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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1938

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Cancer Serum Deaths Feared At Ten Count

Last Minute ORLANDO Florida March 31 AP physicians warned that deaths among patients treated with a cancer serum could reach ten.

Orlando Fia

Lee Construction to Begin Buzzard Roost Dam Project

The Lee Construction Company of Charlotte said work on the Buzzard Roost power project near Greenwood North Carolina would start almost immediately. A contract for the dam powerhouse and spillway was awarded to Lee Construction and KE W Grannis of Fayetteville for 50968975 dollars.

Charlotte Lee Construction Company Buzzard Roost Greenwood N. C Lee Company KE. W. Grannis Fayetteville

Senate okays TVA investigation resolution to Roosevelt

The Senate completed action on a resolution directing a broad inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority. On motion of Senator Barkley the Democratic leader, the body accepted minor House amendments and sent the measure to President Roosevelt for signature.

Washington Senate Tennessee Valley Authority Barkley Kentucky House White House Roosevelt

Johnston County Sheriff holds ex banker Tharrington without bond

Sheriff R V Barber of Johnston county said J E B Tharrington former bank cashier at Smithfield and Raleigh is jailed without bond pending the outcome of gunshot wounds inflicted on John Meto in Sanford. Tharrington may be released after a superior court judge sets bond.

Belma N. C R. V. Barber Johnston County J. EB. Tharrington Smithfield Raleigh John Me Sanford Tharrington

Providence Player Upsets National Champion in Golf Tourney

Jean Sauer of Providence R I defeated Estelle Lawson Page national champion 8 and 2 in the North and South Women's golf tournament quarter finals at Pinehurst North Carolina yesterday.

Pinehurst D. C Jean Sauer Providence R. L Estelle Lawson Page

Senate Finance Committee Finishes Tax Revision Bill

The senate finance committee completed work on the house approved tax revision bill and rejected a proposal to lower income tax exemptions. It also rewrote provisions to curb corporate tax dodges by accumulating large surpluses.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Senate House

Mark Ethridge Named Radio Czar By NAB

Mark Foster Ethridge a 41 year old newspaper man and general manager of the Louisville Courier Journal and Times becomes radio's first czar serving as NAB president without salary until a permanent holder is chosen. His publishing company owns WHAS station in Louisville.

Washington Mark Foster Ethridge Ethridge Louisville Courier, Journal and Times National Association of Broadcasters WHAS Louisville

Franco Plans Twin Thrusts Toward Mediterran Sea

Report from Hendaye on March 31 describes Franco aiming twin thrusts to reach the Mediterranean and sever government Spain. Insurgents encroached Lerida, seeking to isolate the garrison while civilians fled and dam floods complicated the lines. International brigades, including American volunteers, were deployed to slow the advance. The central army moved through Lerida’s suburbs, with Gandesa and Tarrragona in sight as operations continued.

Hendaye France Franco Mediterranean Spain Lerida Barcelona Tarragona Gandesa Algas Segre River Cinca River Madrid Teruel

Plea for Workers Rights Heard at UNC Chapel Hill

Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board urged UNC students to support workers rights to organize both economically and politically. He warned of an rising vigilante spirit and the use of spies and provocateurs by labor’s opponents, who could back anti Wagner Act amendments.

Chapel Hill Edwins. Smith National Relations Board Carolina Political Union University of North Carolina Students Smith

Rabbi Nowak Says He Will Not Aid Kidnappers

New Rochelle New York March 31 Rabbi Abraham Nowak intermediary in the Peter Levine kidnapping said he refused to meet kidnappers insisting any contact be exclusive to abductors and himself. He offered to help only if the meeting remains exclusive and safe for the boy’s return.

New Rochelle N. Y Abraham Nowak Peter Levine Kidna Rabbi Nowak Bbi Nowak Federal Bureau of Investigation CBS

Six More Naval Airmen Are Hunted In Pacific

Honolulu dispatch reports 65 American warships and 240 fighting planes ordered to search at dawn for six missing naval airmen after a night of mimic warfare that cost five lives. Two crew members escaped the Waianae crash. Lieut. L. O. Crane of Nashville was identified among the dead.

Honolulu Waianae Oahu Island L. O. Crane Nashville Tenn California ZVP8 Charles Signer R. J. Barrobina P. B. Pancost C. T. Williamson C. R. Oulundsen Naval G. J. Nilles Wilmette Ill H. F. Bartz Aviation Machinists Houston Texas Nilles Bartz G. H. O'Neal Trumbull

No Slogan On North Carolina Licenses In 1929 Plates

Raleigh, March 1. A. J. Maxwell, revenue commissioner, announced the state will not use slogans on 1929 automobile license plates. He said the department favors plain plates and believes the people want straightforward designs.

Raleigh N. C A. J. Maxwell Maxwell

U S Declares Plan to Build Larger Battleships

The United States formally notified Britain and France of its intention to construct battleships exceeding 35,000 tons. Secretary Hull sent notes to the British and French embassies and the Canadian legation.

Washington United States Great Britain France Hull Legation

Stocks Secure Firm Footing

New York stock prices found a firmer footing after a sharp late selling wave had pushed them to multi year lows. Volume was light and intraday selling storms interrupted the rebound as fractions to two point gains were cut back near the fourth hour. Some analysts saw a break in recessionary clouds and expected a spring rise.

New York

North Carolina Farmers' Cooperative Leader to Speak

M. G. Mann, general manager of the North Carolina Farmers' Cooperative Exchange, will address members at a meeting in this area on Monday night in Greensboro. He is based in Raleigh.

