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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1940
Page
2
Washington intrigue grows as Secretary Hull denies candidacy while his name stirs support nationwide. Histories in Congress and the Democratic National Committee shape the reading of his words, signaling how allies press on despite his stated position.
A Nine item roundup from Ted Stone’s Bermuda ride expense to a Coffeyville photographer’s camera mishap. Kansas City streetcar bridge fire halts lines prompts rubber-tired wheels plan. Lincoln man questions thief who took 12 salad forks after a party gone awry.
Britain reports limited losses in early Norwegian landings while Norwegian forces contest German advances near Oslo and Trondheim. British and Allied troops support Norwegian defense as German reinforcements by air seek to blunt impending battles on two fronts. Major General Carton de Wiart directs central Norway operations. home front urges away from lighted windows during air raids. Jamaica girl guides grow war gardens, and Japan notes a 1939 silk cocoon crop valued over 200 million dollars.
Allied and German forces clash across Norway as Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger areas see German advances and Norwegian resistance, with towns like Gjevik and Lillehammer seized. British air and naval actions injure German and British assets, while Bermuda plans May convoy concentrations for protection of merchant ships.
Scalise, facing a mandatory 15 to 30 year term if convicted, was arraigned in general sessions court before Judge Jacob Gould Schurman Jr after fingerprinting. He posted $40,000 bail through his union and was released from Tombs prison. his secretary Ann Kay, a material witness, also secured $20,000 bail. Prosecutors allege extortion of hotels via strikes and sabotage threats.
Captain Robert M. Losey, US military attache assistant, died in a Norwegian tunnel near Dombas during a German air raid. He stood upright in the tunnel when a bomb exploded and a fragment struck his heart, injuring no one else. Italy imposes a new turnover tax on sales. China's 194? shipments to the United States totaled 55.809 million.
In California Shasta County the brand defendant received 12 days in jail or a $25 fine with the conviction upheld by the superior court. In Alabama the loitering and picketing statute barred hindering business with a $100 fine. Thornhill’s conviction was sustained by the state court of appeals.
Tip Routh jailed for house breaking and larceny in Randolph County was paroled today along with seven other short term prisoners. Routh received a seven to ten year sentence in December 1938 and is among nine inmates granted clemency by Governor Hoey.
Ruth Millett recounts the Ranee of Sarawak saying American women have gone off the path toward equality. She argues progressive polygamy provides security for wives and children, contrasts Sarawak’s system with American marriage, and notes American women’s apparent restlessness and “restaurant look.” The Ranee, a novelist and public figure, predicts a May U.S. publication for her new novel while promoting her career.
Raleigh April 22 Political sources say seven Democratic candidates for governor face pressure to back Hoey or the Roosevelt movement. A third term for Roosevelt group launched a week ago, while Hoey endorsed Cordell Hull for the presidential nomination.
Allied forces push south from a Namsos landing to break German control of a 100 mile rail link to Trondheim. Verdalsera and Elverum see heavy fighting with reports of British advances and Swedish anti aircraft actions along the border. Goteborg and Gotland report aerial activity and German forced landings as Sweden braces for further incursions. Folger states the Roosevelt movement will continue in North Carolina with a courtesy ballot idea dropped. Hoey signals belief Roosevelt would back Hull.
North Carolina will be cool tonight with temperatures near 58 and a negative reading around -15 in some inland areas. South Carolina and Georgia expect partly cloudy skies, rising temperatures, and showers in the northwest by Tuesday night. Virginia forecasts fair skies with light frost tonight and warmer Tuesday. Winds along the coast will be northerly to start, then vary inland. Official records cover 24 hours to 7:30 a m noting regional cotton areas and a historical remark on neutrality.
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