Spanish Government Presses On in Valencia Fight
London dispatch reports Spain under Juan Negrin will move to Valencia before week’s end and push resistance to finish. Britain and France weigh recognizing Franco’s regime as sole government, while insurgent leaders deny seeking de jure recognition.
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Juan Negrin
Valencia
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
France
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Germany
Italy
Britain
Last Minute Bulletins Mix of War and Transit News
In London Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declined a Roosevelt visit as a continuation of wartime leaders meetings. In New York City subway chaos disrupted morning rush as emergency cords triggered police action and a claimed campaign to cripple transit.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
France
Chamberlain
Geoffrey Mander
Chambelain
New York
Subway
Interborough
Government approves 375000 Winston Salem refunding bonds
The government commission approved 375000 in Winston Salem refunding bonds on a 2 1 2 percent interest rate with a premium of 146.25. First Boston Corp of New York B J Van Ingen and Co Inc New York and Kirchofer and Arnold of Raleigh managed the issue.
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Jold
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
First
Boston Corporation
New York
B. J
Better Rating Raleigh Traffic Safety Report Debut
North Carolina ranked 24th in national traffic deaths in 1938, a drop from being listed among the ten worst rates. Roland Hocutt, highway safety director, said the division received notice from the National Safety Council. The 1938 report lists 937 killed, 7,633 injured in 7,945 accidents.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Roland Hocutt
Highway Safety Division
Hocutt
National Safety Councels
Althouse Elected President of North Carolina Classis
The Rev Harry Althouse of Hickory was elected president of the 109th and final classis of the Evangelical and Reformed church in North Carolina. Dr J C Leonard of Lexington reelected state clerk, a post he has held 40 years. Other officers named include J R Young High Point vice president Rev W A Hedrick Whitsett corresponding secretary Rev L A Carpenter Faith reading clerk and Rev Milton Whitener Salisbury treasurer.
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Althouse
Charlotte
Harry Althouse
Hickory
Evangelical and Reformed Church
North Carolina
J. C. Leonard
Lexington
J. R. Young
High Point
W. A. Hedrick
Whitsett
L. A. Carpenter
Faith
Reading
Milton Whitener
Salisbury
Boys brave rescue on Schuylkill river saves companion
Eleven year old Eugene Watson and ten year old Jim Maloney crawled 25 feet over thin ice on the Schuylkill river to pull a playmate from the water. They built a fire and dried Bill Butcher before returning home, with Eugene fearing to tell his mother.
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Philadelphia
Eugene Watson
Eugene
Jimmy Maloney
Schuydkill River
Bill Butcher
Burlington Car Bump Delivers Close Call to Collector
Burlington February 7 Jake Michaels a local car collector parked in front of his shop and when he returned found his car missing The vehicle rolled backward across a block hitting a green stoplight and slid between parked cars before lightly striking a wall and narrowly missing a costly plate glass window
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Burlington
Jake Michaels
Fasist Editor Narrows Franco Aid Claims Amid Spain War
Virginio Gayda pressed that Spanish insurgents would keep Italian and German backing for a political and military victory, despite reports of an official repudiation. British Foreign Minister Ciano reassured London that the assertion did not reflect Fascist policy and the November 16 friendship pact calls for Italian troops to leave Spain when the civil war ends.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Spain
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Lord Perth
Count Ciano
Gayda
Ciano
United States Not Considering Spain Recognition
A state department official said Washington is not considering recognizing the Franco regime in Spain. He noted no request for recognition had reached via diplomatic channels as reports from London linked Britain and France to such consideration.
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United States
Spain
State Department
London
Britain
France
Gasoline Car Protest Hits Putnam Division Run
In Ardsley New York on February 7 nine men and one woman rode the 8 31 a m train with a large sign Why go to France to be gassed The protest targets gasoline motored cars on the Putnam division of the New York Central railroad and a coal stove heating the car causing fumes passengers say nauseous Warren Benedict former mayor of Dobbs Ferry says the protest also calls attention to the stove fumes.
