Thomasville area to furnish 29 men for July 14
Thomasville announces that 29 men will leave for Fort Bragg on July 14. The list released by draft officials includes Albert Carpenter Tyler John Willard Crawford Homer Lowe Gallimore John Wade Clodfelter and many others from the Thomasville area. The draft board confirmed the planned departure and named the volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fort Bragg
Albert Carpenter Tyler
John Willard Crawford
Homer
Lowe Gallimore
John Wade Clodfeler
Hozzie
Nathaniel Shore
John Clark -Smith
Avery Fefiid Conrad
Paul N. Gantt
Richard Page Garner
Jesse Millard Alford
Harris Manville Alford
Paul Embler
Firecracker Listed as Cause of Blaze in High Point
Fire department reported a blaze at 1011 Lindsay Street last night around 8 15 caused by shooting firecrackers. Firemen arrived to find the fire extinguished. The incident stemmed from a firecracker discharge near the home of I V Clapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
High Pount
Tony
I.V. Clapp
Lindsay Street
Behind the scenes on defense and politics in wartime
National Whirligig reports on House and Senate Military Affairs Committee members inspecting training centers and finding shortages of rifles mortars and artillery. It notes some units at Fort Knox and Fort Benning, a push to boost weapon production by next winter or spring, and critique of Soviet and German warfare. Also covered are farm policy shifts under the A A A to aid Britain, and Eugene Casey’s conflicting role between White House and Agriculture amid wartime politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Fort Knox
Fort Benning
Ammur
E-Sennot
Ireland
Patterson
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Roosevelt
Eugene Casey
Maryland
Casey
White House
Agriculture
Fydings
Mr. Casey
Flynn
Wickard
Bronx Politico
G. O. Pers
Casy
Firemen Hurt in Gotham Blaze Near Wall Street Hubs
Battling a blaze along Beekman Street and near Gouverneur Hospitals, 24 firemen were injured as two backdrafts roared like explosions. The bomb squad found no evidence of a bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beekman Street
Gouverneur
Wall Street
James M. McMahon, Jr
James Hanley
Union Summer Services Planned by Nine Main Street Churches
Nine Main Street churches will hold joint evening services this July and August. The kickoff is at Wesley Memorial Church next Sunday with Dr. A B Conrad delivering the message. Services rotate weekly among Wesley Memorial, First Baptist, Emanuel Lutheran, Central Friends, Main Street Methodist, Evangelical and Reformed, St Marys Episcopal, First Presbyterian, and First Methodist with listed pastors each date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Wesley Memorial Church
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist
Clyde Turner
Emmanuel Lutheran
O. C. Williamson
Central Friends
N. C. Williams
F. L. Conrad
Howard Hartzell
St. Mary's Episcopal
J.C. Madison
First Presbyterian
Cecil Taworth
First Methodist
Hoy L. Fesperman
Rosas Wood Jr Arrested On Liquor Violation Charge
Police arrested Rosas Wood Jr of 115 Percy Street on a charge of violating the prohibition law after seven pints of white non taxpaid whiskey were seized at her home. Bail was set at 30 dollars for her appearance in High Point Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Wood
Rosas Wood, Jr
Percy Street
Highs Point
British RAF raids hit Brest Lorient and Cherbourg docks
RAF night raids along the Nazi coast struck Brest damaging dockyards and moored U boats including the 10 ton Prinz Eugen. Lorient, Cherbourg, Abbeville and Rhine targets were attacked as 24 blasts in 26 nights. German raids hit Midlands towns. several German crews were downed. Coastal bombers hit Haugesund and Kristiansand in Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
British
Air Ministry
Lorient
RAF
Ministry
Cherbourg
Abbeville
Rhines
Hood
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
West Midlands
England
South Wales
Coastal Command
Norway
Haugesund
Kristiansand
World leaders condemn tyranny and pledge renewed unity
In Rio de Janeiro US Ambassador Caffery warned liberty may need defending soon and urged hemispheric cooperation. Ambassador Daniels in Mexico City said the world cannot live in peace half democratic and half totalitarian. At Kansas City American Legion Commander Barner said 1917-18 soldiers are ready to fight again to preserve America and keep it free from dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caffery
Josephus Daniels
U. S
Alexico
Kansas City
Milo J. Barner
American Legion
America
Germans reach Dnepr as Berezina Drut battles rage near Moscow
Russian and German fronts clash along the Berezina and Drut rivers as reports differ on crossings. Red Army says fierce artillery and machine gun fire repulsed three days of German assaults, with a push toward Moscow seen east of Dvinsk and near the Baltic frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drut
