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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
3
A dispute over a station permit arose as a plan to extend College Street to Church Street was reviewed by the Board of Adjustment. The owner contested the permit application during today's hearing, with details of the proposal and potential impacts examined.
Ad copy urges readers to try a product labeled SS 8 8 as a quick fix for tiredness and low spirits. It warns that weakness could let someone else take their job and frames the remedy as an economical path to regain health.
Board hears Standard Oil and Wachovia Bank on extending English Street to College Street end. Owners oppose citing city plans to extend the street but discussion deferred for full board review. Witnesses include J H McCall and W C Idol with bank interest and estate objections noted. A separate Australian court inquiry secretively seals verdict after 36 hours.
E. C. Blair of the State College Extension Service urges farmers to save seed from part of their crimson clover and ketch crops. He emphasizes preserving planting stock for future seasons and improving genetic diversity.
London May 16 The British home secretary extended internment to all male Germans and Austrians aged 16 to 60 nationwide. Police launched a large roundup in the London area as new restrictions took effect. About 3 000 people are affected, including 2 000 refugees.
Funeral services for Mrs Sally Louise Snider 62 wife of Bran son J Snider who died at her home on the Lexington Winston Salem Highway Route 4 will be held Friday afternoon with a 2 o clock service from the residence and a 3 o clock funeral at Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church. Rev J P Crouch and Elders George Hill Zenie Rue will preside with interment in the church cemetery.
Belgrade May 16. The Yugoslav cabinet reviewed war ministry plans for general mobilization as reserves are called daily. The army stands 700000 strong, and mobilization could be rapid if conflict extends to Southeastern Europe. Reserve officers have already reported amid press attacks from the Voelkischer Beobachter.
Weeds grass and other vegetative matter left in the orchard during the summer rob fruit trees of much needed moisture says H R Niswonger state college horticulturist.
John Harris, state college landscape specialist, says farm homes statewide show slow but steady improvements due to an organized home beautification effort.
This piece stresses courtship as a serious step toward marriage. It advises being oneself, avoiding false airs, and learning to know potential partners. It cautions against rushing into marriage for fleeting affection and urges evaluating long term compatibility and character before committing.
The ICC was urged by examiner George M Curtis to cut coal freight rates by 6 to 36 cents a ton for bituminous coal moved from Southeastern and Southwestern Virginia mines to Carolina destinations. The push stems from complaints by the Pocahontas Operators Association and allied groups with Duke Power and Carolina mill interests backing the request.
The Labor Board ordered the Victor Monaghan Company of Greer South Carolina to stop interfering with employees rights to form or join a labor organization. The ruling found the company disparaged the Textile Workers Union CIO discouraged union membership and threatened reprisals if union activity continued.
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