Local Weather Forecast North Carolina and Atlantic Coast
Parts cloudy tonight and Friday with slowly rising temperatures. Moderate northerly winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville and partly overcast conditions through tonight and Friday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras includes coastal areas and nearshore zones.
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Senators push for new commercial treaty with Japan
Two Republican leaders Borah of Idaho and Vandenberg of Michigan urged a new U S commercial treaty with Japan to replace the 1911 pact expiring January 26. Borah favors a purely commercial approach while Vandenberg seeks to untie hands for negotiating a fresh agreement to resolve Far Eastern issues.
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Borah
Idaho
Vandenberg
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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State Department
Congress
County and City Governments Face Critical Survey Review
A Greensboro High Point delegation will press Guilford County Commissioners for a Chicago firm led survey of county government. Merchants groups also expect a pilot survey of Greensboro and High Point city governments as councils consider backing the plan after county decisions.
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Merchants Associations
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
George E. Hutchens
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Chicago
George L. Stansbury
John Doil for Floor Polish Fraud Exposed
Robert Childress of this city was jailed on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses after selling a house to house furniture and floor polish that tests showed to be kerosene with engine lubricants. The product labeled Gold Brand was tied to a non existent firm. Purchaser Mrs. G L Stewart said she had been gypped.
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Robert Childress
Bureau of Investigation
Childress
Mallory Street
Gold Brand
Gold Brand Laboratories
G. L. Stewart
Centennial Avenue
Bundfuehrer Kuhn Faces Mrs. Camp Testimony In Larceny Case
Fritz Kuhn's larceny trial neared a witness showdown with Mrs. Florence Camp, once known as the Bund leader's Golden Angel. Kuhn admitted lying about divorcing his wife and about the divorce date, while Camp was set as a rebuttal witness to probe alleged embezzlements including $700 for moving Camp's furniture.
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Fritz Kuhn
Florence Camp
Bundfuehrer
Rundfuehrer
Kuhn
Bund
Pickinges Slim For Exchange Stock Market Shuns War Wake
A Frederick Gardner report from New York notes subdued 1939 stock activity despite strong business signals. The New York Stock Exchange shows the slowest pace in 15 years with yearly turnover under 300 million shares, far below 1929 volumes, while prices hover near last year.
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Frederick Gardner
New York
Fortune
Turkey
Wall Street
Broad
Wall Streets
Stock Exchange
Hope virtually abandoned in search for boy lost in Oregon woods
A 1500 person search for four year old Irwin Jack Maxwell near Klamath Falls waned as hope faded. Sheriff Lloyd Low reported exhausted leads and a last night halt to the extensive city and hills search. The child wore a light sweater and overalls when last seen amid subfreezing temperatures.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
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Irwin
John Maxwell
Elmer Beebe
War tactics discussed by Hitler and leaders
Enemy company attacked German vanguard posts and was repulsed with heavy losses. On Nov 22 German air force conducted valuable recon over France and England amid strong pursuit and anti air defenses. French and English aircraft suffered losses in various encounters near Sedan and Shetland, with German forces sustaining limited air activity near the border.
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England
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Shetland
Freiburg
Parliament Adjourned as King Praises War Resolve
The king thanked Parliament for prompt acceptance of heavy burdens to fund victory. Lord Caldecote read the statement. Prime Minister Chamberlain said cooperating countries joining the empire is not yet a practical issue for war reconstruction.
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Commons
Geoffrey Mander
Cuban consul to America injured in auto accident
In Dunn North Carolina on a curve near Bunn Level Jose Manuel Lara Cuban consul to the United States was slightly injured when his car rolled over. His chauffeur suffered minor injuries. He was en route to Florida for vacation and later flew from Ra gid to Washington.
Carruthers Enters Race for House Speakership at Raleigh
Joe Carruthers of Guilford County announces his candidacy for House Speaker joining TM George Uzzell and Clarence E. Stone. Born December 11, 1906 in Greensboro, Duke Law graduate, active in civic groups, married, and viewed as influential though not vocal on the floor.
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Raleigh
Joe Carruthers
Guilford County
Libby Ward
George Uzzell
Rowan
Clarence E. Stone
Rockingham
Carruthers
Guilford
John Caffey
Congress
Caffey
Fayetteville
House
Greensboro
Duke
Chamber of Commerce
Vermont Governor Warns Utilities
Governor George D. Aiken told the New England Conference that farmers may back federal control of electric plants unless they receive adequate service and fair rates soon. He urged cooperative farming lines as an alternative, noting high profits of private utilities and widespread lack of electricity in rural New England.
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George D. Aiken
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New England
Aiken
America
Charlotte Firm Expands Curtain Plant With New Machinery
Charlotte news reports Powdrell and Alexander of Charlotte purchased all Carolina Curtain Company machinery in Salisbury. The expansion will boost output to 28,000 curtains daily and add about 25 jobs, officials said.
