Prohibition Violations Lead to Short Sentences
Two defendants were sentenced today by Judge D C MacRae for violating the prohibition law. Bell Parker waived trial and received six months, Ernest Parker also got a six month suspended sentence, while W Bowers appealed a related sentence. Other cases disposed of include Lora McCoy and 112 Hobson entries in the same proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Parker
MacRae
D. C. MacRae
D Street
W. _ Bowers
Ernest, Parker
Reed
Atence
Lora McCoy
Hobson
Vio
J. R. Porter Dies At Residence Here
J R Porter 72 and a Spanish American War veteran died at his home 1220 East Green Street shortly after 11 Monday. He was born October 12 1867 in York South Carolina and moved to this city three years ago from Beaufort. Survived by wife Mary Porter two sons four daughters eighteen grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Body to be taken to Mrs Joe Armentrout 2337 English Street. Funeral Tuesday at 4 with Rev Elbert Newlin and Rev George Cooper. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Porter
East Green Street
Mr. Porter
York
S. C
James Porter
Beaufort
Episcopal Church
Union
New Bedford
Mass
Joe Armentrout
English Street
Elbert Newlin
Oak Hill Friends Church
George Cooper
Oakwood Cemetery
Cafe Damaged by Early Morning Fire on English Street
Fire discovered at 8:15 a.m. in a cafe at 1697 English Street caused substantial damage before firefighters held the blaze to about an hour. The owner is R. T. Amos. operator is Lewis Norwood. Loss estimated between 300 and 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Street
R. T. Amos
Lewis Norwood
Prohibition Violations and Offenses Listed in Local Record
A list of individuals charged with violations including prohibition law violations gambling driving drunk assault larceny and traffic offenses. Several defendants receive continuances jury trials or partial costs. names include Carol Steele Luther Porter Clinton Dewit Nelson Maybell Scott Irvin Leonard and others with addresses across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Steele
Davis
Will Hall
Reed
James Gibbons
Hobson
Luther Porter
South Main
Clinton Dewit Nelson
Frank Moore
West Davis
Frazier Simpson
Leonard
Manuel McDuffie
Gordy
Albert Williams
Lockwood Braddock
East Washington
Lewis Kelly
Price
Maybell Scott
Irvin Leonard
Moon Street
Richard Phelps
Taylor
Harry Welch, Jr
Smith
William MacKinley
Vail
Caplas
Frank Lambeth
Thomasville
Ollie Gilliam
Charlie Thompson
East High
Joe Giles
Hoover
Court Upholds Antitrust Ruling On Gas Price Fixing
Justice Douglas writes for the Supreme Court reaffirming that price fixing is unlawful per se under the Sherman Act. The decision reversed the Seventh Circuit, upholding convictions of 46 defendants including Socony-Vacuum Oil and Pure Oil, with fines and new trials ordered for several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Seventh Federal Circuit Court
Federal District Court
Madison
Wisconsin
Circuit Court
Circuit
Justice Department
District Court
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Wadhams Oil Company
Empire Oil and Refining Company
Continental Oil Company
Pure Oil Company
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Sinclair Refining Company
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Phillips Petroleum Company
Shelly Oil Company
Globe Oil and Refining Company
Oklahoma
Tlinois
Charles E. Arnott
H. T. Ashton
Socony-Vacuum
R. H. McElroy, Jr
Pure Oil
P. E. Lakin
Shell
Robert W. McDowell
Mid-Continent
Patrick J. Stone
Supreme Court
Stone
Germans Press Hegra Defenders After Prolonged Stand
Hegra defenders conserved scarce food and ammunition, holding fire until a direct assault by German forces. They inflicted heavy losses before surrendering. a refugee recalled that their troops could have held out longer if supplies had held. Nearby, further north, the situation continued to unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hegra
Nazis Seize Narvik Stakes and Allied Moves
Reports say German forces push toward Narvik by land while British and French reinforcements arrive south of Narvik. Berlin claims hits on a British battleship and a submarine, with raids near Harstad as Hitler plans a land corridor to secure Narvik and Swedish ore routes.
