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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1933
Page
1
Thieves entered the 5 K Hauser store in Walnut Cove early today, broke the safe, and escaped with 150. The Stokes County register of deeds office in Danbury was also entered but nothing was taken.
Postmaster General Farley and NRA labor advisory board urged the American Federation of Labor to sustain recovery program support amid widespread strikes and delegate doubts. Farley declared a turn in the tide and praised cooperative response as a positive sign of the times.
In Durand Michigan on October 6 an overnight burglary occurred when Joseph Smith woke to a night visitor speaking from the dark who identified himself as a neighbor. The intruder fled after taking 52 dollars and railroad passes while the pair slept in their home.
Richard Leffers named acting post master at Straits to succeed Sallie Leffers who has resigned in Carteret County North Carolina effective immediately.
Eugene Shaw an Anderson County farmer was shot and killed at Belton by Howard Coker a 28 year old textile operative. Coker was jailed on a murder charge claiming self defense.
Chosen president John Lloyd Newcomb, dean and acting head since Edwin A. Alderman's death, was elected president of the University of Virginia by the board of visitors in Charlottesville.
Asheville judge Sam M. Cathey postponed sentencing Jack Moody aged 22 who was found guilty of accepting a duel challenge. The new date for judgment is next Thursday.
A Beverly Hills correspondent delivers a playful spoof of a World Series broadcast. The last-half ninth features unemployment, Roosevelt, and relief as Washington and New York battle, culminating with a dramatic hit driving in the winning run for low mood.
Havana reports a renewed push for political peace in Cuba after a key conference attended by U S Ambassador Sumner Welles and Cuban leaders. The talks followed meetings with Colonel Fulgencio Batista and included nationalist Carlos Mendieta at Dr Cosme de la Torriente’s home.
Raleigh report says two doctor groups contest control of hospital nursing schools and state standardization board. Attorneys general and state nurses are drawn into a fight over whether small hospitals fare well enough to train nurses, with pay scales for student nurses and staffing debated.
The American Legion elected Edward Hayes of Decatur Ill as its new national commander and outlined a threefold peace time program against crime communism and recession. Resolutions adopted call for a law and order committee to study crime and for active Legion participation in rehabilitation and NRA support. The 15th annual convention adjourned with Miami to host next year.
Reports of Tammany Hall reprisals against deserters to independent mayoral candidate Joseph V. McKee followed widespread defections from the Democratic machine. Bronx leaders endorsed McKee, with six Bronx exec members holding mayoral appointments, while Mayor O'Brien denied planned reprisals. LaGuardia criticized McKee as a vehicle for postmaster general Marley.
Governor Ehringhaus telegraphed President Roosevelt urging immediate action to secure parity prices for flue cured tobacco, noting half the crop sold well below parity. He asked for clarity on government steps and pressed for rapid results to prevent collapse of the agricultural restoration program. He also sought an interim stance from George N. Peek on possible government measures before Monday.
Pat O Neal a coal dealer died here today from injuries believed to be inflicted by taxi driver Charlie Wells in a fight yesterday. Police noted long standing ill will between the men. O Neal had a fractured skull from a rock blow. Wells is jailed and an inquest was set for 2 p m.
The recovery administration faces a split over the bituminous coal code with Hugh S Johnson and Donald Richberg at odds over a prior agreement to cut miners dues. Johnson seeks to restore 60,000 of western Pennsylvania’s 75,000 striking soft coal miners to work as the coal dispute continues, with details continued on Page Thirteen.
Treasury approves reorganization for 376 banks with frozen deposits totaling 398.735 million dollars. Public release outlines expected recovery of funds as banks implement approved plans. Authorities emphasize orderly return of frozen deposits as part of bank stabilization efforts.
The Bear of Oakland, Byrd’s supply ship, reached Southport harbor after a distress call during rough seas off Frying Pan Shoals. Tug Branches of Wilmington towed it in with help from the coast guard Modoc as Captain R J English cited engine trouble and poor weather from the Caribbean hurricane.
Smithsonian report cited by Albert Gilligan a British geologist argues a real Atlantis rose in North Atlantic regions and sank over millions of years. He notes river deposits across North America Europe and Scandinavia forming three mile thick rocks dating back pre Cambrian times and cites Norse voyages around 1000 years ago as possible remnants.
A Dallas federal jury convicted former jailer Thomas L. Manion and butcher Grover C. Bevill of aiding outlaw Harvey Bailey to escape from the Dallas jail around Labor Day. Bevill testified for the government. Manion faced sentencing with deferred judgment.
In a tense eleventh inning, Ryan delivered a clutch single that scored Jackson, clinching a dramatic fray for the Senators. Bases were loaded as the go-ahead run crossed, giving Senators a narrow victory despite a late rally by Jackson.
Carl Hubbell pitched his second World Series victory beating Monte Weaver 2 1 in eleven innings for the Giants. Blondy Ryan drove in the deciding run as a near-capacity crowd watched in Griffith Stadium Washington. Roosevelt did not attend but the government sent fans and a field full of troops as the game drew 25 727 in attendance.
Henderson October 6 Judge R Hunt Parker ordered an investigation into reports two Negro attorneys C J Gates and H M Thompson of Durham were fired upon as they left the court room after a night session The governor said Parker stopped the case and is probing for jury influence with cooperation from Henderson bar Officials said two Negroes on trial for kidnapping and assault of a white girl near Henderson were involved and were taken to Durham by Everett
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