Whiskey seizure nets 220 cases on Prospect Road
County officers seized 220 cases or 5 280 pints of assorted whisky on Prospect road late last night. Wil lard Ham 22 of Walkertown driver of the truck was arrested on a prohibition transport charge with bond set at 1 000. Deputies Jones Dillon and Burrows aided the investigation and the haul included brands such as Haig and Haig White Horse Calvert Reserve Four Roses and Cobbs Creek. The whiskey appeared from Baltimore destined for Atlanta with an Interstate Commerce Commission tag on the truck.
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Prospect Road
Willard Ham
Walkertown
L. G. Jones
J. F. Jones
Ben Dillon
E. H. Burrows
Ham
Baltimore
Haig and Haig
White Horse Scotch
Four Roses
Paul Jones
Cobbs Creek
Wilkens Family
Old Drum
Calvert Reserve
Mattingly and
Moore and
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Adopt Extreme Measure To Safeguard Military Secrets
Washington reports a revised policy by the Army and Navy to tighten protection of military aircraft secrets from foreign governments and spies. The rule bans overseas sales of planes used in testing for two years after foreign tests begin, and restricts foreign inspection of aircraft plants unless specially authorized. The policy, issued by Louis Johnson and Admiral Leahy, follows incidents including a January Los Angeles crash involving a French official aboard a Douglas bomber and outlines who the measures apply to and when.
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Washington
Navy
Uglas
Los
Leahy
War
Navy Department
War Or Navy Departments
Army Navy
Army Air Corps
Army
War Department
FDR Plans Two-Week Sea Voyage To Watch War Games
President Roosevelt improves from grippe and aims to depart for a two week cruise to observe the fleet's war games from a cruiser likely at Miami or Key West. He will witness the Eastern defenses of the canal and the hemisphere. Only the President and Admiral Bloch with staff will attend the maneuvers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ross T. MelIntire
White House
Houston
Miami
Key West
Fla
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Congress
Canal
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
McIntire
Claude C. Bloch
Tailor Held In Murder Plot For Insurance
Paul Petrillo a 45 year old Philadelphia tailor described as a witchcraft practitioner was held without bail for grand jury action on conspiracy to murder for insurance. Detectives testified of a Black Magic scheme spanning New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Petrillo named as the chief weapon. Detective sergeant Riccardi told magistrate Nathan Beifel the accused faces charges of conspiracy to kill and soliciting to commit murder.
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Philadelphia
Nick
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Polson
France
Samuel Riccardi
Nathan Beifel
Paul Petrillo
Richest Profits Go To Executives In Monopol y Study
A four study by the Twentieth Century Fund shows executives receiving salaries up to $1 a day in some cases and earning large shares of corporate profits. The report, requested by Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney, uses Treasury and company records to compare executive pay with stockholders income across varied firms. It notes rising executive dominance during the 1930s downturn and tallies profits excluding stock options held by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lear
New York
Cenry Fund
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Treasury
France Demands Explanation On Hainan Seizure
Paris reports France and Britain press Japan for reasons behind the occupation of Hainan island near Indo China. Tokyo is asked how long the occupation will last and whether it is temporary. Chinese Chungking press warns it may signal a broader southward expansion risking Indo China, Hong Kong, Malaya, the East Indies, and the Philippines.
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Paris
Britain
Japan
Hainan
Georges Bonnet Paipee
Eric Phi
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Foreign Ministry
Indo-China
Hongkong
Tokyo
Berlin
Rome
Charles Arsene Henry
China
Chungking
Malaya
Netherlands
East Indies
United States
Philippines
Ennis Linked With Killing in Hickory Slaying Case
Frank Barnes testified that James Ennis burned a bloody shirt the night state charges R. O. Hawn was murdered. Ennis, Sam Best, Mary Boyd, and Mose Brown face first degree murder charges. a mistrial occurred last November.
