Allies Expected To Use Gold Assets In U S First Buys
Government circles predict Britain and France will use gold portions of their $5 billion assets in the United States for initial cash and carry purchases of American airplanes and war supplies. Officials expect some $1 billion in orders with payment made before shipment, with gold priced at 35 dollars an ounce.
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U. S
Washington
Britain
France
United States
New York
Canada
New York Stock Exchange
J. P. Morgan
Weather summary North Carolina Georgia and surrounding area
Official weather bureau records report fair to cool conditions across the Carolinas and Georgia with frost potential tonight and Tuesday. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift from northerly to southerly, weather turns fair, and temperatures gradually rise in the major cotton regions.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
N. C
Official Weather Bureau
Danfelt Named to Succeed Leonard as Band Director
Douglas Danfelt was named band director at the local high school succeeding Pat Leonard. He arrives from Waynesboro Pennsylvania with strong credentials including leading a Philadelphia band and studying at Eastman School of Music. He has been a member of the New York Symphonic Orchestra.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Douglas Danfelt
Pat Leonard
Danfelt
Waynesboro
Philadelphia
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
New York Symphonic Orchestra
Mr Smith Goes to Washington at Center and Mutiny at Br
At CENTER action features Mr Smith Goes to Washington with James Stewart and co stars today through Wednesday with showings at 12 00 2 20 4 40 7 00 and 9 20 Also Duke Tech and Carolina Penn football scenes. At BR OADHURST Mutiny on the Black Hawk with Richard Arlen and Andy Devine ends tonight with showtimes 5 37 7 23 and 9 05. At PARAMOUNT Bachelor Mother with Ginger Rogers and David Niven ends today with showtimes 3 53 5 46 7 39 9 32. At RIALTO Chan In Treasure Island with Sidney Toler last day at 4 18 6 02 7 46 9 30.
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Mr. Smith
Washington
James Stewart
Jean Arthur
Edward Arnold
Eugene Pallette
Guy Kibbee
Duke-Tech
Carolina Penn
Broadhurst
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
Rialto
Chan
Sidney Toler
Editorials Call for Clean Duke Carolina Rivalry
The Duke and Carolina student bodies pledge to preserve a loyal yet courteous rivalry. They acknowledge mis understanding and campus incidents and urge continued harmony in athletics and cooperation across student life. Edward H. Megson signs for the Order of the Golden Fleece at the University of North Carolina.
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Duke
Carolina
Edward H. Megson
Order of the Golden Fleece
University of N. C
Funeral services for Jeff Snyder in High Point
Funeral services for Jeff Snyder of 1121 Grace Street High Point were held at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev C N Royal and Rev O L Ruth presiding. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery. The body lay in state from 1 30 until the service. The choir sang Abide With Me No Night There Argie Wood sang Sunrise Tomorrow. Pallbearers were Norris Salmons James Sommers Tom Hill Louise Brown Clint Hall and Lacy Rich all Modern Upholstering Company employees.
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Jeff Snyder
Grace Street
High Point
Green Street Baptist Church
C. N. Royal
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Argie Wood
Berks Store
Norris Salmons
James Sommers
Tom Hill
Louise Brown
Clint Hall
Lacy Rich
Oakwood Cemetery
Revival Services Begin at Brentwood Presbyterian Chapel
Revival services at Brentwood Presbyterian Chapel on East Green Street start tonight at 7 30 and run through Sunday November 12. Rev R K Davenport evangelist from Greensboro will preach with Frank Tucker in charge of music and special music by First Presbyterian Church members.
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Brentwood Presbyterian Chapel
East Green Street
R. K. Davenport
Synod of North Carolina
Greensboro
Davenport
High Point
Frank Tucker
First Presbyterian Church
J. M. Lancaster Fractured Knee in Street Crash
J M Lancaster suffered a fractured knee cap and chest injuries when his light pickup veered onto the curb and hit a tree on South Wrenn Street at 11 am. He was hospitalized by Yow's Ambulance. the front of the truck was badly damaged.
