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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1934
Page
1
John Butler and BE H Sanford were kidnapped and robbed of 400 dollars in relief funds and later released after a wild ride through Atlanta's northern section. The incident sparked local police inquiries and raised concerns over security of relief money.
Government prosecutor John J. Wilson told a District of Columbia jury that Bishop James Cannon Jr. used 65 300 in anti Smith campaign funds for personal use and that Ada L. Burroughs knew of the contributions. He argued Cannon and associates devised a scheme to hide money and evade reporting under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act.
Chairman Fulmer of South Carolina says the Kerr bill on tobacco production control has a favorable report but awaits formal action as amendments are drafted.
Washington report states the House Interstate Commerce Committee approved the Cher-Rayburn stock market regulation bill on April 2. The action signals renewed federal oversight of trading practices and market disclosures.
Reports indicate Everett prepares to assume Republican chairman role with Ul health support. Gordon, a research director for the national committee, advances the plan on his behalf.
Hollywood notes suggest papers report Dillinger hunters may shoot to kill. The writer questions recent pursuit tactics as President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt remain unengaged, with no personal concern shown.
Carolina forecast shows fair conditions with a cooler trend tonight and Thursday, with frost likely in exposed eastern and central areas and light to heavy frost in the western regions. North portions face frost risk tonight in exposed locales. Winds shift from moderate northerly toward Jacksonville to fresh north toward Hatteras. Official records note temperatures and rainfall through early morning hours, highlighting principal cotton growing regions.
Tokyo rejected clarifications on its Far East policy saying others should read the statement for themselves. Washington debated joining Britain to seek explanation while Britain pressed for details under the Nine Power Treaty. Tokyo insisted it will maintain peace in Eastern Asia and not interfere with European or American possessions.
Conferees from the House and Senate closed toward final agreement on a compromise tax bill with unsettled totals. After a possible White House review, the measure may be sent back to both chambers. The President plans to seek large appropriation funding in the closing weeks.
The London press, still stirred by Japan's stance on China, discusses Tokyo's manifesto with doubt and hostility. The Telegraph urges an inquiry into Japan's policy purpose and scope as comment broadens.
Chicago reports that over a hundred FBI agents and local officers hunted John Dillinger from Chicago to Wisconsin. Led by W A Rover and H H Clegg, the force aimed to shoot Dillinger on sight, amid a series of kidnappings and gang incidents that kept authorities intense and confident.
Dr. R. H. Wright longtime president of Easter Carolina Teachers College Greenville died at Pitt County Hospital after a heart attack and two days illness. He would have been 64 on May 21. Survived by widow Pearl Murphy of Sampson county and four children living in Phoebus Virginia Chappaqua New York Wilson and Greenville.
More than 5,000 officers from state, city, and county forces hunted John Dillinger after his Sunday escape leaving two dead. Federal reinforcements joined the chase with hopes of capturing him alive or returning him to Indiana. Tips spurred reports across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin as investigators split Dillinger’s gang into two groups and prepared for possible raids to free jailed associates.
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for authority in a forthcoming supplemental appropriation bill to begin actual naval construction to bring the United States fleet up to treaty limits. Legislation already authorized a building program up to treaty limits and a lump sum recovery appropriation of about 1.5 billion dollars, with 500 million for public works. The president has not decided the exact number of ships to be built now but wants power to use the funds if needed. He also renewed efforts to establish a definite industrial arbitration board amid ongoing labor disputes at the White House.
A. R. Cass proprietor of the High Point hotel was indicted on an assault charge after a quarrel on Commerce street in front of the hotel over plumbing charges. Muse was slightly cut when he fell and struck his head during the affray. Bond set at 50 dollars.
Four men and two women raided a farm home near Elk River taking cash and fleeing, triggering Twin City police alerts amid rumors they may be Dillinger gang members. A later bank robbery in Magadore prompted police to check if the car matches a suspected Dillinger getaway vehicle.
A circulating petition in Mercer Wisconsin asks the suspension of Melvin H Parvis chief of the bureau of investigation over the John Dillinger gang escape from a nearby hideout Sunday night. The entry notes the pending inquiry into the escape and the action taken by residents.
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