International Picture Shifts After 2 Years
The article recalls the postwar Versailles terms of 1919 with France and other powers shaping borders and influence. It notes Alsace Lor raine, Saar coal rights, Poland's new east border, Danzig as a League city, and Germany's colonial losses. It highlights demilitarization, reparations, and economic limits as imposed penalties.
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Associated Press
France
United States
Britain
Italy
Japan
Versailles
Gerans
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Saar
League of Nations
Poland
Vistula
Danzig
East Prussia
Austria
Europe
Morocco
Egypt
China
Shantung
Hitler
Rhineland
Mine Blamed For Sinking Of Liner Niagara Off New Zealand
Prime Minister Peter Fraser told Parliament an enemy mine sank the Canadian Australian liner Niagara twenty miles off the New Zealand coast. Rescue ships assisted 146 passengers and 203 crew who were all saved. Minesweepers found a mine at the scene confirming the cause.
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Auckland
N. Z
Peter Fraser
Niagara
New Zealand
Pacific
Fraser
Parliament
European War Alters Rhododendron Festival Parade
The European war affects Asheville's 13th Rhododendron festival. The baby parade now features bombing planes and Red Cross nurses, with a plea for armament and a youth's prayer for peace. The king and queen will be crowned tonight.
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Asheville
Differences Held To Be Violations
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that salary differentials based on race for public school teachers violate the Constitution. The unanimous decision held a signing Negro teacher did not waive rights and discrimination infringes constitutional protections. Case remanded to Norfolk District Court.
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Asheville
Fourth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Melvin O. Alston
Norfolk Teachers Association
Norfolk City School Board
C. W. Mason
Norfolk Schools
Norfolk District Court
Nantahala and Glenville Hydroelectric Projects Approved
The Nantahala Power and Light Company won approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission to build two hydroelectric plants in extreme western North Carolina. One on the Nantahala River near Aquone and the other the Glenville project on the Tuckaseegee River south of Sylva. Estimated cost ranges from 10 to 15 million dollars with funding planned by the Aluminum Company of America parent. No opposition was raised.
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Raleigh
Nantahala Power and Light Company of
Franklin
State Utilities Commission
North Carolina
Nantahala
Macon County
Tuckaseegee River
Jackson County
Stanley Winborne
Federal Power Commission
Aquone
Tuckaseegee
Glenville
Sylva
The
Power and Light Company
Aluminum Company of America
Submarine Sunk by British Bomber in Mediterranean
Cairo reports an entirely successful dive bombing attack on an Italian submarine in the Mediterranean. Two RAF fighters located the sub, a Blenheim bomber attacked, and conning tower was machine gunned. A hangar at Tessenei Eritrea reportedly destroyed. Raheita and Southern Ethiopia raids also cited.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
Royal Air Force
Tessenei
Eritera
Raheita
Eritrea
First Aid Instructors Club to Meet Thursday Night
The First Aid Instructors' Club holds its regular monthly meeting at the Red Cross library building Thursday at 7 30 p m. Members are urged to attend.
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First
Red Cross
Legion Convention Housing Seeks Local Rooms
In anticipation of large attendance for the state American Legion convention on June 28 24 25 the housing committee asks those with available rooms to contact 2918 or mail the attached blank to the Legion convention office at the County Building. Name address number of persons telephone number fourist rates will prevail in private homes.
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The
American Legion
Legionnaires
Legion Convention Office
North Carolina Farm Market Report on Fruits and Vegetables
U S Agricultural Marketing Service and North Carolina report Tuesday wholesale market prices for NC shipping points. Notes cover potatoes beets peaches cucumbers huckleberries dewberries squash snap beans and more with regional cites from New York Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Pittsburgh and Washington.
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North Carolina
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
New York
U. S
Cleveland
Cobblers
Pittsburgh
S. C
Market Bull
Macon
F.o
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Western Shore
Italian Transport Columns Scattered by British Armor
In the western desert near Cairo, a British communique reports Italian transport columns were demoralized by a flotilla of British tanks. Italian strength cited as four runs, 360 infantry, and light-tank escort. enemy losses 20 to 30 killed, some wounded, and prisoners taken. British casualties nil. Anti aircraft batteries aided the action.
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Cairo
Egypt
Banner Elk Derby Casting Tournament Set for Tomorrow and Friday
The Banner Elk Trout Fishing Derby and Casting Tournament is slated for tomorrow and Friday. Pope Pius appealed to Italians to be generous during an audience in Vatican City today.
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Banner Elk
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Dellview and local laws spark statewide debate in North Carolina
Dellview, a tiny Gaston county town near Cherryville, gains national notice as a newly incorporated city with unusual laws. Governor Hoey questions loyalty cases while labor groups push for political endorsements praising Senator Broughton and his work on worker protections and ballot reform.
A New Kind Of Budget By Wendell Willkie
Wendell Willkie argues for a transparent new budget revealing dollars and cents for all government activities. He cites post office losses and subsidies, calls for clear figures on subsidiaries like TVA and RFC, and condemns overrun appropriations while urging a disciplined plan to reduce debt and curb wasteful spending. He notes wartime emergencies and praise for WPA projects but warns against unfocused spending.
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United States
TVA
Farm Credit Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sweden
Washington
Roosevelt
Hoey Urges Women to Be Active in Public Affairs
Greensboro reports Governor Hoey at Girls State urging women to engage in public life beyond resources and politics. He says they should embrace North Carolina's spirit and become crusaders for democracy. Delegates from 45 counties heard from Miss Martha Hipp and Douglas Hunt as they study state government.
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North Carona Federationist
North Carolina
Broughton
General Assembly
Greensboro
Hoey
Girls State
Martha Hipp
Douglas Hunt
Wright Memorial Bridge Reopens After Gale Damage
The three mile Wright Memorial Bridge was opened again this week after being damaged last February by a terrific gale.
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Manteo
Wright Memoral Bridge
Mrs Burleson to Teach Illiterates in State Prison
Mrs May Walker Burleson 51 a former suffragette and artist will teach illiterates at the South Carolina state women's prison in Columbia She asked permission to teach outside her shirt factory hours and will start at once She is serving 12 years for shooting the woman who married Col Richard C Burleson U S Army and claimed temporary insanity during her trial.
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Columbia
S. C
May Walker Burleson
Richard C. Burleson
U. S. Army
Galveston
Tex
John M. Glenn
Glenn
North Carolina Press Association Convention set for June 27 29
Hendersonville hosts the annual North Carolina Press Association convention from June 27 to 29. The event brings together members for meetings and industry discussions.
27 Percent of Farm Units Lost in State
Preliminary agricultural census figures show eastern North Carolina counties losing up to 27 percent of farm units since 1935. Census Manager A F Hughes cites crop control, better machinery, and the passing of the sharecropper as causes. Beaufort Jones and Pamlico counties show declines in farm unit counts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. EF. Hughes
Beaufort County
Jones County
Pamlico
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New York Daily News
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Cherryville
Henry Dellinger
David P. Dellinger
Gastoin
Clyde R. Hoey
Civitans
Russia
Bund
America
Wendell Willkie
tHeads Defense Research Group
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institute
National Defense Research Commission
Ing
Coca-Cola CO
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
High Point
Washington Street
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