AFL opens southern organizing drive amid charges and pledges
The American Federation of Labor launched a southern organizing campaign to enlist every man and woman. President William Green defended the movement against Pegler accusations of racketeers and crime, urging law enforcement action where warranted. The conference urged broader housing loans, regionalized NLBR reform, and extended efforts against discrimination.
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Green Gears
Arnold
Tlanta
Fection of
William Green
Green
Joseph Padway
U. S
New Orland
Dway
AFL
George Googe
Googe
Paul Hartman
New Orleans
United States Housing Authority
National Labor Relations Board
Padway
Robert Ramspeck
D- A
President observes annua l Roosevelt service at St John s Episcopal
President Roosevelt attends the annual March 4 observance at St. John s Episcopal Church near the White House. He bows his head during a Micah reading and hears a prayer for spiritual guidance and deliverance from war. Cabinet members and congressional leaders attend with Mrs. Roosevelt and the President’s mother.
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St. John's Episcopal
Ayette Square
White
Mrs. Roosevelt
St. John’s Episcopal Rch
St. John’s
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Bankhead
Senate
Barkley
Finnish Forces Repel Russian Attacks Near Viipuri
Finnish high command reports no civilian casualties amid heavy fighting northwest of Viipuri with four Russian planes shot down. Kollaa area sees a devastating setback for the Red Army as skirmishes and artillery fire inflict losses for Soviet units on Vii puri front. Seventeen Russian aircraft down, eight Finnish civilians killed, ten wounded, as air raids sweep southern Finland.
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Viipuri
Finna
High Command
Kollaa
Lake Ladoga
Karelian
Mannerheim
Kuhmo
Salla
Kollaanjoki
Aittajoki
Red Army
Finland
Fire destroys water tank at Crescent Heights
Crescent Heights power house water tank destroyed cutting off mining town water supply. Water pumped from a creek to fight the blaze. In Kansas City Lt Barney Mahoney and Sgt Paul Allin arrest a suspected drunk driver who is released after tests show no drunken driving. the driver offers osteopathic free neck adjustments, which are declined. In Redding an elderly Indian man of 100 calls relatives for a final look before dying then his 85 year old wife dies within the hour and they are buried in an ancient double grave with beads and valuables placed in the grave.
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Charleroi
Crescent Heights
Kansas City
Barney Mahoney
Paul Allin
Mahoney
Allin
Happy Hunting Ground
Redding
Calif
Johnny Snooks
Shenandoah Town Struck by Ground Settling Water Cut Off
Severe ground settlement left Shenandoah without water as the pumping plant sat in a subsiding area. Police evacuated residents while 1 000 people became temporarily homeless in rain. Buildings split, doors jammed, and a high school cracked as ground continued to sink through the morning. State troopers aided local officers amid widespread disruption.
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Shenandoah
Alinsky
Carmichael to Attend UNC Alumni Assembly at Carolina Inn
William D. Carmichael Jr. will make his first official appearance as Controller Elect of the UNC system when he is guest of honor at the Alumni Assembly in Chapel Hill on Friday March 8. Charles W. Tillett will preside over a program highlighting faculty work with alumni and club officers expected to attend.
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William D. Carmichael, Jr
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Carolina Inn
Charles W. Tillett
Charlotte
General Alumni Associaton
J. Maryon Saunders
British ships torpedoed and sunk by German air attack
Reports from wartime Britain describe the Domain, a large passenger liner, hit by four bombs from German warplanes and quickly ablaze with 20 Britons and 48 British Indians feared lost, while other vessels including Sint Annaland Schieland Albano Lim burg Cato suffered mines and air strikes with several confirmed deaths and many missing.
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Domain
Antwerp
Belgium
Domaia
Admiralty
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Sint Annaland
Schieland
Gunfight Near Batista Headquarters Kills One in Havana Suburb
In Marianao near Colonel Batista's political HQ, Carlee Marti Borges and Joaquin Ferrer were shot during a running gunfight with police after resisting arrest tied to an alleged attempt on Dr. Orestes Ferrara. Ferrer was gravely wounded and Borges killed.
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Carlee Marti Borges
Joaquin Ferrer
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Marianao
Orestes Ferrara
United States
Ferrara
No Way Out Favoring Allies or Germany in War Pause
The piece surveys a cautious spread of opinion on the western front as spring approaches. Most expect no mass offensive and view existing Allied advantages as likely to pressure Nazi Germany into terms, while a notable minority fears a long siege war and total war by air. Some see a potential shift if Britain and France rally Allies and open new fronts.
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Nurito
Germany
Finland
Rising Activity Continues in Air War
The British and French air forces each claimed two German planes down on Saturday. One more was reported certainly downed by the British and two more probably by the French yesterday.
