Roosevelt Acts To Freeze Dutch Belgian Funds In U S
President Roosevelt orders freezing of Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg assets in the United States and bars transfers or liquidations without treasury approval. Officials confer with Hull Welles Morgenthau Marshall Stark Callaghan as war tensions rise after Germany's invasion of the Low Countries.
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Rosevelt
Belgium
Roosevelt
Gerany
Netherands
Hull
Welles
Jackson
Morgenthau
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Tark
Daniel J. Callaghan
Hite House
Presient
Oval Office
Roosevelt Ad
Netherlands
Bellum
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Stark
United States
Hawaiian
White House
State
War
Oosevelt
Eurrpe
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Coast Guard Communications Agency
A. Loudon
Dr. Loudon
Local Weather Noon Report Shows Showers
Noon weather update notes showers across the area with a low last night and a high yesterday. Rain inches not specified in the readable text. Continuing clouds and scattered precipitation expected through the day.
Republicans Meet Friday in High Point Clubs
The Republican Club of High Point and the Young Republican Club will hold a joint meeting at 151 S. Wrenn Street at 7 30 tonight. All High Point Republicans are invited to attend as registration plans are refined. John R. Hoffman was slated to speak but canceled. he will address the gathering Friday evening May 24. Scientific experiments have reduced the estimated speed of the ceerfly from 800 mph to 28 mph.
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Republican Club of
High Point
Young
Republican Club
Republican
S. Wrenn Street
John R. Hoffman
Hoffman
Netherlands claims downed 70 Nazi planes and Venlo train attack
The Dutch defense reports at least 70 German aircraft shot down and an armored train destroyed while attempting to cross the Maas River at Venlo. Dutch forces also claim strong resistance along the Ijssel and Maas Rivers and held positions at Delfzijl near the German border.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Venlo
Germany
Maas
Limburg
Ijssel
Delfzijl
Rotterdam
Stock Exchange
Wilhelmina
Hague
London
Waal
Hitler
Schiphol
Norway
Waalhaven
Lobst
Rhine
Hitler Moves to Western Front in Belgian Dutch Invasion
Germany declares protection for Belgium Holland and Luxembourg as Hitler travels to the front to direct operations. Ribbentrop accuses Britain and France of planning an attack on the Ruhr while Belgium and the Netherlands are urged to accept protection without resistance.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Hitler
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Ruhr
Krupp
United Steel Works
Luxembourg
Adolf Hitler
Western Front
High Command
Fuehrer
Supreme Command
Norway
Denmark
Britain
France
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Foreign Office
England
von Ribbentrop
Balkans
Mediterranean
West
Guilford Factions Gear For Battle At County Convention
Two rival Guilford Democratic factions enter the county convention determined to control the party with a hot fight over the chairmanship. Paschal supporters back re election while Hoyle backers push a different candidate amid resignations and factional pressure. The convention opens at 2 PM in the Greensboro courthouse.
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Guilford
Frank L. Paschal
T. C. Hoyle, Jr
Gilbert E. Powell
John R. Hughes
R. R. King, Jr
E. D. Broadhurst
Guilford Precinct League
Paschal
Shaping - Hoyle - Hampton
Whitsett
C. B. Ingal
L. E. Allen
Hoyle
Stokesdale
Ed Flynt
D. B. Pegram
Pegram
Greensboro
Memorial Service for Confederate Dead Set This Afternoon
Mayor Or A Kirkman will speak at the annual rites for Confederate dead at Oakwood Memorial Cemetery at 4 30 PM. Hosted by the High Point and Laura Wesson chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, U D C members and the general public are urged to attend to honor the fallen with graves decorated by flowers and flags.
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Or. A. Kirkman
Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
High Point
Laura Wesson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Greensboro Men Face Cable Theft Charges
Two Greensboro men Troy Harden and Clarence Mangum were jailed on charges of stealing 600 feet of telephone cable. The cable was cut from poles on Friendly Road on May 1 and officers found a lead-boiling pot near Oak Ridge about 10 miles away. No service disruption occurred.
