U S Communists Aid German Fight Against Hitler
The Communist Party of the United States reports sending funds to its German and other communist comrades despite the Nazi alliance with Soviet Russia. Over the last 27 months 110,196 dollars were contributed to communist parties abroad to aid their struggle against the Hitler regime.
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New York
Soet
Russia
Cleaning Product Sale Ad From Ward’s Store
A period newspaper ad lists Colgate and Palmolive soaps 8 for 20 cents, Red Box and Octagon products with prices from 2 for 19 to 4 for 10 cents, and various cleaning agents including concentrated super suds and toilet cleanser. Shown by J B Ward at 1805 East Green.
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Tucker Ait East
The Last Croak in Wilmington Fish Pond
In Wilmington a woman asked police to stop frogs from croaking in a fish pond. Officers went to the scene but the frogs kept croaking while the city kept laughing at the odd request.
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Wilmington
P. S
18 000 Donation to German Communists Reported
The organization reported contributions totaling 521,771.36 from Jan 1 1938 to March 41 1940 through dues collections and donations. Of the total 18 000 went to the Communist Party of Germany since May 1938. Five thousand dollars was contributed during the past six months.
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Communist Party of Germany
All But One About B E F Officers Praise Territorials
B E F officers praise their men many of them territorials who faced their first baptism of fire in Flanders. They note mass bombing attacks shock troops yet cause few casualties and say German blitzkrieg relies on heavy infiltration of infantry and armor.
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B.E.F
U. S
Flanders
Fishermen Aid BEF Rescue Amid Bombardment on Belgian Coast
Swarms of Belgian coastal boats answered the call to rescue thousands of Allied sailors and soldiers as German bombardment surged. Fishermen in blue jerseys ferried survivors from the beaches while artillery fire raged, and women and children waited tensely for casualty lists.
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B.E.F. Hardy
Blackpool
Jerry
Nazis Claim 1921 Vessel Was Canceled Under Naval Treaty
Report says Nazi officials assert a ship dated 1921 had been canceled under the Washington naval treaty framework. The claim adds that the vessel was not built or crewed and remains a matter of international dispute.
Shipyard clues link cruisers to Nelson era armistice
Fragmentary notes indicate material for Rodney and Nelson cruisers was ordered for Battle Cruisers Anson and Howe. Construction of these Hood sister ships stopped after the armistice, suggesting wartime design reuse and postwar cancellation.
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Rodney
Nelson
Anson
Howe
Hood
Nazis Lose 38 Planes in Air Battle Over Channel
Report notes German aircraft losses as British Hurricanes engage with power-driven turrets. A veteran observer compares enemy planes to ferries, while Hurricanes open fire, maneuvering to attack from the beam and forceful gunnery.
Berlin Says 49 Allied Planes Shot Down In Week
Berlin asserted yesterday that 49 Allied aircraft were downed, 39 in air battles and ten by anti-aircraft fire. Nine German planes were missing. In Norway, the Narvik group held its positions amid strong enemy pressure, the high command said.
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Norway
High Command
Narvik
Norwegian
Grman
Delinquent Tax Payers Notice Lists Hundreds of Parcels
A long continuation lists delinquent taxpayers and property parcels across multiple blocks and streets. It names owners by surname and initials, Lot numbers, streets such as Montlieu Wald, E Commerce, West Green, and Fairmont Park, plus numerous lot lines and vacated plots. The document serves as a public notice of tax delinquency and potential liens.
