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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1940

Page

2

Broughton Addresses North Carolina Business Club

J M Broughton Democratic candidate for governor spoke to the American Business Club in Raleigh praising North Carolina leadership and traditions. He argued democracy hinges on public discussion and highlighted state programs addressing juvenile delinquency and housing to show the state’s potential.

American Business Club North Rolina J. M. Broughton Bagh North Carolina Broughton Id Oughton North Caron

Notable Meeting Draws City Figures and Attendee Prize

Walter Crissman led the program with Grover G. Jones introducing the speaker. Guests from Raleigh and Danville attended, including H. A. Bland Pete Neumann Fred J. Flagler Louis B Heilig J Ed Millis Meldon Holmes L R Stewart W C Idol John Womack and Bill Hartman. John Womack won the attendance prize.

Walter Crissman Grover @G. Jones H. A. Bland Raleigh Pete Neumann National American Business Clubs Danville Ill Fred J. Flagler Louis B. Heilig J. Ed Millis Meldon Holmes L. R. Stewart W. C. Idol John Womack Bill Hartman

Edison to Run for New Jersey Governor on Democratic Ticket

Edison announces his name on the Democratic petition for New Jersey governor. Democratic leaders urged his candidacy, including Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague. No serious opposition expected. Hoffman and Hendrickson enter Republican primary. Moore cannot seek re election. Edison will focus on naval affairs until after the primary.

New Jersey Edison Frank Hague Jersey City Navy Department Harold G. Hoffman Robert C. Hendrickson Woodbury A. Harry Moore Navy

Easter Cantata Presented Tonight at First Methodist

The choir of the First Methodist Church presents The Message From the Cross an Easter cantata tonight at 7 30 o clock. Soloists are Reba Foxx soprano James Clifford tenor and Marc Lovelace baritone. The cantata by MacFarlane features baritone tenor and soprano solos, chorus and organ.

First Methodist Church Reba Foxx James Clifford Marc Lovelace MacFarlane

Classic Hollywood Trailers and Stage Spotlight Reel

A film and stage roundup lists upcoming showings and features at multiple theaters. Elizabeth and Essex stars Bette Davis with Errol Flynn at CENTER. Broadhurst presents Paul Mun in We Are Not Alone with Jane Bryan. Paramount screens Married And In Love with Allan Marshal. on stage Broadway Revelations at CAROLINA. These Glamour Girls with Lew Ayres and Lana Turner at CAROLINA. Saint's Double Trouble with George Sanders and Helen Whitney at RIALTO.

Elizabeth and Essex Bette Davis Errol Flynn Broadhurst Paul Mun Jane Bryan Paramount Allan Marshal Carolina Lew Ayres Lana Turner Rialto George Sanders Helen Whitney

High Point Chamber Clinics Propose Citywide Progress Plan

Local business leaders convened to craft a forward looking program for High Point. Suggestions ranged from daily street cleaning and better fire protection to park creation and closer industry cooperation.

High Point Sizemore Hall Cooper Chambers of Commerce High Point Chamber of Commerce

New York Stocks Shift to Aircrafts and Steels

Traders favored aircraft and steel stocks amid a broad advance in March 20 trading. Investors shifted funds into defense and industrial issues as lists showed gains across major groups.

New York

Paul Allen Receives Eight Months On Roads in High Point Case

Paul Allen of 530 East High Street was given eight months on the roads after High Point Municipal Court found him guilty in two larceny cases. He was charged with stealing a $20 chicken from Eskel Robinson on February 11 and a boiler from High Point Boiler and Tank Co. on December 8. Other dispositions included J. H. Harris fined for operating a lottery after a suspended sentence, and various petty offenses ending in fines, suspensions, or nol pros with leave.

