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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1937
Page
2
Partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers across interior zones tonight and Wednesday. Winds from the southwest, increasing near the coast with occasional showers along the coastline.
Miami Florida August 10 officials from Florida Power and Light dispatched to Daytona Beach after a crash. The ship hit a wet line according to reports. Executives including Bryan Hanks Russell Groves and J H White headed to inspect the scene. The note cites the era of an embezzlement loss of 125000 to the public.
Washington August 10 Democratic and Republican leaders staged political discussion despite party splits over the court bill and Senate leadership. Senator Barkley of Kentucky, as new majority leader, attended a staged dinner possibly with President Roosevelt a target. Copeland proposed a two term limit with counting rules for late term and succession.
Three Kansas University students wrote Governor Walter Haxman asking for special licenses permitting hitchhiking to and from homes. Attorney General Clarence Beck said only the legislature can revise the law, the governor and AG cannot act unilaterally.
Mrs. C. Jensen seeks a suitable mouse for her cat Archibald who has mourned the death of Timothy the mouse. She has tried three substitutes, but Archibald rejected them and ate them.
Coroner BE. N. Booker announced that W. T. Bill, an Elmore filling station operator, died by self inflicted gunshot wound near Goldsboro yesterday.
Rev O J Jones pastor of Jamestown and Oakdale Methodist churches announces an evangelistic campaign at Oakdale church starting next Sunday. Details of the series will be released later in the week. Community singing at Allen Jay school auditorium drew several Jamestown residents, directed by J W Johnson of near High Point, lasting almost two hours.
President Roosevelt warns that $14,483,000 federal aid for vocational training must be spent efficiently. He notes Congress appropriated $10,000,000 more than requested and says only funds that can be properly used this year will be released. He postpones broader program expansion until committee studies are complete amid teacher and administrator lobbying.
A Macon man received a life sentence for murder, and accomplices tied to a three state crime spree. McIntosh, released from Alcatraz a month earlier, was recaptured and given a federal term before transfer to Georgia authorities. The group reportedly kidnapped Georgians and others, taking vehicles across state lines in what prosecutors call a Southern crime tour.
The death of Mrs. Kinsey Boylan Thompson of Raleigh was ruled by Coroner L W Waring as death by own action after she was found shot at her home last night.
The plan would consolidate banks in Robbinsville and Hayesville, with The Smoky Mountain Bank raised to about 1.59 million resources on a 150 thousand capital and 60 thousand surplus, while northeastern banks approach 3 million in resources. The move follows a banking commission push for larger banks via consolidation, as voiced by North Carolina Banking Commissioner Gurney P. Hood at a recent Atlanta bankers meeting.
A room with little sun light is brightened by yellow paint or paper to simulate sunlight. Drapery choice matters as dark shades darken the space, so light materials are recommended for improved brightness.
Doris Major, 27, Auburn-haired mother of two, ran away from Washington to join Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, saying she tired of indoor life and always wanted to ride. Her father Malcolm Major of the Washington Star confirmed she was happy with the act and would stay.
Roosevelt supporters argue ample authority and funds exist to grant loans and subsidies to cotton farmers. The Oct futures price fell over 2 cents per pound to 10.42 as government yield estimates reach 15,593,000 bales.
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