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Greensboro
Troy Harden
Clarence Mangum
Oak Ridge
Belgian Dutch Neutral Fronts Used to Probe Ruhr Attack
The text accuses Belgium and the Netherlands of guarding their fronts against Germany while revealing British and French preparations. It cites Belgian and Dutch troop mobilizations toward Germany, Dutch coast vulnerabilities, and alleged Anglo-French plans to invade via Belgian and Dutch territory to attack the Ruhr.
High Point High School Commencement Set for June 2
Mayor Kirkman will give the commencement address at High Point High School as the school awards diplomas to about 350 seniors, the largest class in its history. The service begins Sunday June 2 with a sermon by Rev. Howard Hartzell at 8 p.m. D. P. Whitley notes the ceremony is chaired by Superintendent Charles F. Carroll Jr and diplomas are presented by C. F. Tomlinson.
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O. Arthur Kirkman
High Point High School
Howard Hartzell
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
D. P. Whitley
Whitley
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
C. F. Tomlinson
Board of School Commissioners
Candidate Durham opens re election headquarters in High Point
Campaign HQ for Carl T. Durham opens at 204 East Commerce Street High Point with manager F A Ogburn announcing information services. He urges residents to register before sun down tomorrow to be eligible for the upcoming primary and notes updated precinct lines and available maps and help.
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Carl T. Durham
Congress
East Commerce Street
F. A. Ogburn
Ogburn
High Point
Allen Jay School Plans May 13 Commencement
Rural Guilford County schools release commencement schedule. Climax School seventh grade to hold exercises May 25 at Aycock Auditorium Greensboro with Dr. A P Kephart delivering the address and lunch at Woman's College. Allen Jay set for May 13 and Jamestown for May 20.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
T. R. Foust
Climax School
Aycock
A. P. Kephart
Woman's College
Allen Jay
Jamestown
Leonard Qualifies as Estate Administrator in Thrift Case
Greensboro May 10 Co A Leonard of Jamestown qualified in the clerk of Superior Court as administrator of the Clyde R Thrift estate. Thrift was fatally injured Saturday night after being struck by a car driven by David Parker of High Point. Parker was absolved by a coroner s jury Monday. No suit is contemplated. the qualification was to sign a release for Parker.
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Greensboro
Four Year Old Boy Found Tied to Tree by Wire
Ronnie Brewer, four, was discovered by a housemaid tied to a tree behind Willis Ball Park near High Byway No. 10. Deputies say a "big boy" tied him with wire and the boy had been restrained for about 45 minutes before discovery. authorities searched for the perpetrator.
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Willis Ball Park
Sheriff's Department
Ronnie Brewer
Guy Brewer
High Byway No. 10
Weldon Griffith
Sherif J. G. Jones
German invasion rocks the Low Countries and Belgium
German forces breach Dutch borders as Rotterdam and Amsterdam endure air raids and parachute landings. British French and Belgian air support appears, with Queen Wilhelmina issuing a fiery protest and Belgium mobilizing to resist the Blitz. National defenses go into high alert as civilians face invasion across The Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Lin
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Berlin
Wilhelmina
Netherland
Ijsel
High Command
Maas
Waal
Arnhem
Issel
Churchill Takes Charge in Britain War Strategy Shift
Churchill is named defense chief directing British war strategy as Chamberlain faces defeat. Lloyd George signals willingness to serve under Churchill as minister without portfolio. Labor leaders urge a new prime minister with nation wide confidence. Churchill travels to Buckingham Palace after Chamberlain leaves, riding an admiralty car amid intrigue.
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Chamberlain
David Lloyd George
Churchill
Britain
Spanis
Cuba
Buckingha Palace
Admiralty
T Alfred Duff Cooper
Frien
Japan Upholds Non involvement in East Indies Crisis
Yukichiro Suma of the Japanese foreign office said Japan pursues a straight non involvement policy and has no evidence that the European move will affect the East Indies. He stressed preservation of status quo and noted Germany is preoccupied with Europe.
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Japan
Netherlands
Indies
Yukichiro Suma
Ofice
East Indies
Great Briain
Allies Openly Backed Dutch Air Defense in Early War
At 7:45 a m the announcement said Britain and France would regard the Netherlands as Allies and would send aircraft to oppose German planes. Dutch had previously faced German air raids without aid.
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Luxembourg
France
Britain
Netherlands
Rotterdam
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