High Point Joins Nation In Celebration Of Fourth
High Point plans a city and state observance of Independence Day with many residents headed to beaches or mountains for a long weekend. Most businesses close Friday, reopen Saturday, and City Hall and the County Building suspend operations for a three day break. The post office runs a curtailed weekend schedule with no city or rural deliveries. Mayor Kirkman and New York Mayor LaGuardia join nationwide calls for rededication to liberty as the Fourth of July ceremony begins at 4 pm High Point time with a coast to coast radio broadcast and a presidential address.
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S. C. Clark
O. Arthur Kirkman
F. H. LaGuardia
New York
Office of Civilian Defense
Kirkman
Washington
OCD
Raleigh Girls Drafted for Fort Bragg Dances Plan
Raleigh July 3. Wake County Defense Recreation Committee completes plan to draft Raleigh girls for dances at Fort Bragg. Dances held each Friday night. selected groups taken to the army post weekly. Empire City stakes total 62,500 added money. Butler handicap for three-year-olds and up at one mile and three-sixteenths on July 5. New World expected to challenge Whirlaway in 21-day meet beginning July 3.
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Fort Bragg
Wake County Defense Recreation Committee
Big Army
Butler
NEA Service
New York
New World
Willing to Bargain in Good Faith at Western Cartridge
The Western Cartridge Company told the National Defense Mediation Board it is willing to bargain with the AFL Chemical Workers Union but reserves the right to seek a court review of a NLRB ruling naming the union as bargaining agent for the smoke jesa powder division. The stance follows broader wartime tensions and labor talks in the media.
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Alton
Comany Today
National Defense Mediation Board
AFL Chemical Workers Union
NLRB
Army Chief Marshall pushes swift removal of service limits
General George C Marshall urged Congress to end legal restrictions on military personnel and to accelerate leadership reforms to fortify national defense. He warned delays threaten security as the army expands to 1.4 million and prepares for global mobilization with new divisions, air groups, and overseas garrisons.
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Stimson
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United States
Army
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Alaska
Newfoundland
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New York Stocks Mixed Amid Broad Breaks and Gains
The list shows diverse performances across major names led by Am T&T and Bethlehem Steel with mixed advances and declines. Notable movers include Boeing, IBM’s air division tied to aviation firms, and several utility and consumer goods stocks showing varied activity in the session.
Enrollee Report Cites Sex Change Triggering Illness
Richards, classified 4-F by service authorities, recounts quitting work and staying home after T began wearing women’s clothes. Doctors note a childhood illness, possibly mumps, as a factor in sex development, with changes such as cessation of shaving.
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Graham
Japanese ships consigned to United States face seizure impact
Japanese vessels have been used to haul Philippine and US trade, and shippers warn US Philippines commerce could halt if Tokyo seizes ships. Bordeaux Maru heads to Kobe with chrome ore for the United States and could be ordered to unload. Observers link action to a broader export control shift.
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United Statses
United States
Philippines
U S replies to Uruguay proposal made public
The State Department released Sumner Welles notes detailing U S pledges to allow all American republics to use U S defense facilities and to provide financial aid to strengthen continental defense. Argentina viewed a new accord as unnecessary, noting existing inter American pacts. Brazil reportedly favored the Uruguay formula.
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Three Lynching Reports From the South In First Half 1941
Tuskegee Institute reports three lynchings in Georgia Florida and North Carolina during the first six months of 1941. All victims were Black. Cases include April 20 in Gaston County North Carolina where Robert Melker was shot to death in his home by four men following a complaint of altercation with white men.
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Ala
Georgia
Florida
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Tuskegee Institute
T. R. Broady
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Gaston County
Cherryville
WN. C
Robert Melker
Diamond Hose Empl oyees Decide To Stay At Work
Reliable sources report that the employees of the Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery Company have chosen to remain at work after three weeks of talks with the company. They will continue negotiations over better pay tied to future conditions.
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Diamond
Casey Takes Over As Rotary Leader
Paul W. Casey assumed the presidency of the local Rotary club at today's meeting succeeding G. Curtis Smithdeal who closed one of the most successful administrations in the club’s history. Past president’s emblem was presented and both leaders spoke on their Denver Rotary International convention experiences. The gathering noted about ten thousand attendees from 28 countries. new member David L. Stanton was introduced. Visitors included Joe Ross Jr incoming Asheboro club president, J. C. Todd of Charlotte and Otis Jeffcoat, formerly of this city now living in New York City.
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G. Curtis Smithdeal
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Smithdeal
Casey
J. C. Todd
Charlotte
Otis Jeffcoat
New York City
Stalin orders forest fires as Russians fight to hold vast front
Soviet dispatches describe fierce battles near Borisov and along the Minsk Moscow corridor as German forces press on 50 miles from Minsk and 70 miles east of Lwow. British and Berlin reports note RAF raids on Ruhr and Rhineland with limited visibility of German retaliation. Germany claims sinking nearly 769,000 tons of British shipping in June.
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What's in a name Fort Leavenworth case study
In Fort Leavenworth Kansas a group of 245 selectees bound for Camp Polk Louisiana includes privates Churchill and Goebbels. Fellow soldiers tease Pvt Joseph Goebbels of Chase Kansas and Pvt Clarence Churchill of York Nebraska about starting a private war if Churchill claims his home state is better.
