Guilford County Sheriff Primary Narrows to Two
Voters prepare for Guilford County's Democratic sheriff primary runoff between Sheriff Joe S. Phipps and former Deputy Sheriff John C. Story. Polls open at sunrise until 6 30 pm. Analysts expect turnout around fourteen thousand, with Phipps likely carrying rural Guilford and Story leading in High Point as Greensboro heats the campaign.
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Guilford
Joe S. Phipps
Sherif John C. Story
Story
High Point
Phipps
Greensboro
Guilford County
Mica Mines Planned in Rutherford County
Rutherford County plans to develop mica mines announced by County Agent F. E. Patton. The item notes the United States imported 107,039 pounds of geranium oil in the first half of 1940.
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Forest City
Rutherford County
F. E. Patton
United States
Rommel presses at Libyan front while Kharkov fight tightens
The article notes Rommel driving his battered forces toward contact with the Eighth Army along the coastal highway while enduring heat and air and naval bombardment. In Ukraine sixty miles southeast of Kharkov German troops push Reds back and seize Kupyansk railway junction as Moscow resists and resupplies.
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Rommel
Ritchie
Mediterranean
Egypt
Hitler
Kharkov
Kupyansk
Donets
Raid strikes Bremen in largest air assault yet
RAF forces swarmed over Bremen with more than 1000 aircraft targeting docks railways shipyards and submarine plants. Heavy cloud hindered accuracy but intruder raids across the Low Countries disrupted defenses as fighter and anti aircraft fire met the assault. Aircraft losses numbered in the dozens with many enemy planes damaged in fierce night battles.
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Germany
Focke-Wulf
Air Ministry
RAF
Bremen
Low Countries
Soviet reports fall of Kupyansk and other battlefield actions
The Soviet information bureau announced Kupyansk fell after fierce fighting, though troops withdrew. In Kharkov sector combat continued with heavy Soviet losses of German forces. Russian air sorties claimed downing 51 enemy planes and destroying tanks, trucks, and fuel, while Sevastopol artillery repelled over 30 German attacks and killed about 500 troops.
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Soviet Information Bureau
Kupyansk
Oskol
Kharkov
Information Bureau
von Bock
Nedelko
Hureau
Sevastopol
Cheman
Williard Speaks To Kiwanis On Taxes
H N Williard president of High Point Savings and Trust told the Kiwanis Club at the Elwood Hotel that hundreds of thousands more Americans will be taxed under pending Congress measures and that the bill could take about 30 percent of personal income. He added eight million more people would be affected and final action may wait until after the November elections. Frank Dixon introduced him. The club approved sending 10 Salvation Army boys to the Charlotte Observer Fresh Air Camp. The Kiwanis Boy Scout building dedication at Camp Uwharrie is set for July 24 with participation from Lexington Salisbury Asheboro and High Point clubs. Visitors included Frank Sizemore J E Slaughter F G Fawcett and F D Mehan.
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H. N. Williard
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
Civic Club
Williard
Frank Dixon
Salvation Army
Charlotte Observer Fresh Air Camp
Kiwanis Boy Scout
Camp Uwharrie
Lexington
Salisbury
Asheboro
High Point
Frank Sizemore
J. E. Slaughter
F. G. Fawcett
F. D. Mehan
Axis forces reach Sidi Barrani Egypt as Rommel drives west
British RAF communique confirms Axis forces at Sidi Barrani eighty miles west of Matruh and notes air activity on forward battle areas. Axis heavy armor advances along a wide corridor while Allied forces prepare for decisive clash. Rommel uses all his strength, including the German 21st and 15th armored divisions, to push the offensive.
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Matruh
Mediterranean
Britain
RAF
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Raif
Suez
Qattarah
United Nations
Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Libya
21St
15Th Armored
Red Army Gains Front Fortified Height Near Moscow
Russian troops captured a fortified height southwest of Moscow on the Bryansk front in heavy fighting that cost the Germans 450 casualties. German air losses included multiple bombers and transports as Soviet aviators sank two ships and damaged or destroyed numerous tanks and trucks. U S military attaché Lt Col Joseph Michela praised the Red army’s morale, efficiency, and equipment after a three day trip to the front with Major Richard Park Jr and two British officers.
