Funeral Held For Mrs Hoey Former Governor’s Wife
Shelby February funeral services were held for Mrs Bessie Gardner Hoey wife of former Governor Clyde R Hoey who died early yesterday from a heart attack Survivors include two brothers former Governor O Max Gardner of Washington and B B Gardner of Gestonia and three children Clyde R Hoey Jr Charles A Hoey and Isabel Hoey of Shelby
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Shelby
Bessie Gardner Hoey
Clyde R. Hoey
Max Gardner
Washington
B. B. Gardner
Gestonia
Clyde R. Hoey, Jr
Canton
Charles A. Hoey
Isabel Hoey
Postmasters Will Discuss Defense At Meet Tonight
North Carolina postmasters convene in Greensboro to discuss defense plans in an open forum after a directors meeting. President Mrs. Annie Lou Scott of Sanford calls the session to shape the postmasters' role in defense and decide on the location of the annual convention, Wrightsville Beach or an inland city.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
North Carolina Postmasters Association
Annie Lou Scott
Sanford
Wrightville Beach
La Guardia Warns War Close After Nazi Fleet Escape
New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia told fire department officers that the escape of the Nazi fleet from Brest makes the war closer to the city and incendiary bombing possible here. He urged all city departments and Atlantic coast towns to stay on alert at promotion exercises.
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New York
F. H. la Guardia
Brest
France
la’ Guardia
Atlantic Coast
Underground Fire Signals Mystery at Weldon Center
Weldon residents investigate a burning underground blaze at the Community Center grounds where the ground sunk two feet in spots and trees toppled as a barbecue pit collapsed. Officials consider a fire started by burned coal dumped years ago by an oil mill, yet no extinguishing actions have been taken.
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Weldon
Rubber industry hearing expands to include officials and leaders
The anti trust division will call Jones and other government figures and key rubber industry leaders as witnesses. Civilian plus military rubber use last June neared 600,000 tons with restrictions in effect. Also noted: baseball shoes cost up to 18.50 per pair amid trends in wartime procurement.
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New York
Bean Cultivation and Staking for Pole and Lima Varieties
This garden guide covers planting windows after frost, choosing Kentucky Wonder pole beans and Carolina or Sieva varieties, and the need for warm soil for limas. It explains soil preparation, seed depth, thinning to four per stake, counterclockwise staking, and careful cultivation to curb weeds and prevent bean rust.
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Kentucky
Carolina
Sieva
Soviet forces defend drives with blockhouse gains
A Helsinki Berlin dispatch said Soviet troops repelled two counter attacks and captured 15 blockhouses while killing 150 Germans. Another report claimed Archangel, a Russian Arctic supply port, was cut off from overseas traffic as harbor damage from air raids and ice blocked navigation.
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Donets
Crimea
Helsinki
Berlin
Archangel
War leaders eye MacArthur as supreme strategic figure
Senators debated command in war. Vandenberg praised MacArthur as symbol of military efficiency and urged leadership while Van Nuys warned of delays from new appointees. Tydings urged taking initiative and sending reinforced troops to bolster MacArthur and British forces in Asia.
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Bataan
van Nuys
D-Ind
Vandenberg
Rmich
MacArthur
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Thal
United States
Japan
Singapore
Bombardment and defense as Singapore battle rages on
Reported heavy shelling and bombing surround Singapore town as British, Australian, Indian and Malayan forces resist Japanese advances. Control of city reservoirs remains contested with heavy bombardment on both sides. Batavia wires note wounded troops arriving in Java while evacuation of European civilians continues.
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London
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
New York
NBC
Calcutta
Malaya
Java
CBS
Sharvens Eyes Southbridge
Mass February 10 Gene Desautels Cleveland catcher spent the off season working for an optical firm in town the company makes glasses and goggles for the government a London children’s beauty parlor offers eyebrow plucking nails filing and hair waving for nine year old girls.
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Southbridge
Mass
Gene Desautels
Cleveland
Pai
London
Merkle and the Birth of Baseball Writers Association
New York February 4. Fred Merkle’s famous baserunning error helped spark the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The story recalls the 1908 pennant playoff, the Polo Grounds crowd, and the 19th annual NY chapter dinner, where Tim Murnane collected 24.80 and actors paid 10 a copy for Red Cross proceeds. Merkle’s miscue is reinterpreted as a pivotal moment.
