Methodist Youth Rally Set at First Methodist Church
The High Point district rally occurs Tuesday night March 6 at 7 30 at First Methodist Church. Speaker Dr George Stoves from Macon Ga will discuss Youth and United Methodism. Bill Simmons of Wesley Memorial will speak on Methodist Youth Advances. Choir rehearsal is Sunday March 3 at 3 o'clock led by Everett Faulkner of Asheboro.
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High Point
First Methodist Church
Youth Crusade
Methodist Advance
Bill Simmons
Wesley Memorial Church
Methodist Youth Advances
George Stoves
Macon
First Methodist
Everett Faulkner
Asheboro
British Nazi raids and air war reach Britain coast
Reports describe German air activity over the coast with attacks on shipping near Berkshire and two cargo ships sunk by mines and torpedoes in mid February. British fliers reconnoitered German cities while Air Ministry officials warned a low‑hour strategy aimed to bleed Britain. observers note British air power will be mobilized.
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Thames
Germany
Allcraft
Berlin
Berkshire
France
Britain
Welles Seeks Talks as Germany Stance Remains Unchanged
Welles says confidential talks will be forwarded to President Roosevelt and notes Germany will accept peace only with sweeping security guarantees. He may meet Goering but has no set schedule, and he met with von Ribbentrop alongside Dr. Schmidt and the American chargé d’affaires.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Goering
Welles
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Hitler
Weizsaecker
Berlin
von Ribbentrop
Paul Schmidt
Kirk
Van Loon the Easygoing Chronicler of Humanity
The essay lauds Vincent van Loon as a popular writer whose simple clear prose masks deep insight. It notes his wide range of works from The Story of Mankind to The Story of Democracy and praises his cosmopolitan spirit and energetic humanitarian efforts, including Finnish relief work.
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Lewis Mumford
Wilbur the Hat
America
Peter Stuyvesant
Rambrant van Rijn
van Loon
Redhot
Dr. Johnson
Allied air power grows as Germany stalls initial offensives
An aviation source says Germany's failure to launch mass attacks early in the war allows Britain to expand its air force. The Allies gain air superiority aided by the dominion training scheme. German raiders suffer renewed losses as British fighters pursue. In London, luxury hotels offer reduced rates for soldiers on leave, with many rooms used as honeymoon suites.
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Germany
Great Britain
Great Dominion
London
Guilford Democrats Split Over Party Meeting Calls
Guilford County Democrats face a split as Vice Chairman Crissman plans a meeting in Greensboro while Chairman Hoyle backs a Saturday session and questions Crissman authority. A petition drives the push with support claimed from state officials and 35 of 52 committee members amid moves to replace Hoyle with Frank Paschal if unity fails.
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Democratic Party
Guilford County
Walter E. Crissman
Thomas C. Hoyle, Jr
Hoyle
Crissman
Enterprise
Frank L. Paschal
Greensboro
Pascha
Paschal
Rufus F.shirt Smith
Guilford College
Smith
Wade P. Renfrow
High Point
Mr. Paschal
State Executive Committee
Marion Y. Keith
D. M. Davidson
Gibsonville
Frank Linville
Oak Ridge
J. B. Carpenter
A. J. Ayers
P. M. Causey
George L. Stansbury
M. E. Coyle
L. J. Fisher, Jr
T. R. Short
D. Glenn Calhourn
R. Flake Shaw
R. F. Dean
City Accused of Risk in Halted Project Contracts
Hoyt warned a ruling stopping High Point from continuing the project could cause a very unfortunate situation. He noted that some contracts have already been let, but the city would not be liable for work already performed.
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High Point
Hoyt
Power Backers Case Drifts in High Point Dam Fight
In Raleigh courts the High Point power dispute stalls as lawyers for the city and Duke Power debate jurisdiction over federal licensing. Justice Heriot Clarkson warns of displacement and malaria threats to Yadkin County residents while others push for state authority to back the hydro plant.
