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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1934
Page
2
A burning potash mine shaft at Buggingen in Baden seals itself as a temporary tomb for 87 trapped miners. Fire and gas hazards prevent entry, with bodies expected to be recovered only after the shaft is deemed safe. Families bring flowers and prayers as rescue efforts pause.
A record field gathers at the Charlotte Country Club to vie in the Carolinas amateur championship with 6700 yards to conquer. The low 32 after 18 holes advance to another 18 for final flight placement. Nelson MacRae of Wilmington defends.
A foreman on the 2600 foot level perished during hoisting after gas exposure. The incident left one other miner injured as the crew worked to reach the surface.
About 200 delegates at the Improved Order of Red Men and Pocahontas state convention in Gastonia planned closed sessions and a motor trip to the Kings Mountain battlefield. W. P. Watcher of Hagerstown Md, national head, urged that renewed interest in fraternal groups signals economic recovery.
Gen Smedley D Butler scheduled to address the Carolinas department encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in this city May 20 22. He is a former marine chief and will speak during the event.
Raleigh May 8 Pay checks for teachers for eight months of state supported schools will be mailed within two weeks, announced Leroy Martin secretary of the state school commission.
More than 10 000 workers resume posts after one day strikes at Amoskeag mills Manchester New Hampshire and Ladish Drop Forge Milwaukee end. About 1600 Peabody leather workers refuse to join agreement that returned 6000 peers to beaches. Pacific coast longshoremen strike called for tomorrow.
A home in Kelseyville California is lit and heated by marsh gas discovery. The article notes the unconventional fuel source and indicates the use of natural marsh gas for domestic lighting and warmth.
High Point gyms will host the YMCA Neighborhood Tennis League first round today with Class A only. Six clubs will play a double round robin, ending first round by June 6 and a city tournament planned after the league concludes with city singles and doubles champions to be decided.
High Point college Purple Panthers outslug Guilford 4 to 2 at Willis Park in a game decided by a two‑run rally in the eighth. Swaim allowed three hits for Guilford, Sherrill held the visitors to seven blows, and James and Sherrill homered for HP. The Panthers next play Catawba at Salisbury and Lenior Rhyne at Hickory before closing the season with Catawba Indians.
The Commercial Golf League will stage the second series of matches tomorrow afternoon at the Municipal course. Seven teams compete with last week’s first contests completed. Adams-Millis Office faces North State Telephone, Adams-Millis Plant plays City Mall, Enterprise meets Diamond, and Wachovia Bank has a bye.
The Pittsburgh Pirates stay near the NL lead despite injuries to Pie Traynor and Lloyd Waner and poor form from Larry French. Lavagetto delivers the deciding hit in a 7-6, 10th inning win over the Brooklyn Dodgers, with Vaughan triple fueling the rally.
In Charlotte on May 8 Davidson Wildcats routed NC State Wolfpack 15 to 9 yesterday and aimed for a second win today. Wake Forest and Duke also played baseball, while UNC tennis faced Princeton and William and Mary, Guilford and Lenoir-Rhyne played Hickory matches, and UNC golf tied Georgetown.
Topeka Kansas seven former governors of the 1890s left speeches on cylinder recordings but did not supply a phono graph machine to the historical society. The speeches cannot be heard until a suitable old phonograph is found. In Eau Claire Mrs Peter Smith visiting her daughter after surgery fell and broke her leg.
Walter J. Johnson jumped from a car that slipped off a bank into the Fox river in Kaukauna Wisconsin. He clung to the running board as the machine disappeared and swam ashore after it sank.
Philadelphia novelty performer known as Slim Jones survived 73 days underground in a buried alive stunt. He later had himself frozen in ice and flown by airplane from Philadelphia to Newark New Jersey, claiming a two hour icing record despite the cold weather challenges.
In Pittsburgh Patrick Joseph Hickey 15 served as altar boy at St Peter s Catholic church. He fell ill at the church and collapsed on the altar steps. He died from pneumonia after attending one more mass, a funeral mass, at St Peter s.
Metropolitan motorists realize Police Commissioner O'Ryan meant his threat against traffic violations. In one day five hundred eighty one motorists were fined.
D B Reese seeks 100000 in damages from F H Clark for injuries allegedly caused when acid was thrown as Reese blew the whistle at Melrose Hosiery mill during a strike. Case moved from municipal court to superior court with defendant favored. now appeals to the Supreme Court.
