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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1939
Page
2
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with slightly warmer in extreme west. Winds at Hatteras to Jacksonville light to moderate and northerly. overcast tonight and Thursday. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras moderate northerly winds diminishing tonight with fair weather tonight and Thursday.
Federal investigators press on in an interstate mass murder ring case chasing Rose Carina nicknamed Kiss of Death Suspect in a grocer killing with poison traces found in the exhumed body The search targets the widow who acted as a lure and is linked to the ring also noting a separate line about England importing matches from Japan and Russia at a two cent price per 11 boxes.
The royal procession in Quebec includes two open cars and several officials cars as King George and Queen Elizabeth ride to the legislature amid cheering in Quebec French. The Empress of Australia sails upriver, with Mounties guarding the harbor and bells and horns signaling the arrival.
Washington May 17 President and Mrs Roosevelt expect a tenth grand child probably in July Mrs Roosevelt told her press conference Anne Clark wife of John the youngest Roosevelt son will be unable to be in Washington during the King and Queen of Great Britain's visit because she is expecting a baby The John Roosevelts were married last June in Nahant Massachusetts and are living in Boston where John works for a department store.
Brigadier General Carter orders 7000 troops to reopen mines as 800 militiamen assemble after March 31 closures. Adjutant General McLain observes. United Mine Workers official Turnblazer protests, urging Roosevelt to intervene. Roosevelt says no plan to intervene and defers to governor on troop use.
The Senate panel approved a Navy measure totaling 773 049 151 dollars, trimming a 500 000 dollar dirigible allotment but offset by small increases elsewhere. Simultaneously the Army Air Corps plans to train 1000 enlisted mechanics in seven civilian schools while 132 US locations host summer training for nearly 300 000 officers and men.
Do mei reports from Fukuoka that six people were burned to death when a Koreanbound Airliner struck wires at Fukuoka airport. One person was critically hurt and four were uninjured in the crash.
Kiel reports units of the German navy have completed weeks of maneuvers and courtesy calls in Spanish and Portuguese waters and returned to their home stations.
Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill announced Governor Hoey refused further clemency for Charlie Smith now serving a life term after a death sentence for first degree burglary in Columbus County. A recanting witness and her son reaffirmed Smith as the attacker, but Gill and the governor concluded that life imprisonment was sufficient clemency.
Hollywood report describes Mrs. Ken Maynard launching a Cavaliers outfit of college men who escort guests, drive drunks home, and handle finances. The service prices ginger ale rounds, keeps receipts, and even fingerprints members to aid public safety amid nightly clubgoing.
Latest farm market report shows bids and sales across NC points with New York and Washington markets. Strawberries in Chadbourn and Wallace show light demand. green peas, cabbage, sweet potatoes, and potatoes vary by region with prices listed for 24 quart crates and bushel hampers.
Belgian police seized a hidden Berchem radio station for broadcasting anti Nazi programs four times daily. Germany apologized March 29 for a broadcast Belgium protested as meddling in a Belgian general election.
The Evening Bulletin reports Grover C. Bergdoll has left Weinsberg Germany and is on the way to the United States. Bergdoll’s attorney says he is not in Germany or Weinsberg currently. His wife says he told her he will see her soon amid a bill to bar his return and prison term pending in the Senate.
Raleigh May 17 The North Carolina attorney general ruled informally that nudist camps are unlawful and a violation of criminal law. In a letter to Davie County attorney R B Sanford Jr the AG said operating such camps in the state is a misdemeanor.
Fire at the Davidson Brothers Poultry Hatchery in Charleston destroyed 72 000 chickens and 56 000 eggs. Owner Jim Davidson estimated the damage at 100 000 dollars and said the cause had not been determined.
London May 17. William Woodward's Hypnotist was the only American-owned horse in the field of 29 three year olds posted for the Epsom Derby to be run May 24. Final entries listed 29 contenders from Britain and the United States with Hypnotist standing out as the sole American ownership.
President Roosevelt nominated Leon Henderson of New Jersey for a full term on the Securities Commission ending June 5, 1944. Henderson had just been confirmed for the remainder of the term of William O. Douglas who has joined the Supreme Court.
President Roosevelt accepts, effective May 20, the resignation of Brien McMahon, assistant attorney general in charge of criminal prosecution. McMahon, of South Norwalk, Conn., has been active in the McKesson and Robbins drug firm case.
The Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad applied to the Utilities Commission for discontinuing a station at Climax Guilford County. Traffic Director C H Noah of the commission said today.
The American Automobile Insurance Company of St Louis says it paid Fred S Hutchins and Parker of Winston-Salem 500 for lobbying in the 1939 legislature. Expenses listed include Hutchins hotel bills transportation long distance calls auto storage and other costs totaling 80.85 in a filing with Secretary of State Thad Eure.
Thousands of men and women church workers from below the Mason-Dixon line assembled in Oklahoma City for the annual Southern Baptists convention. The gathering focused on a south-wide religious revival as part of their conference activities.
The Dominion of Canada region Prince Edward Island shows 26 oyster farms in 1932 and 463 by 1938. By 1938 more than 2000 oysters were gathered, reflecting rapid expansion of the industry.
Henri Dunant witnessed the 1859 Solferino clash between Austrian and French Italian forces. He organized aid, inspired by his pamphlet Un Souvenir de Solferino, which sparked global support and the creation of a modern Red Cross.
A High Point meeting at Wesley Memorial Church approves a social survey led by Noble T. Praigg and the original committee to measure local needs and support Community Chest fundraising. Miss Elsie Larson promotes a census to guide service agencies with city officials and 65 attendees present.
Raleigh May 17 W Vance Baise chief highway engineer said a new road from Lexington to the Yadkin River on Route 70 is planned for the next fiscal year with rights of way wide enough for a double track. A double lane highway about one mile long will be built north of Concord on Route 29 from Cooks Crossing toward the city. The Route 70 improvement will run about 10 miles.
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