Axis alliance in the Balkans sparks Allied optimism
Reports say Italo-Hungarian defense pact and Anglo-French push to cut Germany off spawn hopes that the Balkans will block Nazi expansion. The axis accord may force Hitler to choose between Russia and Italy Hungary, potentially turning against Germany if aggression continues.
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Hitler
Germany
Garden of Eden
Fuehrer
Balkans
Italy
Hungary
Russia
Weather Today in North Carolina Cloudy With Rain
North Carolina regions expect cloudy skies with rain in the north and west, starting in the mountains and north central tonight. Hatteras to Jacksonville show northeast winds shifting variable, overcast tonight and Thursday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras: light rain possible Thursday, with evolving winds from gentle to moderate and southeasterly later. Charlotte reporting official weather bureau records for 24 hours to 7:30 a.m. in cotton growing areas.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
Official
Weather Bureau
Mussolini Moves to Shape Balkans as Axis Influence Grows
Reported moves by Mussolini to bolster new Balkan ministers in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia aim to settle regional disputes and create a unified front in the Balkans. Hungary seeks settlement with Romania, reducing tension and resisting aggression as Mussolini presses Rome Berlin axis influence.
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Mussolini
Hungary
Romania
Balkans
Budapest
I Duces
Rome
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Europe
Police to cite owners for missing city license stickers
Chief W G Friddle announced the High Point police will issue court citations next week to vehicle owners who have not bought city license stickers. Many motorists are using State tags instead of city licenses prompting concerns and possible penalties. The Carolina Motor Club will provide a list of violators Friday, and officers will cite them. Stickers cost 1 and must be displayed on the windshield from January 1. transfers cost 50 cents.
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High Point
W. G. Friddle
Friddle
Carolina Motor Club
Murphy's Choice Nominations Reported Favorable by Senate Panel
The senate naval affairs committee will report favorably the Edison nomination and also back Rear Admiral Samuel M. Robinson as chief of the bureau of engineering and Rear Admiral Alexander H. Van Keuren as chief of the bureau of construction and repair. Other nominations approved unanimously by the foreign relations committee include Breckinridge Long as assistant secretary of state and ambassadors or ministers to Cuba Belgium Peru the Dominican Republic Australia.
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Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Edison
Samuel M. Robinson
Navy
Bureau of Engineering
Alexander H. van Keuren
Bureau of
Foreign Relations Committee
Breckinridge Long
Missouri
George 8. Mesersmith
Delaware
Cuba
John Cudahy
Wisconsin
Belgium
R. Henry Norweb
Ohio
Peru
Robert M. Scotten
Michigan
Dominican Republic
Clarence E. Gauss
Connecticut
Australia
Berlin Reports and the Sinking Ship at War
Survivors recall a sudden blast as Berlin reports describe a vessel listing after an explosion. Lights failed, smoke filled decks, and passengers ducked danger while obeying orders to stay quiet before lifeboats were launched and the ship sank in about twenty minutes.
Government to spend on armed forces and aircraft purchase
The appropriation plan would fund 16,969 more regular army soldiers and 41,000 national guard members, plus 28,900 sailors and 6,000 marines and 2,000 coast guards. Navy aircraft would total 518 with funds of 28.6 million dollars, while 17.9 million covers patrol operations. FBI funding adds 155 agents for counter espionage.
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National Guard
Regular Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
GUY Aircraft
Navy
Army
FBI
Neutrality Patrol
Cape Cod
Salisbury Post marks birthday in city’s news history
The Salisbury Post observed its own birthday yesterday marking another year of publication and service to the community in a note from the paper.
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Salisbury
Salisbury Post
First Lady's Voice Tutor Bans Un American Speech
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt’s voice teacher bans un American sounds and accents. She criticizes mumbling and high pitch while affirming the value of a versatile tone. Her pupil Elizabeth von Hesse supports improving speech through deliberate articulation and musical rhythm.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bawth
England
Elizabeth von Hesse
New York
Mayor Kirkman Returns to Office After Illness
Mayor O. Arthur Kirkman was able to be out again today after influenza kept him home since Christmas. He expects to be at his office tomorrow.
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Kirkman
O. Arthur Kirkman
Mrs. Crater Is Paid Off In Insurance Claim
New York January 10. Two insurance firms pay Mrs Stella Crater Kunz the indemnity for the presumed death of her husband State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater. They settle for 20,561 with 15,562 from a New York firm and 5,000 from a Philadelphia company.