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Watson
Merlin H
A. Bolling
Jaynick
N. Mein
Walter
Johnson
Ilsow
Lot PE
Ges
Acannon Filliams
W. Monroe
Wesley i
Ob Pickens Ld
Mrs
F. M
Shelton Ilson
R. A
Hillcrest Ci P ‘Co
BE. Green & Hamilton
Agger
Sara
Montlieu
Ichardeon
Ptaeee Abhot
Card Faldon
Burton Ld
Walker
Rotary
Fall
G. O
Fot Coltrane
H. J
Kearns
Matt Spec
W. Emewood
Alma R
A. Hayworth Sr
Lowe
Houser LA Poe
Troeton
C. A
Fairmont Park
T. J
W. L. Hunt
Prospect Ra
Dora
Greensboro Rd
Jatson
Taos A
ORTON
W. M
Thos
Ber
F. R
Howell
Bber
J. F
Green & Daiton Iborn
Carson C
Hicks
Hicks & Long
Dennis
Tate Elborn - Joe
Bundy Ld
Tia W
Thurston Elborn
J. W
Carter Ee
Morris
Tate
Lexington
W. B
Daisy
A. L
Johnson Op Ee
H. Tee
Vail
Eich
F. W
Lexington Eich
A. F. V. Welch
A. PF. V. Welch la
Jos. G
T. L. Jones
A. F. V. Welch Lad
A. P. V. Welch
N. Hamilton
Lot
Wrenn
W. C
Hite
Thos. Rd
Hitlow
Asheboro
Amanda
Forrest
Jams
Cc. P
A Carter
Bundy
Henry R Ores
Tipton
Richland
H. N
N. Wrenn
W. Ray
Geo
Helen P
Ennis
Prospect
Scoff
I L
Newlin
J. Eat
Osborne
T. Bady Jr
Emerywood Dal
M. P
Springfield Ave
Winslow
Arch
Springfield
Kivett Rd
A. Gurley
Flint
Irene M
Westview
Newton Rep Oork
John Grupee
John G
Hawthorne & Mabie
Ward
Clark
Highland Ing
A. & Son
Englisg
V. L
Claude
A. Mendenhall la
Ae F
Wrenn-Columbia
Lot Woodrow & Forrest
Looted Frontline Treasures Mark Nazi Advance
Report from the Western Front says booty from fleeing Allied soldiers includes motorized machinery artillery and large ammunition stocks. German lines tightened around Dunkirk as weather improved and air activity rose. Italian entry into the war remains uncertain with a Fascist cabinet meeting planned next Tuesday.
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Dunkerque
Azi
Italy
Mussolini
Congress Foe Calls Roosevelt Policy Unfortunate
A congressman critical of Roosevelt’s foreign policy calls the plan unfortunate and warns it could disrupt harmony between the President and Congress. The article lists defense developments including navy cuts, an extra army division, a large navy appropriation, and Roosevelt’s appeal for citizen experts.
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Sistent
Congress
Navy Department
R Rosevelt
Roosevelt
Thornty
New Jersey
Defense Commission
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Tom
French and British Forces Repel German Counterattack at Somme
Allied forces, including French and British units on land sea and air, fought a furious defense to resist a German push and secure evacuations. German renewed activity along the Somme aimed at a French bridgehead on the northern bank was delayed pending reinforcements, with attacks on both banks failing to break the line.
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Somme
Dunkerque
Nazis lose 500000 in Flanders war claim spreads
London editions report Germans sacrificed about 500000 men in attempts to annihilate the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. Headlines claim the loss marks the cost of the German death trap in Northern France and Belgium with similar variants. The brief item also notes Cuba exempts naphtha from taxes to a special public works fund.
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London
Flanders
France
Belgium
Cuba
Special Public Works Fund
High Point Firms Honored as Red Cross Hundred Percenters
Burton Upholstery Company and Johnson Frame Works were praised in the Red Cross Mobilization for Mercy drive for reporting 100 percent contributions from officers and employees. Donations were $55 from Burton and $21.50 from Johnson Frame Works.
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Red Cross
Burton Upholstery Company
Johnson Frame Works
Britain Extends Evacuation Plans as German Threat Mounts
General Gort receives Knight of the Bath insignia as Britain increases evacuation readiness. Health Minister MacDonald warns parents to register children by Monday to avoid removal, with 87,600 London children registered. Allied forces retreat from Dunkirk continues. 56 German planes shot down, 16 British ships lost.
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George VI
Lord Gort
Order of Bath
Malcolm MacDonald
England
MacDonald
Rene Jacques Adolphe Prioux
Dunkerque
Flanders
John Moore
Napoleon
Gort
London
Allied Supreme War Council
Paris
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Prioux
Hnes
John Moores
Britain
War Council
Roosevelt Plans Overnight Potomac Cruise Aboard Potomac
President Roosevelt arranged an overnight cruise down the Potomac on the yacht Potomac. He invited Senator Byrnes and Mrs Byrnes Secretary Hopkins and Miss Marguerite Leh and planned to return to the White House tomorrow evening.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac River
Potomac
Senator Byrnes
D-Sc
Byrnes
Hopkins
Marguerite Lehand
White House
Four Spanish seamen die in fire aboard Telena tanker
In Vigo Spain on June first four Spanish seamen were reported dead and eight gravely burned while fighting a blaze on the British tanker Telena. Telena had been torpedoed and towed into port the previous day.
