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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
1
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market closes amid fatigue and relief after 16 weeks of intense business. Attendance neared 2,500 with 2,433 registrations, vendors report lighter activity and light trading, many exhibitors packing up as buyers head home. Market officials call it a record-setting opening day and the best show since 1925.
In Chicago Col. Frank Knox the Republican VP nominee stressed preservation of free enterprise as the campaign’s core issue. He formally accepted the ticket with a crowd of 24 000 at Chicago stadium and urged nationwide support for Gov. Alfred M Landon.
Safecrackers cracked a Burber Furniture safe at 900 East Green Street stealing $107.01. About 55 to 60 chickens were taken from O E Kearns at 312 East Washington Street. Police sought suspects. no arrests reported by noon.
James A. Far resigns as postmaster general to devote the next three months to backing President Roosevelt’s re election effort. Washington sources confirm the move aims to boost Roosevelt in key districts.
Hoffmann of Chicago was released today after allegedly insulting Streicher in Nurnberg Germany. He received a warning to watch his utterances in the future and avoid further provocations.
Alfredo Telestro Triay former United States consul to Cuba died in Miami at 74 his body to be sent to St Augustine for burial in Florida authorities announced.
Clearwater Florida Judge John A Bird declared a mistrial after a hung jury in the kidnapping case of F W Switzer a former Tampa policeman and defendant in the incident.
Glenn Warren was put to death in the electric chair early today in Huntsville Texas for the February 1984 murder of Charles E B Sr a casket maker from Zavalla.
Montgomery reports 837 cases and 22 deaths from an outbreak across Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and nearby areas with 18 new cases in the last 48 hours.
Oscar Patterson a 24 year old Black man once saved from a mob by a mother’s plea for a ravished child was executed in Kilby prison’s electric chair early today. The sentence concludes a case that drew national attention.
In ICAGO on July 31 bodies were removed from the hull of a sand barge. The salvage operation continued as authorities awaited the return of the remaining 15 missing persons after the vessel sank near shore Wednesday.
President Roosevelt received a tremendous ovation in Quebec praising frank dealing cooperation and give and take between nations. He cited Canada United States peace and the reciprocal trade agreement as proof of good neighbor principles and noted the historic official visit to Canada’s governor general.
Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit reports Father Coughlin was not discussed during Pope Pius XII's audience. The pontiff blessed Detroit clergy and laity and urged America to resolve controversial issues by ballot amid universal troubles.
State Health department officials ordered four city cafes and one near High Point to close or make immediate repairs after inspections by Captain John Huff and district sanitarium head M. M. Melvin. Officials will return Monday to continue checks. most larger eateries reportedly comply with state regulations.
Italian air force officers were detained in French Morocco after planes carried arms to rebels in Spain. Two seaplanes were forced down on the Moroccan coast, one crashed and burned, with a third lost in a storm. The incident follows reports of a six‑plane cargo bound for rebel Spain and sparks French and international reactions as Americans flee Madrid for Valencia.
In a Los Angeles court Mary Astor testified that Dr. Franklin Thorpe abused their daughter Marylyn Thorpe by shaking her until her teeth rattled. She described lips cut and bruises on the child as she sought custody in a dramatic courtroom moment.
Raleigh July 31 Chairman J Wallace Winborne of Marion called for the State Democratic executive committee to meet August 14 in the house of representatives to elect the next two year state chairman. The meeting will also fill vacancies and elect a vice chairman. Hoey of Shelby, the gubernatorial nominee, will designate the next chairman. Winborne and Hubert Olive said they have no idea who Hoey has in mind.
Gadsden Alabama the day passed without incident despite rumors of unrest that brought state motorcycle patrolmen to the city Governor Bibb Graves ordered measures to preserve law and order and the Central Labor Council met as patrols watched downtown after reports of potential disruption involving Mayor George Vann and Sheriff A Leach
Chicago forecast says hot sun and a cloudless sky will push temperatures higher today and tomorrow. The weather bureau warns the drought area in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio will face intensified aridity and warmer conditions.
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence G. Gowens died from a buckshot wound after confronting Robert S. Campbell as he attempted to arrest him for shooting his wife. Campbell was captured by a posse and jailed. Mrs Campbell survived arm and chest wounds and was treated in a hospital.
Clarence L. Sullivan, 42, a farmer from Antioch northeast of Tampa, was found wounded on a highway three miles southwest of Plant City. He told deputies he was robbed of five dollars then beaten and mutilated by two men and three women in a big sporty car. He remains in the hospital with a fair chance of recovery, while authorities question his account.
George Andrew McMahon, sobbing in Bow Street, was committed for trial on three charges after confessing he threw a revolver toward Constitution Hill in protest of wrongful imprisonment. He said he planned to shoot himself but aimed to draw the king's attention to his alleged mistreatment.
Specialties commanded buying power in today's market though farm implement and can issues dampened mood. Traders paused for profit taking around the fourth hour, but overall activity remained active. Business and industrial trends stayed strong supporting selected issues while bonds stayed steady and foreign currencies softened against the dollar.
Asheville July 31 Chief W J Everett disclosed a secret clue in the Helen Clevenger case—four hairs from a white man found on a towel in her hotel bath. The hairs may aid investigators though they do not match D H Gaddy the hotel night watchman held for questioning.
A Birmingham group fleeing Camp Walton reached Parr paraiso Fla and described 85 mile winds and tides seven to eight feet high as a tropical hurricane moved ashore. Army radio said winds hit 90 to 100 mph. They reported no injuries but feared for others left behind and water supplies were nearly exhausted.
Eight Puerto Rican nationalists were found guilty in San Juan of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government by force. Led by Pedro Albizu Campos, they received prison sentences from two to six years as crowds shouted anti Yankee cries outside the courthouse. A hunger striking former professor Clemente Pereda waved and vowed the oath still holds.
Detroit July 31 A policeman testifies he joined the Black Legion to avoid death, placing a bullet as symbol of terrorists on the stand. Charles Kink and five co defendants face kidnapping and flogging charges for Robert Penland of Ecorse amid a wider slate of cases as 67 defendants are charged in 10 cases. Five latent case defendants arraigned on murder charges linked to the May shooting of Silas Coleman.
Hickory July 31 Glenn Allen reports a water thief at the Self swimming pool near Longview. The culprit dove and opened the drain draining the pool. Mrs. Perry, operator, says it will take ten days to refill from the feeding stream.
North Carolina reports cloudy skies with occasional rain and a cool pattern through tonight and Saturday while extreme northwest stays cooler. South Carolina expects rain tonight and Saturday with continued cool temperatures.
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