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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1941

Page

2

Weather summary for North Carolina and coast

Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers in the mountains. warmer tonight cooler north portion Wednesday night. Winds vary from gentle easterly to strong northwest across regions. The document also notes the Fish and Wildlife Service maintaining North America’s largest data collection on bird occurrence.

North Carolina Batteras Jacksonville Block Island The Fish and Wildlife Service Washington North America

German Push Narrowing Ring Around Moscow

Nazi forces continue to press toward Moscow from Bryansk and Kaluga as observers warn of a looming encirclement. Reports claim prisoners surpass 350,000 and describe heavy air strikes destroying Russian trains, depots, and trucks while Leningrad and Lenin grad are targeted in the wider campaign.

New York Hearing Ends Two Day Limit Sparks Clash

The House Foreign Affairs panel faced a heated exchange as chairman Bloom moved hearings on the Neutrality Act revision to an executive session after attempts by Rep. Luther Johnson and Rep. Vorys to force public witness testimony. Opponents of the gag rule complained of limited two day hearings and secret sessions, while administration backers urged swift action with testimony from Hull Stimson Knox and Stark supporting arming merchant ships to deter air attack. Several anti revisionists planned to testify if allowed, including Keep America out of War Congress figures.

Bloom Luther A. Johnson Tex Vorys Ohioan Johnson Rep. Mundt R-Sd Mundt Navy Hull Stimson Knox DNY Harold R. Stark Naval Operations Rogers R-Mass Stark Rep. Vorys R-O Mary W. Hillyer Congress John F. Finerty New York Charles F. Ross Chicago Frederick J. Libbey National Council For the Prevention of War

Soviet Air Fight Shifts To Reversing German Advance

Soviet and German air and ground actions are described with Red Star and Pravda reporting changes in control. Soviet planes attacked German columns near Vyazma, set fire to trucks, and asserted transport intact while defense lines near Moscow near completion. Battles rage west of the capital with fighting also near Bryansk and Orel as Russian forces attempt to slow and repel the German push.

Moscow Bryansk Valdai Hills Moscow - Leningrad Leningrad Kaluga Geran Vyazma Red Army Central Front Berlin Russia Lzvestia Pravda Soviet Information Bureau Red Star Veazma Orel Yeremenko

Red Star reports costly battle near Bryansk and stubborn German drive

Red Star details a seven day clash near Bryansk with heavy German losses as Soviet forces under Yeremenko countered a German salient. Germans regroup 200 miles south near Oret as giant Russian tanks help repel attacks, while commissars push for discipline and punishment of panic and desertion.

Ing Bryansk Bryvansk Red Star Yeremenko Oret Caital

Judge orders sweeping probe into near-lynching riot

In Alamance County an armed mob assaulted a county jail building before police and tear gas halted the riot after hours of turmoil. Judge Grady urged the grand jury to investigate all aspects of the incident and to prosecute any mob members. He contrasted a prior case in which a black man was wrongly accused and nearlylynched, noting perjury by white witnesses. Nearby, in Paris Occupied France, a German firing squad executed the 11th victim as authorities intensified the crackdown on anti occupation dissent.

Wagstaff Grady Paris France

Britain and Soviet Agree to Withdraw Troops From Teheran

The British legation announced that Britain and Soviet Russia have agreed to Iran’s request for troops to withdraw from Teheran. The garrisons are expected to leave within ten days.

Teheran Iran Great Britain Soviet Russia

Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart Narcissistic beauty tips

Alicia Hart offers personal grooming advice for social events, stressing daily elbow and arm care with a bath brush, lemon juice treatment, and quick-absorbing lotions. She counsels minimal makeup, sparing rouge, and慎light eye makeup to avoid smeared or heavy looks while preserving elegance for the season’s dressier gatherings.

Air corps detachment sets camp near Greensboro airfield

Special from The Enterprise Greensboro details about 150 men from Mitchel Field New York en route north from Third Army maneuvers in Louisiana establishing a camp near the Greensboro High Point Airport. Airplanes for maneuvers will be ferried in within days though exact numbers and arrival dates were not disclosed. Also reported is the enlistment of Donald Lee Blair of High Point in the United States Navy.

