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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1938

Page

2

Weather quick update for two states

North Carolina sees fair skies with light frost in the southeast tonight and warmer conditions by Wednesday. South Carolina reports fair weather with frost on the coast and interior areas, followed by warmer conditions. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville are moderate to fresh from the west in the north and north to northwest in the south, with fair weather tonight and Wednesday.

North Carolina South Carolina Hatteras Jacksonville

WPA Expands Jobs To 2.5 Million Total

Washington March 1 officials announced a 500000 increase in WPA work relief jobs raising the total quota to about 2500000. The added positions will be filled at the discretion of state administrators.

Washington Works Progress Adminision

Three Albanian Princesses Visit New York on Tourism

Princesses Museyen Mahide and Juhie of Albania, sisters of King Zog, arrive in New York for a vacation with a quiet dinner at the Ritz. They deny seeking romance or marriage, saying their trip is a neutral curiosity, though a playful glint hints at potential later interest in American life.

New York Albania America Franklin D. Roosevelt Yellowstone Park Museyen Maahide Juhie Zog Balkans Ritz Faik Konitza Washington

Moss speaker at Civitan on city water system

Civitan meeting at the Sheraton heard E H Moss discuss the water system. He described Deep River intake, one half mile pump station, 120 miles of mains, filter process, daily 15 million gallons consumed, 4.5 billion gallon reservoir, 125 dollars daily operating cost, and that bacteriological checks and state laboratory samples ensure safety.

Civitan Club Sheraton Hotel Silas Casey FE. H. Moss City Moss State Laboratory Mogs

Austrians Revive Fascist Movement Against Nazi Threat

In Austria the Heimwehr plans a firm stand as Mussolini sends envoy to Schuschnigg reaffirming Italian support for Austrian independence. Eighty thousand Nazis are said to be in uniform awaiting action across Styria Carinthia and Upper Austria. Major Fey warns of Heimwehr plans while Vienna remains tense.

Hes Benito Mussolini Italy Kurt Schuschnigg Austria Barthold Stuergkh Heimmwehr Styria Carinthia Upper Austria Heimwehr Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg Blackshirts Nora Gregor Vienna Emil Fey Schuschnigg

Appeal to Kidnappers Unanswered in Peter Levine Case

In Westchester County New York police and federal agents await possible contact as Peter Levine, 8, remains missing after a ransom note demanding 60 000 dollars was found beneath a rock near his home. His family, under media scrutiny, asks for safe handling and patience while authorities pursue every lead.

Peter Levine Department of Justice Westchester County Louis 8. Posner Philip 8. Tilden Public Safety Reed Vetterl New York Federal Bureau of Investigation Tilden Eugene Bilik Albert Leonard Junior High

Freeze in Deep South Heralds March Coming

The Atlanta weather bureau said unseasonably high temperatures forced peach trees into early bloom as far south as Macon Georgia. A March freeze cost two lives in Massachusetts and a gale in Washington DC killed Robert A. Dulin. Storm warnings stretched from New York to Eastport Maine. Los Angeles logged 2.76 inches of rain as Venice faces its heaviest flood in four years and rail service paused amid road closures.

Macon Atlanta Weather Bureau Massachusetts Washington, D. C Robert A. Dulin New York Eastport Los Angeles Venice Calif

Sunday Worship and Rest Laws Endorsed by High Point Clergy

The High Point Ministers Association calls for Sunday ordinances to protect a day of rest and worship. They urge laws that keep the Lord's Day calm and quiet, resist commercialization, and respect workers conscience while allowing personal observance. They favor city action to safeguard physical mental and moral welfare.

Ministers’ Association of High Point

Naval Group Recommends Experiments and War Prep

The article reports on naval funding ideas including a 5 million dollar experimental fund for small surface craft and a 7 million dollar allocation for bombs torpedoes and inventions. It notes the chamber of commerce style hearings and a push for a 600 million dollar increase in naval building. It also covers a wage hour bill subcommittee and a gag rule discussion on tax revision.

Vinson Navy Lester P. Barlow Stamford Conn Barlow Pittman Iman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Navy Department Norton D-Nj House Labor Committee Senate House Ramspeck Randolph D-Wva Gildea Dpa Thomas D-Tex Welch R Calif Smith R-Me Schneider

Goering Presses German Air Power On Anniversary

Goering pledges brutal resolve to defend German minorities and build a powerful air force. He recalls the hidden start of rearmament in 1933 and vows the Luftwaffe will be formidable in war if forced to fight. Berlin ceremonies, field marshal baton presentation, and reviews mark the anniversary.

