Weather and winds across the southeastern states and Brazil traffic data
Cloudy with showers across North and South Carolina Georgia and Virginia tonight and Tuesday cooler in the north and west. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville and Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift from southwest to northwest. Also notes that Brazilian commercial lanes covered 6 112 555 kilometers in 1937 and passenger traffic increased 355 percent since 1937.
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South Carolina
Qeorgia
Virginia
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Brazil
Razail
Dandelions Named for Teeth Like Lion's Teeth
A historical note explains the name dandelion derives from the French dent de lion meaning lion’s tooth, alluding to the plant’s leaf shape while preserving the poetic origin of the term.
Prince Receives Welcome at Good-Will Monument Ceremony
A young prince is cheered as he rises to unveil a monument. Flags flutter, bunting droops, and the crowd sends greetings and goodwill during the ceremony.
Anti-Trust Inquiry Reaches Toward 1940 Campaign
Washington June 26 The broad anti trust inquiry extends toward the 1940 presidential race. It will assess effectiveness of trust laws and needed authority for the justice department and the federal trade commission. The study will cover mergers interlocking relationships investment trusts bank holding companies trade associations patent laws and taxes amid a looming policy debate.
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Washington
Justice Department and Trade Commission
Sweden and America honor Kalmar Nyckel monument
President Roosevelt dedicates a black granite shaft monument at The Rocks Wilmington to Sweden and America friendship. Crown prince notes future Swedish delegation, Hull to speak, Kalmar Nyckel replica ship atop shaft marks the site where Peter Minuit and Swedes landed at the confluence of the Delaware and Christina rivers.
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Sweden
America
Roosevelt Estate Visit Ties Du Pont Family History
From ships Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip, President Roosevelt spent the night at Owl's Nest the du Pont estate. The pair's daughter Ethel had married Franklin D Roosevelt Jr a year earlier.
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Fogel
President Roosevelt
Owl's Nest
Eugene du Pont
Ethel
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Warn Japs Not to Invade Hainan
London reports Britain and France warned Japan to stay off Hainan island off the South China coast and pledged to support each other if complications arise. Under secretary Richard Austen Butler announced that Hainan, a Chinese territory, lies near French Indochina and guards the eastern approaches to the colony.
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Britain
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Japan
Hainan
South China
House of Commons
Richard Austen Butler
Gulf of
Tonking
Indo-China
Payne Turner refuse to talk as execution nears
The article notes Payne and Turner offering minimal remarks before their execution. Brice claims lifelong trouble and past rape charges, recounting a 10 year old conviction for throwing rocks at a car. About 1500 people sought passes to witness the Payne Turner executions, far more than the space allows.
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Turner
Lea
Brice
Chester
D. C
President Roosevelt Welcomes Sweden and Finland in Wilmington
The president praises Sweden and Finland in a Wilmington welcome, noting deep historical ties, the Sweden gift monument, and American gratitude. He mentions ancestry linked to New Sweden, hopes to host the crown prince, and emphasizes ongoing friendship and peace among nations.
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Finland
Rudolf Holst
Sweden
United States
Family of four killed in Bridgeport home
Four members of the Krason family were found dead in their Capitol Avenue home. Joseph Krason, 40, a bake shop proprietor, his wife Maria, and their two sons Stanley, 14, and Joseph Jr., four, died from a gas leak, shooting, asphyxiation, and throat cutting. Neighbor Helen Lucas reported four gas jets open on a stove. Detectives captain James H. Bray said no murder weapon was found and investigators are keeping an open mind.
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Capitol Avenue
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Stanley
Joseph
James H. Bray
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Bray
Germans must quit Chinese advisers leave Hankow
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek finally allowed German advisers to depart Hankow but reserved the right to control their exit. Berlin pressed for immediate release of the German mission while recalling Ambassador Oskar Trautmann. The recall followed Berlin’s demand issued May 21 for release from contracts.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Berlin
Oskar Trautmann
Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen
Hongkong
Trautmann
China
Woman held for husband’s death in Franklin NC
Franklin, June 37. Mrs Lawrence Mason and Nathan Brendle were jailed after a coroner’s jury found poison traces in Lawrence Mason’s body. Mason died at a neighbor’s home after drinking whiskey, which Mason said tasted bitter. Coroner C. M. Moore said Mrs Mason was with Brendle earlier and ordered her detention.
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N. C
Lawrence Mason
Nathan Brendle
Mason
C. M. Moore
Viney Haskett
Brendle
New Deal Experts Hear Broad Idea on Breaking Big Firms
Washington June 28 broad agreement among business leaders and administration economists suggests many large corporations should be broken into smaller entities. Key points include that bigness is not always efficient, workers dismissed should be better cared for, and price cutting does not always boost demand.
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Prentiss L. Coonley
New York
Coloussus
Coonley
Business Advisory Council
Commerce Department
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
Commerce
Gray-Head
Edward R. Stettinius
United States Steel and Securities
Jerome Frank
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
United States Air Bombs Ranked by Size
The United States maintains six standard air bombs including 1100 and 600 pound fragmentation bombs, a 300 pound model, a 100 pound bomb, a 200 pound fragmentation bomb, and a colossal 4900 pound giant bomb in the arsenal.
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