Norway War Front Opens Wider as Allied Force Advances
DeWitt MacKenzie reports Allied vanguards pushing into Oslo and Trondheim, widening the northern front against Germany. With Allied naval control, Hitler must rely on air power for supplies and reinforcements, signaling a pivotal shift in the war's direction and the likelihood of intensified aerial operations. The piece notes German air strength as decisive and considers a possible German land push to create air bases for attacks on England and Allied ships.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Norway
Oslo
Trondheim
Hitler
Maginot Line
Holland
England
North Carolina Social Service Convention Opens
The 128th annual North Carolina Conference for Social Service opened its general sessions in Winston Salem with an executive board session yesterday. Anna Ruth Cassat of Raleigh was reelected chairman of the state chapter, with Ruth Clinard of Greensboro as vice chair and James T. Barnes of Raleigh reappointed secretary treasurer. Meres Mossman of Greensboro joined the executive committee. Governor Hoey and U S Surgeon General Dr Thomas Parran were to speak that night. The Probation Association of North Carolina will meet in conjunction with the conference this afternoon.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Conference For Social Service
Board of Directors
North Carolina
American Association of Social Workers
Anna Ruth Cassat
Raleigh
Ruth Clinard
Greensboro
James T. Barnes
Meres Mossman
Ohio Receding as Flood Crest Near 45 Feet
Marietta Ohio reports crest about 45 feet nine inches above flood stage with rivers rising a tenth of a foot per hour. Merchants moved rocks to safety while Marietta College and schools closed. Damage to southern Ohio roads estimated at 1 million dollars. Two drownings reported in West Virginia and two children died in swollen northern Ohio streams.
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Marietta, CO
Ohio Valley
Marietta
Ohio
West Virginia
Marietta College
Huntington
W. Va
Merchants push plan for Lillington produce market
Lillington merchants and businessmen have started a movement to establish a local produce market. In Manteo the Lost Colony drama will start its fourth summer season on June 29 and run through September 2.
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Lillington
Manteo
The
Lost Colony
Paul Green
Investigation Begins In New York Central Crash
Albany leaders join the probe into the Little Falls derailment that killed 30 and injured 100 on the Mohawk Valley line. State officials, the ICC and railroad men assemble to search wreckage as bodies identified and patients treated, with cause still undetermined amid speeds above limit.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Central
Little Falls
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Public Service Commission
Mohawk Valley
Herkimer County
Fred C. Sabin
Little Falls Hospital
Herkimer Memorial Hospital
Cranium Crackers Malapropisms
A humor piece targets malapropisms in five sentences. Each line swaps a word to create absurd meaning, with answers hinted on the Want Ad Page. The reader is invited to cross out the wrong word and supply the correct term.
Walt Disney's Ponocchio in Technicolor at center
Broadhurst and Paramount present feature listings with dates and showtimes. Carlina Babes in Arms stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Rialto screens Old Dark House with Charles Laughton and Melvyn Douglas.
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Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Rialto
Charles Laughton
Melvyn Douglas
New Jersey Alcoholic Chieftain Dies in Charleston
D Frederick Burnett longtime New Jersey alcohol beverage control commissioner died at 2 45 am in a Charleston infirmary after a monthlong illness with bronchitis and asthma. He fell ill while on a southern cruise and had visited by Deputy Commissioner Erwin B Hock Nathan L Jacobs and an attending attorney. Mrs Burnett flew to Charleston then returned to West Orange NJ.
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Charleston
D. Frederick Burnett
New Jersey
Burnett
Erwin B Hock
Nathan L. Jacobs
West Orange
N. J
Oomph Parade Tops Mount for Paramount Theatre Show
The Paramount Theatre brings Sid Page and 15 professional Oomph Models with Milt Henkins Swing Band for an event labeled Oomph Parade on Wednesday. The evening also features Enemy Agent on screen starring Richard Cromwell and Helen Vinson in a top entertainment pairing.
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Harry Clark
Paramount Theatre
Sid Page
America
Milt Henkins
Richard Cromwell
Helen Vinson
Sanatariumbegins Wilson County TB hospital project
Construction of the Wilson County tubercular hospital has started in Wilson with completion planned for June. The project aims to provide dedicated care facilities and improve local public health.
