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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
5
Japanese authorities asked U.S. armed forces to represent their requests in the administration of the International Settlement in Shanghai. The March request aimed to tighten Japanese influence in the compromised port area.
Police guarded the Brooklyn home of George Katz an accountant and race track figure after fresh threats against his four year old son Michael Katz had followed a ransom payment of 250 dollars of a 7000 dollar demand.
Indianapolis Feb 23 Col J Monroe Johnson assistant secretary of commerce says a strong defense program for the United States will help keep world peace. He spoke at a Rainbow Division Veterans dinner and noted the 117th engineers regiment served in World War I. He warned that peace depends on a capable defense and avoiding major world turmoil. The meeting marked 21 years since the division entered front-line trenches in France.
Phil Abramsohn and Morrie Elis used a rare two suited opening to back into a big penalty at Hollywood Florida's Southeastern Open Pair Championship last year. They won the event and defend their title March 16 to 19 this year, with Abramsohn explaining he avoided five hearts or five spades by a two suited opening. South surrendered two diamonds in the final contract.
Detroit February 23 Operations resumed at Chrysler Corporations Plymouth plant after a walkout left more than 23000 autoworkers idle Police Inspector William Rick said about 80 percent of workers returned to work at 7 am There was no disorder Pickets hooted but stayed on site The walkout was begun yesterday noon by the CIO faction of the United Auto Workers Homer Martin urged his followers to remain on the job He called the incident a wildcat strike
James Cagney led Warner Brothers earnings in 1938 with 234000 dollars, followed by Kay Francia at 224000. Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn earned 182020 dollars in 1938.
Coleman W. Roberts of the Carolina Motor club notes the 25th anniversary of the gasoline tax in the Carolinas. Since 1922 North Carolina has collected 208,379,000 and South Carolina 105,315.00 from gas taxes. The first such tax was imposed by Oregon in 1919.
Admiral Yarnell and Colonel Fegan met with Japanese representatives amid tensions in the Shanghai international settlement. Japanese marines with Italian consent occupied part of the Italian sector, a move not seen as an invasion. Japan cites crime waves and assassinations of pro Japanese Chinese as justification. The Tokyo backed government at Nanking plans death benefits for families of Chinese assassinated for pro Japanese activity.
The sequence South 1C pass pass 1D 1H X 3NT reveals the distribution and strength. East's double no trump forces West to infer partner's balanced hand and stopper layout. With the West hand holding 10 cards in clubs and diamonds, the bidding communicates length and high card points enabling West to judge 3NT as making with correct play.
In Los Angeles a violent anti Nazi demonstration disrupted a German American Bund meeting. About 300 attended as police halted a riot outside Deutsches Haus. Bystanders and pickets clashed, while inside the crowd booed and sang.
Washington officials foresee a renewed business upturn beginning in April as industrial production nears balance with consumption after a 1923 25 base index move from 76 to 104. Government spending on public works, home building, utilities, and railroads is seen driving the rise alongside private optimism and a 1939 production average target of 106.
Henderson dates report that spinal meningitis developed in Vance county jail last Sunday and caused the death yesterday of Carl Ellington aged 17 who faced a breaking and entering charge. Prisoners were moved from the jail and the building fumigated after the illness became known.
The cruiser Croatan built for the division of commercial fisheries will be delivered to Capt. John A. Nelson of Morehead City within ten days. Nelson is the state fisheries commissioner. The handover occurs in New Bern on February 23.
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