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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1934
Page
2
The common front organization opposing reunion with Germany claims thousands of votes since the Hitler purge six months ago. Volkstimme reports a new purge aimed at Schutzstaffel Nazi guards as Max Braun, a blue eyed socialist, is cited amid the struggle.
The 42 year old former school teacher and editor of the Volkstimme directs the Common Front effort to keep the Saar under the League of Nations from a welfare center in Saarbruecken where he is ill with influenza. He denounces Hitlerism and reports a Nazi offer of 50 000 marks for his kidnapping. He lives with his wife and brother atop the welfare center and is barred from much public life by local sanctions and council expulsions. He was born in Neuss and came to the Saar in 1923 as editor of the Volkstimme. He cannot vote in the plebiscite but says he remains German and opposes both France and Hitler.
A brutal Arctic gale toppled structures along the northeast coast and Mt Washington saw 30 degrees below zero as temperatures moderated later. The toll included three girls in Mishawaka and several other fatalities with two missing, amid widespread damage and an unofficial half a million dollars in losses. Private Michael Celopez and Johann Herzog were among the missing in Montana after the storm.
Burns said reports before him point to a long session with Christmas business stronger than last year and a continuing rise next year. He cited recent ABA and Chamber meetings as signs of improved business government cooperation and said national resources remain strong, led by the American people.
Judge delivers jury instructions as the case on abduction proceeds. Plaintiffs allege Melia Price 17 Ogelia Barbour 15 and Josephine Smith 14 were kidnapped near New York and forced into immoral life. Almon Keen freed on directed verdict. remaining defendants include Alex Beasley Clinton Beasley Sarah Beasley Krane Arthur Krane Lia Beasley Pearl Beasley Nellie Beasley and Margaret B Keen.
Italian and Ethiopian forces reportedly clashed amid rival claims to valuable oil resources. The scene involved foreign powers and raised concerns about regional stability in the area around Geneva.
The bitterness between Ethiopia and Italy deepens as Addis Ababa seeks league arbitration, an option Rome rejects. Italian officials warn they may take unspecified steps in response to Ethiopia’s appeal to the league, while Italy insists no issue exists fit for arbitration.
Tokyo faces implied doom from the London naval talks as Japan protests inferiority while demanding equality. Norman Davis defends the pact as providing defensive equality, outlining the capital ship ratio and the three nation framework.
Hollywood social notes explain the Southwest Blue Book will exclude cinema celebrities in its 1935 social register. Joan Marsh and Leo Carrillo voice snubs, while Douglas Fairbanks jokes about losing sleep as society anticipates benefits and the crowd’s drawing power.
Georgia state geologist Richard Smith notes rising gold output in the southeastern states with North Carolina and Georgia leading production. He cites an 82 percent rise in 1933 over 1932 and predicts 1934 gains. Georgia sees activity in northern mountain counties including a recent 67 nugget strike in White County.
A collage of industry notes lists Clyde Elliott’s expansive travel gear for a photo shoot, golf anecdotes about Chico Marz, and updates on stars like Joan Crawford Janet Gaynor and Spencer Tracy. Also mentions adaptations by Ernst Lubitsch and new contracts, plus stage settings on a Paramount lot showing London and New York scenes.
Southern Bell in North Carolina won a writ of superseders in Superior Court allowing continued collection of higher rates while appeals proceed. About 78,000 subscribers in 58 towns face delayed lower-rate relief as the State Utilities Commission had ordered lower rates to start January 1. The case hinges on appeals to the state Supreme Court, which may take months to years, with the company posting bond to cover the rate difference.
Dr. Morris Fishbein discusses the value of social work for disabled individuals and the importance of work, not charity. He cites famous figures like Stevenson, Scott, Milton, Browning, and Steinmetz, notes the scale of disability in America, and highlights institutions and programs in Des Moines and Chicago that aid rehabilitation through education and vocational training.
Willam T. Wren of Birmingham Alabama reports to the American Institute of Architecture that federal housing administration work will raise housing standards. The Atlantic division director Warren outlines 1934 efforts across Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Florida and Georgia, highlighting progress in housing initiatives.
According to a French doctor, telephone operators and agraphers are apt to suffer undue mental strain. The claim highlights stress factors tied to demanding communication work.
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