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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1933
Page
1
The B F Huntley Furniture plant in Winston Salem, a Simmons Bed subsidiary, burned today. Firemen could not approach due to intense heat and gasoline tanks near the blaze. Much machinery and the wooden building were destroyed. insurance status awaited from the home office.
Fifteen states push to repeal the prohibition amendment as Congress moves to let the people decide. Roosevelt approves the House vote while urging further action to legalize beer. Dry state protections against importation of intoxicants are in play as legislatures convene across the country.
North Carolina lawmakers hear competing views on repealing state prohibition. Proponents argue for constitutional repeal via national action and state conventions, while opponents warn that changes could bring back saloons. The House judiciary committee weighs whether to modify state laws or seek a voter referendum amid strong dry positions.
Washington notes a three hour House debate over a Democratic plan to empower the President to cut government expenses by abolishing bureaus while preserving the bureau of efficiency. Burns opposes a flat five percent cut and envisions targeted reductions plus Navy maintenance amid party divisions.
Police Chief Albert T. Clark warned of a wave of crimes in Denver and Colorado if a $60,000 ransom is paid for Charles Boettcher 31, the kidnapped Denver broker. Claude Boettcher, the victim’s father, rejected police notes and tokens and pressed private negotiations while halting police cooperation.
Leamond Britt shot a hawk near his barnyard and found a steel trap on the hawk's foot. The incident occurred in Goldsboro on February 21. Authorities note the trap was hidden and may raise concern over pest management practices.
The column suggests Amos Hoople has become technocratic and techno focused. Readers are urged to evaluate his reasoning and opinions before forming their own judgment and to turn the page for OUR BOARDING HOUSE.
Tax sales bill and other measures move through North Carolina General Assembly as protests fill the House chamber. A sub committee recommends 15 percent pay cuts for state employees and consolidations to save about 939 thousand dollars annually. City leaders press lawmakers during the session.
Japanese forces moved into Chaoyang in Jehol after a night battle at the Chaoyangssu village 30 miles west of Chinchow as the Manchukuoan government, set up with Japanese backing, prepared to 24.
Washington February 21 Representatives of the newspaper industry urged the Senate finance committee to back government ownership of railroads and tariff and tax reform including farm debt relief. William Randolph Hearst proposed federal operation of railways and expanded public works with a sales tax and currency relief. Henry J. Haskell urged drastic tax cuts, a budget dictator president, and selective farm debt relief to restore prices and reduce uncertainty.
In East Shanghai an explosion at two gasoline vulcanizers within a rubber factory killed eighty one people and injured 120 with ten missing. Fifty of the injured were hospitalized as rescuers completed a search of the ruins and police continued inquiries.
Senator Glass of Virginia said he is content to remain in the Senate and has not changed his mind about declining the cabinet secretary post. He urged colleagues not to trust newspaper reports unless they appear in his own papers.
President elect Roosevelt held brief discussions with French ambassador Paul Claudel and Canadian minister William Duncan Herridge, following a prior talk with Britain’s ambassador. The talks centered on global economic readjustment, trade relations, tariffs, and monetary stabilization as Roosevelt lays groundwork for policy moves.
Sheriff Beaumont of Clarksville notified North Carolina authorities that Colonel Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr. are in Clarksville and asked whether he should arrest them and whether jail fees would be guaranteed. The Leas, convicted in Asheville for conspiracy to violate banking laws, had fled Jamestown and sought habeas corpus relief. A hearing is planned in Crossville, with questions raised about Judge Tollett's jurisdiction.
Bernard Baruch will speak at Johns Hopkins University’s 7th anniversary commemoration and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university. In Washington a Byrnes bill to create a federal mortgage relief corporation to buy, amortize loans over 60 years was introduced for extra session action.
Horton Smith of Oak Park and Paul Runyan of White Plains built a 3 up lead over Walter Hagen of Detroit and Joe Kirkwood of Philadelphia at the 18th hole in the semi finals of Miami's international four-ball matches held at Miami Country Club amid brisk east winds.
In Asuncion on February 21 a special session of Congress was called for February 24 to consider a declaration of war against Bolivia over the Gran Chaco frontier dispute. The conflict has caused hundreds of deaths and threatens regional stability.
Dr Karl Meyer of Chicago stated Mayor Cermak has definitely passed the crisis from his critical wounding during the Roosevelt assassination attempt. He reported the right lung has healed and normal size, liver back to normal, no pneumonia, and cautioned about possible age-related complications.
Washington February 21 The house coinage committee tentatively tabled all silver bills in a move delaying reform measures.
Beverly Hills report recalls an Indian individual once deemed unfit by officials for living in Hollywood. The story notes a car breakdown led him to swap for a pony and ride away, a tactic seen as imaginative and fiscally sensible, suggesting such behavior could clear debts and reduce road costs.
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