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Bryansk
Moscow
Gerpee
Information Bureau
Red Army
Joseph A. Michaela
United States
Leningrad
Col Michela
Richard Park, Jr
Fron
Rommel’s Libyan offensive falters as Matruh line holds
Axis forces under Rommel press into Libya with Ariete and captured equipment but fail to revamp logistics. Matruh, 60 miles east of Sidi Barrani, remains a British stronghold with a vital but stretched supply line. Tobruk port, bombed by Liberators, faces uncertain heavy landing capacity while Major General H. B. Klopper of the Tobruk garrison is reported captured as the port surrenders.
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Libya
Rommel
Matruh
Sidi Barrani
Alexandria
Tobruk
Bengasi
United States
H. B. Klonper
Weather Outlook South and Georgia Tonight
South Carolina remains warm tonight. Georgia continues warm this afternoon and tonight with scattered thundershowers along the coast late this afternoon. The forecast highlights a mild to warm pattern ahead with unsettled coastal activity in Georgia. Potential minor rainfall may affect coastal areas.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Tragic double car crash claims Myrtle Matthews life
Wadesboro report notes Myrtle Kirk Matthews, 24, died from injuries after a car wreck. Her husband Charles Mathews had been killed in a collision fifteen months earlier, the local dispatch said.
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Wadesboro
Myrtle Kirk Matthews
Charles Mathews
Roosevelt on Production Figures and Russia Involvement
President Roosevelt disclosed production figures as Allied war talks with Britain and Russia continue. He noted May output of nearly 4,000 aircraft, over 1,500 tanks, about 2,000 artillery and anti tank guns, plus over 50,000 machine guns in one month. He warned against overconfidence and cited raw material shortages as a major ongoing challenge. Russia’s involvement was highlighted as Litvinoff and other officials joined high level conferences with the United States and Britain.
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White House
Russia
Stephen Early
Maxim Litvinoff
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Britain
Hull
Litvinoff
United States
Great Britain
Light Docket Heard In Municipal Court
A light docket was handled today by Judge D. C. MacRae at Municipal Court. Cases include Holland Embler in a reckless driving matter with judgment suspended on service, Burton Lambeth for larceny, L. C. Griffin for no operator license with costs, Shackleford for failure to report an accident, Betty Evans for hit and run driving, and others covering non support, improper brakes, health law, drunken driving, and resisting arrest plus continued or suspended judgments where noted.
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D. C., MacRae
Holland Embler
Burton
Burton Lambeth
Vinson-Salem
Larceny
L. C. Griffin
Raymond Shackleford
Gibson Iee Cream Co
Betty Evans
Hobson
Capias
Lee Chambers
Rivett
Helen’ Kenrick
Laude K. Cook
Winston-Salem
T. H. Jackson
Dorris
Gerald Smith
Thomasville
W. Lee Meredith, Jr
J. &. Warner
Lexington
Ernest McCorkle
Beamon
Fred Kirkpatrick
Olivia
Jerry Strickland
Leonard
Ira Bottoms
Mangum
Eugene Proctor
F. R. Jones
E. Lexington
Eric E. Tucker
Kannapolis
Charlie Davis
Chinese Prepare Nancheng Assault
Chungking reports forces advancing south of Nancheng to storm the southeastern Kiangsi town as Japanese positions are challenged. Brisk fighting also noted near Lishui, 125 miles south of Hangchow, with Japanese aiming at the Lishui airbase and Chuhsien base already fallen.
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Chungking
Nancheng
Kiangsi
Fukien Province
Lishui
Hangchow
Chekiang Province
Chuhsien
Kwangfeng
Chekiang
Dr. Kenneth Geddie To Stay In Practice In High Point
Dr Kenneth B Geddie a local physician among nine High Point doctors summoned for Army medical corps officer exams was not accepted for service He told The Enterprise he will remain in High Point and continue his practice Here a separate note describes Melton Holland 13 bringing two beans forming the initials U S found in a sack from neighbor J W Robbins
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Army Medical Corps
Kenneth B. Geddie
High Point
Fort Bragg
Geddie
Melton Holland
Mangum Avenue
Enterprise News-Room
U.S. Melton
Uncle Sam
J. W. Robbins
Mangum
Mayor orders unemployed men to work or join service
June 26. Mayor Ray Henderson issued an order in New Bern demanding all unemployed men report to work or enlist in a branch of the armed services, with a 30 day sentence to the road for noncompliance. The directive reflects wartime manpower mobilization and local authority enforcement in the city.
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New Ber
Ray Henderson
New Bern
Armed Service
Thompson cited for alleged failure to cooperate in blackout
Forest City June 26 J W Thompson filling station operator was cited to municipal court for allegedly refusing to cooperate in a district blackout.
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Forest City
J. W. Thompson
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