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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1933
Page
1
New York October 13 mounted police dispersed radical demonstrations at NRA offices. About 3,500 radicals blocked Hotel Pennsylvania with 560 arrests reported as 2,000 cleaners and dyers plus 500 tailors joined a 10:30 a.m. protest linked to a communist faction opposing right wing unions.
In Geneva a German spokesman rejected claims that Germany seeks to rearm and said the nation only wants limited defensive armaments to negotiate its Reichswehr size. He warned that imposing disarmament terms could prompt Germany to leave the conference and possibly the League. Dr. Rudolf Nadolny left Geneva for Berlin and plans to return Sunday.
Stains on wreckage from the Ches terton Indiana crash point to possible time bomb as the cause. Federal investigators report holes in the fuselage and baggage area and deny gasoline-tank explosion or passenger sabotage. Emil Smith of Chicago, among the dead, carried a small bore rifle for a shooting event at the North Shore Gun club.
The American Federation of Labor declares a boycott on goods and services from Germany Italy Russia China and others where unions are denied rights or where people face persecution. The move aims to support free trade unionization and condemn persecution while avoiding blanket anti national sentiment. Matthew Woll and President William Green urge strong policy and protest against German actions amid concerns of internal discrimination against Jews.
Thomasville Rotarians and Winston Salem Kiwanians plan a joint campaign to beautify the highway between Thomasville and Winston-Salem. A committee will be formed from both clubs, with events at Wallburg school and an address by Dr. I. G. Grier. Plans include roadside plantings, a home-improvement premium, and seeking federal funds for soil erosion control.
Cesare Serviatti, 47, Italy's famed Bluebeard, was shot in the spine by carabiniere after being tied to a chair. Witnesses watched as he confessed to murders tied to three young women, including Beatrice Margarucci and Pauline Gorletti, whose bodies were disposed of in the Tiber and in railway stations.
Washington action retroactively sets a minimum 17 cent price for flue cured tobacco with $10 to $12 million potential producer gains. Major companies commit to buy 260 million pounds by March 31 and face possible assessments to meet the price floor. Key firms include Continental, Brown & Williamson, Liggett & Myers, American Tobacco, R J Reynolds, Lorillard, Philip Morris, and Larus & Co.
In Geneva the World Disarmament Conference faced a new setback as Rudolf Nadolny was recalled to Berlin by Adolf Hitler. Nadolny announced he would not continue negotiations until after a Berlin meeting with Hitler and Foreign Minister Konstantin von Neurath. The draft resolution limiting Germany’s conscript army was paused amid the recall.
In Wheeling West Virginia on October 18 the anti superstition club conducted its usual Friday ceremony. Grand smasher Edward F McKee presided as a mirror was broken with his gavel and a black cat was released during the initiation of eight new members.
The navy airship Ma con flew over Opelika Alabama at 9 a.m. and Macon Georgia at 8:30 a.m. today, passing the cities for which it is named before turning west, according to Eastern air transport headquarters at Chandler Field.
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on October 13 as rumors swirled that army units had been ordered to Manchuria. The late afternoon market slide erased about seven yen, with prices around 83.29, amid war tension and uncertainty.
A Beverly Hills letter recalls Columbus Day with playful digs at local lore. The writer mentions Eric the Red, Emil Ludwig, Charley Chaplin, La Fayette, and Pershing, musing on history, nationalities, and the idea of local heroes. The note ends with a pledge to probe history further.
An Apex High School biology lab explosion sent glass into students eyes injuring Lucille Allen and Marie Finch who may lose sight in the right eye. Teacher Miss Kate Allen and seven others were hurt. principal B D Bunn said the accident occurred during oxygen preparation. Doctor W M Hicks warned little hope for recovery of sight for the two injured girls.
NRA officials push to override strike challenges to Roosevelt powers. They join farm leaders in opposing minimum price markups in retail stores. Wagner forecasts action by the labor board on coal operators and Weirton Steel's refusal to arbitrate. Johnson and officials discuss a check off in Captive mines and retail price policy.
Creditors of R. R. Ragan, High Point merchant, gathered in Greensboro at 2:30 pm as he sought extension and composition under the new bankruptcy act. He listed all property, described his July 1 1932 assignment to trustees, and trustees were nominated for the estate.
In Cincinnati off San Pedro a ammunition explosion aboard the light cruiser Cincinnati killed Seaman Orvanger G. Allen of Irvington Kentucky and injured several others. Ensign Dr. Stuart and Seaman F. L. Austin were blown overboard or jumped clear, burned and exposed. Allen is believed lost at sea.
Eight heavily armed guards escorted gangster George Kelly to a Missouri-Kansas-Texas train coach to be moved to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary amid tight security.
Raleigh dispatch reports the UNC board of trustees is expected to frown on the National Recovery Administration request to release President Frank Porter Graham. A telegram from Henry S. Johnson sought permission for Graham to lead a national economic education program for consumers.
Reno, once famed as a divorce capital, eyes repeal of the 18th Amendment and the return of liquor sales over bars. Mayor Robe signals high license saloons may reopen in beer joints as enforcement ends and speakeasies prepare to go legal.
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