Greensboro Mitchel] Field L, W.Y Third Army Maneuvers Louisiana Greensboro-High Point Thomas R. Lucas United States Army Air Corps NAVY Donald , Lee Blair High Point United States Navy Naval

Invasion Test Being Studied in Carolinas Training Exercise

In three areas of the Carolinas, Lieut. General Hugh A. Drum's First Army tested defense against a foreign invasion. The sixth corps including the 26th New England division and the 44th New York New Jersey guards faced an invading force that landed at Charleston and moved northward before reinforcements arrived. An army spokesman said a coastal length makes a cordon defense impractical and a permanent border force unrealistic.

Camden S. G. Get Carolinas Hugh A. Drum Karl Truesdell Mt. Gilead-Biscoe- Troy North Carolina New England New York New Jersey Charleston Sixth Corps

Hess Held Under Guard After Flight From Germany

Rudolf Hess, once Adolf Hitler’s deputy, is held under guard by British noncommissioned officers and ranks with the same restrictions as other detainees. Capt H D Ram Margeson's son told the House of Commons Hess receives no pay and remains unclear whether he lives in a villa or a large house. Detention follows his parachute escape from Scotland on May 10.

London Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler Andr H. D. Ram Margesson House of Commons Hess Scotland Messerschmitt Germany

Power curtailment eyed in three states within two weeks

Atlanta oct 14 def in use of power in Georgia Alabama and Tennessee may be necessary within two weeks unless water supplies are replenished by heavy rainfall LeLand Olds chairman of the federal power commission told public utility officials surveys indicate a possible reservoir drawdown in October 26 bare two weeks supply in Commonwealth and Southern reservoirs without curtailment Moscow defense pledge reaffirmed by Soviet spokesman after German threats quoted today

Atlanta Georgei Alabama Tennessee Leland Olds Federal Power Commission Commonwealth

Picket and partner quarrel halts commerce in Kansas City

In Kansas City on October 14, Mrs. Carol Harris the career picket marching outside Raymond Carter’s jewelry store sparked business for two days. Carter, ex International Jewelry Workers AFL, arranged appointments and called in the union to protest when Harris vanished. She returned with indignation over the idea of being summoned for missing work, ending their cordial state of affairs.

Kansas City Harris Carter Carol Harris Raymond Daeternational Jewelry Workers AFL Morris

Robert Zimmerman Speaks at High Point Civitan Luncheon

Olympic swimmer and deep sea diver Robert Zimmerman addressed the High Point Civitan Club at today’s luncheon, sharing varied experiences. He is billed to speak again tonight at the Junior High School auditorium as part of the Collins Entertainment Festival. Roscoe Adams chaired the program. Dr. P. E. Lindley of High Point College spoke briefly about the college lecture series starting Thursday. John Redding, a club guest now serving in the Army in Washington, D. C., attended today’s meeting.

Robert Zimmerman High Point Civitan Club Zimmerman Roscoe Adams Civitan Club P. E. Lindley High Point College John Redding Washington, D. C

Hull announces Argentina and U S sign trade pact

Secretary of State Hull confirmed a trade agreement between the United States and Argentina at a press conference in Washington. He offered no details beyond echoing Buenos Aires reports and stressed maintaining trade flow in the Western Hemisphere during wartime conditions.

Washington Qet Hull United States Argentina Buenos Aires

Deaths Mrs Sara A Frazier of Randleman Dies

Mrs Sara Amanda Frazier aged 80 died at her son Carl Frazier's home in Randleman Route 1 after a period of declining health. She widow of B O Frazier. Survived by sons Carl and Sam A Frazier and daughters Mrs M L Small and Mrs John Jarrett. Funeral at Mt Lebanon Methodist Church tomorrow at 3 pm. Interment in church cemetery. Body moved from local funeral home to Carl Frazier's home earlier today.

Sara A. Frazier Randleman Sara Amanda Frazier Carl Frazier Randleman Route 1 B. OF. Frazier Carl Sam A M. L. Small John Jarrett Gibsonville Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church Stamey J. L. Roberts Randlemann

High Point Youth Held in Greensboro on Several Charges

A High Point youth, John Freegan, 16, was arrested in Greensboro on multiple theft and attempted theft charges. Police say he stole an automobile, broke into several businesses, stole money, and took five pistols. He will be tried in juvenile court in June. Also noted is a comparison: World War I planes required overhauls every 50 hours, while modern planes go 600 hours between overhauls.

High Point Greensboro Enterprise Greensboro John 4Reegan Exnest Rock Griffin Kelly Oil Company Cobie Dixie Pig Phillips Key Morgan

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