Bevy Caser Wins in Cumberland Field Club Meet
Bevy Caser pointer owned and handled by BE. 8. Bosher of Fayetteville won first prize in the members' all age stakes on the second day of the Cumberland Field Jar Club's third annual meet. Village Ain pointer owned by Ellis Brown of Kinston took second, Egyptian Scott owned by Dr. R. A. Mathews of Raeford finished third.
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Fayetteville
Mar
Bevy Caser
Bosher
Cumberland Field Jar Club
Villageain
Pointer
Ellis Rown
Kinston
Egyptian Scott
R. A. Mathem
Raeford
Soviet Bombers Fly Over Helsinki Amid Finnish Fighting
Air alarms sound in Helsinki for over four hours as Soviet warplanes raid outskirts bound for northern targets. Fighting rages around Viipuri on the Isthmus with Finnish forces claiming Russians push in from south and east. Russian losses described as heavy while Finland notes strategic gains for the invader despite fierce defense.
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Helsinki
Mar
Viipuri
Karelian
Viipuri Bay
Taipale
Lake Ladoga
Eight Alarm Baltimore Fire Destroys Lumber Company Building
A massive eight alarm blaze gutted the Baltimore Lumber Company's fallsway building near the central business district. Flames reached hundred foot highs forcing evacuations as 300 firefighters from 45 companies fought the blaze. nearby freight sheds also suffered damage.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Lumber Company
Fallsway
Cotton Export Marts Needed
M C Williamson of New Orleans told 11 Republican congressmen that cotton farmers cannot rely on domestic markets. He warned 35 percent of U S farm population on Southern cotton farms earns only 10 percent of national farm income and urged preserving world export markets amid tariff impacts.
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A. F. Littlejohn
Charlotte
M. C. Williamson
New Orleans
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Williams
United States
A. L. Brogden
Jacksonville
Fla
Bank Resources Reach All-Time High in North Carolina
Raleigh March 2 The Banking Commissioner Gurney P Hood reported North Carolina commercial banks posted a record total resources of 419052668.01 at end of 1939 up from 386635583.54 in October and 356589153.58 in 1938. Deposits rose throughout the year as 254 banks and 118 branches were operating December 30, an increase over the previous year.
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Raleigh
Gurney P. Hood
Hood
Apartment Blaze Kills Five in Worcester Block
Five people die in a three alarm fire that destroyed a five story Worcester apartment building. Firefighters fought flames for two hours before control and identified victims on arrival at the hospital. Police suspect arson after three prior incendiary fires in the same block.
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Worcester
Mass
City Hospital
Tora, A
Jean E
Rena Db. Nordstrom
Massachusetts
Anna H. Hydock
George D. Thompson
James A. Traynor
Southgate Reported Safe After SOS From Vessel
The British steamer Southgate reported a submarine attack but was located by planes and found in no apparent danger. Three destroyers and a coast guard cutter were sent from Puerto Rico to the reported position. US officers suggested a mistaken attack by a peaceful submarine may have triggered the alert.
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Washington
Mar
Southgate
Caribbean
Coast Guard
Puerto Rico
San Juan
United States
Atlantic
United States Army
Opposition to Roosevelt Makes Him Fair Haired
Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina said he has become a fair-haired boy with the public after threatening to walk out of the Democratic National Convention if Roosevelt seeks a third term. He displayed letters from every state praising the move and asserting support for his stance.
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Roosevelt
Cotton ED Smith
Washington
E. D
Cotton
Smith
D-Sc
Roosevelt son ordered to pay Betty Cushing Roosevelt
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt will receive 115000 under a divorce settlement from James Roosevelt eldest son of the President. A default decree is to be entered in Judge Thomas C Gould's court next Monday as illness delayed yesterday's recording.
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Los Angeles
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Thomas C. Gould
Mrs. Roosevelt
Howard
British Planes Scout Over Germany As Nazi Raiders Strike
British reconnaissance airdrops over Berlin and northwest Germany drew anti aircraft fire as Nazi raids struck shipping lanes. RAF fighters repelled two raiders off Scotland, while trawlers Aberdeen reported bombing. Berlin bombers were said to have sunk or damaged ships under convoy per German agency report.
