Local North Carolina Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy and colder for North Carolina with possible snow flurries in the mountains tonight. Wide winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville and Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift from west to northeast and then east, bringing overcast skies and light precipitation in northern areas tonight and Thursday.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
South Portion
North Portion
Federal plan eyed for life insurance regulation
Discussion on uniform accounting and disclosure of irregularities moves forward as federal control advocates compare life insurance to banks. Critics cite regulator inadequacy and failures of small firms, while insurers say larger size benefits policy holders.
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Federal Reserve Plan
Federal Reserve System
The
Securities Commission
Insurance Company
Destructive Seismic Events Hit Anatolia and Smyrna Region
A September 23, 1939 earthquake near Smyrna in Asia Minor killed over 200 people and razed thousands of homes. Earlier reports noted November tremors in Anatolia destroying 16 villages and claiming more than 50 lives.
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Smyrna
Asia Minor
Anatolia
Financier Dies and Bankroll of Cities Service
The 1910 founder launched Cities Service which grew into an international enterprise with utilities and oil holdings exceeding a billion dollars by 1929. He settled a $100 million stockholders suit for $1.25 million from his hospital bed. His Miami Biltmore Hotel at Coral Gables cost $10 million and he chaired 95 corporations, presiding over 87.
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Cities Service
Doherty
Miami Biltmore
Coral Gables
Florida
Bookniga Inc. files registration as successor to dissolved Mezhkniga agent case
Bookniga Inc described as successor to Bookniga Corporation dissolved months ago. Three officers Morris Liskin Norman Weinberg and Raphael Rush were indicted December 16 for failing to register as agents of a foreign principal. Liskin pleaded guilty last week to the same charge.
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State Department
Bookniga, Inc
Bookniga Corporation
Niga
Morris Liskin
Mezhkniga
Norman Weinberg
Raphael Rush
War prizes to be sold after ships ferried troops home
Four American WWI prizes with crews of 300000 soldiers will be scrapped by the Maritime Commission. The George Washington Monticello Mt. Vernon and American will be sold for scrap only to nations the president does not designate as belligerents, unlike the Leviathan sold to Scottish breakers last year.
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Maritime Commission
Anchorage
Maryland
Roosevelt
Wool Sales Hit 12 Million in Uruguay Last Season
Uruguay witnessed cash transactions exceeding 12 million dollars for wool during the last season. Local traders and producers reported strong demand from international buyers, boosting prices and market activity across major shipping hubs.
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Uruguay
Finnish Planes and Weather Aid Halt Soviet Drive Near Salmijarvi
Finnish observers anticipated a renewed push to split Finland along the waistline with a move toward Kemijarvi Railroad and a push toward the Gulf of Bothnia while Arctic weather and stubborn resistance counted in. A Finnish communique claimed 700 Soviet dead on Lake Suvanto and 23 planes shot down as Russians struck the Karelian Isthmus. Sweden sent volunteers and credits totaling about 2 million dollars to aid Finland despite neutrality.
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Salal
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Gulf of Bothnia
Kurt M. Valenius
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Haitermaa
Sakkola
Kreija
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Suvanto
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Viipuri
Karelian Isthmus
Lieska
Murmansk
Sweden
Ernst Linder
Exports Rise and Fall Across Commodities in November
Exports gain from reduced shipments of agricultural products like raw cotton grain and fruits while non agricultural exports such as coal crude petroleum naval stores aluminum and agricultural implements show declines. Raw cotton exports reach 313,963,000 pounds in November and 2,127,440,000 pounds year to date. tobacco and tobacco products vary versus last year with notable changes in exports and imports.
Joel A Blair Dies at Home in Media Pennsylvania
Word has come of the death of Joel A Blair on December 24 at his Media Pennsylvania home. He was the son of B F Blair and Rachel Blair formerly of Randolph County. Survivors include his widow a daughter Grace of the home and three brothers B F Blair Jr of Los Angeles A W Blair of New Brunswick and R J M Blair of the Randolph County home.
