04 Aug 1934
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1934
Page
1
In Asheville on August 4 AP reports Mary Rogers of Jacksonville Florida defeated Deane Van Landingham of Charlotte three and one to capture the Biltmore women's invitation golf Forest championship.
The Chinese government announced that its troops crushed a communist rebellion in Fukien province and saved the city of Foochow from capture. Censors limited details of the fighting being available.
Franz Von Papen, once vice chancellor and critic of Nazism, expressed confidence in Adolf Hitler as the leader of new Germany after visiting the death bed of President Paul Von Hindenburg in Neu Dberck Germany.
Salt Lake City jail trustees escaped from the police pistol range where 20 expert marksmen were present. Officers secured the prisoners after the break at the range.
Bobby Jones posted a 62 at Highlands Country Club, the lowest 18 hole score he ever shot in practice or competition, setting a new course record for the famous golfer in North Carolina.
The Sikorsky Flying Boat Pride, a 42 ton record holder, arrived in Bridgeport at 12 22 p m eastern standard time en route to Miami for Pan American Airways service. It departed Long Island Sound heading south with 18 aboard and was expected to arrive in Charleston for refueling before Miami.
President Roosevelt travels to Washington as he announces a federal policy to control natural power resources and push the Columbia River basin projects. He tours Bonneville dam sites and pledges expansive, lasting power to support future development.
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with local thundershowers in eastern North Carolina and extreme western South Carolina. Winds shift from west and northwest along Sandy Hook to Hatteras and Hatteras to Jacksonville, with moderate speeds and overcast skies. Official records note 24 hour temperature and rainfall in major cotton regions.
The U.S. Department of Justice plans a national crime detection laboratory surpassing Scotland Yard with specialized microscopes precision instruments violet ray devices fluoroscopic machines and other aids. It will expand on the 1932 first lab and manage millions of fingerprint records with automated sorting to locate clues efficiently.
In Minneapolis on August 4 two men were wounded when an ice cream truck driver fired at strike pickets during a drivers strike. Leo Holscher claimed he shot at the crowd after attackers surged toward his vehicle. Earl Collins and George Schirts received minor buckshot wounds and were admitted to a hospital.
Acting postmasters announced today by Acting Postmaster General W. W. Howes include North Carolina Liberty selecting James T. Martin as postmaster.
A microscope compares bullet markings to a gun barrel as officials review a parcel sent to a high official. The fluroscope confirmed the package contained a gift gavel, not a bomb, easing fears about a threatening delivery.
A group dubbed The Trio is sought after letters demanding 60000 dollars from five affluent men including William F. Gettle and Alexander Pantages. The extortion plan used Monnette as paymaster with 50 and 20 and 10 dollar notes and warned of violence against families. Police report mixed confidence in the threat and say victims took precautions.
Col Luke Lea, imprisoned in North Carolina for banking law violations, is allowed to leave the state prison on temporary parole to attend his son Percy Lea's funeral after assurances from Tennessee authorities. The governor, aboard the John H. Nelson off Ocracoke, authorized the arrangement with bondsman Fred Seely and NC Tennessee deputies, with travel back guaranteed. Lea departed in the afternoon under custody of Jack Roach.
A SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPOLRE from Honolulu reports a week of travel around the broad Pacific. The writer praises missionary families for reinvesting in the islands and notes Attorney General Cummings visiting as Roosevelt’s lawyer. Huey Long is said to be gaining more newspaper attention than Hitler.
Columbia Aug 4 Armed with two pistols John E Black former executive of the Security Building and Loan association of Columbia set out to kill its ten directors but fatally wounded himself instead He fired at O Frank Hart Grand Master of South Carolina Masons and one director then turned the pistol on himself Hart ducked and escaped Black died at a car hospital Hart left a letter and photo blaming the association leaders and naming ten men in a list Police identified Hart at the scene and noted Black planned to seek others on the list Hart and the others named were prominent local figures in Columbia and the Masons.
Konstantine Kammerhofer chief of staff of the Austrian Nazi armed forces told the Associated Press on August 4 that the Nazi rebellion in Austria has only just begun. The report places the statement on the Yugoslav border region with details of ongoing unrest.
Neudeck Germany Aug 4 notes Germany mourns Paul von Hindenburg. His burial site remains undecided with a national memorial planned at Tannenberg or burial in the family plot at Breslau estate. Hitler eyes a political memorial from the Reichstag and a potential move toward monarchical power.
Five Black men were held in an unannounced jail near Louisburg on suspicion of assaulting Mrs. J. B. Wilson near Ingleside. Authorities, led by J. H. Boone and Sheriff F. N. Spivey, sought the escaped Warrenton prison convict believed to be the suspect. Mrs. Wilson was attacked while gathering vegetables, dragged 60 to 75 yards, struck with a rock, and left unconscious.
In Caddo Parish Louisiana a mob of about ten African Americans lynched Grafton Page, 30, after he allegedly abducted Blanche Abram, 22, and wrecked an automobile. Page was tied to a tree limb, stripped, and beaten to death with pine knots. Officers have not identified or arrested any suspects.
London reports quote a government spokesman denying any united action or prearrangements between the United States and Great Britain ahead of the 1935 naval conference. Officials say Britain will issue conference invitations and will not entertain parallel deals. An admiralty source backs the denial, noting no informal arrangements would proceed without governments' knowledge.
Lord Edward Montagu, 28, abandoned enlistment in the French foreign legion and returned to London for his forthcoming marriage. He cited family difficulties and said life in the Sahara would be hard, noting he knew what he was in for. The case ties to Vanderwell slaying investigations and past U S detentions in 1932-33.
In New Orleans the siege of the registration office eased into a tense quiet as National Guardsmen and city police maintain a wary presence around the hall. Governor Allen and Senator Long clash over demobilization while court orders circulate. by dawn the armistice remains undeclared and street observers note the uneasy calm.
Quiet prevailed at the Lizzie Mills plant in Selma North Carolina as workers remained on strike. Manager Gle Grier said no reopening plans or dates were being formulated.
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