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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
5
Britain and France adopt stricter policy toward Russia after war fears rise. Leaders warn against red entry into conflict as diplomatic steps intensify this month.
Britain detains Russian ships in the Pacific amid Soviet protest and France calls for the recall of Ambassador Sarits. London reports immediate Allied consultations on Russia as part of a tougher stance toward the Bolshevists.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a harmless stimulant and diuretic for tired kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims quick relief, better sleep, and a price of 34 cents at drugstores, urging buyers to avoid substitutes and purchase the genuine Dutch product.
A Wichita man and wife sue their landlady claiming relatives formed a flying wedge to seize their radio during a rent dispute. They seek 700 dollars in damages for a week of disrupted music and parties forced to move elsewhere.
The Republican primary election for Jamestown precinct will be held Friday night at 7 30 at Union Hill School. Announced today.
Philadelphia report notes the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a new trial for Herman Petrillo, a former spaghetti salesman and alleged leader in a deadly stay-for-pay syndicate. The court found Petrillo did not receive a fair trial and some evidence violated his rights. Police estimate the syndicate harmed around 160 people.
Fire at Bergmann Electric plant in Wilhelmsruh caused a red glow over Berlin. Military police restricted access and wartime censorship hindered details while officials said only a highly inflammable material burned in a wooden warehouse.
Greensboro March 28 jurors chosen slowly in Guilford Superior Court for Clarence Holton charged with the fatal shooting of his wife Wilma on March 10. Solicitor H L Koontz planned to seek a first degree murder verdict. Also note: five hundred thousand additional gardens to be planted in England this year.
New York DA William O Dwyer disclosed a murder case plot to kill two informers in the Murder Inc investigation. He said mobsters planned to shoot them through a Manhattan hotel window from a nearby room. Also named were figures tied to Brooklyn crime and other gangland figures, including Galluccio and Sprizzo.
British author George Dangerfield will deliver the final High Point College lecture tonight at 8:30 in the college auditorium instead of 8:15. A native of Newberry Oxfordshire and Oxford graduate, Dangerfield is noted as a novelist and critic formerly Vanity Fair literary editor. His talk is titled Books That Count and he comments on Europe’s role in the present conflict.
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