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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1932
Page
1
Japanese diplomats say they hope for a rest from peace discussions. Reports indicate a rat army prepares for a grim worst-case scenario, signaling heightened tensions and cautious forecasts from officials.
Hopewell N J March 11 AP police deny any immunity from crime in the Lindbergh kidnapping probe. Officials say a circular seeking tips and promising secrecy does not promise immunity to criminals. Col Schwarzkopf says informant confidentiality is for eliciting baby return, not legal protection for kidnappers. Col Lindbergh appeals to kidnappers with terms in a separate message.
Japanese headquarters reported a one hour clash five miles north of Kating with Chinese cavalry leaving numerous Chinese casualties while Japan reinforced the Shanghai front. Tokyo said 3,000 new troops landed with air and artillery support as authorities warned of potential worst outcomes. The Rose Marlowe case saw one Japanese civilian sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Riverton New Jersey police search for a former chauffeur after Claude J. Anderson reports an intruder tried to take his three year old son Chilton from a crib. The man reportedly had a full house key set and fled after a struggle in the nursery. This marked the fourth attempt to enter the artist’s home in recent months.
The piece argues that good products succeed with advertising because quality spreads by word of mouth. It cautions against substitutes and urges trusting advertised names, noting that widespread, honest goods become known and valued.
France and the world paid final honors to Aristide Briand in a state funeral drawing representatives of 30 governments. Briand’s coffin lay in the foreign office before a simple service at Passy cemetery with Cardinal Verdier presiding and a broadcast attended by 20,000 outside.
The Harvard Psychological Clinic in Cambridge has asked for reports from people whose dreams were inspired by the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. The goal is to study phenomena, not to solve the case, and requests include dreamer description, sex, and if married, the age and sex of the dreamer's child.
Democratic floor leader Henry Rainey announced a House poll shows defeat for the sales tax in the 1.096 billion bill. Leaders delayed closing debate, planning to study alternatives and return to the tax measure as the budget balancer.
Richmond Virginia March 12 UP a bill by Delegate John S Battle Charlottesville to bar petting parties on church property after dark passed the house and moved through the senate It makes trespassing on church properties after sundown illegal The bill targets contractors and runners used to solicit legal business.
In Susquehanna county two miles east of Springville, Miss Mary Fyke, 80, awakened her four brothers all over 70 as a fire roared through a small frame farm house. Three brothers perished. Nelson Fyke, 5, survived after an unclothed sprint to safety. The dying girl and three brothers died in the blaze.
Governor William H Murray of Oklahoma filed his candidacy in West Virginia for the Democratic nomination for president. He is the only nationally known Democrat to file in the state. The primary is set for May 10, with the popular vote not binding on delegates.
A school bus carrying 32 children overturned seven miles east of Statesville North Carolina. Superintendent J H Gentry led an investigation and quoted driver Barnet Wooten as negligent in a turning maneuver to pass the bus, causing the crash.
Snow blankets much of North Carolina as a belated winter storm advances. Temperatures drop tonight from the 26 to 36 degree range with Raleigh and Greensboro among cities reporting heavy flakes and forecasts of continued cold weather and crop damage feared.
New York reports Democratic Victory Campaign chair John W. Davis announced that 655000 in cash and pledges have been received or reported for the Democratic National Committee through yesterday. The tally covers 45,817 donors with cash, pledges, and February reports from Washington.
Clarke Yorke, 32, of Mount Airy, is ordered held for the murder of Jim Burrus, a 42 year old taxi driver. Burrus was found after Yorke hired him to drive toward Winston-Salem. Yorke and two relatives are named as witnesses.
Playwright Zoe Akins and artist Hugo Rumbold plan a late today wedding at Green Mountain in Pasadena. Akins lists age 40 and Rumbold 48 on their marriage license applications.
Brinson Smith, former editor of the defunct Burlington Morning Post, is serving a sentence on Alamance county roads after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor linked to a subscription campaign. Judge Garland Midgette fined costs and imposed six months on the roads. nonpayment would extend to nine months.
Delegate Vivian L. Page of Norfolk head of the wet forces in the Virginia general assembly received a silver cocktail shaker six goblets and a tray from the house courts of justice committee which he chairs. He plans to have the committee members names engraved on the shaker.
Sapulpa Oklahoma Mrs Lizzie Devers aged 101 has repeatedly sought county aid as rag-picking wanes in profitability. She notes she has been widowed by death or divorce nine times since the Civil War era.
Berlin reports a nation on edge as nearly 30 million voters face a four way choice among communism fascism nationalism and the republics moderating president Paul von Hindenburg. Campaign clashes claim two lives as police brace for tomorrow.
Speaker Garner announced a Monday vote in the House on the wet blocs resolution to submit the 18th amendment to the Senate. The measure was released from the judiciary committee by a petition of 145 members and may be brought to a vote under House rules once properly invoked.
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers muses on Arthur Brisbane and Al Capone. He notes two hour interview with Capone and says even top writers would struggle to portray him without glorifying the gangster. He blames government for not convicting Capone on solid charges.
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