War Today Review: Soviet Germany Tensions Rise
A month and a half of obscured news hints at new Soviet German demands backed by military pressure. Britain’s Cripps returns from Moscow amid signals he may not go back. Stalin’s Iraq policy and limited Soviet aid raise questions about oil and alliance loyalties.
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Soviet Russia
Germany
Kremlin
Russia
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Iraq
Soviet Union
Hitler
U. S
S. R
Europe
France
Stalin
Local Weather Forecast for NC SC GA
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thundershowers in parts of North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Winds from Block Island to Hatteras will be southeast to south moderate to fresh with overcast skies and showers. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville will be south to southwest occasional fresh with partly overcast conditions and scattered thundershowers.
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North Carolina
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Governor Burns Sits For Byrnes Senate Path
Biddle’s action smooths passage of controversial legislation and creates a vacancy. observers say Governor Burnet R. Maybank of South Carolina, Byrnes’ political protege, may use the vacancy as a stepping stone to the Senate. State law allows an immediate appointment with a six month special election to fill Byrnes’ 1943 term. Burnet could run for the Senate while still governing.
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Burnet R. Maybank
South Carolina
Byrnes
Senate
Ukraine Bread Basket Promise Dimmed by Soviet Harvest Gap
A May 22 Soviet agricultural report showed spring sowings in Soviet Russia lagging 50,000,000 acres behind 1940, signaling a lighter Ukraine bread supply this year. German moves to force a Ukraine lease or invasion risk loom as Hitler seeks wheat and balance in a volatile Middle East theater.
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Soviet
Russia
Germany
Hitler
Iran
Middle-Eastern
Turkey
Soviet German Break Reports Stir London Diplomacy
British observers report Berlin hinges on Russia with demands that could loosen Moscow’s grip on the Baltic and Black Seas. Sir Stafford Cripps travels from Moscow to London as Britain weighs Russian-German relations amid a nerve war and hopes Moscow may shift toward alliance with the Allies.
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High Point Attorney Hurt in Early Morning Crash
Harriss Jarrell prosecuting attorney at High Point Municipal Court suffered a severe head injury when his car skidded on Monthey Avenue near the city limits and struck a telephone post. He was taken to Guilford General Hospital with a brain concussion though skull not fractured. Witness Clodfelter reported loss of control on the first curve, car damage substantial, Jarrell walking after the crash and then transported for treatment.
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High Point Municipal Court
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Guilford General Hospital
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Monthey Avenue
Armor plate protects pilots from rear hits in flight
Report from Philadelphia notes a new armor factory producing thick plates to install under airplane seats. The plates aim to shield crew from low level gunfire and shrapnel, reducing injury risk in combat zones.
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Pilot Blamed For Air Crash Near Atlanta
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled the crash near Atlanta on February 28 caused by pilot error. It cited the captain and crew for failing to check altimeters and instruments during landing. Among the dead were Rep. Byron and three crew members. Eddie Rickenbacker was badly injured.
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Mediation urged as machinists strike disrupts San Francisco plants
The CIO UAW aims to purge radicals amid a Pacific Coast aircraft drive near North American Aviation in Inglewood California where 1,700 workers walked out, delaying operations for about 15,000 others. Richard T Frankensteen announced mobilization of 4,000 troops guarding the plant as 25 CTO officials arrived to root out radicals from key positions. He attacked local UAW leaders for actions against national government and defense.
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Robin Moor Sinks After Submarine Attack. Brazil Report Delivers Details
Washington review of Walter Linthicum’s Brazil report recounts the May 21 torpedoing of the American merchantman Robin Moor in the South Atlantic. Survivors’ accounts describe a 23 minute sinking, U-boat insignia, and a lone lifeboat delivering papers to the German commander. Four lifeboats total, three missing after 22 days, with 35 crew and passengers unaccounted. The Robin Moor, a neutral carrier bound for African ports, carried no arms or military material.