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Shipping
London
North Sea
Britain
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Reich
Borkum
Nordany
Sylt
Berwick
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DNB
Aberdeen
Strathdoora
Canal Defense Plans to Double Air Forces for Panama Canal
President Roosevelt, en route to Washington after a 15 day cruise, outlined stronger canal defenses. He backs doubling aircraft and anti aircraft guns at the Canal Zone and pushing for a third set of locks costing 277 million, while seeking congressional support and Latin American cooperation.
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President Roosevelt
Pensacola
Fla
Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
Washington
National Capital
Panama Canal
White House
Congress
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Canal Zone
Caribbean
Guatemala
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Navy christens destroyer O'Brien in Boston ceremony
The navy's new $3,500,000 destroyer O'Brien, built at Boston yard for two years, was christened and commissioned today in ceremonies attended by high naval officials. Miss Josephine O'Brien Campbell of Bangor Maine, descendant of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien, christened the ship.
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Boston
Navy
O'Brien
Boston Navy Yard
Josephine O’brien Campbell
Bangor
Jeremiah O'Brien
Belgian Plane Downed In Fight With Nazis
The Belgian government announced that a Belgian plane was shot down in combat with German aircraft over Belgian territory near Bastogne near the Belgian Luxembourg border. Reports said the crew burned to death and three Belgian pursuit ships were attacked by DC 73 bombers. German planes left the area unharmed. Foreign Minister Spaak was unavailable when the German ambassador sought a meeting.
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Brussels
Bastogne
Foreign Office
Paul Henry Spaak
Spaak
The Story of Democracy by Hendrik Willem van Loon
A serialized presentation of Van Loon’s The Story of Democracy appears in 24 daily chapters. Each chapter is illustrated with an original pen and ink cartoon by the author and aims to illuminate democratic history in clear, accessible prose.
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By Hendrik Willem van Loon
Fair and Cooler Start and End. Showers Warm Midweek
The forecast calls for a fair and slightly cooler pattern at the week’s start and toward its end with showers. A warmer middle period is expected, bringing a rise in temperatures and more humid conditions overall.
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South Atlantic
German Leader Demands Return of Colonies in Central Europe
Berlin reports that Adolf Hitler told Sumner Welles Germany will fight until Britain and France recognize a German Monroe Doctrine for Central Europe and restore war lost colonies. The disclosure summarizes Hitler's message delivered to Roosevelt's envoy.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
France
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Hitler’s peace terms reveal four demands for Germany
According to associates who spoke with Sumner Welles today Adolf Hitler outlined four conditions for peace to President Roosevelt’s fact finder. He would seek unchallenged political supremacy in Bohemia Moravia Slovakia Poland and Hungary. He demanded Britain's end to control of raw material routes via Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. He insisted Germany’s World War I losses be returned as colonies. He urged Britain and France to promise not to interfere in the Balkans and Scandinavia.
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Adolf Hitler
Sumner Welles
Fuehrer
Roosevelt
Germany
Bohemia-Moravia
Slovakia
Poland
Hungary
Europe
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
France
Balkans
Scandinavia
Fuehrer briefing to American undersecretary in 94 minute chancellery talk
Report notes a lengthy conference at the chancellery between the Fuehrer and the American undersecretary of state. The message is described as continuing on age wor, with emphasis on points from the discussion and potential implications for relations.
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Fuehrer
Finland Seeks U.S. Credit for War Needs
The Export Import Bank approved a 20 million dollar loan to Finland to buy gasoline oil grain and other vital supplies. Finnish minister Hjalmar J Procope said purchases would aid resistance to the Soviet invasion and orders would be placed immediately. Prime Minister Ryti spoke by telephone confirming Finland would continue fighting and needed men artillery planes and ammunition. Colonel Per Williacus noted the invaders face difficult terrain ahead.
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Washington
Finland
Roosevelt
Hjalmar J. Procope
Ryti
Helsinki
Per Williacus
Germany’s Months Delay Hardens Allied Unity Says Simon
Sir John Simon warns the six month postponement of Germany’s lightning attack has united Britain and France, strengthened the empire, and left Germany without friends except possibly Russia. He cautions the public against a false sense of security and warns that victory must be earned through discipline and resolve.
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London
John Simon
Germany
Britain
France
Russia
John
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