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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1937
Page
1
Insurgent forces enter Bilbao after a three month siege as last defenders flee toward Santander. Refugees describe panic and looting by Asturian and Santander militiamen. A column of 1000 sympathizers freed from prison encounters insurgents near Begona.
Representative Vinson said more than 100 foreign company incorporators could be subpoenaed to testify as the joint tax dodging inquiry examines unreported income. Doughton warned of possible subpoenas if witnesses refuse. Treasury urged higher withholding tax on income earned in the United States and shipped abroad to close a major loophole.
Washington reports the United States Chamber of Commerce calls for a ban on every form of force and intimidation in labor relations and for registration of all labor groups. George H. Davis outlines a yearlong program emphasizing strikes against coercion, public interest, and reform of the labor relations act. The group also seeks a balanced federal budget, paid down debt, and major tax structure overhaul.
Soviet air crews sustaining a non stop 6 000 mile transpolar flight from Moscow to San Francisco were reported by U S Army signals to be advancing along the Canadian Arctic coast. Reports showed the crew 980 miles northeast of Edmonton and within 2 500 miles of their goal as they sped through Arctic conditions after a long radio silence.
Fights between police and striking workers at the Public Steel Corp plant in Youngstown, Ohio, left one man dead and five injured. The deceased was John Bogoch, who carried a Steel Workers Organizing Committee picket card. Identified wounded include Thomas Osraby, 55, shot in the head, and Ed Salt, Vindicator photographer, shot in legs and arm.
Washington reports the White House refused to send troops into the Johnstown steel strike region despite mayor Shields asking if the government would end the turmoil. Stephen Early said orders would come only if state officials request them, while Governor Earle criticized actions as unconstitutional and warned that deployments often cause more deaths.
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes warned Amherst College alumni that a ruthless temporary majority and organized minorities threaten democracy. He urged that democracy rests on moral fundamentals and said unchecked majorities could overthrow democratic institutions, though he did not specify current interests.
State patrol and local officers from Greene Lenoir Craven and Wayne counties search a wide area for Leslie Cox a black man wanted by Sheriff Paul Garrison in the death of Highway Patrolman IL Moore Cox and his brother Frank Cox were riding in a car when shots were fired Moore died at a hospital and Frank was found a mile away as authorities pursue the suspect.
Government weather observer reports 2.46 inches of rain in Winston-Salem since Monday noon. Rain has fallen every day this week and totals equal a full average month's rainfall.
The Augusta Herald reports 82 licensed liquor stores in Augusta defying a state dry law by selling package liquor. Private detectives allegedly bought liquor to gather evidence for the Augusta Ministerial Association, though Rev. J W Veatch denies knowledge of detectives. The city ordinance authorizes and taxes liquor shops.
Representatives from coal, paper and textile sectors asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject class one railroads petition for a broad freight rate hike. G R Hillyer says such rates would be unfair to mills in Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan, while BE Williamson objects to a coke rate rise for Providence gas. L O Kimberly Jr notes proposed coal increases would deprive Carolina mills of gains from 1934 reductions.
Archie Brown a 48 year old Raleigh tailor shot and killed his wife a woman about 40 and wounded her sister Mrs Thelma Upchurch 30 before killing himself Coroner L M Waring said The sister was taken to a local hospital where doctors said she had a fair chance to recover.
Spartanburg South Carolina June 19 A Negro named James Nesbitt 43 is held at the county jail on a Salisbury North Carolina warrant for involvement in the fatal cutting of Nancy Howell a Negro woman reported last Sunday Nesbitt was arrested today by county and town police and brought to Spartanburg
In Asheville the U S Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary injunction blocking a $2,800,000 federal grant to Greenwood county for the Buzzard Roost hydro electric project. The court allowed a $150,000 advance to cover preliminary expenses and set an early August hearing.
Raleigh officials announced plans to tax about 2 million dollars of revenue producing property owned by churches colleges and fraternal organizations. Owners may file rent suits to avoid payment. The listed properties include the Odd Fellows building the Masonic Temple and a Wake Forest college building occupied by the resettlement administration. The land underneath these structures will not be assessed.
The Chamber of Deputies approved Premier Leon Blum's demand for full emergency powers to reform French finances by decree. The Senate had earlier rejected the bill 188 to 72, then passed a trimmed substitute. Blum vowed resignation would be a disappointment before resuming the fight in the chamber.
Charlotte June 19. National PSOA president Hugh G. Mitchell says United States Senator Reynolds and Representative Coughton will address the Statesville Independence Day celebration on July 3, sponsored by the Patriotic Sons of America.
William Thomas Taylor aged 26 died from injuries after his automobile collided with a taxicab in Statesville. The accident occurred last night and he died today.
United States delegates at the international labor conference pushed a 40 hour work week in the textile industry for all nations. A. Ford Hinrichs of the bureau of labor statistics said the plan has proven beneficial in four years. Robert R. West of the American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association noted U S employers moved to shorter hours due to law and have kept them by choice.
Berlin charged Spanish government submarines fired torpedoes at the German light cruiser Leipzig on June 15 and 18 near the Mediterranean while she served with the international patrol. The German ambassador to London was told to protest to the London non intervention committee as Berlin presses called for immediate action and accused powers of inviting turmoil by inaction.
Amelia Earhart lifted off at 6:30 a.m. local time on the next leg of her world flight with Bangkok, Siam, as the expected destination about 400 miles southeast. She had endured a Burmese monsoon the day before, calling it the worst part of the journey, and traveled from Akyab in 2 hours 53 minutes with navigator Capt. Fred Noon.
About 75 delegates are expected to attend the annual convention of the National Municipal Signal Association Carolinas Georgia chapter in Charlotte on Tuesday, as announced by Chairman C. M. Griswold.
Frederick B. Snite Jr., 26, disabled by infantile paralysis, left the liner President Coolidge in an iron lung for a rapid move to a Chicago hospital. He was never out of the device more than three minutes during the transfer. his father reported no relapse.
A head on crash between an automobile and a street car in Charlotte left two car occupants in serious condition. Injured were City Fireman Tommy Tucker and Buck Biggers, a trainman. The car was demolished and the trolley badly damaged.
Police say Mrs. Mattie Cox a 30 year old blonde was arrested on a charge of breaking into the home of tobacconist L. B. Jenkins. She was jailed in default of a 5000 bond after being found in the house. she is estranged from her husband.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on Sunday Governor Earle ordered drastic action as Bethlehem Steel plant strife escalated with a bloody battle between strikers and guards. Eugene Grace of Bethlehem Steel resisted plant closures while militia prepared to intervene, amid deaths and rising tensions in Youngstown and Bethlehem.
Johnstown Pa June 1 A mass march of 40000 miners tied to the CIO ends after Gov George H Earle imposes martial law and a telegram to United Mine Workers officials reads the meeting is canceled to preserve public peace Lewis will meet the Federal Steel Mediation Board in Cleveland Monday with three aides attending.
The Roosevelt mediation board moves to settle the Great Steel Strike with emergency three man panels at 9 a.m. Authors John L. Lewis and Philip Murray head the effort while executives from Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel meet to discuss labor contracts. Taft notes progress depends on separate talks. boards cannot meet Monday due to ongoing conference conditions.
Jac Feinberg Hosiery Mill in Rock Hill South Carolina plans to reopen Monday after a voluntary closure prompted by petitions from employees and civic groups. About 1790 workers held a mass meeting and the AFL filed a Wagner Act complaint alleging violations by management.
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