Weather forecast for North and South Atlantic coast
Cloudy conditions with ocean rain in the west and north central areas. Mild east of the region with warmer temps in the east and west portions tonight. Occasional rain Thursday with warmer conditions in the east and cooler in the southwest. Winds shift from northeast to east and southeast, becoming strong and overcast. Coastal showers possible near Hatteras and Jacksonville Thursday night.
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Orth Carolina
Hatteras
Atteras
Jacksonville
Pittman backs embargo or cash and carry for war supplies
Senator Pittman challenged neutrality advocates to support a wartime embargo on oil and other materials or accept his plan to sell arms to belligerents on a cash and carry basis. Senate Foreign Relations Committee members debated changes to the Neutrality Act amid mixed views. The law currently bars arms shipments to warring nations but allows cash sales of other materials if shipped on foreign vessels.
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Washington
Pittman D
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
la Follette
Wig
Pittman
Borah
Idaho
Perkins Claims CIO AFL War Bales Program Violations
Secretary Perkins told a subcommittee that public contracts totaling 93.18 million dollars violated overtime and prevailing wage rules. The hearing also criticized deportation handling, with Rep. Engel arguing orders after she took office cut annual deportations from about 18,000 to under 9,000. Perkins cited end of warrantsless arrests and a post mood decline in immigration as key factors.
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Vision
Rep
Engel
R-Mich
Perkins
Miss Perkins
WPA Funds Cut Back Amid Work Relief Plan
A congressional analysis details a monthly WPA draft of 3 355 000 dollars for relief and projects. It projects 88 975 personnel dismissed saving 16 282 425 dollars. Aliens’ dismissals save 7 015 000 dollars. Roosevelt’s 875 000 000 dollar request was trimmed by 150 000 000, delaying exhaustion of prior funds through February 1.
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Congress
WPA
Roosevelt
Man Dies in Mission Fire After Window Entrapment
A 50yearold man died after being wedged in a chapel window as a fire swept through the Delaware County Mission in Darby Pennsylvania. About 270 inmates packed the burning building as boilerroom flames trapped worshippers, panicking evacuation routes, with several trampled and others jumping from windows to escape. Roy Spencer perished as his clothes snagged on a heavy screen during the exit.
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Darby
Delaware County
Mission
J. T. Barnes
Roy Spencer
Parking on a hill uses angled front wheels for safety
Turning a car’s front wheels to about 45 degrees toward the curb when parking on a hill helps prevent rolling. This precaution stabilizes the vehicle by using the curb as a physical block, especially on slopes with uneven surfaces or loose parking brakes.
Traffic Deaths Decline in February Nationwide
Chicago reports February traffic deaths fell 12 percent the 16th straight month of improvement despite unchanged travel. The National Safety Council notes 1 810 deaths nationwide, 250 fewer than February 1938, with a theoretical 900 lives saved since 1937. Wyoming and New Hampshire show big state drops. New York leads in lives saved with 88, Texas 54. The figures reflect mileage changes and improved safety across regions.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Pacific States
Wyoming
New Hampshire
New York
Texas
Nazi Warnings Across Poland Prompt Polish Resolve
Warsaw's diary notes German threats to Poland and Britain. The papers say Germany uses pressure to shift Polish policy while Poland vows to maintain non aggression pacts and strengthen defenses. Ambassador Von Moltke meets Foreign Minister Beck to deny German demands.
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The
National Democrats
Reich
Poland
Korrespondenz
Warsaw
Germany
Soviet Russia
Hans von Moltke
Joseph Beck
Chicago Produce Price Report Readouts in March
Chicago market notes Butter ranges amid unsettled creamery specials with scores 92 to 93 and 4% extras. Firsts and standards hold with 23 to 24 percent ranges. Eggs listed at 30 869 with steady, unchanged prices.
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Chicago
New England Shilling Marks Early American Independence
The New England shilling was the first coin issued in this country by American colonists. Distributed in defiance of royal British decree, it became a popular symbol of independence and local assertion.
