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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1941
Page
6
In Leicester Square during a bombing aftermath a crowd stops to hear a lone Irish singer in the ruins. Terence, trapped below the rubble, is rescued as the sergeant digs through debris shouting his name. The moment blends danger with quiet, human resilience amid destruction.
Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts and Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, veterans in Congress, are sought for advice by newer lawmakers. Rogers, a Republican, and Norton, a Democrat, have held their seats 16 and 12 years respectively and chair key committees. Rogers is noted as the busiest figure on the Hill, with a demanding daily routine from morning hearings to late-night work and home bills and reports.
The piece details a tense White House meeting over a proposed demonstration by Black leaders led by A. Philip Randolph. F.D.R. warns such a march could coerce government and prompts La Guardia and other officials to seek defense job hiring concessions while Randolph and NAACP push for education and persuasion as insufficient. The report covers responses from Roosevelt, La Guardia, and Mrs. Roosevelt, and notes the attempt to issue a presidential mandate to avert unrest.
New York report notes army technical air schools will operate on three shifts to extend classroom capacity and speed training. By staggering schedules, the Air Corps aims to widen access to equipment maintenance and operation courses, boosting potential crew numbers for the war fleet.
Young people from Randolph Baptist association gather in Asheboro for a countywide banquet at Asheboro Baptist Church recreation room Miss Julia Underwood of Balfour presides Darrel Middleton Asheboro church education director welcomes Rev W W Finlater Pittsboro responds Dr Louis S Gaines Lexington principal speaker on Wings of Service readings by Esther Moon Franklinville and Mrs W O Lewallen Asheboro
Greensboro lawyer John Hughes will speak at Gospel Tabernacle on Willowbrook Street Sunday night at 7 45 filling pulpit for Rev H P Williams who closes a Greensboro sermon series Hughes a noted Christian layman will address professional men invited to hear him The song service will be by Alvin Rasmussen former pianist for Little Country Church of Hollywood California
A puzzle listing pairs of famous women and their loves. Cleopatra and Helen of Troy. Ann Rutledge and Martha Custis. Elizabeth Barrett and Lady Hamilton. Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Dr. Juliet and Ophelia. Readers must provide the man each was in love with, with answers on the Classified Page.
Mr and Mrs Thomas W Sprinkle and Mr and Mrs Joseph T Weaver and Mr and Mrs Joseph Tt Weaver Jr of this city left today for Rowland to attend the wedding of Miss Corrine Pate to Daniel L McLaurin Jr Also accompanying them were Mr and Mrs B J Faucette of New York City visiting here
Obsolete bombers are described as flying freighters by the army air corps, indicating their continued designation and practical role despite age.
Angela warns of danger as Stephan flees and collapses after a mysterious accident. Deborah, Bridgie, and Dr. Bingham rush to support him while a gray eyed stranger, Hilton, arrives with a private United States government matter. The rescue ends with a dramatic dawn as reporters close in.
June 28 in Thomasville Thomas Brooks of Middleton Avenue Winston-Salem faced local court for speeding and driving without a license. He failed to appear after a capias was issued. Judge Wilson sentenced him to 30 days on each charge.
In Knoxville Tennessee fifteen year old Bobby Mills a 114 pound high school freshman defeated five veteran golfers to win the city championship at Holston Hills. He beat Zeno Brown two up in the final aided by his father who urged him to play. The story notes Russia has 50691 miles of railways within its borders.
News Oddities from Charlotte dated June 28 feature Ed Stanley, age 7, who walked 78 miles to Fayetteville hospital to pay 31 dollars on an 83 dollar doctor bill. He said the walk was worth it for the doctor's smile and plans to pay the rest by fall.
Circuit Judge C. C. Feather Stone at Greenwood ruled after a Negro defendant described an earlier arraignment for shooting dice termed the game Negro whist. The judge stated white people play whist and Negroes need a little fun too.
Guy Leechamy of Jacksonville N C had his car stolen ten minutes after parking. The thief cruised past him on the corner, yet Leechamy did not recognize the man he knew as his own tar in this curious misidentity anecdote.
George Ursher of Charleston washed his wife’s overalls and hung them to dry. A pair of birds claimed a pocket as a home and began building, prompting Ursher to refrain from moving them. He decided it would be humane to let the birds keep the pocket dwelling.
Spartanburg dry cleaner caused a minor stir when an infantry company from Camp Croft found their trousers pressed sideways or in sailor fashion just before a parade. The puzzled soldiers noted the cleaner’s unfamiliar take on national defense attire.
Six year old Gilbert Littlejohn of Cowpens recounts a playful baptismal service for his Eskimo Spitz Spot. Days later Judd Cash, Cowpens Baptist Church sexton, heard scratching sounds from the church baptismal pool and found Spot missing water, with four feet dry in the pool.
A Goldsboro man received 1735 stitches after a cutting scrape and a six foot gash would need many stitches. A Fort Jackson officer nicked in an Orangeburg auto crash vows to avoid cars and stay with planes. Roy Batchelor of Wilson shows a potato with a blade of grass growing through it.
Asheboro June 28 The first anniversary of the Randolph County Farm Women's Market is celebrated today by women from all sections who have found the market profitable this year. Miss Della Stroupe, home demonstration agent, with the Asheboro Kiwanis club, opened the market last June with 15 women. Membership grew to 22, forming the curb market association last August. Officers include Miss Stroupe as manager with Clyde Lucas, Mrs. S. B. Stedman, Mrs. R. P. Sykes and Miss Hope Hubbard as directors. In the year farm products amount to 3538 dollars in sales. The curb market has been supported by Asheboro housewives each Saturday morning, providing an outlet for farm women in the county.
The formal opening of the Randleman branch of the Randolph Public Library Association was held Friday evening over Peoples Bank with attendance by county commissioners and the county library board. The library will be open Saturday afternoon for circulation with librarians Miss Rosabelle Woolen and Miss Claudia Fox, sponsored by the Randleman Lions Club.
The state WPA cuts workload and merges nine district offices into six as part of a fiscal year reduction. North Carolina’s July WPA quota falls to 24,300 from 35,760 last July, with offices abolished in Albemarle, Smithfield and North Wilkesboro.
Surveys show more than half of the 1940 buyers used their light planes on jobs spanning policing preaching and other occupations, indicating broad civilian use of small aircraft for varied tasks.
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