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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1932
Page
1
In Washington on July 5 the senate considered two actions toward constitutional amendments tied to the 18th amendment as debate echoed recent political conventions.
Harbor Grace N F July 5 American airmen James Mattern and Bennett Griffin landed after a hazardous trip from New York. They were lost in fog for hours and over flew Harbor Grace airport by 150 miles before making their approach. SESSION DRAGS OUT in Washington July 5 Hoover veto threat blocks adjournment as relief funds and public works remain deadlocked. Senate leaders expect a veto on the 2.1 billion relief bill while two appropriation measures for agriculture and war departments stay stalled.
London reports Britain authorized a 100 percent tariff on Free State goods after Ireland refused to arbitrate the annuities dispute. J H Thomas said Britain cannot let foreigners arbitrate domestic issues. Both sides favor arbitration but disagree on the tribunal type. Parallel Senate remarks on prohibition and constitutional amendments followed the tariff vote.
Reading through AP dispatches from Charlotte July 5 shows initial tallys from 1738 precincts for governor Ehringhaus 178192 Fountain 167119. Meanwhile Post and Gatty began their long Atlantic crossing from New York Harbor Grace N F covering 1132 miles in six hours and six and a half minutes with Mattern and Griffin chasing the same schedule.
Seven armed men robbed the San Pierre state bank shortly after opening today. They killed a bystander during the heist which netted about $4,000. Police and investigators cordon the scene as details emerge.
Representative Percy H. Stewart of Plainfield says Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague and New Jersey Democratic leaders will give Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt unwavering support. He clarified there is no unauthorized impression that Roosevelt would not receive full backing from state leaders, and he spoke for Governor A. Harry Moore as well.
A mother, Mrs. Fred Newton, 25, perished with her infant when flames destroyed their Kings Mountain home while her husband was away on business in Columbia, South Carolina.
Speaker John Mance Garner plans a rest in Texas before entering the vice presidential campaign. Democrats urge speeches in major cities while he may confer with Governor Franklin Roosevelt in Albany after Congress adjourns. He will likely stay in Washington later and run for re election in Texas's 14th district.
Oklahoma voters went to the polls to nominate state and local officials as Gov. William Murray aligns backers for 28 state senate and 118 state representative contests. Opposing groups field adherents while a U.S. senator, a congressman at large, and eight district congressmen sought nominations. Senator Elmer Thomas campaigned on farm relief, crude oil tariff, and immediate veterans bonus payments.
Mrs Minnie Hudson, mother of Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, announced from Hermosa Beach that her marriage to Guy E Hudson has ended. She stated that after a year of failed attempts to establish him in a permanent position, it would be best if they separated and pursued their own paths.
Franklin D Roosevelt returns to Albany after securing the Democratic nomination. He aims to heal party divisions with Smith forces and plans quiet days in New York while signaling a possible meeting with Alfred E Smith. John Farley signals outreach as Roosevelt emphasizes unity.
Tornadic winds swept across southeastern Nebraska and northern Kansas killing at least three people and injuring more than twenty. Washington, Kansas, suffered major destruction while Mrs. F. E. Slagle died in a nearby farm home blaze. Rescue efforts faced heavy rain and darkness.
The nation observed Independence Day with a death toll over 245, mostly from automobile accidents, drowning and a few fireworks incidents. The middlewest logged the most fatalities with over 90 deaths, including several young victims and a notable blast in Butte Montana.
The New York curb exchange suspended Rhodes & Miller of Huntington West Virginia and A. A. Shaw & Co. of New York for failure to meet engagements. Rhodes & Miller are associate members. A. A. Shaw & Co. are regular members.
Catcher Bill Dickey of the New York Yankees was suspended indefinitely by AL President William Harridge for assaulting Washington outfielder Carl Reynolds. The incident occurred July 5 in Chicago.
Latest precinct tallies list Governor Ehringhaus with 178 525 votes and Fountain 167 264 across 1774 precincts. Senate results show Morrison 114 624 and Reynolds 217 046 across 1714 precincts.
Commissioner of Labor cites 1 615 precincts with candidate tallies Pletcher 165 186 and Mitchell 105 552, reflecting an early statewide vote update.
The republican house wet bloc is called to meet tomorrow to discuss action on a beer bill proposed by Representative Britten of Illinois.
Baton Rouge July 5 The Louisiana legislature voted to submit the state law to a referendum for the people in November.
Coy Shoemaker aged 21 of Lenoir was killed instantly in a midnight highway crash near Blowing Rock. Arvel Sechrest of Lenoir suffered a slight injury in the same wreck occurring on the highway last night.
Will Rogers notes that the convention favored country folks over city slickers and that New York and Chicago misread Tammany and Roosevelt. He says California interests moved first, sold out, and headed west with loot, marking a rural politics lesson.
Judge J. Crawford Biggs said official results of last Saturday's Democratic run off will be released Monday afternoon as the holiday shifted the usual Saturday declaration. Robert Rice Reynolds leads in unofficial tallies with a landslide margin over Cameron Morrison, and John C. Ehringhaus and A. L. Fletcher are poised to win their races. The race marks a historic victory for a wet candidate since prohibition began in 1908.
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt and his four sons will sail a 40 foot yawl along the New England coast next week with Portsmouth New Hampshire as the destination. A press representative will accompany them for nightly reports.
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