Greensboro M. G. Mann Raleigh North Carolina Farmers’ Cooperative Exchange

England Calls for End to Isolation in Europe

Britain pressed for quick moves away from aloof policy as Halifax urged the English to stay engaged in European affairs. London presented envoys with new plans to withdraw foreign troops from Spain and restore frontier controls, aiming to speed nonintervention and bolster Europe’s balance of power.

London Viscount Halifax Britain Europe Spain Foreign Press Association Lord Halifax Chamberlain Germany Mediterranean House of Commons Earl of Plymouth Charles Corbin

Riots Break Out In Lower Egypt

Riots erupted in Lower Egypt as former premier El Mustapha Nahas Pasha visited Tanta amid general elections in Upper Egypt. The mob damaged shop windows and riots were quelled after police fired slugs injuring 30.

Cairo Egypt Lower Egypt el -Mustapha Nahas Pasha Farouk Upper Egypt Tanta

Senators Propose Taxes To Halt Improper Surplus Accumulations

Washington March 31 Senators on the finance committee near completion of the house tax bill revision proposed higher penalties on corporations that pile up surpluses to dodge taxes. The plan would tax undistributed net income with a 25 percent rate up to 100000 and 35 percent above that. The panel also weighs broadening the income tax base and may reject a cut in exemptions for married and single filers.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Harrison Miss la Follette Wise

FDR Denies Desire to Become Dictator in Reorganization Fight

President Roosevelt states in a public letter that he has no inclination to be a dictator and possesses no qualifications for one. He argues organized opponents spread bogies about his plan and cites alleged claims including abolishing the army engineer corps as examples of baseless charges. The letter, dated March 29, was released by Secretary Marvin McIntyre and coincides with a Senate vote supporting the reorganization bill.

Warm Springs Roosevelt United States of America Marvin McIntyre McIntyre Senate Army Engineer Corps

Snell Claims FDR Letter Fake as House Fight Opens

Washington March 31 Foes and friends of the administrations reorganization bill call the president letter a perfect fake and an admirable statement Representative Snell of New York says the letter is an effort to grab front page coverage while Senate and House leaders weigh how to vote on the measure. Democratic leaders including Senator Barkley and Senator Wheeler praise the letter though some opponents remain skeptical about the president denying dictator ambitions.

Washington Roosevelt Wnedl N. Y House Republican Snell Barkley Kentucky Senate Wheeler Mont Copeland House Burke Neb

Seven Get Paroles From N. C. Prison

Governor Hoey granted paroles to seven inmates in North Carolina on March 31 and rejected clemency petitions from 34 others. Pink Inman of Buncombe County, jailed for second degree murder in 1982 with a 20 to 30 year sentence, was granted clemency due to excellent conduct, age over 70, and a failing heart amid external circumstances cited in the order.

Raleigh Hoey Pink Inman Buncombe Laurence E.* Brown

Tornado-Proof Home Sought After Loss in Kansas

Mr and Mrs W A Jackson of Chetopa Kansas seek a tornado proof home after their four room bungalow was blown away by a twister yesterday. They lost time during the previous tornado last year.

Townsend plan foes sued in $27 million federal action

Twenty four men and women are named as defendants in a $27,000,000 damage suit filed in federal court in Chicago. Huston H. Marrs of Denver leads the action on behalf of supporters of Dr. Francis E. Townsend’s old age pension movement, naming Congressmen Robert L. Doughton Scott W Lucas and JohnS McM Groarty among the defendants and several former Townsend associates.

Chicago Francis E. Townsend Huston H. Marrs Denver Townsend Robert L. Doughton North Carolina Scott W. Lucas Illinois Johns. McM. Groarty California

Storms Leave Hundreds Hurt And Homeless

Tornadoes across five midwestern states killed at least 33 people and injured nearly 250. Central Illinois reported the most deaths with at least 10, followed by Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. Damage exceeded 1 million dollars as homes were destroyed and families left homeless.

Associated Press Illinois Kansas Oklahoma Missouris Missouri Pekin Rushville Astoria Hebner Springs Ark Neeleyville Arkansas Conway South Pekin Roger Morris Homer Sullers Hilco Johnson

Pittman Fights Burlew's Job Nomination Fight

Senator Pittman charged Secretary Ickes pressured Roosevelt to nominate Ebert K. Burlew as first assistant secretary of the interior and urged the senate to refuse confirmation. He said Ickes threatened him with loss of projects and patronage amid a three month battle over Burlew.

Ickes Washington Pittman D-New Senate Today Roosevelt Ebert K. Burlew Interior Department Burlew Senate

Hancock Opposes Governmental Reorganization Bill

Representative Hancock of North Carolina said he could not support the bill as passed by the Senate in a statement released today. The clash signals divisions over proposed government restructuring and its implications for state administration.

Hancock Washington Hancock Co. N.C Senate

New Mexican party takes over government program

A new "party of the revolution" forms to carry Mexico for Mexicans, merging with and replacing parts of Cardenas' old National Revolutionary party. Barba Gonzalez becomes president. The platform calls for progressive nationalization of big industry and expropriation of foreign oil holdings valued around 400.6 million dollars. The move prompts U S protest and raises questions about mining, oil, and foreign markets.

Mexico City Party of the Revolution Mexico New Party of Laborers, Farmers and Soldiers Cardenas National Revolutionary Party Barba Gonzalez United States Carneas Congress Tkwae Japan Germany Italy Itary Party

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TVA Probh Page Mark Ethridge Radio Czar NLRB UNC Levine Ministry of National Defense U. S Pacific N C U.S England Halifax Lower FDR Doughton Townsendites New ‘Party of the Revolution
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