Gyp Insurance Scam Rapped By North Carolina Official
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Dan Boney denounces "gyp" insurance schemes using newspaper and radio ads to push unlicensed hospital and life policies. The schemes mislead buyers, dodge state laws, and shield underwriters from proper regulation, with papers and stations risking liability as unlicensed solicitors.
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Raleigh
Dan Boney
Gyp Insurance Companies
North Carolina
Boney
Enterprise
North Carolina Association of Broadcasters
Whch
Andy
Insurance Department
Golden Gloves Bouts Begin in Charlotte
The tenth annual Carolinas Golden Gloves and A A U boxing championships opened in Charlotte with 173 fighters, among the strongest amateur talent. Semi finals are set for Saturday and finals Monday night. Contenders include Fort Bragg, Morris Field and other service men, plus defending flyweight champion Clifford Smith of Charlotte.
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Clifford Smith
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Greenville
S. C
Florence
Asheville
Burlington
Charleston
S.C
Winston-Salem Dog Making Bid For Quail Title
In Hernando Mississippi on February 18 the National Amateur Quail Championship continued. Eight more dogs were called for second day trials, with Bobbitts Peerless Pride owned by Louis Babbitt of Winston-Salem leading the field after a wide, intelligent race and four heavy finds. Other competitors included Dr Sants Johnnie and Dr Sam O Black of Spartanburg South Carolina.
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Hernando
Miss
Sailory
Bobbitts Peerless
Sants Johnnie
Sam O. Black
Spartanburg
S. C
Father-Son In Majors Set For 1939 Season
Fort Worth reports a father and son both entering Major League ranks but in different leagues. Kenneth J. Sears, nicknamed Little Ziggy, will join the New York Yankees as a catcher after four pro seasons and a 301 batting pace with Newark last year. His father, John Ziggy Sears, is an umpire in the National League.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Kenneth J
Little
Ziggy Sears
John
Ziggy) Sears
Little Ziggy
St. Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
Sears
Yankees
Amsterdam
Newark
Litle Ziggy
Servo Gunning For Cochrane Welterweight Title Bid
Marty Servo blasted Lew Jenkins over 10 rounds in Philadelphia and set sights on Red Cochrane for the welterweight crown. Servo, 139 pounds, dominated from start to finish as Jenkins was knocked down in round seven. Attendant figures listed 6,906 paid and a net gate of 9361. Servo’s manager Al Weill called him the coming champ and noted his 47th bout with only Sugar Ray Robinson defeating him in the past.
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Philadelphia
Marty Servo
Lew Jenkins
Red Cochrane
Marty
al Weill
Servo
Schneectady
N. Y
Weill
Cochrane
Ray ‘Sugar’ Robinson
Lou Ambers
Jenkins
Ambers
Sweetwater, Tex
Sammy Angott
Herman Taylor
Joe Gordon Heads South For Florida Spring Training
Yankees second baseman Joe Gordon leaves Los Angeles on his 27th birthday heading to Florida for another season. He discusses potential first base duties for 1948 with Jerry Priddy viewing him as backup. Gordon, back from winter hunting and bowling in Eugene Oregon, eyes remaining as keystone man while McCarthy plans. Meanwhile over 1 million Americans live in nonfarm suburbs and rural areas.
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Robert Myers
Los Angeles
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Florida
Joe
Gomibye
Gordon
Eugene
Ore
Bas
Keystone
Joe McCarthy
Jerry Priddy
Pridy
Joe Mc
Carthy
Jerry
Stir Up Your Lazy Liver With Olive Tablets
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to relieve constipation by stimulating liver bile flow and improving intestinal action. It promises gentle yet thorough bowel movements and notes three price points: 15¢ 30¢ 604.
