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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
1
Meridian Mississippi July 24 AP The Key brothers Al and Fred soared in their plane Ole Miss to escape heat as they attempt an endurance flight. They took off last Thursday at 6 PM CST and lifted altitude from 5000 to 7000 feet, seeking a new record.
Chicago reports say John Dillinger was lured to his death by the prospect of gold and an informant. Authorities found 7.70 in his pockets after he was shot near a Northside theater. A Croatian informer and a woman in red were named in varying accounts, with federal agents guarding key witnesses.
Four machine gunners robbed the Oxford bank taking about $5 000 and seized five hostages. Local patrons were wounded by vigilantes fire as the bandits fled in a dark blue sedan with two Oklahoma tags. Hostages were released shortly after.
Wasaga Beach Ontario reports Leonard Reid and J R Ayling delaying their take off for a 6800 mile flight to Baghdad because of sweeping winds. The AP notes the long distance flying record is the goal and the event was moved to tomorrow.
Dispatches report southeastern Korea struck by floods killing 31 people and rendering thousands homeless. The disaster also wrecked 668 horses.
Chicago July 24 AP reports the government added a physician to its list of wanted for helping John Dillinger. The doctor allegedly altered Dillinger’s face with two incisions to round the contour and erase a chin dimple.
LAPAZ July 24 The Associated Press learned Juan Valenzuela Argentine minister brought from Buenos Aires a concrete proposal to settle the war in the Chaco against Paraguay.
Police report a four year old girl Dorothy Stuart of Huston was found dead near the Houston Conroe highway under a cypress creek bridge. Investigators say she was likely thrown from a passing car in a kidnapping case.
John Ross, a farmer in upper Greenville county, is accused of shooting and killing the wife of a tenant and wounding two daughters, including a twelve year old, in a deadly incident today. The motive and full circumstances remain under investigation by local authorities.
Allende in Coahuila Mexico lies under six feet of floodwater after a heavy rainstorm. Dispatches report two women drowned and two others missing with the town submerged forty miles south of Piedras Negras.
Twenty two cattle cars carrying 1 006 head from parched western sections were distributed to farms near Winnboro this week.
Eight new villages on the Lower Vistula near Torun were flooded today as floodwaters abated in War sa area. The advance signs show river surges receding while authorities monitor remaining high levels.
Senator William E. Borah denounces monopolies as the New Deal’s greatest foe during a Pioneer day speech in St. Anthony Idaho. He calls for destroying monopolies, says they block national recovery and erode purchasing power for farmers and workers, and questions whether attacking monopoly is attacking the New Deal.
Huntsville Texas July 24 Three dangerous fugitives Raymond Hamilton Yoe Palmer and Blackie Thompson escaped from death row prompting a state prison board inquiry. Officers Texas rangers and federal agents scoured Texas and Oklahoma with reports of companion casualties.Whitey Walker Charlie Frazier and Roy Johnson were hit or killed as the search intensified rumors tied former Ranger Captain Frank Hamer to the hunt.
The first aerial mail train will fly from New York to Washington next Monday dropping off cars at Philadelphia Baltimore and the White House A biplane and three gliders form the train under Jack O Meara 1933 glider champion Also mention Stanley Smith B E B Franklin and John Riggs involved with landings and Bolling field in a cross city flight plan.
The Soviet military tribunal sentenced eight to death and fifteen to long terms in prison for alleged pro Japanese spying and sabotage. Kim Zayen led the group plotting railway disruption and troop movement leaks to the Far East.
Raleigh July 24 Loomit M Goodwin state prison chaplain and welfare officer for about 12 years and T B Leake a prison guard resigned after it was revealed they accepted gifts from a convict in a clemency case. Governor Ehringhaus and officials stated the state cannot tolerate favors from inmates in clemency matters.
The message recalls the night talk about Dillinger’s capture near Malo lo and Armistice Day style reflections. The piece notes warnings to avoid influence from movies and asks for confirmation of the picture involved. It also discusses clemency for Hayes, his gratitude payment, and governor granted clemency on own motion.
A Treasury official said local police in many dry states are apathetic about stopping liquor. Federal agents report reduced enforcement in the South, where state officials respond that liquor control is not their concern. Seizures show a rising moonshine trade even in dry areas, while occasional cooperation exists in a few places. A mountaineer quips that it’s easy to get liquor but not fit to drink.
Paris July 24 Premier Gaston Doumergue rushed back from vacation as political storm clouds loom over France. He seeks to calm the crisis sparked by the Stavisky affair and the Bayonne pawnshop collapse, signaling a delicate but hopeful plan while withholding details. Andre Tardieu accuses Radical Socialist leaders Herriot Chautemps of complicity in Stavisky's fraudulent schemes.
White Horse Alaska report says 10 United States army bombing planes will undertake a 500 mile goodwill flight to Fairbanks Alaska. The route likely follows the Yukon River then overland to the destination after leaving Washington five days ago.
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers in the west on Wednesday afternoon. Winds vary from gentle to moderate. Hatteras to Jacksonville see easterly winds becoming partly overcast, while Sandy Hook to Hatteras experiences southeast to southwest shifts and overcast skies.
Dillinger will be buried privately at Maywood home with family attendance and a simple wooden casket. Police prepare to manage crowds as the body returns from Chicago after his death at the hands of federal agents.
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