State Bureau of Investigation Gains Prestige in 1939 Campaign
Raleigh December 30 The State Bureau of Investigation claims 1939 brought rising respect from sheriffs police chiefs and the public. The SBI aided 62 of 100 sheriffs and handled about 425 cases with advanced crime detection methods including fingerprinting firearms and document analysis.
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Raleigh
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General Assembly
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Bureau
Department of Justice
Willard J. Gatling
Howard L. Pierce
James Bradshaw
Thomas Creekmore
Weather Summary North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Virginia
Weather forecast notes fair and cold conditions across the southeast with snow flurries in Virginia and possible light rain in extreme north areas. North and South Carolina show fair to partly cloudy skies with colder temperatures, while winds shift from northwest to southwest.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Temperature swing as North Carolina endures wild weather
A wintry night sent High Point temperatures down to 20 degrees with 12 below freezing. Snow expected at 8:30 pm failed to materialize, giving way to a light drizzle as the day warmed to noon. The sun returned and the thermometer hit 87 degrees, surpassing Friday’s high.
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High Point
Sol
North Carolina
Landis rules on Bridges case amid party links scrutiny
The Landis report questions witness credibility and finds no evidence Bridges joined the Communist party. Landis notes Bridges’ aims may be radical but says the record does not prove methods outside democratic constitutional bounds. He criticizes witnesses as evasive and inconsistent while defending Bridges’ political stance.
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Landis
Congress
Capper
CIO
Communist Party
Bridges
Tariff Debate Divides West and Senate Leaders
Senator McCarran warns extended law could cost Democrats the West while Minority Leader Martin predicts House defeat. McNary vows a stiff Senate fight as western Democrats press to curb secretary of state powers requiring Senate ratification of treaties. House Democrats and New Deal supporters back Hull’s view that treaties benefit the nation overall.
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Martin
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Oregon
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
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Hitler’s Year Ahead Foreseen as Struggle for Existence
The Fuehrer urged the Reich to uphold loyalty and prepare for what he called the decisive year ahead. He praised troops and Germany’s strength while warning of a decisive fight for the nation’s survival. Queens College in Charlotte postponed reopening to January 8 due to influenza precautions.
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Queens College
Stage Set Continues as Finnish War Skirmishes Extend
The article notes ongoing artillery fire on a Finnish isthmus town now largely empty, with Koivisto coastal base bombarded and fighting along the Leningrad Viipuri railway. Finnish ski scouts reportedly cut 10 000 Russian troops from base communications near Salla as Gen Walennus plans a possible push northeast of Kemijarvi toward a decisive encounter.
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Leningrad-Viiputi
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Copenhagen
Salla
Kurt Martti Wallenius
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Arctic
Vessel Ordered Crewmembers From Scuttled Battleship
Uruguayan officials claimed the Tacoma acted on Langsdorff's orders to order up crewmen from the scuttled battleship. President Baldomir, after a conference with Foreign Minister Alberto Guiani, set an ultimatum. The Tacoma lay at anchor with swastika banner flying.
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Langsdorfff
Baldomir
Alberto Guiani
Crime deterrence highlighted in North Carolina report
The speaker notes a less attractive climate for crime and urges continued efforts to deter criminal practices. The SBI reports a successful 1939 and aims for an improved 1940 with public, press, courts, and enforcement cooperation.
Ford offers wartime family allowance for workers
The Ford Motor Company announced a wartime family allowance for employees with two or more dependents. Hourly workers will receive two cents extra per hour and those earning under $100 a month will gain about $3 more to offset higher living costs.
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London
Ford Motor Company
Slayer Sent To Death By Man On List
In Ryegate Montana Sheriff Dolve orchestrated the execution of Lee Simpson 51 after Simpson named 16 people including Mrs Simpson as marks on a death list. Simpson had been convicted of killing Deputy Sheriff Arthur Burford during a 1938 gun battle at his Golden Valley County ranch while investigating missing ranch hands. Simpson was hanged after stepping from the courthouse window to the gallows with a brief prayer.
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E. L. Dolve
Lee Simpson
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Arthur Burford
Golden Valley County
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Dolve
E. L. Mills
Mr. Simpson
Aid for Finns Slow to Arrive as Relief Fund Grows
The Finnish Relief Fund receives two new gifts totaling 7 50 while donations remain scarce. Sponsors hope post Christmas contributions speed up as the need for aid to homeless Finns grows. please send contributions to The Enterprise. Previous acknowledgments stood at 152 30 plus 2 50 and 5 00 from donors.
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Red
W. Stanley Davis
J. B. Spencer
Lawyer and public servant London dies at age listed
Obituary notes the life of H. M. London a Pittsboro lawyer admitted to the bar in 1903 who later served as chief deputy collector of internal revenue 1913 to 1919 and represented Chatham County in the state House in 1907 and the Senate in 1911 Surviving are his widow two sons four sisters and four siblings including Isaac London J J London and Mary Elliott London Bety London Cordon and others
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Pittsboro
Internal Revenue
Chatham County
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
The
Phi Delta Thi
George Washington
Duke University
Henry Armand London
Betty Jackson London
Mary Elliott London
H. M. London, Jr
Winston- Salem
George Elliott London
Southern Pines
Isaac London
Rockingham
J. J. London
U.S. Navy
San Francisco
John H. Anderson
Raleigh
J. H. Fell
Trenton
N. J
Betsy London Cordon
Fred Jerome
Regular Irish Doubt and Threats Rise from Belfast Discourse
Belfast sources say there is considerable damage but no casualties from tensions. The London foreign office signals Britain will not remain idle if Northern Ireland is attacked. Dublin would deploy its regular army to quell any IRA uprising, a veteran observer notes.
