Mart Rallies After Wallop By Weather
The Mid-Winter Southern Furniture and Rug Market faced a snow wallop but began rallying as the week neared the weekend. Officials called attendance good with 120 buyers registering despite hazardous roads and a prior low turnout. Trade showed brisk activity with expected price rises linked to the wage hour law, and next week poised for record registrations and sales.
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Furniture Mart
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Register
Southern Furniture’ Exposition
Railroads Can Meet Demands
J. E. Teal, transportation engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, told the Institute for Engineers at North Carolina State College that U S railroads are ready for new demands. He noted a 45 percent drop in revenues from 1926 to 1938 and a 56 percent rise in taxes, blaming subsidies to competing transport modes for railroad difficulties.
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J. E. Teal
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Institute For Engineers
North Carolina State College
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Oswald Ryan
Federal Civil Aeronautics Authority
Thomas M. Robins
Washington
U. S. Army
Harry Tucker
North Carolina State
Roy V. Wright
New York
State Society of Engineers
Institute
Doctor Wright
Norwegian Ship Biarritz Sinks After Mine Hit
The 1752 ton Norwegian steamer Biarritz struck a mine in the North Sea and sank in 30 seconds near Ijmuiden. Thirty eight people died including 26 crewmen. 12 passengers and seven crew were saved by Borg Holm, with one lifeboat helping the survivors escape.
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Jan
Biarritz
North Sea
Borgholm
Ijmuiden
Davits
Deutschland Returns Home After Atlantic Commerce
The pocket battleship Deutschland returned home after warring on merchant shipping in the Atlantic since the war began. A Reichs command communique notes reconnaissance over France and Britain and reveals plans to rename the Deutschland Luetzow and reserve the name Deutschland for a bigger ship. the Leutzow heavy cruiser will also be renamed.
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France
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Deutschland
Leutzow Fifth Of German Cruiser Series Launches At Bremen
The Leutzow, fifth of a 10,000 ton German cruiser series, was launched at Bremen on July 1. Its new name was not disclosed. Germany’s pocket battleships included the Deutschland and Admiral Graf Spee, with Graf Spee destroyed by its own commander near Montevideo on December 17 after fleeing three British cruisers. The Scheer remained active early in the war, while Graf Spee’s crew claimed masquerading as Scheer. British air raids on Kiel September 4 were claimed to have damaged Graf Spee, a claim Germany denied. Continued on Page Two.
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Uruguay
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Kiel
Green accuses NLRB of forcing Bridges control over AFL West Coast unions
William Green AFL president told a House committee that the National Labor Board coerced West Coast longshoremen unions into bargaining through Harry Bridges, calling Bridges a Communist. He urged four amendments to the NLRA and claimed Bridges had authority to represent AFL units from San Diego to Washington state.
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William Green
National Labor Board Today
AFL
CIC
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Green
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Bridges
Finns claim heavy Red losses in Ladoga lake sector
Helsinki reports heavy Soviet casualties as Finnish forces repulse multiple assaults northeast of Lake Ladoga and near Aittojoki and Marajarvi. artillery and tanks clash along Kollaanjoki and Petsamo fronts while Viipuri endures ineffective shelling amid near-neutral weather and minor raids on Kasamos and Aland Islands.
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Kitela
Japs Prepare for Retaliation After British Removal Incident
Tokyo reports an admiralty spokesman says Japan's national sentiment was outraged by Britain's removal of 21 German passengers from the Asama Maru. He notes preparations to prevent similar incidents, while expressing interest in the American neutrality belt and patrol program. Observers see possible Japanese measures.
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Admiralty
Japan
City Schools Won't Open Till Monday
High Point city schools will not reopen until Monday morning. Superintendent Charles F. Carroll Jr announced the delay due to icy conditions as forecast by the Greensboro High Point airport weather bureau predicting a low of 12 degrees tonight.
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Charles F. Carroll
Greensboro High Point
Mine Workers Union Debates Roosevelt Third Term Resolutions
The United Mine Workers of America, meeting in Columbus, opened its jubilee session with 47 resolutions backing a Roosevelt third term. Delegates from multiple states debated campaign spending limits and opposed continuing the Dies Committee probe, while Lewis faces a divided convention under tight control.
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Congress For
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Sharon
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la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
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Talmadge Facing Government Tax Claims
The federal government filed back income tax claims totaling 1621.94 against former Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge. A Feb. 1 hearing before U.S. Board of Tax Appeals Commissioner John A. Tyson will address alleged deficiencies of 1525.47 for 1934 and 96.47 for 1935. Talmadge argues 1934 and 1935 sums of 17095.68 and 2709.12 were contributions or transfers tied to his 1934 reelection campaign.
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Eugene Talmadge
John A. Tyson
U. S. Board of Tax Appeals
Talmadge
Georgia
Danish planes drop grain to starved swans near Copenhagen
Two Danish military planes bombed the Island of Saltham near Copenhagen with wheat and corn at the request of the Animal Protection Society. About 2,000 wild swans were said to face starvation due to a severe winter.
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Saltham
Animal Protection Society
Government Sets 250000 Men Aged 20 Through 23 For Registration
The government announced that 250000 men aged 20 through 23 will register February 17 for military service. The move is expected to begin around mid March.
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London
House Passes Deficiency Bill to fund naval armament and refunds
The House approved a 58.5 million dollar deficiency appropriation to finance naval armament and Internal Revenue refunds with a voice vote. Bill moved ahead of a 1.03 billion dollar treasury post office bill deemed urgent by appropriations committee members. The Netherlands rejects Britain's bid for neutral cooperation against Germany in a Parliament debate led by Foreign Minister van Kleffens.
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Treasury-Post Office
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Netherlands
Britain
Germany
United Action
Winston Churchill
Eelco N. van Kleffens
League of Nations
No Relief From Cold Wave In Sight
The nation endures a new Arctic chill with sub zero temps in Iowa North Dakota Indiana Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota Missouri and Illinois. Snow and ice disrupt highways water supplies stretch from Maryland to North Carolina and flood Jackson Mississippi with 10 inches of snow.
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Atlantic
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Nation must boost airplane engine production now
Secretary Morgenthau warned that engines are not enough to meet demand from the army navy civil services and foreign buyers. He said American manufacturers could take many more orders if engines were available and that officials study expansion plans while inspecting Curtiss Wright and Bell plants delayed by heavy snow.
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Navy
Roosevelt
Buffalo
N. Y
Curtiss Wright
Bell
Harry BE. Collins
Treasury
Coordinating Committee
North Carolina Highways Struck by Ice After Storm
Raleigh reports most state roads iced over with dangerous patches likely again tonight. Chief Engineer W Vance Baise estimated storm damage at about 2 million dollars while about 12 000 workers cleared main routes and police urged cautious driving as dry sections masked hidden slick spots.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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