Brazil Grants Nonbelligerent Status Amid War Mobilization
Brazil mobilizes for war against Axis neighbors with 17 ships seized and three ports closed. Air and sea assets expanded while popular support grows. Argentina adopts prudent neutrality despite backing Brazil, routing shipments to avoid Atlantic Axis ties. Uncertain details emerge as U boats are hunted in the South Atlantic near Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Chile
Peru
South Atlantic
Ston
Louisiana
Ricaneiro
Yew A
Reed S
Getuliagas
Julio Prestes
Vargas
Farm
Argentina
Axis
United States
Magellan
New Orleans
San Francisco
Awever
Hariqque Ruiz Guinazu
Amssador
Buenos Aires
Gentina
Tted
Jane Withers thrills fans in grown up Hollywood role
Jane Withers fans tripled after her tour as she shows she is a grown up star in a new Republic musical. She portrays a dual role as movie star and fan, with a contrast between the faux ingénue Ann Winters and the real Withers. Baby Sandy and Bobby Breen appear, while she campaigns for war bonds and may tour again in a future variety show or Shubert musical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jane Withers
Janie
Miss Withers
Republic
Johnny Doughboy
Ann Winters
Henry Wilcoxon
Baby Sandy
Bobby Breen
Jane
USO
Government opens structure machinery office in Charlotte
An office headed by W. W. Caughan of Columbia will be opened in Charlotte around September 1 to assist the federal government in buying or leasing used construction machinery. An inventory of available used machinery in the Carolinas will be maintained and provided to the armed services and civilian contractors engaged in war work. The plans were announced by J. F. MacGonagal, manager of the Carolinas office of the War Production card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
W. W. Caughan
Columbia
5. C
Carolinas
Armed
Whitley Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army Air Corps
Lloyd E. Whitley, son of Mr and Mrs Z E Whitley of 832 South Main Street, has been promoted to first lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps stationed at New Caledonia about 700 miles east of Australia. Before service he was physical director of the local YMCA.
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Lloyd E. Whitley
Z. E. Whitley
South Main Street
Whitley
United States Army Air Corps
New Caledonia
Australia
Boys State begins athletic program at UNC Chapel Hill
August 25 report from Chapel Hill states 155 boys attending the annual Boys State at the University of North Carolina are set to start an athletic program this week. Eugene Bricklemeyer of Roanoke Rapids leads daily athletic training with instruction in governmental functions by staff from UNC's Institute of Government. The event is jointly sponsored by the Institute and North Carolina American Legion department.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Eugene Bricklemeyer
Roanoke Rapids
Institute of Government
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Renegade May Be Executed For Espionage
Herbert K F Bahr a former Buffalo athlete and American who aligned with Nazi Germany faces possible death or up to 30 years in prison after being convicted by a mixed jury of six men and six women of conspiracy to commit espionage. Sentencing is set for September 2 by Federal Judge William F Smith. Bahr testified he joined Nazi training to return to the United States and delayed revealing his plans during questioning on the exchange ship Brottningholm. His wife collapsed in court and vowed to fight for his freedom. his counsel said he would appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Herbert K. F. Bahr
Nazi Germany
Bahr
William F. Smith
Buffalo
Germany
Frederick M. P. Pearse
United States
Gestapo
Brottningholm
Seven Negroes Die From Lethal Alcohol In Asheville
Seven African Americans died after consuming denatured or wood alcohol during the weekend in Asheville North Carolina. Police said Claude Williams 48 sold alcohol at five to ten cents a drink to six of the dead and the seventh bought alcohol at an uptown paint store. In New York Linda Lee a 22 year old radio and stage star fell to her death from a seventh floor apartment terrace before a planned movie outing with her husband. Police termed the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Claude Williams
Uptown
New York
Central Park
Linda Lee
Guilford County Realty Transfers In Three Townships
Guilford County transfers include Hayworth to Peacock in High Point Township and Edwards to Edwards in Blair-Edwards subdivision, Allred to the Allreds on Allred Street, Porter to Metcalfe on Sunset Drive, Ingram to Kennedy on Princeton Avenue, Hudson to Hudson Jr. on First Street, and Myatt to Piedmont Outdoor Advertising on McLean property. Also a note on national steel needs for war: at least 25 million gross tons of open-market scrap, 30 million cross tons of home scrap, and an equal amount of pig iron per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
Davie Hayworth
J. F. Peacock and
Ayre
Lena Thacker Hutton
Guilford County
C. GC. Edwards
D. M. Kennedy
Princeton Avenue
Raymond L. Hudson
A. F. Hudson, Jr
First Street
J. A. Myatt
Piedmont Outdoor Advertising Company
McLean
United States
Mechanical Robots Guard Pipelines Against Rust
A wide world science feature describes five foot high robots perched on poles designed to prevent rust on oil and gas pipelines. Developed by Ebasco engineers, the devices counteract electrolysis by injecting direct current into buried iron near the robot, halting rust and saving thousands per mile.
