02 Sep 1936
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1936
Page
1
London reports Japan will retain 15 598 tons more submarines than the United States and Great Britain under the London naval treaty escalator clause. Japan’s move boosts its submarine fleet toward 68 300 tons, using excess tonnage from destroyers to counter perceived security needs.
Dr. W A Lambeth wraps up a three month drive to raise 105 000 for paying off bond holders at Lake Junaluska. Receipts total 103 900 by midnight plus 300 more this morning and pledges may push the sum to the goal within days. A church picnic at City Lake Friday marks the campaign’s end and a final accounting will rest on a few remaining pledges.
Democrats at the Sheraton outlined the statewide campaign kickoff at the city lake on September 18. About 150 Democrats attended with local officials and party leaders detailing fundraising and ticketing for a barbecue fundraiser.
Milwaukee September 2. Wisconsin News Unit of the American Newspaper Guild members who had been on strike since February 17 returned to work today. The end of the strike was announced late yesterday by John Black manager of the Hearst owned property.
The city council authorized an ordinance regulating bicycle traffic on High Point streets and tasked the safety committee to study the issue for presentation at the next session. Councillman Earl N. Phillips warned action is needed to prevent accidents as bicycle use grows. The plan requires bicycles to stay off sidewalks and use lights and signals like autos. City Manager E M Knox announced firings and appointments in the fire department and police replacements amid other routine matters.
Grace and Glenn Fowler sisters in their teens pleaded guilty to prostitution and were sentenced to indeterminate terms at the women's farm colony near Kinston. Carolyn Fowler, who also claimed flogging, was ordered to Juvenile Court for a similar charge as she is under 16.
Foreign diplomats accredited to Madrid will appeal for a cessation of hostilities in Spain. Argentina’s ambassador Daniel Garcia Mansilla said the only path to prevent a world war is ending the conflict. Delegates from the Spanish government and the rebels are to meet at Saint Jean de Luz, France, for a conference on the war’s humanization.
Laurinburg reports Charles Bullard was held on a $1,000 bond after a coroner's jury found his careless driving caused the death of W. M. McLoud, 53, a textile manufacturer. McLoud, superintendent of two cotton mills, died ten minutes after hospital arrival following Saturday's crash on the highway.
London dispatch says former wartime prime minister David Lloyd George departed for Germany on September 2 to evaluate Nazi efforts to address unemployment.
Detroit reports a second 100 member venire was summoned as jury selection for 10 men accused in the Black Legion execution case proceeded slowly. Inspectors review Oakland county names from the grand jury report to decide on dismissals, while Pontiac officials await Sept. 10 for potential action on listed officers and employees.
Osservatore Romano condemns Father Coughlin speech calling Roosevelt a liar and betrayer while noting bishops may allow political activity if he does not attack public authority. Prelates say the Holy See respects liberties but warns against undermining authorities.
President Roosevelt travels from Salt Lake City to Des Moines for drought tour events and meetings with seven governors including Alf Landon. He plans separate talks with each governor and staff, then continues via train and private car through Wyoming and Colorado.
Raleigh dispatch reports Maj. L. P. McLendon, chairman, believes a state elections board meeting is unnecessary to review investigations of the July 4 primary in Cleveland and Surry counties. He cites a Cleveland county report finding no misconduct and authorizes removing certain precinct officials in Surry for excluding ballots from vote counting.
Police in La Jolla California gather hair samples from suspects in the killing of Ruth Muir a 48 year old welfare worker found in a grassy ravine on the beach. Detectives believe the assailant was a sex driven stranger and have questioned over a score of men, with the strands sent to Pomona College for testing.
Seattle labor leaders warn the Post-Intelligencer strike may mirror Milwaukee’s protracted walkout. The paper has been silent for 20 days while Hearst executives withhold comment. Guild official Jonathan Eddy says mediation has been rejected and terms offered amount to unconditional surrender.
Reidsville public schools will punish truants this year with support from the County Welfare Department and the Chamber of Commerce. Superintendent L. J. Perry announced plans to prosecute parents who permit or encourage unnecessary absences.
The Vatican recognized Italy's East African empire as Pope Pius XI appointed Monsignor Maria Castellani as apostolic visitor to the new state.
A 24 person strike committee at Hanes Hosiery in Winston Salem outlines a program of workers demands to be submitted for approval. The strike idle the plant with about 1800 workers, 90 percent unionized, while management negotiates on NRA wage and hour standards and a closed shop. James G. Hanes says the mill will reopen only when employees can return peacefully.
Dr. Michael Hoke, longtime surgeon-in-chief at the Warm Springs Foundation, resigns after five years to resume private practice in Atlanta.
Rebel troops stormed government trenches outside Iran and reached Be hovia with gains on Puenta Ridge. Madrid reports say anti aircraft measures halted key rebel raids while government planes struck insurgent positions. Diplomatic moves shift neutrals and non intervention talks continue across Europe amid the siege.
President Roosevelt released a revised budget forecast showing a current fiscal year deficit of 2.097 billion dollars. Receipts are pegged at 5.665 billion with a net increase of 410 million in the national debt to 34.188 billion by June 30.
Richmond relief workers die when Falling Creek bridge collapses under two trucks traveling toward the city. Four men are dead and five injured, all but one local residents. Names include Frank M. Kirby, Luther Crumpler, Lawrence Davis, and John Grant.
Second day of tobacco sales lifts offerings on new belt markets with opening prices higher than last year. Goldsboro sold 132,066 pounds at 22.87 per hundred, Rocky Mount moved 791,120 pounds at 24.10, Wilson totaled 984,972 pounds at 23.56, all floors cleared and prices stronger near close.
Norway police escort Leon Trotzky by car to 8&1 farm, 30 miles from Oslo, chosen by the government as the exile site. He will be kept under strict restrictions on outside communication.
In Dillwyn Virginia on September 2 a truck accident on Route 15 near Gold Buckingham county left four black men dead and seven others injured.
Weather summary notes showers in western North Carolina and northern areas. South Carolina expects mainly showers in extreme northwest tonight and in the northeast Thursday.
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