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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
2
Chaos at the Kentucky state penitentiary as floodwaters from a burst lid forced guards to evacuate prisoners. Officials report dozens trapped, with at least 14 injured and uncertain death toll. A. B. Chandler urged caution as crews worked to determine actual casualties.
Guilford county officers spoke at the High Point Manufacturers' association luncheon at the Sheraton hotel. Willis Booth compared county and area debts, noted Guilford's net indebtedness of 5.746 million on a 160.028 million valuation, and detailed bonded debt by category.
Mrs. Cora L Brackett died at her daughter’s home on Walnut Street Thursday night. Funeral services were held Sunday at Green Street Baptist Church at 2 30 pm with pallbearers John Sells F P Conrad Claude Culler F A Bumgardner W R Wood and E C Kearns. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery family plot.
Funeral services were held in Huntersville for Thomas Neal Kerns the town postmaster who died on his 53rd birthday anniversary yesterday. He served the community in public service and postal work.
Government leaders move to raise millions for relief in the flood devastated Ohio valley. Red Cross plans to seek four million dollars in contributions, twice the original target, while White House signals Congress will be asked for aid once needs are clearer. WPA funds will cover immediate needs.
Joint appropriations committees hear requests to raise the state budget by 6 million plus a 5 million for permanent improvements totaling 70 million annually. Executive sessions start tomorrow. House judiciary panel 1 plans a Thursday public hearing on liquor bills. Senate constitutional amendments panel to consider a proposed federal child labor amendment tomorrow.
Former editor of Isvestia and L. Serebryakoff testified the Mdivani family ran a Georgia linked conspiracy to sever Georgia from the Soviet Union. They allegedly plotted to kill Beria, unite anti communist elements across Armenia and Azerbaijan, and form a center for a Tifbe parallel while Trotsky’s stated aim of pure Fascism loomed.
The House reported a $899,717,318 deficiency bill as lawmakers wrestled with worker reemployment concerns. The president cited government cooperation issues and a longer work week affecting hiring, while most industries saw little change to NRA hour limits.
New York police disclose $300000 worth of jewels stolen from Mrs. Frederick H. Bugher of Washington. A misaddressed package led warehouse worker Michael Hanlon to return the loot. Marion Hanlon, 12, opened it, prompting recovery. A second jewel package worth $50000 was found. Agnes Olsen Johnson jailed on receiving charges. John Moreischeck, Bugher's former butler, jailed earlier in the case.
A note records that in 1827 a man named Herschel invented contact style glasses cast from a gelatin negative. This early optical experiment marks a milestone in lens technology and vintage imaging methods.
National guards, the army and navy rush relief to flood zones as water faults and power cuts leave thousands marooned. President Roosevelt orders full federal aid while states face evacuations, shortages, and disease fears across Ohio Kentucky and surrounding areas.
Police report the Clinard Milling robbery on Davis Street near South Main solved with the arrest of Guy Northcott of High Point in Troy and another man in Oxford. Coins recovered include nine of the eighteen alleged at Clinard Milling. Investigators continue to seek formal charges and interview both suspects.
Frank Barfield reports on attendees at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market in Savannah and Miami, noting Charles Helms and I C Helms from Savannah and Miami, activity in Miami, and flood relief efforts. Also features anecdotes about B N Martin and J A Lee from Ronceverte, Mike Kaplan of Macon, and jokes about hotel room mixups, plus charity donations and a radio gift from Cowan Boze Co. and remarks from D A Kennedy about a “snake tree.”
New York Jan 25 cotton futures closed steady to 1 point higher amid gains across futures markets. In South Carolina Daniel Posey a Black man was found dead on Southern Railway tracks near Levels Church today apparently killed by a train.
Mississippi workers patrol levees as the Talahatchie and Coldwater rivers rise and 75 convicts sandbag levees. In Maryland the Potomac falls to 15 feet above normal at Hancock and flood threats lessen. Manitocke River and Marshy Hope Creek also recede.
The Red Cross seeks to doubling its flood relief quota with funds to be turned over to the relief drive. A local furniture firm led donations with $100, while many individuals and businesses contributed through The Enterprise, the Red Cross office or the radio station.
A long list of buyers and residents is recorded with many names and cities such as Richmond Virginia High Point North Carolina Johnson City Tennessee Fredericksburg Virginia Orange Virginia Greensboro North Carolina Ducktown Tennessee Covington Virginia Charleston South Carolina Atlanta Georgia Mobile Alabama Savannah Georgia Hinton West Virginia Fitzgerald Georgia Yorktown West Virginia Lexington Kentucky and others. The compilation appears as a registry of individuals and their home towns or destinations.
Miss Perkins, vice president of General Motors, said about 95 000 of 125 000 idle workers may be recalled as plants reopen tomorrow. Openings target plants short of material and avoid sites where unions led to shutdowns. About fifty plants have operated on restricted schedules. Knudsen outlined two day work for returning workers, adding around 344 000 dollars weekly payroll.
An ad touts BC as a dependable prescription type remedy for headaches neuralgia and related pains. It claims quick action with the formula and notes widespread annual sales over 25 years. Available in 10 dose sizes or by the bottle.
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