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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1938
Page
1
In central China the Japanese naval air force resumed heavy bombardment of Chinese troops and targets around Hangzhou Bay. Twenty three motored bombers attacked to break a Chinese inter-offensive 125 miles southwest of Shanghai, as reported by a Japanese spokesman.
A federal court jury in Madison convicted 16 major oil companies and 30 officials of conspiring to raise and fix midwestern gasoline prices in 1935 and 1936 in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The verdict, read before Judge Patrick T. Stone, followed about eight hours of deliberation after a 16 week trial described as one of the era’s largest antitrust actions against the petroleum industry.
Southern senators decided to keep up their filibuster against the anti-lynching bill indefinitely to shelve the measure. Senator Connally of Texas said opposition speeches would continue until it is shown the bill cannot be passed. He added opponents might drop the fight temporarily if the senate debates the housing bill conference report. Both chambers were in recess.
AP reports Japan moves to wage war in China as armies near the Suiyang railroad amid Tokyo discussions. Premier Konoye and his ministers tell parliament Japan requires more men and money for a prolonged conflict. Japan seeks an economically linked China and Manchukuo, with Finance Minister Okinobu Ka sacrificed.
Washington reports 61 individuals paid taxes on net incomes exceeding 1 million dollars last year, the largest single group in five years. Tax brackets ranged from 1 million to 1.5 million up to 5 million, with 33 earners between 1 and 1.5 million. Fines were not disclosed.
A jury in Wilmington acquitted Hugh Scar and his wife of arson and insurance fraud charges connected to a cottage fire at Carolina Beach last September. The state alleged the Scarletts burned the property to collect on insurance.
Germany bans the leading anti Semitic journal Stuermer published by Julius Streicher. The ban is effective immediately after this week's regular issue and a special issue had been suppressed with no reason disclosed.
Edward Stanley executive editor of the Associated Press news photo service praised news photography as the most efficient instrument editors have for fast clear information. He spoke in Chapel Hill at a round-table closing the fourteenth annual North Carolina newspaper institute with other speakers including Charles J. Parker of the Raleigh News and Observer and Frank Jones of the Winston-Salem Journal.
Police probe an alleged bombing plot against the Japanese liner Kiyo Maru in Seattle. Police Captain Marshall Scrafford says the case shows an isolated unit acting without a clear behind the scenes hand, but evidence suggests some person or agency directing the group.
Washington reports top economists say the business outlook has improved noticeably though full recovery is not yet assured. Textile and shoe sectors show unusual gains while building permits rise in New York City. Roosevelt seeks long term fixes, urging automakers to streamline production and sales practices.
Police continued their campaign against butter and egg rackets at High Point with the arrest of five negroes on lottery charges. A raid on 617 East Washington street yielded the suspects, bonds set at 500 dollars each. The group includes Henry Abels and Effie Abels and others from East Washington and East High streets, with tickets found in the Abels home. This brings arrests to 18 since January 14 after an earlier raid on Garland Distributing.
In Thomasville municipal court Judge Gilliam revoked two drivers licenses after drunken driving convictions. Roy Pierce received a 60 dollar fine plus costs and a 12 month license surrender. Clarence Parrish also faced a drunken driving conviction with identical penalties. On a
At The Spanish Frontier Jan 22 insurgent artillery and bombing planes attacked government positions along the Alfambra river as rebels renew their drive to recapture Teruel from the north. A Barcelona communique said 47 killed by insurgent air raids in eastern Spain a day earlier. Salamanca suffered its worst bombardment in 18 months, with nine dead and many wounded.
Waynick was elected president of the North Carolina Association of Afternoon Dailies at a meeting last night. John R. Barry of the Durham Sun and Talbot Patrick of the Goldsboro News Argus were named vice presidents, with H A Cecil of The High Point Enterprise serving as secretary treasurer.
Five University of Georgia students endured 100 hours without sleep as Dr. A. Edwards planned final reaction tests before sending them home for a weekend of rest. The volunteers pursued science in a psychology experiment dated January in Athens.
Three German men convicted of treason were guillotined at dawn in Berlin. The executions bring the total treason executions to six since January, reflecting a harsh crackdown during the period.
Washington reports the Soviet government refused an American embassy official access to Ruth Marie Rubens detained in Russia on espionage suspicions. Secretary Hull said internal authorities ban foreign representatives from visiting prisoners during investigations. He will study the Soviet response and expects possible new instructions to Loy Henderson in Moscow.
Clinton North Carolina January 22 Judge Henry A Grady announced he will retire from the North Carolina Superior Court when his term ends December 31. He has served 15 years and said heavy duties and his age 65 led to the decision. Two weeks earlier he planned to seek re election.
In Columbia South Carolina on January 22 a murder case involving six penitentiary convicts was brought to a Richland county court. Capt Olin Sanders a prison guard testified after departing the prison to attend the proceeding at midday today.
In Bucharest on January 22 Prof. Alexander Cuza 82 a minister without portfolio began preparations for a world anti Semitic congress He warned of extending invites to the United States while a thousand Romanian Jewish leaders debated a Palestine refuge appeal The discussion touched on Britain and the League of Nations mandate with a Romanian Zionist group pondering a three day assembly and a petition to Britain for special entry privileges to Palestine The Jewish leader Theodore Fischer opposed mass migration noting Romania houses many Jews and urging revival of tolerance.
The Rev. Israel Harding Noe, an Episcopal clergyman, issues a weekly radio Bible lesson as he nears the 21st day of his fast for immortality on earth. Friends report his condition worsened after his removal as dean of St. Marys Cathedral.
The mid-winter Southern Furniture and Bug Market ended its first week becalmed with scarce buying. Registrations at noon showed 13 percent, down from 112 yesterday and 41 on the comparable day last year, though last year’s show was historic for registrations.
Pan American Airways China Clipper, flying 600 miles off the California coast toward Honolulu, landed in San Pedro harbor at 6:35 a.m. today with only three of four motors functioning. Commanded by Capt. J. H. Tilton the giant plane made a perfect landing after mechanical trouble. The flight began from Alameda at 3 p.m. yesterday.
The communications commission may soon rule on super power broadcasting policies. It will hear WLW Cincinnati on extending its 600 kilowatt experimental authority while considering about 15 other pending super power applications. A date for hearings has not been set.
The American Federation of Labor executive council aims to expel at least two CIO unions at its Miami gathering starting next Monday. United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis and Amalgamated Clothing Workers led by Sidney Hillman are targeted, with potential severance of ties to CIO affiliates.
President Fairless said United States Steel plans about 80 million dollars in plant modernization over the next nine months. He added that if conditions warrant, substantial additional expenditures could follow in 1938. He stressed that steel prices cannot be cut without reducing costs, especially wages.
Major Trammell Scott of Atlanta was elected president of the Southern Baseball association. Retiring President John D. Martin cast the deciding vote in Scott's favor after votes from Atlanta Knoxville Little Rock and New Orleans. Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis and Nashville backed Dan Hill from Asheville.
Carl Holderman New Jersey chairman of labor’s non partisan league said he would file a complaint with Vice President Garner asking a senatorial investigation of John Milton’s qualifications to serve as Democratic Senator from New Jersey. He acted after Senate Elections Committee Chairman George voted protests had been received but no specific charges.
TVA ready to let the case go to the United States Supreme Court after a federal court upheld the government's power program as constitutional. Utilities plan an appeal while TVA moves to speed final decisions with chief counsel James Lawrence Fly promising cooperation.
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