Republicans Hear Fish Predict 1940 Victory in Greensboro
About 400 Republicans filled the King Cotton Hotel in Greensboro for the ninth annual Lincoln Day dinner where Rep Hamil n Fish Jr urged party unity and attacked Roosevelt and the New Deal predicting a Republican win in 1940. North Carolina Republicans also adopted a constitution and chose officers at the event.
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Bur Hundred
N. C
Greensboro
Repubns
Hamiln Fish, Jr
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Revongery
Hamilton Fish, Jr
New York
Eight Escape As Blaze Seals Mine Door
Eight workers trapped 110 feet underground in a talc mine near Murphy narrowly escaped suffocation as flames destroyed the mouth of the shaft. The men stayed underground about 90 minutes before rescue, identified as Joe Bailey and seven others. The fire occurred at the main plant of the Carolina Tale company at Kinzey, five miles south of Murphy.
Veteran congressman recalls Abraham Lincoln birth tribute
A veteran congressman from New York's 26th district addresses a North Carolina audience, recalling the 129th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. He references opposition labeling and tradition as he speaks to the Young Republicans phasing in commemorative rhetoric.
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Silas B. Casey
High Point
Casey
J. Bennett Riddle
The
North Carolina Young Republicans
Enterprise
John Mebane
North Carolina
Abraham Carr
Gressman
New York
Port of corn may top record in world trade
United States grain analysts forecast a record year for corn exports. Nat O Mar, a leading market expert, notes American farmers face strong competition from Argentina but expects total net exports for the year ending next July to surpass 410,000 bushels, a level not seen at domestic ports since wartime. The report, dated February 12, highlights the U.S. role in global grain markets.
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United States
Argentina
Nat O
Mar
San Francisco
Central California
Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Pacific
Watsonville
Pajaro
Red Cross
Madera
Sacramento
Colusa
San Francisco Bay
CCC
WPA
EB. H. Pletcher
Four Brown brothers lose eyes in separate accidents
In Asheboro near Love Joy Church four Brown brothers born near Montgomery county each lost an eye in unrelated incidents. Jesse chipped a plow point, Johnnie was struck while splitting a pine knot, Madison was shot by a mistaken Turkey chase, and Nathaniel was injured by a cedar limb during legrow cutting.
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Asheboro
Brown
Brown Brothers
Love-Joy Church
Upper Montgomery
Zell Brown
A. M. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Jesse
Johnnie
Thomasville
Montgomery County
Jesse Stills
Supporters Plan Delays in Anti-Lynching Legislation
Washington Feb 12 The administration’s anti-lynching bill faces further delay as several senators vow to speak against it on the Senate floor. Southern opposition has delayed action while Congress also weighs action on housing, farm programs, and government reorganization. Senator Wagner defends constitutional aspects against Senator Borah who calls the bill an invasion of states rights. Senator Connally signals renewed attempts to limit speech to one hour per senator.
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Washington
Legisla
Semre
Senate
Wagner
Borah
Idaho
Connally
D-Tex
Boat capsizes on Catawba River. Frank Refour Jr. drowned
In Morganton on February 12 a small boat capsized on the Catawba River near Rutherford College. Frank Refour Jr., 22, of Valdese, hosiery worker, drowned. His body was recovered two hours later in backwaters of Lake Rhodhiss. Coroner Russell E. Greene said no inquest was necessary. Fishermen nearby said a gust of wind tipped the boat, Refour swam to about 20 yards from shore before sinking.
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Morganton
Catawba River
Rutherford College
Frank Refour, Jr
Lake Rhodhiss
Rissell E. Greene
Refour
Conciliatory Move Of Hitler Relieves Tension
In a sudden Vienna meeting Hitler and Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schischnigg agreed to end Nazi sabotage campaigns in Austria and Hitler pledged to reaffirm Austrian independence in a Reichstag speech. London reports say the conciliatory talks reduced European anxiety and raised optimism amid signs of Italian involvement.
