France Moves to Secure Somaliland Front in Africa
Paris reports France reoccupies 12 miles of coast and 800 square kilometers of hinterland in Somaliland, establishing fixed garrisons at key points. The action, taken without resistance, asserts French claims after Italy’s nonoccupation and the 1935 cession dispute, with Djibouti’s strategic rail terminus and coast cited as vital.
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Paris
Rance
Hinterd
Italy
Eritrea
Weima
Bouts
Der
Eastern North Carolina Flood Situation Worsens
Severe flooding in eastern North Carolina grew more serious as swollen rivers forced the closure of the Borden Brick and Tile plant in Goldsboro and threatened residential areas around Kinston and Smithfield. The Neuse began to fall while other rivers rose and were expected to rise further into Monday or Tuesday.
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Aleigh
Lina
Goldsboro
Ston
e Borden Brick and _ Tilepany
Weather Bureau Hs
Kinston
Neuse
Smithfield
Beetle Threat to North Carolina Crops Met With Federal Aid Call
Cary J. Hansel of the State Department of Agriculture warned that North Carolina would fall under federal routine unless immediate steps were taken to eradicate a pervasive beetle infestation. He outlined plans to form a county squad to secure state funds for control and named Winston-Salem as heavily infested, with risks spreading to Greensboro Durham and other cities.
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Winston-Salem
Cary J. Hansel
Statement of Agriculture
North Carolina
Ansel
Win-Salem
Weather outlook hints at scattered rain this week
Forecast suggests scattered rain in the north during the first part of the week and a rainier period later. Temperatures will average or be slightly above normal, with cooler conditions in the north around midweek and again toward the end of the week.
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Eather
South Atlantic Test
North
Dunkelberger Opens Lead In Golf Club Finals
Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point North Carolina holds a seven stroke edge at the halfway point of the 36 hole finals in St Augustine Florida as he trails William Stark of Jacksonville only even after 18 holes.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
N. C
William Stark
Jacksonville
Mysterious Man Sends FDR Guards Into Search
Secret service and state police patrolled beside Roosevelt’s special train in Florida after a man in a brown sweater moved toward the roadside before the president’s departure for Key West. Authorities believed it was likely a sightseer, not a threat, and no trace was found. The motorcade proceeded with Admiral Leahy and Col. Watson aboard, as crowds watched from royal palm avenues.
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D. Harold Oliver
Florida City
Fla
Secret Service
President Roosevelt
Key West
Mr. Rosevelt
Florida
Roosevelt
Giuseppe Zansara
Miami
W. F. Cross
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Cermak
Washington
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Edwin M. Watson
Election Of Pope To Open Feb 28 In Vatican Conclave
Vatican officials announced the conclave to elect Pope Pius XI successor will start February 28 with opening formalities. American cardinals Dougherty and Mundelein will join others in Rome. O Connell and two South American cardinals arrive by the first ballots. The funeral Mass for the late pontiff was sung at St Peter's.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XI
United States
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Rome
William Cardinal O’connell
Boston
St. Peter's
Influenza Closes Henderson Area Schools
Henderson February 18 officials say Aycock Zeb Vance and South Henderson schools shut Thursday due to an influenza epidemic with plans to reopen on Monday.
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Henderson
Aycock
Zeb Vance
South Henderson
Pineland College Changes Name to Edwards Military Institute
Trustees of Pineland College announce a name change to Edwards Military Institute of Pineland College effective immediately. The move rebrands the institution while preserving its Pineland affiliation and history.
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Salemburg
Pineland College
Edwards Military Institute of
Point Reyes crash blamed on pilot and dispatchers
The Civil Aeronautics Board faulted Captain Charles B. Stead and two Oakland dispatchers for basic responsibility in the United Airlines crash off Point Reyes on November 29. Five died. one survivor, Isadore R. Edelstein, was aboard. The board also blamed the airline for lacking emergency procedures and for ignoring forecast fuel needs.
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Washington
Air Safety Board
United Air Lines
Point Reyes
Calif
Charles B. Stead
Oakland
Thomas P. van Sceiver
Philip Stever Showalter
Medford
Ore
Isadore R. Edelstein
Lloyd E. Jones
L. Shonts
San Jose
California
Fiona B Clay
Philip Hart
Portland
Ivan B. Heflebower
San Francico
U. S. Weather Bureau
South American Powers Prepare to Recognize Franco Regime
South American countries including Peru and Uruguay move toward recognizing Franco's Spain as the legal government. Argentina has dismissed the Madrid regime, while Brazil signals sympathy for quick recognition.
