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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1940
Page
11
The article outlines intensifying Allied and German efforts to secure Norway with Narvik as a flashpoint. It notes British cooperation with Norwegian contingents, possible attacks on Trondheim, and Stavanger as a key Norwegian airbase, while warning of wider European risks if Hitler reacts aggressively.
Several Grange gatherings are announced for the week in Davidson County. Arcadia Grange meets Wednesday night April 17 with Mrs W W McCullough in charge. refreshments planned. Hedrick's Grove Grange also meets Wednesday night with Kenneth Hedrick directing. Hedrick's Grove Juvenile Grange follows with Jean Hedrick in charge.
The Admiralty reported 11 German transports and auxiliaries totaling 50,468 tons sunk or scuttled and four merchantmen totaling 9,498 tons captured by Britain after the Norway invasion. British submarines sank about 18,000 tons more, with additional losses believed in Norwegian ports. The British merchant fleet suffered no losses that week, while four neutral ships totaling 14,426 tons were sunk and Norway lost one ship. Total German merchant shipping losses reached about 365,930 tons, possibly over 400,000 tons.
Reedy Creek Grange will meet Tuesday night with Mrs. C O Pickle, lecturer, in charge of the program. Reedy Creek Juvenile Grange also meets Tuesday night with Perlene Perryman, lecturer, in charge of the program.
West Concord Baptist Church announced plans for construction of a new building valued at $15,000 in Concord on April 16.
Roman goddess of beauty. Five letters. She was named in Greece. Stir. Kind of sandal. Jackdaw. Ginning knots. Dried plur. 5280 feet. Sea mile. Last point. Moderately cold. Rumanian coin. Hop bush. Salamander. Musical not. Stepped. Cross. Jumbled. To imitate. Chestnut colored. To under. Solar orb. Luminous.
The page presents a word puzzle with clues and answers labeled by numbers, including entries for mollusks, data, and directions. It references a heavenly body bearing a name and lists famous statue relations, regional terms, and cross references such as Paradise Prickly pear and Venus statue hints.
Several Thomasville residents have been summoned for jury duty in Lexington for a two weeks term of criminal court starting May 6. The first week list includes June Pierce Eugene Curry Joseph W. Moore Clay Hayworth H. F. Kennedy A. J. Ingram George Curry E. O. Webster Dewey H. Lyndon Arthur W. Miller Baxter Everhart Robert Philpott Joe Ayers Zeb Geen Willie L. Snider Wade Stone Lawrence E. Lanier H. E. Black Lloyd Williams Joe Mize H. Lee Waters Glenn Thomas Roy G. Hill Paul Payne Robert L. Simerson O. F. Frazier Fred Louga. Second week May 13 includes Clifford Plum mer Will Lee Herman K. Swing E. H. Sheets D. H. Smith A. L. Swink Roy Link L. J. Peacock W. E. Conrad Ray Von Easter J. B. Kinley C. L. Young John L. Koontz W. L. Dobbs Charles Hedrick Clarence Carr Norfleet Hinkle Wilfred Fritts Claude Coppley J. Edmund Sink Gurney Beck A. FE Conrad J. M. Ferrell D. C. Kepley Sam Myers Ed F. Smith Bryan Yarborough.
The Thomasville Masonic Lodge will honor seven members with at least 25 years of membership at its Friday night meeting on April 19. Certificates will be presented by Deputy Grand Master E T Howard. Notable members include J W Boyles who joined in 1899 and Rev Parker who has long service. a dinner precedes the service and several candidates will receive degree work.
Thomasville police reported yesterday that entry had been made at Colonial Drive School, with burglars breaking in and causing unknown damage or losses. Authorities investigated the incident and sought information from potential witnesses.
Center shows Deanna Durbin in Its a Date with Kay Francis and Walter Pidgeon. Times: 1 00 3 06 5 12 7 19 24. Br oadhurst presents The Invisible Man Returns with Cedric Hardwicke and Nan Grey. Times: 12 40 2 30 4 20 6 10 8 00 9 50. Paramount screens Thats Right You're Wrong with Kay Kyser and orchestra Fat Robson. Times: 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30. Carolina offers The Women with Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford. Times: 1 45 4 15 6 45 9 15. Rialto presents City of Chance with Lyn Bari and Donald Wood. Times: 1 20 0 15 5 25 7 10 9 30.
Raleigh April 16 Attorney General Harry McMullan ruled that state prisoners are not state employees and are exempt from the Workmen's Compensation Act. He also issued rulings on county property sales, beer and wine proximity to churches, slot machines, school music supervisors serving on city councils, and other local matters.
A theft occurred at Colonial Drive School with a small amount of money taken from the office. Entry was via a window in the auditorium. Sergeant E R Richardson of the Thomasville Bureau of Identification reported an excellent set of fingerprints found at the scene that could help convict the culprit.
Princess Ingrid of Denmark gave birth to her first child a daughter in Copenhagen. The newborn would have been heir to the throne if a boy, with Prince Knud remaining second in line. The mother was a Swedish princess before marrying Crown Prince Frederick in 1935.
Paul V. McNutt, Federal Security administrator and Democratic presidential hopeful, will speak at the opening of Morrow Mountain State Park on June 29.
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