Red Army blows up German blockhouses in western front sector
Soviet noon communique reports Red Army scouts crossed a river into German trenches, blew up two blockhouses and other installations, with over 100 Germans killed. Germans retreat on Volkhov front, one plane shot down, five bombers and two fighters shot down near Rostov. Two bombers downed near Leningrad by armored train gunners. Earlier artillery wiped out on Leningrad front.
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London
Red Army
Western Front
Moscow
Volkhov
Leningrad
Rostov
Circle Meets at St Mark Church in High Point
The W. S. C. S. Circle of St Mark church held its regular meeting June 29 at Mrs Lessie Carters home. Members present included G Gounaway L B Cart right G Pages Wiley L Carter and Miss N M Carter. Visiting Miss Ofer Weston from 305 Taylor Street is visiting her brother Joe Weston in Philadelphia.
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St. Mark
Lessie Carter
Mesdames G. Gounaway
L. B. Cartright
G. Pages Wiley
L. Carter
N. M. Carter
Ofer Weston
Taylor Street
Joe Weston
Philadelphia
J. A. Evans
Wade Street
Garland
Emmett
Washington, D. C
Ida Brown
Ola Weston
Laura Lee Evans
F. W. Taylor
Montclair
N. J
Estelle Woodbury
Mae Tillman
Fannie Wharry
Atlanta, Ga
T. A. Brower
Underhill Ave
Emma Thomas
Atlanta
Mars Hill
L. M. Morton
Mars Hill Holiness Church
St. Stephens A. M. E. Zion Church
L. W. Strong
Kivett Drive
Charlie Stewart
W. M. Easley
Bynum St
Edith Williamson
Duke Hospital
Durham
Beamon Street
Lincoln Hospital
E. P. Wilson
William Penn High School
Government Releases Low Quality Tires For Grade Three Holders
The rationing board announced a surplus of over a million low quality emergency tires for Grade Three holders. These casings, branded with an O, are nonserviceable for sustained use and sold at a ceiling of one dollar per tire. Dealers may add charges for repairs before sale.
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W. M. Jeffers
Russians report German infantry activity near Kuban area
A Moscow broadcast said German infantry were moving in the Kuban region as Russian fliers bombed Takan on the Kerch Strait opposite the Crimea. The Germans claimed air strikes against Russian shipping in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and hinted at submarine operations in the Black Sea.
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Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
Takan
Kerch
Crimea
Cansus
Black Sea
Sea of
Azov
Guilford County Realty Transfers Overview
Guilford County real estate transfers listed for multiple townships. High Point Myrtle W Nelson transfers to J Q Seawell and wife for a Carolina Avenue lot. Morehead Paul A Kenyon to M F Poole for Mary and Stirling Street area lot. J T Walke Jr to James L O Ferrell for Oak Street lot. J Q Seawell and wife to Theda Garrett Walke for Oak Street. City of Greensboro to Robert Doug last Graves for Jackson survey lot. Gilmer Stephen A Eure and wife to Cleo May Fisher for East Bessemer Avenue lot. Jamestown Reba Graham Penny and husband to L H Bottoms and wife for Elsiewood property tract.
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High Point
Myrtle W. Nelson
J. Q. Seawell
Carolina Avenue
Morehead
Paul A. Kenyon
M. F. Poole
Mary Street
Stirling Street
J. T. Walke, Jr
James L. O'Ferrell
Oak Street
Theda Garrett Walke
Greensboro
Robert Douglast Graves
Gilmer
Stephen A
Thomasville Delegation Heads to Destroyer Christening
A Thomasville group travels to Boston to attend the christening of the destroyer escort vessel William C. Miller named for a local Pearl Harbor casualty. The delegation includes Mrs. Melvin Brown Miller sponsor, the hero’s father and sisters, Mayor R L Pope, Elmer Hill, T Stoker, Joe Swicegood, A O Spainhour and Junior Chamber of Commerce representatives.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Boston
Massachusetts
William C. Miller
Pearl Harbor
Boston Navy Yard
Melvin Brown Miller
Pauline Miller
Beatrice Miller Creasey
R. L. Pope
Elmer Hill T. Stoker
Joe Swicegood
A. O. Spainhour
Chamber of Commerce
Eclipse terminology Bailey beads shadow bands diamond rings
The phrases Bailey’s beads, shadow bands, and diamond rings refer to specific visual effects seen during a solar eclipse. These terms describe how sunlight leaks and reshapes as the Moon covers the Sun, producing bead-like rims, wavering light bands, and ring-like glints.
