02 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
1
Six men were confirmed dead and six others badly burned after a blast at the Butler mine of Volpe Coal Company in Scranton PA. Two men were missing as rescuers warned the death toll could rise while searching for possible survivors.
Asheville North Carolina June 2 Roy Francis assistant United States district attorney said he expected immediate arrest of three persons for the 105000 robbery of a mail truck at Charlotte five years ago Costner of Knoxville Tennessee confessed last night and identified a man who helped stash several jars of 85 bills from the robbery with him
Nash County officials report Roosevelt Clark, one of three inmates who escaped from the Nash County Jail on May 15, was recaptured. The other two escapees had already been captured.
Helen Wills Moody suffers her first European defeat in the Weybridge Sth George's Hill tournament. She loses to Ruth Mary Hardwick in straight sets 1-6 6-8 6-8 in the fourth round.
Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz were married at her Silvermine home in Norwalk Connecticut after obtaining a marriage license. Pons announced her age as 83 while Kostelanetz stated he is 36.
In Greenville on June 2, defense lawyers for Sheriff A. Whitehurst called 35 witnesses to bolster his reputation and efficient conduct. A key witness claimed she was offered 500 to sign against him while others alleged incentives to testify. Prosecution said hearsay and promises influenced testimonies from a former prisoner and family members.
Princeton Florida June 2 AP J Edgar Hoover took charge of the James Bailey Cash Jr kidnapping as a vast search extended over Palmetto Groves and farm lands. Agents questioned suspects while hundreds of men in khaki uniforms aided in the rain swept search. The FBI offered double pay for the first 100 ransom bills and local rewards were posted as the hunt continued with distress in the Cash home.
Westchester county medical examiner Dr. Amos O. Squire revised police theory and said he is convinced kidnappers decapitated 12 year old Peter Levine before dumping his body in Long Island Sound. He noted 1200 drowning cases show no natural head detachment after three months immersion. Police and federal agents continued dragging waters near the torso drift site.
Chile gave formal notice of its withdrawal from the League of Nations on June 2 in Geneva, signaling a major shift in international relations.
In Prague the five hour detention of Unity Freeman-Mitford daughter of Lord Redesdale and friend of Hitler was explained as routine travel screening through military zones. Her American companion Wilriff of Chicago and a Sudeten deputy Wollner were questioned as cameras films and a notebook were seized. Officials said she was not suspected of espionage. Berlin papers report alleged Sudeten abuses by Czech soldiers amid ongoing tensions.
Britain pushes to speed up non intervention talks and withdraw foreign troops from Spain to ease a potential armistice. Prime Minister Chamberlain orders renewed diplomacy with Spain, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and France as Soviet Russia agrees to withdrawal with sea control. observers call for permanent international port supervision.
Federal Judge Patrick Stone imposed fines totaling 360000 dollars and 25000 dollars in costs on 13 major oil companies and 11 officials after they pleaded nolo contendere to illegal prospecting of wholesale gasoline margins in the Midwest. Eight others go to trial September 23 in Madison.
The United States reports Japan agreed to meet most restitution demands for American property in China and for unhindered return of Americans to posts. Restored: Southern Baptist mission high school in Shanghai’s Chapei district. An interdepartmental committee will visit central China to study occupancy and arrange satisfactory adjustments.
In the frontier zone at Hendaye France insurgent forces push on the Teruel Valencia road but government counter offensives regain ground. Heavy fighting concentrates in a 10 mile strip from Puebla de Valverde toward Mora de Rubielos as defenders contest insurgent entries.
Senate debate centers on restricting PWA funds for building municipal plants that would compete with private utilities. President Roosevelt reportedly would fund only if private plants are offered for sale at a fair price. Barkley cites conference with President Bankhead and Rayburn.
Warplanes of the Japanese army struck towns along the Tuihai railway as they push toward Hankow. They claimed to seize parts of Kihsien and Luys while fighting around Lanfeng and Pohsien. Chinese forces mounted stubborn resistance, retaking three villages near Lanfeng and aiding defenses against the Japanese siege.
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