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New England
Lee Tracy Stars in Idiot's Delight in London
The actor Lee Tracy appears in Idiot's Delight at a London venue. He toured vaudeville, won 22 film roles, and married Helen Thomas. His boyhood included travels and a military academy, with later drama studies shaping his career.
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Lee Tracy
London
Helen Thomas
Lon
Weaver Guilty On Burglary Charge
Marion Weaver, 23, of High Point, found guilty in Guilford Superior Court of breaking and entering the D J Hendricks Filling Station on the Greensboro High Point highway the night of February 5. Sentence postponed to afternoon by Judge G Vernon Cooper. Evidence cited eye patch and shoe fits on scene. Cigarettes and merchandise were taken. Earl McNeill and Frank Nichols of High Point were found not guilty of breaking and entering Arthur Gregory's Millis Street home.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Marion Weaver
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
D. J. Hendricks
Greensboro High Point Highway
G. Vernon Cooper
Kinston
Weaver
Earl McNeill
Frank Nichols
Arthur Gregory
Millis Street
Forsyth and Yadkin Group Go to Raleigh
The Forsyth and Yadkin group travels to Raleigh with bids opened for four five room cottages and a five car garage at the dam site. Realty Bond Company of Winston-Salem bid $14,969 the only lower bid came from Barger Brothers of Mooresville at $15,925.
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Realty Bond Company
Winston-Salem
Barger Brothers
Mooresville
Murray and Flood
Eniineers
John Blair
East
Lexington Avenue
Graham, Parsons and Company
J. Welch Harriss
Public Library
Madrid Celebrates Franco Victory as Madrid Falls Peacefully
Nationalists enter Madrid ending 32 months of siege and hunger. Franco troops take Valencia without resistance and release prisoners as they mop up remaining Republican pockets. Moors and Italians bolster garrison while Madrid and Valencia report celebratory bells and food relief.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Starvaton
Franco
Valencia
Rafael Henche
Catalonia
Spanish Republic
Franciseco Franco
Candillo
Arriba
Espana
Joe Miaja
Miaja
National Defense Council
Defense Council
Segsmundo Casado
Julian Besteiro
Casado
Toledo
Cordoba
FDR Supposedly Prefers No Third Term Says Norris
Senator Norris said he gained the impression from conversations with President Roosevelt that the chief executive does not want to run for a third term. Norris noted the President had not stated clearly if he would seek re election, and other senators said there was no definite word from Roosevelt to his family or advisers.
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Washington
Norris
Ind-Neb
Roosevelt
Tax meeting in High Point on inventory assessment rates
High Point chamber of commerce legislative board and Guilford County Board of Commissioners met to seek a reduction in inventory tax assessment from 85 to 100 percent. They urged no rise in real estate valuations and called for a just adjustment. County board plans to vote tomorrow at 10 oclock in Greensboro after a prior presentation two weeks ago.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce Legislative Board
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Greensboro
George L. Stansbury
Joe Hoffman
J. W. Burke
A. C. Hudson
Chamber Legislative Board
Frank Sizemore
Chamber
Joe Johnson
Legislative Board
High Pointers Cited In 2 Damage Suits
In Guilford County Superior Court T J Rogers of High Point sues J G Green and Mrs Ella McKenzie executors for the estate of T S McKenzie for 1063 plus interest since 1932 less 150 credit based on a note of 1929. Franklin and Isom Speaks of High Point sue Peerless Flooring Co for 4500 for failure to protect against smoke and waste from a nearby plant.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Superior Court
T. J. Rogers
High Point
J .G. Green
Ella McKenzie
T. S. McKenzie
Franklin and Isom Speaks
Carnival Stove Men Fire Up Street Food
At Japanese carnivals merry makers cook their own food on stoves rented on site. When crowds gather a stove man carries a stove and starts a fire to prepare for business.
Harmonics Span From 16 to 20000 Vibrations Per Second
The article explains audible vibrations stretch from 16 to 30 vibrations per second for the lowest tones to 20 000 vibrations per second for the highest notes.
