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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
2
Louisiana begins a two percent luxury sales tax amid merchant protests and consumer confusion. Governor Leche pledges to trial the law while aiming to shield the poor, as the New Orleans Grocers Association blasts evasion and runs around the process.
On day 76 of the war, Franco named head of provisional fascist government. Insurgent forces pushed toward Madrid defences around Aranjuez and Toledo while government units reorganized at Aranjuez. Evacuations grew as refugees crowded the area and officials claimed Madrid would fall within weeks.
If the engine runs hot though the cooling system has sufficient water, check for a loose fan belt as the likely cause. The belt can slip and reduce cooling, raising temperatures and risking engine damage.
A rain postponement delayed a game yesterday as Carl Hubbell pitched for the Giants in a 6 1 loss to the Yankees. The decision drew a larger crowd than the prior rain date and gives Hubbell an extra rest day with potential multiple starts if the series extends to six or seven games. Roosevelt will attend tomorrow’s game at the Polo Grounds shifting plans from Yankee Stadium.
Finance Minister Vincent Auroil proposed decrees to end a legislative deadlock over a devaluation bill stalled by the senate. Right and Left clashes followed as the chamber approved a pension restitution clause for war veterans, which the senate had rejected.
Montana posted a 16.7 percent increase in motor vehicle registrations for 1935, the highest percentage gain among states, reflecting a broader postwar growth in automobile ownership. Local registries show steady expansion as residents adopted more cars amid economic recovery.
Ruth Kelly of 303 Baptist street is jailed on a $300 bond for raising a check given by Mrs George Urwick. Police say the $1.25 check was altered to $8.25 and she was arrested trying to cash it.
The report says Poole shifted support to Dr Ralph W McDonald and allegedly stuffed a ballot box to deliver a precinct for Clyde R Hoey while McDonald led the official tally. Solicitor William Y Bickett said he would not press further.
The High Point fire department adopts a new alarm system. Citizens are urged to memorize the 4-5-7-7 number and keep it handy. The change, highlighted on a sticker in the telephone directory, aims to reduce busy signals on older lines.
Earp testified that registrar Exam Sturdivant and Judge D R Johnson as co defendants knew nothing about ballot box stuffing.
A Chicago grain report notes Canadian farms totaling 2,950,500 swine. The figure reflects aggregate hog holdings across Canadian agricultural operations.
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