Paul Allen East High Street High Point Allen Eskel Robinson High Point Boiler and Tank Company J. H. Harris Richardson Street G. S. Hodgin Randolph County James Kerr Tate Street Josephine Watson Gordy Street James Martin North Street Ernest Woodrow Baldwin Albert Weatherspoon Beamon Street T. G. Summey Ragan xNorth Wrenn Emma _ Vierling Smith Street Elmo Tysinger Eloise Haney R. L. Howard Franklin Street J. F. Payne Jessie Saunders East Washington Street Leslie Teague Kernersville Johnnie Thomas Redding Street Thomas Penley Vail Street Akers Theodore Farlow Archdale

Daladier Resigns After Confidence Vote in French Cabinet

Daladier quits as prime minister after a 551 member chamber vote of confidence, following the Senate. He and most ministers depart for the Elysee Palace to present resignation to President Lebrun. Jeanneney and Herriot meet Lebrun. Julien is absent in London. Lebrun to consult on a new government plan.

Chamber Senate Germany War Ministry Daladier London Elysee Palace Lebrun Jules Jeanneney Edouard Herriot Chamber of Deputies Jeanneney Julien Jules Julien Herriot

British raid details clouded by moonlit skies over Denmark

Danish coastal observers could not estimate bomber numbers as night raids continued. Danes report warning shots at a foreign plane and bombs on the coast with one plane landing amid machine gun fire. About thirty Wellington and Whitley bombers were thought to be used, per the British Press Association, with no official tally.

Denmark British Press Association

Virtually all stores to be closed Monday Easter observance

A Merchants Association survey shows virtually all stores and shops in High Point will close Monday for Easter. Schools will also close. white schools shut Friday and Monday, Negro schools closed Thursday for a regional educational meeting starting that day.

High Point Merchants Association

Mrs Walaska Johnson Leaves for Petersburg plus family illness

Mrs Walaska Johnson and her mother Mrs W M Blythe depart tomorrow for Petersburg called by the illness of Blythe's brother J W Gordon of Waverly Virginia a patient in a Petersburg hospital. TM L H Warren Jr UNC student home for spring holidays on Fifth Street. Betty Newton returns home from Bennettsville Miss Sarah Frances McLaurin guest. Josephine Austin UNC Chapel Hill spends spring holidays with sister Mrs Curtis Newton Monroe Apartments. Shirley Ann McDaniel recovering from pneumonia at home. Mrs Carl D McNeill's condition slightly improved after two weeks ill at 1412 Harmon Street.

L. H. Warren, Jr University of North Carolina Fifth Street Betty Newton Bennettsville S. C Sarah Frances McLaurin Josephine Austin Chapel Hill Curtis Newton Monroe Apartments Shirley Ann McDaniel James B. McDaniel Carl D. McNeill Harmon Street

Britain reports massive raid on Sylt island seaplane base

Air Ministry details a night long attack destroying seaplane hangars, barracks, a railway and jetties on Sylt with multiple bombs and fires. Two planes briefly returned to Denmark at 9 a.m. as the raid continued until dawn. one British plane was lost.

Air Ministry Tonder Denmark Britain Scapa Flow Sylt England Chamberlain Wood Kingsley Wood Kingsley RAF

L R Spencer Obituary Notices Local Resident Dies at 83

L R Spencer 83 a longtime High Point resident died at his home 1410 King Street Tuesday evening after months of declining health and a fall that broke his hip. Born December 22 1856 in Randolph County he was married to Sirona Trotter and survived by three sons Ross Lee Roy and Orpheus and two daughters Mrs C S Swain and Mrs Roy Kearns. Funeral services will be Thursday at Main Street Methodist Church with interment at Floral Garden Cemetery.

L. R. Spencer King Street Randolph County James and Selina Andrews Spencer Sirona Trotter Ross Spencer High Point Main Street Methodist Church

Mrs. Margaret Dawson Dies at 74 in Jamestown

Mrs. Margaret Dawson age 74 died at her home on Jamestown route 1 after a three week illness. Born August 10, 1865 in Rockingham County she was married to John Dawson who died September 24, 1936. No immediate relatives survive but nieces and two sisters in law remain. Funeral services held at Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in Mitchell Grove Cemetery following.

