Mannerheim Remains Finland's War Hero and National Symbol
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim of Finland, aged 70, is hailed as a enduring national figure akin to George Washington. The article traces his rise from Russian service through Finland's independence, his leadership in the 1918 civil conflict, and his status as a public symbol who helped restore Finland’s sovereignty and pay its postwar debts.
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Milton Bronner
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Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim
Finland
General Pershing
America
Woodrow Wilson
Tte
United States
League of Nations
French National Assembly
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House of Commons
Lloyd George
Britain
Mannerheim
National Council of Defense
George V
England
George Washington
Manchuria
Mukden
Russia
China
Central Asia
Galicia
Bessarabia
General von der Golz
Friederich Karl
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Helsingfors
M. Stahlberg
Warren merits credit for his part at Manteo
North Carolinian Rep. Lind say C. Warren of Washington D C is praised as an ace at getting things done. His parliamentary skill has been noted since 1932 and he served as speaker pro tempore in Bankhead's absence. Warren emphasizes Sir Walter Raleighs Lost Colony and Roanoke Island history.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Roanoke Island
Congress
Lindsay C. Warren
Garner
Bankhead
Washington
Warren
Capitol
Sir Walter Raleigh
Deaths R L Sechrest of Lexington Dies at 171
R L Doc Sechrest 171 of Lexington route two died at 8 20 am at his daughter Mrs J O Becks Thomasville home after about two weeks illness He was an employee of Thomasville Chair Company and a member of Mt Zion Holiness church and Unity council J O in Thomasville Surviving wife Mary Imbler Sechrest three sons David A R and W A Sechrest three daughters Mrs John Gordon Mrs J O Beck and Grace Sechrest three sisters Mrs Henry Imbler Mrs Jim Imbler and Mrs Ed Crouse and 18 grandchildren Funeral services from Mt Zion Holiness church Friday at 11 am Rev T R York will officiate Interment in church cemetery.
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R. L
Sechrest
Thomasville
Lexington
J. O. Beck
Mary Imbler Sechrest
David
A. R
W. A. Sechrest
John Gordon
Grace 8Echrest
Henry Imbler
Jim Imbler
Ed Crouse
Mt. Zion
Death toll rises as Crotts dies suddenly at home
John Franklin Crotts 61 lumberman died at his Lexington area home from a stroke of paralysis this morning. Funeral plans not set but likely at Center Church Welcome Thursday. Survived by wife daughter seven grandchildren and multiple siblings and in-laws. Gattis Foster funeral held at Deep River church with interment in church cemetery.
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John Franklin Chotts
Lexington
John Franklin Crofts
Center Church
Welcome
Mre. B. L. Davis
Wiliam F. Crotts
Baltimore
John Hoyle Crotts
Raleigh
Clyde Crotts
Fred Crotts
Charlotte
W. H. Thomasson
John Potts
Halifax
Cyrus Orege
Gattis Foster
Deep River
Federal Bureau Aiding Search For Revels Killer
In Chattanooga Tennessee federal agents joined two states in investigating the stabbing and binding death of James R Revels 21 a coal company employee whose body was found in a Chickamauga National Park creek He disappeared Sunday night between Vyle Ga and Chattanooga and his wrecked automobile was located north of Chattanooga early Monday morning.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Flicers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James R. Revels
Chickamauga National Park
Revels
Ytle
Guardsmen Search Waters for Missing Negro Girl
In Morehead City on August 19 guardsmen towed Hoffmans landing area for a missing African American girl reported among three drowning victims from a Monday swim. Two bodies, Louise Burden and Helen Johnson both 14, were recovered. Blanche Warren remained missing. Fishermen reported seeing two bodies on a reef and the coroner ruled accidental drowning.
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Morehead City
Hoffman's Landing
Louise Burden
Helen Johnson
Blanche Warren
R. C. Smith
Four more employes to join North Carolina State Employment Service
Four additional employes will be added to the High Point NC office by November 1 from civil service lists to handle unemployment compensation. The service will start January 1 with weekly interviews for benefit claimants. A branch will open in Asheboro by November 1. Erin Go Bragh meaning Ireland Forever.
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Office of State Employment Service
High Point
North Carolina State Employment Service
Civil Service
Employment Service Office
Unemployment Compensation Service
Employment Service
Asheboro
Field Day At Summerfield Draws 150 Youths From Two Counties
The first annual Guilford-Randolph Young Tar Heel Farmers field day was held yesterday at Summerfield with about 150 boys from both counties competing in baseball softball volleyball horseshoe pitching track and swimming. Summerfield won with 100 points and will keep the trophy after earning it three times. Other schools included Pleasant Garden Sumner Nathaniel Greens Seagrove and Farmer.
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Guilford-Randolph Young Tar Heel Farmers Federation
Summerfield
Pleasant Garden
Sumner
Nathanael Greens
Seagrove
Farmer
Rails Span North Dakota at Five Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Six Miles
The state of North Dakota contains 5276 miles of railway lines within its boundaries, reflecting substantial rail infrastructure across rural and urban areas. The figure highlights the extent of rail transport infrastructure and connectivity in the region.
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State of
North Dakota
Fire destroys Hollingsworth Lumber in Mt. Airy blaze
Fire swept Hollingsworth Lumber Co. yesterday in Mt. Airy causing about 200,000 dollars in loss. Officials estimated total damage as fire crews battled the flames into the night and evacuated nearby properties.
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MT. Airy
Hollingsworth Lumber Company
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Waterfront Boulevard
International Settlement
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