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Ardsley
N. Y
Putnam
New York Central Railroad
France
Warren Benedict
Dobbs Ferry
New York City
Revenue Commissioner Maxwell Invites History Class Tour
Raleigh Feb 7 Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell spoke to the North Carolina history class at Needham Broughton High School and invited students to a June overnight trip to Edenton Nags Head Roanoke Island and New Bern to view historic sites and attend the Lost Colony pageant.
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Raleigh
Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Needham Broughton High School
Edenton
Nags Head
Roanoke Island
New Bern
Strecker Defends Right to Stay as Deportation Case Opens
Joseph G. Strecker of Hot Springs Ark tells the Supreme Court the evidence does not support deportation under a 1918 statute. Counsel Whitney North Seymour argues Strecker left the Communist Party before proceedings began. The government seeks removal of a member of an organization advocating overthrow by force.
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Washington
Joseph G. Strecker
Hot Springs
Ark
Supreme Court
Community Party
Whitney North Seymour
New York
Strecker
High Court
Communist Party
Fifth Federal Circus Court
United States
Lutheran Synod Meet Opens Eastern Conference Session
The 36th semi annual session of the eastern conference of the United Evangelical Lutheran synod of North Carolina opened at Beck's church near Lexington. Rev. C. E. Fritz of Greensboro delivered the opening sermon. Other speakers included Rev. B. S. Brown of Lexington and Rev. C. R. Patterson of Thomasville. The meeting will close tomorrow.
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Lexington
United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina
Beck
Healy to testigy on municipal bonds as tax debate rises
Patrick Healy Jr executive secretary of the North Carolina league of municipalities testified in Washington before a special Senate committee examining proposed taxation of government securities and salaries. Friday Attorney General Harry McMullan is expected to appear with other attorneys general opposing the idea.
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Raleigh
Patrick Healy, Jr
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Washington
Senate
Harry McMullan
Founders' Day Observed at Kittrell College
Kittrell North Carolina February 7 Founders Day observed with an address by Dr. Charles E. Stewart of Portsmouth Virginia delivering the keynote at the college event.
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Kittrell
N. C
Kittrell College
Charles E. Stewart
Portsmouth
Large Part Arms Advice is Accepted
Chairman May announced the house military committee unanimously approved most of President Roosevelt's 552 million dollar special defense program, including expanding the army air corps to 6500 planes. Republicans failed to limit production to 1000 planes per year, a party vote of 15 to 10 defeated. May would not reveal the panel split on a 6000 aircraft total. The bridle is off, they can buy as fast as built.
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Washington
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Army Air Corps
War Department
Andrews
RNY
Political assassinations continue in Shanghai
In Shanghai two officials of the Japanese sponsored reformed government were shot dead in the international settlement, bringing the three day total to five. Chow Chi-Tank, finance ministry counselor, was killed by a gunman who pinned a note declaring him a traitor. Soo Che-Dong, a tax collector, also was shot while riding in the settlement.
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Shanghai
Chow Chi-Tank
Ministry of Finance
International Settlement
Borah Nears Return After Grippe Hospitalization
Washington Feb 7 Friends report Senator Borah Republican Idaho who was hospitalized with the grippe last week would return to his office Thursday after a period in recovery and observation at the hospital.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
Grippe
Wild Bill Cummings Airlifted After Creek Plunge Near Indianapolis
Indianapolis driver William Cummings, 32, famed for the 1934 500 Mile race win, was pulled from Lick Creek after his car plunged from a bridge approach into the water. He was unconscious but survived with rescuers aiding him at the scene.
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Indianapolis
William C
Wild Bill) Cummings
Lick Creek
House kills textile week extension proposal in Columbia
In Columbia on February 7 the House of Representatives defeated 64 to 43 a bill extending the 40 hour textile week law from May to October 1940. The vote marks a setback for labor regulation proposals in the state legislature.
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Columbia
House of Representatives
North Carolina lawmakers approve unemployment tax and reforms
North Carolina senators pass without dissent bills rewriting unemployment compensation and granting tax relief to employers who stabilize jobs. They move to the house for final action as other measures advance, including tourist camp licensing and statewide registration reforms.
