29 Jul 1934
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1934
Page
1
Four men were injured in a crash in New Brunswick when an automobile transport truck collided with the rear of a parked truck. Two of the injured died, authorities reported. Further details were unavailable.
Doyle Alley of Waynesville elected president of the North Carolina Young Democratic clubs at their annual convention in Asheville. The session endorsed liquor control, praised the New Deal, and featured talks by Senators Bailey and Reynolds and Congressman Doughton.
Sporadic fighting continues in Carinthia and Styria as Vienna buries Chancellor Dollfuss. Nazis clash with Seval troops. at Graz a shooting leaves three dead and a woman injured. Amid tension, monarchists meet as Hapsburg restoration views grow. (Continued on Page Seven)
Four people died and two were injured when their automobile was struck by a passenger train at a crossing near Monroe Minnesota. Police reported all victims were occupants of the car and the crash occurred this morning.
W. Jesse Willson Jr., 32, an employee of an auto sales company, was found dead in his home in Lenoir early today from asphyxiation. Officers ruled it a suicide and no inquest will be held.
In Frankfort Kentucky guardsmen were on duty at the capitol and the governor mansion after threats against Governor Ruby Laffoon. The safeguard marked the second time this year that National Guardsmen protected the state’s executive center.
Six new companies of national guardsmen marched into Kohler Wisconsin tonight. The village, long known as a model industrial community, faced heightened security and potential labor unrest amid growing national tension.
Chicago endured 105 degrees the peak of a searing week that broke multiple all time highs from California to the Midwest. The heat devastated crops and livestock, strained water supplies, and spurred federal relief as forecasters warned of more hot, dry weather ahead.
Santa Barbara dispatch reports veteran actress Marie Dressler died at 3:25 PM in California following a long illness including cancer and uremia. The performer, famed for Anna Christie and Min and Bill, had returned to Hollywood from a physical breakdown three months earlier and was surrounded by close family and longtime aides.
Governor Ehringhaus told 300 Young Democrats luncheon guests in Asheville that North Carolina is the nation’s most economically governed state and that the state’s credit has been restored. He recalled dire 1933 conditions, praised legislature cuts, and credited the sales tax with stabilizing finances and preventing school closings.
Texas election bureau results from 122 of 254 counties with 180 019 votes counted report Governor race led by James V Allred with 41 688 votes and Tom F Hunter 28 788 while Charlies McDonald Clint Small and Edgar Witt trail. For U S Senator Tom Connally leads with 74 601 votes followed by Joseph W Bailey Jr with 45 488.
NRA officials said steps were taken to record Hugh Johnson’s orders on the Blue Fog removal cases involving Harriman hosiery mills and Greaf Brothers. Negotiations began to inform Chicago stockyard strike officials and a full report will be sent to Johnson to decide on a code. Harriman hosiery firm and Greaf Men’s Clothing in Baltimore will be told Monday of the ultimatum. Glancy had restored the Blue Eagle at Harriman after a week of operation following a month shut down, a settlement opposed by labor leaders including AFL president William Green.
Berlin reports delay in Austria's formal acceptance of Franz Von Papen as special minister fuels unease despite official denials. Vienna resents Hitler's unilateral move. Munich talks on foreign affairs mark a tense diplomatic moment as Berlin prepares to deploy Papen to Vienna. The Dollfuss funeral is cited by some as delaying acceptance amid fears of a potential incident.
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