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J. M. Lancaster
Louise Avenue
South Wrenn Street
Yow
Lancaster
Four Recruits Sent to U S Army From Local Office
Four men were recruited by the local United States Army office in the past week. Quota vacancies include air corps openings for Hawaii and Fort Bragg. Eligible applicants must be high school graduates. Recruits named are William David New from Greensboro for coast artillery in Panama, Dewey Rieson of Liberty for infantry in Panama, Camuel Mason Poole Jr of Route 3 Fort Bragg for the 84th Ordnance Company, and Grady Kennedy of 902 Smith Street for coast artillery in Hawaii.
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United States Army
Fred .F. Wiles
Air Corps
Hawaii
Fort Bragg
William David New
Camp Grayson
Greensboro
Coast Artillery
Panama
Dewey Rieson
Liberty
Infantry
Camuel Mason Poole, Jr
84Th Ordnance Company
Grady Kennedy
Smith Street
Green to Administer Estate in Greensboro
H C Green of High Point route two qualified today as administrator of the estate of W W McLean who died August 4 in Greensboro. The estate lists 1000 dollars in personal property. Heirs are four sons and four daughters.
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Greensboro
H. C. Green
High Point
Route Two
W. W. McLean
Chicago Dairy Prices and Egg Market Report
Chicago dairy market notes show Butter at 649,833 steady, creamery scores around 93 with varied percentages for current receipts and standards. Eggs listed with 5,855 steady and prices for fresh graded products and extras, including firsts and current receipts. Centralized carrot figures appear but lack full context.
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Chicago
Lexington Man Suffers Fractured Ankle in Crash
J. R. Harvey of Lexington sustained a compound fracture of the ankle and facial lacerations when the car he rode in collided with a truck in front of the Archdale post office at about 1 30 this afternoon. He was taken to Guilford General Hospital by Bowd's ambulance for treatment as officers investigate the accident and no arrests have been made.
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J. R. Harvey
Lexington
Archdale
Harvey
Guilford General Hospital
Bowd
Flint Remains in Bergen Port Amid Diplomatic Exchanges
Norway rejects German protests over release of the ship City of Flint and detention of its German crew citing strict adherence to international law. A communique details diplomatic exchanges during the vessel’s stay in Norwegian waters before and after its voyage to Murmansk and return toward Germany.
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Flint
Murmansk
Soviet Russia
Germany
J. S. May Plans Economic Pressure Against Japs
The 1940 regular session opens January 3 with focus on foreign affairs and an expanded defense program. The State Department’s denunciation of the Japan trade treaty takes effect three weeks after Congress convenes, making Pittman’s embargo resolution an early item for consideration.
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State Department
Japan
Pittman
Supreme Court Upholds Immunity For Private Agencies
Chief Justice Hughes delivers the ruling affirming the Federal government and Maryland Court of Appeals decision. He states Congress protects Home Owners Loan Corporation operations with immunity from tax. No dissent noted. Court delays ruling on constitutionality of city ordinances banning handbills and circulars.
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Maryland Court of Appeals
Congress
Home Owners Loan Corportion
Supreme Law
German Forces Retreat After Island Stand in Rhine
Report says German troops are set back after holding an island in the Rhine River. The piece notes allied nations including Russia The Netherlands Italy and Scandinavian Balkan states pledge to trade exclusively among themselves, but experts doubt the plan’s success due to scarce cot ton tin and oil products.
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Rhine River
Russia
Netherlands
Italy
Kerr Scott Sees War on Agricultural Marketing
Raleigh reports former North Carolina agriculture chief Kerr Scott addressed Masonboro listeners on the war against agricultural marketing inefficiency. He recalled 1917 service and 1918 production talks, noting better packing, grading, and sorting as battle tools to aid growers.
