Power Curb Order May Be Modified In N C
Charlotte dispatch reports executives from the OPM power division and Carolinas power companies will meet to discuss altering the five percent curtailment for non-defense industry consumption. The drought impact sustains the nonessential lighting blackout, while defense needs drive priority load for Aluminum Co. of America at Badin and regional transmission. Observers note mixed compliance across North Carolina cities, with Raleigh and Greensboro near total participation and Asheville reporting sparse adherence.
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Charlotte
Office of Production Management and of Power Companies
Carolinas
J. A. Krug
Atlanta
OPM Power Division
Krug
OPM
Aluminum Co., of America
Badin
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
Asheville
Harold Deaton Faces Secret Assault Charge
Harold Deaton, 22, of 1216 Clay Street, was arrested on a charge of secret assault against W. D. Manerin. He was released under $500 bond to appear in High Point Municipal Court next week. The warrant accuses him of concealing or suddenly attacking with a knife and causing serious injuries with intent to kill.
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Harold Deaton
Clay Street
W. D. Mancrnn
High Point
Deaton
W. D. Manerin
Cotton vote set for December 13 in Raleigh
North Carolina cotton farmers and growers across cotton states will vote December 13 on whether AAA quotas should continue in 1942. The national acreage allotment is fixed at about 27,400,000 acres, roughly the same as this year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Mayor backs Poppy Day sale and veteran aid drive
High Point Post No. 619 and its Auxiliary will hold the annual Poppy Day sale Saturday with proceeds partly aiding the Eaton Rapids orphanage in Michigan and partly supporting disabled veterans and their families. Mayor O Arthur Kirkman endorsed the event noting its humanitarian aims and patriotic purpose.
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High Point Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eaton Rapids Mich
O. Arthur Kirkman
Halifax envoy dodges eggs and protests in Detroit
Halifax arrived amid protests outside the Book Cadillac Hotel. Eggs were thrown but he continued to meet Archbishop Mooney and planned talks with Bishop Creighton and other church leaders. A private Ford meeting and a National Association of Real Estate Boards appearance were on the schedule.
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Lord Halifax
Archbishop Mooney
Frank W. Creighton
Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan
Halifax
Charles E. Searle
England
The
Mothers of America
Mooney
Protestant Episcopal
Henry Ford
National Association of Real Estate Boards
London Silent London Bombardment of Halifax Stirs Quiet Rejoicing
Nov 4 report from London notes the shelling of Lord Halifax, British ambassador to Washington, with eggs and tomatoes in Detroit brought smiles but drew no official comment. Public reaction included envy at supplies in Detroit where such items are scarce.
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London
Lord Halifax
Washington
Detroit
Mississippi Senator Warns of Fascist Global Takeover
Senator Lucas argues that Hitler Mussolini and Japan could soon control Europe Asia Africa Australia and the Dutch East Indies, risking the collapse of democracy in the western hemisphere. Norris notes a lone voting against entry to the world war while debate continues in the Senate amid cloakroom tensions.
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Dutch East Indies
Australia
New Zealand
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Japan
Europe
Asia
Africa
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Senate
Norris
Kirby and Miller Speak to Broadcasters Today
Ed Kirby civilian attache of radio in the War Department and Ne ville Miller president of the National Association of Broadcasters spoke to district four of the NAB. About 100 radio station owners and operators from the Carolinas Virginias Maryland and the District of Columbia attended the convention in Greensburg on November 4.
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Greensburg
Ed Kirby
War Department
Neville Miller
Washington
National Association of Broadcasters
Carolinas
Virginias
Maryland
District of Columbia
City Council weighs 7 p m closing ordinance proposal
A petition signed by filling station operators urging 7 p m to 7 a m closing hours faces rejection after State Assistant Attorney General T W Bruton says such municipal limits on mercantile closing are invalid. The law committee will also study raising the ward abattoir butcher salary from 75 to 140 160 monthly and higher fees for slaughter and inspection. Former Police Sergeant J W McMahon, now at Fayetteville US Veterans Hospital, could be granted sick leave with pay for September 1941, signaling termination of city employment.
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Law and Public Safety Committee
State
T. W. Bruton
State Supreme Court
State Vs. Ray
Finance and Public Works Committee
J. W. McMahon
U.S. Veterans’ Hospital
Fayetteville
McMahon
Reuben James Losses Prompt Navy Update
The Reuben James losses spurred a somber capital reaction as Navy officials disclosed seven officers and enlisted men unaccounted for, with two confirmed dead among those recovered. Survivors stood at 43 with eight injured, one in serious condition, amid broader reports of a bomber missing with all aboard and a growing death toll since August.
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Iceland
Reuben James
Navy
Navy Department
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State Baptist Convention in Asheville November 11 13
The state Baptist convention will be held in Asheville November 11 through 13 with a pastors conference starting November 10. Speakers include Dr. D L Woodward O R Mangum E L Spivey John W Kincheloe J D Moose O T Brinkley and A L Stealer. Between 1000 and 1500 attendees expected. Meetings at First Baptist Church with an afternoon program at Mars Hall.
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Asheville
D. L. Woodward
Salisbury
O. R. Mangum
Lenoir
E. L. Spivey
Mooresville
John W. Kincheloe
North Wilkesboro
J. D. Moose
Charoltte
O. T. Brinkley
Wake Forest
Russians Repel Nazi Assaults Near Moscow Amid City Shelling
Dispatches say Nazi forces repulsed a three-division infantry drive backed by tanks and aimed to seize a village, while Italian assaults were frustrated in another sector. The Red Air Force aided Russian defense as shells fell near Tula and Moscow, with civilians and troops resisting fiercely.
