Weather report outlines rain and winds along Atlantic coast
A weather bulletin details rain expected tonight and Wednesday from North Carolina to New Jersey with northeast to east winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville. Sandy Hook to Hatteras shows rain and overcast conditions overnight with increasing winds and rain on Wednesday. The Charlotte reading notes temperatures and rainfall in major cotton regions and several cities, with scattered values and forecasts.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
Offial Weather Bureau
H. L. R'fa Lheville
Tlanta
Peecasdesse
Ansville Eéeecens
Alveston
Seapeaki
the Rock
Angeles
Mitchell
Orleans
York
Cseereeees
IGM
Ass Ceeeeurere
Antonio
Partanburgees
I Meek
Sasesee
Senate Battles Over Farm Bill And Hatch Act Debate
The Senate moved to delete personal income questions from the 1940 census by a 9 to 7 vote in committee. A motion to shelve the Hatch Act amid farm bill talks failed 47 to 36 with GOP opposition. Minton blasted Republicans for politicizing the issue while Barkley said farm bill timing remains undecided. Across the Capitol the House was poised to approve a 655 million Navy expansion bill.
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Commerce
Senate
Minton
D-Ind
Washington
Barkley
Roosevelt
Capitol
House
Meeting of Woodmen to Be Held Tonight
A Woodmen of the World meeting is set for the lodge hall on North Main Street at 7 30 pm with special degree work and several new candidates expected to attend. The London air ministry reported a British bomber attack on a German submarine off the German coast, believed sunk.
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The
Woodmen of the World
North Main Street
London
Air Ministry
Carrie Rovenia Moore Dies in High Point Hospital
Mrs. Carrie Rovenia Moore died in a High Point hospital Saturday morning. Her funeral was held Monday at 10:30 at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. H O Miller and Rev. J W Grace officiated with church choir performances and solos. Interment was in Floral Garden Cemetery.
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Carrie Rovenia Moore
the Enterprise
Thomasville
High Point Hospital
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
H. O. Miller
J. W. Grace
Oak View Methodist Church
Jesus
Frances Garner
Evelyn Ward
Joyce Young
Floral Garden
Daladier Offers Allied Aid to Finland in War Crisis
Daladier said France was ready to aid Finland with an expeditionary corps and transports ready in two Channel ports if Finland appeals. He cited opposition from Norway and Sweden to Allied troop passage and noted Britain would transport troops if Finland asked. London reported enlarged British offers to Finland begun before Moscow talks.
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Daladier
Harri Holma
Great Britain
Finland
France
England
English
Holma
Sweden
London
Foreign Office
Moscow
Rumors and Press Debate Finland Peace and Non Intervention
Svenska Dagbladet in Stockholm mocked any Finnish peace as a blow to the war, recommending non intervention on a scale like the Spanish Civil War with Swedish volunteers. The piece notes foreign aid patterns in Spain and warns western powers against turning Scandinavia into a battlefield. It also mentions contrasting views on Britain’s aid and Russian diplomacy shaping Finland's stance.
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Germany
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Finland
Italy
Russia
Madrid
Norway
Sweden
Scandinavia
Poland
Britain
Proposed Housing Plan Discussed By Realtors At Civitan Club
Ed Mendenhall and E C Criddlebaugh addressed the High Point Civitan Club at noon at the Sheraton Hotel outlining real estate views on the proposed Federal Housing project. Meldon Holmes led the program before an open forum as Miss Leslie Johnson thanked the club for donating chairs to the Y W C A. Freeman presided. the attendance prize went to the professional group led by Rev H S Hartzell.
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Ed Mendenhall
E. C. Criddlebaugh
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Meldon Holmes
Leslie Johnson
Elub
Y. W. Co
Soviet Spy Held In Cuba Return Trip To Washington
Miami Beach reports say a man heading a Soviet spy ring was apprehended and would be brought before the House Un American Activities Committee. Rep. Martin Dies plans to wrap up Florida hearings and return to Washington. The agent allegedly entered via Cuba with Cuban based supporters. union officials denounced the probe as a synthetic Red scare.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Martin Dies
Dtexas
Florida
Washington
Miami Herald
United States
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
Dies
Herald
Miami
Cuba
American Legion
James Barney
H. Frost Bailey
International Union of Tampa
Strikers Halt Work on Forest Drive Low-Cost Housing
In Columbia South Carolina the Gonzales Gardens project a $500000 low cost housing development on Forest Drive is at a standstill as workers strike. About 250 laborers idle with 70 carpenters six steelworkers bricklayers and laborers among those striking. A conference continues with officials and strikers mediated by Orville Rigby housing authority labor relations official.
