Roosevelt to address nation on radio talk
The President will speak to the nation tomorrow night at 9 30 E S T after meeting with Arthur Sulzberger and AFL leaders. Diplomats from Latin America and cabinet members will attend the event while speculation swirls about policy steps and a possible national emergency.
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Diplomatic Corps
Latin America
Roosevelt
Raeder
Arthur Sulzberger
New York Times
William Green
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Indo-China
Mr. Roosevelt
Erich Raeder
Germany
Pepper
Fla
England
Guffey
Nye
N. D
Europe
Little Mission Holds Services Each Night
Revival services are in progress at the Little Mission near the Rawley farm off Prospect Road. Rev. Charlie Pierce of Greensboro, formerly of High Point, conducts the meetings with E. L. Rhyne directing music. Services are held nightly at 7 30.
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Little Mission
Rawley Farm
Prospect Road
Charlie Pierce
Greensboro
High Point
E. L. Rhyne
Weather Summary for North Carolina Regions
Noon today partly cloudy conditions with a warmer trend in the west portion. Low last night and high yesterday noted with moderate southwest and west winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville. North and central portions experience moderate winds, while extreme south reports moderate east and southeast winds. Tonight and Tuesday remain partly cloudy with inland warmth.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Berlin Axis claims sunk ships in Eastern Mediterranean
Berlin said 11 enemy cruisers, eight destroyers, one submarine and five torpedo boats were sunk since last Tuesday with damage to a battleship and several other ships. Luftwaffe hit Crete, destroyed six British planes, and British air forces on the island suffered losses. The Battle of Crete raged as German air and sea forces pressed operations against British troops and positions. Tobruk front reported comparatively quiet.
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Alexandria
High Command
Mediterranean
Crete
Yesteday
Berlin
Germany
Tobruk
Barbers Call Meeting in High Point
The D B Barbers Association calls all barbers in High Point to meet at the county building at 8 o clock Wednesday night for a coordination session.
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Barbers
High Point
D. B. Barbers’ Association
Wage Talks Spark Across American defense Plants
Abrasives workers seek a 7 dollar day, and southern operators resist a 7 dollar rate. J L Kindelberger of North American Aviation flies to Washington to discuss a strike threat as CIO United Automobile Workers push for 75 cents per hour and a blanket 10 cent raise for 11 000 employees. Meanwhile 400 laborers and 100 painters in 11 San Francisco bay shipyards break picket lines after a mass walkout by 1700 AFL CIO machinists demanding 1 15 per hour and overtime at double time. Packard Motor Co in Detroit faces a five day strike notice to back pay demands of 10 cents an hour.
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J. L. Kindelberger
North American Aviation, Inc
Inglewood
Calif
Washington
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Army
Britain
United States
Great Britain
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
Michigan
Packard Motor Company
Detroit
Crete Holds Hopeful Signs Amid Invasion Struggles
Reports say Nazi parachute and glider reinforcements are markedly reduced and Major General Heywood, on visiting with King George II, believes Crete can be held. RAF raids from North Africa target German carrier incursions as British and dominion forces resist in close combat while evacuees seek shelter in caves and emptied cities.
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Crete
RAFIN
RAF
North African Desert
T. B. Heywood
George II
Greece
Heywood
Rotterdam
Low Countries
Duke Power Plants Operate Near Capacity in Carolinas
Duke Power Company officials said the Carolinas steam plants were running near capacity as executives consider coping with a rainfall shortfall of 9 inches over the Catawba River Watershed this year. Comment was not provided on reports of aid to TVA territory to ease power shortages.
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Charlotte
Duke Power Company
Carolinas
Catawba River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mostly Natives Among U.S. Steel Workers Are Citizens
In the United States steel industry the vast majority of workers are native born citizens. About 90 percent of employers are American citizens and roughly 70 percent of these workers were born in the United States.
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United States
Man Slashed by Daughter In High Point assault
Speedy first aid by two High Point police saved Tom Gaddy from a fatal knife wound inflicted by his fourteen year old daughter Mozelle Gaddy. Gaddy likely to recover at Burrus Memorial Hospital where doctors praised the tourniquet that prevented loss of life. The same day James Davenport shot Willie Johnson during a street brawl on Elsie Street. Davenport faced Guilford Superior Court after a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court. Norman Smith and George Dumas were arrested in connection with the shooting. Davenport received a flesh wound and is expected to recover.
