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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1938
Page
1
Belgrade reports Serbian and Croatian leaders urge followers to free themselves from an unpatriotic regime. Vladko Maček appeals for democratic principles and justice, urging Croats and Serbs to unite after twenty years of artificial conflict.
Up Governor Hoey announced extradition from Virginia of a man named Albert Huffman alias Eugene Taylor. He was under arrest at Lexington and wanted in Danville for robbery charges.
Acting Mayor William B. Duggan said Poughkeepsie will not greet World Youth Congress delegates on arrival for their second annual meeting, citing the group’s “internationalism” and his lack of orders for a reception while Mayor Spratt is away.
Government dispatches report 21 insurgent warplanes shot down in a bitter aerial battle on the Ebro front in Southern Catalonia near Hendaye France. The clash involved Loyalist fighters and occurred as the conflict intensified in August.
Lupe Velez testified in Los Angeles Superior Court that her five year marriage to Johnny Weissmuller ended, with the actor described as sullen and jealous and refusing to take her out. The hearing was brief.
Edison, assistant secretary of the Navy, said the Navy might ask the next Congress to authorize a modest increase of 2000 to 8000 men in its enlisted strength. The statement was made in Washington on August 15.
Senator Walter F. George says Roosevelt's bid to unseat him makes the central question of Georgia politics whether the people can choose their own servants. The Aug 15 report notes the national dynamics influencing the state race and George's stance on voter autonomy.
General Counsel James Lawrence Fly testified that Senator George L. Berry previously declined to provide TVA directors with detailed information on his mineral and marble holdings in the Norris dam basin, during Knoxville proceedings on August 15.
AFL leader John P. Frey told a House committee that a former Communist party organizer led the recent Maytag strike in Newton Iowa. He named William Sentner as initial director and James Lustig as his successor while presenting evidence tying Communists to CIO organizing efforts and payroll surcharges at New Britain Connecticut locals.
Reports from Hendaye say insurgents routed militiamen at bayonet point as government defenders abandoned the Pandos mountain range south of Gandesa. Insurgent dispatches claim the fighting was among the war’s bloodiest as they seized the backbone of the Gandesa sector after a three week offensive. Advices note fortifications on the Catalan front and a push toward Almaden in Extremadura, nearing ten miles from the mining area.
Detroit Aug 15 1928 Ford Motor Company halted operations two weeks ago and now calls about 24 000 workers back to work as production resumes on the 1928 models. The company notes employment totals 85 000 when at full capacity.
In Wentworth August 15 a farmer testified that J D Davis, one of two Danville police on trial for four deaths from an automobile crash, said Let em die. The case spans Caswell and Rockingham counties with Judge J H Clement and Solicitor Allen Gwyn leading. The defendants face second degree murder charges for the crash that killed Charles Fitzgerald Joseph Pass J Y Chandler and J W Dobbs.
Fayetteville August 15 Deputy Sheriff Durb Carter recaps a hunting incident where Robert Morrison and Luke Davis, both described as Negro, clashed near Rock Fish creek on the county line. Davis died from a shotgun wound. Morrison was arrested in Hoke County and later handed to Cumberland authorities claiming self defense.
Adolf Hitler watched reserve forces begin extensive war games sweeping across Germany with his presence announced at Jueterbog a major training center south of Berlin. The maneuvers aim to demonstrate rapid motorized army movement as Britain and France express concern while officials insist the event is a routine demonstration of readiness.
London reports indicate Britain and France are wary of German reserve army maneuvers near Czechoslovakia and France. Officials say the open display aims to pressure Czechoslovakia while Germany calls the maneuvers routine. A British attache attends East Prussian drills as tensions rise over Sudeten autonomy and possible border clashes.
Clarence Wicker, convicted in Durham County in March 1935 for manslaughter, received parole from Governor Hoey. Clemmency decisions denied seventeen requests and granted four others including Wash Alston for hit and run, Troy Eller for abandonment, John Ray for prohibition violation, and Walter Robertson for larceny.
Four firms secured charters from the State Secretary today. American Acte of Raleigh to deal in painting machines and painting services. National Paint Corporation of High Point to manufacture and sell paint and machinery. Shelby Merchants Association and Credit Bureau of Shelby to promote friendly relations among members. Southern Supply Corporation of Kernersville to manufacture and deal in workers clothing.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi warned that without business pickup before Congress convenes it may be necessary to lower income tax exemptions and raise levies in middle brackets. He, as Senate finance committee chair, favored avoiding new inequities and opposed restoring the 1936 undistributed profits tax, while noting a constitutional question over taxing federal securities without amendment.
Nine people died when a Condor Syndicate airliner crashed into Rio de Janeiro harbor shortly after takeoff from Ilha Do Governador. Heavy fog delayed departure for two hours. pilots and crew among the dead, none of the victims reportedly North American. Trajano Reis ordered an immediate civil aviation inquiry.
Treasury officials announced the seizure of 1,330 five tael tins of opium on a boat tied to Frank R. McCann of Brooklyn. The cargo, found by inspectors William Walker and John F. Kirschhoff after a grappling hook rope drew attention, was valued around 600 000 dollars and described as hermetically sealed cans. McCann was questioned at the New York customs house.
A utilities commission hearing heard a dozen witnesses from Kinston Washington Hobgood Greenville Ayden and other towns oppose the removal of three ACL passenger trains on Eastern North Carolina branches. They argued the change would harm communities and local leaders including mayors chamber of commerce presidents businessmen and ministers.
FBI agents chased two gunmen nicknamed Jack and John who abducted Donald Fahey Jr 31 and Peggy Gross 23 in St Louis. They were dumped near Champlin bound with wire and gagged in Fahey’s car, which remains unreported. Fahey and Miss Gross viewed photos including Floyd Hamilton amid the hunt.
Moscow reports say delays in implementing the Changkufeng armistice amid border frictions on the Siberian Korean frontier. Soviet officials warn Japan against holding positions and criticize Japanese military representatives for not signing the armistice documents. Observers await weeks to judge if the truce signals real improvement or a temporary pause.
Domei reports Soviet troops violated the Chankyufeng truce by building dugouts in the no-man's land since the border fighting ended August 11. Japan protested to General Shutern, chief of staff of the Far Eastern Red Army, who promised enforcement.
Three hundred delegates to the second World Youth Congress receive an official welcome from Mayor La Guardia in New York. Delegates from 55 nations join 200 U S delegates for a week of discussions at Vassar College with a grand program planned at Randall's Island Stadium.
The first Gulf of Mexico hurricane season storm weakened and dissipated over southwestern Louisiana near Cameron with no serious damage reported. It struck overnight at about 50 miles per hour, in a sparsely settled fishing village about 35 miles from the Texas coast, and was declared decreasing with no further danger.
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