Controversies for 1940 Campaign Split East and West
Article outlines to-be-used controversies in the 1940 campaign with a talk of the speakership favoring eastern or western factions. It lists Ward Bryant Fenner as southeastern nominees and notes Ward’s nomination after Fenner’s withdrawal. Possible gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates include Willis Smith Gordon Gray and R. Gregg Cherry among others.
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West
Ward
Bryant
W. E. Fenner
Rocky Mount
Fenner
Iclude Willis Smith
Raleigh
W. P. Horton
Lee Gravely
Harold OD. Cooley
Nashville
Gordon Gray
Winston-Salem
R. Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
House of Representatives
R. L. Harris
Roxboro
W. W. Neal
Marion
Gertrude D. Mepe
Sylva
EnnIs linked with killing continues case details
Ennis linked with killing continues from Page 1. Hawn's body was found near Brookford February 19, 1936. The state says he was slain at the Rock House Lake Hickory resort on February 17 and carried to the woods where found. Witnesses testified for the prosecution include Oscar Adkins Tink Eckard Dale Worley and Clarence Hawn. Eckard said Sam Best and Annie Reid stopped at his station about 4 p m Tuesday after Hawn disappeared Monday.
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Brookford
Rock House
Lake Hickory
Oscar Adkins
Marion
State Bureau of Identification and Investigation
Tink L. Eckard
Sandy Ridge Road
Hickory
Dale Worley
Clarence Hawn
R. O. Hawn
Eckard
Sam Best
Annie Reid
Walsh pushes nine amendments to labor act
Walsh introduces nine amendments to the act to recognize craft unions on the AFL basis and revise board procedures. He would let employers petition the labor relations board to hold collective bargaining elections, expanding beyond current employee group applications. AFL leaders accuse the board of bias toward CIO, which members deny.
Demos Plot Meetings to Check Old Guard Gains
Jittery over Republican strength in the new Congress, House Democrats plan two meetings to discuss strategies. A Tuesday session aims to avoid a formal caucus, while a Monday gathering seeks to set up an informal pro New Deal organization led by Rep Voorhis.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Congress
House
Bankhead
Tennessee Valley Authority
Independent Offices
TVA
Rep. Voorhis
D-Calif
Capitol
Voorhis
Senate
Roosevelt
Hines Defense Strategy Mapped by Lawyers in Retrial
In New York on February 11 lawyers outlined the defense for James J. Hines Tammany leader amid a lottery conspiracy retrial tied to the Dutch Schultz policy racket. District Attorney Dewey closed the state case after 45 witnesses and 4000 pages of testimony. Stryker planned a possible dismissal of all 13 counts and Hines may testify if needed.
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New York
James J. Hines
Tammany
Dutch Schultz
Thomas E. Dewey
Hines
Dewey
Lloyd Paul Stryker
East Side
First levees along the Mississippi built in south Louisiana
Local lore credits women with the early construction of the first Mississippi River levees in southern Louisiana, shaping the region's flood control history.
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Mississippi River
Louisiana
Pope's Body Laid to Rest in St. Peter's Square Procession
Thousands gather in St. Peter's Square for the removal of the pope's body. The solemn procession includes red robed cardinals purple bishops diplomats and dignitaries with the pope's valet and Count Franco Ratti among the mourners.
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Alfonso
Spain
Juan
Asturia
St. Peter’s Square
St. Peter's
Giovanni Malvestiti
Count Franco Ratti
Donna Camilla Ratti
Vatican
Prince Colonna
St. Peter’s
Roosevelt to Watch Guantanamo War Games From Houston Cruiser
President Roosevelt will observe three weeks of naval war games at Guantanamo Bay where a White Fleet of 140 ships and 600 planes faces a Black force. He will receive secret radio codes and relay messages from aboard the cruiser Houston with direct Washington contact.
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Guantanamo
Cuba
Houston
Norfolk
Richest Profits 60 Executives Versus Wages Declines
A Twentieth Century Fund study of 670 corporations shows executive pay rising 4.8 percent from 1928 to 1929 and then falling to 62 percent of 1928 by 1933 while wages rose 6.7 percent in 1929 and dropped to about 50.8 percent of 1928 by 1933.
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Twentieth Century Fund
Senator O'Mahoney
Ralph E. Flanders
Perkins Likely Cleared by Judiciary on Immigration Charges
Washington Feb 11 Members of the house judiciary committee privately predicted the panel would exonerate Secretary Perkins of charges she wilfully failed to enforce immigration laws. Debate centers on whether to close the probe with a confidence vote or pursue articles of impeachment.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Perkins
Rep
Thomas
R-N.j
House
Senate
Miss Perkins
Gerard D. Reilly
Labor Department
James L. Houghteling
Immigration
Harry Bridges
CIO
West Coast
Judiciary Committee
Department
Bridges
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Joseph Strecker
Hot Springs
Ark
Secret Army Twin Motor Plane Crashes at Mitchel Field
Lieutenant Ben S. Kelsey, famed test flyer, survives a crash of a new secret twin motor army pursuit monoplane at Mitchel Field Long Island after a transcontinental test flight. He departed March Field California traveled through Amarillo and Dayton and returned in 7 hours 45 minutes, nearly tying a 1937 record.
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Mitchel Field
Long Island
Ben S. Kelsey
Kelsey
March Field
Calif
Amarillo
Tex
Dayton
Ohio
Howard Hughes
Burbank
Newark
N. J
Cold Stream
Army and Navy Move to Ban Sales to Foreigners
Johnson and Leahy announced a plan to bar foreign sales of aircraft, citing war time espionage act provisions. Senator Nye, a Roosevelt critic, has begun drafting statute to codify the regulations. The policy hinges on strict espionage act penalties including up to 20 years in prison for transmitting military information abroad.
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Senator Nye
R-Nd
Roosevelt
Johnson and Leahy
Police Tighten Security for Rugby Match in London
London police took special precautions at Twickenham for the England Ireland rugby match after incendiary bombs exploded aboard the steamer St David as it carried about 1,000 passengers, mostly rugby fans, from Ireland. Three bombs were set off.
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London
Twickenham
St. David
Irish Sea
Bombing Campaign Probe Nets Six Men and a Woman
Police detain six men and a woman at Paddington after a boat train arrival as part of an inquiry into the outlawed Irish Republican Army bombing campaign.
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Paddington
Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army
Dizzy Dean Skips Publicity to Stand Out
Dizzy Dean signs his contract with a blunt move. He rejected $10 000 worth of publicity to be different, courting a quieter image as negotiations advance.
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Dizzy Dean
Roosevelt Ties with France and Britain Reported
Greensboro February 11 Representative Dewey Short Republican of Missouri told the Lincoln Day dinner crowd that he believes a secret agreement exists between President Roosevelt and the British and French governments. He said every indication points to an international accord though no official announcement has been made. He added there is no definite foreign policy guiding Congress or the public.
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Greensboro
Roosevelt
Dewey
Short
Missouri
North Carolina
Congress
Ford style shows function guiding form in modern cars
Ford leadership follows ongoing effort to build better cars through practical design. Utility dictates style as De Luxe Ford Mercury and Lincoln Zephyr gain efficiency, safety, and value from low grilles, air flow, streamlined surfaces, and a low center of gravity.
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Mercury
Ford Motor Company
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