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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
2
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Winds vary by area from gentle to moderate southeast and south, with fair weather tonight and partly overcast conditions Sunday. Local showers possible in northern coastal areas Sunday.
Proposals would abolish the present labor board and create a new three man agency with president allowed to reappoint current members J Warren Madden Fawin S Smith and William Leiserson. They would separate judiciary and prosecution, allow employer discussions with workers absent threats, bar reinstatement for workers who engaged in violence or property destruction, and limit back pay and filing periods to one year.
Reports say fliers supporting German ground forces near Narvik Norway attacked Al Hed positions and scored two hits on a cruiser. Germany renews blitzkrieg across the Somme Aisne line with units striking at Abbeville Amiens Peronne and on toward Paris and Le Havre.
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Berlin reports a Dienst aus Deutschland commentary predicts Gibraltar should revert to Spanish rule as it was before British control. It says areas opposite Spain on the African coast must be Spanish hands and Spain would act as independent trustee for Mediterranean nations, aligning with Germany and Italy in a new Europe.
A short quiz prompts on Sinbad Columbus friar and more with multiple choice options. It mentions Want Ad Page for answers and includes terms like Mynheer Dutch for Mr or Sir. The tone is playful trivia for readers.
A damaged aircraft near Salonica momentarily imperiled Sir Stafford Cripps en route to Russia while lightning struck the plane. He escaped injury as passengers sheltered. The Bucharest flight then reached its destination safely.
A Mooresville man wounded himself during police searches, slashing his throat with a razor after planning to kill his wife. He told officers he did not want to die and had aimed to kill his wife. he is hospitalized in serious but hopeful condition. The couple has been separated for seven months and has five daughters, oldest aged one.
Alice O'Shields of Spartanburg South Carolina escaped serious injury when a bolt of lightning struck a newspaper she held. She suffered only a seared arm and shock with minor burns to the right arm.
An official source in London states the balance of naval strength favors the Allies, boosted by reinforcements in nearly all ship classes, over 50 armed merchant cruisers, and 1,500 minor war vessels with 58 lost. It notes French naval growth and Allied help from Polish, Norwegian, and Dutch forces, with further royal navy expansion anticipated. Losses include 15 capital ships, seven aircraft carriers, 62 cruisers, 185 destroyers, 58 submarines, 108 minesweepers and related craft.
Thomas Dewey attacked the current defense program as lacking a plan and urged tax increases to fund national defense. He said coalition government is dead and pressed for job creation through private enterprise rather than government dependency. Dewey warned Britain and France changed governments too late and stressed a free press and strong opposition. He spoke at Greensboro press conference and planned a Winston Salem Republican meeting.
German armored assault across northern France advances toward Paris, reaching Carlepont as French officials report about two thirds of Germany's tanks in action. Allied air power and heavy artillery attack tank columns while Weygand Line withdrawals hold a wide front from the Bresle to the Somme.
South Atlantic states expect occasional scattered daytime thunder showers with otherwise fair conditions and near normal temperatures throughout the week.
Earle McGill outlines two rules for young radio actors: learn the business and know the markets. He urges training at universities with theatre and radio programs, cites Iowa as example, and stresses stage work as essential before studying radio and film. He explains radio structure and describes Columbia auditions, warning against overreaching with material beyond range.
The latest market report from the U S Agricultural Marketing Service and North Carolina Department of Agriculture covers shipping point formation and Friday sales on wholesale markets. It details potato shipments, regional demand, price ranges for Cobblers and related varieties, and steady to weaker conditions in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Washington markets with specifics on lettuce blackberries cucumbers squash cabbage snap beans and regional crate prices.
German sources in Berlin say France has practically vacated the Maginot Line to move troops to the Aisne Somme battle to defend Paris and Le Havre. Neutral authorities in Bern estimate France has about 20 divisions in the Maginot Line and 50 in the Aisne Somme sector.
Washington June 8. Admiral Hugh Rodman retired, died at the naval hospital after a period of coronary thrombosis. He was 81 and commanded a navy division that joined the British Grand Fleet in World War I. He served with Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay. Survived by his widow Elizabeth Sayre Rodman. Born Frankfort Kentucky January 6 1859 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1889.
The spokesman said bombs fell on railway lines leading west north and south from the Paris region. He noted several ports were bombed but did not name them.
Fifty Germans and Austrians were arrested in the first roundup of aliens in Northern Ireland since the war began. Women are interned locally while men are sent to camps in England. Road signs are being removed to deter parachutists and authorities seized arms from Ulster gunsmiths.
Poitiers France June 8 Belga News Agency reports Belgium will reconstitute its first army division in France and join the Allied forces soon. Prince Sixte of Bourbon, who volunteered early, arrived in Poitiers and pledged to fight again with Belgian troops.
In Greensboro on June 8 Judge Felix E. Alley ruled that John H. Bonitz could use the Shakespearean phrase meaning he did not know. The defense questioned the wording but the court allowed the expression as admissible and legitimate in the case.
Henry Ford proposed that his plants could mass produce 1000 standard type planes daily within six months under conditions of autonomous operation and no government meddling. Edsel Ford discussed engines with Morgenthau as a patriotic effort, while Ford hoped aviation leaders Lindbergh and Rickenbacker would advise.
Wake Superior Court held the lodge non profit benevolent and patriotic, exempt from ad valorem taxes for 1934 to 1939. The decision list follows with multiple reversals affirmations new trials and errors across several counties and cases including Boone Polk Warren Maxwell Odd Fellows Rhodes Coddington Pafford Mion Green Sills Jones Knight Brittain Johnson Comfort Beam Liberty American Discount Turner George Russell Mason Sayles State Aldridge Clinard Thames National Bank Cole Daniels Efird Winston-Salem Insurance Redmond.
Nine Thomasville youngsters are slated to attend the Kiddie Ramp between Thomasville and Lexington. Sponsored by the Lexington Kiwanis Club, the ten week camp aids children threatened by tuberculosis with nourishing meals supervised play and proper rent.
Walter E Crissm prominent leader in local democratic and religious circles will address the Men s Club of the First Baptist Church at East Washington and Hob Streets Sunday afternoon. The club marks its third anniversary with music by Beacon Light Chor Club directed by E Simmons and invites local organizations including John McClain Post 196 American Legion.
The Italian press quotes a fascist weekly asserting a "war of supreme independence" and listing six reasons for going to war. It cites Italy's 18 year balance policy, French and British opposition, land demands unfulfilled, undervaluation of Italian policy, Europe’s democracy as a target, and the need to secure sea independence.
executrix Sirona Spencer of Guilford County informs all persons with claims against the estate of L R Spencer deceased to present them at 1 King Street High Point North Carolina by May 25 1941 or they will be barred from recovery. claimants should promptly pay the estate. issued May 25 1940 executrix Sirona Spencer estate of L R Spencer deceased
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