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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
5
The court considers reorganization of Seaboard Air Line railway in receivership to end the case. Co receivers Leigh R. Powell Jr. and Henry W. Anderson appointed by the court explain the ongoing issues of earnings and securities as factors in determining a practical basis for reorganization.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash in front of High Point Municipal Building at 2 00 P M on January 4 1937. Property: a Parkway Land Lot No 26 in High Point Town Ship Guilford County described by map Book 410 Page 548. Sold as subject to all prior liens. Laurence F Lee substituted as trustee for Colonial Life Insurance Co. Dalton Yarner & Dickson Attorneys.
The court concludes that improvements in the railroad business and in warnings and the handling of key receivership issues justify and require a rapid reorganization. Equity is noted among various interests involved as the court emphasizes progress and the need for structural changes.
Officials in Paris and London weighed Hitler's stance as talks to influence the Reich leader intensified. France and Britain pressed for action over volunteers and passport tightening while discussions in Paris between Paul Bastid and German ambassador Von Welczeck explored a plan linking a new non European settlement with a Carlonso style settlement and a Franco regime deal. If Hitler sends 60 000 Nazi troops to Franco experts warned an explosion of consequences could follow.
Chiang is freed and returns to Nanking after attempts on his life. Reports say a council might review Chang’s capture and demands for Communist inclusion and wartime policy. Details of the settlement remain unclear with possible terms including retirement from official posts, exile, troop transfer to General Yen, and a large payment for army expenses.
In an inquest the child was found alone when the blaze began. Though not burned, fumes suffocated the victim as the ground floor burned. Fire Chief Ingram ruled the fire confined to the bottom level. A taxi driver and a fireman were nearly struck as warrants were issued for running over fire hose at the scene.
Indications point to concessions aiding Germany in its economic fight as reward for refraining from dispatching thousands of troops to Franco. In Paris a foreign office spokesman noted a proposed tightening of passport rules on Franco-British efforts to curb Spanish volunteer departures.
Blonde Vivian Lee, a former University of Kentucky co-ed, was found alone in a Clinton hotel on Christmas Day after being missing a week. Her father J H Lee of Pineville Ky swore out a warrant charging A G Cawood of New Tazewell Tenn with abducting her. Vivian sent a telegram denying abduction and said she had been in Clinton about two days.
The Menocalista party, led by Senator Santiago Verdeja, announced it will back President Federico Laredo Bru in replacing President Miguel Mariano Gomez. Verdeja cited six months of inactivity, patronage squabbles, and clashes with state institutions as the regime’s failings. Gomez was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for interfering with legislative power after vetoing a tax measure for rural schools, with Batista named as a key power broker.
Chicago producers report butter arrivals unavailable with steady pricing across creamery specials and various grades. Egg quotations show arrivals unavailable with steady prices for extra firsts, current receipts, and refrigerator standards, reflecting stable market conditions.
Domestic wheat areas report good rains while Britain and France moves to ease Germany food needs. Wheat and corn open lower then hold near declines. soybeans and oats fluctuate with mixed futures, rye shows light gains amid overall bearish tone.
Yonkers police recovered 14 radios missing after a store robbery. suspect William F. Carter, 27, was arrested as detectives traced the gifts believed distributed as Yuletide presents to friends. The case centers on the theft and recovery of the radios.
National tributes flowed after Arthur Brisbane, famed editor and columnist, died in his sleep at 72. He began as a Sun reporter and rose to high pay and prominence, with Hearst ties. Public funeral set for Monday at St Bartholomew's Church Park Avenue. Burial at Brisbane Estate Allaire New Jersey.
Niceti Alcala Zamora, former Spanish president, says his two sons Luis 24 and Jose 28 were lured to enlist in the government's militia to fight fascist insurgents. He claims they obtained false passports in Paris and were stopped at the French border before later being allowed to proceed after Spanish officials intervened. The Spanish embassy in Paris disputes the charge, saying the brothers were old enough to decide for themselves.
New York December 26. A two hour riot by about 40 women patients at Bellevue hospital ended when Dr. Karl M. Bowman, Bellevue psychiatric head, told Christmas stories. The patients, many under 21, calmed after he spoke and a story led to more. Bed clothes ripped and furniture broken. A nurse and a policeman were bitten.
A blaze yesterday morning on West Main Street badly damaged the L. A. Kress mercantile block. A dress shop and a radio department were affected. Adjacent structures were minimally harmed by water. Estimated damage around 10000 dollars. Origin of the fire undetermined.
An 800 acre desert area lies within Maine's borders in a surprising geographic note. Local officials report the arid expanse as a notable feature amid the state's forests and coast. Researchers plan surveys to determine soil, climate, and ecological impacts.
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