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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1935
Page
2
Senator proposes study of income tax refunds and strict limits on ads over five thousand dollars unless cleared by courts or tax appeals board. Article notes 60 percent of North Carolina tobacco and about half of southern cotton sold abroad, signaling push to boost farm earnings in global markets.
A quirky tip encourages sprinkling a tie on dental plates each morning to prevent slipping or loss of false teeth. The suggestion promises comfort and secure teeth through daily routine.
Bailey urged an investigation by the attorney general into alleged large refunds made over years. He cited a House floor claim that 4 billion dollars in refunds had been paid and suggested the inquiry might help recover substantial sums.
President outlines a four point plan to protect the national credit structure via federal control of funds through Treasury trustees. He argues the plan is both preventive and alleviative, urging swift federal action conditioned on state adoption as 44 legislatures meet. A 40,000 word report accompanies the Wagner bill recommendations.
Frances Perkins outlines a Wagner bill creating compulsory unemployment insurance funded by a payroll tax starting at 1 percent and rising to 3 percent by 1938 if growth allows, plus half‑paid old age insurance for workers and a federal state funded pension for the needy elderly. The package includes large federal grants to states for mothers and children and a voluntary annuity option for higher earners.
Ad copy promotes STANBACK as fast relief for headaches and nervous tension. Claims it acts quickly with no after effects and urges readers to buy at drug stores. Mentions trial size ten cents and economy size twenty five cents, appealing to mass consumers.
A gang led by ex convict Straight hijacked the Warden Holohan house party, forced board members to swap clothes, abducted two guards, and fled northward pursued by sheriffs and two Hamilton field planes. In a creek twist, Straight was fatally shot after a final standoff. Sykes and Stephens were wounded but survived.
William Allen, a Negro laborer, testified that on May 12 1932 he and Orville Wilson found the Lindbergh baby body face down in a shallow grave in a Mercer county thicket off Mt Rose road. He described seeing a skeleton and a foot, and notified a Hopewell police officer.
The trial recounts the photographer’s image of the body in the thicket and officials describing the finding near Hopewell. Officers Wilson and Zapolsky testify about identifying features and notifying Col. Lindbergh’s estate as Hauptmann sits nearby.
Fisher questions authenticity of a photograph showing the infant before movement, noting the body was turned and conditions described as preserved then blue. Inspectors Walsh and Heaton recount moving the corpse, clothing removal, and finding blond hair near the shallow grave as part of the investigation.
The House votes to urge Congress to fund soldiers' bonuses within budget revisions as tax debates over carnival receipts at counties continue. A bill to let superior court judges impose life sentences on first offenders passes judiciary panel, while finance committees plan to resume discussions.
Washington date January 17 Representative Gra A Barden of North Carolina is back on duty at the capitol after several days absent with a severe cold. The article notes other board and personnel absence from a meeting, including Mr. House who works at night and could not be reached in time, and Mr. Evans who was out of the city.
One of aircraft design pioneers Igor Sikorsky drew inspiration from his father’s shirts flapping on a clothesline. The observation sparked ideas about lifting forces and flight potential influencing his later work.
Federal agents siege a Barker Barker gang hideout in Oklahoma and kill Fred Barker and Ma Barker during a six hour confrontation. The operation aimed to capture Alvin Karpis and other gang members linked to the Edward Bremer kidnapping and $200000 ransom. A Tampa Miami pursuit followed and an Ocala inquest was begun.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston-Salem will hold its second annual stockholders meeting on February 20 in Winston-Salem. President Thos W Eliott announced the bank has 354 stockholders, mostly building and loan associations and federal savings and loan groups across Alabama Florida Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and the District of Columbia. National leaders in home financing will speak and, for the first time, representatives of all building and loan associations in the district may attend.
Washington January 17 1935 a meeting of the Farm Administration tobacco with congressional reps considered restricting flue cured tobacco to about 600 million pounds annually to prevent excessive production and depressions in prices. A representative argued that if all growers limited to three acres in 1935 output would near the 600 million pound mark. The conference favored a spread of production to aid growers rather than a cap at 700 million.
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