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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
2
News from Lucerne confirms the queen's death triggering an official statement. Foreign ministry officials report the monarch’s son has become king and a cabinet meeting is summoned for an extraordinary session.
Report notes Premier Van Zeeland in Brussels with ministers away for holiday. Cabinet to meet upon return as telephoned messages flood in. News of a king injured not killed prompts stock exchange stoppage and public fear. Queen Elizabeth in Pisa. Italy Britain and France weigh Ethiopia crisis and Kellogg pact as path to peace.
Federal agents recovered the body of John Hamilton, once linked to the Dillinger gang, from an unmarked grave in a muddy ditch near a gravel pit in Niles Center. The Canadian-born mob figure had been slain by G men during the Dillinger chase and buried under crude conditions after a tip led Ladd’s team to the site. The corpse was found with a gray felt hat, a blue serge suit, a rusty horseshoe, and a lye can top nearby.
Queen Astrid of Belgium dies in a car crash near Kussnacht as King Leopold survives with injuries. The king and queen were vacationing in the Alps with their two children while Prince Albert remained in Brussels. The accident is blamed on a roadside stone. The royal party stayed at Villa Haslihorn and the queen’s body was returned to Brussels.
Raleigh reports the state bar exam results delayed until the weekend, announced by the secretary of the State Bar, Inc. The postponement affects examinees who took the examinations last week.
Report says Hamilton began a violent career after serving two years of a 26 year sentence for automobile banditry in Michigan City Indiana. He and nine others escaped in September 1933 in a dramatic breakout believed engineered by Dillinger, marking the start of his notoriety.
Five men were arrested and a sixth sought in the August 16 robbery of R. D. Herndon the Durham Chapel Hill route. Worth Vaughan was taken in Richmond, and Sheriff Belvin said Vaughan and the hunted man staged the hold up. Claude Herndon Richard Chamberlain Carl Register Arcus Thompson were also seized and accused of planning the crime. One suspect confessed and implicated the others, with most of the stolen money shared.
Alfred E Smith is highlighted for the presidency in the article continuation. The piece notes Smith as the Democratic party's latest presidential candidate and mentions a senate victory attributed to Smith.
Governor Talmadge of Georgia declined to comment on William Randolph Hearst’s suggestion that he or another notable Southern Democrat might be the running mate to Alfred E. Smith in the next presidential campaign. Hearst proposed Smith as nominee and named possible teammates.
Berryville Virginia August 29 Senator Harry Flood Byrd stated he will not join William Randolph Hearst’s push to run Alfred Smith as a presidential candidate on a constitutional Democratic ticket. He said he has repeatedly said it would have no part in it.
Olive Roberts Barton narrates a family moment where Jim tries to teach Peter to listen through a string of miscommunications at home. Jane sees Peter’s competence while Jim confides he learned listening by the day’s irritations with a secretary, chair, and a mismade lunch.
The market regained momentum with broad participation across equity classes. Mild short covering and renewed investment demand supported gains while U S government bonds remained in supply and grains and cotton stayed steady. Columbia Pictures trades boosted by talk of a possible generous stock dividend following its strong earnings report.
New York cotton futures edged higher after steady opening with Oct 10.60 and May 10.56 futures. Trade buying and limited offerings pushed October to 10.66 and May to 10.60, with 4 to 6 point gains. Dealers consider the 10 cent loan program uncertain until volume rises and farmers file for readjustment payments. Overnight reports of stronger cotton goods demand added to early buying.
The North Carolina Federation of Labor starts its twenty ninth annual convention in Durham with welcoming ceremonies and a three day program. Senator Reynolds is to deliver the principal address this afternoon. Other speakers include William F. Scholl of Charlotte C A Swearington of Concord and Dr J T Burrus of High Point. A banquet will close the first day.
The North Carolina council of state met at the governor's call to speed decisions on projects to be funded by federal grants and state bonds. PWA applications are due September 7 in Washington and WPA allotments by September 12. The 1935 legislature authorized up to 2 million dollars in bonds for state institutions financed with both state and federal funds. Several applications have been submitted by various institutions and agencies.
A special committee from the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad met Governor Ehringhaus in Raleigh to plan running the line as an independent state controlled railroad. The conference followed earlier director meetings that set the decision and came after Norfolk and Southern lease cancellation for non payment of rentals.
A narrator recalls lessons from a scientist, clerk, barber, and father about listening. Peter admits he must learn to listen or risk failing to secure a future job. The anecdotes weave humor with a take on responsibility and guidance from adults.
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