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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
9
North Carolina records 65 deaths and 425 injuries in September from 269 auto wrecks, with nine months totals reaching 475 killed and 3455 injured. Harris urges stricter license regulations and heavier penalties to curb speed and recklessness on roads.
Mr. Harris reports that 65 people were killed in September with 23 pedestrians struck and 39 injured pedestrians. Drunken and reckless driving caused many fatalities and injuries, including seven intoxicated pedestrians and multiple hit and run deaths. Traffic on highways saw 12 killed in auto collisions and 10 at railroad crossings. The state highway patrol is deemed efficient but underfunded, needing a larger force to handle thousands of drivers.
In a rain soaked scene at a city hotel Joan and David Harter revisit memories and a longing to reconnect. She mocks his claim she wore yellow while confessing a passion for blue. A dinner plan and a rooftop dining memory lead to renewed tension as she recalls a Venice night. NEXT: Joan questions David Harter.
Al Capone's habeas corpus petition seeking release from federal prison in Atlanta was postponed to the week of November by District Judge Marvin Underwood due to a crowded calendar and a case occupying the rest of the week. The postponement was with Capone's counsel consent.
Traffic was restored on the C N W railway between Gastonia and Lincolnton after a two day suspension caused by washouts from weekend rains.
In Salisbury North Carolina on October 20 federal court disposed of cases against several counterfeiters arrested months earlier. J D Kelly drew three years in Atlanta penitentiary in each of four cases with a one dollar fine in each. Frank Webb paid a 1380 dollar fine and received three years probation in one case. Eugene Click was sentenced to two years in Atlanta and fined one dollar in three cases with concurrent terms. Joe West received 180 dollar fine and three years probation. Dewitt Best got two years in Chillicothe reformatory with a one dollar fine in one case and a suspended judgment in another. Raymond Herrin was sentenced to 18 months at Chillicothe in one case and one year and a day in another with concurrent terms. A third case imposed a year and a day at Chillicothe.
The Black Hills faced a severe snow storm that began last evening and intensified today, disrupting wire lines and delaying trains. Temperatures hovered around 25 degrees as strong winds swept the icy terrain.
A dieting claim promotes Kruschen Salts as a simple weight loss aid. It advises taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning to shed fat in three weeks, claiming increased energy and clearer skin. The ad urges purchasing from Cecil's Drug Store or Mann Drug Co for a four week supply.
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