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Columbia
S. C
Gonzales Gardens
Forest Drive
Orville Rigby
U.S. Housing Authority
Canadian air students walkout over shining door knobs
Premier Hepburn said a police probe supported his charge that students at the Canadian air training school in St Thomas staged a Feb 10 walkout because they were disgusted with doing nothing but shine door knobs and polish floors. Police Commissioner Stringer reported 200 to 300 students participated with no violence found.
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ST. Thomas
Ont
Mitchell Hepburn
Canadian Air Training School
Hepburn
William H. Stringer
Netherlands Tanker Eulota Sunk Near English Coast
The Netherlands Tanker Eulota of 6236 tons was sunk by an explosion near the south coast of England. All 42 crew members were rescued by a British warship. Eulota, owned by La Corona Oil Company, sailed from Rotterdam to Curaçao.
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Hague
Eulota
England
la Corona Oil Company
Rotterdam
Curacao
Funeral Rites for S. C. Pike Held at Two Churches
Funeral services for S. C. Pike 79 father of Sergeant J. C. Pike were held at his home 602 East Green Street then at Shady Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church near Colfax. Rev. C N Royal and Rev. Lyman F Lance led services with solos and hymns by Ethel Samuels and the church choir. Pallbearers from the police department included Sgt W E Kiger Sgt J H Hubbard J R Teague J R Loflin J H Steele and W E Carroll. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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S. C. Pike
J. C. Pike
East Green Street
Ethel Samuels
A. J. Koonce
Jesus
Shady Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church
Colfax
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
Lyman F. Lance
Police Department
W. E. Kiger
J. H. Hubbard
J. R. Teague
J. R. Loflin
J. H. Steele
W. E. Carroll
Church Cemetery
Funeral services for Raymond W. Wooten in High Point
Funeral services for Raymond W. Wooten age 37 of High Point Route 4 were held at Fairfield Methodist Church with Rev. E W Jones Rev. Joel Hrogden and Rev. Hillary Myres officiating The choir and family sang selections including Abide With Me Harbor Bells That Heavenly Home Going Down the Valley and Farther Along Interment followed at Fairfield Cemetery with pallbearers William Hendricks Monroe Hendricks Austin Hendricks Jay Hendricks M M Kearns C R Stone C L Leonard and J R Stone named.
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Raymond W. Wooten
High Point
Fairfield Methodist Church
E. W. Jones
Joel Hrogden
Hillary Myres
Ruth Liner
Roy Liner
Harbor Bells
Hedgecock
William Hendricks
Monroe Hendricks
Austin Hendricks
Jay Hendricks
M. M. Kearns
C. R. Stone
C. L. Leonard
J. R. Stone
Fairfield Cemetery
Mrs Wardlaw 27 Dies After Three Weeks Illness
Mrs Martha Wardlaw 27 of Thomasville dies at City Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. She was daughter of the late David and Beulah Lamb native of Cabarrus County and widow of Willie Wardlaw. Surviving: husband four children David and Ruby Wardlaw mother Beulah Lamb brother Belvin Lamb sister Annie Mae Lamb all residents of Thomasville. Funeral at Bethel Methodist Church Wednesday at 3 30 with pastors McGee Parker officiating burial City Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Martha Wardlaw
City Memorial Hospital
Wardlaw
David and
Beulah Campbell Lamb
Cabarrus County
Willie Wardlaw
David Wardlaw
Ruby Wardlaw
Beulah Lamb
Roy H. Parker
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
PelleyContends Suspension Of Sentence In NC Case
Pelley argues that in North Carolina the suspension of sentence on two counts should not be lifted without a new substantial crime. He claims the five year suspension expired in 1940 and was illegally extended by the local prosecutor. His defense maintains he committed no crime and should not be held as a fugitive. The hearing coincided with Pelley’s appearance before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities where he praised the Dies Committee and pledged Silver Shirts would fold if continued.
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Pelley
North Carolina
Superior Court
Zeb
House
Dies
Thomasville Negro Shot Girl Released on $1,000 Bond
Paul Green a city employee was released from Thomasville jail on a $1,000 bond after being charged with shooting Pearline Myers a Negro girl in a brawl at the Beer Garden on Church Street. The bullet hit her chin and lodged in the shoulder. Doctors planned immediate operation and said she is not seriously wounded. Trial postponed pending injury outcome.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Paul Green
Pearline Myers
Church Street
Ribbentrop Returns to Berlin After Italy Talks
Germany's Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop leaves Rome with reports Italy will stay out of war as long as Mussolini views it advantageous. The talks with Mussolini and Pope Pius XII focused on Italy's stance and the Russian Finnish war, with no new agreements expected beyond a temporary economic coordination team led by Dr. Karl Clodius.
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Rome
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Italy
von Ribbentrop
Il Telegrafo
Leghorn
Galeazzo Ciano
Il Duce
Pius XII
Ciano
Finland
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
Russia
Karl Clodius
Clodius
Finland Stands Against Demands in Viipuri Crisis
Reports from Helsinki show Finland resisting submission to terms seen as dictation as peace talks with Russia unfold near Viipuri. Public焦 interest surges amid rumors of a pivotal decision while both sides press on Mannerheim Line with ongoing bombardments and air operations.
