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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1939

Page

2

Italians Said to Move Troops in Spain Amid War Ending

Paris reports France and Britain seeking clarification from the Spanish Nationalist government at Burgos on rumors of Italian troop deployments to Spain. Italy continues sending troops and seeks permission for foreign ships to dock at Alicante to take 4,000 Republican refugees aboard, with rumors of 15,000 Italian troops landing at Cadiz denied.

Paris France Britain Burgos Italy Spain Alicante Madrid Henri Petain Maurice Peterson Cadiz Franco

Local Carolina Weather Tracks Showers and Colder North Winds

Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight then clearing Friday. North Carolina coast area sees near freezing in the mountains late tonight, with fresher south and southwest winds shifting to northwest. Coastal zones from Haterras to Jacksonville report strong south to southwest gusts turning northwest, with overcast and rain tonight and Friday morning.

North Carolina Hatteras Jacksonville Sandy Hook

Dempsey Auman 75 Dies After Illness In Asheboro

Dempsey Auman, 75, retired merchant, died at his daughter’s home on the Greensboro road after a 10 day illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM from his daughter Mrs Clarence E Hughes’s home with Dr H P Powell officiating. Interment will be in Fairgrove Cemetery near Seagrove.

Dempsey Auman Enterprise Asheboro Clarence E. Hughes Greensboro H. P. Poowell M. E. Church Fairgrove Seagrove

Chinese Envoy Speaks at Human Relations Institute

In Chapel Hill on April 6 T L Tsue first secretary to the Chinese embassy spoke on the Sino Japanese conflict. Dr I L Kandel of Teachers College and Russell Davenport of Fortune shared remarks on science and social progress.

Chapel Hill T. L. Tsue Wuom Human Relations Institute I. L. Kandel Columbia University Teachers College Russell Davenport Fortune Magazine

Lexington to Vote May 1

Lexington North Carolina reports a municipal election scheduled for May 1 with voting to be conducted in the city.

Lexington N. C

End of Civil War Declared by Franco Regime

War ended declarations attributed to General Franco's Nationalist government mark the close of the conflict, noting that troops have ceased hostilities and the regime asserts victory.

Franco

U S Plans Defensive Base at Tongue Point Ore

A proposed new U S naval air base would be built at Tongue Point Oregon near the mouth of the Columbia river to guard west coast shipping under current congressional legislation. The plan positions the base to cover 7000 miles of Pacific shoreline and aligns with Beauville and Grand Coulee Dam regions as shown on the accompanying map.

Columbia River Pacific Interior Tongue Point Ore U. S. Naval Air Base Bonneville Grand Coulee Congress Bonneville and

Fort Bragg Gun Batteries Parade For Army Day Review

Fort Bragg units led by Brigadier General William Bryden and Colonel George R. Allin prepare to pass in review this afternoon to celebrate U S Army Day. The display includes about 100 guns from 76 millimeter howitzers to 240 mm cannons.

Fort Bragg Pope Field William Bryden George R. Allin

Ants Said to Lay Up to 100000 Eggs Daily for a Month

The report claims white ants can produce as many as 100000 eggs each day over a month, highlighting extraordinary reproductive capacity.

Dr. Clement Eaton Wins Prize for Manuscript in Duke Competition

Dr Clement Eaton of Lafayette College received a 1500 prize for Academic Freedom in the Old South in the Duke Press Centennial contest. Prof Herbert R Brown of Bowdoin College won second prize of 500 for The Sentimental Novel in America 1789 1860.

Durham Clement Eaton Lafayette College Old South Duke Press Herbert R. Brown Bowdoin College Brunswick America

Plaice Release Yields 21 Percent Recaptured in Year

In the North Sea, 885 plaice tagged and released showed a 21 percent recapture rate within 12 months, indicating measurable return of the marked stock.

North Sea

Defense Pact With Poland Announced By Chamberlain

Prime Minister Chamberlain outlined a permanent Polish British defense agreement designed to assure mutual assistance if either nation faces direct or indirect threats to independence. He noted details still to be worked out and said the pact would not target any other country while allowing further arrangements with others for peace.

Beck Poland Great Britain Chamberlain Commons Britain Albania Durazzo Germany Soviet Russia R. 8 Hudson Overseas Trade

Poland Maintains Balance After Polish British Pact

Warsaw reports Poland keeps its balance policy despite a new mutual defense accord with Britain. Kurier Czerwony, a foreign office mouthpiece, says the Chamberlain announcement strengthens Polish British relations and will influence the European situation by cementing peace.

Warsaw Britain Poland Kurier Czerwony House of Commons Chamberlain Aga

Garfield the President on a 1894 stamp image

A biographical sketch of James A. Garfield detailing his rough first teaching job in a pioneer Midwest school around 1850. It notes his early discipline of the school's bully, the chaos of the classroom, and how the $12 monthly pay funded his formal education leading to his presidency.

James Abram Garfield Midwest West Garfield U. S NEA Service, Inc

DeJournette and Bracy Slated for Execution Tomorrow

Raleigh April 6 report that two Negroes sentenced for first degree murder face death tomorrow on Good Friday. DeJournette is to die for slaying Garland Mangum in Guilford County. Clarence Bracy was convicted in Vance County for killing W. H. Williamson. Governor Hoey stated no intervention will be made.

Raleigh DeJournette Guilford County Garland Mangum Clarence Bracy Wa Vance County W. H. Williamson Hoey

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