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Henry Averill Raleigh
Kerr Scott
Masonboro
Liquor Confiscation Ends with 220 Cases Seized
Judge C W Gilliam in Thomasville orders the confiscation of 220 cases of liquor. Davidson County to receive $3 500 value. G A Randall, driver for Atlantic States Motor Lines, released after evidence shows shipment came in good faith. No claims from Atlantic Motor Lines or Sharp Motor Lines.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
C. W. Gilliam
Gilliam
Randall
Atlantic Motor Lines
Sharp Motor Lines
High Point
Baltimore
Consignor
Atlanta
Consignee
John H. Clement
12Th Judicial Distric
Clement
Roosevelt policy under fire from foreign press
German and Berlin papers condemn Roosevelt for changing the neutrality law and easing wartime embargo. Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz calls it a serious responsibility on the President while Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter sides with the critique and accuses former profiteers of seeking profits by blood.
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United States
Germany
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatisch - Politische Korrespondenz
Roosevelt
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Boebachter
England
Montagsport
Bourgeois Repeal of War Embargo Calls for Profit
The manifesto from the Internationale executive committee accuses the American bourgeois of seeking profits from war by repealing the arms embargo. It urges workers to defend China, oppose imperialism, and call wives and mothers to demand sons return from the front. It attacks Britain France and colonial rulers and notes Russia’s revolutionary celebrations with talks paused as a Finnish delegation meets Soviet officials.
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Britain
France
India
Indo-China
Arabia
Italy
Balkans
Russia
Legion post screens convention film in Raleigh
Raleigh's American Legion Post will show a film of its Chicago national convention in the Memorial Auditorium on Thursday night November 9. Garland E. Bobbitt commander of the post invites all legionnaires and ex service men to attend the one hour program which may be the film's only North Carolina showing.
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Raleigh
American Legion Post
Legion
Chicago
Memorial Auditorium
North Carolina
Garland E. Bobbitt
Education Week Observance Planned Across North Carolina
The week will be observed nationwide with patriotic civic and fraternal groups backing events in Raleigh. The Raleigh City Council of Parents and Teachers teams with other groups to present daily topics including Self-Realization, Human Relationships, Economic Efficiency, Civic Responsibility, Love of Learning, and Freedom education.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
North Carolina Licenses Revoked Total Reaches Twenty Four Thousand
The Highway Safety Division reports NC license revocations have climbed to 24 755 with many permits removed in the past week as part of continued enforcement.
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North Carolina
Highway Safety Division
Governor Hoey to wear powdered wig at North Carolina ratification centennial
Governor Clyde R. Hoey will don a powdered wig during Fayetteville events commemorating the 150th anniversary of North Carolina ratifying the U S Constitution. The celebration marks a historic state milestone with ceremonial attire chosen for the occasion.
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Clyde R. Hoey
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Local Teacher's Watch Paid For Then Stolen
Damon Catron, agriculture teacher at New Castle High School, went to a jeweler to repair his watch and found a young man had already paid the 4 50 repair bill and taken the watch.
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New Castle
Ind
Damon Catron
Police Chief Urges Care With Dept Vehicles
Police Chief L B Reed asks officers to handle department cars and motorcycles more carefully after eighteen crashes last month amid a police safe driving campaign.
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Kansas City
L. B. Reed
Bankhead to Speak at UNC Chapel Dedication
Speaker Bankhead announced plans to address the University of North Carolina on November 18 for the dedication of a new chapel. The occasion marks a notable appearance by the congressman at a state university event.
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Bankhead
Washington
University of North Carolina
Driver Exonerated in Fatal Granville County Crash
A Granville County coroner's jury ruled that 70 year old William Wilson was fatally injured Saturday by a truck due to his own negligence. The truck driver was exonerated.
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Oxford
Granville County
William Wilson
Browder Demands Probe of Accuser in Boston Speech
Earl Browder, newly released on bail after indictment for using a false name on a passport, urged Attorney General Frank Murphy to probe Rep. J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey. Browder claimed Thomas uses a pseudonym and questioned his records of name changes.