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New York
Fred Merkle
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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Polo Grounds
Moose McCormick
Cubs
Christy Mathewson
Giants
Johnny Evers
al Bridgel
Hank O'Day
Harry Pulliam
League
Tigers
Louis Mann
Bozeman
Comedian Mann
Cy Sanborn
Chicago
Tim Murnane
Boston
Shibe Park
Forbes Field
Commodore Hotel
Red Cross
Modern Etiquette Q and A on date writing and invitations
A Q and A on abbreviating dates in business letters should spell out February 13, 1942. It also confirms thanking a saleswoman when not buying and identifies the correct recipient for RSVP replies as the person listed in the invitation’s lower left corner.
WPA training turns workers into skilled maritime welders
The WPA program in North Carolina enabled Claude B Register and Isaac Padgett to retrain as welders at Fayetteville. Both men moved from welfare aid to private jobs at shipyards, earning $94 weekly and $101,000 in a check respectively. Sixty two trainees composed in Fayetteville’s program last year, with 61 finding private work.
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Bladen ‘County
Bladen
Office of Education
State Department of Vocational Education
WPA
North Carolina Ship Building Company
Wilmington
Register
Isaac Padgett
Rock Bottom
Wallace
Padgett
Fayetteville
John Martin
Raleigh
Durham
Burlington
Goldsboro
Wenmington
Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Charlotte
Gastonia
Winston-Sa
Canton
Asheville
Spray
Hendersonville
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
W. C. Wilson
Wilson
Chicago Market Butter and Eggs Report Feb 14
Chicago market report records butter receipts around 760000 pounds with creamy grades at 93 to 95 from creamery lines and varied classes. Egg receipts total about 15099 with steady pricing for fresh graded eggs. local firsts quoted near 28 cents per dozen with cars at 28 and current receipts about 274.
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Chicago
Storm continues to roil war cabinet debates abroad
Australian reporters rail at British leadership as Churchill faces internal dissent. E W MacApline blasts officialdom while Sir Stafford Cripps is urged for a top role. German ships reach base, though British reports claim a torpedo boat exchange damaged the Prinz Eugene.
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E. W. MacApline
Churchill Trevor Smith
Churchill
Smith
Stafford Cripps
Bremen
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Prinz Eugene
English Channel
New York Stock Totals Reported in Brief
New York stocks closed with mixed data on February 14. Final figures show varied shares among key issues, including declines and gains across multiple categories as market activity paused for the day.
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New York
National Victory Garden Program launched at Washington conference
A conference in Washington on December 18, led by Secretary Wickard and Director McNutt, formed the National Victory Garden Program. Representatives from publications and organizations urged home, farm, and school gardening for food, with fruits, flowers, shrubs encouraged as part of national well being and wartime effort.
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Washington
D. C
Wickard
McNutt
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services
M. L. Wilson
Defense Health and Welfare Services
4-H Clubs
Future Farmers of America
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Men’s Garden Clubs of America
National Council of Garden Club Federations
Garden Club of America
Women’s National Farm and Garden Association
Department of Agriculture
State Defense Councils
Office of Civilian Defense
Wilson
British torpedo boats fight while rain shields Germans
The report states water splashed as E boat and aircraft cannon shells fell nearby. British torpedo boats returned from the engagement with no casualties and slight damage. Two Americans with the Canadian air force, Flight Lieut. L. P. Frizzle of Tampa and Flight Sergeant L. Weakley of St. Joseph, took part and echoed earlier accounts from fellow airmen amid heavy clouds and rain.
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Airforce
L. P. Frizzle
Tampa
Fla
L. Weakley
St. Joseph
Look and Learn By A Gordo Quiz Items
A set of quiz questions and answers asks for the six New England states the five presidents married twice the difference between synonym and antonym the simplest machine and the book Exodus. It notes over a million gallons of fresh water used by timers to cross the Atlantic.
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United States
Atlantic
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