01 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
1
Fire Chief E K Ingram reports 1936 construction total of 592 782 dollars with 616 permits up from 448 in 1935. New residences 111 permits valued at 277 942 dollars and 610 people added from 22 new families.
Taxes to fund the Social Security act take effect this year with 1 percent of the first 3000 dollars of wages to be withheld and matched by employers. Over 23 million workers are affected as 2 500 000 employers register and prepare records for the Internal Revenue Bureau.
A gangland ambush blows the victim to death with five and a half tons of explosives. Helen Seller identifies Harold Baker of a Sioux City jewelry heist gang as the slain man, saying he was beaten and shot before being left in an explosive storehouse. Police pursue three former convicts believed behind the blast to keep them from speaking.
Europe greets 1937 with cautious hope as Rome and Berlin signal support for Franco British hands off approach. Fascist powers expected to prioritize foreign volunteers. Romans celebrate New Year despite tension while armed Spain faces an ongoing war and grim memories of the prior year.
Firemen recovered the burned body of Clara Edens in a one room shack wreck near Sissonville. Coroner to autopsy to assess possible pregnancy. Police held Allen Myers who said she stayed with him after returning from home days earlier.
In Tacoma Washington the Mattson family voices growing fear for 10 year old Charles after his abduction Sunday night. Dr W Mattson says no direct word has arrived and police describe the case as an amateur kidnapper likely driven by a low ransom of 28000 dollars. Family friends and officers express doubt over an early return while witnesses identify the kidnapper as an amateur.
Sales of 1936 license plates shattered previous highs as the Carolina Motor Club sold more than 7,300 state and 3,500 city tags for about $26,000. Officials note strong demand from High Pointers and nearby residents amid enforcement actions by state patrols and local police to curb old plate use.
In Madrid on New Year’s Eve twelve Fascist shells exploded at midnight as militiamen and residents ate twelve grapes. The blasts, heard in Puerta Del Sol, were a stark reminder of the siege while government leaders eyed future onslaughts. Militia and foreign residents marked 1937 in a drab capital, with authorities vowing victory through arms.
Major Alford J. Williams a former Navy speed flyer now in the Marine Corps Reserve flew 22 000 feet from Roosevelt Field at 6 05 am eastern time to greet the sunrise over Montauk Point Long Island He reported the sun rising from the ocean like a molten ball of fire at about 6 40 am with the temperature at zero degrees
Cleveland County officials seek help to contact producers for the mineral beryllium alloy found near Shelby. A French company requests suppliers as mining moves toward potential commercial production.
Governor Dave Sholtz removed Daytona Beach mayor-commissioner Irene Armstrong and five other city officials on charges of malfeasance and misfeasance. He cited excessive municipal spending and lack of sound judgment. Sheriff Stone and Adjutant General Collins were sent to Daytona Beach to oversee the installation of new officials.
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe vows to shield the Dionne quintuplets from common childhood diseases in 1937 as they did through 1934 1935 and 1936. The quintuplets born May 28 1934 have so far avoided measles mumps and whooping cough. High Point ends New Year with boisterous celebrations featuring fireworks horns and wheeled parades.
Representative Carl Vinson of Milledgeville Georgia said he would propose a constitutional amendment in the new Congress to increase the terms of House members to four years. Vinson as chairman of the naval affairs committee had introduced the resolution in the last Congress but it died without a report from the elections committee.
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII shows improved condition after a New Year spell of near illness. Doctors caution against optimism as circulatory and respiratory complications linger and relapse remains possible. The 79 year old pontiff sleeps through the day awaiting further signs of recovery.
Raleigh reports say Capus M. Waynick’s chances for a second term as chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission have improved after High Point and Guilford County Democrats urged Governor elect Clyde R. Hoey to retain him. Supporters now anticipate a smoother path despite months of organized opposition from highway contractors and other interests.
Homer Martin, UAW president, said GM's letter on a conference to discuss labor conditions should not close the door to further talks. William Knudsen, GM executive VP, stated a meeting is possible but bargaining must be with individual plant managers, as the industry faces labor disputes amid a new year.
From Red Square to Times Square, New Year celebrations featured record debuts and extravagant spending. Debts were paid in China while global expenditures surged due to post‑depression emergence, with Washington hosting Mrs. Edward B. McLean’s $59,000 party for her son’s coming of age as Madrid endures renewed fighting and Japan warns of future difficulties. Four babies claim first births in Havre de Grace, Cleveland, and Wichita in the new year.
John L. Lewis, head of the Committee on Industrial Organization, told a radio audience that industrial problems stem from employer trouble, not labor unrest. He argued that without money to buy, industry slows, profits vanish, and capital dries up, urging recognition of wage earners’ suffering.
Asheville city council plans a new ordinance to ban sale and use of fireworks following a Christmas Eve explosion at a local fireworks store that injured two people and 11 others. County-wide action may also be pursued by County Attorney A Hall Johnston and lawmakers.
Cloudy skies and scattered rain across North and South Carolina with cooler interior temperatures. Northeast to east winds affect coastal areas with overcast conditions and chances of rain into Saturday. Highs and lows not specified. no significant rainfall amounts noted.
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