Malcolm MacDonald Wins Canada Post Amid Family Shadow
London appoints Malcolm MacDonald as British High Commissioner to Canada in wartime, a move praised for merit over lineage. He keeps his Scottish seat in the House of Commons and must handle Dominion relations without echoing his famous father Ramsay MacDonald.
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Canada
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Dominions
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House of Commons
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Neville Chamberlain
MacDonald
Winston Churchill
Ministry of Health
Britain
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Scotland
Ramsay Mac
Anthony Eden
London
England
Marines and bombing raids shape world war talk today
A national roundup describes Marines as Washingtons crack troops with 45000 stationed and 25000 more to learn blitzkrieg tactics. It notes 1940 bombing raids on Ruhr and synthetic oil plants, with RAF counterstrikes targeting Leuna and other German refineries, plus Romania and Hungary oil concerns shaping the strategic picture.
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Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Madgeburg
Politz
Stettin
Bremen
Cologne
Dortmund
Dusseldorf
Emden
Frankfurt-Am- Main
Hamburg
Hanover
Misburg
Monheim
Salzbergen
Sterkrade
Leuna
Hitler
France
Low Countries
Rumania
Danube
R.A.F
British raids raise doubt on sea power and air dominance
British communiques claim aerial torpedoes destroyed heavy warships in the Mediterranean and Adriatic, including a possible Vittorio Veneto or Littorio. The Tonian Sea victory hints planes may sink the largest battleships, challenging Anglo American sea armament ideas and reinforcing air power arguments.
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Lane
Churchill
Mediterranean Command
Admiralty
Tonian Sea
Vittorio Veneto
Littorio
Reconnaisance
U.S
North Carolina to receive more defense work
North Carolina may gain additional defense projects as an inventory of defense resources is ordered by Governor Broughton. The survey covers labor, tools, factory space, sites, recreation, health and sanitation in defense areas. L. L. Gravely of Rocky Mount named field supervisor after discussions with the governor.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Broughton
Frank Vane
Washington
Division
L. L. Gravely
Rocky Mount
Federal Advisory Defense Commission
Gravely
Fortified wine sale extended to July 1 Raleigh
Government order extends legal sale of fortified wines in the state to July 1 with wholesalers given through July 15 to clear stocks. The move follows a two date ban law, May 1 and July 1, and input from Governor Bruton and Attorney General McMullan. Also notes WWII era bomber damage reports from the RAF.
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Raleigh
Broughton
Harry MccMullan
McMullan
Wade Bruton
Two Crewmembers Die as Train Leaves Tracks Near Asheville
An Asheville to Murphy passenger train derailed on a 60 foot embankment into Valley River. Engineer Fred Bourne age 43 and Fireman J O Zimmerman age 45, both of Asheville, were killed. The engine coal tender and baggage car left the track but all 15 passengers remained unharmed.
Legion Meeting At Blair Park Tonight
Andrew Jackson post No 87 of The American Legion will hold its regular meeting at Blair Park clubhouse tonight at 7 30. Adjutant G M Moser announced that important business matters are slated for consideration and that officers want all members present.
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Andrew Jackson
American Legion
Blair Park
Adjuanta G. M. Moser
Moser
Nobel Prize Winner and Puzzle Clues Crossword
A crossword style clue set lists prompts for a grid with horizontal and vertical entries. Included are hints such as Canadian who discovered diabetes cure and various abbreviations, plant names, bodily terms, and titles. The puzzle references a Nobel prize winner and other thematic clues across many numbered positions.
Everyone Makes Game With This Tournament Hand
WM McKENNEY discusses a Washington tournament hand from 1937 where West and East each reached a no trump contract. The declarer made ten tricks by winning West’s hearts, guessing the diamond finesse, and a later club sequence, while another table saw West reach three no trump and ten tricks after a spade and club sequence.
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East
Declarer
South
North
Global city districts tour on Want Ad Page
The Bowery and Chinatown in New York City, The French Quarter in New Orleans, The Loop in Chicago, Trafalgar Square in London. A brief armchair tour identifying famous civic districts across major cities.
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French Quarter
Chinatown
the Loop
Trafalgar Square
Business Men See Great Modification Of Profit System
CHAPEL HILL April 8 William E Sweet former governor of Colorado and now president of the Congregational Church Synod told the sixth annual Human Relations Institute that the profit system must be deeply revised to ease unemployment. He warned that unemployment is the government’s great problem and the business structure must be overhauled, noting that Germany’s unemployment helped trigger totalitarianism but promising to seek all other means before that path. Other speakers included John R Steelman Miss Lucy Mason C A Fink Forrest H Shuford and Jack McMichael. The Countess of Listowel said Russia is unlikely to aid Britain and Greece in the Balkans and would prefer the Nazis win.
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William E. Sweet
Colorado
Congregational Church Synod
Sweet
Germany
John R. Steelman
Federal Conciliation Service
Lucy Mason
C.I.0
C. A. Fink
State Federation of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford
State Department of Labor
Jack McMichael
American Youth Congress
Countess of Listowel
Balkans
Russia
Britain
Greece
Stalin
Hitler
Williams named chief of High Point VFW Post 619
A. F. Williams was elected commander of High Point Post No. 619, Veterans of Foreign Wars, for the coming year. Officers elected with him include Leon Whitaker as senior vice commander, Robert Wade as junior vice commander, I. P. Walker as quartermaster, E. A. Whidden as post advocate, W. A. Kearns as chaplain, and A. B. Frost as surgeon. Installation with the Ladies Auxiliary is planned for April 21 at a joint meeting.
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High Point
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. F. Williams
Williams
Leon Whitaker
Robert Wade
I. P. Walker
E. A. Whidden
W. A. Kearns
A. B. Frost
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Border blackout test darkens El Paso and Juarez
Wailing sirens across the Rio Grande darkened El Paso and Juarez in a first cross border blackout test. About 200000 people attended the army day observance in Texas with Mexican dignitaries among the honored guests.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Juarez
Alexican
Texas
Dr Vannevar Bush leads U.S. science to war needs
Dr Vannevar Bush heads a national science effort to apply research to defense. As president of the Carnegie Institution and chairman of the National Defense Research Committee he marshals researchers to develop faster weapons and improved war figh ting technology. He previously drew fame at MIT and now oversees a large non governmental science program costing about a million and a half dollars yearly.
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America
Watson Davis
Science Service
NEA Service
U. S. Army
Proving Ground
Aberdeen
Washington
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institu
Bush
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roosevelt
Dr. Bush
Uncle Sam
Will Rogers
U. S
Army
Navy
U.S. Navy
Garner Named Top Producer in Occidental Life Group
N L Garner of High Point earns a place in the select top producers nationwide for March, per Occidental Life Insurance vice president W H Trentman. The company cites Garner’s consistent performance and notes the honor reflects well on him and his community. Nearly three-fourths of Guatemala’s imports come from the United States.
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Raleigh
W. H. Trentman
Occidental Life Insurance Company
N. L. Garner
High Point
Trentman
Garner
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