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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1935
Page
2
Muted by rising waters Hankow and adjacent Hankou endure extreme flooding. The Han river crest and Yans river levels force mass evacuations as dikes along Changkung breach sections ten feet deep. Officials mobilize thousands of workers and garrison troops to shore up defenses and avert catastrophe.
Headache relief claims for neuralgia and muscle pain with Stanback as a wonderful prescription. Mentions price 10c per tablet and economy size. Advertisement style copy emphasizes rapid soothing effects and broad use for common pains.
New York July 15 The stock market favored steels rails equipment and select specialties while utilities motors and other leaders lagged. A steady to firm undertone prevailed from the start with wheat rally in Chicago seen as constructive. Bond action was sparse as secondary loans provided the little movement and foreign exchanges were mildly firmer. Investment participation remained the main bulwark of stocks though not at prior pace.
American Passionist fathers in Shenchen, Han an province, express concern for safety as flood surges endanger the mission. No信 from the region for two weeks. Nanking reports a 600 foot breach in the Mahwa dike, risking vast Central China inundation along 65 miles of riverfront in Anhewi Kiangsi and Hupeh. Hankow lies 600 miles from the sea at the Yangtze Han junction near Hanyang.
The article notes two major controversies as an attempt to raise the rehabilitation appropriation would be paired with cutting the proposed 85 000 administration appropriation. Pickett says the goal is to boost rehabilitation funds while reducing administration costs. Administration costs for 1934 were reported at 34 881.
A man from New York says he met his new bride a year ago at Christmas. He claims three former wives are dead and one divorced him. He moved to this area ten years ago seeking a new residence.
A year old Kathleen Stewart was shot by a sniper while playing on a street and taken to hospital. Police tightened security for the funerals of Mary Broderick and Edward Withers as armored cars escorted processions. Rioting erupted with looting and arson, four shops destroyed and fires quelled by troops. Two companies of a border regiment patrolled York street area with armored cars.
Cotton futures opened steady with slight gains led by July and October contracts. Prices showed net advances of 2 to 7 points in early trading and mid day trading remained quiet with October around 11.72. Closing quotes finished steady with gains of 5 to 1 point.
First call cotton prices rise 4 to 10 points with July at 11.97 and Oct at 11.65 while January jumps 50 cents to 11.65. Cotton futures end quiet with small gains. Chicago hogs around 10.00 with top around 10.20 for some loads and cattle demand slow with steady to higher prices for steers and calves.
Chicago market notes butter at 21,339 pounds with diverse classifications from creamery specials to standards and extras, and eggs at 14,172 cases showing steady values. Prices include 93 score creamery, 92 ex tras, 90-91 firsts, 86-87 seconds, and local shipments with current receipts and grades.
Bodies were left hanging for the coroner after a mob in Mississippi lynched two Black men. A prior attempted attack on a white woman prompted a search. One man seized a guard’s gun and fired. the woman used a lamp to disrupt the fight. no arrests reported.
PRAHA July 15 The German Davis cup team led by Gottfried Von Cramm stood in the path of the United States team seeking to reach the challenge round with England. The Germans yesterday eliminated Czechoslovakia in the European finals signaling strong competition for the Americans in their first Wimbledon matches.
Morgenthau argues the gold clause measure could limit the housing program under way in many cities but would be implemented within the decision’s limits. Congress probes continue on utility holding company lobbying and a Brewster Corcoran dispute over Maine project threats. Senate considers attorney appearance limits andAdministration moves to widen AAA powers amid court challenges.
The Ways and Means Committee temporarily diverts from the Roosevelt tax plan to discuss a new liquor control bill. William Phillips, acting secretary of state, said at a press conference that the new Soviet American trade pact would not ease U S efforts to settle about 700 million dollars of debts contracted in this country by imperial regimes.
Reports state new quotas of pilots and airforce specialists are summoned as tensions rise over Ethiopia. Mussolini’s government signals a total protectorate aim while Emperor Haile Selassie warns Ethiopia rejects Italian influence and a potential railroad through its territory.
MOSCOW July 15 A jumper's parachute tore away in midair and fellow soldier Noskoff grabbed Krasikoff on a plane stabilizer. Noskoff opened Krasikoff's reserve chute at 300 feet, preventing a fatal fall and both men landed safely.
In Boulder City circa July 15, about 400 workers idle from the Boulder Dam project after a strike by carpenters and steel workers. Extra police patrolled as contractors and workers prepared to submit differences to an arbitration board. truck drivers voted against striking.
Amsterdam authorities ordered a rigid inquiry into a string of airliner disasters following Sundays Schiphol tragedy. The Fokker jet crashed after takeoff for Hamburg, killing six and injuring many, with thirteen passengers and one crew member escaping through a rear door.
The candidate says engagements are set in Plattsburgh New York and Des Moines Iowa with more under consideration. He plans to travel north to push for the nomination of a real Democrat and notes dates for speeches are not yet fixed.
Governor Eugene Talmadge said he plans speeches in the north this fall to prevent Roosevelt's renomination. He denied plans to open a presidential campaign in Illinois in September after a Jacksonville trip with Georgia national guard encampment observers.
A set of questions asks about a North Carolina ren dered great service to Japanese after the 1923 earthquake, dates when NC provided presiding officers for both congresses, the outcome of the Laurens Penn duel, President Andrew Johnson at a university commencement, Populists replacing Harry Skinner as 1892 governor nominee, and the NC legislature commending court judges for refusing a federal writ.
Rear Admiral Anderson, head of the Asiatic squadron, rushed clothing and supplies from the Philippines and China to the disaster area aboard destroyers. His humanitarian action earned world commendation. The text also notes early American political figures and events from 1801 to 1807, including Nathaniel Macon, Jesse Franklin, and John Penn, with brief references to their roles and a challenge involving Henry Laurens.
The excerpt recalls a June 1867 Raleigh visit with a large welcome for a presidential party and a university commencement. It notes a August 16, 1892 Populist convention in Raleigh nominating a Pitt County man who would back a Democratic candidate if a Republican victory seemed unlikely. It mentions a December 15, 1790 legislative resolution praising judges and a writ from a federal court transferring a case to Edenton.
Grady Parks reports an ambitious goat in Ramseur born July 165 delivering six kids, after earlier prolific births of quadruplets and two sets of triplets. The four year old animal has sired 19 offspring to date.
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