Indians Have Legend About Cardinal Official Bird
Lake Waccamaw April 13. The Indians tell an old legend to explain the cardinal’s bright plumage and its status as North Carolina’s official state bird. Alale the Wood Thrush loves many suitors but favors Kanandagea. tragedy strikes when Oneluskee kills Alalee, staining the cardinal with blood and lore. Kanandagea, guilt haunted, lives as a hermit, and Ulalee’s spirit calls in spring through the red bird. South Africa has a save soap campaign.
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Lake Waccamaw
North Carolina
Alale
Wood Thrush
Alalee
Oneluskee
Kanandagea
Ulalee
Cardinal
Kanadagea
Religious origins of popular American games and trivia
The text links bowling to German cathedral rites with heathen symbols and moral tests, notes Medal of Honor worn on a neck ribbon, explains chicken feet usefulness in stock, and compares dry versus canned beans for ration points. It also mentions a UN list of German war criminals led by Hitler and officials.
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America
Paderborn
Germany
United States
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Karl Frank
Baron von Neurath
Konrad Henlein
200 Years After Jefferson Birth U S Restudies Ideals
Washington observes a year long Jefferson bicentennial with a April 13 memorial dedication and Congress backed program to spread his ideals. The effort includes a bi centennial commission led by Senator Carter Glass and a $50 000 appropriation plus $15 000 for Jefferson writings, plus a life of Jefferson film for schools.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Carter Glass
Virginia
Congress
Hail Storm Wrecks Crops Across Two North Carolina Counties
Rocky Mount NC April 13. A severe hail storm damaged Nash and Edgecombe counties injuring gardens and tobacco beds. Nash agents report about one third of tobacco plants in beds damaged and several tobacco barns destroyed. Edgecombe sees a tornado-like twist that tore down a barn and ripped roofs off two tenant houses. Many windows shattered. no injuries reported.
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Rocky Mount
Nash
Edgecombe
Nash County
M. FE. Hollowell
Edgecombe County
Joe Powell
Tarboro
Mildred
Green woods treated to bend when heated to hold shapes
The article notes that impregnated green woods can be bent twisted and compressed by heat and then retain the shape when cooled. It also mentions a highway from the United States to the Panama Canal nearly complete except for a 140 mile gap in Costa Rica.
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United States
Panama Canal
Costaica
British Subs Get Fifteen Axis Vessels
British submarines destroyed or damaged fifteen Axis vessels in the Mediterranean and attacked seven more, sinking eight ships including two medium supply ships and five small vessels. Two large supply ships and a large tanker were believed sunk or beached after torpedo hits. In the Aegean, subs damaged a resin factory on the Athos Peninsula and destroyed several small enemy boats. Regular air service now connects Shanghai and Japan.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Tunisia
Aegean Sea
Athos
Aegean
Visitors to Jamaica and Brazil trade outlook hinted
Readers note a brief travel summary noting rising Jamaica tourism this season and a projected increase in Brazilian shipments to the United States, signaling evolving travel and trade patterns.
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Brazil
Moto
United States
RAF Ferry Command Reorganized Into New Transport Command
DERVAL QUE. APRIL 13. Reorganization of the RAF Ferry Command creates the Royal Air Force Transport Command. Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill, previously Ferry Command chief, now leads the new command which assumes ferrying duties and global air routes management, and reinforces combat squadrons.
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Que
RAF Ferry Command
Royal Air Force Transport Command
Sir Frederick Bowhill
Ferry Command
Transport Command
London
Fatally Shot in Wilmington Tragedy Involving Friend
Martha Ann Halligan, 15, died when a pistol in a friend’s hand discharged by accident in Wilmington. Authorities report the incident occurred on April 13 and investigation continues into the mishap at the scene.
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Wilmington
Martha Ann Halligan
Underwriters Meet Raleigh Congress Set for Tomorrow
The North Carolina Association of Life Underwriters will hold its annual sales congress in Raleigh tomorrow for representatives from eastern North Carolina upper South Carolina and southern Virginia with meetings ongoing.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Association of Life Underwriters
North Carolina
Upper South Carolina
Virginia
Nudge Your Lazy Liver Tonight Advertisement
An old ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate liver bile and aid bowel movements. It claims benefits for constipation headaches and mental dullness and lists prices 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢ with directions to follow label and mentions drugstores as outlets.
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U.S. Restudies
First Democrat
Alexander R. George
Farmer Jerferson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Italy
Europe
Continental Congress
France
Benjamin Franklin
Monticello
U. S
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
Tee
Paris
Franklin
Jefferson Memorial
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Ben Franklin, JR
East Carolina
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Greenville
W. R. Noe
Shanghai
China
Japan
Ripley
Jamaica
Sefferson
Sapchild
Thomas
American Philosophical Society
IHE
Erica
Jim
Southern Railway System
Pearl Harbor
Hiva
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