21 Jul 1938
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
1
Detective Captain Bruce Poole announced Hortense Jackson eighteen of Dunn was located at Rex Hospital this afternoon. She had checked in under the alias Mary Snipe saying she was resting up.
Senator Pittman said the royal visit to France signals a broadening alliance that may curb rash actions in Europe. He noted the European situation looks better this morning and expects no other nation to act hastily.
Frank Reid of Detroit, spokesman for a group of auto workers, said Chairman John L. Lewis of the CIO assured he would not intervene in the union's factional squabble unless the union's collapse was threatened.
Acting secretary Roswell Magill announced the treasury studies a possible reduction of personal income tax exemptions as part of broader tax revision plans for the next Congress. He noted no firm position but confirmed ongoing consideration of changes to the undistributed profits tax and capital gains tax. The treasury is also examining taxing salaries of government employees and bond interest on future issues.
Secretary Hull told Howard Hughes the epic airplane flight last week aided world peace. Hull cited felicitation from foreign leaders and praise from the foreign press and urged cooperation across science, commerce, and politics to sustain peaceful relations.
Congressional investigators lifted restrictions that blocked Arthur E. Morgan from questioning TVA employees unless arranged by TVA officials and counsel. The House committee unanimously adopted a resolution ensuring employees may confer with the committee or designees without reporting to TVA officers. Morgan resumed testimony, saying he finished for the time being and would await better preparation for further questions on the TVA power yardstick.
France paraded its infantry cavalry and artillery for over an hour at Versailles to impress King George VI and President Lebrun during his visit. About 50 000 troops hundreds of tanks and 50 airplanes featured in the state spectacle with a 101 gun salute continuing as the king and Lebrun reviewed the parade from a bullet proof auto. Queen Elizabeth and Mme Lebrun arrived later by special train.
Newton Iowa remains peaceful under martial rule as 1400 Maytag factory workers idle since May 9 await relief aid from Jasper County. Only maintenance and 100 office staff entered the plant during a quiet morning with guards on sentry. No union activity or disturbances were reported.
A three story brick building under remodeling collapsed in Baltimore on July 21 trapping one worker Dick Brady who warned others and was buried to the neck. He was rescued after about thirty minutes and is not believed seriously hurt.
Three men robbed the First National Bank in Buffield Connecticut today taking about $10,000 in cash. Police pursued the robbers’ car as authorities spread the alert.
Optimism ran high as the 18th annual Mid-Summer Southern Furniture and Bug Market entered its fourth day. Registrations lagged January show but matched 1937 July levels with 1,167 registered at 11 30 and 1,047 by market close. Retailers move to stock up ahead of a projected fall rise amid favorable legislation and federal project funding.
Secretary Hull welcomed the Bolivia Paraguay treaty as a path to permanent peace in Latin America. He called the three year Chaco jungle war settlement an outstanding triumph for peace and order based on law over force and aggression.
Mrs. Mary A. Ramsey twenty two was killed by a .22 rifle fired while her husband Elwell W. Ramsey cleaned the gun after a hunting trip. Acting Coroner Morton Murray ruled death accidental. Ramsey and a brother in law corroborate. scene on New Street High Point. Funeral planned at home with Rev. O. L. Ruth officiating.
In Commons Chamberlain said Britain received renewed assurances from Hitler's envoy Captain Wiedemann that Germany desires a peaceful settlement. The assurances were given to Viscount Halifax, foreign secretary, regarding discussions in London about outstanding questions.
Gastonia club manager Frank Packard said the franchise could move to High Point if park terms are agreed. He planned talks with Willis park owner Mrs. B. E. Sensenback to check park availability. Statesville and other North Carolina cities were also considered for the move. a shift could allow a Sunday game with Valdese.
New Jersey Governor A Harry Moore denounced southern plans for lower northbound freight rates as unfounded at an interstate commerce hearing in Buffalo New Jersey. He warned the move would cripple northern industries and force factory closures while arguing northern states must resist a shift that harms local employment and buys southern goods. Moore planned to testify in person alongside six other northern governors after weather grounded his plane at Sea Girt.
North Kingston R I July 21 Owen Wister famed novelist died this morning of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Crowfield summer home arriving July 8 and ill yesterday. He is survived by his daughter Mrs Walter Stokes and three sons Owen J Wister William R Wister Charlies K B Wister. another daughter Mrs Andrew Asbury and four grandchildren. Body to be moved to Philadelphia for funeral date undecided.
Ethel Merman steps off the Twentieth Century Limited in New York with a lantern and sings She Started a Heat Wave. A photographer directs the signal, the engineer pulls away and a trainman halts the locomotive with a stop signal, ending the playful stunt.
The British pick-a-back seaplane Mercury took off at 1 p.m. E.S.T. from Boucherville air harbor for New York marking the first transatlantic flight by a plane of her type. The craft arrived this morning at the harbor for the historic milestone.
The British seaplane Mercury landed in Boucherville harbor after a 20 hour 20 minute Atlantic crossing from Foynes Ireland. It departed from Foynes and aimed for Botwood Newfoundland but landed near Montreal instead. Crew Donald Bennett and Albert Coster greeted by a yacht, cargo unloaded before planned noon takeoff to New York.
In the Pacific Northwest fierce fires spread despite firefighting efforts. British Columbia faces a 40 000 acre blaze aided by fresh winds with 1 000 men fighting it. The Comox Logging Company area and Camp Three are at risk as 30 to 60 million feet of timber may be jeopardized. Two Canadian destroyers assist evacuation as fires burn on Vancouver Island. Officials warn about 90 000 acres burned since the season’s worst began ten days ago.
Corrigan sails from Cobh July 30 aboard the Manhattan after a two day London visit. He rejects Hollywood offers and declines a five year film contract or a $20,000 vaudeville deal while awaiting return to America from Ireland.
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