Survey Committee Discusses Independent Audit Plan
In Greensboro on June 21 a special meeting at the King Cotton Hotel reviewed plans for an independent survey and audit of Guilford County government. The committee called the session harmonious but gave no decision on the survey and adjourned to next Friday for more information on firms capable of conducting the work.
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Greensboro
King Cotton Hotel
Guilford County
Guilford County Better Government Institute
Court Justices Consider Robes for New Term Opening
In Raleigh on June 21 the state Supreme Court weighs wearing black robes for the full term opening in the new justice building. Currently they wear dark suits and neckties by unwritten custom as the court occupies the entire third floor of the $700 000 structure.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Griffenhagen Associates Lead Chicago Institute Committee
Committee members include J. O. Johnson as president Harold Atkinsson and Andrew Joyner Jr representatives of the institute and J W Burke Joe F Hoffman and R C Causey of the Board of County Commissioners for the work in question.
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Griffenhagen Associates, Inc
Chicago
J. O. Johnson
Harold Atkinsson
Andrew Joyner
Institute
J. W. Burke
Joe F. Hoffman
R. C. Causey
Board of County Commissioners
Gayda Warns of Failed Push for European War Involvement
The French high command said efforts to stiffen resistance while drawing U S banking power into Europe are doomed. They reported air reconnaissance over Mediterranean bases and continued eastern frontier actions in North Africa with multiple enemy losses, plus attack on Marsa Matruh and Italian East Africa incursions.
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United States
Mediterranean
High Command
Africa
Marsa-Matruh
Italian East Africa
Javello
Aden
Controversy Grows Over Draft Bill and Training Funds
The article notes a 000 training fund allocation to the Office of Education the Social Security Board and the Labor Department amid debate over Senator Burke s draft bill. The proposal would require all men 18 to 65 to register for possible service and allow 21 to 45 to be called as needed by the President. Two elderly British visitors sought a Paris battlefield tour from a tourist agency.
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Office of Education
Social Security Board
Labor Department
Burke
D-Neb
Armed Services
Steed Convicted Of Manslaughter But Not Sentenced
Judge Felix Alley had not yet passed sentence on J. H. Steed the High Point night watchman after a jury convicted him of manslaughter in the shooting of W. C. Smith. Prosecutor Koonts sought lesser charges and Steed described a self defense claim under oath.
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Greensboro
Felix Alley
J. H. Steed
High Point
W. C. Smith
H. L. Koonts
Steed
Smith
Nettie Wiseman
Koontz
J. W. Maners
Irene Morgan
Mrs Shepard Speaks at Kiwanis Luncheon
Mrs Karl Shepard head of the Family Service Bureau of the Community Chest spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Elwood Hotel. She outlined the bureau purpose and its role as a supplement to county and state welfare agencies, with Rex Ehlers leading the program and R K Young presiding.
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Karl Shepard
Family Service Bureau
The
Community Chest
Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
War Relief Fund funds used exclusively for Red Cross aid
The $20,000,000 War Relief Fund of the American Red Cross is earmarked entirely for Red Cross relief in war-stricken nations. Mrs. W. T. Powell of the High Point chapter states no part will fund domestic programs. Norman H. Davis heads relief purchases and actions, with national officers cited and local drive contributions reaching $4,882.28 plus more donors announced.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
W. T. Powell
High Point
Powell
Poland
Finland
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
England
France
Norman H. Davis
the Red Cross
Washington
Central Committee
Davis
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Robert H. Jackson
Daniel W. Bell
Mabel T. Boardman
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Martin Dry Cleaning Company
Dutch Laundry
Harry Robertson
Annie Boleman
James Rink
John H. Bryant
Willard Leathers
J. W. Fambrough
Hitler Holds Armistice Ceremony at Compiegne Train Car
At Compiegne Hitler meets French delegates aboard the train car as German and French officials observe the armistice ritual. Keitel reads the preamble while witnesses include German and foreign press and foreign ministry staff. Public terms remain undisclosed awaiting France’s response.
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Hitler
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Erich Raeder
von Ribbentrop
Maurice Athanase le Luc
Charles Huntziger
Leon Noel
Jean Marie Joseph Bergeret
Hess
Keitel
Compiegne
Fuehrer
Foreign Office
Propaganda Ministry
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Marshal Foch
Movie Theater Schedule Dated Card with Multiple Features
Center shows House Across the Bay starring Joan Bennett and George Raft with showings at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 and 9 30 Br oadhurst has Riders of Pasco Basin with John Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight showing 1 14 2 54 4 34 6 14 7 54 9 34 Paramount presents Tear Gas Squad with Dennis Morgan and John Payne at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30 Rialto presents Pals of Silver Sage with Tex Ritter with showings 11 05 12 52 2 39 4 26 6 13 8 00 9 47
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Across the Bay
Joan Bennett
George Raft
Broadhurst
Pasco Basin
John Mack Brown
Fuzzy Knight
Paramount
Dennis Morgan
John Payne
Rialto
Tex Ritter
Secret German Italian Armistice Talks Foreseen in Paris Meeting
As the historic meeting neared, many details remained secret including the German delegation’s names. It was acknowledged the German high command led the talks with Reich ministry and foreign office staff, alongside Italian liaison officers. France’s request for a separate armistice with Italy was seen as a formality, with mutual conditions agreed by the Fuehrer and Il Duce in Munich.
