15 Jul 1936
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
1
The national resources committee said it is studying a nationwide soil erosion control program. It would coordinate public and private agency efforts to curb an estimated 400 million dollar yearly wastage.
Thunder showers break parts of a 12 day heat spell while a cool air mass moves in from the northwest. Deaths in drought areas push totals past 3,400 as Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin report heavy losses. Temperatures reach 110s in Davenport and Peoria with Ohio River flow falling to a trickle. Forecasters predict cooler weather for several states and renewed rain to aid crops in Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa.
The Tallahassee court made legal history by viewing a film in court yesterday to serve as evidence for a pending case. Legal officials and observers noted the unprecedented use of audiovisual material in the proceeding.
Sumter South Carolina Dr Carl B Epps a leader of the South Carolina farmers and tax payers league and of the South Carolina Roosevelt for re election clubs announced his candidacy for the state house today.
New York reports activity of textile mills in the United States for the five months ended May 81 was about 9 percent above the comparable 1935 period according to Textile World. The trade paper estimated first half results would show at least that rate of increase.
Basil Manley vice chairman of the federal power commission and Siegfreid Hartman corporation attorney of New York debated federal regulation of public utilities during a roundtable on business and government at the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs.
The resettlement administration announced initial allotments totaling 624000 dollars today to aid drought stricken families across seven states.
Katowice Poland reports Poland's drive against secret Nazi er as led to the arrest of 38 persons during the last three days.
In Fort Worth Texas a six pound 12 ounce baby boy, the seventh grandchild of President Roosevelt, was born today. Father Elliott Roosevelt checked on his wife and newborn before returning home, while Mrs Roosevelt rests. In Beverly Hills California deputy sheriff Walter Schottmiller said Martin Malone, husband of actress Polly Moran, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after Miss Moran's screams drew police to their residence.
Atlanta Federal District Attorney Lawrence Camp said the 24 men indicted for a nationwide stock swindle send a warning to those who think they can get away with crooked securities. He stated the government will not stand for it upon returning from Gainesville, Ga., where the indictments were handed up yesterday.
Laurens man Joe F. Smith sustained facial and chest injuries in a collision today between his car and a truck near Clinton. He received medical treatment and his condition was not immediately released.
The dirigible Hindenburg speeds across the North Atlantic toward its home base at Frankfurt am Main, Lakehurst, New Jersey reporting ship.
Paris secret clauses in the Austro German accord were to force resignations of many members of the Austrian army general staff.
The Works Progress Administration said it would immediately bring drought relief to about 10 000 destitute farmers in South Carolina as part of its southeastern aid program. The announcement directs quick action to reach affected communities.
Mexico City faces a 24-hour strike by 20 000 oil workers starting today while a noon Thursday walkout by Electric workers of the Mexican Light and Power Company looms over the capital. The action supports 850 Ebano and Cerro Azul field employees of Huasteca Petroleum, a Standard Oil subsidiary, out for months seeking 25 percent higher wages and benefits.
Carl Tremaine aged 36, once a bantamweight boxer, died in City Hospital in Cleveland today. Coroner A J Pearse ruled the cause as heat exhaustion.
CHICAGO July 15 AP The 1986 drought may burn consumers purses for months a survey of farm commodities markets indicated today. The crop scourge concentrated its destruction of American food supplies into a few weeks speeding wholesale price rises and already visible at retail counters. Housewives budgets are being affected as prices rise.
Capt Sam E Holt of the National Guard asked the city council to approve a plan change for the armory with a maximum expenditure of 675 dollars. Present height of the auditorium is 15 feet but needs four more feet for athletic use. Revs O L Ruth and EB L Franklin asked to extend Vail Street past Pilgrim Holiness Church. referred to Public Works. Council approved 336 dollars for white patrolmen camp and 175 dollars for colored patrolmen expenses.
Edmund C. Bartholmey former Bensenville DL postmaster pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges tied to the $100000 ransom kidnaping of William Hamm Jr. in St Paul. Hamm testified about a four day confinement in an Illinois hideout as Peifer and Bartholmey faced trial. gang leader Alvin Karpis was reported to be tried simultaneously, having pleaded guilty yesterday.
Berlin July 16 authorities disclosed the imprisonment of a United States citizen accused of insulting Julius Streicher a leader of the anti Jewish movement in Germany.
Gov Harry W Nice and 250 passengers on the State of Virginia were rescued after a collision with the freighter Golden Harvest off Seven Foot Knoll in Chesapeake Bay between 10 30 and 10 45 p m. Passengers reported a harrowing night with some bruises but no serious injuries. The Pittsburgh ferried the rescued group to port at daybreak after transfers from the State of Virginia deck.
Washington July 15 The United Mine Workers accuse the American Federation of Labor executive council of conspiring with steel companies to block steel industry organization. The council postponed a vote on suspending the industrial union drive as miners seek a single union strategy led by John L. Lewis. William Green signaled possible action against the unions backing industrial organization.
