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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1944
Page
8
The region stays hot with clear to partly cloudy skies today and tonight and into Tuesday. Scattered thundershowers are expected in the western portion on Tuesday and a few in the mountains this afternoon and evening.
In a fast Allied advance the front pushes near Nancy the old capital of Lorraine and toward Compiegne and Soissons. An isolated German force remains in a by passed triangle south of Cambrai as mop up continues north of Mons. Lt Gen Courtney Hodges directs columns toward Charleroi and the Rhine road.
Trader under city authority offers property for sale at public auction on 18 September 1944 at 1100 hours in High Point Guilford County North Carolina lot M4 Own A Home Plat 2 recorded in Guilford County Deeds Book 5 page 364. Mayor Arnold J. Koonce notes city may reject all bids.
The piece notes rising anxiety about employment as the war ends. AFL President Green calls for postwar insurance and swift reconversion, while CIO leader Murray predicts a battle for plenty and freedom from want. Both align with Roosevelt on production versus axis slavery.
News from Helsinki reports seven Nazi divisions in northern latiener and troops seen moving south in northern Norway, suggesting withdrawal from northern Finland. The order spread quickly among front troops and leaflets with the communique text were distributed in Helsinki at 5 a.m. Eastern War Time. residents expressed restrained relief, saying thank God it is met.
At Paddington Station a Great Western first class compartment becomes stage for a clash as an English major confronts an ATS girl about travel ranks. The girl coolly counters and introduces the major to a staff officer father figure, ending with the major deflated and the narrator noting a rare moment of triumph.
In New Castle County, Delaware, a $7.50 registrar fee drew many followers last year but this year over 100 registrars did not appear due to war job wages. Officials say high pay elsewhere makes the fee seem insignificant. Meanwhile in Seattle a shipwright guards a Japanese life jacket trophy from the front.
Public auction for Lots 6 7 12 block 5 Peoples Realty Company Guilford County North Carolina to be held at High Point City Hall on September 18 1944. Bid terms require cash or not less than 106 down with balance over 60 months. City reserves right to reject all bids. Mayor signs September 4 1944.
The notice states an auction will be held at City Hall in High Point North Carolina with a minimum bid at least ten dollars down and balance in six months. Property described as a 9000 square foot tract in High Point Township bounded by Tomlinson Street W M Dunn J H Troutman and W P Ragan. Sale date September 18 1944. Authorized by Mayor Arnold J Koonce.
The article notes a generally quiet long eastern front aside from activity in Romania and ponders where the Red Army may strike first. It questions whether Stalin will attack toward Warsaw, Krakov, or direct East Prussia, and whether a northeast outflanking move is planned.
The document states a sale date in September 1944 for a property in Guilford County North Carolina recorded in Own-A Home Plat No 2 with a minimum ten percent down payment. The notice reflects a 10 percent down requirement and a timing of 1100 a m for the transaction.
The high bid is to be paid in cash or with at least 10 percent down and the sale occurs at the door of City Mall in High Point North Carolina at 11:00 p m This concerns Lots 28 A 28 B 20 A and 29 B in Hamilton Division No 4 recorded in Guilford County Book 9 Page 4 The city reserves the right to reject all bids The notice is dated September 1 1944 and signed by welt
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