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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1941

Page

2

Thanksgiving Day football picks by Herb Barker

New York November 19 Herb Barkers Thanksgiving Day football picks cover North Carolina Virginia Georgetown Manhattan Wake Forest George Washington Virginia Military Virginia Tech Rutgers Brown Washington and Lee Maryland William and Mary Davidson Citadel Denver Colorado Utah Utah State Wyoming Colorado Mines Toss up coinfluenced guesses highlighted by cautious notes and skepticism.

Herb Barker New York North Carolina Virginia Cavaliers Bill Dudley Georgetown Manhattan Wake Forest George Washington Virginia Military Virginia Tech Rutgers-Brown Brown Washington & Led Maryland W. and L. Richmond William & Mary Davidson Citadel Denver Colorado Utah Utah State Wyoming

Codified Charter and Ordinances Presented for Council Approval

G C Franklin Raleigh WPA Public Records Project assistant state supervisor and Frank N Patterson Jr project technician presented city charter and ordinances codifier books to City Council. The documents, completed after delays, will be studied by the law and public safety committee to decide on further changes. The council may repeal obsolete ordinances thereafter.

G. C. Franklin Raleigh WPA Public Records Project North Carolina League of Municipalities Frank N. Patterson, Jr Law and Public Safety Committee

Major Front Battles and Naval Actions Reported

The report notes Russian troops evacuated from the Kerch area with equipment intact while German forces were repulsed near the upper Volga in Kalinin district. U-boats suspected in White Sea activity threaten Allied supply routes, and U S Navy plans to arm ships bound for Britain under a revised Neutrality Act. Soviet radio announces nine divisions designated as guard units with special pay.

Ewald von Kleist Suere Berlin White Sea Russia United States Archangel U. S. Navy Knox Britain Europe

War weary nations face Nazi coercion and hunger

The piece argues that German pressure on Marshal Petain to cooperate risks breaking morale as industry and life stagnate. It asks how to respond when the Nazis promise food and return of prisoners, noting public hunger, cold, and family separations complicate resolve.

Despond Marshal Petain

Samuel Hudson Held on Charge of Embezzlement

Samuel Hudson of High Point Route I was held in city jail on 31,000 bond after being charged with embezzling 167.91 dollars from Colonial Motor Freight Lines. Police say the driver took trip collections. In a separate blaze in Thomasville a Bostic car interior burned from a cigarette and firemen extinguished the fire.

Colonial Motor Freight Lines, Inc Samuel Hudson High Point Hudson Thomasville B. L. Bostic Carolina Avenue

Miss Welborn to Add City Secretary Title in High Point

High Point officials conclude Miss Leis Welborn, already city treasurer purchasing agent clerk and council secretary, will become city secretary. Laws require both a clerk and secretary, though duties overlap. Mayor Kirkman notes the title change won t add to her duties since she has performed secretary tasks as clerk.

High Point Leis Welborn Miss Welborn E. M. Knox

Baruch Urges Standardized Shoes and Price Controls

Baruch proposes standardizable shoes and mass production to curb price rises and extend supply, with A B C D classifications and prices stamped. He calls for only standardized government specs shoes after a date, plus similar steps for clothing and housing, replying to Gore about pricing control.

Baruch Gore Steagall D-Ala House Banking Committee

Nye warns propaganda nears U S war brink

Senator Gerald P Nye of North Dakota blasted propaganda as nearly criminal saying American readers lack frankness and deception has brought the United States to the brink of war. Also notes a Pickett Cotton Mills permit for a 4000 dollar barn and elevator tower on Tryon Street. Lena Mae Winslow files for divorce from Winfred Winslow after two years separation. About 26,000 Muslims are in North America and a note on canaries diet.

Nye America Chapel Hill Gerald P. Nye North Dakota United States Pickett Cotton Mills Alens Tryon Street SAFS Lena Mae “Winslow Winfred Willian Winslow North America

Monarch Club Condemns Lewis Over Roosevelt Defiance

Members of the Monarch Club held a meeting at the Sheraton Motel to condemn John N. Lewis for his defiance of President Roosevelt. The group cited a Fort Myers draft board report refusing further induction until Lewis is unseated and voiced unified opposition to Lewis’s action in the captive mine dispute.

Dligh Point Momirch Clu Sheraton John N. Lewis Roosevelt Fort Myers Lewis Lewis Stunt Oan

Roosevelt says troops would back closed shop coal plan

President Roosevelt insists no miner loses benefits under the Appalachian agreement and that existing closed shop contracts will stand. He weighs troop use as 350,000 soldiers standby to seize mines if needed amid a looming rail strike and a coal shutdown affecting 53,000 miners and several steel mills.

Roosevelt Graihway Raailroad

Farmers Hear Coltrane At Rotary Meeting

At a Thanksgiving week Rotary gathering, D S Coltrane assistant NC agriculture commissioner spoke to farmers from Guilford and neighboring counties. He cited North Carolina as a leading agricultural state, with strong tobacco and crop outputs, and noted farm income rising nationally with hopes for 1942. He urged expanding dairy, poultry, eggs, meat and feeds profits while warning against long term land debt and proposing a state livestock bank to aid financing.

