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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1939
Page
2
The Cameronia arrived in New York with 93 passengers including 24 Americans unable to confirm submarine firing. Crew explained camouflage to mislead submarines and protect neutrality as a 38 inch gun and armor plated emergency bridge were added aboard during the voyage.
Mrs Ellen Farlow 77 of Sophia route 1 died suddenly of a heart attack at her home yesterday afternoon Survived by husband Thomas four daughters I L Spencer Gibsonville J C Davis Broadway Charlie Brown Trinity G W Hayworth Asheboro four sons T M Farlow C M Farlow R B Farlow T R Farlow and several grandchildren Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a m Marlboro Friends church with view at the church one hour before burial in the church cemetery
Investigators hold Peter Szent in protective custody after he gave the first eye witness account of the slaying. Szent said O’Hare was killed by shotgun blasts from one of two men in a car that overtook the turfman on Ogden Avenue last Wednesday.
Three hundred Salvation Army workers establish 46 centers allotted by the War Office at camps throughout England.
In Pentonville England prisoners protested that the weekly Home Office news bulletin fails to include any horse racing coverage.
Regional weather bulletin notes fair conditions across North and South Carolina and Georgia with gradual temperature rise by Wednesday. Frost possible in interior southeastern areas tonight, coastal low temperatures near 80 degrees unlikely, winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate north northeast. Sandy Hook to Hatteras northwest to north winds weaken tonight and turn southeast Wednesday.
Enterprise reports Dr Ralph W McDonald and aides failed to recruit Paul Grady of Kenly for governor after two attempts in a Wilmington hotel room. Grady refused again, leaving Lumpkin of Franklin or other suspected candidates as options for the faction.
An advertisement for Kellogg's All-Bran promotes regularity by addressing constipation caused by lack of bulk in modern diets. It urges daily intake with milk or in muffins, plus ample water, and notes the product is made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by every grocer.
Evelyn Brent brings Harry Fox and a cast of musical comedy and screen celebrities to High Point for a Wednesday program titled Streets De Paree at 2 30, 4 45, 7 00 and 9 00 p m with Fox known for Oh Look and There’ll Be No War Over Here and a noted history in American musical theater.
The Social Security plan could allow citizens to buy government annuities up to 100 dollars a month at maturity, sold through post offices and costing 30 percent less than private policies. Senator Wagner discussed the idea with President Roosevelt, with aims to expand coverage to self employed, domestic workers, and agricultural employers.
Brief note explains that shipping over means a sailor re-enlists after discharge and pay off. Also mentions that England once included poultry and bees under cattle in historical classifications.
The 1941 General Assembly is constitutionally required to reapportion the state House and Senate seats. The provision has been acknowledged but neglected for the past decade, despite its mandatory nature.
North Carolina's mineral industry is headed for new all time heights in 1939 with an estimated production value near twenty million dollars, up about 25 percent from 1938 and six times 1926. Granite leads value at 4.36 million from 3,189,750 tons, brick and tile likely to surpass it amid a construction boom.
New York Ed Barrow, president of the world champion Yankees, says he is satisfied with the team as is. He would consider adding a player or two but rules out pursuing Hank Greenberg or breaking up the club. Barrow believes the Yankees can win a fifth pennant without major changes.
Russia concentrates troops along the Finnish frontier during extended negotiations. Moscow’s top demand, disclosed by Premier Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov, seeks a naval base as a key outcome of the talks in Helsinki.
B. W. Hackney spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon at the Sherato Hotel. He cited progress in football, officials and spectator numbers, with gate receipts and radio audiences. He noted crowds of 7,000 at Carolina games and a $1 ticket price, stressing spring training and noting an attendance prize in the educational group.
A defect in an oil heater at C. S. Pressley’s home at 110 Forrest Avenue caused significant smoke damage yesterday. Fire crews were called and extinguished a fire on a billboard at Commerce and South Main Street after multiple calls. A fall alarm was reported last night.
An admiralty bulletin reports three Allied ships sunk by German naval defenses. The 275 ton Cresswell was reported sunk off northern Scotland after being intercepted by British warships. Mecklenburg and Parana crews abandoned ship and were sunk to prevent navigation danger.
The report notes Nazi bombers shot down three English flying boats and lists ships like the Queen Mary Mauretania Aquitania Geogic Empress of Russia De Grasse among engaged liners. The Queen Mary, at 81,235 tons, has remained in New York harbor since the war began.
The wife reports Dahl may still be imprisoned in Salamanca hospital. She says two appeals to Franco for his liberty have gone unanswered. The article notes Finland's Arctic coast and a Karelia land swap proposal with Russia amid war-time diplomacy. A Soviet radio broadcast criticizes Finland for not informing the Soviet about meteorological disruptions blamed for floods in northern Russia.
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