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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1935
Page
2
Nine Supreme Court justices meet in a Plain basement chamber to decide the legality of the gold clause tied to about 100 billion dollars in public and private obligations. A ruling could come next week or be delayed to February as opinions are drafted. If the government loses, holders could demand payment totaling around 169 billion dollars in today’s value.
North Dakota Governor Thomas M. H. McModie, impeached by the state House, posted guards to secure his office and vowed to pursue peaceful legal steps. He denounced the proceedings as an effort by merciless political racketeers to seize state government nearly two weeks after taking office.
The article notes a referendum could sustain extension of the Bankhead Act and that Secretary Wallace would announce the final tabulation and Roosevelt’s decision that an emergency still exists. The piece reflects ongoing wartime economic policy discussions.
The report notes preliminary work on estate and license taxes, with noncontroverted sections approved while controversial parts await later public hearings. Sessions are limited to next week with four weekdays set, merchants and outdoor advertising groups seeking hearings, and a measure to cut sales tax to two percent with exemptions removed.
Hauptmann in his cell after a week of courtroom drama relaxed briefly and spoke with his wife Anna through a screen. She discussed their son Mannfried in the Bronx and praised his outburst against a neighbor who accused them of traveling the day of the kidnapping. She insisted the accusations were false and asked how she could have planned a response.
Gen Plutarco Elias Calles former Mexican president, flown from Mazatlan to Los Angeles by emergency plane to receive hospital care for a serious abdominal ailment. His son and three doctors accompanied him on the trip.
North Carolina potato growers led a 16 state meeting in Washington to back a bill classifying potatoes as a basic commodity with a Kerr-Smith like control plan. The drive began last October with growers from North Carolina Virginia and South Carolina meeting in Washington N C to discuss boosting potato prices.
London born Jessie Matthews rises from chorus girl to star as she headlines Gaumont British film Evergreen. The musical drama showcases her singing and dancing across theater world settings with two roles and a triumphant return narrative.
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