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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1944
Page
3
London reports say Churchill and other British war leaders will receive honors and rewards as public opinion favors their leadership from the 1940 crisis through 1944 successes. The article notes the nation’s gratitude and the possibility of monetary rewards and titles for the premier and military figures.
Wartime letters urge Parliament to grant Churchill a peerage and large monetary awards for his leadership. Proposals include a national estate endowment, a commemorative stamp, a Churchill Day holiday, and renaming streets as cities weigh the cost of formal thanks.
Wilmington report states Camp Lejeune officers opened an investigation into a highway crash near the city that killed three Marines Kenneth L. Bealer Russell M. McClintock and Chas M. Smith from Camp Lejeune and seriously injured Sgt Edwin Clyer. Truck driver N Petroff was slightly hurt in the collision on the Carolina Beach highway.
The notices record city land auctions in High Point North Carolina during 1943 and 1944. May 1 1943 and November 20 1944 mark the bid dates with property descriptions tied to Highland Avenue Wise Street Smith Street and College Heights Plaza. Arnold J Koonce serves as mayor overseeing these public sale actions.
The American Legion John McLean Post 196 and the Ladies Auxiliary led an Armistice Day parade and program at First Baptist Church on East Washington Street. Chief speaker William H. Wilson warned about tyranny and compared the G I Bill with WWI veterans’ needs, with Mrs. J W Carter and the Wm Penn High School band participating.
Mrs Elsie Lytle hosts an event at 107 Brooks Street tonight at 8 p m. Residents are invited to join for an evening gathering and discussion.
Bin and Mrs. Arthur Lindquist welcomed twins yesterday, their third set in 13 years, in High Point North Carolina. The notice also lists a public auction for real estate lot 12 block 14 of the High Point Development Co. plat recorded in Guilford County with terms of sale and a November 1 1906 date.
Queens wives asked the mayor to verify overtime claims by their husbands in a radio briefing. LaGuardia said he checked time sheets and found no overtime, urging families to collect their men at shift end. The article also notes Jenny Lind as the daughter of a lace manufacturer.
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