City considers license tax cuts for High Point merchants
High Point officials plan new license tax schedules to cut merchant payments by about 20 percent next year. A minimum tax of 10 dollars will apply to all businesses, plus 50 cents per thousand dollars of annual gross sales. The plan shifts from bracketed fees to a more uniform levy to reduce revenue by roughly two to three thousand dollars. City Manager J Knox said the adjustments aim for fairer sizing while preserving revenue.
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Ator Primary Totals Show Big Democratic Margin
Fragmentary voting figures show Julian H. Walbern and W. O. Burgin facing Giles Y. New in precincts across the eighth district while Rep Bulwinkle leads with 13,690 votes to 3,223 for A. E. iz from 107 of 131 precincts. The text notes all Democrats with no opposition in certain seats.
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Jon-Salem
W. O. Burgin
Giles Y. New
Bulwinkle
A. E. Iz
Gastonia
Miss Emma Farlow Completes Randleman High with Perfect Attendance
Miss Emma Farlow daughter of Mr and Mrs Dallas Farlow graduates from Randleman High School after eleven grade perfect attendance never missing a day or failing a subject exempted from all examinations except one in finals now employed at a local firm in Randleman.
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Dallas Farlow
Randleman High School
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Randleman
Tides of war shift in early 1940s Russia and Africa
Analysis notes Timoshenko’s limited gains, the uncertain impact of winter German resources, and the strategic aim of drawing German effort on the eastern front before a Western second front. It discusses Allied patience, the British air offensive, American planes, and Rommel’s Libyan push shaping future moves toward Suez and Turkey.
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Timoshenko
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Russia
Rommel
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Mediterranean
Suez
Turkey
Chinese report gains against Japanese in multiple fronts
Chinese communiques describe raids and clashes across Hupeh and Yangtze regions. Japanese forces advancing toward Lungling and Lungyu reportedly halted or intercepted. Chinese claims include capturing positions around Iechang and heavy enemy casualties as reserves move to reinforce fronts.
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Kinhwa
Lungyu
Hupeh
Chekiang
Iechang
Yangtze River
Tragic Creek Accident Involving Reynolds Brothers
Luther Dale Reynolds suddenly disappeared after stepping into deep water while guided by companions. Lucian Reynolds nearly drowned attempting the rescue. Their father V Reynolds recovered Luther’s body from the water, believing a hole in the creek channel from heavy train activity caused the flood.
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Lucian
V. Reynolds
Reynold
Axis Nationals Interned At Asheville
About 53 German Japanese and Italian nationals arrived at Grove Park Inn in Asheville at 4 a.m. to be interned with other nationals until an exchange or end of war. The group, brought from Mexico Thursday, included roughly 20 Germans 20 Japanese and 10 to 15 Italians with no diplomats present. They came by Southern Railway with pullman cars and were moved from the station to the inn by JUSES.
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Asheville
Grove Park Inn
Mexico
Souther
World War II Front Battles Mark North Africa and Europe
British air forces maintain air supremacy with a 5 to 3 advantage, while Western Europe faces heavy bombings on Paris suburbs and Cherbourg Dieppe docks. German claims of Kharkov victory are disputed by Soviet reports of large German losses and encirclements. Chinese forces report loss of Kinhwa after costly assaults. Heydrich’s fate fuels Nazi turmoil amid purge rumors.
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der Henker
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Bold Stroke Predicted by United Nations in Near Future
May 30 Washington dispatch reports the Army and Navy Register predicting a bold stroke by the United Nations soon. The paper notes high staff talks in London and asserts it is the logical time to strike both Germany and Japan as both nations are heavily engaged on multiple fronts.
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Army and Navy Register
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Navy Yard Has New Head
CHARLESTON, D C May 30 Rear Admiral William A Glassford Jr will assume command of the Charleston Navy Yard and the Sixth Naval District Tuesday succeeding Rear Admiral William H Allen who will retire on July 1. Glassford 56 next week is a San Francisco native and has long served at sea earning the Distinguished Service Medal after the Shaw collided with the RMS Acquitania. He most recently commanded the Yangtze patrol and led U S naval forces in the Southwest Pacific with temporary rank of vice admiral.
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William A. Glassford, Jr
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Pacific
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Shaw
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Southwest Pacific
West Point Cadets Decorate Graves on Memorial Day
West Point cadets decorated the graves of former graduates in the post cemetery during Memorial Day ceremonies. The post flag stood at half staff until noon, then rose after the national salute of 21 guns. Cadets remaining at the academy used the holiday to move from barracks.
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United States Miliary Academy
Rankin demands full Senate vote on soldiers' pay
Rep Rankin calls for a full Senate vote on raising the armed forces minimum pay to $50 a month. He says the vote would be at least 10 to 1 in favor, noting past Senate hesitation as committees debated differences between $42 and $30 plus amendments. The dispute delays a final decision as lawmakers weigh the pay level amid broader defense training updates.
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Rankin
D-Miss
Senate
House
Senate House
la Follette
U S Tanks Impress in Russian Hands Test Ride
Henry C. Cassidy details a U S Army tank demonstration on the Russian front with Brigadier generals and Soviet officers observing. The driver, Ivan Sudormin, notes prior battles around Bryansk against Guderian’s tanks, claiming three destroyed and twenty burned, while the tank’s power and ruggedness are praised despite initial inaction.
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Ivan Larinovich Sudormin
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Western Front
Guderian
Bryansk
Heinz Guderian
How to feed small plants at transplanting
An article from Farm Research by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station explains that transplanted plants need minerals and a balanced nutrient solution to recover from shock and establish quickly. For vegetables, mix a level tablespoon of plant food in the hole, water well, then feed every four to six weeks at one heaping teaspoon per square foot. For flowers, prepare soil, apply four pounds per 100 square feet, set plants, and feed at buds with one heaping teaspoon per square foot, keeping food away from stalk and foliage.
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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Americans Train Russians In Tank Tactics On Cape Cod Lawn
General Faymonville and Lt John Cook watch as Shabalin, a slender officer, praises American tanks after a day of training. The brigade, built entirely of U S tanks, splits evenly between medium and light models. Russian instructors translate U S handbooks as crews listen. New York state prisons produce first aid stretchers for the war emergency.
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New Jersey
Faymonville
John Cook
Shabalin
Trinv
New York State
Heavy Punishment To Be Meted Out To Ecuador Rebels
A presidential manifesto in Guayaquil announces the heaviest punishments for ringleaders of the failed coup. Capt. Leonidas Plaza Lasso, his brother Galo, ex-defense minister Francisco Urrutia, and Dr. Antonio Quevedo are detained after the attack on the executive palace that left a palace guard dead and several wounded. Police report seized incriminating documents. A private pilot license requires at least thirty five hours of flight time.
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Ecuador
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Leonidas Plaza Lasso
Galo
Antonio Quevedo
Francisco Urrutia
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