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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1937
Page
2
Generally fair conditions in North Carolina with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Cooler air will affect the extreme northwest and southeast regions. Winds from the north and northeast off the coast at times, with a chance of showers offshore in the south portion.
James A. Mollison, famed British aviator, left Croydon for Paris to collect Mrs Harold B Dahl and fly her to Salamanaca Spain to visit her husband, the American pilot Dahl who was spared death last week. The visit has Franco’s approval as he granted clemency to Dahl after a court martial for rebellion.
A group of anti fascist demonstrators gathered in Washington to protest Vittorio Mussolini’s unofficial call on President Roosevelt. Police dispersed the crowd after forewarning. the meeting had also approved a letter urging the Italian dictator’s son be kept from relief.
Raleigh October 11 Governor Clyde R Hoey urged the highway commission to avoid haste in deciding on an industrial program for central prison. He said a concrete plan is needed with all details worked out before any project proceeds. The Ehringhaus era set aside 200000 for prison industry with Johnson noting $1000 per prisoner and a cotton mill plan would require additional building funds.
Anna Hahn, 31, German born blonde, faced a first degree murder indictment in Cincinnati for deaths in June and July. Prosecutors seek the death penalty by electrocution as the trial expected to last weeks. The case drew wide press presence and court restrictions on photography.
The court denied the Levitt motion arguing President’s appointment of Justice Black was void due to ineligibility and no vacancy. The Kelly motion was denied in relation to the Levitt action, marking a busy day with many petitions from the summer recess. Details reference New Deal cases and the National Labor Relations Board Wag ner act hearing pursuit.
Paris reports fresh Italian troop movements to Spain as cabinet meets to discuss responses. Britain’s timing for action remains unclear after the League of Nations sanctions sparked a tense moment in Europe's deepest crisis since then. Juan Negrin warns that continued civil war could trigger world war, accusing Italy of derailing mediation efforts.
A semi official statement from Rome says Premier Mussolini is not disturbed by French threats to reopen the Franco-Spanish border to permit free movement of armaments into Spain. The report notes the leader’s calm stance amid diplomatic pressure.
Madrid experienced intense artillery exchanges with heavy shelling across the central district. The fighting began late at night with government fire on insurgent positions south of Madrid and extended into the morning, while fronts near Guadalajara and northeast Aragón also saw significant action.
Virgil Poteat aged 20 of East Marion died in a hospital from gunshot wounds suffered Saturday night after an argument in a store. James Wright, 38, also of East Marion, is jailed on a murder warrant in connection with the shooting.
The Randolph County courthouse issued licenses this past week to Ed Hall of Asheboro and Essie Powers of Asheboro route one, Niles T. Hadden of Elkton Kentucky and Mary E. Covington of Randleman, Clyde Kime of Julian and Leona Barker of Liberty.
A statement from Mussolini minimses Italian volunteers in Spain and defends his position. It accuses London and Paris of either knowing or avoiding knowledge of volunteer numbers and ridicules reports of 110000 men or 12 divisions.
Military brief notes renewed fighting along a 25 mile front near Shanghai under a weak sun. Japanese air raids claim to have wiped out China’s air force in South China. Chinese positions hold near Taiyuanfu while Chinese forces attack the Japanese North China column in Shanxi.
Farm officials announced a nationwide referendum backed a stabilization plan for commercial potato growers. The AAA will assign a national acreage goal between 3.1 and 3.3 million acres among states counties and individual farmers with payments of six cents a bushel for early potatoes and four cents for late potatoes if within goals. Maine votes affirmed the plan while Texas opposed it. several Southern states showed strong support with few objections.
A truck and car crash killed three men aged 24 to 28 near Williamston as the tobacco laden truck veered toward the Raleigh bound auto. Patrolman Burdette said both drivers attempted to dim headlights but signals failed before impact. The wrecking crew removed the bodies and noted one vehicle partially covered the other during the collision. Mrs Walker, wife of a Williamston fair manager, was identified among those traveling to Raleigh.
North Carolina records at least ten fatalities from violence and vehicle crashes over the weekend. Victims include Samuel Vance Sanderford a 26 year old Raleigh truck driver killed in a collision near Henderson and Virgil Poteat 20 fatally shot in Marion.
Representative Robert L. Doughton of Laurel Springs North Carolina said in an interview today there probably will be an announcement soon whether he will oppose Senator Robert R. Reynolds in the North Carolina Democratic primary next June.
