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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1932
Page
4
The rush of veterans to demand pay off gains ground as local posts report strong support for immediate certificates settlement. Henry L. Stevens had argued against an immediate payout, but new posts in the state show 62 to 1 votes in favor.
The governor decides two Superior Court special judges will not be filled after Harwood's conviction and removal. Remaining judges must work longer, but the expense reductions aim to ease tax burdens. The riding of the circuit is arduous, and adding judges might help, yet cost savings prevail. The state generally accepts the governor's stance.
The Lindbergh kidnapping saga moves between appeals for publicity and calls to end it. Recent requests ask publicity agents to stop vigil, to restore contact with the kidnapers. Earlier, help spread details of the $50,000 Col. Lindbergh turned over unsuccessfully.
The Asheville Citizen argues for reforestation land segregation backed by favorable taxes, proposing a constitutional amendment to allow taxation only when timber is cut. It cites rising forest land taxes and a looming regional timber famine as motivations for policy reform and extended conservation.
Bruce Catton surveys an American proposal to ban heavy weapons to deter war and notes a shift toward the supremacy of the machine gun and automatic rifle. He also comments on Alfred Smith's Jefferson Day remarks urging concise platforms and cautions about Germany’s fragile Weimar state amid Fascist stormtroop suppression and potential upheaval.
The passage suggests investigators monitor marked bills and follow potential money movements. It notes kidnappers may reveal details only when safe and predicts they will seek more money. Col. Lindbergh waits for further communication from the kidnapers while legal and public pressure mount.
High Point should establish new quarters for its city court to reduce congestion. The current second floor location in city hall strains the building and separates court business from municipal work. The city owns Wrenn street property that could be converted into court quarters.
Pennsylvania consumes over two billion board feet of lumber while importing about 1.7 billion from other regions, six times its own cut. The piece notes long-standing exports from the South and warns future imports may rise with high costs unless policies change, asserting Southern timber growth outpaces others.
The report notes soap costing 2.60 per bar leads to a perception of Russia becoming a boy’s paradise. It highlights economic details and public reaction to rising household costs.
A brief column notes that about one in six marriages end in divorce while the remaining five couples continue their unions despite conflicts and trials.
The article notes easing demand for soft coal mined in Kentucky and questions about its market viability. It discusses production, prices, and potential impacts on miners and local economies.
The report notes a single fatality in the Chicago primary scene described as accidental. It quotes Newton D. Baker urging a new real leader while observers doubt taxpayers will support further billion-dollar surpluses amid change in the town.
Guilford county leads in automobiles with 18 660 and trails in trucks with 2 620 as of April 1 1931. Mecklenburg follows with 16 395 autos and 2 860 trucks while Forsyth and Wake also show strong counts. The state totals 306 339 motor vehicles include 257 898 autos and 48 441 trucks.
David N. Chadwick former Wilmington city commissioner faces an attempted bribery charge while awaiting trial on possessing $20 000 in Liberty bonds stolen from a Philadelphia bank. Jack Seeman and Charles L. Greene were also booked on narcotics charges and held on bail.
On April 19 1918 British troops repelled several assaults on Mont Kemmel while three fresh German divisions reinforced the sector and a renewed push toward the channel ports was anticipated. Australian Canadian and Italian units joined to support English forces as long range guns shelled Paris with light losses reported.
Mrs Ernest Cruikshank of Olumbia Institute Columbia Tenn has accepted the presidency of St Marys School Raleigh to succeed Rev W W Way who has resigned.
Farmers in the Kinston area report rapid blue mold growth endangering thousands of pounds of tobacco this year. The spread could reduce yields and affect local markets and livelihoods.
London courts faced a crowded docket with 650 cases carried over to the next term due to high volume. The backlog prompted officials to extend court sessions and reschedule hearings to manage pending matters.
Dr. Robert Andrews Millikam, head of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, arrives in Pasadena before delivering UNC McNair lectures on The Changing World. He will speak in Memorial Hall Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 30 p.m. The public is invited.
Lawrence R. Pierce a 47 year old Statesville attorney died in a Baltimore hospital after brain tumor surgery and will be buried in Statesville tomorrow.
The spring reunion of the co ordinate bodies of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the southern jurisdiction orient of North Carolina valley of Char m began a two day session here today.
Delegates from eastern North Carolina convene in Wilson for the opening sessions of the 20th annual convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the North Carolina Conference.
Lexington North Carolina five men were jailed while officials await the condition of Walter Gordon of Gordontown who is hospitalized in High Point with serious knife wounds from a fight.
George N. Howard, 62, longtime chief of police in Washington and private detective for the Norfolk and Southern railroad, died at his home of a heart attack after 18 years in each role.
The Lucky Strike bowlers traveled to Winston Salem and defeated the Liberty street bowling academy by 42 pins. Payne and Peace led with 68 dollars and 348 pins, Payne posting a high single of 155. The match stayed close throughout.
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Reports from 18 states show marriages dropping 4.9 percent to 191 680 as economic hardship rises. Divorces total 54 130 in 1981 with Nevada rising from 2 600 to 5 260 after shortening residence to six weeks.
Certificates of incorporation filed in Raleigh include Carolina Cooler Company of Charlotte to buy and sell refrigeration equipment with 150 shares of common stock and 100 shares of $100 par stock. The Times-News Publishing Company of Burlington to engage in general printing with $1,000 authorized and $300 issued. John R. Crawford, Inc. of Goldsboro to operate insurance and real estate with $100,000 authorized and $500 issued.
General Electric announces a four year service plan covering all service costs for the refrigerator mechanism. The launch also includes a nationwide $500000 advertising and sales campaign led by L W Driscoll Inc distributors in North Carolina. The program follows a history of strong GE refrigerator performance across over a million and a quarter kitchens and a prior $300000000 public investment.
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