Gravely group gains patronage in North Carolina favors
Reporting from Raleigh, Henry Averill notes that Governor Houghton’s appointments reveal Gravely backers securing major posts. The analysis lists highway, utility, REA, prison, ABC, and conservation roles, with several Gravely allies prominent in the General Assembly and local politics. A closing trivia: Mount McKinley is North America’s highest peak. Garlic and hippos are also oddly featured in the piece.
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Houghton
Ben Rnce
Highway
Red Hunter
Harry Tucker
Utility Commission
Wyn Price
REA
Osé Pitts
Jady Johnson
ABC
Gravely
Sbur I Association
Hich
Claude C. Aberathy
Onty
Josh Horne
Rocky Mount Teleram
Horton Doughton
Ard of Conservation and Developent
Laurie McEachern
Ryan McBryde
Theeneral Assembly
Asea
Rhelmingly
P. P. McCain
Democratic Executive Committee
Joe Garrett
Rockingam
Parole Commission
Crayon
Efird
North Carolna
British submarine cripples Italian tanker Strombo off Dardanelles
Istanbul June 7. A British submarine torpedoed the 7,000 ton Italian tanker Strombo off the Dardanelles. The tanker limped into Bosporus waters with pumps manned, listing forward but no injuries reported. In convoy, two other tankers continued, one to Istanbul, one to Romania. Rumors of three more sunk could not be confirmed.
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Turkey
Strombo
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Romania
Work Or Fight May Be Rule
Washington officials consider a joint recommendation to President Roosevelt to issue a work or fight policy echoing 1918. Draft boards would review and cancel deferments for strikers in defense industries under the Selective Service Act. Wilson previously warned Bridgeport strikers they'd be barred from war industry work if they refused arbitration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bridgeport, Conn
Dornier Downed Off Tenedos Near Dardanelles
British official radio reported a German Dornier flying boat downed by Turkish anti aircraft batteries off the Turkish island of Tenedos near the Dardanelles. The NBC broadcast quoted an Istanbul dispatch and noted additional German actions.
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Radio Tonight
Tenedos
Dardanelles
Istanbul
NBC
Spritish
Weekend Soldier Seeks Local U S O Help For Drives
A U S Army member appeals to family and neighbors to fund a national drive to support clubs and recreation outside camps. He asks readers to donate through the local U S O committee or U S O headquarters at the Empire State Building in New York.
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U.S. O
U.S. O. National
Empire State Building
New York
N. Y
Speed Of Help Vital Factor In Middle East Aid
British soldiers say dispatch speed of United States war materials to Britain's Middle East armies is a key factor in defending Muneyet and guarding the Suez Canal. Reports say American tanks may be active near Tobruk. Harriman travels Cairo to survey aid and tanks. Observers note vast shipping challenges due to sea routes and Axis threat around Africa.
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Associated Press
London
United States
Britain
Middle East
Muneyet
Suez Canal
Tobruk
W. Averell Harriman
Cairo
Harriman
Axis
Middle Mediterranean
Crete
Africa
Bombers Forced Landing Near Alexandria Captured
A pair of bombers made a forced landing near Alexandria. Their occupants, dressed in German uniforms, were taken into custody.
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Alexandria
FDR's Enemies Bringing War Warns Pepper at Rally
Senator Claude Pepper charged that those opposed to aiding the Allies and Britain will bear responsibility if war comes to America. In a public address at a Long Beach high school hall, broadcast nationally, he named war supporters as real warmongers and urged action to defeat Hitler.
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Long Beach
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
America
Roosevelt
Committee To
Mutual Broadcasting System
Pepper
Britain
England
Fresh Water Fish Treated Chemically for Salt Water Seafood
In Hungary a new chemical process using salts turns fresh water fish into salt water seafood. The method aims to expand fish product variety and market reach by altering species characteristics through salt-based treatment.
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Hungary
Ammonium Sulphate: A By-Product Fertilizer From Coke Plants
Ammonium sulfate, a by-product of steel industry coke plants, serves as a valuable agricultural fertilizer. It highlights how industrial by-products can contribute to farming inputs and soil nutrition.
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IAW
Grady H. Morton
Industrial Workers Association
Morton
England's First Daylight Saving Bill Introduced in 1908
The initial daylight saving proposal in England dated from 1908 but it did not enact until May 1916, reflecting a long legislative path before implementation.
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England
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