Russian Icebreaker Drifts Toward Northern Pole
The Soviet icebreaker Sedoff reports a position at about 85.42 north, roughly 300 miles from the pole, the farthest north reached by a ship in the twentieth century. It has drifted for over a year after getting stuck in Arctic ice near New Siberia Islands in October 1937.
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Moscow
Fridtjof Nansen
North Pole
Manton Resigns From Federal Bench Before Grand Jury
Judge Martin T. Manton a leading jurist steps down after 23 years on the federal bench and will appear before a special grand jury investigating his activities. Roosevelt has accepted his resignation effective today as the 58 year old senior U S Court of Appeals member refrains from sitting in judicial capacity.
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Grand Jury
New York
Martin T. Manton
U. S. Court of Appeals
Roosevelt
Ward Speaker Addresses Sir Walter Cabinet Assembly
Representative D L Ward of New Bern spoke to the Sir Walter cabinet a group formed by wives of legislators and state officials in Raleigh on February 7 1939.
Federal Judge Nominee William Baxter Lee Dies at 59
William Baxter Lee, a Tennessee federal judge nominee confirmed by the senate last week, died suddenly of a heart attack in Knoxville. He was 59 years old.
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Knoxville
Tenn
William Baxter Lee
Tennessee
Senate
Ohio Valley Floods Strain Health and Rescue Efforts
Nine crewmen were reported safe after a purse seiner vanished in a squall off the Washington coast. The Ohio floods affected 10,000 families across five states while Kentucky rushed typhoid vaccine for 259000 people. Pneumonia warned as the greatest flood danger per health officials.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Ohio Valley
Washington
Red Cross
Ohio
Kentucky
Three Million Women Attend Great Tea Party
Three million women joined the third annual Methodist fellowship tea spanning the United States South America India and war-torn China. The event promoted world wide friendship under the Methodist Episcopal church with faith as a path to international understanding led by Mrs. J. M. Avann.
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Chicago
United States
South America
India
China
Million Unit Fellowship Movement
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. M. Avann
Funeral rites held for former Pitt County sheriff
O. W. Harrington, 76, former Pitt county sheriff, died Sunday night at his son's home in Oteen. Funeral services were held here today.
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Greenville
O. W. Harrington
Pitt County
Oteen
Jones urges two year extension for RFC functions
Chairman Jesse Jones asked Congress to extend the commodity credit corporation and export import bank powers and keep RFC lending authorities active until February 15 1941. He told the House Banking committee the date follows a January 1941 presidential and congressional start.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation and
Export-Import Bank
RFC
Jones
House Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Thomas F. Ford
D-Calif
Federal Housing Authority
FHA
Ford
Election Changes Voted Today Minor Revisions Proposed
Raleigh Feb 7 A house sub committee backed bills to create statewide voter registration and split large precincts. Proposals would list parties for primaries separately and exempt counties with recent new registrations. The sub group raised the 500 vote threshold for precinct splitting and took no action on absentee ballot revision.
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Raleigh
House
State Board of Elections
Mull
Cleveland
Oil expropriation dispute nears settlement progress
Washington February 7. State Department officials said progress exists in settling the oil expropriations dispute with Mexico but the issue is not yet far advanced. Secretary Hull has been in frequent talks with oil company representatives and President Roosevelt. Undersecretary Welles met Mexican Ambassador Najera. Oil firms weigh direct talks with Mexico versus urging the State Department to act on their behalf.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
Hull
Roosevelt
Welles
Najera
Roosevelt seeks $150 million WPA emergency boost welfare relief
President Roosevelt told Congress an emergency exists in relief and urged immediate consideration of a new $150 million in addition to the $875 million request to fund WPA for February through June. He warned current funds would force large unemployment reductions by April 1 and noted prior authority signs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
WPA
President Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
United States
Pope Pius XI Ill With Mild Influenza But Not Seriously
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI has a mild influenza attack aggravating asthma, with fever around 99.5 degrees. It is the second illness in three months prompting cancellation of audiences while Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was summoned to a conference in his bedroom.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Holy Father
Aminta Milani
Milani
Eugenio Iacenl
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