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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1933
Page
1
A report received by the U S Army district engineers office states one man was killed and several injured in an explosion aboard the dredge Currituck near the river.
Conway South Carolina December 12 AP report Mr and Mrs Tom Alison both students from Horry County College were fatally struck when an Atlantic Coast Line train hit their automobile at a crossing between Conway and Loris.
Washington reports the government's gold price stood at 34.01 per ounce today marking the tenth consecutive daily setting. The AP notes the same level was maintained against market shifts as of December 12.
Owl's Head New York endures a severe cold snap with the temperature at 24 degrees below zero. The arctic conditions persist as residents shovel coal and seal homes against the chill.
Four armed men, estimated loot of 15000 dollars, robbed a Bay City branch of a national bank just after opening. They fled in a waiting car driven by a companion.
Raleigh December 12 A P reports Mrs Thomas O Berry Civil Works administrator announced approval of 57 more projects to provide work for 1842 residents boosting the state job quota to 83000 under civil works ads.
Winst on Salem December 12 report the automobile dealer E Greene Shugart of Albemarle disappeared September 18 while in Bluefield West Virginia. He was found in storage at Bluefield and authorities say relatives have received no word since.
In Clarksville Tennessee a season of light deliveries and a delayed start for the dark fired eco markets was announced with a definite postponement of the planned openings.
Havana reports Ambassador Sumner Welles will fly to Miami and then Washington to resume duties. He said he played no part in breaking up the Cuban conciliation plan, acting only as a friendly observer.
Seven Kansas City bridge workers faced death as smoke filled a 102 foot caisson under the Missouri River. They sang together to endure the danger until rescuers, led by I B Hayes, extinguished the fire with high pressure water and brought them to the surface ten minutes before death. The rescued men were J J Murphy Jack Wright Elmer Bradley Ben Bradley John Lacey Jack Smith and Robert O'Dell.
A cold snap blankets the nation with below normal temperatures, snow, ice, and freezing winds. The east endures ongoing subzero conditions with reports of frostbite and several deaths, including a 24 below zero reading at Owls Head New York and 20 below in Superior.
Greensboro December 12 special The $173 375 suit started by South Orlando Farms Company against Charles R Thomas of Thomasville was settled this afternoon upon payment of $6 250. The suit concerned a deficiency after sale under a deed of trust on a large land tract in Orange County Florida.
In Gatesville last night robbers used an acetylene torch to open the Bank of Gates safe and stole $10,000 in currency. A bank clock stopped at about 1 30 indicating the time of theft. Police seek clues as insurance covers the loss. The bank has operated under restrictions since last spring.
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh complete a 900 mile plus leg from Manaos Brazil to Trinidad in a seven hour flight. They reported their monoplane over the Orinoco swamps nearing Trinidad while in hazardous jungle and mountain air en route to their island destination.
Chairman Fletcher of the Senate Banking committee announced that any proposed changes to the new securities control act will strengthen it rather than modify it.
European capitals faced a day of disarmament chatter as nations debated League of Nations reshaping. In Berlin and London Italian official Fulvio Sovich met at high level dinners with President Hindenburg and Adolf Hitler to push for hard talks and possible concessions for reentry. France awaited details from Berlin on Hitler’s responses to the Francois-Poncet questions as Paris noted shifts in Hitler’s strong Germany plan.
Edward G. Lowry Jr testifies before a joint committee that a 2.60 a gallon liquor tax could allow retail whisky at 1.50 a quart if states do not add volume taxes. He says early months may not reach 1.50 but feasible with distribution systems and blended low quality whisky.
NRA enforcement targets about a hundred small dry cleaners who resisted price hikes to code levels. A courtlike hearing saw many refuse or seek delay while some complied, with officials noting potential FTC action and possible schedule changes by Friday.
Paris reports a third default on the French debt to the United States was confirmed by the cabinet. The cabinet backed Paul Boncour against German demands including 300000 troops and Saar concessions. Further Franco German policy will be detailed after British positions are known. Boncour met German ambassador Rolund Koester in Paris while Avenol talked with British leaders in London.
Washington reports a plan to abrogate the Platt amendment to ease unrest in Cuba. Ambassador Welles in Havana is said to have made overtures, but no official offer has been authorized by President Roosevelt or the State Department. Secretary Hull at Montevideo would handle any comment.
In Waynesville on December 12, the state dropped its murder charge against 14 year old Wayne Potter. It will pursue conspiracy to kill Potter, carrying possible life imprisonment. The father Dewey Potter 35 admitted shooting Price but claims self defense. The others are Clarence Potter 28 and Eric Ledford 22. The case drew wide attention as Price 62 was killed on a mountain trail near his estate.
Cherokee reports a sudden landslide on the skyline drive project burying three men Edgar Smiley Robert Brooks and A G Davis and injuring Grayson Gibson who was taken to a Knoxville hospital The slide occurred as dirt and rock filled a parking lot atop a gap between Cherokee and Gatlinburg Tenn Officials fear the buried men may be dead nine workers were on site including Herbert Davis James Breedlove and James Blankenship with others wounded in the collapse on December 12 193?.
A Beverly Hills reader suggests government matching aid for drink purchases, proposing a dollar for dollar loan program to support drinkers and keep temperance going, date noting December 11.
Doris Duke and her mother Mrs. J. B. Duke express deep gratitude to Greenville and South Carolina for the welcome shown during the ninth anniversary celebration of the Duke Endowment. The statement notes the endowment's inspiration and Doris Duke's recent coming of age as she gains control of part of the trust.
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