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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1936
Page
2
Dispatches report nearly all Americans fled Kwangsi province to Nanking amid bandit activity. The American colony also evacuated areas around Kweilin after authorities ordered native women and children to leave. The city braces for defense as British residents also depart for Nanking.
Astronomers debate whether the outer planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune possess solid surfaces. models suggest dense atmospheres beneath possible solid cores, but confirmation awaits future missions and data.
Daviese county Sheriff Florence Thompson, 42, says she will execute Rainey Bethea, 22, a Black man, by hanging on July 31 for the June 7 assault and murder of 70 year old Mrs. Elza Edwards in Owensboro Kentucky.
Madame Anatole Lebraz widow of a famed French writer and sister of late Henry P Davison international banker died yesterday at the Harkness Pavilion in New York.
Raleigh dispatch notes the North Carolina Democratic Party’s 1930s era split after a tight second primary. It cites Ralph W. McDonald’s 208 000 votes and predicts the Old Guard must alter tactics to avoid future reversals while courting minority Democrats and balancing promises with governance.
The piece rails against Dr McDonald misreading North Carolina psychology and voters, arguing the campaign shifted support to Hoéy. It notes many voters were not completely misled and cites deep dislike for the current administration and the ruling elite.
A coroner's jury ruled Mrs. Furman Godwin, age 35, killed her husband in self defense after firing six shots, holding the pistol with her left hand as others testified. Doctors said her left hand was badly wounded and her condition remained critical.
Raleigh July 8 Members of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association elected officers for 1937 38 by mail. P J Sutmyre of Hickory was chosen president. Other officers include C C Fordham Jr Greensboro first vice president J C Brantley Jr Raleigh second vice president Joseph Hollworth Miamary third vice president John Grover Beard Chapel Hill secretary treasurer W Ferrell Nashville executive committee member for three years Ferrell the retiring president.
speakers include Senators Bailey Reynolds and Hoey Governor Ringhaus Mrs leher of Virginia and Joe C Tennessee announced by Mrs Bessie Phoenix president of North Carolina You Democratic clubs at the state convention in Greensboro for the 16th 17th and 18th with Mrs Gall as National vice president and Carris as National secretary.
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