Belief Nazis Aimed at Churchill After Airliner Attack
London observers speculated that German forces targeted Prime Minister Churchill with the shot down Britain bound airliner carrying Leslie Howard and 12 others from Lisbon. Axis radio reports and flyover activity over the Bay of Biscay fed the theory that Churchill might be returning to England.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Leslie Howard
Lisbon
Bay of Biscay
Washington
Gibraltar
la Linea
Spain
Africa
England
Battlewagon All Real Ember Mineralized Resin Age Claim
The note states that Battlewagon All real ember, a mineralized resin from a certain extinct tree, is claimed to be at least 600000 years old.
Caruso Demands Claques Before Stage Entrance
Enrico Caruso insisted on hiring professional cla uques to applaud his entrance before going on stage. The tenor set the condition as part of his performance ritual, highlighting the era's theatrical expectations and star behavior.
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Enrico Caruso
Claques
Bolivian Labor Officials Inspect State Plants in U S Visit
Bolivian labor officials on a labor inspection tour in the United States say Bolivia supports the war effort by producing tin and rubber. They visit Tomlinson of High Point and hosiery plants to study U S methods for inspecting working conditions. They note higher U S safety and health standards, ongoing improvements in Bolivia, and eight hour workdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
United States
Ministry of Labor
Tomlinson
High Point
Bolivia
Bolivian labor officials tour North Carolina
South American labor leaders Romberto Capriles Rico and Gaston Arguz Equia visited Duke University and the University of North Carolina while praising local education. They toured Raleigh Durham Greensboro and Winston-Salem and plan to study labor and rural schooling expansion as Bolivia faces a mining strike and aims to aid Allied war production. The delegation is accompanied by North Carolina Labor Commissioner Forrest L. Shuford and US Department of Labor representative Bruce Greene.
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United States
Bolivia
North Carolina
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Law University
South America
Washington, D. C
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
Wington-Salem
Canada
Romberto Capriles Rico
Senor Gaston Arguz Equia
Ministry of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford
Bruce Greene
United States Department of Labor
Rywood Country Club
High Point
Himalayas Route Equal To Burma Road
Washington report says cargo planes from India are delivering about one third of the Burma road’s prewar truck volume and will reach two thirds in a month. Allies view Himalaya air traffic as a near replacement for Burma road for military supplies to aid in the fight against Japan, though the loss of the Burma road still weighs heavily.
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Washington
Himalayas
China
India
Burma
United Nations
Train Damaged Near Thomasville After Piston Ring Slip
A Southern Railway freight locomotive and track suffered considerable damage when a piston ring slipped from position on the engine. The John Randolph iron ship from Savannah, built in 1834, and Georgia’s 593 incorporated cities are noted in the damaged text. The incident halted traffic briefly as southbound trains were switched to northbound tracks.
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Thomasville
Southern Railway
Monroe
Spencer
Stadler
Greensboro
John Randolph
Savannah
Clergyman's Son Takes Reins of Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Floyd B. Odlum, Midwest preacher's son who built a $10000000 investment concern from scattered post crash assets, was named chairman of Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. Atlas, created by Odlum and associates, financed the RKO reorganization in 1939 and expanded its film and theater interests nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp
Floyd B. Odlum
RKO
Atlas Corporation
Odlum
Atlas
Negro Workers Strike At St Louis Ordnance Plant
About 2,500 Negro employees at one of eight St Louis ordnance plant units walked off the job. They refused to work under white foremen who had supervised since 1942 while Negro workers were being trained as supervisors. No spokesman was named and no organization was present. Dominica note is unrelated.
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ST. Louis
Julian Kirk
United States Cartridge Company
Kirk
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Rayion
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Gabardine
Pinafores
Luanas, Rayon
Seersuck
Er Department Store
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Lincoln
Liane Liop
Pio
Raint
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Great Lake
Axis
Airacoqra
Nat Walker
Fyel
Walgreen
Ences
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Manville
Georgia
Louisa
Clergyman
Asumes
Picture Corp
Dominica
English Street
South Main Street
East Washington Street
North Main Street
Octagon
Libby
Stokely’s Finest
Mrs
White House
Breakfast For Champions
Wheaties
Hearts Delight
Y. C
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Croakers
Fryers
LIC
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
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