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Germany
Narvik
Fuehrer
Namsos
High Command
Kattegat
Britain
Admiralty
Afridi
Hitler
Norway
Sweden
Nar
Vik
Grong
ONL
England
Kiruna
Mediterranean
Norwegian and British flee into Sweden as German forces advance
Tired volunteers and civilians flood into Sweden from the mountains while Germany pushes east to the Swedish border after occupying Grong and Nam. William Miall, a British Red Cross ambulance driver, notes Norwegians and civilians looked alike as they trudged through snow and mud, many without uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Grong
Nam
Red Cross
William Miall
Senate Debates on Silver Purchases and Civil Aeronautics Move
Major bills face Senate battles as Townsen seeks to end foreign silver purchases and a resolution blocks Roosevelt's transfer of the Civil Aeronautics Authority to the Commerce Department. An anti administration coalition looms while Pittman offers a farm product offset. House pursues minor measures and reconsiders the Hatch bill on political activity by federally funded state workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Townsend
R-Del
Treasury
Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Commerce Department
Pittman
D-New
Senate Judiciary Committee
Barkley
Justice Department
House
Judiciary Committee
Nazi Plans to Conquer Unoccupied Norway Near Narvik
Analysts describe a potential German push to reclaim Norway's northern coast from Narvik toward Hammerfest and Kirkenes. German reinforcements and heavy transports face sea and terrain challenges, while Allied positions at Narvik Tromso offer geographic protection. A Swedish report notes a German destroyer sank a British submarine near Swedish waters and Norway’s gold reserves were moved to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerfest
Kirkenes
Norway
Soviet Russia
Germany
Narvik
Namsos
Goteborg
Stockholm
Tidningen
England
New Charges Innes Details Communist Contacts and Shipboard Plot
National Maritime Union CIO witness Innes testified before a committee that he attended Communist meetings with Curran and Tommie Ray, and that he was sent to the West Coast in mid 1986 to prepare for a fall strike. He described Ray as a Communist guiding illegal radio messages from a ship’s operator to learn election outcomes. Messages allegedly bypassed ship censorship. Innes cited a letter and report to Curran as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Maritime Union
CIO
West Coast
Curran
Tommie Ray
Ray
Innes
al Yates
Taft
New York
San Francisco
Rhododendron Festival names king and queen
Asheville May 6 James Mason Westall and Miss Stuart Hensley named as Rhododendron king and queen for the 13th annual festival to be held June 16 to 22 in Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
James Mason Westall
Stuart Hensley
High Point 28th In Sale Of Bonds
Secretary of the Treasury Mor genthau announced Savings Bonds sales through March 31 1940 total more than 38.86 billion in maturity value with about 1 987 374 investors. High Point ranked 28th in per capita sales in North Carolina and 13th in state volume, with Salisbury and Concord slightly higher overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Savings
High Point
North Carolina Post Office
Charlotte
Salisbury
Concord
Britain faces political crisis as Churchill backs Chamberlain
Press consensus says Chamberlain lacks support as ministers face criticism over war planning. Times calls for reconstruction not reshuffle while neutral nations doubt Britain's handling of Nazi threats and reliance on US imports. Churchill remains a key defender amid cabinet strains.
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Chamberlain
Conservative Times
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Times
Germany
Manchester Guardian
Labor Party
Guardian
Britain
Norway
France
United States
Birth announced for son of Mr and Mrs Earl N Phillips
Mr and Mrs Earl N Phillips announce the birth of a son, Earn N Jr, born Sunday May 5 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs Phillips, before marriage, was Miss Lillian Jordan of Hartsville, S C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earn N. Phillips, JR
Hospital Sunday
Earl N. Phillips
Fart Norfleet, Jr
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Phillips
Lillian Jordan
Hartsville
Unemployment Falls in London to Lowest Since 1920
The Ministry of Labor and National Service reports 148,578 fewer unemployed between March 11 and April 15. Total registered on April 15 drops to 972,695, the lowest since 1920 when unemployment insurance began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Labor and National Service
France Produces 1.8 Million Gallons of Wine Last Year
France produced 1.8 million gallons of wine in the previous year, reflecting steady output across vineyards. The figure highlights continued agricultural activity and regional wine production levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Weather Bulletin Across States With Warmer Temperatures
Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday in North Carolina with somewhat warmer conditions. South Carolina and Georgia expect fair weather and slight warming tonight. Virginia sees generally fair skies tonight and Tuesday with cooler areas in the north Tuesday. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras will be moderate to fresh, mostly southwest, shifting to northwest in the north portion Tuesday, with scattered showers over that area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
North
Jacksonville
Charlotte
N. C
Official Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Memphis
Meridian
Miami
Minn
St. Paul
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Wee
Spartanburg
Washington
Wilmington
Sewnese
Danville Man Named Head of District Moose
M. Mayhew of Danville Virginia was elected Great North Moose at a Tar Heel Legion meeting. Other officers named for the coming year include Willie Sink J H Richardson E F Blackman and L V Young. Installations and a state legion meeting were planned for June and July in Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mayhew
Danville
Great North Moose
Tar Heel Legion
Loyal Order of Moose
East Moose
Willie Sink
Thomasville
J. H. Richardson
High Point
West Moose
South Moose
E. FE. Blackman
Airy
L. V. Young
Vatican reports regime converts church to garage and hotel
The embassy quoted a cardinal alleging in Lodz diocese that most churches were closed and Catholic life was nearly extinguished. It said about 650 priests were deported or imprisoned except 20, with nine shot and two dead in prison, and bishops tortured in a concentration camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Army corps maneuvers ignite tensions near Sabine border
Blues stage large scale drills in Georgia and plan maneuvers with troops from Camp Beauregard. Reds announce spring maneuvers west of the Sabine River between Louisiana and Texas. Up to 10 000 square miles of pine land will host motorized infantry cavalry aviation and support units with civilian observers assisting in spotting enemy planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudetenland
Georgia
Sabine River
Louisiana
Texas
Camp Beauregard
Alabama
Mississippi
Alexandria
Nacogdoches
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Mabel Schott
Ae Ra
Jesse James
Domance
Tyrone Power
Johnny Apollo
Dorothy Lamour
Edward Arnold
Jean Parker
James Dunn
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Hunchback
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Akim Tamiroff
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Joan Brodel
Tom Brown
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Boots
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Thomas Mitchell
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Aviat Corp
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Sears
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Ty Chrysler
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Swift
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Ssssene
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Alco
Pirestone
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