nationwide coordination.
In Kansas City two men hailed Glen Palmer's taxicab to see the sights. After several miles they forced him to stop and held revolvers to his head, taking $3 before fleeing in the cab.
The plan allocates 000 for work relief exclusively through WPA until February 1, 1939. An increased fine would keep WA rolls near 2,600,000. Without extra funds about 400,000 would be cut from the rolls.
Following the death of poet and soldier Gabriele D'Annunzio on March 1, 1938, the Italian government declares Vittoriale in Gardone on Lake Garda a shrine and museum for his burial and his collected treasures. The site near the Milan Venice rail corridor is poised to attract many visitors each year.
Guilford College dramatics and English professor Robert Marshall spoke at the Friday Afternoon club in Asheboro on his trip through Ireland. He described Irish monastery life and kissed the Blarney Stone twice for good luck. Attendees included Mrs. Ferree and guests. The note also lists upcoming Randolph County PTA events and a courthouse wedding of Bertha Rush and Bernette Maness.
Miss Gladys Mozelle Sanders and Roy C Brower married Saturday April 9 at 1 20 PM at the Methodist Protestant parsonage by Dr W Taylor. Brower is son of Mr and Mrs C C Brower of Hoover street Asheboro and Sanders is daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Sanders of Ranchman. They will reside at Mrs Roy Johnson’s home on West Presnell street Asheboro.
Rapidly spreading strikes in the Paris region paral yzed metal industries despite premier Edouard Daladier appeal. About 60,000 already on strike, swelling totals to nearly 100,000 with Renault among affected plants. Demands include tying wages to living costs while employers call movement politically inspired.
Colorado Springs veteran Ed Grant, once a regular worker in the hard 'way of the weet, nears his 100th birthday and laments unemployment. He says he was employed until 96 and fired for age, with no work since.
Charles Moody, butler to Mrs. William Babington Macaulay, has launched a campaign for a New Deal for domestic servants. He edits Staff, a magazine for household workers, aiming to raise the profession’s respect and already claims 200000 readers.
Mrs. Mary O Reilly, 24, gave blood to save her baby’s life during two transfusions and later wandered the streets with complete memory loss. Police could not identify her until her husband Vincent identified her at Bellevue hospital.
Greensboro April 11 a man killed by a car on a highway near here last week was identified as Bernard Jefferson Strader 27 of Ruffin. The death was ruled an automobile accident with investigations continuing by local authorities.
Enstead pays 2500 pounds annually for each cadet at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and 1900 pounds per cadet at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth.
Photo electric rays stretching a mile guard Germany’s frontier to detect smugglers. An alarm sounds if a person or car crosses, signaling intruders to authorities.
In remarks to Congress on the railroad problem Roosevelt reports consultations with the Interstate Commerce Commission and others. He cites immediate relief steps including $300 million for equipment, finance loans, and credit options, plus long term plans for a federal transportation authority and expanded ICC powers.
Joyce Milner and Dick Hamilton slip away from Mrs. Porter aboard a launch to meet at the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda. They ride through dark water to confront a private evening, with Joyce dressing for a bold escape and a cautious hope to separate from Porter’s plots.
In a tense sequence aboard a leaking boat near a reef, Joyce and Dick struggle to reach safety. A colored boatman Obadiah assists as the craft takes on water, Joyce clings to her feathered dress, and the trio reach a reef where they stand exhausted in the dark open sea.
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