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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1940

Page

9

Priangle Battles Chatham Guilord And Globe Tangle In Amateur

In Martinsville at Mayodan grounds Priangle defeats Chatham Guilord while Globe ties. North State League Landis 9 Cooleemee 3, others rained out. Tar Heel League Gastonia 10 Newton 9 in 10 innings. Hickory 9 Shelby 2. Lenoir 2 Statesville 1. Coastal Plain League Wilson 4 Tarboro 3.

Priangle Chatham Guilord Globe Landis Cooleemee Gastonia Newton Hickory Shelby Lenoir Statesville

Industrial League set for key games tomorrow at three

Guilford Hosiery slipped to a loss last week but eyes a bounce back as Parlor, Carolina Container, and Adams Millis Bees lead the schedule. Eight teams clash with W O W at Caro Container and Highland Park games shaping the league standings.

Guilford Hosiery W. O High Pole Harriss-Covington Adams - Millis Bees Civitan Highland P. O. S. of A Highland Park Tomba Oak Marsh Coke Miller Parlor Carolina Conn Ord Jack Cecil Globe Parlor Winifred Powers Airport Line Ty Holcomb Cagle Stamey Iriss Covington Millis Club Lefty Howard Red Stamey Kland P. of A

American Volunteer Corps Revived in Europe

AIS reports a new unit named La Escadrille of 1940 will be created with American pilots and funds to fight for Humbert J. Clemente of the Paris American Post. The unit would succeed the WWI era American air squadron as pilots in Curtiss planes prepared to bomb a railway, with French reports noting its formation despite German losses.

AIS la Escadrille Humbert J. Clemente Paris American Post Ameri- Curtiss

Americans Flee War Zone as 1200 Plus Arrive in Galway Town

Hundreds of homeward bound Americans poured into Galway Ireland as the President Roosevelt was expected to dock at nightfall. Hotels and halls filled with cots and bedding to house the rush while locals listened to the American speech and Irish brogue mingled in the streets.

Galway Ireland British Isles Galway Town Roosevelt Galway County

Baseball Scoreboard Recaps Multiple Leagues and Standings

A condensed scoreboard lists results from American League National League and minor leagues with wins and losses for teams such as Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Chicago New York Boston Detroit St Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Jersey City Newark Toronto Buffalo Montreal Rochester Baltimore Syracuse Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City Milwaukee Indianapolis Louisville Columbus Toledo Seattle Hollywood Sacramento San Francisco Oakland Los Angeles San Diego Memphis New Orleans Chattanooga Nashville Little Rock Birmingham Atlanta Knoxville Springfield Hartford Binghamton Albany Scranton Wilkes Barre Elmira Williamsport Richmond Asheville Winston Salem Portsmouth Norfolk Durham Rocky Mount Leakaville South Boston Mt Airy Bassett Danville Reidsville and other scheduled games including rain delays and ties.

Boston Cleveland Detroit Uedioe New York Chicago St. Louis Washington Philadelphia Cincinnati Rae Nes Brooklyn Entree Seetee Pittsburgh Sete Richmond Asheville Portsmouth Eene Rocky Mount Cooleemee Cee

Queen's University Belfast bans fancy dress at rag event

Students at Queen's University Belfast were prohibited from wearing fancy dress for this year's rag. The measure aims to curb offensive costumes and maintain decorum during the charity event.

Queen’s University Belfast

Local College Games Listed for Today

Teams including Portsmouth Winston Salem Asheville Norfolk Charlotte Richmond Rocky Mount Durham Concord Thomasville Kannapolis Cooleemee Salisbury Mooresville Lexington and Landis host or visit in this area schedule with matchups for the day.

North State League Concord Thomasville Kannapolis Cooleemee Salisbury Mooresville Lexington Landis

Withdrawal Of Allied Forces Under A Rain Of Bombs

Allied retreat from Flanders described as the ships ran the gauntlet under heavy German air attacks. Soldiers spoke of blizzard of bombs and waves of attack as they embarked for England. Despite losses most casualties appeared to be from earlier fighting and shortages, with food and rest scarce aboard ships. A brief rest and reassembly is planned for the battle-weary troops.

England Flanders Jerry Royal Air Force

New Blood On Local Roster Faces Chatham In Tri City Clash

Triangle hosts Elkin’s Chatham at Willis Park in a Tri City League game at 3:30. Manager Bill Morehead promises his strongest lineup of the year with new additions George Summey and R D Apple joining, and Reginald Dawson to start on the mound. Roy Boles will start for Elkin, with Charlie James at third base and Aunt Newman returning from injuries.