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Salisbury
Powdrell
Eleven of Twelve Crew Feared Lost After Mine Strike
The French fishing trawler Saint Clair B 922 struck a mine in the English Channel. Eleven crewmen are feared dead. only the engineer survived, found clinging to wreckage and brought to Boulogne by a British steamer.
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France
Saint-Clair
English Channel
Windsors Attend Thanksgiving Service in Paris Church
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor attended Thanksgiving services at the American Church of Paris. The Duke wore his British Army major general uniform.
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Paris
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Davies Plans Return to United States From Genoa
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies arranged to sail from Genoa aboard the Rex on December 3 for consultations in Washington on Belgian trade negotiations.
Passenger Miles Soar 1939 First Half Exceed 1938
For the first six months of 1939 passenger miles flown rise about 34 percent over the same period in 1938, signaling stronger air travel activity through midyear.
Lieutenant Governor visits High Point school to address students
Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton visited High Point yesterday afternoon en route to Raleigh. At Senior High School he spoke via the school radio, praising the city’s fine school system. Horton was accompanied by student leaders Cecil Prince Mull Lutz Steve Clark and Grady Morgan.
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Raleigh
Thomasville
Rotary Club
Horton
High Point
Anna V. Mendenhall
D. P. Whitley
Cecil Prince
Mull Lutz
Steve Clark
Grady Morgan
Tributes Paid to Memory of T. W. Andrews
The article recalls Wingate Andrews with quotes about service, truth, and character. It describes a memorial building on campus, its foundations, and the dedication speech stressing enduring ideals. Student speaker Price adds that the monument is a lasting tribute and a call to uphold Andrews's values.
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Mr. Andrews
Simms Baptist Convention Reelected President Report
The committee urged churches to ban hate expressions in public meetings and to preach nonviolence forgiveness and enduring love. It called on churches to aid suffering noncombatants and conscientious objectors in neutral and belligerent countries and announced new radio and music committees with regional leaders named.
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For Freedom
Radio
Music
Perry Crouch
Raleigh
Charles F. Hudson
Durham
Charles FE. Parker
Greensboro
John W. Inzer
Asheville
Luther Little
Charlotte
Eugene Olive
North Wilkesboro
Horace Eason
Shelby
E. E. Rutledge
Death of John W. Miller in High Point
John W. Miller, 74, of 613 Roy Street, died at home after a short illness. Davidson County native, longtime High Point resident, survived by wife, seven daughters, one son, two sisters, and several grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM at Mt. Zion Holiness Church near Thomasville with multiple local pastors officiating. body in state 1 PM.
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John W. Miller
Roy Street
Davidson County
John and
Elizabeth Lambeth Miller
High Point
Mt. Zion
Burch Jones
Thomasville
Route Two
John Alford
Tom Swaney
Bessie Lawrence
Howard Morgan
Carrie Miller
Laura Miller
Harvey Miller
Mary Hill
E. L. Bryant
Scouts Collect Toys and Clothes Drive
The Boy Scouts plan a citywide collection on December 3 starting at 1 PM. About 100 Cubs Sea Scouts and troops will canvass homes for five thousand toys and bundles of clothes to be repaired by the High Point Fire Department and given to the Welfare department.
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High Point
B. W. Hackney
Chamber of Commerce
High Point Fire Department
Plane Turned Back by Guns and Economic War
A torpedo boat destroyed two submarines within three days, one spotted by naval aircraft. Premier Daladier announced an inner cabinet to intensify economic warfare against Germany in collaboration with Great Britain. The 11 members include finance, merchant marine and blockade ministers.
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Daladier
Germany
Great Britain
Bombs Dropped by Parachute Over Thames Estuary
The Exchange Telegraph Company reports German planes dropped mines by parachute over the Thames estuary last night, according to British news agency dispatches.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Thames Estuary
Thanksgiving Observed in Twenty Five States Across Nation
Mayors across several cities proclaimed two holidays, naming Thanksgiving as Franksgiving in honor of the President and designating the following Thursday for another observance. Virginia officials conveyed delays for deer and turkey hunting due to weather, while Washington observed the holiday with church services and family meals as offices closed. Football schedules shift as more end of year games approach. President Roosevelt pushed the date to extend the Christmas shopping season.
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C. D. Whit
Atlantic City
B. A. Toliver
Tex
Richmond
Virginia Governo
James H Price
Washington
Roosevelt
Thieves Strip Saint Paul Propertyowner’s Vacant House
Eric Benson, owner of a vacant Saint Paul property, reports theft of right windows casings eight doors electric fixtures wiring switches wall board and exterior face brick. He bought the property last spring and now has little left but the lot.
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