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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1939
Page
5
Greensboro April 13 Charles H Robertson North Carolina federal internal revenue collector will be the principal speaker at an employers forum on the insurance provisions of the Social Security Act here. The event aims to build support for congressional action on economic leadership and social welfare policy.
Senator Byrd of Virginia denounced Roosevelt relief funding and urged tighter federal spending. He noted a $50 million cut and warned Congress lacks strong leadership to push deeper reductions while approving a $100 million emergency relief measure that lifts total current-year relief to $2.691 billion.
The Tri-State Orphanage Conference of North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia adjourned after a luncheon at Mills Home where Dr Holland Holton of Duke University gave the closing address. About 150 attended with 126 delegates from more than 50 orphanages. Leaders announced next year’s meeting to be held at Harper ville Georgia.
Japan may delay a decision on entering the 1940 Olympic Games until next year, leaving the international sporting body awaiting clarification. Officials weigh political and logistical factors as hosts prepare for potential participation.
A light assortment of brief items reports a Boston reader seeking information from the Massachusetts development and industrial commission and a request for a map and a dollar. A Lancaster ambulance scare ends as a false alarm after a man explains he swallowed chewing tobacco from excitement. In Idaho a woman’s telephoned dog tale prompts a playful exchange about a dog returning home. Kansas City notes scooter licensing rules and fees as an arrest and impoundment action. Peoria mentions a domestic incident awakening a sleeping household.
Chairman Lea of the House Interstate Commerce Committee announced a seven member subcommittee to draft a general transportation bill within a month. Members include Crosser Bulwinkle Cole Wolverton Holmes and Halleck.
A first floor encounter ended with a mysterious returner as a family member. The home was later found ransacked and $12 missing, indicating a potential burglary rather than a mistaken homecoming.
Doctors say kidneys contain about 15 miles of tubes that purify blood. Most people pass roughly 3 pints daily. frequent pain indicates possible kidney or bladder issues. Doan's Pills are claimed to relieve symptoms and aid waste removal from blood.
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