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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1939
Page
2
In South Texas four convicts worked at a fox hunt camp without guns or guards. Two carried long knives, one had automobile keys, and another rode fast horses. They served in a Texas prison system field camp and showed no intent to escape.
A dispatch recounts Texas inmates Mitchell, Bills, Few, Wilson and others in civilian clothes performing as rodeo participants. Mitchell recalls time outside guards, awaiting parole, and fears of riding wild mares while Few praises prison officials.
Molotov denounces capitalism as senile and decaying while praising the Soviet Union as growing stronger. He cites 1929 crisis in the United States Britain and France and argues revolutionary momentum rises in capitalist states. He says Russia seeks peace and rapid end to the war without promising aid to Germany.
The report notes that Italy and Russia reduced or limited their American purchases while France and England increased orders directly from the United States. Overall American exports to all countries rose from 246 million to 288.6 million dollars in September year over year.
Nightgowns and negligees mirror day and evening dress trends with slim waists and high busts, often paired with jackets. Styles include corset silhouettes, lace corselets, bustle details, pastel and muted colors, and practical robe and bathrobe designs in satin, flannel, and toweling for the season ahead.
United States Lines aims to register its ships under the Panama flag while keeping two largest vessels under American flag for Latin American service. Commissioner Truitt calls the move sound and not a dodge of neutrality law. State Department says no foreign policy issue involved. Senators Connally and Capper react with cautious notes.
Horton Motor Lines of Charlotte received the 1939 Trailmobile Trophy at the American Trucking Association convention in Chicago for driver W. T. Hill aiding a pedestrian with arterial bleeding until help arrived. The award honors highway freight carriers whose drivers aid distressed motorists and display trained safety practices.
National Maritime Union President in New York condemns a transfer he says lets a company ignore collective bargaining. He warns 10,000 seamen will march to Washington to picket if alien seamen are used to evade neutrality law and union contracts.
A fragment notes the sun as one of the smallest and faintest stars, though it appears large from Earth. It mentions drivers must provide first aid to motorists and commercial operators on the road and references a 24 unit first aid kit.
North Carolina shows mostly cloudy skies with showers in the west and north central areas tonight and in the northeast on Wednesday. South Carolina expects showers in the mountains tonight with warmer temperatures tonight and Wednesday east and south portions. Georgia is mostly cloudy and warmer with extreme north showers tonight and partly cloudy and warmer on Wednesday in the south. Virginia forecasts light rain tonight clearing Wednesday morning in the west and north with light rain late tonight and Wednesday morning in the southeast, warmer tonight and a cooler Wednesday afternoon and night.
Winston-Salem tobacco prices averaged about 19 dollars per hundred with around 1.5 million pounds sold. Supervisor James T. Booth notes the heaviest lot volumes of the season and expects better prices later. Multiple buyers and daily sales figures follow.
The plan would offer farmers one to five year loans at interest rates that exactly cover loan costs. The speaker argued that existing federal land banks are mere adjuncts to the commercial banking system.
A four day test promises relief from bladder irritation linked to sluggish kidneys. The ad claims excess acids and waste irritate causes nighttime awakening. It promotes Buckets at Mann Drug Stores for 25 cents.
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