Fifth Columnists Said Poison Our Nation
Thomas M. Johnson reports Washington warns thousands of foreign agents and propagandists spread anti democratic propaganda to undermine the body politic. FBI head J Edgar Hoover notes rising discontent and flag distrust while the president cautions against a nationwide purge and government moves to curb alien and subversive influence in cities across the nation.
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Germany
Russia
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Ted
Wartime Fear of Fifth Column Sabotage and Propaganda
The piece warns of a growing fifth column within the United States including Italian born residents and anti democratic groups aligned with Communist and Nazi ideologies. It describes planned disturbances in Mexico and the coast, mentions J Edgar Hoover, wartime sabotage threats, and a concern that totalitarian forces aim to disrupt American defense efforts and civilian life.
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Pacific
New England
LOOK and LEARN By A. GORDON
Answers cover a quiz style set: a decade has ten years. Toxicology is the science of poisons. America was named for Amerigo Vespucci. Jewels in watches resist wear due to hardness. Canada holds the world’s largest fishing grounds.
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America
Amerigo Vespucci
Canada
Morose: A daily word lesson on gloom and misused terms
Today's vocabulary note defines morose as sour or gloomy and explains pronunciation. It contrasts carton with cartoon and footnotes common misspellings in psychology. The piece adds a quip about a poet turning into a morose critic.
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Shenstone
Mary O Gorman Receives 800 Award After Accident
Mrs. Mary O Gorman, 72, of Ballygarven Ireland, was awarded 800 dollars by the Cork Circuit Court after being struck by a trailer while seated outside her cottage.
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Ballygarven
Ireland
Cork
Whale skin thickness varies widely from two inches to two feet
A marine science note states that whale skin thickness ranges from two inches at the thinnest spots to two feet in other areas, reflecting variation across body parts and species.
George Poole Held On Three Charges
George Poole 39 of High Point was arrested by Thomasville officers on drunken driving reckless driving and driving without proper brakes. He allegedly drove north on Fisher Ferry Street to a railway crossing struck a car with high point occupants injuring Miss Clara Beal who suffered broken ribs. Total damage under 50 dollars. Poole to have a hearing in Thomasville court this week.
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George Poole
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High Point
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Poole
Fisher Ferry Street
Dorothy Wall
Route One
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Dewey Heath
Clara Beal
Miss Beal
City Memorial Hospital
Thomasville Court
Thomasville Negro Under Bond After Accident
J C Douglas a Negro was jailed in Thomasville after his car struck five year old William Ray Davis on Brown Street. Douglas released on $500 bond pending a hearing this week on reckless driving and driving without a license.
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Funeral Services Held for High Point Man Sunday
W T Moser a Hedrick Street resident of High Point died Friday night. Funeral services were at Popular Springs Church Stokes County Sunday at 2 30 p m with a brief home service at 1 p m in High Point. Rev R Edward Suits and Rev 8 E Taylor led the service. Pallbearers included Glenn Rush Roy Rouse Charlie Milloway Clayton Fogleman Clarence Queen and W T Michael. Music by Hayworth Memorial Church Quartet and a Union Tabernacle trio. Flowers by relatives and neighbors. Interment in church cemetery.
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Hedrick Street
High Point
Popular Springs Church
Stokes County
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E. Taylor
Glenn Rush
Roy Rouse
Charlie Milloway
Clayton Fogleman
Clarence Queen
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Rock of Ages
Italians Visit Western Front Study Mission Declares
A group of Italian officers including members of the Italian war academy left Berlin tonight at the invitation of Adolf Hitler to study Western Front action.
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Berlin
Italian War Academy
Adolf Hitler
Hitler to Strike Again in New Phase of Blitzkrieg
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the lull in fighting is brief and that Hitler will press a new blitzkrieg to exploit victories in Flanders. He notes Allied rear-guard courage at Dunkirk as a morale victory and weighs Mussolini's possible role, predicting Germany will aim at France rather than a two-front strike.
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English Channel
Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Flanders
England
France
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Mussolini
Il Duce
Germany
Fuehrer
How to Stop Porch Swing Squeaks and Extend Cloths
The article offers practical home fixes. For porch swing squeaks wrap the hook areas with thin leather or pigskin to reduce wear. For worn tablecloth creases cut about an inch from one side to shift folds and extend life. To rapidly cool hot dishes, submerge the dish in salted cold water.
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
A hostess should not announce giving a party to repay debts as it harms hospitality. A guest who has eaten too much should say nothing and eat a little more instead. A high school graduate should write prompt notes to all friends who sent gifts.
South Carolina Selects Anne Walker Williams for Rhododendron Festival
The Palmetto State named Miss Anne Walker Willimontaborr of Greenville to represent South Carolina at the Rhododendron Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, June 16 to 22. She attends Winthrop College and will compete as the state’s envoy.
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South Carolina
Anne Walker Willimontaborr
Greenville
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Winthrop College
Asheville
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Duke University Awards Degrees This Afternoon
Closing commencement exercises were held at Duke University this afternoon with graduates including C. Hal Ingram of High Point Odell Brown B D also of High Point and Ralph Maca Lambeth of Thomasville receiving degrees.
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C. Hal Ingram
High Point
Odell Brown
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