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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1938
Page
2
The article discusses whether a new currency or governance plan could pass constitutional muster and the role of the Senate. It notes President Roosevelt’s views on state experimentation, public interest, and internal motives within the Republican party, calling some terms used in headlines immature.
About 100 Works Progress Administration workers in Birmingham staged a sitdown strike over transportation pay for a high school project. WPA officials report no disruption to offices as owners arrived with demands, while the union leader says the strike continues until the issues are met.
Waterbury police arrest 61 gambling suspects amid grand jury charges of organized gambling under Mayor Frank Hayes. A bench warrant was issued on the request of State's Attorney William Fitzgerald. Ninety four state troopers and local officers aided by federal agents rounded up the defendants with bail set from 1,000 to 10,000 dollars.
State game and inland fisheries commissioner J. D. Chalk notes birds hint at an early autumn as ducks arrive in marshes. Game Protector A. R. Baum reports ducks entering wetlands, while Chalk recalls weather forecasters predicting an early fall and cites an elderly observer noting the Black Martine departed earlier than last year.
Neville Henderson the British ambassador to Berlin reports on Britain's stance in Central Europe. Britain seeks a peace appeal to Hitler via Berchtesgaden and mediated by Viscount Runciman. London aims to press Poland for a moderation path and a new understanding to isolate Germany. In France Dalladier faces protests over a 40 hour work week as strikes loom. Italy moves to expel Jews from public institutions and to curb cultural life while the Grand Council plans further actions.
The tomato originated in tropical America and spread from Europe centuries later. It was only after this long introduction period that the fruit became regarded as safe to eat in North America.
Banks allocate three thousand nine hundred dollars annually for armored cars to relocate their assets. The terse note highlights cost planning and logistical choices in a banking operation.
A special commission told President Roosevelt that British industry and labor maintain industrial peace through mutual confidence and cooperation. The report notes long standing collective bargaining reduces strikes, while urging study of foreign models. It lists commission members from industry and education and mentions potential Wagner Act revisions remain unsettled.
The National Labor Relations Board announced a hearing set for September 15 in Knoxville Tennessee on petitions by labor groups seeking designation as collective bargaining agent for employees of the Aluminum Company of America at its plants in Alcoa and Calvertown Tennessee Tapoco and Brymere Ferry North Carolina.
Fiji Islanders cross two feathers as a ceremonial gesture. The passage notes two distinct cultural rites showing confidence and ritual symbolism among the Sioux, Blackfeet, and Fiji Islanders.
The report notes the English nation spends more than 35 million dollars annually on clothing produced abroad. It highlights imports across textiles and garments, examining economic impact and trade balance considerations for domestic industries.
William E. Chalmers assistant labor commissioner William H. Davis former deputy NRA administrator and Mrs Anna M Rosenberg regional director for the Social Security Board are identified as government representatives.
Details trace the attempt to fix a federal case involving Dutch Schultz era figures. Wire tap transcripts are introduced with quotes between Dixie Davis and a caller identified as Jim. Detective Salke testifies about calls and the plan to target Dutch Schultz, with Hines linked to the scheme.
A Javanese upas tree in the Orient yields a sap that forms a deadly poison. The cut trunk emits noxious odors and air exposure can injure the skin of anyone nearby.
A historical note explains that minor anatomical differences between the larynx and palate of Chinese and Anglo-Saxon speakers hinder accurate pronunciation of the English R sound.
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