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Finland
Kaleva of
Oulu
Helsinki
Red Army
Risto Ryti
Kremlin
Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament
E.S.T
Moscow
London
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Viiipuri
New Randolph hospital superintendent named
March 12 report from Asheboro states Miss Annie Laura Green assumed duties as Randolph hospital superintendent replacing Miss Nell Luther who left for Asheville for rest. Green previously served as chief anesthetist in Easton Maryland hospital and trained at Vanderbilt and Duke with anesthesis at Duke Hospital in Durham.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Annie Laura Green
Randolph Hospital
Nell Luther
Asheville
Miss Green
Easton
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Village Barn Dance and The Mikado Showings Featured
Broadhurst presents Village Barn Dance with Richard Cromwell and Doris Day featuring at 1:37 3:36 5:35 7:34 9:33. Paramount screens The Mikado with Kenny Baker and Jean Colman at 3:45 7:45 9:45. Carolina shows Honolulu with Eleanor Powell and Robert Young at 6:08 7:49 9:30. Rialto offers Jesse James with Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda at 11:31 1:27 3:23 5:19 7:15 9:11.
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Broadhurst
Richard Cromwell
Doris Day
Paramount
Kenny Baker
Jean Colman
Carolina
Honolulu
Eleanor Powell
Robert Young
Rialto
Jesse James
Tyrone Power
Henry Fonda
Waves Becomes North Carolina's New Post Office
Raleigh March 12. The post office department announces Waves as the state's newest post office near the Outer Banks. Locals recall an older name Sotedanthe while residents prefer Chicamicomoco. The piece notes quirky and whimsical North Carolina place names past and present.
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Post Office Department
Waves
Sotedanthe
Chicamicomoco
North Carolina
Whynot
Lelger
Pope Celebrates First Year on the Papal Throne
Pope Pius XII marks one year on the throne of St. Peter with hopes for world peace. He spoke after a pontifical mass at St. Peter's Basilica and urged cessation of hostilities in reply to a message from the College of Cardinals read by Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter
St. Peter's
College of Cardinals
Sacred Assembly
St. Sebastian
Granito Cardinal Pignatelli di Belmonte
Europe
German steamer Hannover salvaged and taken to port as prize
The Hannover, a 5600 ton German steamer, was set afire and abandoned off Puerto Rico March 7 after interception by a British warship. It has now been salvaged and towed to port as a prize. Thirty seven crew reached Ciudad Trujillo and 55 were believed captured. The admiralty report notes shipping losses for the week.
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London
Admiralty
Puerto Rico
Ciudad Trujillo
Pacific Reliance
Thurston
Counsellor
Chevychase
Borthwick
Constable Fatally Shoots Teen Then Ends Own Life
In Ironton Ohio a 28-year-old constable Bert Mays killed Eloise Roberts 15 in her Kitts Hill High School era and then fatally shot himself in her bedroom. Coroner W W Lynch ruled murder and suicide noting alleged affair between Mays and Eloise's family.
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Ironton
Bert Mays
Eloise Roberts
Kitts Hill
W. W. Lynch
Mays
Army Future Uncertain Says Stanley in Commons
British Secretary Oliver Stanley told MPs that forecasting future army tasks is improper. He presented a secret token budget linked to nominal wartime estimates, noting progress in army buildup and a shift of land burden from France to Britain as forces in France grow.
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London
Oliver Stanley
House of Commons
Stanley
Governors Oppose Anti-Lynching Bill Across Ten States
Governors of Alabama Arizona Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia ask the Senate to defeat federal anti lynching legislation already passed by the House They say it violates states rights and would harm the Negro race while noting southern progress in stamping out lynchings and warning of penalties and civil damages for local officials.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
McKellar
D-Tenn
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Nazi Envoy Slayer Is Found Guilty
A New York judge condemned 24 year old Canadian boxer Ernest Kehler as a cheap bum after a six hour verdict finding him guilty of first degree manslaughter in the December 4 death of German consul general Walter R Engelberg. Kehler was caught in Toronto two weeks after the killing and now faces up to 20 years in prison.
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New York
Walter R. Engelberg
Ernest Kehler
Engelberg
Brooklys
Kehler
Toronto
Peter J. Brancate
Gravely Threatened By Germany Halts Contraband Control
Franco British representatives in Washington said their nations are gravely threatened by Germany and cannot afford to hamper contraband control. Allies experts Frank Ashton-Gwatkin and Charles Rist hope to smooth friction points with the United States amid blockade difficulties.
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Washington
Germany
Frank Ashton-Gwatkin
Charles Rist
United States
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