Horton Outlines Campaign Plan For Governor Bid
Raleigh Feb 12 Lieutenant Governor Horton of Pittsboro released a campaign platform stressing economy in government and opposition to highway diversions. He said he would align with the Democratic state platform and pledged to address moral questions in the General Assembly.
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Pittsboro
Horton
North Carolina
Democratic Party
North Carolna
Genral Assembly
Manley Whitener Elected President of Hickory Country Club
Manley Whitener, an attorney, has been elected president of the Hickory Country Club, succeeding J. E. Owens who resigned. In other regional notes, Japan may adopt food rationing policies.
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Hickory
Manley Whitener
Hickory Country Club
J. E. Owens
Weather roundup from Carolinas and nearby states
Official weather bureau records show mixed conditions across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with cloudiness unsettled nights and warmer days Virginia expected partly cloudy and warmer tonight then cooler with snow flurries in the northwest. Winds shift from the coast to inland areas and overall increasing cloudiness through Tuesday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
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Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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Anzac Troops Welcomed by Eden and Freyberg
A WWI era report details Prime Minister Eden welcoming troops in active service with warm wishes for welfare. General Freyberg greets soldiers with Maori Haeremai as he praises dominions unity and New Zealand pride in allied cooperation with France.
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Allied forces in Near East reach 570000 as 30000 arrive in Egypt
Advices in Istanbul report 30,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers reached Egypt today. The growing Allied strength in the Near East pushes total British and French forces there to at least 570,000, fueling speculation of a spring war front in the Balkans or Cauca sus.
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Chicago Produce Chicago No Butter or Egg Market Today
No butter or egg market proceedings were held today in Chicago. The note appears in the report with no price quotations or trading activity listed for the day.
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Informers Convicted in Belgrade for Spying
Four Mari bor residents near the German border were sentenced to a total 62 years in prison for transmitting Yugoslav military information to German forces.
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Maribor
Germany
Storm Leaves 1 000 Homeless in Albany Tornado Aftermath
Albany Georgia reels from a deadly tornado that left about 1,000 homeless out of a 20 000 population. Red Cross lists 17 dead 1 white and 16 Black, 300 injured, 327 businesses damaged. Federal aid funds about 1 500 000 with 3 percent loans up to ten years. National Guardsmen patrol damaged areas as relief continues.
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Stricter embargoes debated as senators discuss policy
The piece reports on calls for tighter embargoes and criticism of moral embargos as a cover for government inaction. Senator McCarran urges breaking diplomatic ties with Russia amid concerns over compliance with agreements. The Senate plans a vote on the Export-Import Bank bill and the House proceeds with defense funding, including navy appropriations after a substantial cut.
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Movie Listings at Local Theaters This Week
Center presents I Take This Woman starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr with showings at 1 10, 3 15, 5 20 and 1 25 9 30 Broadhurst screens Invisible Stripes with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart at 1 34, 3 36, 5 37, 7 38 and 8 39 Paramount offers Drums Along the Mohawk with Henry Fonda at 1 17, 3 19, 5 21, 7 23 and 9 25 Carolina presents Red Salute with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Young at 1 25, 3 25, 5 25, 7 25 and 9 25 Rialto shows Men with Wings starring Ray Milland at 11 13, 1 13, 3 13, 5 13, 7 13.
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Russians Claim 16 Fortifications Falling On Karelian Isthmus
Moscow reports say the Red Army captured 16 defensive fortifications on the Mannerheim Line in the Karelian Isthmus after artillery duels and infantry fighting. The communique notes eight iron and concrete forts were seized, following an earlier claim of 13 forts.
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Calderon Guardia Re-elected President of Costa Rica
Dr Rafael Calderon Guardia of the National Republican party wins Costa Rica presidential election for a four year term. Official tallies show 76881 votes for Calderon Guardia, 9290 for the Communist candidate and 5458 for Confraternity.
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Republic OF Costa Rica
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Leon Cortes
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Hungarian Volunteers Headed to Helsinki for Finland Service
A group of 150 Hungarian volunteers passed through Rouen en route to Helsinki for service in Finland. They carried their own equipment and were traveling today.
