John Farmer Trades With Nazis Under German Barter Plan
A report describes Midwest farmer cooperatives pursuing barter with Germany using wheat or lard for farm machinery barbed wire and poultry netting. Transactions move via German consul, tariffs and transport costs apply, with credits recorded only when shipments depart Germany.
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Andrue
Washington
John Farmer
Germany
Midwest
John
United States
Import Board
Reich
Resurgence of Democracy Predicted by Dr Benes
Dr Edouard Benes, former president of Czechoslovakia, arriving as visiting professor at the University of Chicago, predicted that democracy will return to Europe. He argued that liberty and authoritarianism move in cycles and that democracies will eventually stand firm.
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DR. Benes
Chicago
Europe
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
University of Chi
Cago
Local North Carolina Weather Forecast
Fair and continued cold night with clouding Friday and slight warmth. Winds from north to northeast favoring coastal areas. Hatteras to Jacksonville shows fair weather tonight. Sandy Hook to Hatteras expects moderate to fresh north winds with fair conditions tonight and Friday.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Thomasville Names Richardson Fingerprint Expert
E R Richardson of Wilmington has been secured as fingerprint and identification expert for the Thomasville police department. He will assume duties February 20 after a prior post with Wilmington police and New Hanover County officers. He is a graduate of the Institute of Applied Science of Chicago and comes highly recommended by officials in Wilmington and New Hanover County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
E. R. Richardson
Wilmington
F. C. Smith
Richardson
Smithfield
Police Department of
New Hanover County
Institute of Applied Science of Chicago
Hold Hearing On Mail Order Booze Measure Continued
A legislative panel weighs stricter controls on mail order alcohol while the joint appropriations committee reviews biennial allotments. The education department gains a $52,691,313 school allotment and targeted salary increases, provoking remarks about lobbying by female supporters.
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Ciliary
Department of Justice
Highway Patrol
Joint Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Budget Commission
Worthington
Pitt
Pickens
Guilford
Finance Committee
Secretary McIntyre Stricken With Illness At White House
Marvin H. McIntyre secretary to President Roosevelt fell ill with intestinal influenza and is hospitalized. He cannot accompany the President to the South. William D. Hassett will take his place while Stephen Early's assistant stays in Washington.
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Washington
Marvin H. McIintyre
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
McIntyre
White House
South
William D. Hassett
Stephen Early
Early
McManus Elected President of Highland Y M C A
In a meeting at the Highland Y M C A building T Olin McManus was elected president of the Highland Community Y M C A. The advisory committee and board of directors plan a community program with officers including A O McManus as president and J C Whitt as vice president.
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Young Men's Christian Association
T. Olin McManus
Highland Community Y. M. C. A
Highland Community “‘Y
A. O. McManus
J. C. Whitt
L. C. Dennis
G. R. Ward
H. F. Hunsucker
L. M. Young
Jack Hunsucker
L. M. Grant
W. A. Price
Grady Jarrett
I. O. Dennis
Rev. T. G. Smith
Glenn Calhoune
F. C. Whitt
Preston McDonald
Robert Parker
T. G. Smith
Jasper Cates
Buck Anderson
Elmer Norman
J. Upton
Edgar Hartley
Rivers Rising Across Eastern North Carolina After Storm
Eastern North Carolina faced rising rivers after a wind and rain storm. The Neuse and Tar rivers topped banks in multiple towns, flooding areas including Princeville and Kinston, with preparations and road closures reported. About 60 people became homeless in Asheville, and Wilson saw about 5000 dollars in wind damage to tobacco barns and trees.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Beaverview
Asheville
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Kinston
Tarboro
Greenville
Princeville
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Roanoke
Williamston
Wilson
Wayne County
F. M. Edgerton
The
Highway Commission
Neuse
Robeson County
Long Branch
FDR Charged With Okaying French Deal In Debates
Debate over a French aircraft contract continue as the House approves a large defense measure. Key figures including Louis Johnson and C J Peoples testified in closed sessions as Congress plans to begin work on the defense bill.
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Sheppard
House
Louis Johnson
C. J. Peoples
Treasury
H. E. Collins
Peoples
Charles W. Yost
Arms and Munitions Office
State Department
State Deaths in Asheboro and Area Obituaries
Finley W. Shaw 67 of Cedar Falls died after a week with heart trouble. Surviving: widow Rebecca Jenkins three sons W H J C of Troy A W Shaw Cedar Falls sister Mrs Fred Allred Worthville and 15 grandchildren. Final rites for Arthur Tatum 11 of Randleman held at Neighbors Grove church after pneumonia death. Mrs C W Cranford funeral at First Methodist with War Mothers and American Legion pallbearers listed.
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Finley W. Shaw
Asheboro
Cedar Falls
Worthville Union Church
G.S. Wallace
Cedar Falls Baptist Church
E. C. Williams
Liberty
Worthville
Arthur Tatum Ashebors
Arthur Tatum
Preston Tatum
Randleman
C. W
J. C. Senter
G. P. Pritchard
A. L. Ferree
and Arthur Burkhead
Mrs Jane Miller 76 Dies After One Day Illness
Thomasville special report says Mrs Jane Miller widow of Alex Miller Randolph county died at home of her son Frank Miller Trinity route one after a day with paralysis. Funeral services set for Friday 2:30 at Pleasant Grove church led by Rev W M Rathburn with interment in church cemetery. Survived by five daughters two in Thomasville route one and two in Trinity route one, a sister Mary Tant of Randolph county, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Thomasville
Jane Miller
Frank Miller
Trinity Route One
Jeff Kinley
Vance Warner
Annie Pierce
Maude Pierce
Trinity
Mary Tant
Randolph County
Pilot survives three day trek after mountain crash
Spokane weather pilot Roy Shreck escaped a crash in the North Idaho mountains. Ice weighed wings and he trekked through deep snow to a woodcutter’s cabin, guiding himself with a compass before reaching Coeur dAlene. He rested at home after reaching civilization.