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Hitler
Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Kurt Schischnigg
Austria
Ater Montis
Reichstag
London
Girl Bandit Slayer Defense Touts Marihuana Evidence
Mrs Ethel Bunny Sohl 20 on trial with a younger girl for murder in a bus driver holdup slaying argues she was insane at the robbery. Four character witnesses testified for Sohl as experts on marihuana effects were questioned to support her claim the narcotic left her unable to distinguish right from wrong. The trial resumed in Newark with jury deliberation expected Tuesday and the second defendant to begin her defense.
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Newark
N. J
Ethel “Bunny” Sohl
Common Pleas
Daniel J. Brennan
Genevieve Owens
Reginald Co
Parnell
Wil. Barharat
Sohl
Railways Reopened Allow Reenforcements to Rush South
Shanghai reports Japanese announce two vital railways into Shantung reopened aiding rush of reinforcements to troops moving toward the Lunghai line. Tsingtao Tsinan and Tientsin Tsinan routes had been cut by Chinese forces fleeing southward.
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Shanghai
Shantung Province
Lunghai
Tsingtao-Tsinan
Tientsin-Tsinan
Federal Battle Against Tenant System Underway
Jasper Alabama February 12 a farmer receives the first government check in a national program to help tenants buy land Senator Lister Hill presented checks of 3800 and 676 to Wiley J Langley 68 year old father of 12 for purchase and improvement of land he tilled as a tenant Hill called the move an epoch in American history signaling conservation reclamation and a new era of farming pioneers
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Jasper
Ala
Alabama
Lister Hill
Wiley J. Langley
Wright Convicted on Two Manslaughter Counts
Wright was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the killings of Evelyn McBride Wright and John Kimmel. The frail 38 year old former airport executive faces potential prison time and remains in consideration for an insanity defense with a second trial set to determine his mental state at the time of the crime.
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Los Angeles
Paul A. Wright
Evelyn McBride Wright
John Kimmel
Wright
Glendale
Ingall Bull
Financial Move Looms for U S in Fresh Washington Brief
Washington officials report speculation of a major U S financial move after a Treasury meeting with fiscal experts. Possible steps include large federal expenditures to stimulate business and a plan to destabilize gold to expand the credit base.
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Washington
Treasury
Paani
Youth acquitted but collapses in Louisburg court
Jerry Patterson twenty one of Franklin county fainted after a superior court jury found him not guilty of criminally attacking a young married woman. He was revived by attorneys and congratulated by friends. The jury deliberated two hours and the state sought a first degree verdict with possible death sentence.
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Louisburg
Jerry Patterson
Franklin County
Nations to discuss scrapping battleship limits after Japan refusal
The United States Great Britain and France will consult about dumping naval limits following Japan's refusal to share building plans. Officials say new super-dreadnought aims exceed 35 000 tons, though no reply from Tokyo is stated. Hull expresses regret and urges restraint while noting 1936 treaty constraints.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
State Department
Britain
Hull
Saints and five motives central to conference speaker
Greensboro delegates at the second annual Young Men's Conference of the Carolinas heard Dr. Samuel W. Grafflin of White Plains New York describe five motives food love money liberty and fame as the driver of all actions. He warned these motives can lead to excess or uplift and urged living with the spirit of Christ for a warmer world. He will speak again at tomorrow's luncheon meeting.
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Greensboro
Carolinas
Samuel W. Grafflin
White Plains
N. Y
1597 Parallels Tie Island Murder to Historic Killings
On St Simons Island a 1597 style murder mirrors earlier violence as Dr. Charles H. Lee, rector of Christ Episcopal, was shot in his rectory after a prior miss. The shooter remains unknown while echoes of Franciscan Father Velascola’s 1697 death are invoked, linking past and present.
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Lee
St. Simons Island
Rector
Charles H. Lee
Christ Episcopal Church
Francisco de Velascola
Father de Velascola
Dr. Lee
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