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Dr. Edwards
Fire Wardens Are Selected for Civilian Defense
Thomasville selects 24 local residents as auxiliary fire wardens under the Civilian Defense program. Chief Charles L. White lists wardens including Austin L. Elliott, Arthur Black, Henry Holton, and others who will choose assistants, with air raid wardens to follow. A 20 hour first aid course is under way led by Elliott and Loflin with many wardens and assistants participating.
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Thomasville
C. R. Hodgin
Robert Willams
J. W. Hawthorne
Fred Ferguson
Malcolm Bostic
Stuart Westmoreland
Charles Tew
William Tomlinson
Sam Myers
Wheeler Buaity
White
FE. R. Richardson
A. L. Elliott
Willie Loflin
城市谜题关于美国城市名与称号
本文列出关于美国城市的谜题与称号问题。涉及新奥尔良的 Crescent City、密苏里州的 Mound City、Twin Cities 与 Gateway to Alaska 等城市称谓，以及芝加哥、旧金山、约翰stown 的灾难关联、春田市自称“世界上最大的小城”等趣味问答，聚焦城市别名与地理信息。
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United States
Crescent City
Mound City
Twin Cities
Alaska
Springfield
Chicago
San Francisco
Johnstown
California
Wilson and Lindale clash for Amateur Loop berth
Wilson Packing faces Lindale Dairy in a decisive Amateur League game tonight at the loop. A Wilton victory would tie Lindale for fourth and force a playoff for the last spot in the playoffs.
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Wilson Packing
Lindale Dairy
Wilton
Lindale
Salvage Drives Planned in State
Members of the executive committee of the state salvage commission met in Raleigh to confer on a statewide salvage plan. The plan calls for organization of salvage drives under chairmen appointed by county civilian defense chairmen.
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Raleigh
State Salvage Commission
B. Vagler
Chanville
Capitol Square Briefing on Audit and Embezzlement Case
Around Capitol Square Raleigh reports on the Revenue Department audit delayed by unexpected complications and the embezzlement case of Clarence Sneed. Govs notes the audit's potential impact, while other items note a new federal office, prison hiring rules, and a tongue in cheek remark about Japan lacking an alphabet in wartime context.
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Revenue Department
Clarence Sneed
T. N. Grice
CPA
Trankly
Grice
Sneed
Redden Elected Chairman of Demo Executive Board
Hendersonville lawyer Mon roe M. Redden was elected unanimously chairman of the North Carolina Democratic executive committee. The session urged cessation of partisan politics during the war and planned May conventions. New officers include B. B. Gardner Gastonia and Walter H. Woodson Salisbury, with others named for state roles. Redden succeeds Emery B. Denny. The gathering featured harmony and adherence to governor recommendations. In New York Tahleh Bankhead actress entered Lenox Hill Hospital for rest with condition satisfactory.
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Laleigh
Monroe M. Redden
Hendersonville
North Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
Las
B. B. Gardner
Gastonia
R. R. Ray
Walter H. Woodson
Salisbury
W. H. Woodson
T. B. Ward
Wilson
Lair W. A. Finch
Clebon Moore
Turkey
W. E. Hawley
Faison
Redden
Emery B. Denny
State Supreme Court
FN T Hospital
New York
Tahleh Bankhead
William al. Bankhead
Lenox
MW. Rogers
Gandhi Talks With Kai-Shek in Calcutta Meeting
Mohandas Gandhi and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek conferred in Calcutta as Chiang tours India. Madame Chiang accompanied them. Nehru hosted at Birla Park. The two spoke for over an hour with an interpreter, then shared lunch while Gandhi remained in the drawing room. An informed London source cautioned the talk would not alter India’s internal politics.
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India
Chiang Kai-Shek
Birla Park
Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Chiang
Nehru
London
Mohandas Gandhi
McKENNEY on bridge openings and no trump leads
The article continues with expert guidance on opening leads in bridge, detailing when to lead the ace or king from strong sequences, and stressing that no trump contracts require careful handling of ace holdings. It stresses not underleading an ace against a four card suit and outlines practical rules for suited versus no trump contracts.
