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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
Mrs. Robert R. Reynolds the wife of the junior North Carolina senator died in a local sanatorium in Asheville shortly before 1 PM today.
Washington reports enormous profits from war material firms during World War I, with gains up to 362 percent. The Senate munitions committee heard about cost plus contracts and government cash advances, naming Astors Morgans Vanderbilts and Du Ponts among those earning seven figure 1917 incomes. The inquiry, though independent, aimed to build global disarmament support following President Roosevelt’s push for cooperation.
Clay Williams, chairman of the Industrial Recovery Board, said price fixing would be eliminated by the new NRA. He outlined that minimum wages and maximum hours, the child labor ban, collective bargaining guarantees, and anti unfair trade practices would remain. He suggested wage compliance could largely remove price maintenance concerns.
BEDFORD Va Dec 13 Hazel 19 and three younger Nichols children burned to death when their farm home burned early today Other family members were seriously injured and all who escaped suffered shock and exposure The father Luth er Nichols was badly burned and collapsed at a brother s door the mother Mrs Nichols leaped from a upstairs window and was burned and injured Burks Nichols 23 and a 4 year old brother were rescued Kenneth 13 was injured as another daughter suffered burns details.
Farmers in cotton states decide whether to extend the Bankhead cotton production control act for 1935 36. Georgia officials outline in person voting rules and absentee limits as South Carolina has already approved continuance. Two thirds of votes required, with ballots cast in the county where land is owned.
President Roosevelt proposed close cooperation between his war profits committee and the Senate munitions committee. Bernard Baruch and Hugh Johnson will draft legislation to freeze prices if war breaks out, seize profits by heavy taxation, and create swift mobilization machinery. The plan aims to coordinate with Congress while the Nye committee continues its inquiry into war department procurement.
President Roosevelt announces Antonio Gonzalez of New York is named minister to Ecuador and George T. Summerlin of Louisiana is named minister to Panama. Gonzalez previously served as minister to Panama and Venezuela.
Wilson was found guilty of murder for the desert slaying of Mrs. Irene de Bolt of Cleveland Ohio. A jury set his penalty at life imprisonment after deliberating into the evening. The crime occurred west of Van Horn Texas on November 7, 1983. the victim’s body was found stripped of clothing with $1660 missing.
North Carolina remains fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. South Carolina stays fair with milder nights and Friday conditions similar. Coastal winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift from fresh west to northwest, while Hatteras to Jacksonville sees strong west winds, both regions staying fair tonight and Friday.
Washington report on December 13 notes Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee nearly secured the speaker role, prompting Democrats to seek floor leadership. Candidates named include John W. McCormack James Mead John J. O'Connor and Adolph Sabath with Sam Rayburn withdrawing from contention. West Virginia endorses Byrnes in the latest alignment.
Tulsa dispatch reports 19 year old Phil Kennamer, son of Federal Judge Elin Kennamer, claims three people would benefit from silencing witness Sidney Born Jr. He alleges Born’s death followed plans to extort the Wilcox family and recounts a Kansas City trip to gather evidence against Gorrell. Police view Born’s death as suicide. Sheriff Price suspects murder. Page Two continues.
City Manager E M Knox told the Rotary Club at the Sheraton that High Point’s financial position remains sound and able to meet debt obligations under a refinancing plan. He cited population growth and wealth rankings to argue for sustained growth and fiscal stability despite the hosiery strike and prior bank closure days.
Kugler of Washington North Carolina is appointed chief license clerk in the state department of conservation and development to succeed C L Beddingfield. The notice places Kugler in Raleigh with formal departmental reassignment.
Hollywood tribute recalls W T Waggoner as one of America's last great cowmen. The Fort Worth ranch owner valued grass, horses, and cattle over oil, losing a dollar on cows rather than a thousand on oil. His smart, humorous citizenship is praised by Dee in a fond obituary.
Theodore Sawyer, a Black man, was held as officers investigated the death of Leo Gibbs, a 58 year old white farmer found shot in a ditch near Washington. Police traced a mule and cart to Sawyer’s home and found what appeared to be blood on the vehicle, supporting a theory Gibbs was killed and dumped on the highway. The body was discovered by J. E. Swindell, Lake Landing postmaster.
Reports from Shanghai confirm the bodies of American missionaries John Stam and Betty Stam were found about 15 miles from Tsingteh, Anhwei province. The fate of their infant child remains unknown as authorities search for details on the kidnapping.
The national labor relations board ruled it could take jurisdiction in a newspaper labor dispute and ordered The San Francisco Call-Bulletin to reinstate Dean B. Jennings, a rewrite man who said he resigned over his activity in the American Newspaper Guild. The ten day deadline follows the ruling.
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Cummings crime conference may yield a national police body and a permanent anti crime group to unify law enforcement. Leaders seek a clearing house for crime issues and a small corps of officers for training with possible courses devised by the division of investigation. Delegates from 88 organizations discussed firearm regulation and actions against shady law as estimates place underworld guns around 500,000.
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