N J Bund Center Closes After Charter Repeal
The German American Bund auxiliary disclosed it turned over Camp Nordland in Andover New Jersey to 400 mortgagees and surrendered its charter to Secretary of State Wilbur V. Keegan after the legislature repealed the charter. Governor Edison signed the bill. The camp had been raided Memorial Day on a warrant alleging nuisance operations.
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Trenton
N. J
Bund Auxiliary
Nordland
Andover
Wilbur V. Keegan
Auxiliary
Charles Edison
Camp Nordland
Denton J. Quick
Mass Meeting For Local Hosiery Workers Planned
A mass meeting of all High Point hosiery workers is set for Saturday night in the Hotel Sheraton ballroom. Carl L. Linker of the AF of Hosiery Workers will preside, with H D Lisk of the CIO Textile Workers Union and Howard Kenny of Philadelphia on the program. Kenny serves on the union's national executive board. Travis Hedrick, editor of The Hosiery Worker, will fly to Chattanooga for a Hosiery Workers Institute at Highlander Folk School June 8. Aviation industry spending for new plants and equipment totaled 52 million dollars from 1939 to 1940.
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High Point Hosiery
Sheraton
Carl L. Linker
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Linker
H. D
Red
Lisk
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Howard Kenny
Landenberger Mill
Philadelphia
Kenny
The
Hosiery Workers’ Union
Travis K. Hedrick
National Union
Hosiery Worker
Chattanooga
Highlander Folk School
Monteagle
Tenn
Local North Carolina Weather Report June 4
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with thundershowers in mountains late today or tonight cooler in mountains tonight. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate to fresh south and southeast. Block Island to Hatteras winds southeast to south shifting westerly tonight and Thursday with rain in north and showers in south. In Charlotte official records show temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours to 7:30 a.m. in principal cotton growing areas.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Clomdy
Block Island
Charlotte
iPr
Official Weather Bureau
Girls Ask FDR For Deferment Of Boy Student
Charlotte June 1. Three co eds at a North Carolina college appeal to President Roosevelt asking for a two week deferment for a Charlotte registrant so he can finish his degree before being drafted. They argue a college degree is crucial for his future and marriage plans. P. B. Wilkes Jr. Chief Clerk of draft board No 3 received the letter and sought university details for prompt action.
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Charlotte
P. B. Wilkes, Jr
North Carolina
Roosevelt
United States Army
Wilkes
Hit and Run Charge Against Lackey Dismissed in Court
Denizel Lackey of Farmers was found not to be the driver in a hit and run case. Judge D C MacRae dismissed the charge after it was determined Lackey owned the truck involved, BR E Garner was the operator at the time. Lackey was not jailed for lack of bond.
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Lackey
Denizel Lackey
D. C. MacRae
O'Neil Payne
BR. E. Garner
Two ships hit in Tobruk harbor by Fascist planes
Italian warplanes attacked Tobruk harbor, hitting two ships delivering supplies to the besieged British garrison. Axis forces also renewed attacks on Malta, according to the Fascist high command daily bulletin.
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Tobruk
Rome
High Command
Malta
Daily War Bulletin
CAPITAL SHORTS CAPITAL SHORTS BY HENRY AVERILL
Raleigh reports a year of major political upheavals in North Carolina's large cities Charlotte Winston Salem Greensboro High Point Raleigh and Wilmington. Charlotte ousted the longtime group electing a new mayor and seven aldermen and dismissed leaders including the recorder court judge and solicitor with a potential new police chief training at the FBI school. An open Sunday is reportedly likely in Mecklenburg capital.
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Hich Low
Tall
Asheville
Wes Atlanta
Agusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Mobie
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh Ag
San Antonio
San Francisco
Spartanburg Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Europe
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Durham
Charlotte Charlotte
Tresket
Recorder Court
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mecklenburg
Forsyth County Revolves Peacefully Into New Mayoral Era
In Forsyth County the rise of Dick Reynolds to mayor marks a peaceful revolution against the old powers that chose Jim Fain as their candidate. Reynolds' victory signals a new day in local governance with a nationwide sense of change.
