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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1933
Page
1
North Carolina faces snow and rain with sleet in the forecast as forecasters say snow will cover the state. The weather note comes from Charlotte with the AP report dated February 10.
Cumberland Gap Tenn Feb 10 Crim Court Judge Morison says he does not expect to handle the habeas corpus writ for Colonel Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr and would refuse any action. He questions the custody and notes bonds cannot be fixed and no immediate warrants exist. The Leas remain jailed in Jamestown not yet arrested by North Carolina agents.
Reports from across the nation attribute many deaths to the frigid blast. Chicago records 22 fatalities, Ohio nine, Iowa five, Michigan six, and other states report multiple losses as sub zero readings and cold caused fires and hardship.
Washington reports President Hoover opposes broad authority for reorganizing the government and cutting expenses while Speaker Garner presses to empower the incoming administration. Rep Buell challenges Democratic stance as Blanton retorts bunk amid talks of cost cuts and constitutional limits.
The AP reports warming trend after sub zero blasts. Rain sleet and snow spread through Florida Georgia and South Carolina with snow in Shreveport Texarkana and along the Texas Louisiana border. Florida citrus groves anticipate relief as temperatures rise. City readings show Gainesville and Richmond improving while Danville Roanoke and Nashville register higher lows.
In Rome Georgia two young brothers Jimmy and Clayton Doss ages 3 and 2 were taken to a hospital after ingesting poison tablets thought to be candy. Doctor R C Maddox reported no vital organs injured yet and cautioned that tests must continue to determine the outcome.
Beverly Hills notes report a heated reaction as talk of settling in cash triggers controversy. The piece jokes about Indian agents and a fictional Oklahoma figure, lampooning government meddling and Hollywood’s marital woes.
Major General Edgar T. Collins 60 assistant chief of staff in charge of operations and training at the War Department died after several weeks illness. His home was Williamsport Pennsylvania.
Eighteen crew members died and 25 injured as a naval air attack dropped a 100 pound bomb on the Dutch cruiser De Zeven Provinien off Sumatra. Mutinous native sailors surrendered after the blast while Commander Bikenboom reclaimed control aboard. The Dutch fleet including the cruiser Java and escort vessels watched from nearby.
Tokyo says the League of Nations request on Manchukuo is rejected with a firm no. A government spokesman states Japanese sovereignty in Manchuria is ended and Jehol Province will be annexed to Manchukuo before summer, despite League pressure.
In Brawley California on February 10 a trial for William J. Guy the Welsh adventurer accused of murdering “Captain” Walter Wanderwell on the Carma last December 5 may bring Alpha Wanderwell the 23 year old blonde widow back to the witness stand. Her possible testimony concerns a pistol missing from Wanderwell’s cabin during a search on the eve of a planned world cruise with a crew of 15.
Miami, February 10. General Mario G. Menocal, former Cuban president, denied reports that his son Mario G. Menocal Jr. flew to Cuba to lead a revolt against Gerardo Machado. He said his son was on a business trip and would return to Miami in a few days.
Washington February 10 President Herbert Hoover and Mrs Hoover observe their 34th wedding anniversary in a quiet dinner with close friends. They wed on February 10, 1899 in Monterey California and later traveled to China before their White House years.
Three men halted behind the Sacramento main post office and robbed two postal workers of a pouch containing cash and bonds valued at about 325000. Victims William W Williams and Claud Swanson lost Williams pistol as police and postal inspectors widen the search for the bandits and their car.
The Corporation Commission abolition bill returns to a judiciary committee after a senate reversal of its second reading. The house passes a teachers summer school relief measure while debating local bills. A highway policy exempts Ellwood Coco Gap road for Great Smoky park access. Other actions include department reorganizations and foreclosure notice requirements.
Admiral William V. Pratt announced the Atlantic fleet will remain on the west coast until July 1, 1984 citing economy. The force has been based there since last year.
Mrs. Ora Taylor of Kannapolis was fatally injured when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Erma Reed in Kannapolis. The crash occurred earlier today and details were released by AP reporters.
Federal agents raided the Carolina Aerie of the Eagles in Wilmington, seizing 86 gallons of whiskey. Louis Goodman, former U S commissioner and president of the order, and A M Stone, the steward, were arrested.
Harry Lee Brown of Charlotte wins 1800 in a 25000 damage suit against Miss Angelia Morrison daughter of former Senator Cameron Morrison for injuries from a September automobile accident in Charlotte.
The North Carolina Senate on second reading approved a substitute bill allowing marriage license applicants to either sign an affidavit that they are disease free or undergo a medical examination.
New London police reported sighting wreckage believed to be part of the fishing boat Saugatuck missing in Long Island Sound with 10 aboard near Greens Ledge Lighthouse near Norwalk. Coast Guard base four dispatched a patrol boat for inspection.
New York writer Raymond Crowley recalls Gerald Chapman, a famed American gangster, and a 1921 mail truck robbery in Manhattan that yielded $2,400,000. Chapman was captured, later escaped Atlanta, and ultimately hanged in Wethersfield after convictions for murder.
The house sent the treasury post office supply bill with senate economy provisions to conference to resolve differences. Democrats aim to grant President-Elect Roosevelt broad power to reorganize the government.
Roanoke Virginia February 10 assistant district attorney T X Parsons announced federal warrants would be issued for the principals in an extortion plot against Colonel Charles A Lindbergh. The suspects Joe Bryant 19 and Norman Harvey 26 and Harvey's wife Elsie were in custody after a two month investigation. The men allegedly demanded 50 000 from Lindbergh under threats to his family. Authorities said an immediate federal hearing was anticipated once the suspects were turned over to federal authorities. The case involves mail threatening communications under the federal code.
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