City Council Approves Plan to Sell City Land
City Council adopted a plan to sell all city owned property through licensed real estate dealers at public auction. The measure, approved unanimously, may require an additional typist clerk but no new hire. Grover H. Jones reappointed acting city manager. The session also reviewed venereal disease treatment with a $600 travel expense for a police officer to monitor enforcement. Capus Waynick touted statewide educational efforts. Several parcels of land were disposed of.
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Grover H. Jones
Vassie Wilson
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Council
Council Welfare Committee
R. A. Herring
Capus Waynick
Venereal Disease Education Institute
Waynick
The
Enterprise
High Point
Hoffman to Speak at State Press Convention in July
W K Hoyt announced Paul Gray Hoffman chairman of the National Committee for Economic Development will address the North Carolina Press Association convention in Winston-Salem July 15 through 17. Also on the program is Sir Gerald Campbell British minister to the United States. The theme focuses on postwar planning.
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Winston-Salem
W. K. Hoyt
North Carolina Press Association
Paul Gray Hoffman
National Committee For Economic Development
Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Camp Jackson
S. C
Gerald Campbell
United States
Washington
Hoyt
Board pushes sharing rides to cut gas subsidies
J F Jones chairman says the rationing board will work with share-the-ride committees from all plants to boost carpooling. M W Nash resigns as secretary, noting workers have not cooperated as in earlier months when the program started in High Point. A meeting of all chairmen is planned to establish a new system.
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High Point
Rosa T. Winchester
Guilford County
Daniel Brooks
Victory
J. F. Jones
M. W. Nash
Jones
Raleigh Baker Fined and Sentenced for OPA Violations
Fred W. Staudt, operator of a Raleigh bakery, received a two year federal prison term in Atlanta for failing to register 432000 pounds of sugar and for false tire certifications. He pleaded nolo contendere and was fined 2450 dollars. He was released on a 3000 dollar bond pending prison start in September.
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Raleigh
Fred W. Staudt
Federal
Atlanta
Office of Price Administration
Staudt
OPA
Greenville
L. A Meekins
Local Y M C A Boys To Attend Camp Elliott
Twenty one boys from the local Y M C A will attend Camp Elliott, the inter state Y M C A camp, for the 1943 summer season starting July 11. The camp lies in western North Carolina near Mount Mitchell, 11 miles from Old Fort, with ten cabins, a dining hall, tennis courts, a baseball diamond, and a weekly mountain hike featuring Western North Carolina scenery.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Camp Elliott
Y.M.C.A
North Carolina
Olda N. C
Mount Mitchell
Y.M. C.A
Fred N. Tate
Gray Ladies Reach American Troops in North Africa
Overseas Red Cross workers known as Gray Ladies visit American soldiers confined in British and French hospitals in North Africa, supporting troops during wartime.
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Africa
Red Cross
United States
North Africa
Six Hour Atlantic Hop Records B-24 Run
The B 24 Liberator bomber capable of carrying 10 tons of bombs set a record for Atlantic crossings by completing the flight in just over six hours.
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Atlantic
Baby Born to Betty Shaw and Jerome Kern Kin
A seven pound boy named Steven was born yesterday to Mrs Betty Shaw wife of band leader Artie Shaw and daughter of composer Jerome Kern. Shaw is a Navy petty officer stationed overseas.
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Hollywood
Betty Shaw
Artie Shaw
Jerome Kern
Steven
Shaw
Belgians To Be Mobilized By Axis
Berlin via Brussels says all Belgian men 18 to 50 and unmarried women 18 to 35 will be called for labor service in Belgium or Germany under the Nazi commander’s order. Future university access requires at least one year in voluntary labor service.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Voluntary Labor Service Organization
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