HONG KONG July 15 A three cornered offensive developed today in China with a new shuffling of army commanders. Gen You Han-Mou who yesterday shifted his allegiance from southwest to central China was reported moving his army against cities in northern Kwangtung province in which Canton is located with the support of five Nanking central divisions. Military observers feared a clash was possible momentarily. At the same time the southwest established an anti Japanese allies headquarters with Gen Chan Chai-Tong as commander Gen Chan was dismissed Monday by the Kuomintang central executive committee as commander of Kwangatung provincial forces and Gen Yu was installed as leader.
Hanover Courthouse Virginia July 15 The small village of 63 souls revives the career of Patrick Henry on the bicentennial of his birth. Local residents from storekeepers to professors rehearse lines for tonight’s open air premiere of Liberty or Death on the courthouse grounds.
The 11th annual Farmers Field Day at Blackland Experiment Station in Wenona will be held tomorrow as part of outdoor demonstrations. Local producers, researchers and visitors will assess new findings and crop practices during the event in Raleigh area observations.
A deadlock persisted in the Pickett Cotton Mills strike as 250 workers refused the mill’s latest offer after a morning conference. The workers demanded a 40 hour week with $12 unskilled, $14 skilled, and $16 fixers per week, while the mill stood by yesterday’s final proposal of a 40 hour week with a 10 percent bonus contingent on a 52,000 pound weekly production target. The strikers’ committee, led by J. W Thompson, met mill president-treasurer R. H. Walker and declared they would return to work only if talks yield a new deal.
J T Ryan secretary of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association forecast a 15 to 20 percent rise in this year's furniture unit volume after returning from Chicago's American Furniture Mart. He cited revived consumer demand and home building as reasons and noted a 5 to 10 percent price rise due to higher production costs.
About 15,000 Townsend family members gathered in Cleveland for the second national old age pension convention. They discussed the goal of $200 monthly pensions and prosperity, Townsend founder Dr. Francia Townsend drew heavy attention, and a revised leadership plan was announced limiting his authority. Delegates eyed endorsing approved congressional and senatorial candidates in a nonpartisan effort.
RALEIGH July 15 Captain Charles D. Farmer of the state highway patrol said he noted a decided improvement in the automobile accident record in North Carolina since the Democratic primaries are over and the press is giving highway safety renewed attention. He blamed last month’s political emphasis for a rise in accidents.
Florida seeks a $12 refund from the railroad after Riley Herndon, serving a life sentence for murder, escaped a road camp, was captured in Oregon, and briefly escaped a train in Cincinnati before being returned to Tallahassee.
Washington officials suggested a broad sweep of suspected naval spies after arresting former Lieutenant Commander John S S Farnsworth on charges of purveying confidential data to a Japanese naval agent. Farnsworth, jailed on $10,000 bail, prompted officials to emphasize ongoing FBI and Justice Department probes and continued Navy secrecy.
RALEIGH July 15 The state board of medical examiners announced 63 persons passed the recent tests in medicine and surgery and would be licensed to practice in the state. The board also awarded reciprocity licenses to physicians from other states. Dr Allen Byrd of Erwin, an interne at Rex hospital, had the highest average 95.17. Included among those granted licenses are Victor Brown of Greensboro and Leland Ray O'Brian Jr of Asheboro.
Exeter England July 15 Mrs Charlotte Bryant 33 a mother of five was hanged today for the poison murder of her husband Frederick John Bryant 39 a farm laborer Testimony at the trial disclosed a love affair with an itinerant horse dealer Dorothea Waddingham earlier this year also left five children in her care as the second mother to die on the gallows in England this year
Philadelphia July 15. Former scout for the Philadelphia American League club Joseph P. O Neill died today at age 65. He spent years evaluating prospects for the organization and was known for his keen eye for talent.
ANNISTON, Ala. July 15. Soldiers armed with tear gas and machine guns patrolled the Negro residential section after hours of sporadic fighting and a shooting. News of the arrest of Roosevelt Collins for an attempted attack on Mrs. Joe Hill led a massed crowd to the county jail. More than 100 National Guardsmen and state patrolmen moved Collins from Birmingham to Montgomery for questioning.
City council fixed a $1.50 rate, ten cents below last year and 25 cents under the potential rate. The budget totals $949,820.09 with a city operation fund of 75,960 and a debt service of 233,486.88, plus school maintenance and debt provisions. Net revenue requirements are 257,368.62, and a cash surplus of 272,781.92 is shown.
North Carolina reports a partly cloudy night with a cooler Thursday, scattered chances of warmer but unsettled conditions. South Carolina notes partly cloudy skies or showers tonight and Thursday, with a northwest portion expecting similar unsettled weather.
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