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Buenos Aires
Francisco Franco
Spain
Peru
Argentina
Madrid
Brazil
Franco
British Ready To Recognize Franco Regime
London reports say Britain plans to recognize Generalissimo Francisco Franco as Spain’s legitimate ruler within days if Madrid persists in ineffective defense. Aznar from Madrid met British officials while Hodgson negotiates on peace terms with Franco.
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London
Francisco
Spain
Madrid
Pablo de Azcarate Y Florez
Paris
Manuel Azana
Mounsey Azcarate
Foreign Office
Sir George Mounsey
Burgos
Franco
Robert M. Hodgson
George
Azcararte
Britain
Azana
Democracy warned as new world war begins says Soviet envoy
Soviet charge d affaires Constantine A. Cumansky told the Foreign Policy Association that democratic Europe failed to back anti aggression and that a second cycle of world war has begun. He cited Ethiopia Rhineland and Spain as examples and warned entering Soviet Ukraine would mean war. The conflict he described spans from Gibraltar to Hongkong with guns blasting.
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Baltimore
Constantine A. Cumansky
Foreign Policy Association
Munich
Cumansky
Ethiopia
Rhineland
Ukraine
Gibraltar
Hongkong
Boiling Springs College Head Resigns Careful to Plan
Shelby February 18 George J Burnett president of Boiling Springs Baptist Junior College resigns. Federal Judge E Y Webb chairman of the board of trustees to call a board meeting February 23 to act on the resignation Burnett has led the school since October 1936 and was formerly president of Marshall College in Texas If resignation stands plans will provide administration until June 1 graduation day.
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Shelby
George J. Burnett
Boiling Springs Baptist
North Carolina Seeks Revenue to Solve Budget Gap
Raleigh dispatch reports a joint legislative sub committee to find new revenue or cut appropriations to cover a 1.83 million dollar deficit for the next biennium. The panel plans talks with Revenue Commissioner Maxwell and Budget Director Deyton, aiming to advance money bills next week.
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Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
R. G. Deyton
Separk of Gaston
Aim To Maintain Building Progress
Washington report says 1938 saw 245000 new dwelling units, 20 percent above 1937, driven by urban construction revival in late 1938. Thurman Arnold of the Justice Department signals anti trust action to curb illegal combinations in building, aiming to lower home building costs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Thurman W. Arnold
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Arnold
Carlisle Jackson Seeks Mayor Office in April Vote
Clinton, Feb 18. Carlisle Jackson former Sampson county sheriff announced he would seek the office of mayor in the April election.
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Clinton
Carlisle Jackson
Sampson County
Mayoor
Chicago Produce Prices Steady Amid Mixed Receipts
Chicago daily market brief notes butter at 898,648 pounds with steady prices and unchanged quotes. Eggs reported 7,381 cases with current receipts down 15 percent, while other prices on dairy and produce remained unchanged.
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Chicago
Vigilance Tightened Around Mussolini Villa in Rome
Police increased checks around the Mussolini villa and nearby offices after a man shot a fascist militiaman. The suspect, Bruno Simoni, 38, described as mentally unstable, was arrested. Mussolini was to review bodyguards as officials withheld details on the assailant’s detention.
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Rome
Ministry (of Popular Culture
Via Nomentana
P. m
Itiaman
Bruno Simoni
Luigi Simoni
San Giorgio de Piano
Bologna
Naples
Mussolini
Fatal Collision Near Taylors Claims Six Lives
A six person death toll and two serious injuries followed a dawn crash near Taylors South Carolina when a car rear ended and went under a truck. Victims include Charles and Robert Johnson and Frankie Johnson of Oakman Georgia, Laura Reese and daughter Alva Jean Reese of Charlotte.
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Oakmen
Laura Reese
Alva Jean Reese
Charlotte
N. C
Negrin’s government to relocate from Madrid to Valencia
The Spanish Government plans to move its ministries from Madrid to Valencia and other eastern cities amid civil war strain. Premier Negrin would still return to Madrid for major announcements, while officials cite material difficulties and limited usable ministry buildings. Evacuation urged as shelling persists with possible flight routes in case of Franco victory.
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Perpignan
France
Madrid
Mediterranean
Valencia
Juan Negrin
Franco
New Police Chief Named in Roach Absher
New Chief Roach Absher, a veteran officer, is elected to lead the Bessmer police force after Mayor Carl G. Carpenter announced Hoyle resignation with Hoyle departing the department.
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Bessmer City
Carl G. Carpenter
Roach Absher
William Hoyle
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