In Liverpool Oswald Mosley was struck by a jagged stone during clashes between leftists and fascists. George O. Melander, 19, was remanded for a week on felonious wounding charges. Mosley suffered concussion and skull puncture but not critical condition. more than twenty injured and 14 arrested.
Strikers and owners planned a conference to seek a settlement and resolve their dispute. A Saturday plan was rejected by 38 protesters who declared they would stay put until their demands are written and fulfilled.
In Cleveland the union and company officials halted a 1,200 Greyhound driver strike, postponing it to 5 am Wednesday. A meeting with Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen leaders was set, with BRT’s Harvey saying the strike is not off, only postponed. The threatened area covers the New England states, New York, Washington, Norfolk, Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit and Buffalo.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports leaders of the general teamsters chauffeurs and helpers union ordered members to highways to hire non union labor. Pickets were to surround warehouses freight docks and main routes with an expected 11 000 members in Pittsburgh and 50 000 statewide.
Eight thousand five hundred workers at Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corp in Detroit stage sit down strikes across seven plants. Company secretary Den Uyl says six maintenance workers faced dismissal for not showing last Saturday, while UAW strike committee offered to suspend action if those men are reinstated during negotiations.
The convention program announced by H A Helms of Greensboro features Dr Erwin as banquet speaker and two general sessions at 9 45 in the morning and 7 30 in the evening Dr W C Jackson president of the North Carolina Educational association and administrative dean of the Woman's college of UNC will speak Henry Grady Owens of Salem college and former High Point high principal will discuss The Teaching of English Through Dramatics Several other speakers are invited to attend the meeting of English teachers.
He says he is not yet ready to announce his political future but suggests a forthcoming statement on who will run and who will not for the Senate. The remarks imply potential candidacy decisions are imminent.
Lois Lewis 22 died after shooting by Downs Poindexter 23 in Shreveport after a bridge game. Poindexter, University of Oklahoma student, was hospitalized with two bullet wounds and claimed Lewis shot him before killing herself. Coroner notes bullets pierced her through each breast and a revolver lay between her feet. Prominent families say the pair had dated three years.
City officials discussed potential federal grants via the PWA to advance two projects here. They anticipate court rulings this fall and aim to start construction if approved while also negotiating freight station relocation to enable a Willowbrook Street bridge and improved north south traffic.
The Supreme Court refused to review a ruling by the Fifth Circuit which held Georgia and Tennessee district courts had concurrent jurisdiction but allowed the Georgia decision to stand as it came first. The Power Company appealed that decision to the Supreme Court.
The Aluminum company America received Supreme Court review today to block government actions in New York. The court will consider a Philadelphia circuit ruling that the Department of Justice may proceed with the anti trust suit aimed at dissolving the company.
John Ogden of Indianapolis failed in a Supreme Court bid to force the Treasury to redeem $6,000 in fourth Liberty Bonds in gold. The court declined to review a lower court ruling that dismissed the case, with government attorneys arguing the United States cannot be sued without consent. Ogden sued after Treasury refused gold redemption.
In Chicago a food and housekeeping show features duck eggs baked in mud shredded bird nests shark fin and pickled eel among new delicacies displayed to attendees.
Chicago prices for butter range from 28 to 38 cents per pound with listings for creamery specials and extra firsts. Grades include 90 score standards and 93 score creams, with current receipts around 20 percent and various carlota and focal codes noted in the local market.
President Roosevelt lauds General Krzyzanowski and Polish emigrants as freedom champions. He links Polish struggle to American independence and recalls Pulaski and Kosciuszko as symbols of liberty. The Pulaski Day ceremony marks moving the Polish hero's body from Brooklyn after 50 years.
The post office displays the governor's proclamation and air mail schedule as North Carolina designates October 11 16 as Air Mail week. Greensboro High Point airport undergoes repairs but the air mail system uses star routes and trains to serve every region, promoting long haul advantages for patrons.
Martin Hall and J. A. Gibson were fined 25 dollars after their car plunged over a 12 foot embankment and struck a tree. A 560 pound dynamite box was found in the back seat, suggesting a near catastrophic accident.
An ad stating that 10 cents must be sent to Dr D A Williams Company M M 486 East Hampton Conn appears in the newspaper reading like a request for payment for services or materials. The fragment provides a mailing address for the firm but lacks further context or outcome.
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