License Plates To Be Placed On Sale Here Next Monday
Automobile and twitch license plates for 1942 will go on sale at the High Point office of the Carolina Motor Club Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Seven thousand city tags and 14,000 State plates have already been received. plates for trucks and trailers are expected by the local office and may arrive tomorrow or Saturday. Club officials urge early purchase with exact cash and avoid last-minute lines.
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Carolina Motor Club
Tomorow
Farm truck plates offered at half price under new law
The new state law allows half-price farm truck plates under strict rules. Applicants must prove exclusive use for their own farm products and farming supplies, be a farmer on at least ten acres, and carry a pocket card with the license. The plate stays with the original applicant and is non assignable, with penalties for violations.
Soviet Claims of Axis Rout Near Moscow Holdfiend
Pravda reports mixed battlefield news with Soviet claims of routing a Fascist column and destroying tanks near Moscow while noting heavy fighting in the Stalinogorsk area. The dispatch mentions a Nazi battalion headquarters captured and lists losses as described, with reference to the 120 miles southeast of Moscow region.
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Pravda
Stalinogorsk
Welders Vote to Strike Amid Shipyard Tensions
In St Louis the Los Angeles strike vote followed a notice that welders from the Boilermakers union must apply for reinstatement or be dismissed from Los Angeles shipyards. The union warned of a showdown if the Boilermakers press ahead with plans tied to 17 Liberty cargo ships, each costing over 1.5 million dollars. Mediations continue in Washington as Assistant Navy Secretary Bard urged welders to remain at work and avoid production interference.
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Los Angeles
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders & Helpers
Boilermakers Corporation
Maritime Commission
AFL Boilermakers Union
Washington
Navy
Ralph A. Bard
New Attacks Reported in Occupied France
German controlled Paris newspapers report a new wave of terrorist acts in occupied territory. They cite a derailed train near Abbeville and dynamite attacks in Paris. Col. Gen. Ernst Von Schaumberg, the German commander for Paris, announced the city had been fined 1,000,000 francs for bombing a requisitioned restaurant.
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Vichy
Afranc
Gennan
Paris
Abbeville
Ernst von Schaumberg
Evangelist Heard At First Church Of God Revival
Growing interest surrounds the revival at the First Church of God on Asinehore Street. Last evening evangelist Mr Alls preached The Two Builders, stressing patient lifelong effort to form a noble Christian character and the unshakable foundation in Jesus Christ. Tonight Mr Alls will address difficulties of Becoming a Christian.
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Church of God
Asinehore Street
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Ails
London Parliament vote on Labour amendment
London lawmakers debated an Independent Labour attempt to amend the throne opening speech with a note regretting lack of concrete economic reform. The vote stood 362 to 24 against the amendment, signaling Commons support for the government’s current policy. The King's speech opened the new session on November 12.
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Relief Mounts in Libyan Desert Battle near Ed Duda
British and Axis armor press hard in Libya as Ed Duda and Rezegh exchange gains. British claims include five tanks and 80 vehicles plus 300 prisoners in raids while RAF strikes west of Rezegh. Analysts say reserves may decide the outcome as Rommel reinforces. a separate notice notes a local job market shift in Bellingham with female majority patrons.
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Libya
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Denver dairy men warned to quiet down
City Councilman C. Paul Harrington has given notice that the early rising milk men disturb his sleep and they must keep quiet or face action. The item notes Harrington’s formal complaint against the noisy dairy workers in Denver.
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C. Paul Harrington
Harrington
New Problems For Price Bill
Washington reports the administration backed price control bill faces fresh hurdles as House groups move to recommit for study and possible revisions. A Thanksgiving recess pauses a Friday vote on adding a government power to buy and sell commodities to stabilize prices. The measure survived an early test 218 to 63 against a broader price cap alternative. Opposition grows over licensing dealers of regulated commodities and omitting wage controls. A coalition to recommit is speculated.
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House
Two 16 Year Olds Held In Death Of Capital Lawyer
Cumberland Kentucky reports two 16 year old youths were held for Virginia authorities in the death of Ward Loveless a 51 year old Washington attorney. Patrolman Jimmy Johnson said no charges were placed yet pending arrival of Virginia authorities. Suspects Paul Benard Hroback16 from Bleufeld West Virginia and Tommie Peters16 of Norfolk Virginia were arrested at a hotel in Appalachia Virginia and brought to jail. They admitted robbing and beating Loveless but denied knowing he was dead. They also said some shots were fired during a struggle. The article also notes a Friday prayer service at the home of Mr and Mrs Athel James on English Street extension.
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Jimmy Johnson
Virginia
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Washington
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Paul Benard Hroback
Bleufeld
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Tommie Peters
Norfolk
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Love- Tess
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Mexican Envoy Is Appointed
Washington November 27 George M Messersmith of Delaware now ambassador to Cuba was nominated by President Roosevelt to be ambassador to Mexico He would succeed Josephus Daniels who resigned due to his wife's illness Messersmith has long service in the foreign service and has held posts in Cuba Russia Austria and Berlin with a career spanning consular and ministerial roles and the rank of assistant secretary of state He was born October 3 1883 and educated at Delaware College and Keystone State Normal School
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Negro selectee selects fast cook or lieutenant in army
In LEER Virginia on November 27 a CPI A selectee was interviewed at the classification desk of the quartermaster replacement center. He stated his preferences in the army. He wants to be a fast cook first and a lieutenant second.
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CPI
Quartermaster Replacement Center
Army
Army Morale Is Praised in Secret Letter
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson lauds the army's high morale and training in a letter to Lieut. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, praising maneuvers in Tennessee Washington and the Carolinas. Stimson notes gratification from observed training and readiness during war games and inspections in the Carolinas.
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Phil
Stimson
Carolinas
Chicago Produce Market Report Nov 27
Butter receipts total 728615 pounds with unsettled creamery 88 score at 3044, other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 6220 pounds steady and market unchanged.
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