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Boston
Earl Browder
Wonder
J. Parnell Thomas
Congress xxx
Browder
Frank Murphy
Thomas
Parnell
John Parnell Feeney, Jr
Clean Election Stakes in Philadelphia Grows Guards Placed
Philadelphia prepares for tomorrow’s municipal election as authorities brace for possible violence amid a fight for clean government. A letter from Harry C. Torrington warns of a plan to hire gangs to threaten ward workers. Officials pledge heightened patrols and an election court to handle complaints.
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Philadelphia
Director of Public Safety
James H. Malone
Harry C. Torrington
Democratic Campaign Committee
Torrington
U. S
J. Cullen Ganey
United States Marshal's Office
Fourth
J. Burrwood Daly
Charles F. Kelley
Robert E. Lamberton
Robert C. White
Leonard Street School Observes Education Week
Leonard Street School marks American Education Week with daily 11 am programs Wednesday to Friday and an Open House Day on Tuesday. The PTA meeting opens at 7:30 pm with a 7:20 pm parent briefing, followed by an 8:00 pm dramatic club program comparing schools past and present, and a Friday Tag Day.
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Leonard Street
Dramatic Club
Parent Night at William Penn Observed for Education Week
In observance of American Education Week William Penn sponsors a Parent Night on Thursday evening inviting parents and the public to visit the school to see students in action. Programs are also given today Wednesday and Friday at 11 30 O'clock with a cordial invitation extended.
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William Penn
Brooks Memorial Honors Pastor and Wife
Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Sharpe were lauded Friday at Brooks Memorial Parish House in an informal reception by Ladies Aid Circle I. The event celebrated Rev. Sharpe’s return to the church with autumn decor and a Thanksgiving theme. A program preceded a refreshment repast, and gifts included a purse of 32.80 to Rev. Sharpe, a bag to Mrs. Sharpe, and a picture to circle president Mrs. Csely Thompson.
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R. C. Sharpe
Brooks Memorial Parish
Ladies Aid Circle I
Sharpe
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Csely Thompson
Pou Thought Neutrality Shift Foresees Cash and Carry Policy
The late James H. Poul predicted a cash and carry neutrality approach in 1934, urging Congress to trade only with belligerents that pay upfront and travel goods domestically, to avoid entering war. Rep. Cooley published the letter, noting the policy aligns with the era’s cash and carry law.
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James H. Pou
Cooley
Washington
Raleigh
N. C
Representative Cooley
D-Nc
Congress
Poul
Edward W. Poul
Congressional Record
Foreign Trade Light
America
Pou
North Carolina
Mrs Gare vie C West Rites Held At Buchanan Church
Funeral services for Mrs Gare vie C West 32 wife of Co L West Guilford County were held Sunday afternoon at Buchanan Baptist Church Greensboro area with Rev J B Clifton and Rev A A Walker officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survived by husband parents five sisters and six brothers.
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Garevie C. West
Co. L. West
Guilford County
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Buchanan Baptist Church
J. B. Clifton
A. A. Walker
Bessemer Baptist Church
Glenwood
Buriab
Junior High Observes Educational Week Activities
The local Junior High and other city and national schools observe American Education Week. The principal and faculty urge parents to visit the school during the week to see students in activities. Tuesday night at 7 30 there is Parents Night with a brief program in the auditorium followed by tours to meet home room teachers.
Automobile overturns bursts into flames on East Lexington
Firemen answered a call just before 9 last night to extinguish a car fire after Lonnie Harris of 707 Dayton Street overturned its vehicle on a curve in the 600 block of East Lexington Avenue. Harris escaped serious injury as gasoline spilled along the street ignited briefly but caused no major damage.
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Lonnie Harris
Dayton Street
Lexington Avenue
Harris
Tired Run-down? Begin an 8.5 S.S. tonic plan today
An old advertisement urges a date at any drug store with 8.8 dollars for a tonic claimed to boost vitality. It warns to check for organic causes and overwork, promises immediate improvement, and touts an ethical druggist offering a time-tested stomachic and appetite stimulant.
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