150 Years of Aerial Warfare First of Three Articles
NEA Service outlines centuries of military aviation from 1670 prophecies by Francisco Lana to Napoleon’s 1794 air schemes and early balloon use. It notes aeronauts aiding French artillery at Fleurus, planned invasions of Britain by air, and balloon torpedo concepts in 1849 Venice, with Nile and Solferino balloon use cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Priest
Francisco Lana
Law
Fleurus
Belgium
Napoleon
Britain
Venice
Egypt
Battle of the Nile
Bloody Solferino
Cooper Calls for Probe as Funds Alleged Used in Campaign
telegram from gubernatorial candidate E. Cooper urges Frank L. Dunlap to immediately investigate high ranking highway prison semi officials accused of pushing propaganda that Cooper would demote or fire superintendents, foremen, and guards amid the final week of primary voting. The message notes Cooper’s role in enacting laws benefiting state employees including highway and prison staff and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dunlap
Associated Press
J. M.ughton
Mas E. Cooper
Cooper
Frank L. Dunlap
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Joe Welborn Elected To Student Dance Committee
May 26 at Chapel Hill Bill Blalock of Charlotte was elected chairman of the Student Dance Committee for the coming year. George Cox of St. Petersburg was named secretary. The slate includes Sam Gambill Elkin Bob Rose Smithfield Jack Towell Mooresville Joe Welborn High Point Cyones Pennsgrove N J Ike Grainger Wilmington Jick Garland Gastonia Tom Wright Wilmington Henry Greene Roanoke Rapids John Hoyle Lawndale Charles Lerche Albany Graduate School and holdovers Leon Galloway Cherryville Tom Heath Kinston Frank Holton Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Grainger
Wilmington
Jick Garland
Gastonia
Tom Wright
Henry Greene
Roanoke Rapids
John Hoyle
Lawndale
Charles Lerche
Albany
N. Y
Leon Galloway
Cherryville
Tom Heath
Kinston
Frank Holton
Lexington
Bar Association cancels Bermuda cruise reroutes meeting
North Carolina Bar Association abandons the Bermuda convention cruise due to the war. The group will meet in Blowing Rock from June 28 to 30, announced by secretary Alliston Stubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blowing Rock
North Carolina Bar Association
Bermuda
Alliston Stubbs
Political letters and candidate schedules stir North Carolina race
Thomas E Cooper cites a 20 percent pay rise claim and accuses “semi-officials” of propaganda for J M Broughton as Democratic rivals list includes Grady Gravely Horton Maxwell Simmons with Broughton commenting no comment. Campaign events proceed with Grady backing Roosevelt and reapportionment. Broughton to speak in Buncombe and Maxwell in Charlotte. Cooper to Elkin Mt Airy Jonesville and North Wilkesboro. Gravely to Williamston Greenville and Rocky Mount. Horton to Statesville.
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General Assembly
J. M. Broughton
Prison
Thomas E. Cooper
Cooper
Broughton
Paul Grady
Lee Gravely
W. P. Horton
A. J. Maxwell
Arthur Simmons
John R. Hoffman
Robert F. McNeill
George M. Pritchard
Dunlap
South Carolina
Grady
Roosevelt
Buncombe County
Maxwell
Charlotte
Burlington
Elkin
Mt. Airy
Jonesville
North Wilkesboro
Gravely
Williamston
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Horton
Statesville
War Makes Ghost Town Of London War Makes Ghost Town Of London
London, May 20. London, once a city of millions, is a ghost town from fear of bombing. Shops and flats sit vacant as evacuees flee to the country, leaving business crippled. The Central London Electricity Company explains losses from mass evacuations, blackout costs, and rising coal prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bronner
NEA Service
London
Europe
DARK
Light Company
Central London Electricity Company
West End
Piccadilly
Leicester Square
Oxford Street
Regent Street
Lost Colony to Open Fourth Season at Roanoke Island
The Lost Colony returns for a fourth season at Waterside Theatre Roanoke Island beginning June 29 to July 7 then nightly until September 2 with Mondays and Tuesdays off. Sponsored by the Roanoke Island Historical Association the show features a 200 member cast and promotion cites praise from critics and President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Paul Green
Ware County
Waterside
Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island Historical Association
D. Bradford Fearing
Frank P. Graham
The
University of North Carolina
Stout Palisades
Roanoke Sound
Sir Walter
Britain Relies on George V class Battleships For Naval Strength
Milton Bronner notes Britain builds five George V class battleships with 14 inch guns and 35,000 ton displacement, aiming for speeds over 30 knots and 1500 crew per ship. He reports ongoing trials and plans for larger 40,000 ton monsters, plus more light cruisers and destroyers, reflecting faith in sea power per Admiral Mahan.
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Py Milton Bronner
NBA
London
Hitler
John Bull
A. T. Mahan
Island Kingdom
Islanders and professionals in theatre merge on stage
The piece notes that amateurs and seasoned actors alike now perform indistinguishably, with novices nearing professional polish in their theatrical roles, blurring lines between hobby and vocation.
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Ers
Rat Extermination Drive Opens in Thomasville
Thomasville launches a rat extermination drive using about a ton of Red Squill bait Tuesday morning. Assisting are fourteen NYA boys, sanitation workers from Davidson and others led by John Faulkner and L C Whitehead. Local citizens merchants manufacturers and civic groups have generously supported the campaign following a recent clean-up week aiding rodent control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
NYA
Davidson
John Faulkner
State Board of Health
L. C. Whitehead
State College
BC Formula Eases Nerve-Racking Headache Pain
A drug advertisement notes that nerve pounding headaches respond quickly to the BC formula. It urges trying BC when pain strikes and promises rapid relief and feeling substantially better.
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BAR Association
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Duke of York
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Beatty
Ava
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Sunbeam
New York Corporation
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