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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1935
Page
2
Huey Long mocked Hoover's call for a militant Republican revival and compared Hoover and Roosevelt to owls. He suggested a potential third party run in 1936 and offered caustic riffs on the two presidents in Washington.
The High Point College A Capella choir will tour starting April 17 visiting Greenville North Carolina Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery Thomasville Sanford Jacksonville Palatka Charleston Florence Savannah and Savannah Georgia and Florida. Thirty five students will travel with concerts in multiple cities and a large Savannah audience is expected.
Republican leaders weigh Hoover’s 1936 prospects as he reemerges with a pointed attack on the New Deal. California and other GOP factions express cautious optimism while Kansas Governor Landon praises Hoover, and Senator Long touts share-our-wealth while noting Roosevelt’s perceived gains over Hoover.
An audience of church leaders packed the Peacock room at Wesley Memorial Methodist for the opening session of an Institute for Stewards. George L Morelock of Nashville led the program with plans for future sessions and a focus on duties, leadership, and church finance.
In Berlin the talk with Gen Joachim von Ribbentrop and Baron von Neurath continued after a lunch at the chancellery. Hitler invited the visitors to meet him, discussions include naval and colonial issues, and possible non aggression pacts with European powers. A separate late-night fire disaster in a dance hall left many injured or dead, with an inquest planned.
In a violent ambush near a car chase, Prosecutor Courtney was protected by a half inch metal strip deflecting a bullet. He has led a two year four month campaign against gangsters, notably the Touhy gang kidnapping case, and now targets hoodlum groups seeking to control unions.
A drama unfolds as a nightclub blaze traps patrons and staff. Mrs. Elmer Cowdrey, wife of the roadhouse owner, uses a bottle of water to douse flames in an eastern doorway leading to an anteroom, as observers recount the chaotic scene and attempts to escape.
The House Silver Bloc met with Senator Thomas to discuss 31 Senate amendments including the Thomas proposal. President Roosevelt held a luncheon at the White House with relief administrator Harry Hopkins to discuss the spending setup. The bloc designated Representative Cief to move on concur with Senate amendments and named a conference committee with Speaker Byrnes to preserve parliamentary rights. The group approved the motion to concur unanimously.
Senator Borah argues the United States should abstain from Europe’s quarrels and focus on domestic issues. He suggests if a German move shifts Europe toward revised peace terms, true stability may come only after abrogating the Versailles treaty.
A film star Clara Lou Sheridan is highlighted for beauty and dental care. The piece warns about unattractive teeth and promotes regular brushing, dental visits, and stain removal tips including baking soda.
Oklahoma congressman P L Gassaway declared he will address the house within 10 days to expose Huey Long and his book Every Man a King. He accused Long of promising fake wealth to voters and mocked Long’s politics while recounting a staged duel challenge from a supposed Huey relative.
Farmers in Texas report minimal crop loss but dust storms reduce wheat prospects in western Kansas. F K Reed estimates last year’s wheat at about 12 million bushels, now 15 percent of normal. Kenneth Welch notes Baca County Colorado relief work and soil erosion control as the only path to reclaim habitability.
The Give a Man a Job campaign reports nearly a dozen placements by 1 p.m. despite bad weather. Noah Davis, director, urges local homeowners to offer odd jobs or full time work to help reemploy carpenters, painters, laborers, and brick masons as spring tasks begin. The office operates from the city hall switchboard at phone 4526.
The Athletic Federation of College Women closed its three day conference at Woman's College in Greensboro and chose Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee for next year. Resolutions urged community recreation, opposed interscholastic high school competition for girls, endorsed annual medical exams by school physicians, and supported sports participation by skill rather than scholastic standing.
Dust pollution from a Springfield storm prompts the Colorado board of health to deploy air tests and germ cultures two miles up to assess a suspected link to six local deaths and the risk to public health. Garagemen report rising engine damage from sandy air while insurers debate liability for gasoline motor damage.
Review praises the new film adaptation of Charles Dickens to starring Freddie Bartholomew as David Copperfield. It lauds the cast as superb and the production for recreating Old England settings with care, placing the picture among the season’s best and urging audience acclaim.
Raleigh attorney M Broughton travels to Buffalo to meet Statler family representatives over the will of the late Elva Statler Davidson heiress to the Statler fortune. The case centers on her death from carbon monoxide in February and the transfer of most of the estate to her husband H Bradley Davidson Jr. The conference will include Katherine Statler and Ellsworth Statler of England with local and New York counsel.
Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the state highway and public works commission, will visit Edenton this week to review routes and discuss a ferry service plan. The trip aims to assess ground details and potential improvements for statewide water transit.
Hollywood gossip touches actors and studios as English actress Miss Collier discusses aging and fame while the film community watches her universal release Shadow Doubt. Rumors swirl about stars like Dressler and Brent as roving reports capture rafts of sightings and studio life in Hollywood.
A plan to continue a ferry service between Ed and Mackays was outlined by officials including commissioner Julien Wood of ten and Waynick. They stated references will be held with interested parties and all phases of the matter will be pursued.
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