At the Ben Franklin high school versus Erie academy spring game in New Castle Pennsylvania a large empty section drew attention. A sign explained a mother robin had built a nest there with bright blue eggs, prompting fans to stand.
Milwaukee street sanitation chief C C Davis, after 22 years without time off, is ordered by the common council to take three months leave with pay to see the world. He declines claiming his priority is street cleaning duties and ash hauling.
P. H. Hughes aged 82 dreamed of escaping a fire and did so by jumping from a window. He crashed through a screen, fell five feet, and was hospitalized with a broken leg.
Sixto Escobar stopped Bobby Leitham in Holyoke. Salvatore outpointed Lou Vine in Las Vegas. Roger Bernard beat Eddie Shea in Flint. Max Elling defeated Johnny Anderson in Wheeling. Lloyd Pine drew with Wesley Martin in Barberton. Carl Guggine beat Russell Gonzales in Miami while Baby Joe Guzman and Clever Moro fought to a draw.
Memphis report notes two young women the only female delegates at the Tennessee Federation of Labor convention express marriage criteria. Ruby Ledbetter of Dyersburg says a husband must be a union man, echoed by Lucille Thornbaugh of Knoxville.
An exhibit at the Montana School of Mines features rocks used by dinosaurs to aid digestion. Scientists say Gallatin Valley dinosaurs consumed stones to grind their food, a behavior known as gastrolithing.
Tony Marullo of New Orleans knocked out Billy Thom of Louisville in the scheduled match. Referee halted action after Marullo landed a decisive blow, lifting Marullo to a win on a night of strong exchanges.
Atlanta beat Little Rock 6 to 3 while Birmingham defeated Knoxville 3 to 1. The bulletin lists only these two results with no additional games on the slate.
Results yesterday show Charlotte defeated Richmond 7 to 1 while Columbia beat Wilmington 10 to 9 and Greensboro edged Norfolk 10 to 9.
Brooklyn faces Pittsburgh, Philadelphia meets Chicago, New York treads Cincinnati, and Boston travels to St. Louis in a full slate of today’s games.
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 2 to 0 while Pittsburgh edged Brooklyn 7 to 6. New York beat Cincinnati 3 to 2 and St. Louis topped Boston 10 to 5.
A late score summary shows New York 14, St. Louis 1, Detroit 6, Boston 6, Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 3, Washington 17, Chicago 7 as games across Chicago Washington Cleveland Philadelphia and St Louis Detroit Boston and New York.
A compact roundup of early season leaders across both leagues. Notable figures include Medwick and Ott leading in runs and homers for the Cardinals and Giants, Reynolds and Manush atop batting and hits in the American League, and Ruffing and Bush among top pitchers.
Charlotte leads the league with ten wins and three losses after edging Richmond 7 to 1 in the first three-game series. The Sandlappers beat the Wilton Pirates 10 to 9, while Greensboro Patriots Birts rallied to a 10 to 9 win over the Folk Tars.
Jackson Mississippi May general conference of the Methodist Episcopal South approved the four year quadrennium program and adjourned. It condemned speculative stock gambling and pari mutuel betting and kept bishops salaries at 6000 with 500 travel allowance while pensioned bishops were cut to 2700. Presiding elders may not renew beyond a year, but four more years in a past charge. the term limit for bishops was discussed and a proposal to push national prohibition was adopted.
Yesterday's box score notes Lavagetto delivering the decisive run for Pirateshome in a late scoring play against Do tenth. Johnny Allen fanned one for Yankees Lin Browns as Ott drove in runs for the Giants. Linwood Rowe held Tigers to two singles in five innings before a homer in the 11th. Bill Lee blanked Phil four hits for the Cubs. Heinie Manush drove in four with a triple and single for the Senators against the White Sox. Jack Rothrock and Jim Collins helped beat the Braves by nine runs. Ed Coleman contributed a double and single for the Athletics.
Harold D. Cooley, a Democratic candidate from the Fourth District, will address a rally tonight at Trinity Auditorium. The event promotes his congressional bid across four counties and features Coole as speaker.
A John university professor asserts the head spear term relates to bodily iodine use for gland health. The claim links endocrine function to iodine treatment, with emphasis on medical terminology and gland activity.
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