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Pour Die Vigo
Spain
Telena
Dies Proposes Defense Council to Coordinate Anti Fifth Column Fight
Rep. Dies proposed that President Roosevelt create a home defense council to coordinate anti subversion efforts. The plan builds on a Senate move to reassign the immigration service to the Justice Department to counter Trojan horse threats. Dies urged level headed appointees and would add unions and other groups deemed Communist controlled to a suspense list. An informed source said the Dies Committee is probing Communist ties at the Tennessee Valley Authority with hearings slated for Monday.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
Roosevelt
Council of Home Defense
Senate
Immigration Service
Labor Department
Justice Department
Norris
Ind-Neb
Wheeler
D-Mont
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Defense Council
FBI
Secret Service
Army, Navy
House Committee On UN American Activities
Dies Committee
Tennesese Valley Authority
Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
Madrid Students Demonstrate Over Gibraltar Issue
Armed guards posted at British and French embassies in Madrid as students protest British possession of Gibraltar. Police dispersed a group at Puerta del Sol while another crowd chanted Gibraltar and sang the fascist hymn Face to the Sun. Journalist Aznar argued Britain should yield Gibraltar as long-range cannons change the strategic value. Sir Samuel Hoare arrived in Lisbon.
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Madrid
Gibraltar
Puerta de Sol
Manuel Aznar
Samuel Hoare
Britain
Aznar
Strait
Samuel
Lisbon
Asheville Tops North Carolina City Property Tax Scale
Waynesville June 1 The National Consumers tax commission announced Asheville had the highest adjusted property tax in 1939 among NC cities with 30 000 plus population while Winston Salem had the lowest The report covered six large cities listing Asheville 20 30 Wilmington 18 70 Greensboro 16 50 Durham 16 28 Charlotte 15 960 and Winston Salem 14 70.
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Waynesville
National Consumers Tax Commission
Asheville
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
William T. Hannah
Wilmington
Greensboro
Durham
Charlotte
Former U S Embassy Clerk Detained by Home Office
London June 1. Tyler Kent, a clerk dismissed by the United States embassy, has been detained by order of the home secretary. The detention follows action taken by American ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy in cooperation with British authorities.
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London
Tyler Kent
United States
Home Secretary
U. S
Orphanage Play Ends in Fatal. Youths Use Simulated Weapons
Four 16 year old boys at Guardian Angel Orphanage staged a make believe war naming Allies and Nazis. A spear formed from a greenhouse rod struck Wilfredo Aqueros in the temple, killing him instantly. Authorities investigate the tragedy as a dangerous play gone wrong.
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Chicago
Guardian Angel
Wilfredo Aqueros
Yesterday's Results Across Minor and Major Leagues
Baseball totals from Piedmont and other circuits show Asheville beating Norfolk 13 to 6 in the Piedmont League. Sacramento defeated San Francisco 4 3 and Los Angeles beat San Diego 5. Chattanooga and Atlanta split, while several games were postponed by rain and wet grounds.
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Sacramento
San Francisco
Seattle
Hollywood
Oakland
Portland
Los Angeles
San Diego
Wilkes-Barrie
Scranton
Baseball Scores Roundup From Mooresville and Lively Listings
Mooresville beat Salisbury Giants 8 to 6 in a high scoring game at home. The slate shows several league matchups across Sally and Southern circuits with multiple city pairings listed for today.
Connally to Speak at North Carolina Bar Banquet
Senator Tom Connally of Texas will be principal speaker at the North Carolina Bar Association annual banquet in Blowing Rock on June 29.
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Connally
Tom Connally
Texas
North Carolina Bar Association
Educator Andrew Bonaparte-Wyse Dies at 70 in Dublin
Andrew Nicholas Bonaparte-Wyse a noted Irish educator and great grandnephew of Napoleon died in Dublin at age 70. His death marks the loss of a prominent academic figure with historic lineage.
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Dublin
Andrew Nicholas Bonaparte-Wyse
Napoleon
Local Price List Items Include Octagon Brand Soaps
Customer notices show several Octagon products with small bundle prices including eight for two dollars and four for nineteen cents. The listing includes powders toilet soap cleanser and a hair conditioner, with other items priced at fractions of a cent and a mix of brand labels.
