British and French aircraft output soars in war effort
Reports say British factories roll out warplanes at more than one per hour and over 1,000 per month, with French production rising to about 900 to 1,000 monthly. American plants supplement orders after the embargo lift, delivering upwards of 1,000 planes in total.
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Edward E. Bomar Washington
Germany
Britain
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
U. S
Paris
France
Munich
Named Truck Line Chief Named Central Motor Freight Lines Chief
Asheboro December 15 Ed Crawford was named president of the new Central Motor Freight Lines a Raleigh Charlotte freight trucking company. T Lynwood Smith Earl W Cox named vice president secretary treasurer and W J Armfield Jr C C Crawford join as directors. The line will run along highways 64 62 52 27 between Raleigh Asheboro Charlotte and New London.
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Asheboro
Ed Crawford
Central Motor Freight Lines
Raleigh
Charlottte
T. Lynwood Smith
Earl W. Cox
W. J. Armfield, Jr
C. C. Crawford
Charlotte
New London
Atlanta Hosts Star Studded Premiere For Gone With The Wind
Atlanta welcomed 300000 spectators to the world premiere crowd praised by Clark Howell as stars from Clark Gable to Olivia de Havilland rode a floodlit procession through the city. The ball featured gowns and a ceremonious program as guests arrived with hopes for a successful premiere.
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Constitution
Clark Howell
Olivia de Haviland
Howell
Gable
de Haviland
Ann Rutherford
Ona Munson
Two Negroes Shot And Killed Early Today
Elliott T. Morrison 36 of 1304 East Commerce Street confessed to killing Mayzelle Torrence 20 and Oscar Bailey 30 after a morning rampage. Morrison walked to police headquarters with a .38 pistol, claiming the double murder and saying he killed the man for attempting to stop him. Coroner says Morrison appears demented. Mayzelle, a housekeeper and caretaker for his children, died from neck wounds. Bailey from a chest wound. A prior report alleged threats against Mayzelle.
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East Commerce Street
Elliott T. Morrison
Mayzelle Torrence
Morrison
Oscar Bailey
East Commerce
J. O. House
Wallace G. Freeman
Bailey
Mary Alice Morrison
Mayzelle
Thissell Street
Commerce Street
Chicago Produce Roundup Declines in Butter and Eggs
Chicago market report shows butter at 714,024 pounds steady. 90 score creamery at 27 percent, 90 centralized carrots 28-28 percent. other prices unchanged. Eggs 5,794 dozen steady. prices unchanged.
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Chicgo
Chicago
Silent Night at a Hollywood Premiere Party
The report notes a quiet ballroom scene with Maes tro Kay Kyser microphone antics and minimal action as the Hollywood corps returns to its hotel. The Colonel's wife and the Colonel mingle while the O Grady family gaze on, wondering why premieres cannot be simpler.
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Kay Kyser
O'Grady
Hollywood Corps
Trapped Avilla Man Cited in Fatal Home Carbon Monoxide Attempt
Herbert Eley used car exhaust to gas his basement rodent trap. He collapsed from the fumes and was saved by his mother, highlighting a dangerous failed attempt at pest control.
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Avilla
Ind
Herbert Eley
Eley
Pet Patsy the dog dies at 18 on raw hamburger diet
Purdue professor KB H Petty recalls Patsy a mixed Fox Terrier and Spitz lived to 18 on raw hamburger fruit and vegetables. In Oregon a naval recruiter finds no eligible men aged 18 to 31 locally. only two recently joined the navy and the postmaster reports no available draftees.
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Lafayette
Ind
KB. H. Petty
Purdue University
Patsy
Spitz
Nelscott
Navy
Naval
Dannenfelser Granted Release From McAlester Prison
Carl Dannenfelser won permission to leave McAlester penitentiary without a guard to appear before the criminal court of appeals. He pled his own case and secured a reduced forgery sentence and will be released in a few days.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Dannenfelser
McAlester Penitentiary
Criminal Court of Appeals
Chicago Phone Forecast System Aims For Hourly Updates
Forecaster C A Donnell arranged to send brief forecasts and temperature reports to the telephone company hourly. An operator will read the reports and the recordings will be processed by a machine to answer calls to Weather 1212.
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C. A. Donnell
Officers stamp in probe of Kernersville burglary
Kernersville officials report no clues in the Rex Oil Company service station robbery. About $50 in cigarettes and motor oil were stolen this week after a prior break in six weeks earlier. A rear door was forced and an interior door opened to reach motor oil and two cases of quart cans.
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Kernersville
Rex Oil Company
K. R. Ingram
High Point Booster Featured On KTHS Radio Talk
J C Hayes of the High Point Overall Company spoke on the KTHS Pleasure Party broadcast in Hot Springs Arkansas. He touted High Point clothing makers working overtime to fill orders and praised local business optimism. Hayes, a guest at the Majestic hotel, recounted overcoming sciatica rheumatism with baths.
