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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1933
Page
1
Charles Lemley drowned after a boating outing near Salisbury. Search efforts were underway for Grant Lentz, Lemley’s companion, whose fate remains unclear as investigators probe the unexplained incident.
In New York the municipal election devolved into violence with fists and knives and a police call for troops. Fusion forces accused of voter intimidation faced arrests including the dissolution of an entire election board. Police fought clashes on multiple city polling sites as Fusion and Tammany workers clashed, and the Fusion mayoral candidate figured in further unrest.
North Carolinians cast ballots as rain and cool weather slowed early voting. News from Raleigh and several cities shows mixed readings on repeal vs anti repeal sentiment with forecasts of close results. Dry leaders predicted NC would stay dry while anti repeal forces argued for a convention vote.
Rufus Satterfield, a middle aged white man, was jailed in Goldsboro on charges of fatally shooting Herbert Grice, 82, at Grice's residence on the night of October 22.
J Frank Harrison, president of the Chattanooga Bottle and Glass Company, died after a weeklong illness from bronchial trouble. He came to Chattanooga from Greensboro, North Carolina in 1925 to purchase the glass concern and was a longtime baseball enthusiast, previously serving as president of the Chattanooga Baseball Company.
Edenton news reports foreman Hollowell aged 57 at Ilkes Veneer Company fell into a steam vat at the plant where logs are stewed. He was rushed to a Norfolk hospital in critical condition with severe burns and assumed to have died.
Shaw University announces Governor Ehringhaus will deliver the Found Day address on November 20. The event marks the 68th anniversary of the school’s founding.
In Charleston South Carolina eight men were excluded from voting in a repeal election as a jury of twenty faced piracy and prohibition tariff law charges. Judge J Lyles Glenn ruled the jury could not be informed of today s results.
David E. Lilienthal outlined a Tupelo Mississippi plan to buy wholesale power from the Tennessee Valley Authority for the city’s outlet, promising lower rates. He noted current Tupelo energy costs and projected savings for residents and an industrial cotton mill under the agreement.
Santa Montca California November 6 election day is under way with six states repealing prohibition and New York City voting to repeal its mayor. The piece notes Al Smith faced many setbacks over twelve years, and editors should recall his lifetime of challenges beyond the New York dialect. It references remarks about Smith and hints at a forthcoming obituary.
National prohibition faced a pivotal day as six states voted on repeal amid cold weather and clashes in New York. Violence flared in Kentucky and New York policing intervened to prevent further unrest while Pennsylvania Ohio North and South Carolina Utah Kentucky cast repeal ballots as the nation eyes 33 states ready to repeal the 18th Amendment with ratification possible by year’s end.
Tex Guinan famed Broadway hostess known for her rackets and generosity begins her last journey from Vancouver after dying days earlier. Her 40 girl troupe recalls her charitable acts totaling about 75000 dollars given quietly to old friends, charities, and gambling interests. Brother Tom Guinan says body to be sent to Seattle Chicago and New York for funeral services at St Malachi Church.
Moscow envoy Maxim Litvinoff landed in New York to begin talks toward normalizing US Soviet relations. He called his mission a first breach in 16 years of barrier and expressed optimism for disarmament and improved ties. He met James Dunn and prepared to travel to Washington to meet President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull.
The Enterprise invites High Point residents and nearby communities to a matinee on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. A special leased wire from Associated Press will deliver returns, broadcast from the front of the newspaper office at 6 o'clock, including North Carolina and other states, plus High Point’s vote.
Blanche Ralls testified at a San Antonio preliminary hearing that Lieut. John H. Murrel, a former all American football star, attacked her after a St. Anthony hotel party and a night club visit. Murrel has been in jail since October 27 as bonds are considered.
Four county chaingang guards, including H Posey Dill and B C Baker, were indefinitely suspended by Supervisor J E Means after a coroner's jury linked a flogging death of a Negro convict on October 24 to the camp. Other named guards are Bill Forrester and Julius Hightower.
Paris officials said France will not alter its debt default policy in response to Britain's move to renew token payments. The AP report notes continued adherence to France's stance amid international responses.
George Crawford a Black man is set to stand trial in Loudoun county circuit court on December 12 for the alleged slayings of Mrs Agnes Lisley and her maid Nina Buckner in Middleburg Virginia. He pleaded not guilty and a prior bid to quash the indictment failed. Lawyer Charles H. Houston plans to appeal to the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling.
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