Rotary Club Guilford D. S. Coltrane North Carolina Randolph County Potomac River Mississippi Coltrane

Murder at Duke Hospital Shocks Campus Doctors

Baldwin shot Dr. Jones at Duke Hospital after claiming a plastic surgery dispute. Witnesses Dr D L Lovell and Dr Donald Hurst described a single, sudden shot after Baldwin walked a few steps in the hall. Dr J W Ashby slated to evaluate Baldwin, with Duke psychiatrists and surgeon Dr Deryk S Hart confirming the death.

Baldwin Jones Himy Aban Duke Hospital Dr. Jones D. L. Lovell Donald Hurst

War takes pacific path amid fear of Japanese loot and strikes

The piece cites calls against appeasement as Pepper urges firmness with Kurusu while Wheeler argues for peaceful settlement between the United States and Japan. Amid war talk, miners strike in sympathy leaving 5,500 West Virginia workers idle. Troopers sent to Gary, West Virginia after two men are wounded at a captive mine. Pittsburgh steel face coal shortages and six furnaces may shut, cutting ingot output by about 20 percent.

CIO Detroit Birmingham Ala Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Roosevelt Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky United Mine Workers Appalachian UMW Fayette County CSO Congress John L. Lewis White House Japan Pacific Pepper Kurusu America Wheeler United States Montana Gary W. Va Alabama Pittsburgh Carnegie-Sinois Steel Corporation

Jonathan Frazier Dies at Jamestown Home at 89

Guilford County elder Jonathan Alpheus Frazier, 89, died peacefully at his Jamestown home. Born November 23, 1852, to Rev. David L. and Hannah Horney Frazier, he leaves widow Emeline Jones Frazier and seven sons and two daughters including A. Plato Frazier and Gurney L. Frazier. Funeral at Mitchell's Grove Methodist Church Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with local ministers officiating. interment in the church cemetery.

Guilford County Jonathan Alpheus Frazier Jamestown David L Hannah Horney Frazier Emeline Jones Frazier A. Plato Frazier Greensboro Webster C. Koontz High Point David Q. Frazier Gurney L. Frazier Charles E Frazier June J. Frazier Archdale J. Ray Frazier Route Three Fred and Pearle Esther Frazier Mitchell's Grove Methodist Church Kivett Drive Forn Sykes Thomasville E. W. Jones Wesleyan Methodist Church Herman Yokeley

Lutheran Brotherhood Meeting At Emmanuel Church

The Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church will meet this evening at 6 30 in the church basement. An oyster supper will be served. J L Fisher of Salisbury past president of the North Carolina Synodical Brotherhood will be the speaker. Delegates to the North Carolina Synodical convention held yesterday in Concord will report. Highlights included addresses by Dr F H Knubel and J Milton Deck.

Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church J. L. Fisher Salisbury North Carolina Synodical Brotherhood North Carolina J. Milton Deck U.S. C. A. Brotherhood and Federation of Brotherhoods Dr. Knubel Dr. Deck F. L. Conrad R. L. Conrad E. J. Pearson Paul Conrad Robert Shoefelt Leslie and David Conrad

Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Willett in Asheboro

Funeral services for Mrs Laura F E Willett wife of W Willett Reading Pa who died at her daughter Mrs George Verchal of Long Island were held Sunday afternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church Randolph County The services were led by Rev O L Ruth with Mrs A V Brown Mrs Ray Warner and Mrs Beulah Jackson singing and Miss Marie Strother at the piano Interment followed in the church cemetery Pallbearers included Frank Leonard Guy Slack G K Stroud Clifton Thomas Walter Staley and John Leonard Jr

Asheboro Laura FE. Willett Willett Reading George Verchal Long Island Pisgah Methodist Church Randolph County Re. O. L. Ruth First Pilgrim Church High Point

Race Horse Betting Case Is Continued

The Sam Kanter gambling house case in High Point Municipal Court was continued for at least two months. Kanter, operator of a Main Street betting establishment, faced gambling charges after police raids, with Judge D C MacRae to rule on state law applicability. The hearing paused as Kanter’s counsel Louis J Fisher was away at a convention.

North Carolina Sam Kanter High Point Kanter Main Street Lewis E. Teague D. C. MacRae Teague Louis J. Fisher

Murray Wins Endorsement Amid Union Rift at CIO Meet

At the CIO gathering, Murray, seen as future president by many, urged full backing of Roosevelt's foreign aid policy. While most delegates applauded, Lewis faction members and allied unions did not rise as the chair declared an unanimous vote on Murray's principles, leaving several seated.

Murray United Mine Workers John L. Lewis United Construction Workers’ Organizing Committee Lewis A. D. Lewis Anj CIO Roosevelt John, L. Lewis United Workers of America United Construction Workers Organizing Committee

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