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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1938
Page
1
A Notre Dame Minata football special train carrying 35 to 40 people collided in Oath Bend Ind. One New York railroad special car overturned after the crash. Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene though casualty details and fatalities were not immediately known.
In Oakland California Herbert Huntsman and Deputy Attorney Frank Cook stated the ear-old longshoreman was tied to an explosion that ripped a hole in the German steamer and beached it in the estuary on November 3. The longshoreman was to appear in court later on the charge of felon or forfeit il.
New York reports F H La Guardia aims to solidify Progressive support and boost production after Tuesday’s results. Governor Frank Murphy, defeated for reelection, is among figures tied to the group. other named include Senator J M La Follette of Wisconsin and Senator George Nor of Nebraska.
In UYN Quebec on November 12 nine people are reported missing after a fire destroyed an entire block in the northern mining town. Local authorities search the area as residents describe the blaze gutting homes and storefronts.
President Roosevelt tentatively plans a Sunday trip to Warm Springs Georgia with a stop in Chattanooga Tennessee. He will arrive in Chattanooga at 10 a.m. CST, inspect Chickamauga National Military Park, drive to Lookout Mountain, have lunch, then return over Lookout Mountain and depart Chattanooga around 2 p.m.
EVok Gilmore chairman of the Carolina Political Union says Moose will speak to the group if he visits Chapel Hill on December 5.
Five Royal Air Force airmen died when their bomber crashed during a forced landing at Geley England. The accident occurred today and the crew were identified as service members in the RAF.
President Roosevelt’s press conference remarks after the election led many to expect he will push the New Deal fundamentals vigorously in the new Congress. He indicated he could do so without serious political repercussions despite Democratic losses and noted Democrats critical of his administration would not join Republicans to block his legislative aims. Some saw a reduced Democratic majority as likely to unite behind his program, while the Chamber of Commerce warned of a go slow signal for Congress.
Six business firms received charters today from Thad Eyre secretary of state in Raleigh. Overhills Farms Inc of Over Hills Greensboro and Greenwich Conn investors subscribed 300 of 250000 capital. Randleman Industries Inc of Randleman with Beasley Kistler Talley of Randleman subscribed 300 of 100000. Amos and Smith Hosiery Company of Pilot Mountain with Amos and Smith members including R T Amos Charlotte Amos and Herman H Smith of High Point.
Reports from Chungking indicate mass Chinese evacuation as Japanese forces seize Yochow, a key rail and river hub, moving toward Changsha. Observers note ongoing Chinese counteractions near Canton while civilians suffer casualties from air raids and border town attacks.
President Lebrun urged discipline and goodwill as France faces armament repairs and economic strain. Premier Daladier vowed required cooperation, warning of choices between decadence and revival, while Finance Minister Reynaud pitched a three point plan to curb spending, boost taxes, and revive commerce and industry.
Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley, retired commander of the third army corps area, returns to Atlanta after a Cincinnati stop with a warning that dictatorship may be near. He speaks at a National Christian convention calling the current political and economic scene the greatest national emergency since the nation’s birth.
Period of showers across the South Atlantic states to begin the week and again at the end. Forecast calls for light scattered rain, mild start, a cold snap Monday night and Tuesday, warmer midweek, then colder again toward week’s end.
CTIO Chairman John L. Lewis urged a house cleaning and closer liberal cooperation after last Tuesday's defeat of a CI0 backed ticket in Pennsylvania. He criticized Governor Davey of Ohio and Mayor Hague of Jersey City and said labor must play a larger government role. He downplayed ILGWU bolt as casual, noting garment workers would not cross the Rubicon.
In New York and Boston amid new Nazi antisemitic acts, former Governor Alfred E. Smith and District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey joined a radio broadcast urging world opinion to rebuke dictatorship. Police guarded German consulates as anonymous threats prompted heightened security and protests by demonstrators at the New York consulate.
Washington reports detail Batista's swift, dynamic visit revealing how the young Cuban leader wields power behind the scenes. He charms officials, speaks Spanish, and notes mutual protection with the western hemisphere without compromising sovereignty.
New York November 12 Typhoid Mary Mallon the famed Typhoid carrier died at age 70 on North Brother Island where she had been isolated for a quarter century as a medical prisoner. The Irish cook who never contracted typhoid lived a constrained life while scientists studied her case and she endured detainment under city health authorities.
Raleigh, Nov 12 AP Raymond Maxwell secretary of the State Elections Board said no appeals from county board findings had reached him. Official returns from some counties have come in but certification will wait until November 22. Data from sources suggest Democrats gained one seat in the lower house. Republicans hold seats in Avery Cherokee Davie Madison Mitchell Sampson and Wilkes counties.
Berlin reports that Germany imposes a 1 billion reichsmark fine on all Jews for the murder of Ernst Vom Rath in Paris. The decree, issued by Field Marshal Goering, also tightens Jewish economic life and bans Jews from conducting business. Arrests and pogroms spread, with looting and hostility toward Catholics in Munich.
Winston-Salem reports sales totaling about 50 000 pounds on the leaf tobacco market with average prices near 23 50 per hundred. James T. Booth, supervisor of sales, notes some wrappers bring excellent prices up to 73 per hundred and space remains for tobacco today awaiting sales.
Senator Connally of Texas, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said the next Congress will pass no general tax bill as improving business conditions raise federal revenues. He expects continued nuisance taxes to expire, and possible increases in middle bracket incomes while defending exemptions.
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