Allies may use Sweden to deter Russian aggression, says columnist
A column argues Sweden and Norway could block relief for Finland, risking war, to force pressure on Germany. It notes Romania as a likely target of aggression and urges Allied defense and oil supply coalitions to keep Germany from prolonging war. It also mentions municipal and county meetings advancing official cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Germany
Russia
Rumania
Ussia
Vandenberg Picks Out His Man For Seasoned Leadership
Senator Vandenberg signals the GOP should nominate a seasoned leader for the party. He favors a clear explicit platform over glamor to meet the country’s crisis, opposing Dewey type personal appeal. The piece also notes Dr Jacob Calvin Leonard Sr’s historical work and a Washington report on bank deposits rising 13 percent to 56,076,000, sparking thoughts on inflation and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg
Republican Party
Washington
Local government and state centralization urge cooperation
The piece argues that city and county officials should meet with North Carolina lawmakers to craft local governance reforms. It urges constructive dialogue, shared budgeting, and a practical balance between thrift and spending to benefit the state's well being.
Blind Canadian Captain Becomes Leading Osteopath in 1918
In March 1918 Captain J Francis Smith of St John New Brunswick led a raiding party in France. A shell and gas left him blind yet he pursued a new career as a physiotherapist and later professor of neurology and psychiatry at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. His story urges readers with handicaps to persevere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Royal Canadian Regiment
J Francis Smith
St. John
New Brunswick
Canada
Captain Smith
Smit
Toronto
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
Smith
New Registration Favored by Elections Board Chief
Durham Herald notes State Elections Board Chairman W A Lucas favors a new voter registration over relisting. He says a new registration is simpler cheaper and more accurate, while relisting is complex. The piece urges county boards to adopt new registration for the upcoming primaries and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Elections Board
W. A. Lucas
North Carolina
Lucas
Chilean motorists demand more U.S. car imports than government allows
Motorists in Chile push for higher import quotas of automobiles from the United States as authorities restrict the number of new cars that may enter the country. The demand highlights tensions over trade limits and consumer access to vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate of the
United States
Senate
Chile
Manchurian Government Buys Tractors in Italy
The government of Manchuria reportedly spent over $1,000 on tractors and cultivation equipment purchased in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Nightclub Vanity and City Prices in a Quickstep Parade
A bustling nightlife vignette features Lois Andrew dancing with George Jessel while wearing a lynx coat. Details include a Broadway crowd paying for lessons, forty redheaded waitresses at the News Center in Rockefeller Center, picketing society women firing maids over raises, and varied transit and grapefruit prices highlighting a pricey urban scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jessel
Dahleeng
Lois Andrew
News Center
Associated Press
Rockefeller Center
Crosstown
57Th Street
Andrew Jackson Post outlines year programs
The Andrew Jackson Post of the American Legion announces a busy year with a sports program including prize fights and a baseball team, plus a show and ongoing welfare work. Over 600 people attended the Central Labor Union open meeting in High Point last night, the first in a series sponsored by the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson Post
The
American Legion
Central Labor Union of
High Point
Maritime embargo chills U S ship charters to Japan and Russia
The U S Maritime Commission remains under a moral embargo limiting charters to Japanese and Russian agents. Only one Asia charter occurred Dec 1 1939 shipping oil from San Francisco to Vladivostok. two applications since then have been refused. The policy is framed as wartime caution rather than pure logistics.
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Maritime Board
Washington
U. S. Maritime Commission
U. S. Cn
Russia
Asia
Americ
San Francisco
Vladivostok
Frightened Kitten on Tall Building Front Page News
A frightened kitten trapped on a building ledge becomes front page material with photos while murder stories grab bigger ad space. The piece contrasts sensational crime with lighter acts and studio entertainments in a bustling town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lief
Lou Davis
Lucius Beebe
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Local Social and Travel Notes
J. E. Marsh Jr. is in New York on business. Miss Ma bel Rimmers returns home to Burlington after visiting Miss Crissie Tysinger of this city. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Foust spent the weekend in Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Marsh, Jr
New York
Mabel Rimmers
Burlington
Crissie Tysinger
H. H. Foust
Asheville
Oddities of a Glamorous Hotel and City Life
The piece notes the Hotel Biltmore’s lofty second floor and compares it to other luxury hotels with dog checking services. It mentions a 25 cent bread and butter charge, Meyer Davis as a famed orchestra leader with bowling alley earnings, and a playful culture around Automat discounts, Lew Lehr’s art, and a provocative nightclub act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biltmore
Meyer Davis
Lew Lehr
Yukon mine blast kills twelve at Crown Coal Arnettsville
Twelve miners died in an explosion at the Crown Coal Company mine in Arnettsville West Virginia. Reports say loan sharks are harming Asheville workers amid continuing cold in the South.
