12 Aug 1938
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1938
Page
1
Capt Samuel O Court Ashe, 97, Confederate veteran, author, newspaperman and former federal court clerk, was reported quite feeble at his Raleigh home today.
A Tokyo radio communiqué reports more than 100 Japanese warplanes conducted a raid on Hankow headquarters associated with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, describing the strike as spectacularly successful.
Savannnah report mentions the penitentiary and the DeKalb county jail, indicating discussion of correctional facilities in the area.
Governor Hoey announced at a Raleigh press conference that he will ask the next legislature to provide for cleaner and fairer elections. He declined to comment on charges of irregularities in this summer’s primaries. He said experience indicates improvements are needed in conducting primaries.
The New York Academy of Medicine informed Mrs. Herman Calan that no operation is necessary at this time to save the life and sight of her four month old daughter Helaine Judith Calan, victim of a cancerous growth affecting her left eye.
Washington owner Clark Griffith announced the Washington Senators have released pitcher Weasley Ferrell with waivers obtained from all other clubs. The move aims to build with younger players as part of the club's policy.
Tokyo reports a new Russo Japanese border incident on Sakhalin Island. A Japanese inspection party member was allegedly shot by a Soviet secret police agent near the frontier dividing the Japanese and Soviet zones. Japanese police rushed to the scene as tensions flared.
Capus M Waynick led a bid for a joint Winston Salem High Point project to upgrade the dangerous crooked link between the cities. The plan aligns with state highway aims and follows Gov Hoey releasing 2 2 million to the highway department to seek a 4 million PW A grant. Local leaders in both cities endorsed immediate action to widen and straighten the road for heavy traffic. Hoffman of High Point backed the effort as a Guilford board member and residents urged urgent improvement.
Secretary Roper said a high level British circle believes Europe will face the war threat crisis within thirty days. He noted Britons are more confident in their rearmament and that, if war can be avoided this month, a general European war would likely be postponed for years.
Special Prosecutor Ralph M. Ingalls urged a jury to convict former Deputy Sheriff Francis M. Carroll of murdering Dr. R. James Littlefield over feared disclosures of alleged improper acts with Carrolls daughter Barbara. Witnesses included Paul N. Dwyer, who had confessed to slaying the physician and wife, then received a life term.
Shanghai faces fears on the eve of the Chinese-Japanese fighting anniversary as anti-Japanese agitators bombed a Japanese cotton mill in the Italian area, killing two Chinese and wounding 15, while a box factory bombing in the American zone caused no casualties. General patrols by civilian volunteers and Russian mercenaries were deployed to maintain order across concessions.
Senator Walter F. George declares we have just begun to fight as Roosevelt challenges him in Georgia and the South over liberal and conservative lines in the Democratic Party. Roosevelt attacks George and Talmadge while planning strategy that could influence Maryland and Connecticut primaries. George accepts the challenge from the president and vows Georgia will run its own affairs.
The eighth district congressional primary faced court action with a hearing set for August 17 in Raleigh. W. O. Burgin seeks a mandamus to force the state board of elections to declare him the nominee, while J. R. Young pursues a similar action in the fourth district.
Witnesses told the House committee investigating un American activities that Hans Luther lost his post for not cooperating with the German American Bund a Nazi group Led by Fritz Kuhn Metcalfe said Kuhn claimed he could replace German consuls and outlined ties with Germany He estimated 800 Bund posts 25000 members and 600000 sympathizers with 100000 attending meetings regularly The Silver Shirts headquartered in Asheville North Carolina published The Silverator weekly noted for readers to request copies
The North Carolina Senate approved two Hoey-brokered bills on second reading by unanimous 42 to 0 votes to back PWA aided improvements. The World Fair bond plan and county municipal revenue bond powers move toward final enactment as the special session nears adjournment.
Association directors plan to urge the City Council to fund four more overhead bridges at North Hamilton, Lowbrook, Perry, and Beamon streets to ease crossing eliminations. Estimated cost runs near 85,800 with a 70,200 PWA grant. Southern Railway currently pays 6,000 annually for track access.
Paris reports France instructed its diplomats abroad to transmit immediately to Paris all information on German military preparations. Foreign office said reports of unusually large maneuvers in the Reich drawn attention from diplomatic circles. Officials noted such moves may be aimed at pressuring Czechoslovakia and Britain for a rapid Sudeten issue solution favored by Adolf Hitler.
Japanese air raids on Hankow Wuchang and other Wuhan tri city areas set oil tanks ablaze. The tanks were believed linked to Standard Oil Texaco or Shell in the Hankow outskirts. The Central News Agency reported mass bomber strikes and high casualty fears.
North Carolina state treasurer Charles M. Johnson addressed the North Carolina Association of the Deaf at its biennial convention in Greensboro praising tax spending as necessary. He warned against underestimating government dependence and noted modern agencies now woven into government fabric.
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