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France Ready fashion of American Indians military sources said
Opposing patrols engaged in brief clashes resulting in the capture of at least one German officer and one NCO. Cold weather hindered ground actions though reconnaissance flights increased as clear skies returned after snowstorms. no air battles were reported by the general staff.
Chicago Produce Market Report Shows Steady Butter and Eggs
In Chicago on December 30 prices for butter remained firm while eggs stayed steady with no changes. Market tone remained unchanged as buyers and sellers observed current levels.
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Achicago
Chicago
British Cruiser Shropshire Sails After Refueling Stop
The British cruiser Shropshire 9,830 tons departed Rio de Janeiro after a two day stay for refuelling and provisioning.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Shropshire
Unlucky Start 1940 Right With Poorjohn Special
Center Ville Tex Dec 30 In the black eyed pea country there is joy and merriment as families prepare Poorjohn a dish of black eyed peas cooked with ham or bacon served with rice onions cornpone and cracklin bread The tradition promises luck for the year when eaten on New Year Day.
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CENTER\VILLE
Tex
Dee
Poorjohn
Cottonfield
Mammy
Twenty One Injured In Train Accident Near Orange
A Southern Pacific passenger train derailed on a drainage ditch outskirts of Orange Texas injuring 21. Reported victims include two white persons and 19 Negroes from the New Orleans San Antonio Flier. Injured were taken to Orange hospitals for treatment. a section worker suggested a broken rail caused the derailment. Two Pullmans, two baggage cars and the day coach were derailed.
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Tex
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
CCC Forecasts Large Surplus of Applicants for CCC Jobs
The Civilian Conservation Corps projects a surplus of 100000 or more applicants for 61000 junior CCC replacement jobs to be filled in the 20 days starting January 2. Officials say initial fears of entering military service have faded and enrollment is steady. state quotas for January include North Carolina 1481 and South Carolina 790.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
North Carolina
South Carolina
Peanut Growers Form Committee to Lobby Congress
A four man committee was named by the State Farm Bureau Federation to push legislation aiding peanut growers. J. B. Winslow leads the group with R. C. Holland B. D. Stevenson and W. W. Eagles. They will contact other state peanut groups and seek a Washington conference within ten days. The directors also authorized a tobacco legislation committee.
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State Farm Bureau Federation
J. BE. Winslow
Greenville
R. C. Holland
Edenton
B. D. Stevenson
Pendleton
W. W. Eagles
MacClesfield
Washington
Hooded Riders Target Anderson Mechanic in Night Attack
Hooded riders kidnapped and flogged a local mechanic in Anderson, South Carolina. State Governor Burnet Maybank ordered an investigation by the state constabulary and local authorities as city officials vow swift action. Police and officials prepare to pursue the white robed attackers.
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S. C
Burnet R. Maybank
Columbia
J. Henry Jeanes
State Constabulary
G. Cullen Sullivan
Oldest Rivalry Between UNC and Virginia Dates to 1892
Oldest gridiron rivalry below the Mason-Dixon line is between North Carolina and Virginia with a kickoff dating back to 1892.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Love wins Christmas golf tournament at Pinehurst
Chicago player Mrs. J. E. Love captured the Christmas women's golf title at Pinehurst with a 89 16 73 for 18 holes. West Orange’s Mrs. J. E. Prizer finished runner up with 91 15 76 yesterday.
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J. E. Love
Chicago
J. E. Prizer
West Orange
N. J
American Student Union backs antiwar plank at Madison
At the fifth ASA convention in Madison the American Student Union rejected an amendment labeling Russia as aggressor. The group declared the England France versus Germany war imperialist and urged unity to keep the U.S. out of war while condemning Dies Committee and warning of bills to outlaw the Communist party.
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Germany
Japan
Joseph Lash
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A.S.A
Herbert Witt
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Congress
Communist Party
First Real Snow Strikes New York
New York woke to three inches of snow, the season’s first serious fall. Snow lingered eight hours until sun and wind lessened the cover, leaving only traces in parks and outskirts. Ten thousand sanitation workers deployed at daybreak with hoses, plows, and brooms to clear streets and keep traffic moving.
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New York
New York City
Cantor Aaron Solovieff Tragedy in New York Home
In New York a San Francisco cantor shot his wife Elizabeth and daughter Vivienna after a dispute over estrangement and bets. He then killed himself after wounding another daughter Miriam and a concerta violinist sister. Miriam escaped to San Francisco. Elizabeth died, Vivienna is seriously wounded, and Miriam survived.
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San Francisco
Aaron Solovieff
Elizabeth
Vivienna
Rive Drive
Wa Miriam
December Tax Receipts Rise in North Carolina 1939
Raleigh reports December tax receipts totaled 6 756 131 8 and were 13 94 percent above December 1938. Six month totals reached 33 125 160 and were 7 69 percent higher than the same period in 1938. Major gains occurred in the revenue division and Motor Vehicle Bureau with notable increases in sales and gasoline taxes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Renue
A. J. Max
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Fisk Rubber Stockholders Approve Sale to U S Rubber
Fisk Rubber Company stockholders in Wilmington Delaware approved selling out to U S Rubber Company. Both firms moved to complete the deal as Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold warned the merger could test federal antitrust laws.
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Wilmington
Del
Fisk Rubber Cortion
Proval
U. S. Rubber Company
Eral Thurman Arnold
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