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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1934
Page
1
The state posted a September 30 cash balance of 12.99 million with a $2.27 million general fund credit and an $93,998.13 overdraft wiped out by receipts of 3.68 million vs 1.31 million in expenditures. Highway fund reach 9.38 million after three months receipts of 4.42 million. Funded debt stood at 174.16 million including highway and general fund bonds.
Federal agents tighten border surveillance after a Buffalo restaurant employee reports a man resembling kidnapped suspect Thomas H. Robinson, a Louisville kidnapper, seen near Niagara Falls area. Police and border guards scan vehicles entering Canada from the south as authorities pursue leads. The description notes a tall, slender man in a heavy overcoat with a gray hat, allegedly asking for a trolley to Niagara Falls.
In Williamsburg on October 20 President Roosevelt witnessed John Stewart Bryan become the 19th president of the College of William and Mary and accept an honorary LL D. He urged a broad liberal education for rising generations, praising Rockefeller funded restorations and the college’s colonial legacy.
James Ross Mellon aged 88, elder brother of former Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, died at his home in Pittsburgh early today.
The house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church adopted a resolution urging passage of laws to permit dissemination of birth control information by hospitals, reputable physicians and clinics. The vote after debate was 44 to 88.
Captain Charles D. Farmer of the state highway patrol reports September work yielded 19670.67 in revenue for the state.
Harry Andrews of Atlantic City leading Lupus by several lengths at the turn in the second of four laps of the North Carolina motor boat championship at Elizabeth City.
London Oct 20 Japanese delegates finished their program and plan to read a general outline to the three powers next week. Ambassador Matsudaira will state Japan’s stance on naval equality and its right to defensive armaments. Britain and the United States may discuss jointly before deciding. The request could determine talks’ success as the tonnage ratio issue sparks debate.
Authorities hunt Dixie Vernon charged with killing Rector Jones in a drunken brawl in an isolated community near Mount Airy.
Federal officers detained a man who gave the name Charles Bear of Newark New Jersey on a charge of possessing 410 dollars in counterfeit currency.
North Carolina partly cloudy tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with possible rain in the extreme west. South Carolina cool tonight and Sunday partly cloudy with a rise in temperatures and rain likely in the mountains. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras fresh north with fair weather tonight and Sunday. From Hatteras to Jacksonville fresh north set winds with fair weather tonight and in areas elsewhere.
In Berlin on October 20 a confessional synod declared 80 percent of protestant churchgoers disobedient to Reichs church authorities and pledged to follow the ay nod's orders. The ay nod, opposing Hitler's regime, adopted the resolution amid a year and a half of conflict, signaling rising Nazi influence within church and state circles. A new "kultsteette" dedication near Oldenburg symbolized closer ties between the state and Nazi pagan elements, attended by prominent Nazis and Reichswehr detachments.
Berlin reports a rift within Hitler’s movement as the German Christian church splits over loyalty to Reichs bishop Ludwig Mueller and Prussian official August Jaeger. The 80 percent Protestant faction demands structural purge, risking a long religious conflict if Hitler cannot avert division.
Berlin reports Gen. Alexander Von Kluck died at his home at 88. He was famed for nearly capturing Paris in 1914. His grandson Alexandra died in a motor accident near Bordeaux last March, a sorrow that weighed on him.
On May 30 1931 the 86th birthday of the veteran commander drew a large demo by former Field Marshal Von Kluck colleagues. He hosted relatives at Gruenewald suburban home receiving flowers letters and telegrams. The late President Von Hindenburg sent an autographed photo with congratulations.
Columbia Oct 20 Ex convict Oliver Harrison freed by executive clemency after nine years of serving a 10 to 20 year sentence for killing Rural Policeman J R Snoddy in Spartanburg county nine years ago.
Elizabeth City reports a 1500 to 2000 pound sea creature captured and imprisoned after being hauled ashore by fishermen and two cars. It resembles a horse headed seal, about ten feet long with brownish black skin and sparse hair. A museum official heads to Dare County to identify the monster and explain its presence far from home.
A Fort Erie hotel owner identified a man he says resembles Thomas Robinson Jr seen at the hotel last night with two companions. He reports they claimed to have left Kingston Ontario and did not reveal a destination. Their car was damaged. The identification was based on Robinson photographs.
In Louisville on October 20, a federal grand jury indicted fugitive Thomas B. Robinson Jr. along with his wife and his father on charges tied to their alleged escape and related offenses. The case details allege flight from authorities and plan to evade arrest.
Greensboro residents Walter Headen and Bill Doe were arrested in the Southern Railway yards on Oct 19 after attempting to steal a steam locomotive left on a siding. Police say the engine was locked to the rails and the pair, both intoxicated, faced charges.
District Attorney Thomas J. Sparks said the three face murder charges with possible death penalties if convicted. He noted the extreme penalty may be pursued for Robinson Jr., while two others hinge on proof. The indictment accuses all three of conspiracy and assault in the abduction of Mrs. Speed, after $50,000 was paid. The Lindbergh law allows the jury to suggest death sentences if serious harm is proven.
A fishing schooner exploded its gasoline tank and sank at Winnipegosis Man. Nine people perished including the Goodman family and five other individuals: Oliver Johnson 20 Mary Harrison Estley Arnson and May Rickel.
An array of Democratic leaders will tour North Carolina next week as part of the campaign for the November 6 elections. Governor Ehringhaus Senator Bailey and others will speak nearly daily in cities including Smithfield Wilmington Asheville Raleigh and more with schedules announced by Secretary Cutlar Moore and Chairman J. Wallace Winborne.
Fire at the South Carolina Columbia state penitentiary gutted the old federal building housing auto repair and carpentry shops. no prisoners were housed there. Fire chief Marsh estimated damage around 165000 to 20000. loss insured by the state per Col. Scarborough. Firemen battled flames after 4 AM with water streams protecting nearby license plate factory, commissary, and laundry. Police reinforced guards, no disorder reported.
Thieves broke the safe in the office of County Auditor Eugene Irvin at Wentworth during the night and escaped with a small amount of cash and documents. The safe of M. T. Smith, superior court clerk, was damaged but not entered. Fingerprint experts and officers are investigating.
The North Carolina State Florists association will hold its annual convention in Salisbury on November 4. The event brings together growers retailers and designers for talks and exhibits.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, held in Hunterdon County Jail near the courthouse, is awaiting arraignment after extradition from New York. He faces murder charges in the Lindbergh baby case with trial to follow within a month, as New Jersey authorities push to proceed promptly.
The American Forestry Association voiced opposition to building motor roads through primitive areas in the Appalachian mountains. The stance followed Robert Marshall from the U.S. Indian Service urging preservation as the Skyline Parkway along the Smokies crest would threaten a premier scenic region.
Nineteen aircraft began from Mildenhall at 6 30 A M GMT bound for Melbourne in the Fae Robertson International air race. The field includes entrants from the Dutch team Parmentier Moll and J J Moll and reports show early leaders over Athens with many teams diverting to Marseille for repairs or refueling.
A Las Vegas correspondent describes touring Hoover Dam under construction. He notes the project finishing ahead of schedule, jokes about plowing under dams, and comments on the facility’s growth and a worker being fired. The tone satirizes political views and the New Deal era.
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