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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1938
Page
9
Washington notes focus on a Western appointee as candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy emerge. Senators and Justice candidates from California Wyoming Minnesota Texas New Mexico and New York are discussed with lawyers and judges from federal circuits and state courts named as possible nominees.
The report names Bert E. B. Haney 59 of Portland Oregon and Albert Lee Stephens 64 of Los Angeles now serving on the ninth circuit bench. Harold M. Stephens 52 a former Utah judge has been advanced by President Roosevelt from assistant attorney general to the federal court of appeals.
Raleigh July 15 AP Secretary Lloyd Griffin reports the 1937-38 school term averaged 771,369 pupils daily, the highest in about ten years. High schools averaged 162,800, rural high schools 91,025, and elementary schools 608,569.
Cincinnati talent scouts are watching a minor league pitcher named Ketcher and a catcher named Pitcher as potential prospects.
Henry Picard, Paul Runyan, Jimmy Hines and Sam Snead reach the PGA Championship semi finals at Shawnee CC. Picard eliminates Sarazen 3 and 2 while Runyan defeats Horton Smith 4 and 3. Hines beats Byron Nelson 2 and 1. Snead defeats Jim Foulls 8 and 7.
Major figures across the American and National Leagues include Cleveland star? Averill leading batting at .372 and Greenberg driving 26 homers for Detroit. Foxx of Boston tops RBIs with 64 while Ott of New York drives 70 runs. Pitching leaders show Allen 12–1 for Cleveland and Klinger 7–1 for Pittsburgh.
Babe Phelps, Brooklyn catcher, is nursing a bone bruise on his hand after a bruising play during practice on July 15. The injury raises questions about his readiness for upcoming games.
Eldra FE Kay age 86 died at his daughter’s home on West Main Street after a long illness. A resident of Thomasville for years, he was born July 28 1852 in Anderson County South Carolina. He leaves six daughters three sons two sisters three brothers forty six grandchildren and thirty two great grandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday at 1 30 pm in Williamston Methodist church with burial in the church cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Cauble widow of F C Cauble of Salisbury were held at 11 this morning in Salisbury. The body was moved from its daughter's home on Spring Street to the local undertaker for the service. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Tudor and Mrs Moses Nicholas of Salisbury, four sisters and three brothers.
Milner of Daytona Beach Fla Mrs Cauble spent much time with her daughter Mrs Tudor for years and was a prominent local figure where her family once lived.
In Los Angeles an effort to recall Mayor Frank L. Shaw claims racketeers and underworld figures backed his candidacy. The Citizens Independent Vice Investigating committee reports 119,758 signatures. 63,197 needed for a recall election. Shaw denounces the petition as abuse by discredited politicians and racketeers. Two officers were recently convicted in the January bombing of private detective Harry Raymond tied to the committee.
Walter Winehell recalls nine months of road work with Judith Anderson in The Old Maid. They describe shared dressing rooms and beds on tour, youth audiences, birthday toasts in a hamburger stand, and a lifelong sense of trouping. Belasco’s quip about ingenues closes the reminiscence.
In Gering Nebraska a million dollars in Scotts Bluff County and Gering municipal bonds burned after officials paid them off. Fire destroyed several boxes before a blowtorch was used to finish the job. The Trans-Siberian Railroad is noted as the world’s longest at 10 000 miles.
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