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Henry W. Averill
The
Enterprise
Raleigh
High Point
High Point Power
Supreme Court
W. B. McGuire
Counse
Duke Power Company
W. P. Stacy
Federal Power Commission
Yadkin
Dalton
Carter Dalton
Guilford County
Duke Company
Heriot Clarkson
Yadkin County
GOP Congressmen Hearings Attended by Key Representatives
Rep Clifford Hope of Kansas presided at the hearing with 40 attendees. Also present were Reps Wheat and Arends of Illinois, Crawford of Michigan, Kinzer of Pennsylvania, Clevenger of Ohio, Jennings of Tennessee and Lamberton of Kansas alongside Hope and Short.
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Hope Preesides
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Hope
Short
Wheat and Arends
Illinois
Crawford
Michigan
Kinzer
Pennsylvania
Clevenger
Ohio
Jennings
Tennessee
Lamberton
Weather Outlook for North Carolina and Coastal Waters
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight over North Carolina with Saturday mostly cloudy conditions. Rain likely Saturday night especially inland. coast and southeast expect warmer temperatures. Winds shift from light variable to southeast and south, increasing. Coastal waters from Hatteras to Jacksonville show variable to moderate winds, overcast skies, and rain by Saturday night.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Florida Straits
Sandy Hook
Soviet Troops Advance As Finland Faces Massive Bombardment
Russian forces push from the east toward Viipuri with 270 more Finnish fortifications taken, including 66 forts. Heinjoki and Ayrapa are occupied along the Viipuri Vaikjarvi railway as Finnish cities suffer widespread air raids. Civilians die in Savonlinna Riihimaaki Kuovola Turku and Inkeroinen.
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Peru
Pero
Heinjoki
Ayrapaa
Viipuri-Vaikjarvi
Viipuri
Karelian Isthmus
Helsinki
Savonlinna
Komonselka Lake
Olavi
Europe
Riihimaaki
Kuovola
Turku
Gulf of Bothnia
Inkeroinen
Hamina
Deputy Collector Aids Tax Filing Here Soon
A deputy collector will assist in filing income tax reports in Room 208 of the Post Office building from March 4 through March 15. Those seeking help should bring a copy of last year’s return if possible.
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Post Office
Notice of Sale of Land by City Council High Point
City of High Point will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder at the Guilford County Building east door in High Point on April 1, 1940 at 9 30 A M. The property includes Wrenn and Howell lot and E Green and Brentwood plat parcels in Guilford County North Carolina. The city reserves the right to reject any bids. By order of the City Council A Kirkman Mayor.
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City of
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Wrenn and Howell
Jordan
Wrenn
W. P. Grady
Millis
Wrenn Street
BE. Green
Ragan and Harmon
Bell Lands
Office of the Register of Deeds
N. C
E. Green
Brentwood
Office of Register of Deeds
A. Kirkman
Marking the Way to a Balanced Agricultural State
Commissioner W Kerr Scott told Guilford county farmers that North Carolina has built the nation’s largest tobacco and peanut research stations and urged a strong marketing program to help farmers sell products. He noted state efforts include standardizing and grading produce, and maintaining markets through a funded system supported by feed seed and fertilizer taxes. The talk preceded Kiwanis Club guests from High Point and nearby areas.
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W. Kerr Scott
Guilford County
State Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
United States
Kiwanis Club
High Point
W. L. Jackson
Oxford
Upper Coastal Plain
Rocky Mount
Scott
Commissioner of Agriculture
Death of NC University official Thomas J. Wilson Jr.
Mrs. Thomas J. Wilson Jr reports the death of Thomas James Wilson Jr 62 dean and registrar of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill after a three week illness. Funeral arrangements set in Chapel Hill with four sons two sisters two nieces a nephew and eight grandchildren listed as survivors.
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Thomas J. Wilson, JR
Chapel Hill
Thomas James Wilson, Jr
University of North Carol Missions
Durham
T. J. III
New York
Marvin P. Wilson Edenton
Peter P. Wilson
Wi Salem
Walter W. Wilson
Neville, S. C
Funeral for Mrs. G S Currie Re scheduled at Zion Holiness
The funeral for Mrs. G S Currie, who died in a Greensboro hospital Wednesday night, will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock at Zion Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
G. S. Currie
Greensboro Hospital
Zion Holiness Church
Manuel Reformed Church
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