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High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1940
Page
2
British government reshuffle sparks political tempest over Hore Belisha
The article describes Parliament's debate over Hore Belisha’s dismissal as Treasury and press demand a frank explanation. Chamberlain praised Belisha amid claims of prejudice while new ministers Olive Stanley Rae Duncan and John Reith begin their duties after the 1937 shake-up.
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London
Great Britain
Press Association
Chamberlain
Hore-Belisha
Board of Trade
Hore-Belish
Olive Stanley
Andrew Rae Duncan
John Reith
Lord MacMillan
Information
Local Weather Forecast With Winds and Snow Summary
The bulletin notes a moderate northwest wind over the north portion tonight with overcast conditions. A low of 22 degrees occurred last night and a high of 26 degrees yesterday, with snow measured in inches from Hatteras to Jacksonville.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Tonic Claims Appetite and Energy Boost for Women
Advertises SSS tonic as a two fold remedy boosting appetite and digestion while enriching red blood cells to raise energy. Claims relief for rundown feelings, weight loss, and low blood counts with a two week big 20 cv size offering savings. Sold by drug stores with no substitute suggested by ethical dealers.
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Os.s.s. Co. Civonen
Senate feud over trade law and anti lynching measure develops
In the snow covered capitol the tug of war over extending the reciprocal trade program intensifies. The American Federation of Labor opposes renewing the trade law when it expires June 12 and calls to scrap current treaties. Action is expected to be delayed for weeks or months.
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Senate
American Federation of Labor
Finland Aid Efforts Under League of Nations Review
The Finnish appeal for aid against Russian invaders prompts a League of Nations inquiry. The note says the United States and private groups already provide medical and financial help and coordinate with Finnish agencies to avoid duplication. The December 14 assembly resolution authorized the secretary general to seek cooperation with non member states.
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League of Nations
American Red Cross
Finland
League Assembly
Al Capone Moved To Private Home
Al Capone left his hospital bed and moved to a house in Baltimore. His physician Dr. Joseph E. Moore said it was too early to tell if the move would benefit his ongoing brain illness and treatment.
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Baltimore
Scarface
al Capone
Joseph E. Moore
Capone
Flashes Of Life from Associated Press
Washington Indiana police search for a possum hound missing after a pelt board trick. In Tucson a woman with a revolver caused a Knights of Columbus disturbance. police recover Ben and a plain sight gun in a parking mix up.
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Manchausen
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Ind
Christopher D. Guthrie
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Aziz
Ben
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AFL Demands Scrap of Reciprocal Trade Program
The American Federation of Labor urged Congress to scrap reciprocal trade agreements with 21 nations. The AFL calls for repudiating treaties not Senate-ratified, taxing to equalize foreign and domestic costs, and enforcing fair labor standards on imports. Senators split along party lines as hearings on extending the program begin.
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George
D-Ga
Road crash fatalities reported on several North Carolina highways
The report notes deaths and injuries from several wrecks. Co L Williams of Matthews died in a collision on the Tarboro Bethel highway near Charlotte, with two others seriously hurt. In Albemarle, Jonah Almond, 35, of Mt. Pleasant, was killed instantly when struck by a car.
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Co. L. Williams
Matthews
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Jonah Almond
Mt. Pleasant
Britain Proposes Child Benefit Change and Trade Stance
Britain considers reducing allowances for children under six to half and weighs a contraband control station in American waters or Canadian approaches. This move follows U S protests over ships diverted to British ports for inspection amid ongoing economic tensions.
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Canadian
United States
Hore-Belisha Faces Down Army Chiefs In War Minister Row
DeWitt MacKenzie reports on the Hore-Belisha dismissal stirring controversy as Premier Chamberlain weighs a crisis affecting the empire. He notes the minister’s modernization and popular reforms, the staff’s resentments, and the clash over class and merit in the British Army.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Mr. Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
Here-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
Navy Chiefs Debate Ship Size in Program Revisions
Navy Chiefs continued discussion on including battleships in the program after previously omitting them. The key question is whether the charge indicates a move toward battleships exceeding the 45 000 ton existing maximum.
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