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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1936
Page
2
New York April 14. Police questioned Herman W. Horstmann 26 after he was arrested on a charge of violating. Horstmann was eliminated from the Evans Titterton murder inquiry as not the tall blond man seen near the victim’s apartment. The baffling case remains unsolved.
Assistant Chief Inspector Lyons says a key suspect is out of the picture while a Beekman Place probe widens. Reports cite a tall blond man with two bad checks a midtown modiste, and a former convict linked to crimes in 1927 and Auburn. Detectives press the search as lab tests on items from the Titterton apartment proceed.
The past winter brought extensive damage and hundreds of millions in losses across the United States. Forty four thousand four hundred twenty nine? No. damaged text. The report lists dozens of deaths from exposure, accidents, and carbon monoxide in snowbound cars, plus a shipwreck off the Oregon coast claiming 34 crew. States tally deaths by cold wind and other winter hazards, with most states reporting fatalities and only five states reporting zero deaths. The article also references political quotes on Hoover era poverty policy.
Ehringhaus charged that blame for the downturn should not be placed solely on Republican administrations. He cited the Hoover tariff and stock market boom as major contributing causes to the debacle. The governor noted Hoover promises and pledges from 1928 such as a chicken in every pot and two automobiles for every garage.
In Mount on April 14 Hoey arrives for a campaign stop at 60 miles per hour. Local police halt the motorcade after a roadside flurry of sheepish smiles and a tense exchange with his chauffeur Al Bailey. Hoey says there was no hurry for the speaking engagement and the officer says the case was filed with costs of 10 dollars.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for Charlotte Ann Ingram five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin B Ingram of 827 West Green Street. Rev Hoyle Love West End Baptist Church officiated. The child died in a local hospital last Sunday. Pallbearers were Pinkyed rick Jack Grogam Charles Saunders and Elmer Darby. Flowers were carried by friends. Interment was in Orkwood cemetery Concord.
A meeting at the University of South Carolina to organize a Veterans of Future Wars chapter drew no attendees besides organizers. The caller’s name was not disclosed and no members appeared.
North Carolina reports all main state highways open on April 14. Only route 66 near Seven Springs and route 63 west of Atkinson remain closed, with several county roads still washed out. Flood waters receded in eastern streams but rose in western sections.
On April 14 Raleigh two Republicans and one Democrat qualified with the state board of elections. Frank Patton of Morganton seeks the senate and Kyle Hayes of North Wilkesboro runs for congress in the eighth district as GOP nominees. Judge Marshall T. Spears of Durham filed to succeed him.
Shivering causes muscle contraction and can impact exercise. It also may increase appetite as the body responds to cold and energy expenditure.
The New York stock market fell today as many issues dropped 1 to 8 points with a few losing 6 or more. Brokers attributed the retreat to profit taking and weak response to industrial news, while foreign complications and Paris banking developments also influenced sentiment. Bonds steadied somewhat though mixed, and commodity trends remained unclear amid European and devaluation concerns.
Hazel Blackburn 24 of Lumberton remained in a Raleigh hospital and companion W C Collins 28 of Lumberton was jailed as police investigated a car wreck early yesterday. The woman was found semi comatose and partly clothed in the wrecked car as Collins said she was hurt when thrown through a windshield. She had bruises and lacerations but was not in critical condition.
Raleigh April 14 Three new prison camps costing about 90000 will be built. Oscar Pitts acting penal director said further improvements are planned in summer. A 40000 infirmary camp will be built in Rowan County near Salisbury. About 30000 will go to Rew camp near Wagram in Scotland County and 20000 for new barracks at Pitt County camp near Greenville.
Raleigh April 4. Oscar Pitts acting director of the penal division reported Sylvester Robinson a Charlotte man serving a five year term for assault with a deadly weapon was fatally burned in Burke County late yesterday. Evidence suggested gasoline was used to clean a truck motor he was working on when it ignited. Pitts noted gasoline use for motor cleaning is prohibited.
Laurens county sheriff Mrs. Columbia Owens dies after holding the office since 1924. Coroner Thomason in charge pending appointment. Owens had planned to seek re election this year.
The article covers a Baltimore rally where President Roosevelt’s address targets youth issues and economic recovery. He questions 1928 optimism, cites employment gaps despite rising production, and urges industry to shorten hours while warning against a permanent unemployed class. He cites NRA hour reductions and calls for practical action.
Observers watched the Illinois Republican presidential preference vote between Senator William T. Borah and Col. Frank Knox as a key test for the GOP nomination. Dems focused on FDR’s preconvention strength while Illinois gubernatorial race pitted Horner against Hundesen with Chicago figures predicting wide margins.
New Orleans April 14 A poor cables and a apathetic attitude among domestic traders started the cotton market off a day from 2 to 6 points lower Liverpool around its previous close with Bombay and South American hedging dominating the contracts May 11.22 July 10.98 October 10.39 January 19.41 and March at 19.41. Despite crop commentators noting late new crop, there was little speculative buying on the market.
Raleigh April 14. Governor Ehringhaus paroled six prisoners today, Herman N Her and James Dorsett among them, and sent clemency requests for others. Keller received one to three years in Avery County for manslaughter. Dorsett was sentenced in Iredell in January to 12 months for an assault with a deadly weapon.
A study notes rainfall averages are about 25 percent higher in wooded land than in open spaces. The finding highlights how forested regions retain more moisture and affect local hydrology.
Diplomatic efforts in Paris show France choosing between Italy and Britain as allies while Italy presses in Ethiopia with advancing forces and air attacks. the Rhineland crisis and Italio Ethiopian war frame a broader bid to shape a new European security order.
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