Civilian Defense drive seen shaping postwar prep
The piece surveys Fiorello La Guardia’s stance on Civilian Defense, noting cities from Cleveland to New Orleans building official and unofficial units. It highlights peacetime value in civic cooperation, forecasts a New York election timing, and discusses broader wartime shifts in trade, defense morale, and international arms collaboration.
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Fiorello
United States
Cleveland
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Springfield
Mass
Boston
San Francisco
Waterbury
Houston
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New York
New Orleans
la Guardia
Preparation and Russian resistance shaping tactics
New York observers note relative success of Russian resistance linked to shared training. High ranking officers on both sides learned the same methods from identical instructors, enabling Russians to anticipate German tricks and devise effective defenses after observing Nazi tactics in France and elsewhere. The discussion references the Treaty of Versailles.
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Allied Control Commission
Moscow
Berlin
Lopenly
Stalin
Semeon ‘Timoshenko
Hitler
Reich
New York
S. Burton Heath
France
Belgium
Holland
Treaty of Versailles
Civitan Club Hosts Musical Program At Meeting
Civitan Club noon meeting at the Sheraton Hotel featured young musicians Bob Gayle and Miss Dot Lewis. Miss Virginia Frank of the city schools introduced the artists and spoke on the High School Artists Bureau. Gayle performed Chopin and Lewis played accordion pieces while Frank led a perfect pitch demo. Dr. Emmett Sumner directed the program. The club read a Lions Club letter about the annual charity football game between High Point and Emory and Henry colleges. Mary Carter spoke for the Business and Professional Women's Club about an upcoming play. Tickets for the Collins Festival on October 7 14 21 and 28 are on sale at King Harris Drug Store and Eckerd's. Royal Gold won today’s attendance award.
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Bob Gayle
Dot Lewis
Civitan Club
Sheraton
Virginia Frank
Miss Lewis
Stars and Stripes
Miss Frank
Artists Bureau
Emmett Sumner
Lions Club
High Point
Emory and Henry Colleges
Mary Carter
Civitans
King-Harris Drug Store
Eckerd's
Royal
P. J. Neal
Indefinite Sick Leave Sought for McMahon
Former Sergeant J W McMahon of the Bureau of Identification in High Point City Police may receive an indefinite sick leave with one month paid. Council, advised by the law and public safety committee, will decide after doctors assess recovery time. Also on the agenda a reduced electric service rate for pre April 23 1939 Duke Power customers, a Sunday opening permit for Arcade Bowling Alleys, and bids for police and fire uniforms.
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J. W. McMahon
Bureau of Identification
High Point
Fort Bragg
McMahon
Duke Power Company
R. B. Gantt
Funeral Rites for Mrs Edith Estelle Forrest Held in Norfolk
Funeral services for Edith Estelle Forrest 52 died Saturday in a Norfolk hospital were held Sunday at 4 30 p m in the Norfolk chapel of H D Oliver Funeral Apartments. Rev Taylor Willis of Christ and St Luke's Church presided. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. She was a native of Ardmore Pennsylvania and widow of Sherwood Forrest of High Point. Survived by a daughter Mrs James D Boyd two grandchildren three sisters and two brothers all named in the notice.
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Edith Estelle Forrest
Norfolk
Sherwood Forrest
High Point
Virginia
H. D. Oliver
Colonial Avenue
Taylor Willis
Christ and St. Luke’s Church
Forrest
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Norfolk. Mrs. Forrest Was 52 Years Old and Was A Native of Ardmore
George Washington
Anna Starker Englebert
James D. Boyd
26Th Street
Virginia Beach
Boyd
T. R. Davidson
Montreal
Canada
C. L. Ob
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers Healing Discovery
A new medical preparation called Lurin is being marketed for stomach ulcers caused by excess acid and other digestive issues. Advertised as harmless and effective, it is taken by mixing two teaspoonfuls in half a glass of milk and is available at Mans and drug stores. The ad promises satisfaction or money back.
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New York
Metropolis
Germany
Teutons
Chemdrugigist
Maan's
Hood System Industrial Bank Report of Condition
The report shows assets totaling 527,108.20 with liabilities and capital of 129,691.36 and deposits totaling 2235,991.21. Cashier M. H. Folger certifies the condition, sworn before Maude R. Reynolds in Guilford County North Carolina, September 30, 1941, with notary acknowledgment and signatures.
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M. H. Folger
D. E. Headen R. R
Ragan
North Carolina
Guilford
Dank
Maude R. Reynolds
Conavid MH
Folger W
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