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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1941

Page

2

Roosevelt backs editorials on Wheeler clash in Hyde Park

Hyde Park July 25 President Roosevelt declares agreement with two morning papers editorials critiquing Senator Wheeler for taking foreign policy debates to armed forces. The New York Herald Tribune urged caution calling Wheeler’s actions dangerous ground while the New York Times criticized the careless handling of the card.

Hyde Park N. Y Roosevelt Wheeler Senator Wheeler Mont New York Herald Tribune New York Times

Weather and oddities from July 25 report

Local weather notes for noon today and yesterday across regions from Fair to partly cloudy conditions. Winds vary from moderate southwest to gentle and variable, with showers possible in some areas. Temperatures listed for multiple stations including Charlotte Atlanta Birmingham and Jacksonville. Also brief peculiar items about peas spilled by a truck in Wenatchee and a heat-induced pavement bulge in Omaha.

Block Island Hatteras North Jacksonville Smn North Carlina Charlotte Official Weather Bureau Fair Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Charleston Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston Greensboro Hatteras A OI Key Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian Miami Ca St.p Mobile New Orleans New York Raleigh San Antonio Spartanburg Tampa Washington Wilmington

Germans stall in major front battles as Moscow shelters deepen

Berlin reports no great battles in other front sectors while fires rage in Smolensk center and German engineers try to restore order after heavy bombardment. Moscow residents take to subway shelters as Russian air force claims success, destroying 58 German planes with 19 Soviet losses.

Smolensk DNB Moscow Sted

Mann to join Navy duty and Duke sports staff change

Ted Mann, Duke University News Service sports editor, will leave August 1 for active duty with the U S Navy. Kidd Penfield, former Mann assistant and Raleigh radio announcer, becomes sports publicist at Duke. Moscow radio went off air after 7 PM indicating possible air raid alert.

Mann Doukham Ted Mann Duke University News Service U. S. Navy Kidd Penfield Raleigh Duke

Japanese move hints at planned troop landings in Indo China

Tokyo dispatch notes French military staff abandoning Saigon for Tonkin as Japan may occupy Southern Indo China. Chicago corn and butter receipts cited while Shangha i reports Saigon foreign advices claiming 40 000 to 50 600 Japanese troops to land in French Indo China around July 30.

Saigon Tonkin Indo-China Shanghat

RAF Night Raids Hit Brest and La Pallice. Fortresses Used

Air ministry reports daylight raids over Brest and La Pallice with four engine bombers from the United States taking part. Seven direct hits on the Gneisenau at Brest and two on the Scharnhorst with 15 bombers and seven fighters lost. Destruction of 30 German planes. Some Fortresses reportedly returned safely to England. other aircraft losses likely Hampdens Wellingtons or Stirlings. Coastal raids part of broader attack along the Nazi-held French coast. Overnight German air activity over Britain described as very slight.

Brest la Pallice Air Ministry Ministry United States RAF England Great Britain Air and Home Security Ministries

President Roosevelt signals policy on oil to curb Japan

Washington reports show President Roosevelt discussing a past policy allowing Japan to obtain U S oil to restrain invasions in the Dutch East Indies. He avoided predicting future steps, citing lack of definitive information. Indications grew of possible measures including a potential oil embargo or navy actions as Indo China moves provoke new diplomacy.

Washington Japan United States Dutch East Indies Roosevelt Sumner Welles Ing-China America Mr. Roosevelt Indo-China Welles Far East Singapore Netherlands East Indies Phippines Capitol Hill Treasury Morgenthau Bar Harbor

U S Citizens Sail Tonight From Lisbon

Several hundred Americans including consular staff and families, the last of 248 Americans from Germany and Axis-occupied areas, depart aboard the West Point. A train across Vilar Formosa carried 66 tired travelers. German consuls and families disembark. Italians from the United States also depart. 16 ambulance drivers say they were treated well while held in Lure, France.

Lisbon Germany Italy U. S. Naval West Point Portugal Vilar Formosa United States The Reich Middle East South Atlantic Lure France

Japanese press warns of defense needs to guard Asia outlook

Tokyo papers including the Japan Times and Advertiser urged strengthened defense to protect a co prosperity sphere amid Anglo American and Chungking pressure on Indo China. They linked stability in Siam and Southeast Asia to a broader confrontation over bases and economic rights, noting Tokyo’s cautious stance on base settlements.

Japan Times and Advertiser Tokyo Press Britain United States Thailand Siam Indo-China Times and Advertiser Foreign Office Japan Chungking India Burma Malaya Philippines The

Axis Torpedo Boat Sunk Near Cairo by RAF Planes

Cairo Egypt July 23 An axis torpedo boat approached a British convoy in the Mediterranean on Wednesday and was attacked by RAF fighter planes and left sinking according to the Middle East communique.

Cairo Egypt Mediterranean Middle East Aye

Wheeler Says He's Abused

Washington dispatch reports Senator Wheeler accusing President Roosevelt and Secretary Stimson of a smear campaign over opposition to administration foreign policy. Stimson said Wheeler mailed 1,000,000 post cards urging protests against entering the European war, noting potential subversive implications. Wheeler claimed cards quoted speeches and were not sent to army camps, with distribution via America First Committee and a Willkie staffer contact.

Washington Wheeler Mont Roosevelt Stimson Chas. A. Lindbergh United States America First Committee Emil Hurja Wendell Willkie

Navy To Take Over Project In Key West

Key West July 25 The Navy prepared to take over defense work valued near two million dollars as striking laborers rejected a ten cent wage increase. About 100 workers returned to two low cost housing projects after private contractor met wage demands. Naval officer Lieut Albert J Fay said Washington would not exceed fifty cents an hour and if refused the navy would hire civil service workers at 37 to 49 cents. No deadline set yet but expected later today.

Key West Fla U.S. Navy Albert J. Fay Naval Station Washington Navy Civil Service Fay

Extension May Be For Year

Washington July 25. Administration leaders signaled willingness to compromise on a one year extension of military service for selectees guardsmen and reserves if it improves congressional backing to preserve the current army. Senator Hill of Alabama said he would not object to a reasonable limit on extra service beyond the present year to unite support and push the bill through with a strong showing at home.

Washington Senator Hill Alabama Hill New York Elec Auto Firestone Alaska Freeport Alco Goodmen Goodyear Graham Paige Ry Piatt At&t Army TD ATE& SF Atlas Aviat Corpassa Johns Baldwin Kennecou B&o Barnsdall Kinney Bendix Louls & Nash Burl Mills Mack Truck McCrory P & Feli Chee & Oo Ohio Otis Curtiss Wright Chicago Grain Chicago Austin R-Vi Gurney R-Sd Senate

Modern Etiquette Q and A on Potatoes and Hosting

A reader asks if the potato inside should be removed with a knife. The answer: break the potato, season, and scoop with a fork, keep the skin on the plate. A golf party host pays for balls, caddies, and refreshments. If only the wife writes, she thanks the host for herself and her husband.

How Can I Pour Parafin Onto Jelly For Easy Removal

A reader asks how to apply paraffin to jelly jars for later removal. The method involves placing a six inch string over the jar’s top, pouring paraffin over the cord, and letting it harden so the jelly can be removed by pulling the string ends.

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