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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1937
Page
2
The forecast notes cloudiness in North and South Carolina with scattered showers tonight and Tuesday. In central areas slightly warmer south portion tonight. Winds from southwest turning westerly, widespread showers expected, especially along the coast from Bat t eras to Jacksonville.
Butter prices unsettled with creamery specials at 30-31 cents and extras 29-31 cents. Firsts 27-44 cents, seconds 23-25 cents. Centralized carrots 29 cents. Eggs steady at 23 cents. Local receipts around 18-21 cents with star packed firsts and extras at about 21 cents.
Five hundred North Carolina lawyers and newspaper folk with families visited Bermuda today. They arrived at St Georges aboard the Reliance and were brought to Hamilton by special train for a day of recreation. A dinner dance at the St George Hotel closes the event with welcomes from Mayor William Meyer and Chief Justice Sir Sydney Rowan-Hamilton. Former governor J CoB Ehringhaus will respond.
A dozen twin motor navy patrol planes with 16 officers and 56 enlisted men are set for a 5,000 mile nonstop flight from San Diego to Coco Solo Canal Zone. The routine delivery aims to test the new ships over water along the Mexican and Central American coast.
Valeri Chekaloff pilot Georgi Balbakoff co-pilot and Alexander Beliakoff navigator completed the first trans polar flight from Russia to the United States. The 5300 mile journey faced severe weather and low visibility but ended with celebratory remarks broadcast with interpreter Russian Ambassador Alexander Troyanovsky.
In Seattle on June 21 an intricate radio network secretly spread across two continents guided three Soviet airmen on a history making flight to the North Pole. The Coast Guard Signal Corps aided the aerial venture with revealed details of Soviet government preparation. Flight range guidance began within 800 miles of the pole.
The president signs the soft coal industry code and approves the Wagner Van Nuys anti lynching measure by an 18 to 8 vote. In the House attention shifts to steel industry troubles as Cox argues for federal force if police fail. The Wag ner Crosser act would place 1,200,000 railroad workers under a dedicated social security system replacing the railway retirement act. Senator Bailey hints at postal law amendments to deliver life necessities by mail with Republican support from Bridges amid a mail interference inquiry.
An advertisement from Gee Mann Drug Stores promotes Adherika as a remedy for gas and bloating claiming relief for digestive discomfort when meals and sleep are affected by gas. The copy emphasizes cleansing effects and urges readers to try the product.
Dr Hugh Allison Greenwood aged 58, authority on tropical diseases, died in Chapel Hill yesterday. A New Orleans native and Tulane medical school graduate, he spent 21 years stationed in South Africa. Funeral services were held here today.
President Lebrun named radical socialist Chautemps to form a new government after denying decree powers. Chautemps held dawn talks with party leaders including Joseph Caillaux to gauge support for a leftist cabinet likely to back Blum. Paris responded calmly as reports of a general strike circulated.
Chief Justice Hughes argues national unity must balance power and individual freedom. He warns democracy could weaken under economic pressure and alien ideas, stressing that true security lies in the dominant public sentiment shaped by education and intellectual leaders.
A mediation board session followed by the first move in the back-to-work drive as Youngstown Sheet and Tube plans to reopen three strike-hit plants at 7 am tomorrow. Frank Parnell, president, defies Frances Perkins urging status quo amid the lake region steel clash that idled over 100000 workers.
Governor Hoey arrives back in Raleigh after a week in Asheville and holds talks with many visitors. He will address an orphanage group tomorrow and speak at an armory meeting in New Bern on Thursday. He expects delays in making school commission selections for several days.
Treasury Procurement Division officials recommended Secretary Morgenthau accept a $15,750 bid from Reidsville North Carolina for the old post office and courthouse building and site there. The bid was the only submission.
A speaker denounces Supreme Court labor policy as undermining the constitution and warns democracy must salvage moral values to meet urgent needs. He argues government acts as a partisan in the crisis, notes uncertain legality of sit down strikes, and accuses the executive of fostering disorder through silence and criticism of contracts with labor groups.
One Harry W. Nice had his right eye removed in an operation at the Wilmer Clinic Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr L J Goldbach described the later condition as perfect though cautious watch is needed for days for possible developments.
Tom Buffalo Linney and T. J. Jefferson two Forsyth county killers arrive at the state prison as the 24th inmates on death row. They were condemned for the slaying of Herman W. Fogleman a white insurance collector and were scheduled for execution on August 6 but filed no appeal to the supreme court. The delay could indefinitely stay the sentence.
FDIC officials said a survey found between 2,000 and 3,000 of the 14,000 insured banks have capital below the level the agency desires. They stressed banks are not necessarily unsound but should bolster capital to guard against future adverse conditions. The FDIC insures deposits in full up to $5,000.
Gov Hoey ordered a special week long criminal court term in Chatham County starting July 19. Judge Sam J. Ervin Jr of Morganton to preside. The term aims to try William Perry, held in state prison, on charges of killing Mrs. W. T. Hamlet of Chatham County last week.
A Washington grand jury indicted Ted Creech a 35 year old mine superintendent of Harlan county Ky for perjury from statements made April 16 to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee investigating anti union terrorism in the Kentucky coal fields.
In Lynchburg Virginia a mother Gladys Thornton 24 and her 4-year-old Judy died when their rowboat overturned on Big Island in the James River during a nighttime trip. Sanford Thornton 22 saved himself and 12-year-old Alice.
A Manchurian breed of hens is reported to lay quarter-pound eggs. The story notes the unusual size and suggests potential agricultural significance for local farmers and markets.
Eastern North Carolina residents voice opposition to Senator Josiah W. Bailey over WPA relief funding. Reported travels through coastal districts show farmers and workers arguing relief money created much needed projects and jobs. They contend Bailey’s stance against administration relief and spending cuts alienates rural communities that benefited from school buildings recreation centers pools and other WPA projects.
A 1937 NEA Service piece reviews autumn cosmetics letting women simulate tan with creamy foundations and powders. It details applying technique from foundation to lipstick, plus notes on self improvement and changing roles for women.
A female population in an eastern metropolis votes for college education over marriage. They argue women must keep pace with husbands in a changed economy and strike for broader opportunities. Peggy Wood urges ambition and active pursuit of goals amid shifting domestic norms. A garret discovery of a $45,000 Gentile Holbein underscores hidden value.
Travers, in custody at city hall jail, admits four murders and a prior pair of killings in Los Angeles and Chicago. He says a gambling joint theft of seventy dollars and an assault with a knife marred his past. a physician reports shock to his system after an alcohol encounter while in New York City for magician conventions.
In Roanoke Rapids June Yester day Cathert Coleman 24 of Paschall died after an automobile accident following four earlier crashes.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with tasteless quinidine, promising rapid relief from chills and fever and claiming double effectiveness against malaria. It urges purchase at drug stores in standard period ad tone.
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