Governor Signals End to Prison Floggings in North Carolina
Raleigh May 13 1939 Indications point to a halt or sharp reduction of prison floggings in North Carolina during Governor Broughtons term Highway Chairman Ben Prince and Penal Director Oscar Pitts oppose the practice and no floggings have occurred since May 1 The final decision rests with the highway commission Pitts notes possible cases where flogging might still be needed to deter certain inmates and Prince says a total ban could be bad policy overseas doctors and guards ensured floggings were not brutal and that no inmate bled or was unable to work after punishment
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Broughton
Ben Prince
Oscar Pitts
New
Highway Commission
Full
Prince
Pitts
Central Prison
Robert Grady Johnson
Johnson
1940 Planes Built For Domestic Airlines Low Passenger Count
In 1940 only 29 aircraft of the type carrying under 21 passengers were produced for domestic airlines, reflecting a small niche in early air travel and aircraft capacity during that period.
Ambitious Leana Plots Power Shift At Lab
Leana Sormi, angered by distrust and Carolyn's intrusion, hatches a daring plan to seize control of X-99. She envisions wealth and influence by taking possession of the substance, aiming to outmaneuver Robert Hale and dominate the scientific world. She drafts a telegram to a major North American plant general manager as part of her scheme.
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Leanna Sormt
Bob
Carolyn
Leana
Leana Sormi
Robert Hale
Dr. Hate
Schoenfeld Laboratory
Dr. Hale
Telegraph Office
North America
Power Substance Heist Plot Near Blair
Carolyn and Bob Hale plot to move the mysterious X-999 power substance from a rugged Blair area. They plan to ship by rail to a cave-like mine shaft on Tonto Mountain with guards and a disguising scientific front. A telegram to Leana Sormi hints a private conference and raises Carolyn’s unease.
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Bes Hale
Carolyn
Blair
Bob
Tonto Mountain
Leana
Sentinels of the Republic speech by American Legion member
A veteran speaker frames the American Legion as guardians of American liberty in a wartime clash against internal subversives. He contrasts World War II era open combat with the present inside threats and praises Legion loyalty as essential to keeping America safe. He pledges to continue the fight until all of America is as American as the Legion.
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American Legion
Legion
America
Hitler
Republic
Bund
HEF
AEF
Carolina Nine Nears S C Crown With One Win
The North Carolina baseball team can clinch the Southern Conference title with a win over Duke in Durham or V M I in Chapel Hill Saturday. Lefty Cheshire of Wilmington pitched UNC to a 6 4 win over Duke, giving them their second straight victory in the series.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Duke
Durham
Lefty Cheshire
Wilmington
Blue Devils
Traffic deaths rise 7 percent in 1940 totals
Latest figures show traffic deaths and injury totals increased about seven percent in 1940 over the prior year.
Flowering Ferns and a Smelly Giant Flower
UNCLE RAY describes plants with and without flowers including ferns that reproduce by spores. He highlights the carrion flower native to southern Africa for its large blossoms and foul odor a contrast to the Rafflesia the world’s largest flower which grows in Borneo and Sumatra and can measure three feet across while weighing 10 to 15 pounds. He notes odor comparisons and the role of flies in pollen spread. Tomorrow: Small Tunnel-diggers.
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Africa
Stamford Raffles
East Indies
Borneo
Sumatra
Nature
Flying Machine Pioneers
McLe Ray
Red Men Meet Charlotte Prominent Dayton Speaker Event
Edwin C. Wilcox of Dayton Ohio will speak tonight at a large session of the North Carolina Improved Order of Red Men and the Pocahontas great council degree in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Edwin C. Wilcox
Dayton
Ohio
North Carolina
Pocahontas
National Whirliat News Behind the News
The United Kingdom’s monthly sales have fallen from $900,000 to $32,000 while imports from South America and the Far East surge to meet wartime needs. Rubber, tin, and manganese lead Far Eastern imports as the U.S. eyeing higher farm prices for 1941 crops amid plans to boost plantings. Absentees include Italian and German-affiliated figures as New Dealers internal tensions over wartime policy surface in New York.
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South America
Far East
French East Indies
Washington
White House
National Defense
Grocery stores plan Wednesday half day closings this summer
High Point grocers announced today that stores will close at 1 o clock every Wednesday afternoon. The policy will run each week during the summer months until September 1.
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High Point
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