Methodists Meet at Fair Grove for One Day District Conference
More than 400 pastors and lay members attended the Winston Salem district session of the Western North Carolina Conference at Fairgrove Methodist Church near Thomasville. Dr. W A Lambeth led the event with reports from church leaders and an afternoon sermon by Dr. J B Craven warning against intellectualism, emotivism, and compromised faith while urging stronger religious education and leadership.
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J. EB. Pritchard
Winston- Salem
Eugene Coltrane
Brevard College
J. S. Hiatt
Elkin
Hugh Chatham
Luther Gobbel
Greensboro College
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
A. W. Plyler
Christian Advocate
Craven
J. B. Craven
Es. Market Methodist Church
Greensboro
Steamer Mergey Sunk by Mine Off English Coast
The British coastal steamer Mergey of 1037 tons struck a mine and sank off the southeast coast of England. Six crew members of eighteen were rescued after several hours, with one seriously injured. Dover, CO reports a farmer ad about a garage lock combo 7 5 5 7.
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London
Mergey
England
Thirty Killed in Rail Crash Near Albany
Survivors describe a deadly derailment on a six degree curve near the North American continent’s highest lift lock sixty miles west of Albany. Authorities say 28 bodies recovered, many victims found in sleeping attire. rescue crews crowded the scene as hospitals filled and officials investigate possible causes.
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John Rowan
Harriman
New York City
C. H. Hoffman
Central
Giles Brown
Little Falls
Hyman Blitz
Toledo
Editor Witnesses Valley Rail Crash Tragedy
A reporter recounts the Lake Shore Limited wreck near Litt Falls New York. Nine cars derail, multiple deaths and injuries, engineer killed, and volunteers aid survivors along the Mohawk Valley slope.
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Little Falls
N. Y
New York Central
Fast Lake Shore Limited
Mohawk Valley
New York Central Flyer
the Central
Wreck Triggers Panic as Passengers Describe Sudden Crash
Eyewitnesses recount a sudden coach wreck. One man says a friend was pulled from the wreck while screams filled the car. Passengers prayed in the aisles as confusion and moaning erupted and travelers tried to free themselves.
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West Englewood
N. J
Nicaragua anticipates 1940 coffee crop weighing 34.8 million pounds
Nicaragua projects its 1940 coffee harvest at about 34,800,000 pounds, signaling a strong yield amid harvest estimates and farming outlooks for the year.
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Nicaragua
First diving suit and helmet patented in 1834
A note recalls that the first diving suit and helmet were patented on June 14, 1834 signaling early aquatic exploration progress.
Hitler Talk Signals Continuation of War Aims
Nazi leaders rally the nation with vows of victory and expansion. Goering pledges the air force to end the war with a victory that preserves the Reich. Hess to Germany youth envisions future colonies and Viking heritage opportunities. Germany reports Norwegian successes with air bombs striking ships off the coast.
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Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Hess
Germany
Norway
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Norwegian
Royal Air Force's Biggest Fighter Plane Packs 63 Instruments
The report notes that the largest RAF fighter aircraft is equipped with 63 instruments. It highlights the plane's advanced cockpit technology and multiple navigational and combat systems for improved operational capability.
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Royal Air Force
Milan to Host International Automobile Exposition
Milan Italy plans an international automobile exposition in the fall with displays from leading car makers and industry officials. The event aims to showcase new models and automotive technology to a global audience.
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Milan
Italy
Local Weather: Cloudy and unsettled across states
The forecast covers North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Virginia with cloudy cooler conditions light drizzle tonight possible snow flurries in mountains Sunday partly cloudy cool to warm by region. Coastal areas see northeast winds shifting to west and northwest while inland regions face fresh to strong winds and light showers tonight and Sunday.
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Georgia
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
WEHER
South Atlantic
Reichs Shrug Off Oil Exports Amid Transport Shortfall
Balkan capitals show rising anxiety over possible war spread as Nazi invasion fears grow. In Budapest Brit and French colonial residents flee amid air raid drills and searchlights while Yugoslav authorities crack down on a suspected Nazi plot. Police raid German homes and seize arms as former premier Milan Stojadinovic linked to Nazi circles.
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Balkan
Europe
Budapest
Germany
Hungary
Im Yugoslavia
Milan Stojadinovic
Armies Prepare as Reinforcements Reach Norway Front
British reinforcements move along a 15 mile line toward Namsos with decisive fighting possible at Steinkjer. Norwegian and German forces clash around Hamar and Elverum as British officers consult Norwegian commanders. Mrs Harriman moves to evacuate American wives from Lillehammer to Sarna near the Swedish frontier. A Swedish led American Finnish ambulance corps awaits Norway entry. Yugoslav mountain outpost remains under guard.
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Oslo
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United States
Norway
J. Borden Harriman
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Lillehammer
Dagens Nyheter
Sarna
Baron von Blixen-Finecke
Ford workers may be told they can join any union
Ford Motor Co faced a labor board finding that it used a strong arm squad to beat union supporters at the Dallas plant in 1937. Examiner Denham urged that workers nationwide be notified individually of their right to join any labor union, with Wagner Act remedies applied to all Ford plants.
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Thomas F. Coman
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Labor Board
Robert N. Denham
Examiner
Ford
Dallas
Texas
Gabe P. Allen
Ford Company
Neth L. Leachman
Denham
United States
Britain and Russia discuss exploratory trade talks
Britain told Russian Ambassador Ivan Maisky that it would consider a basis for exploratory trade talks to see if a British Russian agreement could be formed during the war. Halifax indicated the talks would assess whether any renewed accord could be based on non diversion of supplies to Germany and noted previous negotiations were disrupted by the Soviet-German pact.
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Germany
Ivan Maisky
Lord Halifax
Maisky
Easter
Halifax
Russia
Far East
Flood Waters Rise Threatening Cities Along Ohio River
Pittsburgh reports rivers over 25 feet as heavy rains swell the Monongahela and Allegheny. Ohio floods threaten Martins Ferry Steubenville East Liverpool and nearby towns with crest forecasts of 58 to 69 feet in Cincinnati and potential rises along Huntington Maysville and Ashland.
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Weather Bureau
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Monongahela
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