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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1941

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2

Rotary Club Hears Judge Rives on Impartial Justice

Judge Earle Rives of Greensboro Municipal County Court spoke to the Rotary Club on the challenges of administering impartial justice. He noted crime's grim record, citing 3928 major crimes daily and about 12000 murders in 1940, and argued crime stems from disrespect for law, environment, and education funding.

Wdges Rotary Club E. Earle Rives Greensboro United States Rives

U S Robin Sinking Draws Neutrality Act Debate

Secretary of State single paragraph briefing on the Robin Moor incident notes cargo of steel rails hosiery automobiles and parts and radio parts destined for several Portuguese and British African ports. President Roosevelt may suspend judgment until facts are established but a full government report is awaited for decisive action.

Welles Robin Moor Lorenco United States

Judge Rives Advocates First Offender Reform In North Carolina

Judge Rives argues heaviest crime burden rests on the nation and that judges face many youthful offenders. He notes North Carolina’s lack of first offender segregation hinders proper disposition. He says proper handling can restore youths to useful roles, while mixing with hardened criminals risks turning them into enemies of society, explaining suspended sentences and probation trends.

North Carolina Rives

Vichy Forces Drive Toward Aleppo and Beirut in Middle East Push

Columns from Iraq, Palestine, and Trans-Jordan press toward Aleppo and Damascus as British and Free French clash at several fronts. Deir-Ezzor air base seized. Merdjayoun falls to British troops near Beirut. Coastal progress includes Sidon and Soueida as forces attempt to encircle Beirut from multiple directions.

Iraq Ras el-Ain Aleppo Syria Euphrates River Palmyra Damascus Beirut Palestine Trans-Jordan Deir-Ez- Zor Euphrates Turkey Ras el Kain Baghdad-Aleppo Vichy Abou Kemal Kissoue Merdjayoun Hasbayya Litanj Rayak Saida Sidon Jebel Ed Druz Soueida

Axeomantic Denver official reassures workers on axe joke

Farrington R. Carpenter, head of Colorado's new state revenue department, arrived with a literal axe causing concern. He explained the tool is for farm wood chopping at a rented Denver area farm and not a sign of payroll cuts amid government reorganization.

Denver Farrington R. Carpenter Colorado State Department of Revenue Carpenter

Public Library to Open in Randleman This Month

RANDLEMAN June 12. A public library will open here soon with a tentative opening date set for June 26. The project is advancing toward public access and community use.

Gets Library Randleman

Boost Liver Bile Flow With Morning Kruschen Dose

An old health ad promotes Kruschen salts to boost bile flow and alleviate “half-sick” tiredness. It suggests a half-teaspoon in water before breakfast for 30 days, claims improved digestion, and offers a money-back guarantee if not felt 100 percent better.

Jackson and Byrnes Rival for Supreme Court Seat

President Roosevelt plans a landmark selection elevating Associate Justice Stone to the Supreme Court, a Republican, while Justice Jackson and Senator Byrnes loom as strong administration figures. Stone, born 1877, faced tax and social legislation rulings and was a Coolidge appointee who later supported liberal decisions. Byrnes, Spartanburg native and long-time Roosevelt ally, has built a broad legal and political career from South Carolina court reporting to the Senate and Cabinet roles.

Stone Jackson Byrnes Senate Roosevelt Supreme Court Frank Murphy Justice Stone Coolidge Mr. Coolidge Amherst College New York Columbia University Law School Holmes Brandeis Cardozo South Carolina House Spartanburg Albany Law School Spring Creek Jamestown N. Y Washington Fdr Internal Revenue Bureau Andrew W. Mellon Secretary of the Treasury Utility Holding Company Act SEC Great Power Systems Electric Bond and Share Company Anti-Trust Detroit Norris FBI U. S Justice Department Attornney

Crete Campaign Costs German Forces Heavily

Berlin reports Crete seizure cost 5,893 German officers and men in dead wounded and missing. It claims -thirty Allied ships sunk in the Mediterranean between Jan 1 and May 30, including 23 at Crete, with many ships damaged. German high command lists losses and captures in the Balkan campaign, noting 236 German aircraft losses and about 14,500 officers and 559,000 men taken prisoner from Yugoslav, British, and Greek forces.

