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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1939
Page
12
John de Wolf describes a two day stay in Nazi Germany from Copenhagen to Brenner Pass. He notes easy border checks with British visa in hand and minimal baggage scrutiny, first in Berlin then Munich. He details blacked out cities, open restaurants, and Bavarian beer rituals amid wartime tension.
Speaker William B Bankhead will join the North Carolina congressional delegation in Chapel Hill November 29 30 to deliver the principal address at the formal opening of the Institute of Government new 50000 dollar laboratory. Hundreds of officials and party leaders are expected for the program with a reception and joint district meetings concluding in time for Thanksgiving dinner and the Carolina Virginia football game.
The week closes with an indeterminate trend as steels and select issues show a mild rebound after an early slip. The Averages ease only slightly with the 60 stock average steady at 51.1 and weekly decline about one point. News on defense taxes weighs on sentiment while volume remains light.
A traveler recounts chaotic travel through Munich Berlin with blacked out streets and a tense mood. He notes dogged security, rationing, and German soldiers singing while engaging hotel staff and transit guides during a period of heightened wartime atmosphere. He observes few laughs, frequent uniforms, and relief upon crossing into Italian Tyrol.
Mrs. Frank D. Mower chairing Newberry South Carolina Christmas Seal sale received a reader question about the seal image. Rockwell Kent, designer, replied asking the reader if they have ever seen an angel, clarifying the artistic interpretation.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella H. Brown wife of Samuel W Brown were held Saturday at 2 pm at Welch Memorial Methodist Church. The service included solos and hymns as mourners paid final respects with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery. Smoking of Cuban cigarettes is decreasing in Cuba.
Women in Brazil spent more than 3.5 million for French toiletries and perfumes last year, reflecting growing demand for luxury personal care products among Brazilian consumers.
A sharp drop in the number and value of building permits issued in High Point last week is reported. Total value authorized was 2,780 across 16 months. Permits include homes on Cedar and Hobson Streets at about 130 each, plus several repairs and roofs for residences and a factory alteration at 360. Twenty six theatres with 32,000 capacity are being built in Russia.
Mrs Charles Welborn of the Hannersville community dies Saturday morning. Funeral services to be conducted by Rev. T R York at Liberty Baptist Church south of Thomasville with interment in the church cemetery.
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