Berezina
Dnepr
Red Army
Grande Armee
Moscow
France
Maginot Line
Soviet Union
Bobruisk
Borisov
Lenel
Berezina Canal
Druja
Dvinsk
Old Russia
Lithuania
Latvia
Baltic
Russia
Berlin
Maogilev
Vitebsk
RED
Ice Cream Supper To Benefit Spring Hill Church Fund
The Ladies of Spring Hill Methodist Church host an ice cream supper tonight at Julius Craven’s home on High Point Route 2. Proceeds support the church fund. A Sunday prayer service at 2 30 pm, led by Rev J R Tucker from 2331 English St, features music by the Kindley Trio of Asheboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill Methodist Church
Julius Craven
High Point
Route 2
British auxiliary cruiser torpedoed near Famagusta
In Famagusta Bay, two air launched torpedoes hit a British auxiliary cruiser of about 7,000 tons. Italian high command said the ship must be considered sunk. Italian raiding planes also bombed port facilities and ships in the harbor. In New York, magnetic earth currents disrupted wire and wireless communications disrupting radio and cable contact with Europe before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Famagusta Bay
Mediterranean
Cyrus
New York
Europe
Red troops withdraw under pressure on northern sector
Moscow reports Red Army withdrawal from the Dvinsk area toward old Russia south of Pskov and from Lepel, with 70 miles to Vitebsk forts. On the southern front the Reds reportedly hold firm against a numerically superior push toward Tarnopol in Ukraine. Berlin claims 180,000 Soviet prisoners in two weeks and 20,000 more surrendered near Minsk. RAF raids target Lorient Brest Cherbourg Abbeville Rhineland. Luftwaffe hits Channel and British Midlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvinsk
Old Russia
Pskov
Lepel
White Russia
Vitebsk
Red
Moscow
Old Ukraine
Tarnopol
Berezina
Nepr
Stalin
Berlin
Minsk
Rome
Dnestr
Old Sout
Ukraine
Brest
London Air Ministry
Lcharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugene
Cherbourg
Abbeville
Rhineland
Gennan
Norway
Air Ministry
RAE
France
Luftwaffe
English Channel
Britain
Hitler Peace Offer Is Seen
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden predicted a new German peace offer during Hitler's Russia campaign and rejected it in advance. He stated Britain will destroy Hitler and all he stands for, noting the German state head is condemned by deeds and that no negotiation will occur. He warned of further German intrigues and said Hess’s flight foreshadows stranger events as the war continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeds
England
Anthony Eden
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Russia
Eden
Germany
Rudolf Hess
Last Three of 11 Marines Reported Safe
The navy announced that the final three of 11 marines missing after the torpedoing of the transport to London have been found safe. The three privates are Tay lor G. Collom of Summerland Mississippi Shelby O. Jones Franklin Kentucky and Herman W. Trail Twila Kentucky. Eight of the twelve previously missing were already accounted for as rescued. The navy did not reveal the land where the survivors landed or provide further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
London
Taylor G. Collom
Summerland
Miss
Shelby O. Jones
Franklin
Herman W. Trail
Twila
England
North Atlantic
British Experts Arrive in Soviet for Defense
London reports former Home Office fire adviser Cal G. Symonds and Col. A. Croad, shelter construction expert, have arrived in Russia on a mission from the Home Security Ministry to advise on civil defense. Symonds, inventor of the stirrup pump, explains its use against incendiaries. Croad outlines shelter-improvement plans based on experience and experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cal
G. Symonds
Home Office
Col
A. Croad
Russia
Home Security Ministry
Symonds
England
Croad
Funeral Rites for Joe B Smith Held at North Park
Funeral services were conducted for Joe B. Smith 47 a resident of 914 Grant Street who died at Veteran's Hospital Fayetteville after a six week illness. Services at North Park Baptist Church were led by Rev Ernest M Smithe and Rev P K Frye with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery. Pallbearers included T M Myers and others. flowers by Doors of the Word class. choir sang Does Jesus Care Amazing Grace and God Will Take Care of You followed by an American Legion escort at the grave. Emma Hubbard 83 died at her daughter's home and her funeral will be at Prospect Methodist Church led by Dr J D Williams Rev Julian S Hopkins and Rev O L Ruth with a brief service at 2:30 PM. High Point police will furnish pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Smith
Grant Street
Veteran’s Hospital
Fayetteville
North Park Baptist Church
Ernest M. Smithe
