Industrial Mishaps Rise in 1939 North Carolina
North Carolina's State Industrial Commission reports 49,409 accidents in 1938-39, up from 41,716 the previous year. The rise is attributed to more comprehensive reporting of minor incidents and higher compensation costs totaling about 1.223 million dollars with 95,679 in medical expenses. Thirty-two fatalities occurred with compensation of 152.4 thousand dollars.
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Aleigh
Indust Commission
T. A. Ison
Wilson
North Caron
Atlanta
North Carolina
Thad
Man Fined for Feeding Parking Meter Says No Argument
A Charleston police judge accepts a polite exchange as a salesman admits selling new parking meters after a motorist pays a fine for failing to feed a meter. The judge notes most people argue, but the defendant remains calm.
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Charleston
W. Va
Arctic Sub Base For Nazi, Stake In Finn War
British warships patrol off Petsamo Finland as a vital Arctic port game changer. Milton Brenner argues Petsamo’s control would allow Nazi submarines to threaten the Atlantic, complicating Britain’s naval and air defense in the European conflict.
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Arctic
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Sea
England
Milton Brenner
London
Leningrad
Murmansk
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Atlantic
North Sea
Scotland
Britain backs Finland in war with Nazi Russia stakes
Britain supports Finland for strategic and economic reasons. The article notes Britain’s war aid and its counter to Nazi supplies to Communists, plus large trade ties. Finland provides wood, pulp and newsprint for Britain while nickel deposits near Petsamo draw British interest through Mond Nickel and International Nickel.
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Britain
Finland
Petsamo
Mond Nickel Company of
Great Britain
International Nickel
Helsinki
Peele enters NC House race surprises Raleigh crowd
Henry Averill reports in Raleigh that Pasquotank publisher Herbert Peele of the Elizabeth City Daily Advance announced his candidacy for Representative, saying he may not campaign actively. The piece notes East North Carolina political chatter and anecdotes from the capital about candidates and public interest.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Raleigh
North Carolina
Kerr Scott
Capitol
Herbert Peele
Elizabeth City
Peele
Tar Heel
Rocky Mount Way
Dick Fountain
Hoey
Nash-Edgecombe
Jane Thomas
Ben Thomas
Rocky Mount
East
Polish Future in War Talks Shapes European peace prospects
The article discusses Undersecretary Welles and allies weighing Poland's future as a decisive factor in European peace talks. It notes Poland’s exile government in France as the legitimate Polish representation to the U.S. and outlines three intertwined wars affecting any settlement. It mentions French and Polish insistence on restoring Poland and the broader Allied-German conflict amid ongoing battles and diplomacy.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Welles
Poland
France
Europe
Germany
Russia
Italy
Japan
Theelles
Berlin
Hitler
Zon
Polan
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Milton Bronner
NEA Service
Norway
Finn
Arctic Ocean
Royaniemi
U.S.S.R
White Sea
Viipuri
Fallen
Mannerheim Line
Karelian
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sir Walter
Jeanette MacDonald
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss MacDonald
Thad Eure
W. W. Eagles
Edgecombe
Ben
Cap
Arid Zero Spence
Hap Barden
Zero Spence
Supreme Court
Bob" Kerman
Plumbers’ Commission
Baby
Parker
Buccini
Jarllee
Infants’ Department
Chamberlain
Alli
Flarvlee’s
Harllee’s
Vo Ve
Bolero
Plarllee
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