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High Point
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Tom Gaddy
Mozelle Gaddy
Willie Johnson
Elsie Street
James Davenport
Gaddy
Davenport
Winston Salem
Johnson
Guilford Superior Court
D. C. MacRae
Norman Smith
George Dumas
Hearing Waived in Parker Murder Case at Greensboro
Mary Lee Parker, 22, waived preliminary hearing on a charge of killing Ida Matthews Holley at 716 Leonard Street. Judge D C Mac Rae ordered no bond until the Guilford County Grand Jury. The alleged slaying followed Parker’s release from city jail for assault and disorderly conduct, with witnesses saying she stabbed Holley 15 to 20 times with an ice pick and crushed her head with a brick, then fled before later guiding police to her location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Parker
Ida Matthews Holley
Leonard Street
D. C. MacRae
Guilford County Grand Jury
Parker
Holley
Lexington Scoutmasters Gather in Lexington Tuesday
Council President I Paul Ingle will host a meeting at the New Hotel Lexington Tuesday evening at 6 pm sharp with unit leaders from Cubbing Sea Scouting and Troop Scouting. Attendees include District Chairman C C Wall and Camping Chairman Woodrow McKay as they discuss district camporee road committees and courts of honor.
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I. Paul Ingle
New
Lexington
Ingle
Welcome
Linwood
Junior Order
C. C. Wall
Woodrow McKay
U S Accused Germany of Forcing Self Defense
Secretary Hull warned that Germany uses threats to push the United States from aiding in defense. He responded to Grand Admiral Raeder who called American patrols aggressive and convoy protection against Britain a potential shooting trigger.
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U. S. Washington
Hull
Germany
United States
Full
Erich Raeder
Tomlinson Workers Striking Over Proposed Pay Increase
A portion of Tomlinson of High Point upholstery workers struck this morning seeking higher wages. President S. H. Tomlinson said a few left benches while stressing the company cannot grant the raise now. He cited market conditions and a June 17 government committee meeting on minimum pay scales as the path to uniform increases across departments.
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High Point
Tomlinson
S. H. Tomlinson
Tomlnson
Missionaries to Be Freed for Homecoming
American women and children and men identified as genuine missionaries rescued from the sunken Egyptian liner Zamzam may leave for home once arrangements are made officials stated. The Zamzam disaster prompted rescue efforts and potential repatriation discussions in Berlin.
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Missionarie
Berlin
Zamzam
Facts and figures from the wide world
The report notes tobacco yields no usable food or goods, lists wild horses dying from heartbreak in captivity en route to rodeos and exhibitions, mentions puffins shedding their outer covering each fall, and states Death Valley California is the lowest US point at 276 feet below sea level.
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United States
Death Valley
Calif
Services Held For Miss Rose Johnson
Funeral services for Rose Johnson 79 longtime Trinity resident were held at her home facility Monday at 11 a.m. Rev T B Johnson officiated and burial followed in Trinity Cemetery. Pallbearers were J D Brame W A Bivins James Pepper John Payne F D McLeod and Murray Williams. Carrie Crawford Mrs Thomas Bouldin Mrs Vernon Peace Mrs Dove English and Clifford Goodwin sang Abide With Me. Johnson born Onslow County November 20 1861 was the daughter of Rev D C and Mary Thompson Johnson and lived in Trinity over 50 years. Surviving are a sister Miss Emma Johnson Trinity a sister in law Mrs Dougan C Johnson of High Point a nephew Dee Clark Johnson of High Point and three nieces Mrs R V Hayworth Jamestown and Misses Elizabeth and Elwaouise Johnson of High Point.
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Rose Johnson
Trinity
T. B. Johnson
J. D. Brame
W. A. Bivins
James Pepper
John Payne
F. D. McLeod
Murray Williams
Carrie Crawford
Thomas Bouldin
Vernon Peace
Dove English
Clifford Goodwin
Miss Johnson
Onsflow County
D. C
Mary Thompson Johnson
Emma Johnson
Dougan C. Johnson
Monthieu Avenue
High Point
Dee Clark Johnson
R. V. Hayworth
Jamestown
Elizabeth and
ElWaouise Johnson
Three Men Arrested for Drunken Driving Weekend
Three men faced drunken driving arrests over the weekend with bonds set at 3500 each as hearings loom in Municipal Court Judge D C McRae. Oliver Goins posted 500 bond on a hit-and-run after colliding with Logan Harbison’s car and fleeing. Joseph Smith was charged with reckless driving after striking and injuring James Douglas, a Black cyclist on Downing Street.
