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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
1
In Tettlingen Germany on July 27 an AP report states twelve people were killed when a Swiss tri-motor airplane crashed. The dead include seven German and two Swiss passengers and the Swiss crew members.
Vienna authorities mobilize to defend the capital as Nazi forces gain near Carinthia. Heimwehr units blanket the Ballhausplatz area around government buildings while gun crews take positions atop the Hochhaus. Casualties mount with estimates of hundreds killed or wounded across all forces, and reinforcements are pressed to the front.
Chicago July 27 new danger disrupts a federal manhunt for Dillinger gangsters as criminals reportedly use plastic surgery to alter their appearances. The probe centers on a surgeon in Chicago who allegedly aided disguises, with Probasco’s death linked to facial alterations used by outlaws.
Little Rock July 2 AP Mark H. Shank an Akron Ohio attorney sentenced to death for a quadruple poison murder has a stay of execution. The relief comes while the US Supreme Court considers a petition for a sanity hearing delaying the planned end.
Governor Ehringhaus and several state officials traveled to Asheville for the annual Young Democratic clubs convention. The governor departed by motor this morning and is listed on the program for speeches during the gathering.
Unverified reports from Vienna claim eight Nazis involved in Chancellor Dollfuss assassination were killed without trial and twenty more are to be hanged this afternoon.
The State Department announced that about 81.2 million dollars worth of war munitions bought by Bolivia before May 28 have been exempted from the Paraguay Bolivia terms.
President Roosevelt plans an inspection of Pearl Harbor on his Hawaii trip. He attended a reception with about 400 guests in Honolulu after a private dinner with Governor Poindexter, enjoying Hawaiian music and hula dancing.
Raleigh July 27 official records show four hundred people were killed on North Carolina roads during the first six months of 1934. Captain Charles Farmer of the state highway patrol estimated toll would exceed 1,000 for the year. Last year 852 died.
Local thundershowers expected in North Carolina tonight and Saturday. Moderate southerly winds from Gandy Hook to Hatteras with overcast skies and occasional showers tonight and Saturday.
Charlotte AP reportsOfficial Weather Bureau record of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8 A M in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere.
Minneapolis prisoners of the strike faced a city under guards and curbs as 750 troops occupied the area and a 3 200 reserve force stood by. Federal mediators sought a peace plan while employers blamed communists for the disruption.
In Shelton Connecticut grief-stricken parents prepared for mass funerals after eight children seven boys and a girl were killed by a southbound freight train while playing cards on the tracks along the Housatonic river. Fireman John Roy warned them but to no avail as the accident left a state tally of a terrible day.
On July 26 aboard 8S Malolo a columnist laments Austria’s postwar division and the arresting events surrounding Dollfuss. The piece reflects on a nation worn thin by repartition and internal strife as new tensions emerge.
Washington reports drought drives talk of ending the Bankhead cotton reduction act as Texas and Oklahoma suffer. Officials weigh shrinking the crop below the 10,460,251 bale limit while expanding cattle purchases to 4 to 7 million head. Field conditions worsen across the region.
Federal mediators issued a peace plan accepted by truck drivers but rejected in part by employers. National guardsmen controlled Minneapolis as negotiations resumed. Other regions saw partial settlements or arbitration talks in stockyards, docks, and factories with injuries in York and ongoing labor tensions nationwide.
Marshal Louis H. Lyautey, once a virtual war dictator of France under Aristide Briand, died today in Paris at the age of 80. He shaped French military and colonial policy during his career.
A playful Cowboy and Indian game at a Willowbrook home ended in tragedy when a real .38 caliber pistol fired. Kenneth Taylor seven, and Powell ten were wounded, along with Eugene Powell’s cousin. Donald Powell attempted to replace the weapon and the accidental discharge occurred. All three were taken to a hospital by Yow’s ambulance after neighbors summoned help.
Relief workers counted seven dead and searched for missing along a 100 mile Texas gulf coast battered by a hurricane and tidal wave. Damages are estimated in the millions as crops and buildings suffered wind and water damage. A dozen people were rescued. Adolph A. Socha and six hired men were found alive on an improvised platform after believed drownings in Sargent.
Miami Florida July 27 police record calls the deaths of 21 year old Mary Elizabeth Stephens and bus driver Lawrence Glenn Bridges murder and suicide. Bridges shot Stephens at her home then killed himself after failed efforts to reconcile.
Scorching heat has killed 1,368 people as cool breezes and rain arrive in parts of the country. Missouri reports the highest toll with 378 deaths, followed by Illinois and Ohio. Kansas City and St. Louis see large temperature drops while several cities record 100 degree readings, including Cincinnati and Oklahoma City. Milwaukee Detroit and others fall from prior highs.
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