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New York
Stella Crater Kunz
State Supreme Court
Joseph Force Crater
Crater
Ellis
Philadelphia
Heavy Seas Batter California Coast
Waves up to 25 feet battered Southern California for nearly 100 miles. Santa Barbara area reported near 50000 in unofficial losses as homes were pounded, a pier collapsed and a $15000 oil derrick sank. A $100000 mansion was undermined and cracking as seven weeks of ocean disturbance ended.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Barbara
Gifts for Finns Aid Sent From Paris And Monroe County
Paris legionnaires in Missouri transfer a cavalry horse and 51 dollars to Finland. The under secretary of the Finnish legation in Washington accepts the gifts. In Montana nineteen bombing planes are towed across the border to join the Canadian air force.
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Paris
Paris Legionnaires
Monroe County
Finland
Washington
Canada
Sweet Grass
Mont
Canadian Air Force
Businesman dies from gunshot wound in Reidsville
Robert Burton Gladstone a businessman died today from a gunshot wound suffered two weeks earlier in Reidsville. The death is reported as a fatal injury from the earlier incident and details are pending.
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Reidsville
Robert Burton Gladstone
Enterprising Juneau Chief Uses Wheelbarrow Jail Ride
Juneau Wisconsin chief Max Arndt lacks a patrol wagon. He improvised a Black Maria by loading an intoxicated transient into a wheelbarrow and wheeling him to the jail. The incident followed his quick thinking when faced with arresting a man sleeping on a street.
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Juneau
Wis
Max Arndt
Arndt
Hanes Calls for Spending Cuts to Balance Budget
Former Treasury under-secretary John W. Hanes tells 150 bankers and executives that balancing the federal budget requires cuts in spending or a mix of cuts and taxes, urging elimination of capital stock and excess profits taxes as detrimental to business. He retires Feb. 1 and urges a leaner tax framework.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John W. Hanes
the Treasury
Hanes
Workers Cheer Labor Protest Sparks Union Showdown
CIO and AFL agents announced they may protest over anti union demonstrations following a recent vote. Frank McGrath a New York City CIO organizer saw the outcome gloomily drawing a Harlan Kentucky comparison. Johnson City hosts several plants with Binghamton Endicott and Oswego nearby. George F Johnson, an $8 a week worker turned lead employer, pioneered employee profit sharing and community facilities earning the Forbes Award for humanizing business.
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AFL
Harlan Frank McGrath
New York City
Harlan, Ky
Johnson City
Binghamton
Endicott
Oswego
NLRB
George F. Johnson
Forbes
Beetle Drive May Be Ended
Washington announces a February 27 conference to decide whether to withdraw the Federal quarantine against the Japanese beetle and end federal state cooperation in the campaign. Dr. Lee A. Strong says the meeting will weigh whether ongoing benefits justify the costs. The program begun in 1919 has slowed spread but cannot stop it, with further spread in New York, North Carolina and Georgia.
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Washington
Lee A. Strong
Bureau of Entomology and
Agriculture Department
New York
North Carolina
Georgia
Satisfactory Year Reported Here By High Point Savings
The High Point Savings and Trust Company held its annual stockholders meeting reporting a strong year with net operating profit up nearly 52 percent from 1938 and dividends of 3.50 per share. President H N Williard noted a domestic recovery, city fiscal gains, and urged confidence in future growth amid war and election year uncertainties. Officers and directors were re elected.
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High Point Savings and Trust Company
H. N. Williard
Williard
High Point
George J. Johnson
Helen Kearns
Insurance Department
Congress
P. M. Stuart
N. W. Garland
W. J. Carter
Woodroe F. Haywood
Insurance
Dr. C.S. Grayson
F. H. Murray
R. R. Ragan
R. H. Sechrest
W. D. Spurgeon
Robbins Tilden
Six Prisoners Reported. Several Convictions Noted
March 15 update lists Stephens and Murray convicted of killing A. M. Snipes in Durham. Murray also mentioned. Williams sentenced for rape in Cumberland. No decisions yet for Clarence Rogers in Durham, charged with killing a prison guard on death row December 28. Glenn Maxwell convicted of murder in Alleghany County.