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Sanatarium
Wilson
Wilson County
Odd Fellows Elect Wilmington Officer Amid Diverse Reports
W. M. Robbins of Wilmington is named third district president of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. A separate item notes Yugoslavia shipped more feathers to other countries in the prior year than in 1938, indicating shifts in agricultural exports.
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ODD Fellows
Wilmington
W. M. Robbins
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Yugoslavia
How to Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly In Place
Do your false teeth slip or wobble while you eat or talk. Sprinkle FAST on your plates for a firmer more comfortable grip with no gummy taste. It neutralizes plate odor and does not sour. Get PASTEETH today at any drug store.
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Amway
French-Trained Poles In Fight Against Germans
The Norse saga of Scandinavia seen through allied fighters as German forces press Norway. American volunteers join Canadian First Division and Polish brigade trained in France eyes battle to free Poland, with Chasseurs Alpins and Highlanders aiding the effort in a high stakes winter war.
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Scandinavia
Norway
Europe
Tenth Legion
America
Britain
Poland
Haller
France
Chasseurs Alpins
Liberty Loan
Alps
Vosges
Corps D’elite
Blue Devils
Fayetteville Crossing Crash Kills Two Injures One
Archie Blackburn 25 of Tomahawk Bladen County died and Martha Enge 22 of Lakedale fatally injured in an automobile train collision at a crossing in Fayetteville on Saturday night. W L Merritt 33 of Balden County was seriously injured.
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Fayetteville
Archie Blackburn
Tomahawk
Bladen County
Martha Enge
Lakedale
W. L. Merritt
Balden County
Duke Power official John Paul Lucas improves after operation
Durham reports John Paul Lucas advertising and sales director of Duke Power Company Charlotte is improved at Duke Hospital after an operation two weeks ago.
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Durham
John Paul Lucas
Duke Power Company
Charlotte
Duke Hospital
Gambling game shooting claims two men in Greenville
Green ville on April 22 a shooting at a gambling game left Hurbert Harrington dead and Bennie Harrell wounded. Sheriff J Knott Proctor said two men, Jesse Whitaker and B T Harrell, were detained for investigation.
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Greenville
Hurbert Harrington
Bennie Harrell
Here
J. Knott Proctor
Jesse Whitaker
B. T. Harrell
Fire destroys Lake Junaluska plant and center
An early morning blaze at 9 a.m. destroyed the Carolina Hill Billies Hardwood Novelty Company plant and the Lake Junaluska Methodist center in Waynesville. Estimated damage was $100,000 with only $5,000 insurance on the stock as barrels of oils exploded during the fire.
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Waynesville
Carolina Hill
Billies Hardwood Novelty Company
Lake Junaluska Methodist Center
Novelty Plant
Novelty Company
Pepper to Speak at Raleigh Young Democrats Rally
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida will address a Fourth District Young Democrats rally in Raleigh on April 29. Governor candidates have been invited to attend.
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Raleigh
Claude Pepper
Florida
Young Democrats
Wheeler to Speak at UNC Chapel Hill Tomorrow
Senator Burton Wheeler will address UNC Chapel Hill students hosted by the non partisan Carolina Political Union. The speech will be broadcast nationally over a hook up tomorrow night in Chapel Hill.
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Senator Wheeler
Chapel Hill
Burton K. Wheeler
Carolina Political Union
University of North Carolina
Hen hatched chicks atop 14-foot hay stack twice
In Wilson on April 22 a hen on Clifford Ay’s farm hatched chicks atop a 14 foot hay stack twice during the last year. The unusual brood has drawn attention from locals observing the farm life.
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Wilson
Clifford Aycock
North Carolina Optometrists Open Two Day Convention
The North Carolina State Optometrist Society opened its annual two day convention in Greensboro with speakers including Luther M. Discuss, Washington director of national affairs for the American Optometric Society. Officers to be elected tomorrow afternoon. A golf tournament and a house social were held as preludes.
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Greensboro
North Carolina State Optomet Society
Luther M. Discus
Department of Ntional Affairs
America Optometric Society
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Tom Brown
Constance Moore
Paramount
Dead End
Thomas M. Johnson
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