Plot Thwarted By Antonescu
Premier General Ion Antonescu announced the discovery of an alleged Iron Guard plot to murder him and cabinet members. He said the plan targeted Easter services, with authorities rounding up suspects from the Iron Guard death squad. A Bucharest book seller’s killing and convictions of two civil servants and two clerks were cited as connected to the unrest.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Iron Guard
Antonescu
Iron Guards
Galati
Mad Monk Jackie the capuchin in Alameda Zoo
A six month old capuchin named Jackie at Alameda zoological gardens cries loudly when separated from his mother. He is among the few of his species raised in captivity.
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Jackie
Alameda
Calif
Zoological Gardens
Coordination Cushions In The Budget Dept Drama
Anthony and Beatrice plot a flashy clothing coordination scheme at Huntington's, moving five ensembles from the floor to the merchandise manager while weaving in secret romance. Beatrice worries about discovery as a familiar chauffeur Jenkins appears with a tense link to their personal risk.
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Beatrice
Anthony
Huntington’s
Soviet Aid to China Confirmed by Moscow
Moscow notified Chungking that Soviet aid to China is being continued. The disclosure dated April 16 states continued Soviet assistance to the central Chinese government remains in effect.
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Chungking
China
Moscow
Carolinas Scrappy News: Gardners’ Walk and Mask Prank
In Charlotte on April 16, Broadus H. Gardner from Kershaw, S C, walked part of the 35 miles to a draft examination at Lancaster. He failed the test despite the long trek. Chaplain Laycock recalls a conscript fleeing a gas mask test and then unmasked before returning. Webber D. Mott reports his car stolen then found parked at home with a filled gas tank as a prank.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
News Gazette
Broadus H. Gardner
Kershaw
S. C
Lancaster
Gardner
G. T. Noel
R. D. Laycock
35Th Infantry
Camp Croft
Spartanburg
Tide and Seek
Webber D. Mott
Odds and Ends Highlight Oddities Across Notices
A shuffled collection notes parking woes in Ander son a motorist should not circle more than fifty times. Jesse W Pipkin of Goldsberg wore a tall beaver hat to Easter services for the 43rd straight year. Dunn grammar school pupils were kept late as officials begged them to go home. New playground equipment showed off the latest wrinkles. Children and parents built a school in Settlers South Africa using bricks made by the kids.
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Anderson
Jesse W. Pipkin
Goldsberg
Dunn Grammar School
Settlers
South Africa
Calling Card Leads to Arrest After Store Break In
Sheriff Morton of Jacksonville praises a thief's calling card left at Gus Brinson's store. One suspect dropped his Social Security Card and was arrested the next day. Pitt County officers plan continued calls at an illicit distillery, where the operator was probed on a third contact. Lexington police chief Lanning cites two crime-prone families, one fined $40 and 120 days on roads after 17 cases, the other with 28 trials. An old pine yields a skin-like material when cut at W T Littke's yard in Statesville, resembling cloth and parchment when exposed to light.
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B. F. Morton
Jacksonville
N. C
Gus Brinson
Pitt County
W. R. Lanning
Lexington
W. T. Littke
Statesville
Price Fixing Considered to Curb Inflation
Washington April 17 Donald M Nelson director of defense purchases said government action to fix maximum prices in several commodities may be necessary to forestall inflationary price spirals He cited steel textiles leather and cotton goods noting no blanket steel price increase is justified due to production gains but some grades may rise while overall steel prices should not advance horizontally
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Defense Purchases
Nelson
Thomasville Debate Team Reaches State Finals at Chapel Hill
The Thomasville high school debate team, after wins over Albemarle and Kannapolis in preliminaries, travels to Chapel Hill for the state finals. The affirmatives are Mildred Maddox and Avis Russell, the negatives Marion Workman and C O Long, regarded as among the best for Thomasville in years. The debate topic is Resolved: That the United States should adopt a policy of requiring one.
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Thomasville
Chapel Hill
Albemarle
Kannapolis
Mildred Maddox
Avis Russell
Marion Workman
C. O. Long
United States
Court Denies Right of Way to Phone Company Across Land
Raleigh April 17. State Supreme Court rules the State Highway Commission cannot grant an easement for telephone lines across private land without additional compensation to the landowner. The decision resolved Eleanor Hi braband suit seeking to stop Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co from stringing lines and to recover damages for work done on the property.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Eleanor G. Hibrand
Southern Bell Telephone
Egraph Company
Year of Military Training of Two Men Recorded
Two able-bodied men underwent military training prior to turning 23, with records noting the duration and dates of service. The training encompassed standard drills and duties typical of the period, reflecting compulsory or voluntary preparation ahead of adulthood.
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Toby Masters
Dane
Miss Dane
Mr. Bradley
O. K
Bradley
Tomer
Jong
Toby
Ohio
Jenkins
Helbros
Wagger Jewelry CO
Dlewood Hotel
Odds and Ends
S. Maeee i
ABC
Wringer
Bargain Furniture CO
English Street
CUT Rate Furniture CO
East Green ST
Wachovia
Wachovia Trust
Naison
Hea
Arately Aces Company
Elal Point
Oaaae
Winston-Salem Peart Naiees
Tstoba
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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