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Stephens
Murray
A. M. Snipes
Durham
Williams
Cumberland
Clarence Rogers
Glenn Maxwell
Alleghany
Films and stage billings list two theaters and acts
Center shows "The Earl of Chicago" with Robert Montgomery and Edward Arnold. Br oadhurst presents "A Child Is Born" with Gale Page and Jeffry Lynn. Paramount screens "When Tomorrow comes" with Irene Dunn and Charles Boyer. On Stage offers "Jam and Jive" at 8 30. Carolina features "Rose of Washington Square" with Alice Faye and Tyrone Power. Rialto has "Jungle Princess" with Dorothy Lamour.
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the Earl of
Chicago
Robert Montgomery
Edward Arnold
Broadhurst
Gale Page
Jeffry Lynn
Paramount
Irene Dunn
Charles Boyer
Jive
Carolina
Rose of
Washington Square
Alice Faye
Tyrone Power
Virginia Governor Proposes Public School Funding Boost
Richmond Virginia January 10 Governor James H Price proposed a biennial increase of 2519465 for public schools and a merit based unemployment tax relief saving employers about 3600000 annually He urged amendments to the unemployment compensation act to tax only the first 3000 of salary and backed a merit rating system for employers with good records.
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Richmond
James H. Price
Virginia General Assembly
Commonwealth
Virginia
State Board of Education
Leaf Market Clears 650000 Pounds At 13.50 Average
Winston Salem tobacco sales yesterday totaled 6.5 million pounds at an average near 13.50 per hundred. High grades sold to 50 per hundred with many lots listed for buyers such as Bodenheimer Handy Stephens Reddick and others. Sales supervisor J T Booth expects daily floor clearances to continue through the season.
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Winston-Salem
J. T. Booth
C. A. Bodenheimer
Fulton and G
J. C. Handy and Son
Curtis Stephens
C. G. Reddick
P. A. Tedder
Joyce and
Tise
O. Moorefield
Clay Tucker
J. B. Wagoner
Dillard Hole
J. F. Payne
J. Weaver
T. J. Sparks
N. M. Castevens
A. M. Payne
W. A. Bodenheimer
T. O. Shoaf
E. L. Chilton
Jasper Key
W. S. Dwiggins
J. L. Kennedy
Will Matthews
C. F. Cecil
J. C. Satterwhite, Jr
Harvey Nichols
British draft to arms expands as ages 20 to 22 called up
Articles note that December registrants aged 20 to 22 would be drafted adding 240,000 men, while a separate 23 to 27 age group registration under King George’s law is not expected before March. The report cites attacks on British coastal waters and a Dunbar Castle being split by a mine amid wartime patrols.
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Chamberlain
Germany
Canary Islands
Hungary Romania Balkans Talks Shape Europe Tensions
Hungary presses for Europe against a Soviet attack with Italian ideological support, while Italy backs Hungarian claims. Romania refuses territorial concessions but shows friendly notes on Venice talks. Bucharest signals possible agreement as Belgrade hosts a Balkan meeting including Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia on February 2.
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Europe
Romania
Hungary
Italy
Rome
Bucharest
Venice
Ciano
Csaky
Budapest
Rumania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Inventor Bumstead Dies at 64 Noted Cartographer
Albert H. Bumstead, chief cartographer of the National Geographic Society and inventor of the sun compass used by Admiral Byrd to reach the poles, died yesterday at age 64 in Washington.
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Washington
Albert H. Bumstead
National Geographic Society
Admiral Byrd
Decline in Motor Vehicle Deaths Noted by Census Bureau
Washington reports from January 10 that the Census Bureau estimated motor vehicle deaths in the United States declined 4 percent last year. The drop signals improved highway safety and fewer fatalities nationwide.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Antelope Sheds Horns Shedding Only Outer Shell
The pronghorned antelope is noted as the only animal that sheds its horns. It sheds only the outer shell, leaving the inner horn intact.
Finnish Rout in Battle of Suomussalmi Described as Key Win
Finnish colonel in the Raate sector says the clash against the 44th and 163rd divisions produced a rout against the 163rd and a bitter fight with the 44th. Victory stemmed from strategy and luck as ski patrols destroyed a frontier bridge denying Russian reinforcements.
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Raate
Suomussalmi
44Th
Horton to Speak at Pamlico Education Meeting
Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton will address the Pamlico County Education Association in Stonewall on January 18. The event highlights education issues and Hor ton's participation as a keynote speaker.
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Horton
Stonewall
Wilkins P. Horton
Pamlico County Education Association
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