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France
Finland
Helsinki
Home Made Incubator Aids Premature Twins In Maryland
In Salisbury Maryland twin girls born in a rural home are thriving after a week in Dr Daniel S Fisher s portable kerosene burning incubator The device built for 50 seeks to protect isolated homes without electricity by providing life saving warmth The twins of Mrs Irma Griffin from Hebron are gaining weight and doing well Officials plan to place inexpensive units at strategic points to reach outlying areas
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Daniel S. Fisher
Wicomico County
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Farley’s Delegation Move Splits Politicians Across Washington
Farley cites Lincoln as a model for consulting diverse figures while avoiding a firm presidential bid. Reporters in Springfield seek clarity on his letter authorizing Massachusetts party leaders to file delegates pledged to his support. Interpretations vary from Roosevelt’s noncandidacy to bolstering Farley’s influence at the convention.
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Farley
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First Torpedo Sinks Atlantic Vessel Burgedijk
Capt L M J Seriwanek reports no reason given for torpedoing the submarine attack. The Edam vessel reached The Downs with rescued crew and passengers after the Burgerdijk sank swiftly following a large explosion. The Burgerdijk had just departed New York for Rotterdam when the Edam left the United States.
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Russian Attack Gains Slow Momentum on Summa Front
Finnish commanders describe the Soviet assault near Summa as wearing down but not piercing the Mannernheim line. They report heavy artillery bombardments, limited air support, and repeated infantry waves that fail to breach Finnish positions amid tougher defense and scarce Soviet aviation.
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Mannerheim
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Canada Mourns Tweedsmuir Loss of Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir
Montreal February reports the death of 64 year old Lord Tweedsmuir governor general since 1935, noted novelist and lawyer. He died after brain surgery at Montreal Neurological Institute. Prime Minister King recalls ministers as Canada enters general election campaign and seven day national mourning is proclaimed.
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Not Permissible Lumber Cutting and Los Angeles Altitude
The text states that in the United States one cannot cut more lumber for home use than the amount grown each year, and notes Los Angeles altitude ranges from sea level to 2,785 feet above.
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Los Angeles
Attempted prison break at Kenansville camp
Penal authorities said clues point to three white men who forced entry to a state prison camp by picking the gate lock in an alleged attempt to free a prisoner. Raymond Harrell fired, wounding one intruder as the trio fled in a nearby car, leaving a blood trail to the highway.
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Williams
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Train Crash Injures Many Near Norfolk
Seventeen people were injured when a Norfolk Southern bus from Virginia Beach ran through a switch at Ingleside, hitting two freight cars on a siding. The injured were rushed to a Norfolk hospital, seven admitted in serious condition. officials blamed an open switch and a coal car obscuring the signal.
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Irish Republican Riots Break Out in Belfast
In Belfast on a February weekend, about 2,000 IRA sympathizers clashed with police using clubs bottles and bricks. Twenty arrests reported as rioting and a police charge disrupted a Falls Road meeting and a ring in Armagh NPC area.
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Russian trade pact boosts deliveries to Germany
Reports from Moscow and Berlin describe expanding exchanges under a Russian German trade pact. Early notices claim shipments of oil, mineral fuels and grains to Germany already began with neutral observers noting bottlenecks and rationing limits in Russia including Moscow. A Berlin dispatch confirms initial shipments of minerals oils and grains arriving under the arrangement.
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Berlin
Germany
Pact
Mans
Russia
Wind Blown Theft in Indianapolis
A Black man snatched Mrs. Tryphosa Gag’s purse in Indianapolis containing $2.50 and movie tickets for the film Gone With The Wind.
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Magazine salesman fuels plea in Pratt incident
A Kansas street scene in Pratt reports a traveling salesman used a personal motive to pressure a woman named Mrs. B Brown. He claimed his mother owned a refrigerator and he needed funds to help pay for it.
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Finns Describe Finnish Ski Patrols on Karelia Front
Finnish youth skiers recount hard nights along the Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus. Patrols dropped leaflets on sleeping Russians, engaged a Soviet gun crew in trench skirmishes, and reported captures and deaths amid freezing cold and combat.
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