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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
3
The Senate neared a vote on a half billion dollar independent offices appropriation bill with most funds slated for war veterans. The House advanced a farm credit administration measure while the J P Morgan banking investigation drew interest amid ongoing Senate discussions.
The text notes controversy in the debate on the independent offices bill amid cuts in veterans compensation. An amendment aims to cancel air and ocean mail contracts if executives earn more than $17 500. The Peyser Wagner measure to create a national employment service advances in the House Rules Committee, alongside a civil service probe into congressionally obtained federal appointments. Roosevelt requests 48000 dollars for Rome international agriculture program, while the House killed a related resolution last week.
An advertising pitch for Post Toasties promotes a light breakfast with fruit or berries and emphasizes energy. It invites readers to join the Junior Detective Corps by sending two box tops to General Foods for a badge and manual, with the offer valid until October 15, 1933.
RALEIGH June 1 A J Maxwell state commissioner of revenue warned all retail beer dealers that field deputies will enforce regulations. Dealers must honor written agreements to buy only from licensed wholesalers or face misdemeanor charges and license revocation. Some may post a $1,000 bond and pay taxes, though none have done so.
President Roosevelt backs a bill to relax bankruptcy laws allowing municipalities to adjust debts with debtor consent of about three quarters. He said federal aid to cities could reach up to ten million dollars, a figure he ruled out. A drive to pass debt adjustment legislation continues at Capitol this session.
Marietta Georgia June 1 judge Hawkins ruled the 3.2 percent beer act unconstitutional citing the 16th amendment and stating states cannot bar movement of beer. The decision followed a seizure by county officers of a truckload of beer and the arrest of its driver and two black helpers. The men were held under $200 bond each.
Harry and Corrinne plan to confront Isabel Myers and her husband over a threatened confession. Corrinne admires Harry yet fears his love, while the pair masquerades in a tense setup to meet the wary young woman at her office entrance on a stormy night.
W L Ross of Salisbury was elected president of the postal supervisors of the two Carolinas as delegates merged units of both states at a North Carolina meeting in Winston Salem.
North Carolina automobile registrations show a steady rise over the last 60 days, with total year to date at 315,130. Commissioner A. J. Maxwell notes the gap to 1932 has narrowed from 40,000 to 24,255, signaling better times.
Italian authorities enforce a ban on films that depict war episodes. The prohibition targets productions deemed to glamorize or misrepresent wartime events. Officials emphasize safeguarding public order and national memory.
A statement affirms Essolene as a superior regular-price fuel for modern motors, claiming it provides better performance than fuels previously produced. The assertion supports Essolene as the preferred standard for economical engine efficiency.
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