Dayton Schools Reopen Nov. 21 After Deficit Fight
Dayton, D. Nov. 11. The board of education voted to reopen the city schools on November 21 after a three week closure due to a $61,000 deficit. The plan, supported by promises of $430,000, was debated amid disagreement over a pay-as-you-go approach and tax collection advances for the 1939-40 year.
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Dayton
Board of Education
Threeman
William C. Wiseman
Wiseman
Emerson Landis
Kiwanis Hear Armistice Day Message by Maj McLendon
Major L P McLendon Greensboro attorney addressed High Point Kiwanis at noon on Armistice Day. He discussed postwar policy shifts, four major armed blocs, and cited Washington’s entanglement warning, stressing US Army protection as a prime duty. Guests and visitors joined, and a Red Cross report was given.
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L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
High Point Kiwanis Club
Major McLendon
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
England
United States
McLendon
United States Army
D. C. MacRae
Esther Marie Free
Elm Street
Red Cross
A. E. Tate
Sheraton Hotel
Charles Newcomb
Candor
Edgar Snider
John R. Williams
Atlanta
W. A. Smart
Emory University
Robert Cottam
High Point
Dual US Carriers Operate Seventy-Two Planes Each
Two American aircraft carriers can carry and fly 72 airplanes apiece forming four squadrons of 18 landplanes each. This outlines the scale and deployment capacity of the vessels.
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United States
Local Weather Report
Readable noon report shows daytime high of 68 and low of 50 after a low of 50 last night. Yesterday’s high reached 61 with no precipitation noted.
Windsors Hold Warm Meeting in Paris Reunion
In Paris the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester meet the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for the first time since Edward VIII abdicated. The four share a cordial lunch at Hotel Meurice after welcoming the Gloucesters who arrived via royal private plane from Marseille.
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Paris
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Duchess of Gloucester
England
Marseille
le Bourget
Hotel Meurice
Eric Phipps
Lady Phipps
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Gloucesters
Brathers
Edward VIII
Godfrey Thomas
Duke of Gloucester
Godfrey
Windsor
Youth Emphasis in Service at Wesley Memorial Church
The Wesley Memorial church hosts a youth centered service with many Young People's union members in attendance. Rev M T Hipps and Dr W A Smart address youth crusade goals and religious growth from boyhood to manhood linking spirituality to social responsibility. Dr Smart closes with Daniel study and notes future sermons through Sunday night 7 30.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Young People’s Union
M. T. Hipps
Western North Carolina Conference
Methodist Church
E. H. Blackard
Smart
Christ
God
Germany
Daniel
Dr. Smart
Antiochus Epiphanes
Nebuchadnezzar
Power Reductions Set for Counties and Towns in N C
In northeastern North Carolina the Virginia Electric and Power Company will cut power costs for counties and municipalities starting January 1. Municipalities may pay one cent per kilowatt hour under a 10 year contract, while counties receive a flat two cents per kilowatt hour. The change also ends standby charges and allows consolidation of meter readings into one bill.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Utilities Commission
Stanley Winborne
Roosevelt Signals New Appointments After Dern Death
President Roosevelt indicated appointments will be announced soon as Secretary Dern dies, with shifts anticipated in War and Treasury posts. He weighed advice from Johnson and Edison as Morgenthau joins the Treasury and Swanson's health affects staff changes. Roosevelt also dismissed concerns that last Tuesday’s elections threaten liberal government, predicting similar congressional reception to his program.
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George H. Dern
Roosevelt
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
War
Navy
Congress
Louis Johnson
War Department
Charles Edison
Swanson
Woodring
Philippines
Paul V. McNutt
United States
Washington
Hyde Park
N. Y
New York State
Reading of the Veil Topic by Rev. John R. Williams
Rev. John R. Williams of Atlanta preached at First Presbyterian on The Reading of the Veil linking the veil to Christ on the cross. He argued sin’s dominion breaks and God is reconciled to man. no purgatory, and Christ as the way to the mercy seat. He also spoke on How to Face Life Unafraid and announced Sunday topics Religion in the Home and The Necessity of the New Birth.
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John R. Williams
Atlanta
First Presbyterian Church
Hell
Paradise
Gehenna
Hades
Jesus
Moses
Elijah
Christ
Peter
Williams
Pedestrian deaths drive city traffic fatality estimate
It is estimated that three fourths of all people killed in city traffic are pedestrians.
Open House at Junior High Highlights Education Week
A capacity audience of parents and friends gathered in the auditorium for Junior High’s Open House during American Education Week. Principal program included student council leaders, musical solos, and a speech by Charles F. Carroll Jr., superintendent of High Point schools, on education’s four objectives and civic responsibility.
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Mary Washburn
Eleanor Younts
Bill Peak
Helen Bissette
Arnold Koonce
Miss You
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
High Point
Carroll
Pershing warns against war dangers amid global unrest
The article reports Gen Pershing urging immediate action to avoid pursuing England and France's recent experiences. It notes Britain’s memorials to war dead, Paris patrols to quell veterans' demonstrations, and rising global militarization with Germany, Japan, and Spain in tension. The piece also mentions unrest in Paris after the Ernst Vom Rath shooting and Jewish targets in multiple cities.
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England
France
Britain
George VI
London
Europe
Germany
Paris
Parise
United States
League of Nations
Japan
China
Spain
Ernst Vom Rath
Investigations Sought In Western North Carolina Votes
In three counties Henderson Cherokee and Ashe candidates called for probe into the general election vote Hendersonville Republican Joe P Hollingsworth urged an inquiry into possible triple voting in Hoopers Creek Cherokee Democrats led by J N Moody L L Mason and Winslow McIver signed a recount petition for irregularities Ashe County saw Republican backed requests from several candidates No hearings dates set
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Henderson
Cherokee
Ashe
Joe P. Hollingsworth
Hendersonville
Board of Elections
Henderson County
Hooper’s Creek
Cherokee County
J. N. Moody
L. L. Mason
Winslow McIver
Ashe County
Appointment Shuffle Marks Local Solicitor Posts
The local board discussed appointing an assistant solicitor with J Archie Cannon or others named including J Keith Harrison and M Nash from High Point and Adam Youncer Geensboro. W D Idol former Pl ant Garden principal seated briefly but not interested. Commissioner Shaw urged solicitor recommendation. Koo preferred no action.
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J. Keith Harrison
M. Nash
High Point Attorne
Adam
Enterprise
D, C, MacRd
Lions Club Varied Program At Dinner Meeting
A Lions Club dinner at the Elw hotel featured varied entertainment led by Wayne N. Mabel H contralto and Ruth W pianist from Lexicon performed. Monte Nova directed dances by Tat and Mitzi in Hawaiian costumes. Joseph Coffield spoke for the Cross fundraiser ahead of next week’s Roll Call. President Fink announced a dinner meeting at H A Dee farm next Tuesday at 6 and plans for a boys Christmas party. A solution of 85 percent alcohol and 15 percent glycole glycol is noted as a windshield deicer.
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Lions Club
Elw
Wayne N
Mabel H
Ruth W
Haynes
Monte Nova
Tat
Mitzi
Bedee
Joseph Coffield
H Point
J. B. Fink
H. A. Dee Farm
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