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F. £. Kelly
South Main Street
Carlton C. Hooks
Parkway
Haze Edwards
Kearns Street
D. C. McRae
Oliver Goins
Park Street
Logan Harbison
Goins
Liberty
Joseph Smith
Kivett Drive
James Douglas
Downing Street
Youth and Police Officer Injured After Wild Chase
J S Wall a 17 year old high school student and Patrolman J H Oglesby of the city police department were injured in a high speed six mile chase that ended when Wall’s car and Oglesby’s motorcycle collided. Wall suffered a brain concussion and head lacerations while Oglesby had severe bruises. Both were released from Burrus Memorial Hospital. warrants charging reckless driving and speeding would be served on Wall.
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J. S. Wall
J. H. Oglesby
Wall
Oglesby
Ogiesby
D. S. Lee
Jamestown Road
Guilford College Road
Lee
Jamestown
Florence Road
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Yow
Trial Of Wray And Williard Started
The Guilford Superior Court trial of Jay Williard and James Wray began as co-defendant Glenn Goins pleaded guilty to conspiracy and larceny in a cotton theft scheme. Williard faced charges for buying stolen cotton used in his upholstering plant while Wray and Goins allegedly stole 20 bales from High Point Cotton Batting Company shipments. Jesse Knightner admitted stealing $5 from Ocie Cobb and received five months on the roads.
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Greensboro
Jay Williard
High Point
James Wray
Guilford Superior Court
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Glenn Goins
Willard
Wray
Goins
High Point Cotton Batting Company
Conover
Williard
Jesse Knightner
High Point Negro
Ocie Cobb
Burgwyn
Ward couple mourns infant death in Mocksville area
Mrs Annie M Ward and her infant son died within minutes of each other at a hospital in Thomasville after a weekend illness. Annie Mae Ward born July 23 1912 in Davie County lived in Mocksville and Thomasville. she married John R Ward on March 23 1940. Surviving relatives include her parents D G and Annie Heath Grubbs Mocksville, five sisters and three brothers. funeral for the pair was planned at Eaton's Baptist ChurchMocksville with burial in the church cemetery.
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Annie Mae Ward
Thomas‘rhe
Ville Hospital
John R
Annie Mae Grubbs Ward
Thomasville
Newton Ward
D. G. Grubbs
Mocksville
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U.S. Army
Raleigh
State College
Upsilon Sigma Alpha
National Army Fraternity
W. P. Brewer
W. A. Brown, Jr
Wilmington
R. F. Duncan
Dunn
R. J. Pleasants
Cary
A. A. Banadyga
Burgaw
W. G. Cooper
Climax
G. W. Wilson
Danville
J. William Andrews, Jr
Kyle Kingsolver
Hickory
M. J
Reich
Greenland
Iceland
Fred Palmers
Ned Sparks
Dial
Bing Crosby
Star Maker
West End's
Linda Ware
Bette Davis
George Brent
the Great
Mary Dugan
Zane Grey
Rialto
Bela Lugosi
MGM
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Weatster
Official Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
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Denver
Evansville
Key West
Little Rock
Memphis
Meridian
Alami
Minn.-St. Paw
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
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Spartanburg Tampa
Duke Power
Furnish
Bulletins
Cairo
Egypt
Soddu
Ethiopia
Middle East
Liberati
Baccari
Royal Air Force
Walter K. Greene
Duke University
High Point College
Elec Auto
Penn RR
Elec Pond& Story Phillips Pet
Firestone
Pitt
Air
Freeport
Soc NJ
Alaska
Pullman
Ails al Chem & Dye
Elec
Alleghany
Gen Foods
Allis Chal
Gillette
Gudden
Goodrich
Rem Rand
Milraham Paige
Reynolds
Ss At&t
Cal
Baldwin
Tex Corp
McCrory
Trans & West
Calumet & Hec
Murray Corp
Nash
Ches & O
Corp
Chrysler
Colum G&e
U S Pipe
Comvith
É& Son
North Am
U S
Consol
U S Steel
Doug Aire
Pac Mills
Wilsonavy
Chem
Packard
Woolworth
DuPont
Penney J C
TK C
Eastman Rod
Penn Dix
Youngs S & T
Annie M. Ward
Infant
Broadhurst
Paramount
Western Union
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