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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1939
Page
2
The final phase of the Social Security Act approved in 1935 will be implemented to provide systematic security under the New Deal. Other provisions are already in operation funding state unemployment compensation and federal grants for the needy aged blind dependent children. Jamaica is warring on profiteering in dry goods.
Noon today through Wednesday forecast for North Carolina coast and interior with rain snow or sleet mix possible interior tonight and Wednesday morning. Hatteras to Jacksonville expect increasing east northeast winds shifting northwest with rain and squalls tonight into Wednesday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras shows fresh to strong northwest winds tonight, shifting north Wednesday, with overcast skies and rain late tonight into Wednesday. south portion to turn northeast and stronger Wednesday.
Church leaders and others weigh in on President Roosevelt's stance on Vatican relations. Farly notes constitutional power to appoint Taylor and no intention to recognize the Vatican. Early reviews over 400 telegrams show little criticism, while a plan ships 600000 pounds of butter to Britain.
Japanese dispatches claim 15,000 Chinese killed in recent fighting north and south of Hankow as heavy combat expands across six provinces. They report Chinese bombing raids in the south, destroy Chinese air bases in Kwangsi, and ongoing operations around Paotouchen and Chiangchih with mopping up near Canton. No Japanese casualties cited.
Reports describe Londonderry jail rioting by prisoners captured in Ireland history, the Duchess of Windsor visiting the Versailles chateau with Edward, and a Christmas Eve gathering at their home. Also notes tense Shanghai killings, Bethlehem bells, and Pope Pius praising Roosevelt's peace move with Myron Taylor.
The Despatch placed a prize crew led by Lt Cmdr J. B. Herabath aboard a freighter with nine officers and 24 men, while the freighter’s own crew numbered 20 sailors and officers. Passengers included one woman seen on deck during the canal transit.
Finnish communique confirms troops entered Russian territory east of Lieksa as wartime operations press on in the lieksa region. Christmas Day advances included a Kuhmo district push with claims of defeating two enemy companies and enemy retreat. Russian air raids hit multiple Finnish towns including Turku Riihimaki and Tampere. three enemy planes downed and Riihimaki buildings damaged. In the Gulf of Finland coast batteries shelled the Russian battleship Marat at Koivisto while attacked by an enemy plane.
The Vatican announced Pope Pius sent a large offering to William Cobben apostolic vicar at Helsinki to assist Catholics in Finland. The sum was not disclosed.
A vessel transporting 40000 pounds of live cattle sailed from Denmark to Britain. The voyage underscores ongoing animal trade between Denmark and the United Kingdom amid evolving transport conditions.
A humorous 1949 leap year column ranks bachelors as marriage prospects, naming Jimmy Stewart Richard Greene Rush Holt Edgar Bergen Sammy Snead Charlie Gehringer Lawrence Fisher Bill Conn and others. It paints a playful cross section of famous and notable men with traits or careers that supposedly make them ideal husbands.
Ignace Moscicki former president of Poland left Rumania for a Swiss sanatorium to treat heart disease. He fled Poland during the invasion and was interned in Romania. permission to depart was granted after medical consultation. He travels with his wife and daughter.
Japanese beer makers confront an 87 percent cut in coal supply and a 20 percent reduction in hops, with a sharp drop in available bottling. The measures threaten production and distribution across the industry.
Technical and night schools in England reopen with the understanding that they may be closed immediately if serious bombing begins. Authorities emphasize safety and continuity for essential education during wartime.
Irina Baronova, age 20, the world’s leading ballerina, now aims to be a dramatic film actress. She debuted in Florian with Metro and producer Winfield Sheehan in Hollywood after Covent Garden closed for the war. Baronova hopes to settle with a seven year Hollywood contract and prefers serious drama to song or dance scenes.
In Henderson last night a collision between a truck and an auto killed W. T. Richardson 65 and Arnold W. Huber an occupant of the truck. Mrs Judson Knott died today of injuries at Maria Parham hospital. Judson Knott and Mrs Richardson were in critical condition. The Knotts son Benjamin 14 suffered a broken leg. Three hitchhikers from Townsville were injured Andrew Williams Henry Duke William Harris sustained injuries.
Special investigators for the Dies Committee submitted a survey claiming the Hollywood movie colony includes Communist party members or supporters. The report reportedly lists numerous actors and actresses and describes a covert organization aiding Communist influence in California and Washington. The committee, nearing expiry, weighs public release without hearings.
Deputy Chief Inspector said Greenfield a 24 year old Black janitor admitted killing James Cangro a 44 year old small time policy operative. The weapon a claw hammer, the body dumped in a Bronx vacant lot Christmas morning after an argument over a Black woman known as Annabelle. Police say the confession counters earlier reports of a race war over the racket.
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