Freight charges unfair, southern rail rates argued before ICC
Shipping interests deny railroad freight rates are fair to the south and claim the rate structure discriminates against southern industry. Parker representing New and trunk line states says the South has struggled to develop while manufacturing and farming suffer. General William C. Walsh, testifying for the eastern area, argues the rates suppress northern growth and exclude southern industry.
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NGTON
Interstate Com- Commission
Parker
William C
Maryland
Walsh
ICC
Baltimore
Baytown Texas Leads TNT Production for War Effort
Baytown, Texas, a town of about 5 000, is described as the capital of the TNT industry in the Western Hemisphere. The Humble Oil plant here has produced toluene used for explosive manufacture, supplying a major portion of U S artillery needs after Pearl Harbor.
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David J. Day
Central Press
Baytown
Tex
Galveston Bay
Pearl Harbor
Little Baytown
Humble Oil Company
Army- Navy
Humble Oil
Standard Oil
Berlin
Germany
Herr Hitler
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
TNT
New York
Alfred E Smith
du Pont
Baytown Toliene
Axis
Texas Rangers Faithful to Their Mission Aboard USS Texas
First Lieut Weldon James recounts Rudder's Rangers landing at Point du Hoc during the Normandy operation. Despite late arrival and heavy fire, Rangers charged the cliffs while destroyer support pounded targets. Survivor quotes and combat details highlight grit amid brutal hand grenades and machine gun fire. Manitoba note appears as unrelated cultural aside.
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TEXAS
Texas’ Yrangers
Rudder
James FE. Rudder
Brady
France
Point du Hoc
Edeg
Satterlee
Navy V-12 Starts Commencement at UNC
In Chapel Hill on Saturday at Memorial hall the Navy V-12 unit will hold its first commencement marking its first year of operation. About 250 of 1330 V-12 students have completed the required terms and will receive certificates. eight have earned university diplomas. Judge Henry Stevens of War Saw, former national commander of the American Legion, will be principal speaker with Dr. R. B. House as dean of administration.
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Chapel Hill
Navy
University of North Carolina
Memorial Hall
Henry Stevens
Warsaw
American Légion
R. B. House
Ministers Oppose Vatican Appointment
Richmond ministers protest Roosevelt reappoint Myron Taylor as ambassador to the Vatican. They stress the issue is not hostility to the Roman Catholic Church but concerns over the role of church and state and the Vatican’s influence.
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Richmond
Myron Taylor
Vatican
Roosevelt
Senator Nye Target At Sedition Hearing
An affidavit in U S district court alleges Senator Nye failed to provide defense evidence in the mass sedition trial of 29 defendants accused of undermining armed forces morale. Attorney Koehne seeks papers Nye allegedly possesses. The trial continued with government exhibits, including Bund newspaper articles.
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Washington
U. S. District Court Today
Sen. Nye
R-Nd
Tra Chase Koehne
Edward C. Eicher
Nye
Koehne
Bund
Trade fleet size and historic ceded territory noted
The January 1941 U S merchant fleet records 1 150 ocean ships totaling seven million gross tons. The 1841 cession of Hong Kong from China to Britain is recorded as a historic event.
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U. S
Hong Kong
China
Britain
Separation of church and state pledge cited in historic principle
A quotation affirms the enduring commitment to the principle of separation of church and state as a foundational tenet. The remarks emphasize fidelity to constitutional boundaries and the intention to uphold religious liberty within public life.
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Fast
Bch
Libby
U. S. Naval Base
Britbirth
Entral Delivery
Grand Street
Ires
B.F Goodrich Stores
Toviene
Weldon James
Marine Corps
Montford Avenue
Asheville
Associated Press
Woodrow Wilson Talkington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bauzookaman
Alban Meccia
Bergen County
N. J
James R. McCullers
Columbia
Manitoba
Red River
Dominion of Canada
Miums
Ocon
Borden
Magnolia
Ballard
Health Club
Luzianne
Clifton Furniture Company
Lei Die
Ieee
Efird S Dept. Store
High Point, M. C
Selec
Kay Whitney
Efird’s
Senator Nye
EFIRD
Burma Field
Myitkyina
Burma
Mererill
International
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