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Yukon
Crown Coal Company
Arnettsville
W. Va
Asheville
Nelson Eddy and Edith Dahil at the Cotton Club
Nelson Eddy visits town with a sore throat and entertains until 3 AM. Edith Dahil arrives with her aviator groom, just released by Franco. The Cotton Club preserves Harlem flavor amid rival venues while stars like Danny Kaye and Desi Arnaz miss nearby shows.
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Nelson Eddy
Hollywood
Dahl
Edith Dahil
Franco
Cotton Club
Harlem
Danny Kaye
la Martinique
Desi Arnaz
la Conga
Emily Post
Catskill Mountain
Horney Elected NC State Millers Association Secretary
A. B. Horney of High Point was elected secretary and treasurer of the North Carolina State Millers Association at its Greensboro meeting held yesterday in the O Henry Hotel. The suffrage amendment must be ratified by May 1 to allow women to register and vote this year. There is no undue excitement about the matter here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Horney
High Point
North Carolina State Millers Association
O. Henry
Greensboro
Unclear New York Scene Cited In Light Snippets
Disjointed notes describe New York cultural spots and tabloids. References include Radio City murals on the New York Scene and a quote from Professor John H. Run dall criticizing Bishop Manning and Bertrand Russell. The passage mimics a jumble of media figures and Broadway chatter.
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New York
40Th Street
Radio City
Broadway
New York City
John H. Randall
Columbia University
Bishop Manning
Bertrand Russell
N. Y. Post
Bishop of
Walter Winchell
William Saroyan
Life Magazine
People notes on visits and travel
Mrs. Bruce H. Carraway left last night for Washington where Lt. Carraway is stationed. Mrs. L. C. Furgurson is shopping in Greensboro today. Attorney L. B. Williams is a professional visitor to Asheboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. Carraway
Washington
Lt. Carraway
L. C. Furgurson
Greensboro
L. B. Williams
Asheboro
Famous names and a wild collage of urban notices and rumors
A fragmented column lists celebrities and gossip segments from mid century society pages. It mixes hotel etiquette for foreign dignitaries with stray anecdotes about actors producers publishers and a bohemian chorus girl while noting elusive details and odd anecdotes without clear cohesion.
German cabinet resigns as Wesel fighting continues
Fighting persists around Wesel while the German cabinet resigns. In Washington Senator Borah today said war profiteers seek to control both major party conventions. In Philadelphia university students fired on police in an all night clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesel
Borah
Washington
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Seagull from Helsinki Found Near Bordeaux During Meal Service
Boy Scouts in Cochin India aided Food Control by teaching housewives and storekeepers. A seagull marked as from Helsinki was recovered exhausted near Bordeaux France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Cochin
India
Helsinki
Finland
Bordeaux
France
Musical firm fights to end protective group say founder’s son involved
The piece notes a founder’s son in a music firm opposing the song writers’ protective group. It mentions venues and a Hurricane opening soon with a new appeal. It also describes gay clubs seeking revival while cameras are barred to keep crowds away from Broadway, and fashionably dressed elites struggling for tables at the Stork Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Song Writers’ Protective Group
Protective Group
Hoover Suggests Reawakening 1931 Geneva Disarmament Treaty
A friend relays Herbert Hoover urging nations to revive the Geneva disarmament treaty from 1931 32 to pursue peace and security. The plan would ban weapons of aggression including submarines bombing planes and mobile heavy artillery but faced civilian government opposition from France and Japan and stalled in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Geneva
France
Japan
Nehru Calls for Clear War Aims to Defend Freedom
Jawaharlal Nehru, president of the Indian Congress, says India could cooperate to defend freedom and democracy if war aims are clearly stated and imperialism is abandoned. The remark underscores a stance on international alignment and anti imperialist principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Cromwell Mixes Up Canada Mission in Toronto Talk
A report says James H. R. Cromwell, Britain’s ally in diplomacy, gave a Toronto speech claiming England and France fight America for democracy and urging Germany’s defeat. The incident puzzled officials as Hull orders a copy, not yet on free distribution.
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Canada
James H. R. Cromwell
Toronto
England
France
America
Germany
Congress
Hull
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HOUSE
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Parana
Daniel Webster
Lexington Dispatch
Jacob Calvin Leonard
Southern Synod, Evangelical and Reformed Church
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First
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Raleigh
General Assembly
Dale Carnegie
Durham Herald
Bruce Catton
Congressional
William T. Schulte
Indiana
Blackstone
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Schul
Hatch
Carl Hate
Hal
Waldorf-Astoria
William Lyon Phelps
Fdr
David Selznick
J. Davis Music
General Pershing
Gen. Pershing
Kyle Crichton
Collier's
Lana Turner
H'wood
Julia
Lana
Columbus
Ohio
Tribune
Versailles
Hotel Men's Association
Oscar Levant
Levant
24Th Street
Park ‘Avenue
John Bull
Finsher
Stork Club
Cromwell
Doris Duke
Republic
Martin L. Sweeney
Dem
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