Berlin Crete Adolf Hitler Mediterranean Battle of Balkan Yugoslavia Greece Germany Britain Loehr Student Netherlands von Richthofen Eighth Flying Corps

British Forces Reach Sidon and Da Mascus Outskirts

British Imperial forces reached the ancient port of Sidon, twenty miles south of Beirut, while Free French units moved to the southern outskirts of Damascus, according to British sources.

Sidon Cairo Egypt Beirut Damascus

Local Weather: Showers, warmer inland. coastal rain likely

A weather summary for North Carolina notes scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight with warmer conditions inland Friday. Southeast to southwest winds shift from moderate to fresh along the coast and interior, with cloudy to overcast skies and intermittent rain tonight, clearing north portions Friday and show ers near the coast southward.

North Carolina Interior Hatteras Jacksonville North Portion South North Block Island

Government Moves to Punish Subversive Unionists in Defense sector

A high administration official said the government plans to purge defense plants of individuals promoting subversive strikes and to impose broad penalties on workers who refuse to return to work. Congress considers drastic anti strike measures, while CIO chief Philip Murray denounces the move as an attack on organized labor. The Navy Secretary Knox cited actions against such individuals as enemies of the country, with watchful waiting to assess results before wider action.

Maloney D-Conn Capitol Hill Congress National Defense Mediation Board Roosevelt Philip Murray CIO Mediation Board Navy Knox Army

No Lindbergh For Charlotte

Charlotte changes street name from Lindbergh Drive to Avon Avenue by unanimous vote at the suggestion of City Manager James Armstrong. Property owner Mrs Sidney Astor asked for the change citing Lindbergh's public stance. The note on wool production from 1940 is included in the item.

Charlotte Avon Avenue Lindbergh Drive James W. Armstrong Sidney Astor Charles A. Lindbergh

Presbyterians raise funds for military area work

Southern Presbyterians completed plans to raise 145,000 to expand facilities for men in military services. Dr. Daniel T. Caldwell of Petersburg, Va., appointed director of the defense service council. Dr. R. C. Long of Greenwood, S. C., named finance chairman. Churches of the southern branch will begin a 100,000 drive on June 29, while North Carolina Presbyterians pursue a 345,606 drive.

Atlanta Southern Presbyterians Daniel T. Caldwell Petersburg Defense Service Council Presbyterian Church In United States R. C. Long Greenwood S. C Synod of North Carolina North Carolina Presbyterians

Malta map published by German press in Berlin

Berlin reports the German press published a detailed map of Malta, Britain's mid Mediterranean naval base, urging readers to cut and save it. The press had already claimed Malta was useless as a base due to air attacks. Oil firms gave away about 150 million road maps in 1940 at a cost over $3 million.

Malta Berlin Britain Lokal Anzeiger

Vacation Bible School Starting At First Methodist Church

The Daily Vacation Bible School at First Methodist Church begins Monday June 16 at 4 p m directed by Miss Annabel Thompson. Open to children aged 5 to 12 regardless of church membership with a staff including Mesdames Nance Edwards Honeycutt and Misses Vance Edwards Jones Barton Thompson. Arts and crafts directed by Virginia Jones. Each day 4 to 6 o'clock five days a week, with worship study handiwork and play followed by a tea for mothers at end of course.

The First Methodist Church Annabel Thompson Miss Thompson Mesdames Lloyd Nance W. L. Edwards L. F. Honeycutt Edith Vance Willie Edwards Virginia Jones Margaret Ray Barton Drury Thompson

Andorra in the Pyrenees Between France and Spain

Andorra is a tiny mountainous country located in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. It sits as a landlocked principality bordered by both nations and is known for its medieval towns and ski resorts.

Andorra Pyrenees Mountains France Spain

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