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Sam Best
Mary Boyd
Hickory
Mose Brown
Burke County
Hawn
Barnes
Ennis
Caledonia
Insurgents Turn Toward Central Zone in Spain
Insurgents shifted focus from Catalonia to Valencia as peace talks stall in the Spanish civil war. Negrin meets cabinet after regrouping in Valencia amid air attacks from Mallorca that killed at least 20 and injured 40.
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Central Zone
Perpignan
France
Catalonia
Valencia
Juan Negrin
Alicante
Spain
Negrin
Mallorca
Mediterranean
Lucky
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Francisco Mendez
Paulino Gomez
Bernardo Giner Rios
Antonio Velao
Jose Moix Regas
Vicente Uribe
Tomas Bilbao Hospitalet
Nebrin
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Franco
U S Cardinals Leave for Rome
Two of three United States cardinals sail for Rome to participate in the ceremonies after the death of Pope Pius XI. Mundelein from Florida reached New York aboard Rex, Dougherty boarded Rex from New York, and O Connell sails on Brittanic with Saturnia and Neptunia due to reach Gibraltar by Feb 26. Balloting for a new pope must begin 15 to 18 days after the pontiff's death.
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New York
United States
Rome
Pius XI
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Rex
Florida
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Salvator M. Burgio
William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Wassau
Bahamas
Saturnia
Gibraltar
Neptunia
CIO To Carry Battle To A F L Members
The CIO announced it would campaign to defeat AFL sponsored amendments to the Wagner Labor Relations act. It said the Walsh amendments go beyond the AFL Houston convention and would break protections against company unions divide workers into craft unions and allow employer access to board and union files. The CIO plans pamphlets for wide distribution to reach AFL unions hostile to the amendments.
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Washington
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Walsh
Dmass
William Green
AFL
Houston
Miss Talley’s Hubby Dodging Paper Servers
New York court battle over custody of 3 year old Susan Eckstrom daughter of Marion Talley the former operatic star reveals her estranged husband Adolph Eckstrom is dodging subpoenas. Detectives have followed him to his studio and apartment with no success. Talley seeks custody claiming immorality and financial inability to provide a proper home.
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New York
Susan Eckstrom
Marion Talley
Miss Talley
George Z. Ferris
Harrison
N. Y
Adolph Eckstrom
Ferris
Metropolitan Opera
Supreme Court
Eckstrom
Controversies Shaping 1940 North Carolina Gubernatorial Race
North Carolina legislators debate highway diversion, university funding, taxes, and teacher salaries as potential 1940 gubernatorial contenders emerge. Names include Lindsay Warren, J. M. Broughton, A. J. Maxwell, Charles M. Johnson, George Ross Pou, Thad Bur e, Tom Cooper, Victor Bryant, and D. L. Ward amid ongoing speakership race dynamics.
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Frank B. Gilbreth
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Hillsboro
Senate
Ralph McDonald
Winston-Salem
Hoey
Warren
Lindsay Warren
Washington, D. C
Congress
J. M. Broughton
Joint Finance Committee
Broughton
A. J. Maxwell
Charles M. Johnson
George Ross Pou
Thad Bure
Tom Cooper
Wilmington
Victor Bryant
Durham
House of Representatives
Bryant
D. L
Libby) Ward
New Bern
Ward
East
Pope Pius XI Lays In St Peter's After Death
Pope Pius XI lies in the chapel of the sacrament in St Peter's Basilica as cardinals begin the conclave process. His bier moved from the Sistine Chapel in a solemn ceremony watched by dignitaries and thousands of faithful. The conclave may convene February 28, with the papal ring to be replaced for the next pope.
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Richard G. Massock
Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
St Peter
Apostle
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Cardinals
Pius
Atern Accord
St. Peter’s
Umberto
Prince
Asturia
Forme
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Atlanta
Consignee
American Distributing Company
O Ban Sales Rmy
FDR
Grippe
Team
Ica
U. S
Madame Perkins
Frances Perkins
House Judiciary Committee
Assert
St. Peter's
Princes of the Church
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