Reds and Nazi Links Alarm U.S. Defense Effort
A Thomas M. Johnson authored report portrays American Communists as a formidable, well organized threat linked to Nazi groups abroad. It claims Reds influence radical unions across key industries and targets to disrupt defense by sabotage and strikes. It cites California power-tap failures and a New Jersey wage dispute delaying Navy ships as signs of subversion.
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Thomas M. Johnson
NBA
Washington
America
Nce
U. S
Aashington
California
Perate
Moscow
United States
Holland
Donald W. Douglas
Kearney
N. J
Industrial Union of Maritime and Shipbuilding Workers of America
U. S. Navy
Mexico
Red Army
Berlin
Bund
Germany
Donald Shea
Youth Congress
National Negro Congress
Russia
Mitchell
Minois
C. I. QO
Leonard Street School pupils earn 159 certificates in writing progress
At Leonard Street School pupils earned 159 writing certificates this year across grades from first to high school. Certificates included position, good writing, grammar, and print writing across multiple classes with notable counts in Mrs. Merit's first grade and Brooks second grade. Graduation exercises set for Thursday at 3 oclock for the eleventh grade class.
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Leonard Street Ool
Carter
Mert
Atwater
Mor
Morable
Brooks
Whit
Haggler
Blackburn
Boyd
Stark
Baldwin
Governor Hoey Urges Strike Ban At War Material Plants
In Duke University commencement speech Governor Hoey called for banning strikes in factories producing war materials and urged strong national defense to deter aggression. He warned rights may be temporarily curtailed, with full restoration after the crisis. Diplomas went to 840 seniors and four honorary degrees were awarded.
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Hoey
Duke University
America
William Allan Neilson
Smith College
Nazi Germany
Luther P. Leisenhart
Graduate School
Princeton University
John W. Hanes
the Treasury
Hu Shih
China
United States
Coston J. Harrell
West End Methodist Church
Nashville, Tenn
Raleigh
N. C. State College
Charles A. Cannon
Concord Industralist
Clement L. Garner
Keodesy
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
German division wiped out by French forces near Rethel
NBC reports from Paris and Berlin claim a German division was annihilated near Rethel during a French assault. French sources say Germany's losses in Flanders over 23 days total 600000 men, most tanks and planes. Washington was warned not to molest the U S liner Washington sailing eastward to fetch refugees.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC
Rethel
Paris
Germany
Flanders
Berlin
United States
Washington
Over 100 IRA Members Arrested in Irish Raids
In Dublin Cork Tipperary Monaghan Dundalk and other centers more than 100 IRA members were arrested in dawn raids. Suspects were taken under military escort to Curragh Camp. Included are several key IRA men and individuals such as a school teacher motor driver clerk farmer and one newspaperman.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Cork
Tipperary
Monathan
Dundalk
Curragh
Seveal I. R. A
Oregon Floated From Shoal Off Baldhead Island
The Texas Oil Company's 4494 ton tanker Oregon was floated from a shoal off Baldhead Island light in the Cape Fear river yesterday.
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ANKER
Wilmington
Texas Oil Company
Oregon
Baldhead Island
Cape Fear
Bomber Destroyed in Collision Over East Coast
London June 4 The air ministry reports a heavy British bomber was destroyed after colliding with a barrage balloon cable over the east coast last night. Only one crew member was saved according to official word.
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London
Air Ministry
Garment Workers Move to Purge Communists in Union
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (Independent) convention adopted a resolution to purge Canadian locals of Communist officers due to the war. Local 92 of Toronto introduced the measure, authorizing the Union Executive Board to oust Communists. the union has about 7,000 members in Canada.
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Garment Workers
New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union (Independent
Local 92
Toronto
Union Executive Board
Canada
Afghan king plans central broadcasting station
King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan will establish a central broadcasting station for general programs and talks on science agriculture women education children drama and poetry to broaden public discourse and cultural programming.
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Zahir Shah
Afghanistan
Quarterly Conference to Meet Sunday in Kernersville Area
The Kernersville South Winston charge of the Methodist church schedules its third quarterly conference for the church year. It convenes at Sandy Ridge Methodist Church three miles south of Colfax Sunday June 9 at 3 p.m. Dr W A Lambeth district superintendent of Winston-Salem will preside.
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Kernersville
Kernersville-South Winston
Sandy Ridge Methodist Church
Colfax
W. A. Lambeth
Winston-Salem
Grange Leader Protests Tobacco Tax Increase
Charlotte dispatch notes state Grange master Harry B. Caldwell of Greensboro protested to Rep. Coughton against a plan to raise tobacco taxes, arguing the levy would be passed to farmers. Caldwell warned the move would burden growers and cited likely downstream effects.
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Charlotte
Harry B. Caldwell
Greensboro
The
Grange
Coughton
D-Nc
Pritchard Declines Statewide Runoff for Governor
Asheville leader George M. Pritchard announced there will be no second statewide GOP primary. He concedes the GOP nomination to Robert H. McNeill of Statesville after finishing runner-up on May 25. Hours earlier Democratic runner-up W. P. Horton of Pittsboro also chose not to pursue a runoff against J. M. Broughton of Raleigh.
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Asheville
North Carolina
George M. Pritchard
Robert H. McNeill
Statesville
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
Lawmaker Pushes Funds for National Defense Amid Farm Struggles
A lawmaker urged funding for national defense while noting tobacco farmers face hardship from lost European markets. He called for targeted relief to support agricultural communities during the defense spending debate.
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