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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1934
Page
1
Fred and Al Key began a fresh bid to set a world endurance flying record at Meridian. They took off yesterday afternoon and aim to exceed six days aloft after a prior six day flight ended due to a broken cylinder.
Washington reports Rev. Francis J. Haas mediator in the Minneapolis truck drivers strike said the employee had accepted a peace plan to be presented to employers later today.
Russell All of Bil Paso Texas defeated Campbell Gillespie of Atlanta 6 1 7 5 in the finals to win the junior singles title at the Mid Atlantic tennis tournament in Charlotte on July 21.
Jack Lovelock of New Zealand wins the mile over Bill Bonthron of Princeton in the climax of the Oxford-Cambridge and Princeton-Cornell combined forces meet at City Stadium Eng. on July 21.
J Hi Gault, a union merchant from St Matthews Ohio aged 55, died when his car overturned several miles north of town early today. He suffered a broken neck in the crash according to AP dispatch dated July 21.
President Roosevelt aboard the U S S Houston while en route to Hawaii selected Murry Latimer as chairman of the railroad retirement board and named three members of the national mediation board William M Leiserson James M Carmall and John Carmody. He awaited word on two remaining retirement posts.
The body of Grady Jeffries of Columbia South Carolina was found near a railroad track outside Knoxville. Coroner J A Cox said the man appeared to have been struck by a train. Federal transient bureau records show Jeffries checked out yesterday to return home.
North Carolina generally fair to night and Sunday with warmer south coast tonight. South Carolina generally fair to night and Sunday.
Gentle to moderate winds travel west and northwest from Hatteras to Jacksonville. Partly overcast skies with variable winds and generally fair weather forecast for tonight and Sunday.
Charlotte AP reports official weather bureau records of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8 A M in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere.
William Green of the AFL condemned the San Francisco general strike as a grave mistake and urged restraint. He warned against another broad walkout in the United States while mediators and police confront ongoing tensions in Minneapolis over violence surrounding truck movement and picket activity.
Raleigh July 21 AP The state liquidating division reported 9 456 004 00 paid to 87 840 depositors over the January 1 to July 1 period. Secured and preferred claims totaled 86 652 483 90 and 108 021 15 respectively. Largest deposits paid at Greensboro NC Bank and Trust 48 605 and Independence Trust in Charlotte 8 124.
In Bismarck on July 21, supporters of deposed Gov William Langer staged a final bid for power as his wife Mrs William Langer was named to run if he is disqualified. They pressed for a special session while the Senate lacked a quorum and National Guard troops stood by with fixed bayonets. Lieutenant Governor Ole Olson urged calm as the political crisis deepened.
Raleigh July 21 J B Jeffress chairman of the highway and public works commission said preliminary matters could be lined up next week so survey crews and engineers can start work on the national scenic parkway segment allotted. A start around August 1 is expected with control points set for entry near Low Gap to Blowing Rock. Lay-out and rights of way rest with the state.
New York July 21 Spot cotton firms seek to safeguard their positions in world markets as the American crop tightens by adding facilities for foreign production. Anderson Clayton and Co and George H McFadden and Brother reportedly sent reps to South America to arrange handling of cotton from those countries. Growth prospects in foreign output drive the expansion.
The number of families and single resident persons receiving relief fell in four of five North Carolina cities from May to June, per a federal emergency relief administration report. Nationwide urban relief declined two percent between May and June, with 145 cities reporting.
Hugh S. Johnson traveling to San Francisco said a longshoremen strike could end by noon. He reported the question of arbitration of hiring halls remains and urged settlement by longshore leaders through the customary referendum.
San Francisco and Pacific coast brace for settlement as martial law threats ease and a general strike nears end. Union trucks return to the waterfront after four days, while a presidential mediation board seeks arbitration with employers and maritime unions. Portland and Seattle face renewed tensions amid police action and potential nationwide unrest.
The state school commission will meet on Friday to hear delegations on sundry school matters and study bids submitted that day for 750 school buses, according to secretary Leroy Martin.
John Blue, sentenced to 12 months on the roads for larceny in Fayetteville, escaped from Cumberland county prison camp. No further details were provided by the state prison.
Berlin July 31. A terse announcement said President Hindenburg and Foreign Minister Neurath met today in conference. The talks stirred conjecture on Franz Von Papen's future and a possible East Locarno pact proposal with France.
Barbur H. Serusian a 33 year old Greensboro resident was killed when his car overturned on a highway near Fletcher Yesterday. Two other occupants Miss Dean Babcock 23 of Asheville and A Pushman of New York sustained injuries not considered serious.
Five men including four World War veterans from a Speculator CCC camp attempt a lake crossing to save five miles of walking. The boat struck a stump, capsized, and two are feared dead. three were rescued. The scene lies in a remote wooded section of Saratoga county.
A series of earthquakes killed an unknown number of people and caused the collapse of the national wharf at Puerto Armuelles. Property losses were high and many homes in David City were destroyed after mid week tremors.
Washington officials consider possible changes to the Bankhead cotton production act if the August crop falls to 10 million bales or less. Texas drought and potential rains could shape enforcement, with AAA leaders cautious about softening rules. Farmers’ demand remains a key factor.
Across the Midwest and South temperatures soar past 100 with Missouri reporting 33 heat deaths in two days. Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio and others add more fatalities as scorched cities record 109 in St. Louis and 114 in Mexico Missouri. Water shortages persist and relief remains distant.
In Santa Monica July 20 a reporter notes the San Francisco bartenders strike, mentions long absences and return, and recalls an event with Jim Farley. The piece comments that most state leaders back Bob LeRoy for governor, and describes a late night arrival at 1 a.m. with a crowd of postmasters.
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