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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1932
Page
1
Winston-Salem reports Smith Reynolds heir to Twin-City tobacco wealth found shot dead at his home. Coroner Dr. W N Dalton notes death ruled self-inflicted, ending a life marked by inheritance and notoriety. The teen was known for inheriting Camel fortunes and sparked public fascination.
McAdoo defends Roosevelt amid rumors of Democratic deals. Administration critics Hyde and Moses attack the reforestation program as visionary while Cannon cautions that a GOP victory is not yet certain. The telegram to Tammany is labeled an inauspicious start to a new deal.
Speaker Garner tells the House he will fight Hoover’s relief views. He denounces selection of a few favored interests and urges broadening the reconstruction corporation base to aid all, warning without relief riots may follow and noting banks won’t lend for industry recovery.
Colonel Erick Pope, a New York industrialist, privately proposed to Soviet officials that the United States send an unofficial commissioner to Russia as a prelude to formal negotiations. He met with high Soviet figures including Mechtoyotte, Ossinsky, Rubinin, and Radek after reporting talks in Washington last May.
James Mattern and Bennett Griffin landed at Tempelhof airdrome in Berlin at 5:42 p.m. local time, 11:42 a.m. EST, reported as already ahead of the Post-Gatty time in their round-the-world flight.
The Griffin Mattern team crossed the Atlantic in a record pace. They flew from New York to Harbor Grace to Berlin covering about 4100 miles with time gains over the Post Gatty route. They reported calm weather through thunder storms and beat twice the Post Gatty times to Berlin.
July 6 Reynolds, heir to tobacco fortune and husband of Libby Holman, dies after a gunshot wound in his sleeping porch. Coroner W W Dalton says death may be self inflicted or accidental and a verdict could take days. Reynolds aged about 20 and his wife hosted a late dinner with guests Ab Walker and Blanche Yeager present.
In Oklahoma City July 3 incomplete returns show Governor Murray's is not backing two top candidates for congress. Mabel Bassett ally Claude Weaver fell to fourth while Neil Gardner trailed in seventh district race. Leader was J. W. McClintic, a Democrat who has represented the district since 1914.
The Senate adopted a Walcott amendment setting a 15 year lending life for home loan banks and a five year loan window with liquidation 10 years later. The vote was 36 to 34. Senator Watson opposed, arguing temporary status would hinder bond sales. The banks target building and loan associations to aid small homeowners as Hoover's emergency measures wind down.
Haskell Bohn age 20 son of Gebhard C Bohn billionaire refrigerator maker remains captive six days after kidnapping. Ransom set at 35000 dollars as police express concern over slow progress and negotiators begin closer state involvement while father signals willingness to pay.
In Lausanne France and Germany pressed their cases on Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald who warned a settlement was due by Thursday. France proposed tying reparations to US debt revisions and Germany rejected linking reparations to allies' debts while Germany offered a reduced bond plan of two to four billion marks for European reconstruction.
Washington July 6 The struggle over 3.2 percent beer intensifies as party leaders unite to block legalization. Senator Bingham plans to push his rider once banking amendments to the home loan bank bill are settled, with possible filibuster to defeat beer even at the cost of the banking measure. House rules may prevent a separate beer bill, while pro beer advocates press for revenue and legality amid prohibition politics.
CHICAPEE Mass July 6 Woolen clothing maker Asinof Sons Inc says its plant closed since May 1 will resume work this week at nearly full schedule employing about 750 persons, signaling recovery after the shutdown.
Claremore Oklahoma July 5 1932 Will Rogers criticizes local primary turnout and party competition calling for reduced governing expenses and noting Democrats in Rogers County. He mocks Chicago fiascos and suggests enlarging the insane place as a cure for waste.
Elizabeth City North Carolina July 6. Mrs Frank Albertson was shot in the head three times at her home by her estranged husband said to be crazed by drink. She was hospitalized with serious wounds but expected to recover. Albertson was taken into custody and a bullet wound was found in his hand. He could not explain how he was wounded. He shot at her as she lay in bed on the Hertford highway just outside the city limits. He was arraigned Tuesday on child support charges and the case was continued.
Elvira Dolores Barney was acquitted by a jury of murder and manslaughter charges over the death of lover Thomas William Scott Stephen in her London apartment on May 31. The defense argued accidental discharge during a struggle and the verdict followed a high profile trial with prominent society spectators.
Four inmates described as desperate by Warden H. H. Honeycutt were found sawing bars on the death row upper tier Sunday. The group, all with prior escapes, included Raymond Brickhouse of Pasquotank and Bill Payne from Richmond County. Guard A. O. Honeycutt raised the alarm. blades were found and the men moved to new cells.
Harvey Wallace, one of three Negroes outlawed after the June 18 Cumnock holdup, has been arrested in Lumberton N C. Beal was slain entering Perry's store during the hold up. Perry was fatally wounded during the distraction as he attempted to escape.
Chicago Cubs shotstop William Jurges age 24 was shot twice and Violet Vale a young woman and resident at the Carlos hotel where both lived fired once each. Police believe Vale inflicted Jurges wounds in an altercation.
Luke Lea Tennessee publisher and Wallace B. Davis former Asheville banker won a stay of imprisonment until a new trial petition can be heard in Superior Court. Defense lawyer Robert R. Williams cited new evidence and trial irregularities as the basis for the stay set for July 25. The case involves Lea Davis and Luke Lea Jr who were convicted of defrauding the Central Bank and Trust Company of more than 1 million dollars.
Nicholas A. Long, barricaded in his home, fought a two hour gun battle with about 500 police and Marines, killing one officer and wounding another, before being captured by tear gas. He fired over 100 shots from three pistols and claimed he did it for fun.
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