Margaret Dawson Jamestown Route 1 Rockingham County John Dawson Julia Ann Dawson Sarah Hubbard Oak Grove Baptist Church R. L. Smith E. W. Jones Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church Mitchell Grove Sechrest Funeral

Floral Garden Park Sold to Campbell and Simpson

The Floral Garden Memorial Park in this city was purchased by Don J. Campbell and Taylor M. Simpson with an associate. Campbell, longtime general auditor with National Realty Company of New York, will relocate to High Point with his family. Simpson, longtime local manager with National Realty, stays on with his family in Emerywood Court. Local management will replace absentee control and improvements are planned. existing local staff will be retained.

Jesse Washburn Harriss H. Jarrell Greensboro Carrie McGirt Guilford County Sanatorium High Point Charles A. McMurray Floral Garden Memorial Park Don J. Campbell Taylor M. Simpson Mr. Campbell National Realty Company New York Mr. Simpson Emerywood Court Messrs. Campbell and Simpson

High Point College Easter recess announced

High Point College students will leave campus Thursday for an Easter recess that closes Tuesday, March 26 at 5 p m. Studies resume Wednesday morning. This is the only recess in the second semester which closes with the graduating exercises on May 27.

High Point College

Local North Carolina Weather Forecast Brief

Partly cloudy to overcast in North Carolina tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures. Winds shift from northeast to northwest along the coast, with occasional light rain possible in southern portions.

North Carolina Hatterast Jacksonville

Funeral Rites for Mrs Vie Lorena Vaughn Held at Pilot Mountain

Funeral services for 85 year old Mrs Vie Lorena Vaughn were held Tuesday at her Pilot Mountain home conducted by Rev. W F Swanson and George Denny. A trio sang What a Friend We Have Jesus Safe in the Arms of Jesus Oh Come Angel God Be With You. Pallbearers included Clarence Gordon Claude Gordon Cecil Gordon Lester Gordon Reid Gordon Ulyssess Gordon and Odell Burn. Survived by three sons D Gordon High Point D Vaughn Winston Salem and W Vaughn Pilot Mountain. three daughters Mrs Jim Foston Salem and Mrs Ernest Gee King. sister Mrs Kert Hiatt Pilot Mountain. brothers Joe Bill C F and M Gordon all Pilot Mountain and Henry Gordon Kernville. 18 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial at Lorimer Cemetery.

Vie Lorena Vaughn Pilot Mountain W. F. Swanson George Denny Ethel Sue Boaz R. Boaz C. W. Patterson Jesus Angel Clarence Don Claude Gordon Cecil Don Lester Gordon Reid Go Ulyssess Gordon Odellburn D. Gordon High Point D. Vaughn Winston-Salem W. Vaughn Pilot Moun Jim Fston-Salem Ernest Gee King Kert Hiatt Joe Bill C. F M. Gordon Henry Gordon Kernville Andreat eBurial Lorimer Cemetery

Wife of Ra Hicks Dies at Guilf County Sanitorium

mie Hicks 35 wife of Ra Hicks died Sunday at noon after lengthy illness. Funeral held Tuesday at 2:30 pm from her father J. T. Widon’s home 926 Randolph. L Ruth Pilgrim Church and Rev Myers led services. Mrs Warner and Mrs Dockery N sang Farther Along I Hold My Hand and Memories. Flowers from Adams Millis No. 32. Pallbearers Gray Carl Staley Herbert Worth Bob Haynes I J Pic John Rich. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.

Mie Hicks Ra Hicks Guilf County J. T. Widon Randolph Street Gray Carl Staley Herbertworth Bob Haynes I. J. Pic John Rich Oakwood Cemetery

Political tussle over munitions and aircraft policy

A congressional inquiry amid dissension probes munitions purchases and new aircraft programs. President Roosevelt asserts expansion is vital to national defense while denying disclosure of secret mill devices and insisting planes are not crewed. High officials named include Louis Johnson and George Marshall, with Harter and Arnold among subcommittee figures.

D-Ky Harter D-Ohio Woodring Louis Johnson George C. Marshall Army of Staff H. H.nold Army Air Corp Rooseevlt

All-Vegetable Laxative Promises Gentle Constipation Relief

All vegetable remedy claims to ease constipation with a quarter to half-teaspoon nightly dose. It promotes restful sleep and relief from headaches foul breath and sour stomach by toning bowel muscles with an aromatic laxative tonic.

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