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Media
B. F
Rachel Blair
Randolph County
Grace
B. F. Blair, Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
A. W. Blair
New Brunswick N. J
R. J. M. Blair
Blair
Major Crimes Show Increase Across 316 Cities in 11 Months
FBI statistics from 316 cities show rises in rape up 5.9 percent larceny up 6 percent murder up 4.6 percent burglary up 3.3 percent and aggravated assault up 1.8 percent through the first 11 months. Decreases occurred in negligent manslaughter 11.8 percent auto thefts 5.2 percent and robbery 8.8 percent.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Huntersville Farmer 75 Marries 65 Year Old Widow
John Robinson McCurdy influential Huntersville farmer aged 75 wed Mrs. Minnie Abernethy Alexander 65 of Washington D C at the home of Rev L R Pruette in Charlotte. McCurdy grandfather was a Revolutionary War captain. Mrs Alexander was the widow of Richard Baxter Alexander from a prominent Mecklenburg County family.
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Charlotte
John Robinson McCurdy
Huntersville
Minnie Abernethy Alexander
Washington, D. C
L. R. Pruette
McCurdy
Richard Baxter Alexander
Mecklenburg County
Paroled Davidson County Man Odell Bruton Details
Three prisoners with long terms for second degree murder were granted paroles by Governor Hoey. Odell Bruton, sentenced to 22 to 30 years in Davidson County in August 1929 for killing Rob Boozer, had served nearly 15 years with gained time.
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Raleigh
Govenor Hoey
Odell Bruton
Davidson County
Rob Boozer
Entertainers for soldiers must sign secrecy contracts
Before entertaining troops at the front, all performers must sign a contract in England agreeing not to divulge anything observed while with the forces.
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England
Russia opens six mile children's railway with girl at throttle
Russia completes its longest children’s railway stretching nearly six miles from Gorky to the Molotov Auto Plant. An eighth grade schoolgirl operated the throttle during the first train run, marking a landmark in youth railway education and patriotic public works.
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Russia
Gorky
Molotov Auto Plant
Government of India Holds Large Gasoline Stocks
Government of India has accumulated substantial gasoline reserves for military purposes, reflecting strategic stockpiling amid security considerations and supply risk management. The move underscores defense preparedness and potential use in geopolitical contingencies.
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Government of India
Senators Debate Comprehensive Review of Hull Treaty Plan
Washington observers report a bipartisan push for a full and searching congressional examination of the reciprocal trade treaty plan. Agreement exists on inquiry, but views diverge on tariffs with Hawley Smoot lingering as a political touchstone.
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Congress
Hull
McNary
Oregon
Thomas
Utah
Union Turmoil at Local Plant Sparks Brief Strike
MESA members escorted out Russell Smith former president of the local and another worker after a morning dispute at the plant. Five more who entered with Smith reached the employment office then left. Smith and Newton Avery were suspended by the MESA international board last Thursday night. During the meeting Smith and others took records and $500 from the local office to “protect” the locals against Matthew Smith whom he accused of trying to frame the officers.
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MESA
Russell Smith
Smith
Newton Avery
Mesa International Executive Board
Matthew Smith
National Mesa
Winged Mammal Flights Compared Across Species
The Malaysian flying lemur stands as one of the most winged mammals beside bats. A skin membrane links its limbs and tail, enabling a glide rather than true powered flight.
Shortage of Storage Space as Woo Raises in South Africa
The article notes that woo is now so plentiful in South Africa that storage space is scarce. It highlights widespread abundance and resulting logistical pressures affecting merchants and distributors across the region.
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South Africa
Calorie Boost Aids Weight Gain For Underweight Readers
Alicia Hart outlines a weight gain plan for underweight readers focusing on higher calorie intake and rest. She recommends medical checkup first, then a daily routine of walking, eating larger portions, and consuming creamy drinks, with nine hours of sleep to support weight increase. Russia introduces streamlined autos as part of current auto trends.
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Alicia Hartner
Developments Under North Carolina Auto Insurance Office
Raleigh reports on 1939 advances in the state Insurance Department. A new automobile rate bureau helps set fair private passenger car rates, with a preferred class receiving lower charges to encourage insured driving. The fire insurance rate bureau reduced costs. private dwellings see a 50 percent exposure charge cut, saving about a half million annually. The department collected over $2 million for the state general fund. Building and loan associations expanded, aiding home building and member savings. The state licensed and supervised more than 610 insurance firms with assets over $35 billion, and residents invest about $65 billion in life insurance.
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Raleigh
Insurance Department
Automobile Rate
North Carolina
North Carolin Inspection and Rating Bureau
Department
Women Tubercular Escape Hospital at Paarl
A report from Paarl notes women with tuberculosis escaped from a hospital, driven by a belief that the place was a prelude to the graveyard. They were aided by their husbands in the bid to flee.
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Paarl
South Africa
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