Paramount and Rialto Showings With Noted Stars
The listing highlights Paramount's Another Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy with showings at 5 17, 7 17, and 9 17. Carolina's Trade Winds features Fredric March and Joan Bennett at 5 25, 7 25, and 9 25. Rialto presents Man Who Wouldn't Talk featuring Lloyd Nolan and Jean Rogers.
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Fredric March
Joan Bennett
Lloyd Nolan
Jean Rogers
Man
Paramount
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Carolina
Joan Benett
Morrison Leaves Vanderbilt to Coach at Temple
Ray Morrison, head football coach at Vanderbilt since 1935, resigns to take a similar post at Temple University in Philadelphia. Chancellor O C Carmichael announced the move after talks with Temple officials and a projected five year Temple contract at 12000 dollars annually. Morrison played for Vanderbilt 1908 1911 and previously coached at Southern Methodist University for 17 years.
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Tenn
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt University
Temple University
Philadelphia
Vanderbilt
O. C. Carmichael
Carmichael
Morrison
Temple
Southern Methodist University
Dan McGugin
Italian protest over British blockade and arms sales
The piece reports Italy and Fas cist officials denouncing the British blockade. Italy argues the move is a reaction to Italy not selling arms to England and seeks to coal trade with agricultural products rather than heavy industry. The British note the blockade predates Rome London trade talks, interrupted by Italy’s insistence on coal exchanged for agricultural goods.
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Italy
Robert Farinacci
Grand Council
England
Britain
Rome-London
Italy’s protest on coal embargo may meet cool reception in London
London circles say Britain will respond cautiously to Italy’s note opposing the sea bound German coal blockade. Officials note potential talks may resume and that Britain will not retreat from wartime aims, despite Italy warning of strained ties and international law stakes.
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London
Foreign Office
Italy
Britain
Germany
Rome
Six Miners Trapped After Gasoline Engine Blast
Six miners were believed trapped after an explosion in a Peabody coal mine five miles north of Lafollette Tennessee. Officials said details were unavailable but the blast occurred about a half mile from the mine mouth as rescue crews began efforts to reach the trapped workers.
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Lafollette
Tenn
Peabody Coal Mine
Here
Worry of FALSE TEETH
An ad-style item urges readers not to be embarrassed by loose dentures. It promotes FASTEETH powder to improve denture stability, claiming it holds plates more firmly and provides comfort and security without numbness or pasty taste. Available at drug stores.
Train Derails Injuring Two Near Charleston
Two people were injured when the Miamian, an Atlantic Coast Line all-Pullman train, derailed near Green Pond south of Charleston. One passenger and one dining car employee were hurt and taken to Savannah while the rest of the train continued on. Track crews cleared the line, with full service expected by mid afternoon.
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Charleston
8. C
Savannah
O. T. Waring
Greensboro Negroes Set for Robbery Trial This Afternoon
Four Greensboro Negroes face trial here this afternoon on robbery charges connected to two alleged hold ups of Herbert Norwood on East Washington Street. Norwood was pistol threatened during the incidents, with Wilbur Scales accused of wielding the pistol and about $800 reported taken across the two events. Other defendants named are Wiley McCrae Scott Day and Garland Watkins.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Herbert Norwood
Norwood
East Washington Street
Pistol Point
Wilbur Scales
Wiley McCrae
Scott
Day
Garland Watkins
Indictment details on A M A trial and medical society actions
The indictment names Dr Morris Fishbein and Dr Olin West with the A M A and District of Columbia Medical Society. It alleges doctors employed by Group Health Inc faced barred hospital access and restricted consultations. The appellate court questions the legality of broad professional restraints. Brazil claims the deepest coal mine at 6 426 feet. South Africa features its first trained seal in a circus.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the A. M. A
Olin West
The
Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
Harris County
Texas
Group Health
Brazil
Local Weather Forecast For Several States
The report covers North and South Carolina Georgia and Virginia with details of partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures cooler especially in east portions and the extreme north. Rain is possible in western Virginia with frost in interior Georgia. Winds are northwest to north with varying intensities along coastal sections.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Suit Filed Over Auto Crash Damages
Wanda Holton as next friend filed suit against Frank E. Parker in the clerk of court for $2,500 alleged damages from a highway crash near Greensboro highway and Putnam Bakery in October 1939. The suit claims Parker was negligent and driving at high speed when his car struck the Holton vehicle.
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Wanda Holton
J. Sanford Holton
Frank
E. Parker
Greensboro
Putnam
Bakery
J. S. Holton
Holton
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertises Bile Movement
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate two pints of bile daily, claiming digestion improves and the user feels better. It urges asking by name and markets price at 10¢ and 25¢, warning against alternatives.
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Carter
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