16 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1934
Page
1
A $200,000 burglary at the Altadena home of Mrs. Delphine Slatterty was reported to the sheriff. A 20 carat diamond valued at $100,000 was among the stolen items, the incident occurring last night.
Washington dispatch reports a promised shake up in war department personnel and procurement to curb lobbyist influence. A new grand jury investigation into at least two high army officers is planned after the house military affairs committee wraps its inquiry into expenditures.
President Roosevelt and top aides press 42 state legislatures to pass laws backing NRA codes unemployment insurance maximum hours and minimum wages and to strengthen PWA and housing programs. Roosevelt urged broader home loan eligibility with federal insurance to raise coverage from 50 to 80 percent.
Washington Dec 15 A Democratic senator from Missouri announces drafting a bill to take all profits from war and nationalize industry and military inventions. He notes President Roosevelt backs an anti war profit measure led by Bernard Baruch while Nye vows a 98 percent tax on high war incomes.
The Roosevelt economic security advisory council approved a plan where employers bear the payroll tax for unemployment insurance while the federal government would increase oversight of state funds. The proposal, echoing Wagner Lewis ideas, could involve federal cost coverage and reflect fears of consumer price increases if employers pay.
An earthquake near Tcha paktchpur in Diarbekir province, southeastern Turkey, killed twenty people and injured about one hundred. Eight small villages were destroyed after a sequence of shocks over the past two weeks.
The Sunday Despatch reports an airplane bearing Adolf Hitler was sprayed with machine gun fire by an attacking aircraft. The note comes from the marquess of Donegall in the Sunday Despatch column.
The body of Charles Goff of Greene County was found in flood waters of the Neuse River near a heavily traveled causeway. Officials reported no signs of violence and concluded he drowned after being swept away by the flood.
A mass meeting of Mine Workers of America representatives from eastern and western Kentucky has been called in Lexington for Saturday December 29 to demand that the mine in Harlan County be opened under the rights guaranteed by the NEA.
A 17 year old Tallahatchie school athlete named Quinton was acquitted of killing his 11 year old schoolmate Mar May Scott by giving her new candy on St. Valentine Day.
Paris reports rising agitation over monetary policy as France faces pressure to devalue or deflate the franc. Former Finance Minister Renaud spearheads calls for decisive action, challenging the new government’s stance and prompting broader bloc tension.
A weather forecast indicates warmer conditions across Carolina and South Carolina with scattered rain expected in the mountains on Sunday. The report notes light to moderate showers possible in higher elevations while plains remain mostly dry.
Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt told Clyde A. Erwin that the law does not allow North Carolina to pay teachers before Christmas for a two week period. He explained in a letter that his Friday oral ruling against the proposal stands.
In London on December 15 delegates from the three great sea powers failed to advance naval talks after a soggy round at Walton Heath. American participants Norman Davis and Admiral William Standley, along with Ambassador Tsuneo Marstin and Sir John Simon, left the course for the clubhouse.
Southern Bell informs the North Carolina Utilities Commission it will file exceptions to the rate reducing order with the aim of appealing the case in court. The order, to take effect January 1, would cut rates for 68 exchanges and save about 321000 dollars annually for roughly 78000 subscribers. Commission chair Stanley Winborne says a transcript has been furnished. the rate change would proceed unless restrained by court action.
In Round Grove New Jersey area a physician appeals for help for Mrs Harold McKee who has yawned over 1 000 times since last Sunday. Dr H L Pettit reports delirium fatigue and ongoing rapid yawning while tests continue. Local agencies report exhausted resources and staff.
Blue eyed Marie Strandhagen a 25 year old red haired model vanished after leaving photographer Samuel Oppenheimer's studio at 6 p m Thursday for a farewell party. An errand boy saw her awaiting a cab near the studio and her brother Edward Strandhagen of New Haven Conn sought police help. She is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with blue eyes and wearing a brown suit gray coat canary sweater and beret with a diamond ring in a platinum setting.
In Havana on December 15, major anti government groups including the ABC political society and the Autentico party moved to create a united front to oust President Carlos Mendieta and army chief Fulgencio Batista. Secret talks intensified amid ongoing revolt rumors fueling island tension.
Rep Carl Vinson announces a plan to seek Congressional authorization for a Nicaragua canal costing 722 million dollars. He forms an eleven member commission to study feasibility and aims to present a resolution on opening day, arguing naval and commercial benefits despite an Army board warning against it in 1931.
In Woodland California Judson C Doke was acquitted of murder by a jury of eleven men and one woman regarding the slaying of Lamar Hollingshead a verse writing lover of Dokes wife. The verdict followed a 20 hour deliberation amid courtroom cheers and tears from Doke and his wife Duke a 34 year old milk inspector from San Leandro sought bail on a separate embezzlement charge and planned a divorce suit. the judge cautioned redress exists for such unfaithfulness.
Huey Long orders more laws for his dictatorship and prompts Gov. O K Allen to convene a 12 day extraordinary session at 8 p m. The roll call lists 21 general subjects to be addressed before Christmas as politicians note the urgency and stakes.
In Vienna rumors spread of Austro Hungarian restoration with Italy's backing for Archduke Otto to reclaim the throne. Goemboes will visit Mussolini after talks with Schuschnigg as monarchist circles push, while observers caution at possible wishful thinking amid Little Entente concerns.
Geneva reports fear in League circles Italy may refuse to recognize League jurisdiction in the Italo Ethiopian clash. Mussolini’s Italy previously denied League interference over Corfu in 1923, and observers note Tokyo’s exit from the League heightens attention to Africa tensions.
Miami report: John F Condon called on Mrs Capone to deliver news about the Lindbergh kidnap case but she was absent from Palm Island home. Condon, a retired New York educator, would not reveal details of the information he planned to share. Capone’s name figures in negotiations over the Lindbergh baby. He said a letter from an unidentified woman prompted the visit.
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