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Red Air Force
Moscow
Tula
Red Army
Ships Named After Heroes Of Nation In Liberty Fleet
Washington Nov 4 From the list of America's patriots military and naval heroes statesmen and others famed in shaping the nation's destiny 39 more names have been chosen and assigned to ships of the liberty fleet now being built by the maritime commission Seven of the projected 312 emergency ships have been launched and 19 names already had been assigned Names announced today include Charles C Pinckney Edward Rutledge William Moultrie Daniel Morgan for ships at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington North Carolina
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Washington
America
Maritime Commission
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington
N. Cc
Charles C. Pin
INCISIVE Word of the Day in Classic English Lessons
Lessons in English discuss common word usage and pronunciation. The daily focus is INCISIVE meaning sharp cutting and biting with an incisive voice example and guidance on syllable stress and vowel sounds.
Look and Learn quiz facts from A C Gordo
Answers cover states Texas and Illinois and the Mississippi River as the longest river. Charlie Chaplin is named as the greatest comedian of silent film. The phrase catholic taste is explained as liberal and broad minded. At the pole a person faces south in all directions. Igor Sikorsky predicts future airplanes may weigh up to 1000 tons though not faster or higher.
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North Pole
Texas
The
Charlie Chaplin
Igor Sikorsky
Citizens Called To Aid First Army Defense
In the Carolina maneuver area civilians including farmers, housewives and business people were mobilized to man 200 warning stations to detect and report tank incursions. A civilian spotter network with radio support would relay blitz calls to the army information center, enabling anti tank units, bombers and mechanized forces to respond quickly.
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Rice Yahner
Camden
S. C
Carolina
Catawba and
Pee Dee Rivers
Charlotte
N. C
Hugh A. Drum
Charles F. Thompson
Thompson
Pee Dee River
Catawba River
First Army
Army
Hollywood studio anecdotes reveal wet work and big sets
Hollywood notes describe Richard Arlen and Phillip Terry drenched filming Torpedo Boat, then swimming to escape the drencher. Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester star in Tales of Manhattan, while Arsenic and Old Lace uses a giant set with Brooklyn Bridge props and a cemetery marker bearing Archibald Leach. Sam Wood cites cast issues on For Whom the Bell Tolls contrasted with Goodbye Mr Chips.
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Richard Arlen
Phillip Terry
Alen
Oly
Charles Laughton
Elsa Lancaster
England
Henry Will
Frank Capra
Brooklyn Bridge
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Archibald Lech
Cary Grant
Crazy Sisters
Sam Wood
Mr. Chips
Water Sewage Experts Convene 21st Joint Convention
A 21st annual joint convention of the American Water Works Association North Carolina section and the State Sewage Works Association opens at the Sheraton hotel with 209 delegates. Morning sessions cover cold water coagulation, industrial water requirements and water treatment discussions, followed by a round table on sewage treatment and a 1 PM luncheon with industry leaders.
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American Water Works Association
North Carolina
State Sewage Works Association
Sheraton Hotel
A. O. True
J. E. Gibson
Charleston
J. R. Malone
Durham Water Department
Mr. Malone
Durham
A. S. Behrman
International Filter Company
Chicago
John L. Brown, Jr
Cannon Mills
Henry Seaman
Champion Paper and Fibre Company
John M. Sharf
Frank Hill
State Board of Health
Raleigh
Louis R. Howson
William W. Bush
New York City
Federation of Sewage Works Association
Robert H. Grady
N. C
Conservation and Development
Guy R. Scott
TV. A
W. M. Franklin
Charlotte
Grover Jones
High Point
British Board Vichy Vessels Off South Africa Intercepted
British sailors intercepted five Vichy French merchantmen off the South African coast and blocked scuttling on three of them while pursuing contraband convoy duties for Germany. A night clash in the English Channel targeted an axis convoy. a supply vessel was torpedoed and possibly sunk, with minor damage to a British patrol craft.
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South African
Admiralty
Indian Ocean
Orient
English Channel
South Africa
Vichy
France
Finns Retake Gulf Islands
Helsinki reports Finns occupy Koivisto Islands in the Gulf of Finland during Nov 1 to 3. They destroy one large and two small Russian ships in Gulf minefields while pursuing escapees from Kronstadt’s garrison, the fortress northwest of Leningrad.
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Helsinki
Finland
Koivisto Islands
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Kronstadt
Leningrad
Civitan Club votes to renew Collins contract
At a noon business meeting in the Sheraton Hotel the High Point Civitan Club renewed its Collins Entertainment Festival contract for next year. Hugo Walker of the Durham Civitan Club spoke briefly, with F J Sizemore praising the club’s entertainment for visiting soldiers. A letter from Mrs Horace Haworth urged Red Cross Roll Call support.
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High Point Civitan Club
Collins Entertainment Festival
Hugo Walker
Durham Civitan Club
F. J. Sizemore
Read
Horace Haworth
Red Cross Roll Call
Cotton Manufacturers Meet At Pinehurst In North Carolina
The 31st annual convention of the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association opens in Pinehurst with Willard Chevalier of New York as principal speaker. President W. H. Entwistle of Rockingham to preside at the banquet as committee reports on taxation safety membership traffic education legislation and finance are announced. A separate item notes a Johnston County school bus collision injuring two and a woman driver seriously.
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Cramerton
F. J. Haywood
Concord
C. A. Common
Kannapolis
Herman Cone
Greensboro
Harvey Moore
Charlotte
W. H. Suttenfield
Mt. Holly
IWO
Selma
Johnston County
A. T. Wall
Hollywood
England
Tax bill on the average motor vehicle looms
A historical note shows that nearly two and a half weeks of the typical wage in the United States last year would cover the average motor vehicle tax bill, highlighting the burden placed on households by vehicle costs.
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United States
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