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Dick Reynolds
Reynolds
Jim Fain
Forsyth
Housing Referendum Sparks Guilford City Battle
In Guilford a housing project fuels a municipal clash as opponents sue to halt the plan alleging a lottery style push to secure votes while old council members seek to govern by referendum results. In Raleigh a safety commissioner race ends with Bob Powell winning but feuding with the civil service commission over fire chief reappointment.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Raleigh
Chief Friddle Faces Fray Over Demotion After Fish Fry
High Point leader Chief Friddle and several politicians attended a fish fry. Shortly after, the chief dismissed a detective sergeant and demoted a captain. A civil service hearing sustained the chief by a split vote.
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High Point
Friddle
Voters Switch From Commission To City Manager System
In Wilmington voters chose to end the commission form and adopt a city manager system. They elected Tom Cooper to the council by a seven vote margin, and newly appointed authorities have already replaced the police chief.
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Wilmington
Tom Cooper
Harper D Idol Dies At Home Near Here
Harper D Idol 75 native of Forsyth County died at his High Point Route 4 home after a six month illness. Funeral 4 p.m. today at Sechrest Funeral Home chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Rev A Lincoln Fulk will conduct. Survived by wife Laura Robertson, three sons Guy Harper Idol Jr and Ernest V Idol of High Point Route 4, and daughter Mrs Edwin Johnson, Nola Idol, half-brother Jake Idol of Winston-Salem.
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Harper D. Idol
Forsyth County
High Point
Route 4
Mr. Idol
Sechrest Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
A. Lincoln Fulk
Main Street Baptist Church
Joseph and
Eliza Shields Idol
Laura Robertson
Guy
Harper D. Idol, Jr
Ernest V. Idol
Edwin Johnson
Nola Idol
Jake Idol
Winston- Salem
Dunn Infant Lloyd Dunn Jr Funeral Held
Funeral services for Lloyd Dunn Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Dunn Sr were held at 11 am at the Ran dleman home with Rev C I Otey officiating Burial followed in Rush Creek Church cemetery in Chatham County Survived by parents and grandparents Elvey Dunn Art Vernon Springs and Mr Mrs W A Austin of Art The article also notes annual aviation gasoline usage at Randolph Field Texas amounting to 18000 tons to float a squadron of destroyers.
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Dunn
Randleman
Lloyd Dunn
C. I. Otey
First Baptist Church
Rush Creek Church
Chatham County
Elvey Dunn
Abner
W. A. Austin
Art
Vernon Springs
Randolph Field
Texas
Weekend with the Churchill family during London bomb raids
NEA service correspondent Paul Manning details a wartime weekend with Sir Winston Churchill and his daughter Mary, the engagement to Eric Duncannon, the social life at Downing Street and nearby country houses, and impressions of Mary’s American suitor and wartime morale amid air raids and postwar plans.
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NEA Service Enterprise
Paul Manning
London
Churchills
Mary Churchill
Earl of Bessborough
States
Canada
Sarah
Mary
Duncannon
Anthony Coats
German and Vichy Forces Intensify Middle East Tensions
Reports say German troops may have entered Syria by sea and that German air activity has expanded across the region with hundreds of planes in Syria. Vichy France faces mounting Allied pressure as Britain weighs bold actions against bases at Palmyra, Rayak, Aleppo and Damascus. Rumors link France to a broader war effort with Syria and other empire areas. Turkish circles note growing German power and activity.
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Syria
Vichy
News Chronicle
N Azis
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Africa
Reich
France
British Broadcasting Corporation
Paris
Germany
Britain
Lebanon
Turkey
RAF
Palmyra
Rayak
Aleppo
Damascus
Beirut
London
Reuters
In Syria Religious Discord Fears Rise
The report states they are doing their utmost to stir up religious discord, warning that religious riots could break out at any time. The remarks imply imminent sectarian tensions and potential unrest in the region.