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Hot Springs
Ark
High Point
KTHS
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Hayes
High Point Overall Company
Hayes
High Point Clothing Manufacturing Company
Majestic
The
Walter M. Ebel
the Majestic
Local Man Receives Multiple Guilty Pleas in Guilford Court
In Greensboro on December 15 Jerry McKreese Mack 27 pleaded guilty to three robberies one assault on a female and one larceny from person all consolidated for judgment by Judge Sam Erwin Jr and sentenced to two years Cecil Lumpkin 22 was sentenced to 18 months after pleading guilty to an attempted break and enter Malpass Grocery Steven Dick 27 received life imprisonment after pleading guilty to second degree burglary in Rock Creek Township The court will have three days of sessions before Christmas with praise given to Solicitor H L Koontz and law enforcement for expediting the docket.
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Greensboro
Jerry McKreese Mack
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Sam Erwin, Jr
Mack
Dollie Brown
Lillie Spoon
Josie Blackwell
W. W. Mapp
Cecil Lumpkin
East Washington Street
A. Faison
Steven Dick
Rock Creek Township
Bud Greeson
Maxwell Addresses Chapel Hill on Property Tax Reform
Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell addressed the Institute of Government conference urging thorough listing and uniform assessment. He warned against infrequent revaluations and called for an actual intelligent revaluation every four years to fund government services.
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Chapel Hill
A. J. Maxwell
Institute of Government
Maxwell
German Messerschmitt fighter details and armament
A standard Messerschmitt fighter has a top speed of 354 miles per hour and a cruising speed of 298 mph for a range of 621 miles. It is armed with two machine guns and one 23 mm cannon.
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Messerschmitt
Bristling Bristol Blenheim Bomber Details Revealed
The Bristol Blenheim is described as a twin engine bomber with two 40 horsepower engines, two guns, a range of 1000 miles, and a top speed of 279 miles per hour.
Butcher M Fes saguet Fined in Paris for Price Increase
The Paris butcher M. Fes saguet was fined and the judgment posted on his shop door for raising meat prices.
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M. Fessaguet
Paris
Blacked-Out London Wears A Serious Face in War Time
Acme Newspictures reports Londoners adjust to wartime blackout with nightlife surviving under fear and nerves. Postage stamp dance floors and crowded pubs show resilience while Paris pivots to blue lighting shelters as mobilization intensifies and hatred for Hitler remains limited.
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London
Paree
Robert P. Dorman
Acme Newspictures
New York
Barking Road
Piccadilly
West End
Germany
Paris
Local North Carolina Weather Summary
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with Saturday mostly cloudy and slightly warmer in east and central regions. Light rain possible in the mountains and northwest areas. Northeast to east winds along the coast shift to southerly by Saturday. Offshore winds from Sandy Hook to Hatters may become moderate south on Saturday.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Hatteras Gentile
Two Men Jailed After Accident
Lonnie Davis and Clyde Robertson of Greensboro are jailed in Randolph County on drunken driving and leaving the scene after an accident near Four Mile Bridge on highway 220. State patrolmen arrested them. Ed Davis of Coleridge drove the rear car, with no injuries but severe damage to both vehicles. London's Law Courts, which span over 5% acres, 1,100 rooms, and 24 miles of corridors.
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Asheboro
Lonnie Davis
Clyde Robertson
Greensboro
Randolph County
Four Mile Bridge
Ed Davis
Coleridge
Funeral Services For J H Cagle Held At Pisgah Church
Funeral services for J H Cagle 44 building contractor who died Tuesday morning were held at Pisgah Methodist Church in Ashe County. Rev Cecil Haworth Rev V Pike Rev D Howell and Rev J O officiated with singers from Rev Worth Miss Samuels and others performing hymns. Pallbearers included M G Smith Bob Harrington and C W Cagle. Interment followed at the church cemetery.
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J Cagle
Cecilworth
Ethel Samuels
Luther Barker
Pisgah Methodist Church
Wwdolph County
CIA
Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
Vv. Pike
Asheboro
D. Howell
Calvary Metist Church
J. 0
Pisgah Meth Church
M. G
Bob Harrington
C. W. Cagle
L. Shelton
Lawrence Williamen
Dpd. O. Goode
Church Cemetery
Hitler’s Odd Habits Include Vegetables and Large Library
A fragment notes Adolf Hitler supposedly avoids alcohol and exercise, prefers vegetables, and possesses a library of about 6000 books though rarely reads. The claim is presented as a curious personal detail with limited corroboration.
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Hitler
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