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Spokane
Wash
Roy Shreck
Idaho
Shreck
Civilization
Huge Hotel Blackstone Robbery Probed in Miami Beach
Detective Chief Earl Carpenter said solving the $125,000 hotel raid may hinge on memory of New York widow Mrs. Antonina Marco, victim of the theft. Five unmasked bandits trapped 10 people and pried into 16 strongboxes at 4 am, using tape and gloves to avoid fingerprints as insurers reassessed the loss downward from $200,000.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Earl Carpenter
Blackstone
Antonina Marco
New York
Carpenter
Marco
Legion Post Calls For Higher Teacher Pay In North Carolina
The Donelson-Hawkins post of the American Legion asks the state administration to abolish high-salaried boards to fund higher teacher salaries. The Lions Club also supports salary increases and social security benefits for retirement-age teachers through proposed law revisions.
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New Bern
Donelson-Hawkins Post
American Legion
Lions Club
Vivacious Actress Claudette in Verse and Puzzle
Puzzle list references Claudette as a lively actress and hints at a previous answer. Clues cover poetry pieces, craft terms, foods, measurements, and various wordplay items forming a broad crossword style set.
Glass Eye Reappears After Hunting Accident Incident
In Blue Rapids George Barker lost a glass eye during a raccoon hunt eighteen years ago. Louie Cherney fishing near Barker’s ground hauled up the eye in a creek net. Barker claimed the recovered eye. In Chicago a gunman fled after robbing Frances Matthes of a coin box containing about $100 in nickels.
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Blue Rapids
Has
George Barker
Louie Cherney
Barker
Chicago
Frances Matthes
Newlyweds Start Married Life in Bliss Village
Clarence couple J. F. Stenson and his wife begin their life together after a ceremony and wedding breakfast at Lovejoy restaurant. They now reside in their new Bliss village home.
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Goddp
Clarence
N. Y
J. F. Stenson
Lovejoy
Village of
Bliss
Keenan Expected To Resign From White House Post
Washington report says Joseph B. Keenan, longtime White House contact on Capitol Hill, is likely to resign soon as assistant to the attorney general. He arranged a pre Christmas retirement with President Roosevelt but awaits an official White House announcement. Keenan hopes to stay useful, may practice law in Ohio or New York, and has denied plans to join partners in Butler or Bulkley.
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Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
White House
Capitol Hill
Keenan
Roosevelt
Ohio
New York
James Butler
Robert J. Bulkley
Harvey Bailey
George
Machine Gun" Kelly
Neuse River Flood Surges Toward Record Depths
Heavy rains push the Neuse River to near 21 feet at Goldsboro and crest forecasts of 19 or more feet by Monday in Kinston. Tar River at Tarboro rises toward Princeville while Greenville sees 16.9 feet and the upper Cape Fear shows a second rise. Weather official Lee A. Denson notes recent rapid gains and local bank overflows.
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Raleigh
Goldsboro
Lee A. Denson
Kinston
Tarboro
Princeville
Greenville
Cape Fear
Denson
Smithfield
Just Not Room Enough To Fill In His Name
Durham Sun reports a letter from the Federal Social Security Department noting missing data on Christopher Columbus Mulholland Jr in its last quarterly report. The paper plans to respond clarifying that Christopher Columbus Mulholland Jr is the same person, asking for a single-line name if required and more space.
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Durham
Christopher Columbus
Durham Sun
Federal Social Security Department
Mulholland, Sr
Christopher Columbus Mulholland, Jr
Bandits Escape With 35000 In Norwalk Robbery
Five bandits halted two bank messengers and a policeman in Norwalk Connecticut as they seized a registered shipment of currency worth about 35000 from the post office route to City National Bank. The thieves fled after pistol fire missed the officer and a slugging melee. The money came from the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City.
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Norwalk
Conn
City National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Theft of an aluminum rooster and roadster on Durham porch
Durham February 16. R L Brame reports theft of a ham from a back porch in an aluminum rooster. Police file blotter and radio patrols. Officers question the make of roadster and what a roadster is doing on the porch while chasing a blurred report image.
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Durham
R. L. Brame
Woman Receives Blood Transfusion From Son
Mrs. Tom Russell, hospitalized at City Memorial with a throat infection, received a blood transfusion last night from her son Lindsey Russell. Hospital officials would not comment on her condition beyond saying she is resting easily.
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The
Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Tom Russell
City Memorial Hospital
Lindsey Russell
Russell
Thomasville Rotary Favors Nine Month School Plan
Thomasville Rotary Club discussed a proposed nine month school at a regular meeting held at the Methodist Hut. A delegation from P T A groups presented the plan and asked endowments. Mrs. Williams spoke on the proposal while a Home Orphanage trio entertained the gathering.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Rotary Club
P.T. A
Appea
Rot
Robert Willia
Main Street
T.A
Vernon
Snyd
Colonial Dr
Tom Einste
Kern Str
Williams
M Home
N. B. Lo
Glenn Pennington
Local Officer Tom Russell's Family Ties Noted
Thomasvige and his wife are linked to Officer Tom Russell of the police force. His home is stated as 114 College Street in this city.
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Thomasvige
Tom Russell
Police Force
College Street
Cit
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