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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1940
Page
1
Berlin reports a decisive weekend expectation as France and Britain deliver notes to Sweden and Norway. German officials say Scandinavian responses could shape broader conflict, with press in the region attempting to downplay the notices. Monnet's address cited as evidence of Western aims.
Washington marks Army Day as officials report ongoing modernization since 1939. Parades in many cities show gains while five divisions train in the South, with regulars and guards praised for upholding emergency measures. An objective of a compact, ready professional force is in sight, with about 400,000 armed and equipped for an emergency and funds for reserve equipment.
Augusta National hosts the seventh Augusta Masters with weather favorable for the 38-hole third round. Notable absentees include Bobby Jones and Clayton Heafner as players aim to finish within the top 30 to qualify for next year.
Paris reports Premier Reynaud met the Norwegian and Swedish ministers with an aid note on relations among the British French Allies and Scandinavia. The note aims to clarify the Allies stance on neutrality questions. details not disclosed.
Senorita Lillian Somoza daughter of Nicaragua's president will be queen of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester May 2 and 3. The event marks a birthday celebration for her as she turns 18 on Friday May 3.
Rome April 6 government readies wartime rule power with a mobilization law. The Supreme Defense Commission led by Premier Mussolini would gain sweeping authority over civilians in war, including requisition of services from women and children over 13, industrial bodies, real estate, and property, plus control of foreign commerce and rations.
Showers likely in the first part of the week across the South Atlantic states with a warming trend at the start, cooler midweek, and a renewed warm spell toward the end of the period.
Concord police report a peculiar theft where a thief removed the yard fencing wire around Mrs. J. D. Williams's chicken yard but did not disturb the chickens.
Maynard C. Krueger urged public ownership of essential industries to replace private profit as the Socialist keynote at the national convention. He argued expansion under public enterprise, backed by aims to increase consumption and investment, as Norman Thomas seeks a fourth nomination. The event drew about 200 delegates with a three day program beginning. A separate brief notes a sunray ignition incident in Greensboro as a car tire caught fire from a magnified beam.
Senate approval to extend the reciprocal trade agreements program for three years fuels campaign talk about Secretary Hull as a Democratic standard bearer. President Roosevelt and Hull secure a major victory, while Garner’s push for a one year extension falters.
London reports that Britain and France delivered notes to Norway and Sweden stating their position on neutrality and German ore shipments. Norway pledged to defend free shipping in its waters as Allied pressure grows and the notes may be published after consultations.
The Susquehanna River near the Pennsylvania New York line leveled off after a new rise. the week of high waters has claimed seven lives, with Anna Lucille White, 25, missing after slipping into the flooded Chemung River at Athens. Damages were minor and rehabilitation resumed.
John L. Lewis head of the CIO says the next unionization push will target the Ford factory as the UAW CIO campaign for General Motors workers moves forward. He adds the issue at Ford will not be settled until Henry Ford recognizes collective bargaining.
Statesville April 6. D S Conway a 70 year old traveling salesman was killed when his car overturned near Taylorsville yesterday.
The first totally blind flight in aviation history was completed by a United States Army Air Corps 2212 ton bomber from Mitchell Field to Langley Field. Major Carl B McDaniel, Texas native, piloted entirely by instruments with a cockpit canvas screen shielding outside contact. The landing at 12 06 p m East standard time marked a landmark using radio markers to guide the aircraft to the ground.
Raleigh April 6 The 4.5 million dollar highway improvement allocation will be spread thinly over North Carolina s 59 000 mile system Half the money from the surplus will fund county road improvements and half standardization of the road system An extra 500 000 will back bridges statewide and county systems division of the 4 5 million was by area road mileage population and auto registrations Baise noted the distribution is for division commissioners and engineers to decide with the aim of improving curves widening and surfacing, though impact will be limited by the long network.
Weathermen forecast cloudy and rainy conditions from east Texas to Florida, likely obscuring the sun during Sunday's annular eclipse. Only a few observers along a 150 mile belt may see the full phase, lasting about 30 minutes, as clouds cover most of the South.
Foreign Minister Haldran Koht told the Storting that Norway would defend neutrality and refuse interference with free shipping in Norwegian waters. He warned that any one sided disruption could force Britain or Allied powers into payback that would drag Norway into war.
President Roosevelt leaves Washington for a weekend at Hyde Park New York his 1208 acre estate to oversee tree planting and progress on a library for his papers only regular White House staff accompany the train He plans to discuss a fourth plan for government reorganization with Budget Director Harold D Smith and Assistant Director John B Blandford Jr and expects to return to the capital Tuesday
Eleven year old Chloe Davis tells a shocking tale of her mother Lolita Davis and the family being slain. Chloe recounts her mother attacking the children, attempting to set her hair on fire, and forcing a razor wound while others died from skull fractures and arterial bleeding. Police investigators shift toward accepting the girl's story as largely true.
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