Triangle Chatham of Elkin Willis Park Bill Morehead Chatham Carolina Summey George Summey Guilford Quakers R. D. Apple Elon Charlie James Husky Greensboro Aunt Newman Roy Boles Guilford Thomasville Tommies Elkin Nine Reginald Dawson Frazier Dawson Morehead Clark Hayworth James Hucks Rush Fred Fowler

Rat Eradication Program In Thomasville Success

May 31 Thomasville special report on a city wide rat eradication drive completed last week. Davidson County sanitarian Wm Merle Davis inspected results and found most rats died in burrows while many were removed from stores in the business district. The drive used more squill than planned with funding from industrial plants merchants civic clubs individuals and the city.

Thomasville Merle Davis Davidson County

Roundup in Calcutta Nets 85 Germans Labeled Undesirable Elements

In Calcutta on May 31 a police sweep detained eighty five Germans including women, largely newly released from internment, as part of a crackdown on undesirable elements. Yokohama silk dealers suffer from the slump in American demand.

Calcutta Yokohama

How to treat yellowed white clothes and shell nuts

Instructions describe boiling water with cream of tartar to whiten yellowed fabrics and dipping the garments briefly before rinsing and sun drying. It also advises soaking nuts in hot water to remove shells intact, aiding nut cake or candy making. A third tip suggests gently removing stuck paper from a polished dining table with a soft cloth and sweet oil.

Etiquette Qs On Entering Elevators And Engagement Announcements

A reader asks who should precede in an elevator when entering or leaving with a girl. The answer: the man should allow the girl to enter first and exit first unless crowded and he is at the door, then he may exit first and wait. Garnish means to ornament a dish with bright savory items. Engagement announcements should come from the girl's family, not the fiancé.

LOOK and LEARN By A. GORDON

Answers reveal Virginia as the Civil War battleground and the ex Kaiser’s withered arm. Bologna sausage derives its name from Bologna, Italy. Winnipeg is named as western Canada’s commercial metropolis. Henry Morton Stanley was sent by an American paper to find Livingstone in Africa.

Germany Canada Africa Livingstone Virginia Bologna Winnipeg Henry Morton Stanley

Lessons in English Word Confusion and Vocabulary Study

This notice explains common English mistakes and word usages. It highlights annunciate versus enunciate and lists misspellings and synonyms. It also introduces daily vocabulary practice with the word Lavish meaning generous and profuse with the pronunciation note.

London raids seize supposed fifth column suspects

Police arrested an undisclosed number of fifth column suspects in early morning raids across several London districts. The prisoners were to be interned.

London

New Zealand Bill Grants Wide State Powers

Parliament passes emergency regulations amendment bill placing all persons and property at the state disposal and authorizing compulsory military service. A granite monument is set at Alum Bay marking Marconi’s 1897 primitive wireless experiments.

New Zealand Wellington Alum Bay Isle of Wight Marconi

Australia Passes Deportation Bill Targeting Aliens

The Australian House of Representatives approved a bill granting wide powers to deport undesirable aliens. The move is seen as foreshadowing an intensified drive against fifth columnists. In Japan, low U S silk demand leaves raw silk piled up in Yokohama and Kobe as reelers seek cash to buy cocoons.

Canberra Australia Australian House of Representatives Commonwealth Yokohama Kobe

Legion Urges Alien Registration in Goldsboro

Wayne Post of the American Legion adopted a resolution urging that all aliens be registered with the clerk of the superior court. Commander T L Gillikin named Kenneth C Royall S B Berkeley and Hugh Dorton as a committee to take steps following a 1927 law requirement.

Goldsboro P— Wayne Post The American Legion Superior Court T. L. Gillikin Kenneth C. Royall S. B. Berkeley Hugh Dorteh Berkeley

Tornado Hits Vandemere N C Demolishing Homes

A tornado struck Vandemere Pamlico County yesterday demolishing or severely damaging about twenty houses. Trees were uprooted and telephone poles snapped as James Mizelle, an Atlantic Coast Line worker, had a leg nearly severed when a garage collapsed on him. Vandemere population is about 600.

Vandemere N. C Pamlico County James Mizelle Atlantic Coast Line

Man Sentenced in East Prussia for Ash-Try Theft Gift to Hitler

A Koenigsburg man stole an inexpensive brass ash try and received a ten year prison term for intent to present it as a gift to Hitler for his metal collection.

Koenigsburg East Prussia Hitler

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