Brooklyn and Boston Nationals Doubleheader Marathon Game
In Boston on May 1, 1920 the Brooklyn and Boston Nationals played a 26 inning game that ended 1 to 1 as darkness halted play after a record length contest with the score tied.
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Brooklyn
Boston Nationals
Boston
Arrests Linked to Multi City Robbery Ring
Police report a confession from Thomas Simpson of Greenwood Washington DC linking him to break ins in Salisbury Greensboro Montgomery County and Danville. Arrests trace nine auto thefts and multiple shop and garage burglaries across six towns with suspects Young Bryant and others.
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Greenwood
D. C
Salisbury
Simpson
Jacobs’ Men
Hyman
Nash Loan Company
Stainback’s
High Point
Danville
Greensboro
Thomasville
Biscoe
Lexington
Young
Bryant
J. D. Poole
D. Bruton
Rowan County
L. R. Wren
Federal Special Term Held in Elizabeth City
Special term of the Federal District Court to be held in Elizabeth City the week of May 8 as announced in the local courthouse notice.
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Elizabeth City
Mar
Federal District Court
Bicycle challenger proves fast on Cleveland street line
Robert B. Kimball, a Cleveland News cub reporter, rode the Clifton street car line to work then biked the same route. His unofficial time was 32.8 minutes by bicycle versus 88 minutes by trolley, suggesting bicycles can beat the city’s famed street cars on that route.
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Cleveland
Ohio
School of Thought No. 1
School No. 2
Robert B
Plash) Kimball
Cleveland News
Kimball
Laverty's Men's Shop Locks Up During Lunch
In Frankfort Ind an absent minded merchant Oscar Laverty stepped out and locked the door leaving customers inside. A clerk with a key freed the shoppers as the store paused for lunch.
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Frankfort
Ind
Oscar Laverty
Laverty
Loyal hound guards thief’s hole after store break in
In Laurel Virginia Willard Gibson’s store was burglarized and merchandise stolen. A found hound dog stood by the thief’s exit hole, refusing to leave until its master returned, a devoted display of loyalty in the wake of the burglary.
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Big Laurel
Willard Gibson
Rural electrification plan to bill by meter in Prosser
Prosser Washington. Bento County customers will use an iron system to read their own meters and mail payments by money order. Superintendent J B White says the plan will save about 1200 dollars annually by eliminating meter readers.
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Bento County
Tomers
J. B. White
Union Station opening delayed by kitten litter issue
In Los Angeles motherhood delays the planned April 15 opening of Union Station as the air conditioning system fails due to a gray alley cat nesting in the air channels with her litter of kittens.
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Los Angeles
Union Station
Man arraigned on hay delivery charge with weighmaster certificate
In Chicago Municipal Court Judge Edwin J. Hasten arraigned Joseph Dieter on a charge of delivering a load of hay with a weigh master’s certificate. The prosecutor asked if Dieter had been put on since arrest and the reply was yes, on his own base. The judge called it the last straw and suspended a $251 fine.
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Chicago
Joseph Dieter
Edwin J. Hasten
Mrs Eunice Davis Dies on Sophia Route One
Mrs. Eunice Davis aged eighty of Sophia Route One died at home after a long illness. She was born Miss Nice Millikan and married Orlando Davis in 1877. Survived by three daughters, six sons, 39 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death five years ago.
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Eunice Davis
Sophia
Route One
Nice Millikan
Orlando Davis
Elizabeth Prevost
Millie McMaster
High Poi
C. L. Heath
Randman
J. E
High Point
R. c
W. F
T. EB
Randleman
Charlotte
SECURITIES LAW VIOLATORS MAY GET TRIAL POSTPONEMENT
Raleigh March 29 Secretary of State Thad Eure said a probable postponement may occur in the trial of two Stanly County men Marion Allen and H F Labert on charges of selling unregistered New Mexico oil leases in North Carolina. Both are out on bond and face a similar case in Hertford County.
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Raleigh
Thad Eure Fo
Stanly County
North Carolina
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