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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
2
Partly cloudy conditions in North Carolina with chances of showers later tonight and on Wednesday. South Carolina expected to remain mostly cloudy with possible showers. winds from the southwest to west near Hatteras to Jacksonville with overcast skies and some showers through Wednesday.
Police report two youths rode a bicycle when it collided with a moving automobile on Underhill street at about 9 30 this morning. Raymond Erman 10 of 812 Fairview street was taken to Burus Memorial hospital with injuries. Jack McKimsey 10 of 801 Underhill street had only slight bruises. Driver sought for questioning. no charges yet.
Police report clarifies Gifford not tied to Terralo death and no word of a sale sman wanted for Los Angeles crimes. McCook county asks South Dakota governor to issue extradition papers. Raleigh to Chief Friddie, then deputies from McCook to arrive. Gifford, seeking to clear his mother’s name, discusses extradition and potential murder or manslaughter charge.
Congressional actions stalled as the House refused Senate amendments to a 135.6 million interior supply bill and set a committee to seek a compromise. An army appropriations bill totaling 660 million hung in a joint committee over non military funding. Fortas testified Alfred P Sloan Jr and wife saved about 1.9 million in taxes via holding companies, naming other high profile avoiders including Mrs Du Pont Ross and Henry L Doherty. French monetary moves and a steel strike also shaped the Capitol scene with Pittman predicting gold standard relief and treasury officials coordinating with Paris.
In the third installment of Inside Alcatraz, A W Bigfoot Davis recalls ties with Al Capone and describes the tense climate on The Rock as inmates jealousy and plots rise. He recounts threats from Jimmy Lucas and others, Capone's looming 1938 release, and rivalries among prisoners including Machine Gun Kelly and Harvey Riley.
Insurgent forces push on two fronts in Spain as Germany and Italy weigh counter proposals after withdrawing from nonintervention patrols. Santander Bilbao front nears Valmaseda while concentrations form west and south of Madrid amid uncertainty.
North Carolina utilities and Georgia public service commission chiefs Stanly Winborne and Jud P Wilhoit will give main addresses at a Traffic League session. High Point firms and Chamber of Commerce guests attend as Arthur Kirkman cites Golden Rule to guide business amid economic unrest and transportation issues.
District Attorney William C. Dodge presented three first degree murder indictments to the grand jury. The star witness was Mrs. Ethel Rudner sister of a victim and mother of another, with the confessed plan centering on her murder. He described borrowing the lives of two Gedeons and a roomer to kill Mrs. Rudner as a means to end his mental suffering.
Gov Hoey extols Marcus de Macon noting his enduring concepts of citizenship and representative government. He cites Macon’s faith in fairness, justice, liberty, and individual rights as timeless ideals guiding public servants today.
One small plant operated today while three shift production was planned. Explosions at Johnstown damaged pipelines feeding the Franklin mill and Cambria works. General Manager C. R. Ellicott ordered five blast furnaces banked and 15 open hearths closed. Water was diverted from Johnstown system and two hundred state police sealed access to the works.
Discussion in government circles centers on disengaging from the existing tri partite parity with the dollar and pound. Reports circulated that the franc could be forced down to the 1920s Poincare era level, about 4 francs per dollar, a sharper drop than current values.
An old advertisement touts a $38 tonic for red blood cells, energy, and skin glow. It promises internal improvement to nerves and appearance, urging readers to buy at any drug store and feel delighted with the results.
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