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Howard W. Blakesleft
Wide World
New York
America
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
United Gas ‘Pipe Line Company
Montana
Montana Power Co
Ebasco Serries. Incorporated
Electric Bond, & Share Company
Ebasco Engineers
Ebasco
Gov Broughton names 12 more to committee
Gov Broughton named 12 business and civic leaders to the war industrial coordination committee of the Department of Conservation and Development in Raleigh. New appointees include Charles A. Cannon Concord Kan napelis P H Hanes Winston-Salem J Wesley Jones Statesville Col Robert Baker Greensboro William D Carmichael Chapel Hill George Hackney Wilson Reuben B Robertson Canton J T Hiers Wilmington Dr Ben R Royal Morehead City J Vivian Whitfield Wallace Sen L Y Ballentine Varina Josh L Horne Rocky Mount and Advertising J Ed Millis of High Point is chairman and James Coad of Hickory is executive secretary.
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Raleigh
Broughton
War Industrial Coordination Committee
Department of Conservation and Development
Charles A. Cannon
Concord
Kannapelis
P. H. Hanes
Winston-Salem
J. Wesley Jones
Statesville
Col
Robert Baker
Greensboro
William D. Carmichael
Chapel Hill
George Hackney
Wilson
Reuben B. Robertson
Canton
J. T. Hiers
Wilmington
Ben R. Royal
Morehead City
J. Vivian Whitfield
Wallace
Sen
L. Y. Ballentine
Varina
Josh L. Horne
Rocky Mount
J. Ed Millis
High Point
James Coad
Hickory
Global war politics mix with colonial tensions in wartime press
Uproar over British policy and Gandhi as Indian independence grows prompts White House scrutiny. Analysts warn Japanese moves threaten Australia and India while China, Iran, and Spain loom in Axis calculations. Hitler eyes oil routes via Caucasus, Spain, and the Atlantic, as Soviet resilience and Balkan threats shape a perilous wartime balance.
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White House
United Kingdom
Gandhi
China
Australia
England
United States
Chiang Kaishek
India
Hindustan
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Russia
Spain Warlike Talk Escalates Threats From Franco
Open threats of a coming military struggle in Iberia surface as Franco proclaims readiness with a three million strong army including veterans from the civil uprising. Madrid tightens defences with funds for planes and bases while Davila notes a hundred thousand German technicians and experts aiding the regime.
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Franco
Iberian Peninsula
Spain
United States Rangers
Madrid
Cortes
Air Ministry
Davila
Carpenters and Joiners Agent Arrested Over Fees
J E Cuthbertson labor leader was indicted on charges of obtaining money under false pretense for allegedly collecting union fees from applicants for jobs at the Navy shell-loading plant near Charlotte. Indictments by Mecklenburg grand jury say he claimed a closed shop agreement with Sanderson and Porter that did not exist, affecting four individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
J. E. Cuthbertson
Navy
Here
Mecklenburg Grand Jury
Cuthbertson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Sanderson and Porter
Richard E. McCormick Promoted to Sergeant
Lubbock Texas Aug 23 Aviation Mechanic Richard E. McCormick grandson of Mrs A R Elkes of 1110 East Russell Street High Point NC has been promoted to staff sergeant at the Lubbock Army Flying School Col Thomas L Gilbert commanding officer announced Before transfer to this advanced twin engine bomber training school Sgt McCormick attended a training course in aviation mechanics at Keesler Field Mississippi
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas
Richard E. McCormick
A. R. Elkes
East Russell Street
High Point
N. C
Army Flying School
Thomas L. Gilbert
Sgt. McCormick
Keesler Field
Mississippi
Livestock Sales Open Fall Series at Caledonia Prison Farm
Raleigh August 25 The first of 10 planned fall livestock sales will be held at Caledonia prison farm Saturday with 100 head of feeder and breeding cattle offered. Paul L. Fletcher of the Agriculture Department leads the sale with T Lenoir Gwyn of the Highway Commission assisting. The event aims to boost North Carolina's livestock population to aid the war effort. Direct investments by US businesses in foreign properties at end of 1940 stood at about seven billion dollars per Commerce data.
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Raleigh
Caledonia Prison Farm
State Department of Agriculture
Paul L. Fletcher
State Agriculture Department
T. Lenoir Gwyn
State Highway and Public Works Commission
United States
Department of Commerce
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South America
DE Janeiro
Harrison
Paul Harrison
NEA
U.S
France
Rogers’ Rangers
Morgan
Straigh
Forest Rangers
Thesers
Texas Rangers
FFICE
A E. Whitley
UNC
Ia Jy. FY
Guilford County Realty
Gov
Alfonso
Don Juan
Warwick Adolf
Senor Serrano Suner
Rome
Berlin
Petain
Caucasus
von Bock
Hitler
Sam
African
Dakar
American
Don
Reichswehr
Volga
Stalingrad
Baku
Timoshenko
Albert N. Leman
Carpenters and Joiners
Caledonia
Wachovia
Salisbury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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