Fuehrer Hitler Goering Germany Air Ministry Army Command von Richtofen Berlin

Defenders of Yellow River Put to Flight by Japs

Japanese forces failed to advance along the Tientsin railway as Chinese guerrillas harassed them toward Tinghsien thirty miles south of Linhwalkwan. In Shanghai British sentries north of the settlement faced a fatal shooting by a Japanese sentry at Keswick road provoking a tense confrontation and a possible protest.

Yellow River Tientsin Ukow Hwai Tinghsien Linhwalkwan Shanghai Keswick Road Great Western Road

Smokehouse Theft Reported in High Point

Police report a break in at the smokehouse of C. F. Rice on route 2 High Point. Two shoulders two hams and one middling were stolen after thieves forced open the front door. No suspects named in the morning inquiry.

C. F. Rice Route 2 High Point Rice

Slightly Hurt Man Struck By Car On Winston-Salem Road

John Waynick of route two suffered minor injuries when an automobile struck him on the Winston-Salem road yesterday afternoon. He received treatment at Burrus Memorial hospital and was later dismissed.

John Waynick Route Two Winston-Salem Road Burrus Memorial Hospital

New York Day by Day Reflections on Highways and Personal Moves

The column notes progress on a new highway reducing travel times to Newark and highlights engineering efforts led by Robert Moses. It traces Bill Lengel and Nell Lengel in Scarsdale to Riverside Drive, and recalls Theodore Dreiser’s late-life quiet in Greenwich Village. Dreiser reflects that younger writers must carry on fights.

New York Line Yonkers Newark Airport Holland Tunnel Pulaski Skyway New York Robert Moses Bill Lengel William C Scarsdale Riverside Drive Charles M. Schwab Steel King Bill Nell Lengel Theodore Dreiser Dreiser Carrie

Alice Roosevelt Longworth Visits the Ritz in New City

Alice Roosevelt Longworth, frequent visitor to the city, keeps her arrivals and departures from newspapers. She uses the telephone often, enjoys calling friends nationwide, and chats about the State of the Union. Her homes in Washington and Cincinnati have listed and unlisted numbers and she phones from both places with her brother Ted at his Garden City editorial post.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth Ritz-Carleton Big City Washington Cincinnati Ted Garden City Long Island

Transit woes persist as buses replace trolleys

The article notes that buses, despite replacing trolleys on Manhattan streets, bring new problems. Start-up roar and burning gases are highlighted, comparing the emissions to early horseless carriages from an old town innovator.

Manhattan Mr. Parks Henry Ford

Milder Winter Draws Fewer Hatless Men in New York

As spring arrives in New York City, the number of hatless men outdoors declines from recent winters, suggesting warming weather and changing daily habits amid the open winter.

New York

Foreign Spies Suspected By Government in London

An air sabotage probe fuels questions in parliament over rearmament secrecy after two royal bombers at Ringway were found with drilled fuel tank holes. MPs seek details from Air Secretary Muirhead as investigators question aviation workers and nearby residents. Authorities warn the damage appears malicious.

London British Isles Parnell Aircraft, Ltd W. A. Burke Air A. J. Muirhead Royal Airforce Ringway Manchester Fairey Aviation Company Air Ministry Aviation Company

Dutch Princess Juliana Expected to Name Heir to Netherlands

A blue eyed fair haired baby girl born to Princess Juliana could continue the succession to Queen Wilhelmina. The infant would inherit titles Princess of the Netherlands and Orange Nassau and Duchess of Meckl enburg, with Lippe from her father, likely named Wilhelmina Bernhard Armanse.

Juliana Netherlands Landie Wilhelmina the Netherlands Oranges Fassau Mecklenebburg Lippe Mesterfeld Wilhelmina Bernhard Armanse Topyright NBA Service, Inc

Hatless Summer Man Keeps Coat Off In All Seasons

A humorous note describes Doctor George Rockwell from Maine as a funny man who remains hatless and coatless through summer and winter. It contrasts with others who discard hats during summer while performing experiments with headgear in hand.

George Rockwell Funny Man Maine

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