Local Weather and Odd Facts Mixed in Report
Weather forecast for the southeast states notes showers tonight and cooler, with Wednesday generally fair and colder in North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Virginia. Wind shifts from southwest to northwesterly bring overcast skies and scattered showers. A note mentions Cuba opening a dry ice plant and Cubans learning to use it. A Montana fact claims geographic center is in Lewistown doctors kitchen sink. Ocean salt could cover the US in a 1.5 mile deep layer.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Montana
Lewistown
Graf Spee Sinks After Uruguayan Port Stand
Capt Langsdorff said fuel shortages forced combat with British cruisers Exeter Ajax and Achilles off Brazil. He scuttled the Admiral Graf Spee near Montevideo after shell damage and fled to sea, while Uruguay denies any wrongdoing and considers a white paper to respond to German charges.
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Hans Langsdorff
Brazil
Tacoma
Exeter
Uel Short
Ajax
Achilles
Montevideo
Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
Langsdorff
Spain
South Atlantic
Alberto Cuani
Uruguay
Widow of Kipling Leaves for England
Neighbors recall the widow of Kipling who departed for his native England after his death on January 18, 1936, at age 70.
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England
Kipling
Mrs Kipling’s Former Bride Caroline Starr Bales Dies
Dr Walter E Storm recalls Caroline Starr Bales widow mother and daughter who lived in Wilmington two years before marrying Rudyard Kipling in 1892 London The red headed statuesque beauty died today at her Sussex England home.
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Wilmington
Walter E. Storm
Rudyard Kipling
Sussex
England
Caroline Starr Balestier
British
Storm
Caroline Starr
Kipling
London
Ann
Helgoland Battle Continues With Heavy Losses Reported
The piece notes many prisoners and a large number of dead aboard ships after the Helgoland clash. Debris from wrecked planes washes ashore along the coast as eyewitnesses report nine British planes flaming in the sea and others sinking. German coast vessels rescue downed fliers as the front line is described with no English troops present.
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DNE
Borkum
DNB
Railways of New Zealand Raise Passenger and Freight Rates
All railways across New Zealand have increased fares for both passengers and freight services, affecting travelers and businesses nationwide. The move consolidates price changes across major routes and logistics operators, signaling broader impacts on transport costs and demand.
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New Zealand
British air blitz over Helgoland Bight claims heavy German losses
The air ministry reported 12 of about 24 German fighters shot down and seven bombers unaccounted for after a fierce air battle over Helgoland Bight, as Churchill said a sizable portion of Germany’s cruiser strength was put out of action last week. A mass German air raid struck 24 fishing boats off the east coast, with six sunk.
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Churchill
Germany
Air Ministry
Helgoland Bight
North Sea
Public Survey Proposal Highlights County Government Study
Six Guilford County civic groups urged the Board to hire Griffenhagen and Associates to conduct a comprehensive, out of state survey of county government with an expenditure analysis. They framed the plan as non political and voluntary funding to improve efficiency and services. The board hesitated, noting concerns about motives, while earlier agreements referenced a separate out of state re appraisal by Cole Layer Company.
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Cole- Layer Company
Dayton
Ohio
High Point
Greensboro
Board of County Commissioners
Guilford County
Chambers of Commerce
Merchants Associations
Guilford County Grange
High Point Chamber of Commerce
United States
High Point Chamber of
Griffenhagen and Associates
Washington, D. C
Louisville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Knoxville
Tennn
Cole-Layer Company
Board of
County Commissioners
County survey dispute over Guilford government access
Six Greensboro area organizations press for public survey of Guilford County government. They urge the Board of County Commissioners to permit an independent audit and information access, warning of steps to obtain permission if denied. Leaders include L. Carroll Atkisson and I Paul Ingle, among others.
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Board of County Commissioners
L. C. Atkisson
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro
North Carolina
Atkisson
Guilford County
Geo. L. Stansbury
Mr. Atkisson
George L. Stansbury
Guilford County Commissioners
N. C
Mr. Stansbury
L. Carroll Atkisson
Committee For
Paul Ingle
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Carroll Atkisson
S. R. Stafford
Guilford County Grange
Geo. E. Hutchens
High Point Merchants Association
Roger A. McDuffie
Greensboro Merchants Association
Meldon Holmes
High Point Real Estate Board
Hoyt W. Boone
Greensboro Real Estate Board
Graf Spee scuttling judged as lawful war action
Dewitt MacKenzie argues the Graf Spee’s sinking was a legitimate act to prevent needless loss of life. He notes the cost of internment, compares with Scapa Flow, and discusses morale impacts in Britain and Germany.
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MacKenzie
Graf Spee
Tommy Atkins
Montevideo
Herr Hitler
Uruguay
Scapa Flow
von Reuter
Kaiser
Doorn
Holland
Britain
England
Farmers of Eire urged to raise more pigs for Britain
The article urges Irish farmers to increase pig production and expand bacon shipments to Britain to meet wartime demand and support the Allies. It emphasizes boosting output, improving livestock, and sustaining food supplies across the channel.
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Eire
Britain
Exeter Mistook Graf Spee For Admiral Scheer In South Atlantic Sea Battle
London reports an eye witness account released by the admiralty describes how the Exeter believed she fought Admiral Scheer when facing Graf Spee. The battle near Montevideo left 72 British dead or wounded and 36 Germans dead with fires aboard the Exeter and heavy shell damage across the fleet.
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Exeter
Graf Spee
Admiral Scheer
London
Admiral Graf Spee
Admiralty
Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
Falklands
Montevideo
NLRB Examiner Admits Conduct at Hearing Questionable
Washington report notes NLRB regional director Philip G. Phillips acknowledged at a House hearing that his dual role as attorney and contact to the trial examiner showed a failure to separate prosecuting and judicial duties in the Cincinnati Milling Machine case. The examiner upheld the objection to admissibility of Communist activity by a discharged employee, prompting questions about proper board conduct.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
House Committee
Labor Board
Philip G. Phillips
Cincinnati
NLRB
Harlowe Hurley
Hurley
Phillips
Rep. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
Nathan Witt
Theilling Company
Green
Boxer Admits Dr Engelberg Body Found In Brooklyn Home
The body of Dr. Engelberg was discovered twenty four hours after the slaying by consular employee Fred Doell. He found the doctor upstairs in a bedroom wearing a white nightgown with hands folded, head battered, in a Brooklyn house where the victim failed to report for work on two successive days.
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Dr. Engelberg
Brooklyn
Fred Doell
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