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Basrah
Iraq
Pasmiree Bymibeate
Lead Conventions in Card Contracts Across Trump Calls
The article outlines standard and modern bridge leads. It notes leaders often play king against contracts, with exceptions in special bidding. It cites no trump led from three honors, two in sequence, and describes king queen ten sequencing. It discusses leads from king queen deuce and shifts toward low-card leads when no top-sequence exists.
RAF Pilots and Tommies Arrive Safely in Nel
Batavia reports scores of sun scorched RAF pilots and British Tommies landed safely after 17 hours clinging to wreckage. They left 4,000 wounded in the Singapore military hospital and noted that 20 English and Australian nurses stayed behind to guide them. The party endured bombing and extreme heat, keeping their chins up amid the ordeal.
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Batavia
Singapore
Ice Mint Foot Relief Preview
An advertisement pitches Ice Mint for cooling relief of burning callouses and tired feet. It promises soothing cooling effect and easier steps, urging readers to rub Ice Mint on affected areas for comfort.
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Listings on February 18
The program guide lists a dense lineup from 6:45 p.m. with The Three Suns and Wayne Van Dyne to late-night sets featuring Kay Thompson, Glenn Miller, and Ted Steele. It notes talk, news, sports, and cartoons across CBS and affiliated networks with varied orchestras and serials, plus dance programs and movie segments.
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Etieorka
Tom Mix
Wayne van Dyne
Scattergood Baines
Cbe
T “Antain
Gerial
Mbs
Indiana Indigo
WGL
Abe
Red
Red the Vagabonds
West Hill
Cbs-T
Yes
Paul Trio
Indiana
Orchestra
Hedda Hopper
Cpe
Carol Marsh
Stella Luger
Hatovonicas
Frank Parker
E-Balle
Nawsroom
Te Air
Nbe
Morgan Progran
Ore
Noc-Red Dance Orchestra
Upton Close
Blue Kay Thompson and Company
Coe
Orania
Nbce
Jon Kelly
Bluester Meek
Capmedy
Dhs
Mba Music Orch
Llour
Cos Gabriel Sleaner
News of
Batavia
Rmbo
District Attorney
Nb Ab Calloway
Iguizeiale
Blue Spotlight
Miss Meada
Kay Wwilege
Abered
Américan Melodies
Blue
Glenn Miller
Mrs Orchestra
Dha
Raymond Gram Swing
Hhue & Che Dance Orch
J—mibe
Laugh At The War And Like It In Wartime Personal Zany Diet
Satirical column reveals a narrator urging weight loss to aid war effort as rubber shortages and moral boosts shape efforts. The piece blends humor about dieting with a sharp aside on wartime resource use and a separate news note on Nathan Straus resigning as United States Housing Authority administrator effective January 5 with the White House announcing Roosevelt’s acceptance on February 18.
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Straus
Washington
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Bob Thompson
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Gyp
Barth
SSS
Golden Gloves
Winston-Salem
Berlin
High Command
Alexandria
Egypt
Cansfort
Ziggy
Coast Guardsman
Robt. Ripley
Ree
Allen
Clay Gwinn
Carlsbad, Alm
Dr. C.wilcox
Jacksville, Fla
Granium
Capitol Square
Enterprise News
Walter Hotel
Office of Government Reports
OGR
Harold Griffin
Charlatte
New Deal
Forenen
I- Vision
Maii
Oscar Pitts
John Stedman
Robeson County
ACC
Stedman
Southeast
Broughton
Japan
Oze
Civilian Volunteer Defense Office
South Main Street
Chamber of Commerce North Main
Church Street
Demo
Kai-Shek
Calcutta
Nel
Ruin
Kentucky
Elsa Maxwell
Army
Navyland
Uncle Sam
Army Ordnance Officer
Alae
Chooseliquid
PTL Ta
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