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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1932
Page
3
The North Carolina convention of the Young People's Union will meet at Pisgah A R P church in Gaston County on July 12 and 13. The event gathers members for fellowship and discussion at the local church venue.
Practically all plans for the 9th annual encampment of Spanish War Veterans and auxiliaries of North Carolina in Charlotte were complete today as the event runs Sunday through Tuesday.
W. W. Sessoms, 40, a railroad trainman for Atlantic Coast Line, was killed in Wilmington when struck by an outbound passenger train.
Circulating petitions demand the Robeson county board of commissioners resign, accusing the panel of failing to function and representing external interests over local concerns.
J C B Ehringhaus of Elizabeth City, Democratic gubernatorial nominee, appointed outer guard of the Sudan Shrine Temple in New Bern.
L. J. Taber of Columbus Ohio National Master of the Grange to address the North Carolina Deputy Grande Masters Association at a Greensboro gathering focusing on organizational work.
In New York Jay 9 notes the myth of a baseball difference between leagues. Paul Waner and Jimmy Foxx tie for batting honors at .377, with Klein and Herman leading NL and Gomez top American pitchers with 14 wins. The piece highlights June results and near identical performances across teams.
Attorney General Brummitt rules that serving in the general assembly and the State Board of Conservation and Development is dual office holding and unconstitutional. Two board members resign, Rankin and Sutton, with Ward and Weathers named to fill vacancies. Brummitt notes potential implications for UNC board membership and points to differing appointment methods between boards.
Daisy D. Dodgen 38 shot herself in the head while asleep in bed at her Charlotte home. Husband Jesse N. Dodgen awakened by the pistol blast found her body. coroner Frank Hovis ruled death by own action, noting long illness.
In Seattle a couple Marianne Elizabeth Carter and Jack Moffett planned a three day honeymoon before a months apart separation. If they choose to reunite they will travel to Hong Kong to complete their honeymoon.
The Associated Life Life story recalls Petes life and years listening as Senator Robinson grows weary. The Democratic leader notes no one, not even Almighty God, can interrupt him on the floor, and the Lord seems to take no notice.
In York Pennsylvania a man yelled about five cents a glass and was arrested for disorderly conduct, drawing a police response and his brief detention.
The record notes a legislative chamber voting seventeen to B in support of repealing the eighteenth amendment.
Frank McDowell paid an 825 fine after violating a local ordinance banning male residents from shaving beards following the August Pioneer Celebration in Centralia Washington. The case highlights tensions between personal grooming and municipal control.
John Polansky, 72, set a potential alimony record as he missed his first payment in 31 years citing unemployment. His wife sought enforcement in Detroit court, highlighting his extended absence from support.
The House of Lords and the Commons dispute a provision allowing birching by police if ordered by a magistrate. The Commons dropped it, the Lords restored it, and the feud’s length remains uncertain.
A sensational cub makes headlines with a hole in one on a 258 yard par 4 first hole then sequentially takes 12 strokes on the 180 yard second hole. The display shocks spectators and raises questions about course conditions and player form.
In Pryor Oklahoma Sheriff Dan McElroy alerted the county jailer to assist in pursuing robbers at an Adair bank. The robbers spotted the approach and escaped. The jailer later returned to find sawed bars and three inmates missing.
Clay Simpson and D. D. Root report frogs raining near Carlsbad New Mexico after hail from a possible tornado carried from Mertzon Texas. The bizarre weather event ties hail and hopping frogs to a single storm path.
Centaria resident McDowell hires a lawyer to defend the right to shave his chin amid an arrest for violating the local whisker ordinance. The law requires Centria men to remain unshaven until August 3 and 4.
Francisco Lopez of Juarez swam the Rio Grande to evade his wife after she had him jailed for intoxication. He dodged bullets as Mexican police pursued him, crossing into El Paso in a dramatic jail escape.
Cherry Dixon hides fatigue after cleaning day and a tense dinner with Dan Phillips ends with a quarrel and his leaving. Brenda Vail arrives, prompting Dan to admit a change of plans as Brenda corners him in the shadows. the affair remains unresolved.
Sue arrives for a meeting with Jack at his firm and confronts the pompous senior partner. The scene contrasts Sue’s appearance and Jack’s warm greeting with the desk girls’ wary air as Sue questions why she cannot see him immediately.
Curtis John Hughes Curtis, convicted of obstructing the Lindbergh kidnapping probe, was granted a writ of error by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The writ, returnable July 28 in Trenton, was noted by Ryman Herr. Curtis faces sentencing by Judge Adam O. Robbins at Flemington courthouse Monday.
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