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U. S
Pernambuco
Brazil
Osorio
South Atlantic
Lorricke
Lorrckke
Robin Moore
Cha
Rob
Wellies
Governmnt
Welles
German Sub Cut Chance Of Rescue
Recife Brazil June 13 A survivor of the sunken United States freighter Robin Moor said armed German seamen seized the ship and its radio to block an SOS before a torpedo sent it to the bottom. The crew and passengers abandoned in lifeboats. 11 men were saved by the Brazilian rescue ship Ozorio. Others, including 33 people, were missing. The survivor spoke of 18 days in an open boat and fierce conditions before rescue. He praised the four year old in the lifeboats and described humane treatment aboard Ozorio and the long voyage.
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Brazil
United States
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
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Ozorio
Three Men Fined for Dynamiting Fish at Rich Fork Creek
Thomasville court finds Thomasville residents Celle Younts John P Hill and Perry Connell guilty of dynamiting fish at Rich Fork Creek near Thomasville. Judge Carl Wilson assesses a $100 fine for each with court costs. Warrant issued following a May 26 charge.
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Marcelle Younts
John P. Hill
Perry Connell
Rich Fork Creek
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Truck Crash Fatal Near Lumberton Kills Wilmington Youth
William Kennedy Ray, 18, of Wilmington was killed when a newspaper transportation truck overturned on a sharp curve on the Lumberton Bladenboro road eight and a half miles east of Lumberton. His brother J M Ray, 31, escaped serious injury and returned to Wilmington with the newspapers in a borrowed truck after first aid.
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William Kennedy Ray
Wilmington
Lumberton - Bladenboro Road
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Gantt Granted Hearing On Apartment Building
R B Gantt a local real estate operator asked the board of adjustment for a hearing on a garage and servants quarters attached to an apartment house at Montlieu Avenue and Hamilton Street. The board set Thursday at 1 pm for the hearing. The board said the accessory building did not comply with permit terms for a one story structure not exceeding eight feet in height. Gantt argued only one story could be built over the garage. State fire marshal Sherwood Brockwell and city inspector E K Ingram inspected the project and recommended plan changes before further construction.
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Board of Adjustment
Montlieu Avenue
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Brockwell
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Germany expands contraband list beyond arms
Berlin officials noted in due time whether to comment on the sinking of the US steamer Robin Moor, while German law defines unconditional contraband to include weapons, ships, planes, and parts, with numerous other goods deemed contraband. Germany argues Britain violated international law by making many goods contraband and published its policy on September 13, 1939.
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Germany
United States
Robin Moor
Great Britain
Mass Army Promotions Reported By War Department
Washington June 13 mass army orders announce promotions in the War Department. Three hundred thirty one officers gain rank changes with 237 majors advanced to temporary lieutenant colonel and 284 captains permanently promoted to major.
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Washington
War Department
Steady Diet: Chavez reports sixth fridge theft in two weeks
In Albuquerque Julian Chavez told police his freezer has been raided repeatedly with the sixth theft in two weeks. He complained the stealing is becoming monotonous and harming his household.
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Albuquerque
Julian Chavez
FDR Cancels Engagements Over Sore Throat
President Roosevelt, described as suffering a slight sore throat, canceled all engagements including Friday’s cabinet meeting and press conference in Washington. The early schedule disruption signals a temporary health precaution for the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Allies Near Damascus as Sidon Pass Hints Rise
Allied forces push along the Mediterranean coast and inland toward Beirut while Free French seize two villages east of Kissoue. Cairo reports temporary delays due to Vichy resistance but progress continues in all sectors. Collet and Circassian cavalry reportedly maneuver toward Damascus, with fighting and buffer actions shaping the Syrian front.
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Dissolution Certificate for Sheraton Operating Company
Thad Eure North Carolina Secretary of State certifies that the Sheraton Operating Company merged in dissolution after unanimous stockholder consent. The May 29, 1941 filing records the dissolution agreement and proceedings, with the official seal at Raleigh.
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High Point
Guilford
State of North Carolina
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Thad Eure
State of
North Carolina
Raleigh
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