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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
3
Governor McAlister said Choate would resign and be succeeded today by C. Menzler of the Tennessee Industrial School. The grand jury charged savage treatment of inmates, witnessing guards' brutal whippings and a culture of drinking at the reform school in Nashville.
Wilmington July 2 AP A district solicitor said he plans to visit a remote section of Columbus county to investigate a seven month old terror gang known for flogging undesirables. The Star-News reported a self described member listed leaders including a preacher a merchant and three women. The grand jury inquiry is paused until August term and no special session is planned.
Twelve year old Elinor Wilson develops a unique fishing method in Lake Land which results in her landing a three pound bass. She grabs the fish by its fins and wades to shore with the prize, though the technique is not advised for sharks.
Chicago July 2 The WPA plans dam construction in Minnesota Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas to check run off conserve moisture and raise the water table Hopkins says over half relief funds go to conservation and 25000 distressed farmers are employed Wallace warns on soil fertility as he tours the Midwestern prairies and cites the 1934 36 droughts and unusual weather as signs of possible climate shift rainfall in the next three weeks will test if the drought matches 1934 Hopkins calls the impact worse than two years ago though broader in scope.
In Charlotte the candidates Dr. Ralph McDonald and Clyde Hoey prepared to rest their cases for governor. Hoey leads McDonald by about 4 000 votes from the first primary with two others eliminated. McDonald heads to Greensboro for a speech and radio talk. Hoey plans a Raleigh radio appearance as absentee ballots rise past 120 000.
The National Labor Relations Board seeks to reinstate 18 employees at Virginia Maryland Coach in a case before the U S circuit court of appeals in Asheville. The board claims terminations were due to union activity while the respondent argues the act is unconstitutional and the board order void.
Archdale Trinity Sanitary District head George Craven questions why his PWA project is not on the approved list. He cites a June list of 29 North Carolina projects and seeks a yes or no on inclusion, detailing his exchanges with federal officials and assurances the application stands on par with others.
A lightning strike near Ansonville killed Hazel Tyson, 14, while she rode a bicycle. Greensboro reported the heaviest property loss with roofs blown off the fairgrounds grandstand and a warehouse. A church near Winston-Salem burned, and Walkertown saw mill and outbuildings damaged. Strong winds felled trees from Erwin to Buies Creek blocking highways.
The Krupp gun works in Germany now produces false teeth made of enameled steel, signaling a shift from weaponry to dental supplies.
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