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Hitler
Colgate Soaps
Berlin
C. Franklinity Co
Lot No. Realty Co
Se Woodrow
W. Lexingst
N. Main
Ferndale
Willobar Terrace
M. Willobar
Rockford Rd
Wesley Place
U. Willobar
Inv. Corp
Ridgecrest Shas Milling
R. R. Prop
National Bk
W. Louise
Crescent Lumber Co
Hamilton
Dermont Construction Co
Fairmont Ey Ee
Dixie Oil Co
A. Greer
Ward & Oe Ae
Ellis Es Corp
Ots Hamilton, Anderson, House & Lot Green
Tgs
Eesersers General Realty Co
General Realty Co
Carter
General Realty & Inv. Co
English Globe Mig. & Realty Co
Lot Kearns
Kivett
Globe Mig. Fae Co
Lot Ennis
Ots
H. A — Sebety Co
Lot Moon
Wal
Om Realty Co
Lot Greenway
Bog
Wes Seng Wensee
Cer Abases
H. P. Realty & Inv. Co
Freemont
Vac
Hudson
Ridgecrest
W. Green
E. Green
Mutual B & L. Ass’n
Spec
W .Green
Wodrow & C. Mutual Life Ins. Co
Underhill
North State Imp. Co
Piedmont B. & L
Edgedale
Pilot Life Ins. Co
Plymouth Hosiery Mill
S. Hamilton
Smith Supply Co
Ward Southern Ot Co
N. C
Highland— Id
Mchy
E. Green, Lot English, Lot N. Main, Lot Winston Rd
Winston R. Sunset Dairies, Inc
A. Kimmons Ld
Carolina
Wilkshire
Thomas Mills, Inc
Ld. Bidg
Mchy. & Equipment
Waterman Heating & Plumbing Co
T. & Jones Prop. White, J. L., Inc
W. Caste O ‘Ware
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Adams
Will
Willis
Sam McGerton
Ponti
Tete
Addison
Sam
North
Alfred
Sugene
Hoover & Collidge Cevbes
Alford
Mary A
Lee
Allen, Carl
Gurley Pabeeehee
Allen
E. L
Washington Roptorr
Iweces
Amaker
Henry
Fairview
Armstrong
Eula & Luke
E. Lee
Austin, Ernest
Baker
Chloe
James
Sama
Baldwin
Oscar
Wade
Barber
Mobile
Bar
Barr
Loflin
Barringer
John
Redding
Beamon
Frances
Hoover
Belton
Daniel
W. Willis
Black
Willie
Reid
Blue
Edith
Olga
Willie & Jane
Bees
Lewis
Bostic
Etta
Pearce
Bright
N. F
Brooks
Brower
G. W
Rev
J. E
Taylor
Brown
Nellie M
E. Commerce
Buckram
Rev. Geo
Kivett Dr
Burnett
Lot Et ‘E. Commerce
Bart
Caldwell, W. M
Lot Leonard
Cappell, Bessie
Chas
Lot Wade
Capell, Grady
D. C
Mangum
West
John W
Downing
Caus Mowies
Eien Gaeta
NASA
Chambers
Clint
Wise
Geraldine
Cate Walden
Dallas
MOE Fois
Oses
Charlies, P. V
Chavis
Lloyd
Pearson
Cheek, Mary J
Leonard
Eccles
Rans
Capea. J. C
Bat
A. Beene la
Home Place
Nek Eras Rine
Cothiela
Joe
Crutchfield
Davis
Arthur
Jordan
Ossie E
Iaommie
Post
Rosanna G
Elsie Lowe
Hoover de Ee
Erry
Cc. R
Cotes
Doctor, Dimes & Mary
Moon
Ida
E. Washington
Elliott
Eliott
Mary Share
Elps
Althea
Tiltop
Evans, Flora
J. A, Edmondson
Jesse Wilson
Oscar Gray
Cewaing
Hilltop
Mabe
Marion Woods
Sooion
Gabriel
Z. K
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Gaines
Ernestine V
Gamble
Ray
Turner
Gannoway
Ernest
Robbie
Gibson
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Wilson
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Goldston
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Gossett
Nerius L
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Paul
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Hart
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Nannie
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Albert
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Archie
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Hoey
Beulah
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Sylvester
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Bessie M
Hunter
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Hobson
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Mathews
Hattie
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Miles
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Miller
Ada
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Ashe
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Alder
Palmer
Zillah
Parker
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Echols
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Susie
Payne
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Alexander
Pennington
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Portee
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Fletcher
Pryor
W. A
Wiley Biay Bale Biance
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Rankin
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James E
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Mary
Sourer
Amp
Peauet
Revels
Grace
Rice
Dorothy
Terrace
Richardson
E. M
Wash
Lilly
Robbins
Ludaskie
Robinson, C. W
Robinson, Gladys
Lot Pearson
Singleton
Smith
Emma
John I
Cloverdale
Steele, W B
Strickland
Jenkie Allen
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Bal
Iaap Ida
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Tipp
J. H
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Johnson Meta & Pearl Pittman
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Ella
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Ross
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Hilltop Vances Shank
Mattie
Ae Leonard
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Simpson
Ira & Alice
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Ley Chambers
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Alice McKnight
Whitte
Fred C
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Byrum
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Uise
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T. R
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Alice M
Maness
F. V
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Walter H
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