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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1937
Page
1
Atlanta attorney Henry A. Alexander urged courts to rule Roosevelt overstepped constitutional limits in his annual message. He argued the judiciary must assert authority against executive encroachment and urged a judgment on the issue. The case against Roosevelt was linked to broader constitutional disputes cited by Alexander.
L Shipwash of 117 E Lex avenue was oddly spared serious injury after a sedan was struck by a southbound train at a street crossing at 2 AM. He says he exited the wreck or was thrown clear, suffering only bruises and scratches, with the right rear of the car torn away and the left damaged near a tele pole at Main and Broad.
Mrs B Stedman sprained her ankle and broke a small bone in her left leg after falling while getting off a train at Greensboro. She and Mrs Stedman had just returned from a week in New York City and were en route home to Asheboro on North Fayette Street when the accident happened.
In Ickingham on January 23 W Breele Lowdermilk widow of a former mayor Ingham was found shot in her bedroom with death attributed to own action by W W King. In BLAST FATAL XY on January 23 John P 78 of Biscoe was killed while blasting stumps on a farm and was a former resident of Montgomery county.
A draft constitutional amendment to empower Congress to regulate labor hours and wages was prepared by a panel led by Dr Joseph P. Chamberlain of Columbia. The plan seeks to limit hours and set wages, while protecting 14th Amendment rights, and will be discussed at a Detroit meeting of a national liberal committee.
General Motors announced plans to reopen some plants on a limited basis starting Tuesday with about 95,000 idled workers to return for a couple of days per week. The move could lift payroll by roughly 344000 dollars daily and follows ongoing UAW strikes and federal mediation efforts.
Chelan Washington January 23 Indignant officials opened a counter attack over what they call a plan to ruin the Townsend Old Age Pension test Isom Lamb Townsend manager and Curtis Fleming an unemployed orchard worker reported a letter signed Me Groarty Boosters promising to hoard velocity dollars Fleming aged 63 said he received the threat while Mayor W T Price acted swiftly.
A hunter found the body of a white man about a month dead in woods nine miles southeast of Raleigh. The victim tentatively identified as Lynn Hampton, 60, who disappeared after Christmas. Coroner Lawrence M. Waring said cause of death could not be determined and no foul play was evident. The hunter was Roy Wall, a farmer from St Mary’s Township.
Atlanta merchants report the mule trade adopting motorized efficiency with lighter faster animals. Traders note mules under five years now fetch higher demand as carriers shift toward lighter work and trade in methods. The season peaks as the Atlanta market moves briskly with rising values and turnover.
The 72-foot flood of the Ohio River leaves 75,000 homeless across the valley and Cincinnati’s 56,500 displaced. Fires threaten from loosened gasoline stocks as officials urge no smoking in flooded mills and bottomlands while rescue efforts continue amid fuel shortages and rising disease risk.
Judge Walter B. Jones of Montgomery circuit court ruled tonight the Alabama and federal unemployment insurance laws are constitutional. He sustained demurrers to a suit brought by Beeland Wholesale of Greenville. An immediate appeal will be taken to the Alabama Supreme Court. A federal court ruling that Alabama law is unconstitutional is on appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
In Moscow on January 23 17 former Bolshevists confessed guilt in a trial held in a ballroom once used for Tsarist celebrations. The prosecutions claim a vast conspiracy to spread disease to aid Japan and Germany and overthrow Soviet Russia. Karl Dadek led the group and Leon Trotzky was named as directing the plot.
North Carolina's general assembly, after a sprint to meet budget and crop control needs, prepared for a new five day week. Lawmakers paused for local bills and pledged six full days earlier while liquor questions loom as the major obstacle. Frank Bane of the Federal Social Security Board will attend the state social service conference next week.
The North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development reports a 26.9 percent increase in value of manufactured products from 1933 to 1935, with 26.1 percent more manufacturing establishments. Total value climbs from 877 million dollars in 1933 to 1.114 billion in 1935.
In Greensboro on January 23, Adam and William Proctor of High Point were found guilty of manslaughter in the December 25 slaying of Fred Cook of Mount Airy. Adam received seven to ten years, William 18 to 36 months. Jury deliberated about 2.5 hours. Appeals noted but expected. Judge Frank M. Armstrong presided.
In San Francisco on January 23, peace hopes rose as shipowners requested a meeting with the Longshoremen's union, a key body in the 86 day strike. Reports say owners may move to break a wage and hour deadlock, while the Virginia sailing from New York to the west coast adds weight to prospects for settlement. Negotiations accelerated across the fronts.
In Tokyo the Japanese cabinet resigned after a 20 minute session as the House of Representatives ousted the government amid clashes between military factions and opposing parties. Premier Koki Hirota offered collective resignation to the emperor who ordered him to stay on temporarily.
Raleigh police arrested Sylvester Autrey, 18, on a first degree murder charge in the death of 50 year old Sam Jones. Detective Captain Poole said witnesses claim Autrey struck Jones during a dispute over 560 cents.
In Madrid on January 23 fascist artillery shelled the city center during two half hour barrages, firing at least 30 shells. One person was killed and at least 20 wounded as major buildings suffered damage though fires were kept under control. Civilians cautiously returned to the streets as the bombardment paused.
Severe flooding across the Midwest drives 300000 from their homes as losses climb to tens of millions. Deaths reach 26, with graves and illness rising from pneumonia and influenza. Federal relief, martial law in Aurora, and massive aid via trains and WPA workers accompany pleas for funds.
Around 500 persons are expected to attend the annual North Carolina conference for social service in Raleigh on Tuesday and Wednesday. Speakers will include Frank Bane executive director of the federal social security board W W Alexander resettlement administrator Mrs Kate Burr Johnson head of the state home for girls at Trenton N J Governor Hoey Miss Edith Abbott president of the national conference of social work and several North Carolinians.
North Carolina sees mostly cloudy skies with occasional rain Sunday and likely Monday, with colder Sunday. South Carolina reports mostly cloudy conditions with light rain in northern and western areas and cooler temperatures in the north and central regions, Monday turning partly cloudy.
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