Broughton seeks 10 million gasoline allotment for farms
Governor J M Broughton asked the Petroleum Administration for War to allocate 10 million gallons of gasoline to North Carolina for farming operations starting within ten days. He said heavy rains delayed work and plans to ease heavy tasks into a 30 day period, requiring more gas than currently available. The article notes C J Stoney identified the electron in 1874.
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Raleigh
Petroleum Administration For War
North Carolina
J. M. Broughton
Broughton
Train Fire Tragedy In Italy Claims 426 Lives
In Naples on March 3 a coal gas asphyxiation disaster killed 426 Italians when a stalled train trapped passengers in a tunnel. Allied investigators call it an act of God caused by stagnant air, wet rails, and carbon monoxide buildup.
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Naples
Italy
Placemats and a Recipe Prompt Enjoyment
A casual note describes widespread placards and a call to try a recipe to experience simple pleasures. The message blends social observations with culinary activity to encourage eating as a source of enjoyment.
Cooking notes fragment with bacon fat and cornstarch
Fragment describes browning onion in bacon drippings and mentions cornstarch and flour with hot water. References Wilson's Certified Bacon and MO-POINT MEAT FLAVOR appear, but the text is incomplete and lacks a clear action or outcome.
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Wilson's
Celer
Delegates Named This Week as States Vote in Split GOP Dem Efforts
Maine and Louisiana launch a seven state series to pick 217 Republican and 142 Democratic delegates for national conventions. Dewey gains early support with North Carolina and New Mexico backing him, while Willkie claims some New Hampshire support. Florida remains uninstructed as campaigns burn toward April 1 delegate totals.
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Jack Bell Washington
Maine
Louisiana
Minnesota
New York
Iowa
Kansas
Arizona
N. CC
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
North Carolina
New Mexico
New Hampshire
Wendell L. Willkie
Filorida
Columbia Oe Society
Wade H. 2
the Historical Society
Teething myths and teeth timing in infant care
Dr Clendening explains historical views on teething troubles and dentition timelines. He notes that early teething myths linked to fever and convulsions, warns against alarm at six to eleven months, and outlines when different teeth typically appear and the need for early dental care.
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Abt
Cayman
Medina
Iowa and nation split over delegates at 1940 convention
Reports from the 30th anniversary dinner indicate Stassen and Landon clash over state delegations while Hickenlooper hints at support for Dewey. Roosevelt is urged for a fourth term by a strong Democratic draft movement with New York delegates expected to back the plan.
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Stassen CO
E. Stassen
Iowa
Ke B
Hickenlooper
Alf Landon
Kansas
Hicken
Landon
Dewey
Roosevelt
New York
Arizona
Maine
Rea
Toumione
Administration Seeks Votes in TVA Fight
Washington lawmakers report an uphill push to defeat McKellar proposals aimed at TVA budget control. Senate debates paused for a recess as administration allies cite Bar not’s warning that McKellar’s amendments could cripple the Tennessee Valley Authority operations.
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Washington
McKellar
D-Tenn
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sen. Bary
D-Ky
Vnde T
CIA
Mek Kellar
Tor Stewart
TVA
David E. Lillienthal
Public warned about keeping live shells
Senator Downey asks War Secretary to warn the nation against home kept live shells and ammunition. He urges owners to bring such souvenirs to police and sheriffs offices nationwide after a California incident left one child dead and four injured while attempting to unload a 20 millimeter shell.
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Washington
Downey
D-Calif
War Stimson
California
Treasury Aid Paul Submits Resignation
Randolph Paul resigned from the administration amid the bitter fight for 8 billion dollars in extra wartime revenue. He had left private practice to serve as Morgenthau’s chief tax advisor and later treasury general counsel, submitting his resignation to President Roosevelt yesterday.
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Washington
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Paul
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Vesuvius Continues To Spew Cinders
Mt. Vesuvius mantains ash and cinders over the Pompei region as rain eases but crop damage rises. Authorities expect the eruption’s climax within five to six days after it began Saturday, prompting residents to flee with blankets and water tubs for protection.
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Pompei
Mt. Vesuvius
Vesuvius
Paraguayan cabinet crisis follows Argentina policy shift
Montevideo dispatch says Morinigo’s cabinet faced a crisis after three ministers quit two days earlier. The resignations followed Paraguay’s recognition of the Farrell regime in Argentina, with ministers Louis and Sigfredo Gross Brown seen as pro United States in stance.
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Montevideo
Ident Higinio Morinigo
Farrell
Baby Girl Weighs 15 Pounds at Birth and Dies
In Raleigh on March 23 a baby girl born to a Negro couple weighed 15 pounds instead of 25. The attending physician said a recheck showed scales were wrong. The child died 12 hours after birth.
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Raleigh
Churchill to Speak To Nation On Sunday
Prime Minister Churchill will address the nation Sunday in his first broadcast since winter illness. The 9 p.m. speech is seen as a possible key to Britain’s stance on allied war aims amid expected talks in London with U S officials and the foreign office. Rumors also link a potential Churchill Roosevelt meeting to follow.
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London
Churchill
The
Nation
Atlantic
Britain
U. S
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
British
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Miner Fires At Hitler Image In Rio Movie Scene
A Rio de Janeiro incident reports a miner, moved by a film scene, firing three shots at an on screen image of Adolf Hitler. The event followed a performance described as intense and perilous.
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Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Adolf Hitler
Rio
der Fuehrer
Gastonia Candidate Names County Manager Appointments
Gregg Cherry announces a slate of county managers across North Carolina with Don M. Stafford Odell Beth for Greensboro Harry A. Wilson for Morgan Burke C W Gunter A Whitesides for Gastonia Adam J Whitley for Johnston Charles Ton for Durham Harvey for Ken Douglas for Charlotte Mecklenburg W B Lexington for Davidson Smith and Walter Carter for Asbury T vane and John L Hawkins for Cumberland.
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Raleigh
Cameeree
Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
Eratic
Gove
Don M. Stafford
Odellbeth
Greensboro
Harry A. Wilson
Morgan Burke
C. W. Gunter
A. Whitesides
Adam J. Whitley
Field
Johnston
Charleston
Durham
Harvey
Kinston
Ken Douglas
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
W. B. Lexington
Davidson
Smith
Walter Carter
Asbury
Rowan
T. Vane
John L. Hawkins
Etteville
Cumberland
Mayor Daniels Backs Salvation Army Canteen Fund
Connel lsville Pennsylvania reports Mayor Abe I. Daniels gives his first month salary of 100 dollars to fund a Salvation Army canteen for ice men.
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Connellsville
Abe I. Daniels
Salvation Army
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