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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1932
Page
1
Chinese headquarters reports rapid army advance along the entire chapel to Woosung front driving back enemy reinforcements amid heavy shelling.
Georgia led with 13 traffic deaths including a Baxley wreck that claimed three lives. Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee saw fatalities in car and shooting incidents while drownings occurred in South Carolina and Mississippi. News from Savannah notes G H Howard qualifying for the Georgia primary and seeking a Garner vote at Chicago.
President Hoover before a joint session marks the 200th anniversary of George Washington, praising him as founder of liberty and the nation’s strength. He traces U S growth, urges inspiration from Washington, and rejects sanitizing his legacy as he lauds his leadership. Continued on page 7.
Shanghai reports heavy artillery and infantry bombardment of Japanese positions near Hongkew outside the international settlement. An eight inch gun fired from a railway armored car struck near the Japanese consulate, creating the settlement’s strongest shelling in two weeks. No vessels or officials were hit.
Final returns show Premier Inukai's Seiyukai party winning a large majority in Japan's general election. The government party secured 301 seats, the opposition 149, the proletarians 5, and other parties 11, giving a 136 seat majority.
A Shanghai field report describes Japanese forces under Gen Kenkichi Uyeda advancing on Tazang and Kiangwan amid fierce hand to hand fighting and heavy machine gun fire as Chinese troops repel repeated assaults. The observer describes the deadly tempo and proximity to frontline combat.
The navy airship Akron was seriously damaged by a gust while being moved from its hangar in Lakehurst New Jersey. A congressional committee observing the inspection flight witnessed the accident. No one was seriously hurt. crewmen were thrown to the ground but injuries were minor.
Malone New York February 22 State police quoted Harry H Blagden operator of an Upper Saranac Lake camp and former North Carolina teacher as saying he left voluntarily and was not kidnapped He vanished February 11 and reappeared in Cleveland claiming he was held for ransom but later said he went away to clear up publicity surrounding his disappearance
A letter from Chelsea Oklahoma jokes about forming the Rogers-Wickersham anti hoarding commission with Rogers as chair. It recounts rural scenes at the Rogers ranch in Oologah and a Jewish farmer in Claremore who hid five hundred dollars in bran that a cow ate, leaving only eighteen recovered.
A new bill jointly indicting Miss Lola Harwood of Bryson City and her father Judge John H. Harwood of the Superior court bench over a $4828 state revenue shortfall is set to reach the Wake County grand jury this week. The term is in recess for Washington's Birthday delaying presentation. if indicted, trial would not occur until March.
In Clearwater Florida F Scott McBride superintendent of the anti saloon league warned against wet control of the democratic national convention He said the presidential nominee would be chosen by conference leaders if a wet majority prevails in Chicago He urged opposition to resubmission of the eighteenth amendment describing it as first step in the nets program to end prohibition.
Washington, Feb 22 AP reports the wartime political truce fading as Speaker Garner charges President Hoover with denying Democrats credit for economic recovery. The half‑way session edges toward partisan battle over tariff world court farm relief and unemployment aid. The credit expansion bill is moving to the White House with bipartisan support.
The nation marks two centuries since George Washington was born in Wakefield Virginia. Crowds honor the first president with ceremonies in rain or shine as the capital he founded remains a symbol of American planning and pomp.
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray announces pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination. He pledges no deals or compromises for delegates and vows to oppose baneful influences if elected. He plans an active campaign touring Indiana cities Indianapolis Monticello Marion and Gary and the state democratic convention.
The New York Times reports former Governor Alfred E. Smith will give formal consent to Massachusetts supporters to pledge as delegates. He plans to file a blanket consent with the secretary of state, a move echoed by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. Smith had said he would accept the nomination if offered and would not campaign for delegates.
A four month old foundling discovered Saturday night in an ancient floor on a Chicago parking lot was named George Washington Ford. The given names honored George Washington’s 200th birthday, the last of the car in which he was found.
Walters Durham 58 longtime treasurer of the Baptist State Convention died after a sudden attack Saturday afternoon in Raleigh. Funeral services were to be held that afternoon at First Baptist Church.
Fires raged in the Everglades near Miami threatening peat soil. State official Nathan Mayo and the U S Interior Department pledged immediate aid and cooperation as requests for help were sent by telegraph.
About 1,300 to 1,400 workers at Bluebell Overall in Greensboro walked out in protest of a threatened wage cut. Officials turned off power, hindering remaining workers. the employer eyed a shift from piece work to hourly pay, risking roughly 15 to 50 percent wage reductions. Police monitored the plant as strikers warned of continued opposition and possible picketing if hourly pay persisted.
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