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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1938
Page
2
The report highlights a planned broad program to bolster national defense as a top item for Congress. It notes shifting priorities amid ongoing wartime actions in China and Japan, with battles near Wuhu, Nanking, and Canton and U S forces ready to assist American personnel if needed.
Market watchers forecast a Thursday peak as registrations at the High Point market run near 240, with about 150 logged by noon. Dealers report firm prices and see only a slim chance of price breaks over the remaining three trading days despite lower midwinter registrations versus 1937.
The article notes branding as a legal punishment in past eras, describing it as punitive and often justified by official coercion. It highlights how iron branding tools were used and reflects on shifting attitudes toward such practices.
A long list of names and towns appears, listing buyers and registrants at a regional market. Individuals hail from North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, and beyond, including Morganton, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Folloing towns and counties, with numerous spouses noted. The notice compiles attendees from cities like Charlotte, Raleigh, High Point, Danville, Norfolk, and Lexington, among others.
A coroner testified that a rifle bullet wounded Penn and described a blue sedan seen circling the weigh station before speeding away. He and Early pursued, the car possibly the one that turned around, as bullet holes were noted in Penns car. Defendants pleaded not guilty as jurors were selected in a murder trial before Judge Felix E. Alley.
A joint senate house committee near ready to present a compromise farm bill rejected low limits on subsidies for large operators, instead voting for a ten thousand dollar maximum. They also plan higher payments for small producers as the House handles minor business and Ways and Means completes tax revision hearings.
French scientists reported a solar disturbance causing auroras over western Europe since 1709 stirring war scare rumors. Telephonic networks strained in France as villagers cried c est la guerre. Windsor, England, feared Windsor Castle fire while Europe reported many more fire calls.
Congressional leaders move a wide defense program near the top of the agenda. President Roosevelt, after a White House meeting with five house committee chairmen, may ask for funds to strengthen army and navy and outline the necessary expansion of forces, with details to follow in a forthcoming message.
Commissioners push tax listing drive tied to North Carolina Machinery Act of 1937. Property not listed can trigger penalties, grand jury reporting, and indictments. Notices will be sent requiring response within 10 days, with April listed as the filing period and a 10 percent penalty for failing to list.
Reports from multiple states show at least nine deaths linked to floods and cold weather. Sub freezing temperatures blanket much of the south while northern cities endure record lows and shipping disruptions persist along the Atlantic coast.
Washington reports that U.S. candy manufacturers sold goods totaling 524 million dollars in 1937, a six percent increase from 1936, according to the Commerce Department.
Mr. Hudson visits High Point to coordinate with the tax office on a campaign to increase property listings. He will spend one day a week at the tax office in the new county building to promote the effort.
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