Local North Carolina Weather Ahead
Cloudy with light rain possible tonight and Friday across central and northeast areas. Winds from the south near Hatteras to Jacksonville increasing, shifting to west by Friday with overcast skies and scattered showers. In the Sandy Hook to Hatteras region southwest winds will turn west Friday as conditions stay cloudy with rain tonight and Friday.
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Senate committee debates KES attack on CK for Rep dies
The piece reports a House Ways and Means committee meeting facing criticism from members. Senator Wheeler of Montana advocates government fixing of several unspecified issues during the session continuation.
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Modern Education Debate at Rotary Club Luncheon
An attorney Grover H. Jones and Prof. M. T. Lambeth debated modern education at the Rotary Club lunch at the Sheraton. Jones argued modern methods erode basics and discipline while Lambeth said change signals progress and centers on the child. Attendees from multiple towns observed without declaring a winner.
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Durham
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Wilmington
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Salisbury
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Lousville
Senate committee discusses forth prices and anti coercion bill
The senate agriculture panel heard about prices while the elections committee planned to review broad laws to stop government employee coercion in voting. Despite anticipated renewal of the house un American committee a small faction in the house pressed to block a favorable vote.
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Leaders of the Third Reich A Portrait of Hitler's Inner Circle
A portrait of Nazi leadership around Adolf Hitler detailing Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Walther Funk, Baldur von Schirach, Julius Streicher, and Heinrich Himmler. It notes their traits, roles, war records, and influence shaping the regime’s early decades.
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Vatican disputes Hitler denial of religious persecution
The Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano disputed Adolf Hitler s claim that Germany did not persecute religious views. It argued persecution depended on meaning and warned that Nazi control could curb church liberties enjoyed in the United States and France, risking new oppression.
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Golden Gate March Official at Treasure Island
Dr Edwin Franke Goldman composed Golden Gate March for the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition and it will serve as the official march on Treasure Island.
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Many Practical Difficulties Facing Proposed Program For Twelfth Grade
Raleigh February 2 The North Carolina twelfth grade plan faces hurdles says a hard headed school commission. They reject a staggered or experimental rollout and urge equal state support immediate. Estimates place cost from 750000 to 1000000 dollars, with concerns over funding control and fairness.
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Tin Pan Alley Glitz Masks Harsh Reality for Songwriters
George Ross surveys Tin Pan Alley from the Brill Building on Broadway where over 30 publishers churn out songs. He notes only about 35 of 500 songs are published and a single hit typically emerges from professional writers. He cites Harlem swing stars and modern acts as evidence of a dwindling swing era demand.
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Wages-Hours Bill Moves Through Legislature
A sweep of bills circulates through the Senate and House. Clegg seeks to let seized tax paid liquor go to county homes hospitals or ABC stores. LePark pushes abolishing common law rights on phonograph records to curb radio fee collections. Gold fronts a six year effort to codify estate and inheritance laws. Brunswick rep targets unlicensed wholesalers. Agriculture hearings on extension service duplication paused for technical review next Thursday. House endorses governor appointment of up to six special Superior Court judges. Budget work continues in joint finance and appropriations panels.
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Germans urged to chew longer to aid self-sufficiency plan
Propaganda advised Germans to chew food longer as part of the four year plan. Officials claim increased chewing reduces food needs and supports national self sufficiency. The call links to broader austerity measures and rationing in the period.
Treasure Island mural painting at 1949 Expo walls
Visitors at Treasure Island can watch the painting of a massive mural measuring 360 feet long and 60 feet high on the walls of the Federal Building during the Golden Gate International Exposition.
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Exhibit Shows How Aviators Stay Aligned at Night
The Hall of Air Transportation at the 1939 California World's Fair will explain how pilots fly blind at night using instruments and radio beams. The exhibit highlights the training and techniques behind instrument flight and navigational guidance for safe sky travel.
To Get That Much Coin of the Realm
A concise inquiry questions the amount of money needed to achieve a certain level of wealth. The text hints at financial targets and the value of currency in pursuit of status or power.
Chamberlain's Umbrella Fails to Impress in Rome Visit
London reports show Neville Chamberlain’s Rome trip as a diplomatic misfire. Daladier resists mediation, Mussolini presses for Spain and France issues, while Chamberlain cannot commit. The premier returns to London with little to show amid public skepticism and a fragile world stance.
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Great Britain presses defense reforms in parliament
In London a government briefing revealed wartime readiness measures amid a September scare. The Health Ministry has 200000 hospital beds ready for the first 24 hours plus 100000 more later, doctors assigned to wartime service, and plans to brief additional hospitals. London reports 2550 motor vehicles for ambulances and actions to safeguard water supplies.
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Malted Milk Fortune Probate Closes Court Fight
Judge J Allan Simpson admitted the will of Maybelle Horlick Sidley to probate in Racine Wisconsin ending a dispute over a share of the malted milk fortune. William Sidley challenged the will claiming undue influence by W Perkins Bull of Toronto but withdrew objections and Bull disclaimed his one third residuary share.
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President Is No Longer US Speaker Sparks War Debate
German press and news agency reactions criticize American policy shifts toward World War II entanglements. Duetsche Allgemeine Zeitung says Americans resist anti fascist mobilization while DNB reports millions seek an inquiry, labeling actions treasonous if White House influence didn’t exist.
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