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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1936
Page
2
In Rome on July 27 Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit said he is not opposed to President Roosevelt or any other presidential candidate. He leads the Detroit Diocese and spoke during a visit abroad.
Cese reports via transatlantic call from Detroit that Bishop Gallagher did not oppose Roosevelt personally. He supported Coughlin's right to refuse support but preferred Roosevelt on monetary policy over the gold standard proposal from Governor Alf M. Landon.
The strike committee announces resumed picketing at the mill with requests for support and asks friends to investigate rumors. Future meetings will be private, limited to plant workers, and efforts seek a dedicated building or will use the vacant lot near Mr. Thompson’s home for evening gatherings.
Thirty nine persons were placed in jobs during last week by the local office of the State Employment Service. Of these, 34 were private jobs and five were public projects. There is strong demand for skilled labor and out of town requests came for an auto mechanic and two asphalt shingle roofers.
A long list of registrants from Knoxville to Narrows appears, including W. P. Amos Jr and J. L. Peeples among dozens of individuals and couples across Tennessee Georgia South Carolina Virginia and Kentucky. The compiled names show numerous households from Athens to Metter and beyond, reflecting a broad regional participation.
Berlin Chancellor Hitler ordered a relief fund of 50000 marks for German refugees from Spain. In Gibraltar area a raid report stated Spanish government planes bombed San Roque near Cadiz, six miles from the Rock.
Boston youth Joseph C. Troy, 16, died from a shark bite in New Bedford on Saturday. Officials of the U S Bureau of Fisheries say it is the first recorded such fatality in New England waters. An infantile paralysis outbreak has sickened 274 and killed 16, with Alabama seeing some improvement as Tennessee and Mississippi report progress.
Coast guard vessels in Tampa search zones completed a final patrol for the missing 110 foot Nunoca with 22 aboard. Dozens of objects were recovered but none identified as the ship. The Nunoca sailed from Georgetown Grand Cayman July 4 and did not arrive.
Mr and Mrs Dave Hayworth of Route One announce the birth of a daughter Betty Jo at Burrus Memorial Hospital on July 24.
Patrick J. O'Brien aged 71 choked to death while eating a sandwich in a local Adams restaurant. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead before a doctor arrived.
A new starch based mucilage derived from sweet potato starch offers a practical adhesive for postage stamps. The formulation promises stable adhesion and easy production for stamp printing.
More than 100 general headquarters air force planes were enlisted to rain bombs bullets and gas on the enemy in the second army's mock warfare exercise conducted today in Chicago.
Eight men aboard a cabin plane went into the Atlantic off Nantucket lightship while circling the Queen Mary. Edwin T. Ramedell died of internal injuries. others survived with varying injuries. Captain William Wineapaw piloted the plane. the crash followed a photo session.
Sheriff Brown maneuvers as Prof. Clevenger is released and reheld amid a murder probe. Witnesses describe a sharp scream and a soft spoken man from Miss Cleven ger's room. The sheriff keeps detainees Gaddy and Roddy for questioning as habeas corpus disputes unfold.
J B Buck Carden, twice convicted of murdering his wife in Durham, is back on death row at the state prison after Judge Clawson L Williams denied his request for a new trial citing alleged new evidence. His death date remains set for August 14 and the appeal process included a Supreme Court request that failed. He marked his 42nd birthday in custody yesterday.
A revival is in progress at the Church of God at the corner of Commerce and Thinsell streets led by Rev. T C Franklin of Kannapolis as announced by Pastor Rev J T Stallings. Singing and string music are featured. Rev D R Roberson of Suffolk Va will join tonight with the string band. Public invited. services begin at 7 45 p m.
Institutional ceremonies for High Point council No. 2220 Royal Arcanum will be held tonight at 8 o clock in the Senior High School gymnasium with state and national figures in attendance. Local council will receive its charter and members will be instituted by the Winston Salem degree team. Notables from Statesville Reidsville Greensboro Salisbury and Winston Salem will be present. E. E. Mendenhall Jr of High Point is nominated as regent and will assume office at the ceremonies. Logan Porter Sr, chairman of the board of sponsors, will preside until installation.
Linville hosts the third annual horse show on August 7 with thirty events on the day program. Earl Brinnall, Catawba farm agent, notes some county sections have crops at all stages along the Lincoln county line.
The Western North Carolina Saf council will hold a one day session in Bryson City on the 15th. Members from the region are expected to attend the meeting at the local site to discuss ongoing safety affairs.
Sheriff N F Turner said T Weathers of Raleigh was held in default of 10000 on careless and reckless driving after a wreck that seriously injured Rev and Mrs J W Morgan of Beaufort. An identified young woman in Fayetteville remained conscious after a crash fatally injuring James R Jason, 45, of Angier.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Gloucester for Co L W Nelson 69 commander of the State Fisheries Fleet who died Sunday at a hospital after a heart ailment. John A Nelson also dies.
John Luts, 60 being held in jail on charges connected to the butcher knife death of farmer Forrest Peeler, age 28, in Shelby. Investigators say the slaying occurred yesterday and the suspect remains in custody as the case proceeds.
The North Carolina Medical Society for specialty internal medicine will meet at G Hospital in August 2021 for a post graduate assembly with clinic work and reading of papers related to the profession. BANNERS ELK. eitas Se
One year old Char Carey Grant shares a birthday with his great great grandfather Morgan Armstrong. The brief item notes the unlikely birthday match and mentions the two generations.
In Brookhaven Mississippi and nearby areas violence flared during a milk strike. Seventeen men faced charges after fracturing the skull of Rayburn of Kentwood whose truck delivered 600 gallons of milk dumped on a road. A guard was rope constrained but rescued. Adjutant General John O directed guards in support of Lincoln and Cophin counties. The Dairy Farmers' Protect League called the Kentwood strike to push for a one cent per quart price increase.
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