Sailors grapple with boredom and mutiny at sea
In a wrecked morale stretch the crew of Naish's ship faces boredom and violence. Alfy clashes with Bothwick while Purdy erupts in galley chaos as anger and distrust simmer amid calms and the ship nears Cape Hatteras. Naish patrols logs and plots a return to port while planning to honor crew debts and family ties.
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Naish
Bowditch
Kaul
Alfy
Bothwick
Ally
Equator
Rutuoa
Kaui
Obis
Jaeger
Morrow
Purdy
Washington Fire Ravages Main Street Stores
A weekend blaze in Washington North Carolina caused about 300000 dollars in damage to McClellan’s store on Main Street and other nearby businesses. Firemen from Washington Williamston and Greenville fought the flames for hours, with 6000 gallons of water per minute used between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The fire damaged McClellan’s, Dr. J F Duke’s dental office, Maude’s Beauty Shop, and water and smoke hit the American Barber shop and Bell Jewelry Co.
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Washington
N.C
McClellan's
Main Street
Williamston
Greenville
McClellan
J. F. Duke
Maude
American Barber Shop
Bell Jewelry Co
State Agriculture Board to hear Piedmont Test Farm sale request
Raleigh NC. The Board of Agriculture will consider a request that the Department of Agriculture handle the sale of the Piedmont Test Farm at Statesville. The board also schedules three public hearings on new fertilizer rules, pickling cucumber measurement, and onion bulblet tolerances for pasture and hay crops.
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Raleigh
Department of Agriculture
Piedmont
Statesville
Board of Agriculture
L. Y. Ballentine
Hodges
State
Ballentine
Six Soldiers Jailed After Fuquay Spring Brawl
A brawl near Fuquay Springs involving three carloads of Ft. Bragg soldiers led to six men jailed in Wake County and seven charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Five others were hospitalized, with one patient at Rex Hospital and four treated at Ft. Bragg post hospital. The motive remains undetermined.
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Raleigh
Ft. Bragg
Fuquay Springs
Wake County
W. L. Pritchett
Ft. Bragg Military Post Hospital
Pace
Guerrilla Warfare Experts Gather at Fort Bragg Conference
Guerrilla warfare specialists from the Psychological Warfare Center and the Marine Corps assemble at Fort Bragg for a conference. Assistant Secretary George H. Roderick opens sessions as 15 teams from the Army Spectorees Group share expertise in infiltration, sabotage, and weapons.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Cenrnha Ae
Marine Corps
Acmny
George H. Roderick
Army
Spectorees Group
77Th
Grace Kelly says romance with Rainier Ill is love at second sight
Chicago report quotes Grace Kelly describing her engagement to Prince Rainier III of Monaco as love at second sight after Christmas dinner in Philadelphia. She showed ruby and diamond engagement ring and a Monaco coin bracelet while discussing future marriage and plans.
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Chicago
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Tiny Onaco
Monte Carlo
Philadelphia
Russell Austin
Margate
N.J
Miss Kelly
Austins
Kelly
Rainier
Monaco
Prince
Hollywood
Florida
Kelly Rainier
New York
Senorita Graciela Levi Castillo
Ecuador
Bible mentions several young women but uses girl once
The text notes that while several young women appear in biblical narratives, the term girl appears only once in the Bible in Joel chapter 3 where a girl is sold for wine.
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Joel
Pope Approves Less Painful Child Birth
Pope Pius XII endorses a drugless “psycho prophylactic” method of painless childbirth. He told gynecologists the approach uses expectant mother training and emotional guidance to reduce pain, noting it is already used in Russia, China, and gaining favor in the United States and France. The pope outlined techniques to suppress negative reflexes and foster positive ones, claiming 8 to 90 percent of births are painless with this method.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Russia
China
United States
France
Soaks Up Heat Water Cools Iron Faster Than Air
A simple physical comparison shows red hot iron loses heat more quickly in water than in air. Water’s density about 800 times that of air makes it a far better heat conductor and sink, greatly accelerating cooling at the same temperature.
Answers of lower social state and Confederate growth
The note references a decline in social standing and a rise in Confederate influence. It mentions the interior secretary and the western region, signaling shifts in governance and geography.
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Sec
Interior
West
Refugee Becomes Millionaire By Sewing Machine Drive
Leon Jolson, a refugee from Nazi terror, built a $60 million annual sewing machine empire in America. Arriving in 1947 penniless and stateless, he learned English, started his business in 1948 with $2,000, and grew to dominate a tenth of the U.S. sewing machine market. He now funds a $10,000 Columbia University fellowship and a $250,000 foundation to foster cross racial understanding.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Leon Jolson
America
Jolson
Ann
Necchi and
Elna
Poland
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Goliaths
Columbia University
Amelia Earhart Achieves Mileposts in Flight Record
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly the Atlantic and the first woman to fly solo across the ocean. She also pilots solo from Hawaii to the United States, marking multiple historic aviation milestones.
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Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Hawaii
United States
Meredith College May Move Discussed in Raleigh Meeting
Meredith College trustees may discuss a move to Winston-Salem as proposed by Charles H. Babcock a Winston-Salem millionaire. A special five member committee was named to study the Reynolda estate offer adjacent to Wake Forest College and a potential consolidation plan.
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Raleigh
Meredith College
Winston-Salem
Charles H. Babcock
Meredith
Babcock
Reynolda
Wake Forest College
Emecas Consolidated Rkoteiss
Platform Issues To Be Discussed At State Meeting
Hodges heads a state slate for the Agricultural Fairs meeting in Raleigh January 19 and 20. Norman Y. Chambliss Sr. of Rocky Mount association president says about 200 will attend the business session and about 450 are expected for the annual banquet on January 20.
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Raleigh Hodges
Ottielala Inmeet
Norman Y. Chambliss Sr
Rocky Mount
Serta
Railroadman Held In Death Of His Wife
Vin Steele, 22, a railroad worker for the P and N Railroad, stands charged with murder in the pistol slaying of his wife who was preparing his breakfast at their home. Police say he fired as she bent over a bedside table and later pleaded for her to speak. The couple had hosted two other couples at an all night party and went to a grill before the shooting.
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Naish
Barbados
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake
Baltimore
Cape May
Cone
Fulton
Clermont
Hudson
Salem
Buchan
East India Hall
Boston
New Bedford
New London
Robert Frank
Vin Steele
P&n Railroad
Steel
Steele
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