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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1934
Page
1
Fire causes 84000 damage at Lowery Hospital Salisbury AP reports fire damage from defective wiring on second floor. Building contents damaged. patients moved out with no injuries. Late flash update from Salisbury July 14.
Elizabeth City July 14 AP reports R C C Doster, South Mille attorney, announced a bid for congress this fall as a Republican. His platform includes a constitutional amendment to transfer control of common schools from the states to the federal government.
The North Carolina emergency relief administration plans for winter by stocking Irish potatoes in a Wilmington cold storage plant. The effort aims to assure a steady potato supply during months with few fresh Irish vegetables available for distribution.
Secretary Ickes announced 2 million dollars in PWA funds for the Great Smoky National Parkway. The project already had 84 million in prior allocations and will run 850 miles from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee.
William Cobble of Asheville waited all day for something to happen on his 28th birthday which fell on a Friday the 13th. He is a 1918 NC State College graduate and his license tag is 131313.
Valerian Dovgalevsky, 49, Soviet ambassador to France, died in Paris from intestinal cancer after a long illness. He had undergone an operation weeks earlier. his family was at his bedside. The body will be cremated in Paris and sent to Moscow for burial.
North Carolina expects generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with scattered thundershowers Sunday afternoon. South Carolina forecasts generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with likely scattered thundershowers in the northwest Sunday afternoon.
Weather briefing notes: from Hatteras to Jacksonville winds range gentle to moderate westerly with generally fair air and overcast periods for tonight and Sunday. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds mostly south and southwest with partly overcast skies and similar outlook. Charlotte AP weather records report temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8 A.M.
A. G. Stedman resigns as Arkansas superintendent after the fatal shooting of Helen Spence Eaton by a guard. B. L. Todhunter is named temporary successor as a grand jury probes murder charges. The story surveys Stedman’s “sharecropper” convict system and its fall after 18 months of a brutal death regime at the Jacksonville state farm.
Los Angeles July 14 film extra June Delong known for hands in Hollywood retreated to seclusion after detailing a wild party linked to the Allen Marsh morals trial. The trial adjourned over the weekend with the star witness under guard while the district attorney kept details secret. Delong faces cross examination as defense seeks to portray the case as a frame up against Dave Allen and Gloria Marsh.
The Saratoga Victory textile mills in Albertville and Guntersville shut down after a walk-out by workers bringing Alabama’s textile strike total to 2 000. The industry faces a threat of about 16 000 additional layoffs as the dispute spreads.
Raleigh July 14 The state board of elections plans a July 21 visit to Carteret County to probe alleged rotten voting conditions at Newport and other polling places and will follow with a second probe into Wilkes County after a prior review. The board earlier reversed a Wilkes County primary result, placing Rousseau ahead, and will continue sorting charges of illegal and irregular voting in the 17th judicial district race. Results from other races are noted with Cooley and Barden winning respective contests.
In Hartsdale New York authorities and local and state police remain baffled over the Bobby Connor disappearance. A canvassing woman and a Newark pedlar were cleared of suspicion while a mystery man selling cure-all pills and talking of castles remains the last tangible lead.
Raleigh July 14 105 would be attorneys have filed applications to take the state bar examination in August 2021 as announced by Henry M London secretary of the state board of examiners. Monday noon is the deadline for filing applications.
In Vienna on July 14 a squad entered the apartment of Cornelius Zimmer an alleged Nazi and shot him to death at point blank. The killing sparks talk of vigilante actions though police say they have no background on the incident and an investigation is underway as Dollfuss government continues its anti Nazi mop up.
Julian Hawthorne aged 88 and son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne died at his San Francisco home early today. He was known as an author and public figure of the 19th century literary scene.
Berlin reports indicate Adolf Hitler defended the June 30 liquidation of 77 traitors and warned of further executions. The chancellor appeared dazed at times as Nazis cheered his defiance, while international observers debated his hold on power and Germany’s path ahead.
New York July 14 J P Morgan warned the German government that the world will not understand nor soon forget if it suspends payments on the Dawes and Young plan loan bonds held by American investors. The cablegram said the bonds are the highest form of obligation Germany can give and protested any failure to meet obligations.
Washington July 14 AP Marion Hugh Johnson plans a board of review within the NRA to perform functions of the Darrow review board. Amos J. Peaslee is named chairman with two more members. The board will hear small loan complaints and appeals from NRA divisions and report to Johnson. Peaslee is a World War I veteran, a Republican and a Quaker.
SOFIA July 14 A government communique revealed a new anti government plot uncovered at the military garrison in Plovdiv less than two months after the coup that established the regime It described the affair as a communist conspiracy and said several dozen soldiers were implicated with about 50 persons jailed The coup leader Kimon Gueorguieff organized the May 19 takeover with younger officers in the Bulgarian army.
Nine Armenians were found guilty in the Christmas Eve stabbing of Archbishop Leon Tourian at the Holy Cross Armenian church. Leylegian and Sarkisian received first degree murder verdicts with mandatory death penalty. the other seven were convicted of first degree manslaughter, facing 10 years to life.
San Francisco faces a widening Pacific coast maritime strike as union labor, with 65 000 members from 144 unions, ready to back the mariners. Mayor Rossi declares unlimited emergency power as Roosevelt's labor board reports no progress. talks continue amid calls for restraint and armless action.
Ground crews in the midwest prepare to receive the Stevens Kepner stratosphere balloon with Major Kepner and Captain Stevens directing the operation. The craft carries a nine foot emergency parachute and parachutes on equipment, anticipating a controlled recovery in Central Illinois near Rapid City.
Will Rogers notes Maine looks built for pleasure with lakes trees and old houses. He reports vacationers up 80 percent, roads improved with federal money, and newspaper advertising up over 50 percent while editors call the New Deal a failure. He quips about feeding a dog and being bitten.
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