P. K. Frye
Floral
The
American Legion
Emma Hubbard
L. E. Grubb
Worth Avenue
Prospect Methodist Church
J. D. Williams
Julian
S. Hopkins
O. L. Ruth
High Point
Mrs A E Williams Elected Secretary Of Letter Carriers
Durham July 5 The North Carolina Letter Carriers Association elected Paul Co Wheeler of Durham as president at the annual convention. Other officers include A P Faires of Greensboro as vice president and Edward Smith of New Bern as secretary treasurer. The Women’s Auxiliary named C B Harvey of Greensboro president with Mrs E M Underhill of Raleigh as vice president, and Mrs A E Williams of High Point as secretary. The group will meet next year in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Paul Co. Wheeler
North Carolina Letter Carriers Association
A. P. Faires
Greensboro
Edward Smith
New Bern
Avs
C. B. Harvey
Women’s Auxiliary
E. M. Underhill
Raleigh
A. E. Wiliams
High Point
P. C. Wheeler
RAF Destroys Canadian War Monument at Brest
British air raiders destroyed the 100-foot Canadian World War monument at Brest in Nazi occupied France last night. German sources claim six RAF planes were downed, three over Germany, one over Brest, two over English airfields, while Plymouth and the Midlands faced Luftwaffe bombardment. A 5,000-ton merchant vessel reportedly sank in the Bristol Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Brest
RAF
Germany
Plymouth
Bristol Channel
North Carolina Checker Tournament Opens in Asheboro
Special to The Enterprise reports the annual North Carolina checker tournament opening in Asheboro with about 60 entrants. After qualifying rounds, 22 players remain to contest the title. High Point entrants include G. H. Beat Frank Newsom and P. V. Taylor. Ef. S. Andrews of Winston-Salem is reelected president for the eighth year, and R. C. Yarris becomes secretary and treasurer for the eighth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Asheboro
High Point
G. H. Beat
Frank Newsom
P. V. Taylor
Ef. S. Andrews
nston-Salem
Weather Pattern Shifts Across North Carolina Coast
A fragmented forecast shows light southerly winds and scattered thundershowers across the north and west tonight with cooler conditions in the east and central regions. Local showers are possible near Hatteras as winds shift from southeast to northeast, with overcast skies persisting through Sunday along the Outer Banks and adjacent areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Block Island
Harttray
Hatteras
Soviet Contention on War Front Brutal Fighting and Occupation
Reports describe millions sent by the Soviets and many prisoners who joined the Russian Labor Service or were conscripts. German and Russian forces fought bitterly. hundreds of tanks were destroyed by infantry and anti-tank units. A 92 ton T-34 was disabled by a grenade from German troops. Streets and prisons show mass graves and executions of Ukrainians as German occupation authorities post death penalties for interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Tragedy Shocks City as Traffic Fatalities Near Record Pace
Coroner Wallace Freeman of Greensboro arrived to investigate the accident where live cars were demolished and drivers aided in traffic. The deadly stretch has claimed several lives nearby, including two high school students en route to a football game. Chief W. G. Friddle noted the city narrowly avoided a fatality inside city limits, keeping a fragile annual record intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Freeman
Greensboro
Falk
W. G. Friddle
Mar
Wright Held On Charge Of Larceny
Johnnie Wright a 20 year old Negro of 515 Loflin Street was arrested on two larceny charges filed by Caroline Ingram of 500 Loflin Street. Ingram said Wright took $10 from her son James Ingram. Bond set at 300 dollars for appearance Monday in High Point Municipal Court. Also notes twins Emory and Ernest Flicks from Birmingham plan for a Chicago convention with unexpected matching suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Wright
Loflin Street
Caroline Ingram
Ingram
Wright
James Ingram
High Point Municipal Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roy Rogers
Roge
Ako Cartoon
Donald Berry
West End
Tonite Late Show
Louis - Conn
OWL Show
MSO
Broadhurst
Rer
James Stewart
Hady Lamare
Knudsen
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Joseph J. Mansfield
Texas
Horse Rivers and Harbors Committee
St. Lawrence Waterway
Great Lakes
der Fuehrer
Lenin
Congress
Wickards
Mr. Wick
Gotham
UMION
Royal Berkshire Regiment
North
Fuehrer
Soviet
A. E. Williams
Letter Carriers
Occupied
Charlotte
Official
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
de Denver
Detroit
Evanshie
Galveston
le Hatteras
Jacksonville
Key West
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Twen
Emory
Ernest Flicks
Biningham
Ala
Ernest
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!