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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1932
Page
1
A clearest air of progress emerges as new gang activity is under watch after a kidnapping report. A baby seen in Jackson Tennessee closely resembles Lindy Jr. and a note from kidnappers is described as a threat.
Eighteen prisoners escaped from three state prison camps in North Carolina. Eleven fled Stokesdale in Guilford after a guard was blinded by lye poured in his face. Three “walked off” from Elizabethtown in Bladen and four from Troy in Montgomery. Honors prisoners also escaped Elizabethtown. Names include James Goins Rockingham Lonnie Holt Guilford Alfred Banks Perquimans William Johnson Rockingham Harry Ross Mecklenburg Felix Brooks Wake Thomas Hoover Randolph Percy Miller Bertie Phil Hawkins Hertford Temple Peace Moore Abraham Monroe Mecklenburg Cornelius Lowry Mecklenburg Isaac Fletcher Richmond Son Collins Buncombe. It was reported the guard’s injuries are severe and possibly permanent.
In Washington on March 14 anti-prohibitionists failed to discharge the judiciary committee and bring Beck-Linthicum resolution to a full vote. The 227 to 187 outcome shows strong but not enough support to move toward a constitutional amendment restoring liquor control to the states.
Hopewell New Jersey March 14 AP Gangsters from Denver now under police watch are tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Authorities say suspects roam around New York in mysterious activity while searches broaden to Jackson Kentucky and Baltimore Inner City, with reports of a blond baby matching the Lindbergh child seen near a town three miles from Jackson.
A portrait of a clever wife Jane as a model home manager. The article highlights her careful shopping for trusted advertised products and her consistent reading of ads to guarantee satisfaction. It warns against substitutes offered for other reasons.
Eleven negro inmates fled from the Stokesdale prison camp in Guilford county after a convict flung lye into a guard’s eyes, blinding him. Central prison officials had limited details but confirmed the escape as a guard prepared to secure the prisoners for the night.
George Eastman 77, noted manufacturer and philanthropist, shot himself at his Rochester home after sending attendants away. He left a note saying his work is done. Eastman, longtime Eastman Kodak chairman, helped pioneer motion pictures with Edison and produced the first film.
Alfred Linsemann proposed to Wileen Gehringer for a year before she finally accepted in Indiana Harbor Indiana. During the drive to celebrate the engagement he was so astonished he lost control of his car, struck a traffic officer, and rammed into a plate glass window and a store building.
Eleven people died in weekend car crashes across the south coast with three deaths in Virginia Mississippi and Florida each. Unidentified men died near Bonifay Florida in a stolen car crash into a bridge. A four month old baby was killed near Plant City Florida. Others include Mrs. Mattie Spangler Gordon 20 of Christensburg Virginia Charles L Pudrith 47 of Norfolk Virginia Joseph Williams injured and died in Richmond Virginia John L Scott killed in Columbus Georgia a Meridian Mississippi woman fatally struck while crossing a street a Columbus Mississippi fireman killed when a train hit his car and a Biloxi Mississippi man killed by a car.
Dr. Arthur MacNeal aged 64 founder of the Berwyn hospital died in Chicago after five weeks of blood poisoning from a pin prick. Multiple operations failed to halt the infection.
Hollywood diary notes Secretary Kellogg and Senator Gillette visiting the ranch. The two figures, long part of recent history, offered no views on political outcomes. The writer jokes about Calvin and the pair while preserving friendship.
Berlin reports that President von Hindenburg led Hitler by more than 7 million votes but fell short of an outright majority by 169 752 of the 37 660 377 ballots. The run off is set for April 10 with two other candidates also listed amid election violence in Berlin suburbs and nearby towns.
A coastwise steamer Choan Maru II of 180 tons sank near Chan chun Island off Chefoo. Eighty people are missing and feared drowned, with authorities seeking survivors.
Government moratorium decier in Sweden aims to shield Kreuger and TT oll companies from financial upheaval after the death of Ivan Kreuger. Authorities seek to stabilize markets and protect creditors while the estate settles.
Mrs. Griffith Lloyd of Colorado Springs, famed aviatrix, and passenger Stuart Wandell battled eagles during a flight over Pike's Peak. The birds attacked the cockpit, forcing a dive, but Lloyd regained control and escaped as the plane descended.
Tallulah Bankhead, the actress, dismissed rumors of marrying Joel McCrae of Hollywood as ridiculous. She said she had met McCrae only once and had no plans for marriage.
A Japanese aircraft crossing the Siberian frontier near Pogranichnaya was pursued by Soviet fighters and forced to land. Rioting in Manchuria saw looting and a Japanese merchant killed, prompting a Japanese army division to reinforce the frontier. In Shanghai, China and Japan faced off as the League of Nations mediation seeks a truce amid stalled talks and delays in Geneva.
The Canadian national steam ship Prince David hit a treacherous coral reef 12 miles off St Georges Bermuda while inbound. All 85 passengers and 140 crew were ashore unharmed after transfer to the Lady Somers. Poor visibility in a rainstorm blamed for the accident.
The supreme court will hear the railway dispute over needing interstate commerce commission approval to build a link between Spartanburg South Carolina and Gastonia North Carolina. Also noted are political and sports items from New York and Florida.
Emperor Hirohito sanctioned the withdrawal of the 11th division and a mixed brigade led by General Shimomoto from the Shanghai war area after General Staff pleas. The action marks a strategic shift in the Pacific theater as forces reposition.
A fair haired infant resembling Lindbergh Jr. triggered Crossville Tennessee’s wildest day in years. Locals and 1000 fans mobbed the jail as tourists from two couples claimed the child, then authorities detoured the crowd after confirming the baby was not the Lindbergh infant.
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