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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1937
Page
2
Cloudy with showers and scattered thundersqualls expected across North Carolina and Georgia this afternoon. Tonight interior and coast clearing with cooler temperatures in the southwest portion Thursday morning. Strong south and southwest winds persist over extreme portions with overcast skies and squalls.
President Roosevelt plans talks with congressional leaders in Washington over the weekend about the sit-down strike crisis. He will meet with legislative leaders after discussions in the capital, aiming to resolve the stalemate by week’s end if the situation does not clear up.
One fourth of all mohair made in the United States is used in the auto industry as a key component. The material’s role in upholstery and fittings highlights its industrial importance amid rising demand and production shifts across manufacturers.
The dry movement yields a law outlawing displays of hard liquor ads in the state. Billboard and sky writing ads are prohibited, and radio ads targeting intoxicating beverages are restricted. County boards can further restrict newspaper advertising, keeping hard liquor mostly out of public channels.
Government forces pressed a Madrid counter-offensive as Italian troops in Franco's Guadalajara army faced renewed pressure near Almadrones in Guadalajara province. Bombing by government planes and escort ships targeted insurgent lines while infantry repelled attacks along the Jarama front southeast of Madrid.
Paragraphs describe how the suspect allegedly led a child about a mile and a half from the father's home, with shifting statements and an inexplicable impulse. The narrative includes a confrontation at a pigpen and a startling denial of involvement amid a broader report on trans Atlantic flight plans tested for autumn.
The article notes Petra in Transjordan with a population of about 100 living in ancestral tombs. They reportedly eat only twice weekly, reflecting harsh living conditions in this historic ruin.
In New York on March 24 traders entered a slow session as investors awaited the Chrysler-Lewis labor conference. Early buying lifted prices fractions, but light profit selling trimmed gains and by midday trends grew indefinite as market activity eased.
Sheriff Tolbert announced Howard Shoemake a 26 year old rural mail carrier confessed firing shots that killed Frank Veney Crisp 28 on the highway near Edgemont last night Shoemake said Crisp accosted him and a group after a picture show sparking a quarrel and fight during which he shot as Crisp seemed about to draw a weapon
Raleigh March 24 One of the most unusual and business like legislative sessions ended after 66 days with total appropriations of 79 million for year one and 73 million for year two the largest in state history. The session fostered harmony and social mindedness amid substantial funding for the underprivileged and a political climate shaped by outside pressure and strong leadership from Speaker Cherry Lieutenant Governor Horton and Governor Hoey.
Rose Maile Hussey 29 of Randleman died in a local hospital after a three week illness. She is survived by her husband two children Lois and Earl her parents Mr and Mrs J B Redding of Randleman one sister Mrs J R Trogdon of Randleman and four brothers Charles H Redding of Asheboro J Edgar and D L Redding of Randleman and Earl J Redding of Greensboro.
The county commission reviewed low bids for a new project and found totals of $74,195, above the $60,000 available. R K Stewart and Son bid $59,980 for the general contract, Bryant Electric $5,015 for electrical, Frank M Autry $8,700 for plumbing and $6,500 for heating. Second low for general contract was L B Gallimore of Greensboro at $61,850.
Governor Hoey said control laws are in effect and he plans to announce the ABC board chairman and two part time members among first appointments in April. He declined to name individuals. The new highway commission reorganization takes effect May 1 and he will appoint eleven members and a new chairman by then, likely in late April.
Raleigh March hi Mayne Albright acting director of the State Employment Service says a February wage check for 65 027 jobs placed shows pay ranging from 1.56 dollars to 0.023 dollars per hour. Machinery manufacturing workers earned 1.56, eastern agriculture workers as low as 0.023, highest 0.312. Building and construction wages ranged 1.10 to 0.15 and domestic workers from 0.863 to 0.04 dollars.
Floyd Ballard of High Point, sentenced last June to two years for larceny, was paroled by Governor Hoey along with nine other state prisoners. Clemency was denied for 31 others. The session proceeded smoothly with no factionalism and strong team work.
New York stock listings show aluminum and chemical sectors posting gains while many names fluctuate. Major movers include Alcoa, Coca Cola, Boeing, and General Electric, with several industrials and consumer firms contributing to a mixed session as final sales reach about 1.43 million shares.
Market data shows mixed moves in New Orleans cotton with prices fluctuating through the session. Final figures indicate scattered gains and losses across futures contracts with quoted ranges around mid thirteen dollars per hundredweight.
In 1891 Congress appropriated 9000 dollars for a rain making experiment to end a drought. Dynamite was sent aloft in balloons and kites and exploded but no rain resulted.
North Carolina lawmakers ended a 77 day biennial session the shortest since 1929. They legalized liquor with local referendums, enacted a Social Security program, provided free school textbooks, and approved a record budget of over 147 million dollars for 1937-39. The tax setup largely held, with removals, new pump tax, and auto tag reductions. More than 63,430 school buses move children nationwide.
A Los Angeles court approved changing the actor Ramon Navarro to Ramon Gil Samoniego. The ruling formalizes the name change for the silent film star, aligning his stage identity with his legal name.
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