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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1940

Page

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Welles Visit to Germany Under Strict News Ban

Berlin wires report a formal clampdown on all news of Undersecretary Sumner Welles visit to Germany. Details of schedule and interviews will not be released. Welles planned to Naples on Sunday and Berlin by midweek, with no confirmation on timing or talks.

Jerlin Sumner Welles Germany Welles Eyles Naples Italy Berlin Reichsfuehrer Isit United Inington Ture Red Roosevelt

Republican district committee to name third district candidate

Jo Gaskill a Goldsboro lawyer said the Republican district committee would meet here before the 15th to name a candidate for the third district seat held by Graham A. (Graham An) of New Bern Democrat.

Ldsboro Jo Gaskill Goldsboro Ess Graham A. N New Bern

Paper delivery notice urges timely calls for missed Enterprise issues

Subscribers failing to receive The Enterprise are asked to call the Enterprise office at 4565 before 7 30 p m. Those who do not receive their paper will be sent a paper promptly after contact.

Enterprise Enterprise Office

Germany Objects to U.S. Lines Ship Sale to Belgium

Berlin sources say Germany takes a serious view of eight United States Lines vessels being sold to a Belgian firm. The Volkischer Beobachter calls the move a breach of Belgian neutrality, noting a flag change and potential use between U S ports and those of Britain and France.

Berlin Germany United States Adolf Hitler Volkischer Beobachter Belgium Beobachter United States Lines New York

Daughter born to Crown Prince Umberto's wife in Naples

A daughter was born today to the Princess of Piedmont, the wife of Crown Prince Umberto. The eight pound ten ounce baby, third child of the crown prince and princess, and her mother are reported well. She is the younger sister of Prince Vittorio Emanuele and Princess Maria Pia and will be named Maria Gabriella.

Naples Piedmont Umberto Vittorio Emanuele Italy Maria Pia Maria Gabriella

Britain and Allies Move to Early Daylight Saving Time

Advance clocks for wartime economy. Britain and France will shift to summer time at 2 a.m. tomorrow, two months earlier than usual, with Belgium and Portugal also advancing their clocks by one hour.

London Great Britain France Belgium Portugal

British boat sunk ten lost as four subs downed

London reports the naval trawler Benvolio sunk by a mine with the loss of 10 men. British fliers claim four German submarines sunk, three by bombs and one by a steamer ram. Air reconnaissance penetrating to Prague ends with a crashed plane and capture of its six crew.

London Britain Air Ministry Germany Prague France Paris Royal Air Force Shetland Islands North Sea

Hitler pledges peace but warns force if needed

Adolf Hitler, addressing the Hofbräu Haus in Munich on the 20th anniversary of the Nazi party’s 25 point program, said he preferred peaceful settlement but warned that “if they want force, they shall have force.” He opened his remarks by outlining Germany’s postwar chaos before he rose to power.

Munich Adolf Hitler Fuehrer Hofbran Haus Adolf Wagner Hitler Germany

Dies Proposes Un American Hearings Be Held Privately

Chairman Dies of Texas proposed that the House Committee on Un American Activities hold its hearings behind closed doors until after the November election. He said the aim is to keep committee work from being politicized and to avoid claims of influencing a presidential election.

Dies Washington Texas House Committee On un-American Activities

Trade Plan’s Victory Signals Continued Reciprocal Deals

Senate opponents vow to attach restrictive amendments to the extension bill after the House approved Hull’s trade agreements program 216 to 168. The vote shifts the battle to the Senate, where leaders may push two thirds ratification, a tariff-yardstick, and removal of most-favored-nation guarantees in the reciprocal trade program.

Washington Senate Hull House Congress United States

Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States

Rain expected midweek and again later in the week. Cold at the start, warmer on Tuesday and Wednesday, turning colder toward the end of the week.

Webper South Atlantic States

Communications Cut Trigger Rumors of Mobilization in Balkans

Turkish Anatolian agency denied Moscow reports that Turkey mobilized as Balkan communications failed from heavy snow hail and windstorms. Reports spread in Athens and Belgrade amid earthquake and flood damage with no official confirmation.

Budapest Anatolian Today Moscow Turkey Balkans Europe Athens Belgrade Anatolia Seysan

Chamberlain praises Finland amid war talk in Birmingham

Prime Minister Chamberlain lauded Finland’s heroic struggle against a brutal German-led foe and warned neutrals to resist German aggression. He reiterated Allied aims to end barbarities of the Middle Ages and establish a Christian order, while blaming Germany for destruction and domination.

Birmingham Eng Chamberlain Finland Germany Altmark Britain Paul Joseph Goebbels Joachim von Ribbentrop

Taft Outlines Farm Program

Senator Taft of Ohio proposed a federal farm program stressing gradual reduction of production and opposition to price fixing and heavy government loans. He argued subsidies are justified while expanding soil conservation and incentive payments across all farm sectors to raise agricultural markets. He warned against overnight changes and favored a gradual shift to a sound government action basis.

Springfield Ill Taft Ohio United States

Scandinavian Ministers Join In War Parley

The foreign ministers of Denmark Norway and Sweden met in Copenhagen to seek ways to halt sinking Norwegian Swedish and Danish ships and protect their neutral status. They discussed the Altmark incident, naval blockades, and a Swedish bombing report while noting new ship sinkings in the North Sea and Arctic patrols near Kirkenes.

Copenhagen Denmark Sweden Norway Altmark Pajala Russia Oslo Koht North Sea Shipping Times Germany Britain Arctic Kirkenes

Sweden to reconvene over Pajala bombing denial

Sweden's Rik sdag summoned for two extraordinary sessions to discuss Wednesday's Pajala raid blamed on Soviet planes. The government planned a communique on Sweden's stance after Moscow denied Red army planes carried out the attack. Political circles call the Russian denial serious as Sweden protests Kremlin response.

Stockholm Sweden Riksdag Pajala Moscow Red Army Tass Kremlin Russia

Telepictorial News Service Description

TELEMATS describes a global picture service delivering images by wire to newspapers. Pictures travel coast to coast in eight minutes, are matted at a central hub, and rushed to the paper for publication.

Russians Hit Back As Finns Report Heavy Losses Near Viipuri

Finnish reports say the Red Army advanced to within about seven and a half miles of Viipuri and widened a wedge toward Kailahti and Koivisto while suffering heavy losses. Communiques claim two detachments annihilated and many killed along the Mannerheim Line as battles extend across Finland from Ladoga to Kuhmo.

Paul Sjoblom Helsinki Red Army Viipuri Kailslahti Koivisto Mannerheim Line Kaislehti Mannerheim Karelian Isthmus Salmenkaita Lake Ladoga Kuhmo Finland Petsamo

President Roosevelt heads to Panama Canal aboard Tuscaloosa

President Roosevelt sails from Cocos Island toward the Panama Canal aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa after brief farewell visits and stops rumored en route. The escort destroyers Lang and Jouett accompany the party as heavy seas delay departure on the second Canal visit in a week.

Roosevelt Panama Canal Tuscaloosa Cocos Island Pacific Chatham Bay Pacific Island Canal Lang Jouett

Woman in Baltimore Faces Birth After Neck Break

A physician’s wife lay at Franklin Square Hospital with a broken neck while conscious and about to give birth. Dr. Battaglia said traction is used to align the head and an ether-free delivery is planned, with a natural course advised due to fatal risks.

Baltimore Franklin Square Hospital D. T. Battaglia

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