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Chase, Kas
Clarence Churchill
York
Neh
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Budget Protests as Guilford Commissioners Consider Tax Plan
Greensboro July 3 Guilford County Commissioners held a public session to discuss the coming fiscal year's budget and took an executive vote on department appropriations. Budget opposition from the Guilford County Better Government Institute and local chambers pressed fears of a fifteen cent tax rise and urged expense cuts. Willis Booth estimated expenditures at 2,198,957 with possible federal aid offset. tax rates projected to reach 75 to 80 cents per $100 value.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
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High Point
Commierce
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Court House
R. C. Causey
Willis Booth
Better Government Institute
Booth
Lambeth Stays in High Point School Post
M T Lambeth principal of Junior High School will remain in his High Point job. He was considered as a possible successor to Paul Reid at Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, but after talks with Superintendent Carroll he declined the Raleigh post. Carroll said Lambeth is a valuable man difficult to replace.
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High Point
Charles F. Carroll
Lambeth
Raleigh
Paul Reid
Needham Broughton High School
Carroll
Deaths at Lexington and Thomasville in early July
Thomasville and Lexington obituaries report Thyras P. Lopp of Lexington route 1 dying while plowing on his farm. Born November 4, 1965 in Dodson County, he leaves multiple children and grandchildren with services set Friday at Ebeneazer Church, Davidson County. Rose E. McDowell of Thomasville, 38, died at home after two weeks with pneumonia, survived by husband Ben and six children, with funeral Saturday at Union Christian Church Randolph County led by ministers Lowdermilk and McDowell.
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Lexington
A. C. Wilkinson
High Point
A. W. Councilman
Greensboro
Robert Curry
Lucille
Eugene
Bruce Lopp
Ebeneazer Church
Davidson County
Rosa E. McDowell
Enterprise
Thomasville
Rose E. McDowell
Cla
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Swaney McDowell
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Robert Sexton
Denton
Annie Wilford
Doris
Esther
Lulie Hulin
Harvey
High Rock
James
Fort Jackson
Hubert
Union Christian Church
BL Lowdermilk
Daliss McDowell
Local Groups Protest County Tax Boost
Local groups including the Better Government Institute and a joint High Point Greensboro chamber committee protest a proposed fifteen cent tax rate increase in Guilford County. They accuse officials of breaking promises to cut expenditures and push a heavier burden on taxpayers amid federal defense taxes. Committee members from High Point include J A Johnson A Coke Cecil S L Chitwood E C Cridlebaugh and Frank A Sizemore.
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High Point
Greensboro
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A.coke Cecil
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Theater Operator Held On Lottery Charges In City
Max Zager of the Ritz Theater in Greensboro was arrested on charges of operating a lottery. Frank C. Hall, Negro manager of the theater, faced similar charges for a bank night setup. Police say white theaters have stopped such practices but the Ne gro theater continued. Hearings are set before Judge D. C. MacRae in Municipal Court next Wednesday.
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Greensboro
East Washington Street
Liberty
Zager
Frank C. Hall
Harry BleMullan
Stock Deals Slow Up After Opening By Bidders Shy
Victor Eubank reports a tepid start in the stock market as bidders retreat from many leaders amid a holiday ahead. After an active opening, fractional gains persisted near midday, with occasional declines. Cautious short covering before tomorrow’s market holiday supported trends, while German Russian conflict dampened bullish drive. bonds and commodities traded in a tight, uneven range.
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New York
Prayer Service Held At Home Of Turmer Pike
Friday evening prayer service led by Vance Hill and group takes place at Turmer Pike’s home on Route No. 2 Old Thomasville Road. Service starts at 7 30 p m. A White Leghorn hen owned by Mrs. Claudia Gordon laid an egg with a perfectly formed letter G. The egg appeared normal otherwise.
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Smithfield
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Kiwanis Club hears A L Brooks on independence
A L Brooks of Greensboro spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon on What Happened in This Country 165 Years Ago as Independence Day approached. Mayor O Arthur Kirkman attended, introduced by C F Tomlinson, with James D Green welcomed as a new member. Brooks urged defense cooperation and warned that economic pressure from Hitler could threaten the United States.
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Greensboro
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Globe Parlor Furniture Company
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Hitler
Europe
United States
British ships hit by German sea and air attacks tolls June losses
German high command reported 768,950 tons of Allied shipping sunk or damaged in June as German forces claim success. Two submarines destroyed 17,450 tons. mines and other attacks left many vessels unusable. Luftwaffe also sank a 5,000-ton merchant ship and bombed port facilities on British coasts.
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Britain
High Command
D. Frank Batts Named State Wine Inspector
Raleigh July 3. D Frank Batts of Macclesfield has been appointed to the newly created post of state wine inspector. Cutlar Moore, chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, announced Batts will continue his duties as ABC store inspector. The position was created by wine laws enacted by the 1941 General Assembly taking effect July 1.
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Gehrig Memorial Monument to Be Unveiled at Yankee Stadium
Souvenir tickets bearing the words Lou Gehrig Memorial will be distributed July 4 as the monument to the late New York first baseman is unveiled in center field at Yankee Stadium. The monument, purchased by Yankee Players, will be unveiled by Manager Joe McCarthy and Bill Dickey.
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