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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
3
In Reno Nevada on March 31 the UP reports that over one third of recent marriage licenses were issued to people with prior marriages. Between March 1 and 10 a total of 225 licenses were granted, 107 to individuals with previous marriages. Some applicants held what locals called Reno divorce diplomas.
The Southern California Olympic Competitive Association established an amateur boxing school to train fighters for the 1932 Olympic championships.
Sally Bradley arrives amid snow to confront Ruth about scandal tied to Hal Pritchard. Sue contemplates exposing Ruth's missteps to protect her sister while planning to keep Ruth from returning home. Ruth pleads to keep a secret, but Sue insists on telling Sally.
Ruth refuses to return to her family, asserting self respect and independence. Sally presses for help as Ruth cites financial strain while noting a party and failing cooks. Ruth suggests the family manage, and leaves, vowing she will not go back to kitchen duties.
An ordinance fixes electric current at 0.02 per kwh for public buildings run by the High Point College Salvation Army YMCA and YWCA. It repeals conflicting ordinances and becomes effective twenty days after passage dated March 16 1932. Lois Welborn is city clerk.
French and British forces report success on March 31 in reversing some German gains. British reserves attacked near Serre reclaiming ground while French divisions captured Ayencourt and Monchel. Thousands of American troops poised behind the front amid rumors of German regrouping for a new push, lifting morale in France and Britain.
Ohio State University fencing polo and swimming teams begin the season with undefeated dual meet records. The fencing squad, polo team and swimmers have won all their matches to date, signaling strong early form for the program.
In Los Angeles police traced a scheme where 19 year old Rita Bray willingly aided extortion to fund a marriage with Arthur Lake. Ben Clifford 23 and Lake 24 were arrested after $900 ransom was attempted. all three confessed planning the scheme.
A massive earthquake hit Johannesburg causing buildings to tremble and a rock slip in the Robinson deep mine shaft. An observatory seismograph was damaged but there were no casualties reported.
Aiken South Carolina rally brought together Republican members and winter East Coast residents to bolster the party in state affairs. Notables included Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University, his daughter, New York State Treasurer William Zeigler, and Jake F. Newell of Charlotte who was to deliver the main address.
Columbia Mo state game warden Carl Wells reports three men caught in an Ozark sport involving geese. The men allegedly blinded the geese in a cruel act, prompting wildlife protection concerns.
A man fined $25 for catching a sucker in a boat out of season. The incident involved jack lights and a resting flock of geese, with no specific law on goose giggling.
A vintage testimonial promotes S S S as a tonic to fight fatigue and restore vigor. It claims revived blood cells and improved energy, suggesting sores and skin troubles clear as strength returns.
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