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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1938
Page
1
The House defeated consideration of a war referendum amendment 209 to 188 after Speaker Bankhead read a Roosevelt note opposing it. President warned the plan would hinder a President and invite foreign challenges as the House weighed Ludlow's constitutional amendment proposal.
Langley Field Virginia reports Lieut. Col Bert Olds piloted a flying fortress from Callia to Virginia in 11 hours 6 minutes. The bomber crossed the country at over 11 000 feet with two four motor engines, shattering a transcontinental record. The aircraft landed at Langley at 11 13 a m after a return trip from March Field 13 hours 27 minutes, totaling about 4 634 miles 24 hours 28 minutes.
Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles said the state case against Payne and Wash Turner, charged with the murder of patrolman George Venn near here last summer, was virtually plotted. The pair were brought to Buncombe County jail last Wednesday after capture by federal agents. Trial set to begin January 24 in the criminal court.
In Washington on January 10 the Senate heard Senator Harrison of Mississippi present Andrew Jackson’s plea for states rights amid the anti lynching bill debate. He warned the measure would threaten southern women and praised Senator Borah for opposing the bill while Borah departed the chamber. The White House meanwhile scheduled further talks with private power executives including Daniel C. Green John Carpenter and A B Wehr on expanding utility construction.
Berlin Jan 10 AP Only 18 of 94 Protestant pastors jailed for opposing Nazi church control remained in jail today. many were released quietly over the holidays. Some were paroled for Christmas and told they need not return. Noted dissenter Rev. Martin Niemoller remained jailed since July 1 without trial.
A Uruguayan rescue party reported finding the wreckage of an Argentine military plane near Salto Uruguay. All six occupants are believed dead including Edouardo Justo son of Argentina's President Augustin P. Justo and five Argentine army officers.
The Mississippi Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the state unemployment compensation act.
A body tentatively identified as Will Wilson, 40, was recovered from the remains of a one room house destroyed by fire in Reidville early today.
Japanese marines landed at Shatzekow and crossed to Tsingtao without opposition. Four hundred marines arrived first, later supported by troopships and five destroyers offshore. Patrols were posted and white flags lowered on buildings signaling surrender.
A four day search for a missing Navy patrol bomber ended with the aircraft in port and no official word on whether the hunt is dropped. The plane vanished Wednesday about 200 miles northwest of its San Diego base with seven crew aboard. The vast Pacific, from Lower California to San Luis Obispo, was combed by sea and air without results.
Firemen saved Bishop Joseph H. Albers from the burning chancery of the Lansing diocese. He was unburned but suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to St. Lawrence Hospital for observation.
The federal government reports as of January 7 total outlays of 4.011 billion of a 7.615 billion annual budget. Receipts stand at 3.275 billion, up from the prior year, while the predicted gross deficit reaches about 1.294 billion.
Eight nationalists faced trial in San Juan on charges of attempted assassination of U S District Judge Robert A Cooper. The案 judge survived a June 8 shooting tied to a broader plot after Pedro Albizu Campos and seven others were sent to Atlanta to serve sentences for a Puerto Rico government overthrow plot. Two defendants had already pleaded guilty.
The liner Manhattan arrives from New York after a stormy voyage. Seaman Lothar Uhleman was washed overboard while fastening deck canvas. A baby girl named Christianne Lemaitre traveling with her mother died and was buried at sea.
Fresh insurgent victories signal Teruel battle far from over. Government counter attacks planned north and south to offset gains on the wings. Insurgents claim progress around Teruel as government reports a 6,000-strong garrison and civilian supporters surrendered after a surprise assault. Martin Rodrigues Suarez, insurgent governor, captured attempting to blend with refugees.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee recommended a federal trade commission investigation into automobile distribution and dealer practices. It supported Senator Minton's resolution to determine if manufacturer dealer agreements are fair and equitable and if dealers have opportunity for reasonable profit. The probe would assess coercive tactics by manufacturers and unfair trade practices affecting dealers consumers and the public.
In Boonville a 12 year old Jessie Lee Johnson died from meningitis prompting the town to reopen schools closed after her death. A. E. Johnson, the father, is reportedly very ill with spinal meningitis as district health officer Dr J Roy Hege states 40 contacts are under quarantine and may have their homes visited under quarantine law.
Maxwell outlined the state’s new intangibles tax, urging merchants for support. The levy due March 5 applies to December 31 holdings and taxes bank deposits, money on hand, accounts receivable, bonds, sums left with insurers, and stock in foreign corporations, with penalties for nonpayment.
The U S Supreme Court ordered immediate effect of its decision allowing four Alabama municipalities to begin building publicly owned power plants with PWA loans and grants. Private power companies cannot challenge PWA funding for public plants.
In Columbia South Carolina six convicts, serving 18 months to 20 years, face trial Thursday for fatally stabbing Captain Olin Sanders, a state penitentiary guard. The men, who held Sanders hostage in his office for two hours during an attempted escape, were charged after the incident last month.
A Gloucester mass fishing trawler named Marie and Winifred ran aground near Currituck Beach light. Captain J. MacDonald and eight crew were rescued by coastguardsmen using a breeches buoy. Coastguardsmen reported fair prospects of saving the vessel.
Washington January 10 AP two business spokesmen denied threats to strike at administration policies and urged tax revision to restore investment confidence. Lammot Du Pont and Dr Claudius Murchison testified that industry faced a downward trend and production curtailment amid uncertainty about government support. Du Pont forecast a 23 percent drop in profits for the next six months and urged cooperation and forebearance to spur employment despite a pronounced recession.
Two alleged gunmen accused of the slaying of driver William Parhurst pleaded not guilty to murder indictments in Newark New Jersey. Mrs Ethel Strouse Sohnish daughter of a policeman and Genieve On 17 appeared with their counsel in Common Pleas Judge Dal Flannagan's courtroom. Trial date set for January 17.
Rocky Mount, Jan. 10 Cornelius Wesley Coghill a former president of the North Carolina Association of Instruments was buried here He held the roles of grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and director of the Pythian orphanage at Clayton with many tributes and crests noted at his funeral and burial.
Paris reports that ninety thousand textile workers in northern France threatened a general strike over pay. They rejected a government conciliator's offer of a five and a half percent raise after discussions in Lille yesterday.
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