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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
5
A NEA Service column advises women to value a soft, clear voice and enunciation. It suggests budgeting for a speech teacher if needed, or doing home practice with daily read aloud, breathing exercises, and posture to improve tone and prevent mumbling.
Residents of Lanchow China were warned to gather large supplies of food in preparation for a possible siege by communists. Local authorities issued the alert as tensions rose in the regional capital during September.
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association met at the Sheraton in Charlotte to form a committee to study and standardize merchandising practices. They target below cost samples, excessive packing charges, misbranding and transfers, and review a pending Federal Trade Commission probe into Japanese imports. The panel will cover full fashioned, half hose, children’s anklets, and women’s seamless hosiery.
Colorado Springs report says Charles P. Howard will seek a convention vote on endorsing the Committee for Industrial Organization activities after an address by William Green. Frank Morrison urged conciliation with the AFL and warned that a vote against the committee could prompt Howard to resign as secretary. The CIO was formed by John L. Lewis to unite mass production workers in single unions.
On the Knox campaign train in the Northwest Republican nominee Frank Knox urged voters to back Hartley for governor in Oregon and criticized labor tensions in Seattle. Norman Thomas visited Memphis to discuss sharecroppers as part of a southern tour ahead of a radio address.
The American Legion convention will consider legislation for firearm registration to separate crooks from guns and a campaign to promote voluntary fingerprinting as crime deterrence and identity protection. The measures appear in the legion law and order committee annual report ahead of the 18th national convention opening Monday in Cleveland.
Three members of the High Point office Irene W Price manager Rachael Suggs and N A Davis will travel to Raleigh for a state wide meeting of the service The one day session begins at 11 AM with state officers outlining winter plans followed by discussions on placing jobless workers The winter priorities are re interviewing all certified WPA workers and a 10 month program for permanent work of the Employment service
Insurance companies typically do not offer flood damage policies as floods are classified as acts of nature. This places flood risks outside standard average-based coverage and alters how losses are evaluated under insurance law.
Raleigh reports the North Carolina highway patrol expects August highway deaths to fall below normal as revocations of drunken drivers rise toward 5 500 with six weeks left in the year under the drivers license law. The patrol cites removing drunks as cutting road fatalities and will release final figures on Saturday.
A Sumatra market in Haranggual offers canine meat for sale, with housewives reportedly buying preferred dog chops.
Romanian foreign minister Nicholas Titulescu, 53, who had been critically ill since Aug 31 from a malaria fever attack, was given a blood transfusion today at Cap Martin France. Reports list his condition as weakened but improving.
Officials said a blowout apparel caused an accident that claimed the life of H. Calvin Troutt of Nashville Tennessee on Sunday. An inquest was considered likely.
Australian flier J A Mollison announced he would depart Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn on October 17 for a trans Atlantic flight to England and aims to reach Croydon in 17 hours weather permitting. He plans to fly back to New York aboard the liner Paris and then may seek new records including a solo round the world trip and England to South Africa. Mollison, husband of Amy Johnson Mollison, has previously made two northern trans Atlantic flights and an England to Brazil leg.
Bank clearings in 22 leading cities totaled 6.456 billion dollars for the week ended Sept 16, the largest in 19 weeks. The gain includes the third installment of federal income taxes due Sept 15. Last year the period yielded 5.846 billion, 10.4 percent less.
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