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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
2
The forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Mountains may see rising temperatures Friday afternoon. Winds shift from southwest to northwest along coastal areas with overcast skies and light rain near Sandy Hook tonight. Friday trends show generally fair fall weather.
A 39 year old Detroit electrician, Peter Burton, was jailed in Buffalo awaiting extradition to Michigan after Detroit police connected him to the strangling deaths of his former wife Monica Janonis and her landlady Ursula Jakubowski. Burton, who denied involvement, was arrested while playing solitaire in a Buffalo rooming house.
In New York the body of Arthur Blais, a 50 year old unemployed chef, was found hanging in a rooming house. Police discovered a note reading they dont want you any more, indicating a possible suicide.
Eighty Japanese naval planes bombed Nan chang airfields in Kiangsi causing destruction of the old airstrip and several Chinese planes. A newer field was also hit. In Shantung guerrillas harass Japanese forces as Tientsin Pukow railway line activity continues. Reports from Tsing tao note casualties and railroad interruptions as Japanese claim control near Tenghsien with 40,000 Chinese defenders retreating.
Sheriff reports Rae Ripple, 33, admitting to shooting her husband Wyl F Ripple, 40, in the early morning in Tallahassee Florida after he reportedly threatened to kill her and their two young daughters. She is held in Leon county jail awaiting a formal warrant.
Spanish insurgents report capturing Caspe and extending their eastward march toward the Mediterranean. Dispatches from Burgos claim Caspe fell with reinforcements rushing to Alcaniz, while government forces defend a hospital and the Knights of St. John haven at the Ebro Guadalupe fork. The counterattack raged near the city outskirts into the early hours.
Congress debates curbing presidential authority as lawmakers clash over defense needs. Representative Brewster argues current $4 billion arms program suffices and cautions against rapid naval expansion, suggesting abandonment of the Philippines would force a defense rethink. He cites Hitler's actions as a warning.
Secretary Hull argues isolation harms security and urges a strong armed force to defend citizens abroad. He warns against seclusion and treaty violations, cites Austria’s absorption by Germany and Japan’s actions, and rejects using the U S to police the world.
Hull criticizes a war referendum as handicap to government and warns against proclaiming support for international law only in half the world. He reiterates nine core international principles and calls for peaceful negotiation, treaty observance, and lower trade barriers while seeking constructive global relations.
Britain's cabinet faces a crisis as Prime Minister Chamberlain weighs a shift amid calls for Belisha to decide and Eden to return from the Riviera. London factions discuss reconstituting the government with Lloyd George and Churchill while four ministers threaten resignation over policy toward Madrid and Hitler's Europe.
A car overturned near Raleigh killing Mrs. Rex Davis of Wake County. Three other occupants were injured in the accident reported yesterday.
Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University reveals Roger Scaife hockey player will play a spy and Peter Witt wrestler will be a chorus girl in the April 8 Hasty Pudding Show conducted at the university's theater.
A study indicates certain fish can stay alive after being frozen in ice. Researchers observed preserved cells and resilience in species exposed to subzero temperatures, prompting discussion on extremophile survival and potential implications for cold-water ecosystems.
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