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Syria
Berlin ships and U S shipbuilding totals rise in war data
The report notes 107,280 ton Berlin ships in 1940 and 800 ships totaling 5,055,400 tons under construction or contracted in American yards as of May 1. John J. Dempsey of the Maritime Commission predicts a one-a-day merchant delivery rate by November with 746 ships under construction.
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Bureau
John J. Dempsey
Maritime Commission
Washington
Finch Reappointed Negro School Trustee Board
Raleigh June 4 Gov ernor Broughton reappointed the Winston-Salem Teachers College for Negroes trustees for four-year terms. Named were Ht. RE. Fries John C. Whitaker W. A. Blair A. H. Eler Robert W. Gorrell Gordon Gray R. J. Reynolds T. Austin Finch Harmon Linville and others from Winston-Salem Thomasville and Kernerville. Also notes bomber sub-assembly production figures.
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Raleigh
Broughton
Winston- Salem Teachers College For
Ht. RE. Fries
John C. Whitaker
W. A. Blair
A. H. Eler
Robert W. Gorrell
Gordon Gray
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
T. Austin Finch
Thomasville
Harmon Linville
Kernerville
Hollywood nautical western story aboard a ship set
Lucille Neville fills in as Harrison tours army camps while Frank Lloyd directs a nautical western set aboard the schooner Metha Nelson. Walter Brennan stars as Cap'n with Franchot Tone and Carol Bruce as leads, as the ship is captured by Indians and later destroyed.
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Hollywood
Frank Lloyd
Metha Nelson
Catalina Channel
Gilbert Gabriels
I. James Lewis
Horn
Oregon
France
Captain Bligh
Tonquin
Walter Brennan
Cap'n Brennan
Franchot Tone
Carol Bruce
Universal
John Carroll
Lloyd
John
Catalina
Lake Tahoe
U S Mechanized Troops Pitiful Parade Critique
Topekans heard Brig. Gen. R. C. Rodgers, Fort Riley commandant, call the mechanized troops pitiful after a 1500-strong parade. He criticized their trucks as helpless, noting none carried guns and blaming shortages for lack of armament.
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Topeka
Merchants Association Representative Visits High Point
W A Thomason of Raleigh, with the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association, toured High Point yesterday and today promoting the Carolina Virginia Retailer. A State College graduate and reserve army lieutenant, he planned to depart tomorrow after coordinating with the local Merchants Association.
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W. A. Thomason
Raleigh
North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
High Point
Thomason
State College
Merchants Association
Lutheran Ordination Of David Cooper In Hickory Tonight
David Cooper of High Point will be ordained as a Lutheran minister during the United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina's 137th annual convention in Hickory. The session, hosted by St. Andrews Church and Lenoir Rhyne College, opens today and closes Friday, with Cooper joining Frank Efird of Kannapolis and Bernard Trexler of Granite Quarry as new ministers.
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David Cooper
High Point
United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina
Hickory
St. Andrews Church
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Cooper
Frank Efird
Kannapolis
Bernard Trexler
Granite Quarry
Six Persons Charged With Violating UCC Provisions
Six white individuals were arrested for failing to report earnings to the unemployment compensation commission. They were slated for hearings Friday in High Point Municipal Court. Names listed include Dorothy M. Mabe, Joseph C. Rich, Dost Mr. Smith, James L. Potts, Ernest R. Matchell, and Sam H. Vuncannon, with addresses Route 3, 702 Kearns Street, 210 West Lexington, Oakhill Forest, and Route 2.
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Unemployment Compensation Commission
High Point Municipal Court
Dorothy M. Mabe
Joseph C. Rich
Kearns Street
Mr. Smith
Lexington
James L. Potts
Oakhill Forest
Ernest R. Matchell
Dayton Street
Sam H. Vuncannon
Fast Elevators At Rockefeller Center Move Rapidly
Elevators in the RCA building at Rockefeller Center New York City travel at 1400 feet per minute. The 60 foot trip takes just over 37 seconds underscoring the rapid vertical transport in the famed complex.
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R. C. A. Building
Rockefeller Center
New York City
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