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Marshal Petain
Foreign Office
Reich
France
Italy
Fuehrer and
I] Duce
Munich
Armistice Terms Foretold in Compiegne Forest
In a forest near Compiegne Germany accepts terms ending the war six hours after signing. Compiegne, a ruined town on the Oise, sees French routs as German forces gain control. The message cites broken promises before WWI and outlines German aims to prevent a resumption of hostilities and secure reparations. More troops arrive in Ottawa as Canada reports a fourth contingent in Britain.
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Compiegne
Germany
Oise
Dne
Forest of
Fuehrer
Wilson
England
France
Great Britain
Britain
German Reich
Ottawa
Ont
Director of Public Information
Roosevelt outlines inter-American trading cooperative plan
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes creating an inter-American organization to coordinate marketing of staple exports from the American republics. He cites potential pools of crops worth around a billion dollars and stresses cooperation without replacing existing reciprocal trade agreements.
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Sary
United States
Roosevelt
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Hopkins
Hyde Park
Frank Knox
Hudson River
Albany
Troy
Delegates Clash Over Tolbert Power and Purges in S C
The South Carolina delegates clash over the New Deal purge attempt against Senator Cotton Ed Smith. Tolbert sits in the audience without a tie, blamed for discontent and alleged illegal balloting. Marion W. Seabrook accuses Tolbert of dwindling party support from 41 000 votes to 285 in 1938 and denies Norwood faction access to precinct meetings. The convention previously overruled a committee decision favorable to Tolbert.
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New Deal
Cotton Ed" Smith
Tolbert
Marion W. Seabrook
Sumter
S. C
Norwood
Rev J L Jenkins to Preach Here Sunday
Boiling Springs pastor Rev J L Jenkins will preach at both services Sunday at Green Street Baptist Church as announced today. Brazil is importing more from the United States than from any other country.
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J. L. Jenkins
Boiling Springs
Green Street Baptist Church
Brazil
The
United States
Weather Update North Carolina Coast Sandy Hook Forecast
Generally fair tonight and Saturday in North Carolina. Slightly cooler in southeast portion tonight. Hatteras to Jacksonville northeast winds moderate to fresh off the coast with partly overcast conditions tonight and Saturday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras north winds moderate over the north portion and northeast winds moderate to fresh over the south portion with fair weather tonight and Saturday.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
North Portion
French Defiance Amid War Talks and Submarine Losses
Reports state Italian submarines sunk by French forces in the Mediterranean while France rejects Anglo French union and prepares to endure defeat. Laval condemns flight from the country as Paris and Bordeaux civilians sustain defense lines along Tours and Loire. German moves push south near Bourges Montlucon and Vichy with occupation spreading to Lyon.
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France
National Defense Ministry
Mediterranean Sea
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Bordeaux
Pierre Laval
Cairo
Mediterranean
Spain
Hiter
Britain
England
Henri Philippe Petain
Tours
Loire River
Loire
Lyon
Bourges
Paris
Montlucon
Vichy
Woman files $15,000 suit against city over fall injury
Mrs J M Brintle sues Guilford Superior Court for $15,000 alleging injuries from a March incident on Wrenn Street High Point. She states she tripped in a street hole, injuring her knee and internal organs, due to lack of lighting or warning signals. She filed a claim April 15 with no settlement.
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Greensboro
J. M. Brintle
Guilford Superior Court
High Point
Wrenn Street
Ulonsoe In Historic Union Election Controversy
A fragmented OCR item references Ul and Ule with unresolved context suggesting a local election dispute. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable. The text remains too unclear to determine event details or participants.
Liner Washington Returns From Ocean Crossing
Passengers recount a tense voyage with 1500 to 2500 aboard many waving American flags 700 children 49 mothers and infants on deck. US minister Ray Atherton and Mrs Atherton aboard praised Captain Manning and crew during a German submarine scare 180 miles off Spain before a blinker light warning to abandon ship.
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Gree
Bay Tr
United States
Mark
Ray Atherton
Aerton
Copenha
Spain
Manning
Washington
Fin
Marshall Field son and heir joins army training camp
New York June 21 Marshall Field 3rd of Huntingon N Y applied for admission to the 1940 Plattsburgh camp for a month of military training. His Marshall Field 4th also applied shortly after and neither knew of the other’s action until later.
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New York
Marshall Field
Huntings N. Y
Chicago
Plattsb Camp
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