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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
3
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Charleston, May 31 Babson argues these are the most critical days in a century of world history. He cites German aggression and new war methods, warns Britain may fall, and urges the United States to build fifty thousand military aircraft and a strong defense program led by disciplined citizens and religious leaders.
Thomas Reidy and three passengers escaped death when their car was stopped by a cable fence during a Belfast blackout. The vehicle hurtled down an embankment but all occupants survived with non fatal injuries.
The piece notes a second British expeditionary force arriving in France to hold the Somme salient as Allied troops fight in Flanders and Dunkirk. It discusses Hitler, Goebbels, Mussolini, and the potential for Italy to join or influence the war, stressing uncertainty about outcomes and the high stakes for empires.
Raleigh correspondent Henry Averill surveys partisan math on the second North Carolina gubernatorial runoff pitting Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P Horton against J M Broughton. Analysts split Maxwell Gravely Cooper Grady and Simmons ballots, with no consensus on distribution.
In Thomasville on May 31 a local campaign raised $4508 for High Point College Debt Liquidation. The effort was led by J Walter Lambeth Clifton R Reed and D R Connell with a small group of workers handling the drive. Germany reports over a thousand newspaper closures since 1933.
North Carolina State College will award about 375 degrees on Monday night, a new record. The commencem ent program began with finals dances, Rev John Rodman Williams to deliver the sermon, Governor Hoey to speak, Alumni Day events, and a 50th anniversary celebration marking a record year with enrollment at 2550 and a $1 7 million building program.
Realty transfers list numerous deeds across High Point, Gilmer, and Morehead townships. Snow Lumber Company to Marvin R Shields. Milton Silver to M Thomas Lambeth. J O Coltrane to Mamie Poole and Ruth Hudson. W A Hayes to Cora B King and to William Snow Hayes. M C Crawford to J E Grady. J E Grady to Margaret Grady Crawford. James W Ward to O A Ford. Jess Leach to H M Lloyd. N D McNairy trustee to W D Gabriel. Prudential Insurance Company to Florence Hamilton and Elizabeth Whaley. P W Edmondson to E A Harvey. plats and subdivisions cited.
The Thomasville Bicycle Club sponsors a race near Thomasville on Sunday June 16 with Paul Gunn as chairman. A large entry list and strong local cycling interest follow a recent safety campaign, drawing a sizable crowd and attention from city clubs led by Harold Petty.
The officer outlined seven races with laps for boys by age, a girls race, and a two lap event for Negroes. Tibet is claimed as the highest post office at 15 000 feet. Johannesburg plans extended underground and street railways.
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