British Ships and Planes Search For Prinz Eugen
British warships and a swarm of planes hunted a vast Atlantic area for the German cruiser Prinz Eugen after the Bismarck’s sinking. Navy carriers Ark Royal and Victorious ferried air power, with observers noting up to 140 planes aiding the search as Britain hailed the fleet’s bravery and the loss of the Hood and Bismarck.
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London
Atlantic
Arctic Circle
Bismarck
Hood
Bergen
Land’s End
England
Ark Royal
Victorious
Daily Telegraph
Germany
The
Daily Express
Board of the Admiralty
Fleet Air Arm
Range In Boarders Wage Rise Reported
Seamless sock workers at High Point returned to work after a week long strike and gained wage increases from 82 to 3 percent. New rates per hundred dozen include Regular half-hose 3.35, misses anklets 3, p w 3.60, army wool 3.60, army mercerized 3.67 12. Ladies goods 5.20 and rayon plaids 4.80. The Labor Department will survey pay scales in North Carolina and Tennessee to compare living conditions.
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High Point
P. W
United States Department of Labor
North Carolina
Tennessee
Negro given suspended sentence in hose theft case
Sam Small, listed as Negro of 1403 Hay Street, faced two larceny warrants over hose theft from Slane Hosiery Mill. He was found guilty of stealing six pairs worth 90 cents on April 8 and 17 pairs worth $2.90 on April 14. A six month suspended sentence was imposed in one charge with $25 plus costs, and costs only on the other. Judge D C MacRae suspended the six month term for two years, with the warning that noncompliance could trigger execution during that period.
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Sam Small
Hay Street
Slane
D. C. MacRae
Lessons in English on usage and pronunciation
A compact note explains correct phrasing for comparison, advising "My wife thinks as I do" instead of "like" and clarifies pronunciation for pedagogy as ped a go ji. It mentions pronunciation cues and vowel sounds with quick guidance.
New Draft Registration Targets Local Youths in July
Washington May 23 A federal estimate places 375 to 400 Local youths aged 21 in the July 1 second draft. The count relies on October draft data and Roosevelt’s setting of the July 1 call. Nationally, just over a million new registrants are expected.
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Washington
Roosevelt
British Attack Invasion Ports Raid Cologne and Shores
British warplanes swept the channel last night targeting Cologne and Nazi occupied French coast with raids on Boulogne and Calais. German reports say small British raids damaged a hospital and a church in western Germany while seven fighters were destroyed on the ground at Lannion. Coastal shipping was hit in daylight, and a bomber plane remains missing.
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London
England
Channel
Rhineland
Cologne
Kent
Boulogne
Calais
Germany
East Anglia
Cornell
Dover
Air Ministry
Wunits
Bomber Command
Lannion
Brittany
Bay of Biscay
Two Youths Held for Superior on Larceny Counts
Two youths, Fred Williams and John Deaton, were bound over to Superior Court after a preliminary hearing on larceny charges stemming from robberies in May. Williams, 19, received two six month terms for larceny and faces additional charges. Deaton, 17, had judgment withheld pending probation considerations.
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Fred Williams
Smith Street
John Deaton
Clay Street
D. C. MacRae
Wiliams
McDowell County
T. D. Stokes
Denton
Southern Dairies, Inc
North Wrenn Street
Virginia Rickert
Williams
Myrtle
Myrtle Martin
W. M. Burris
C. H. Hammer
Sheraton Hotel
Stokes
Deaton
China's Little Devils Torture Japanese Occupation
NEA Service reports that China's guerrilla network uses young children aged 5 to 10 as covert operatives. The "little devils" act as spies, couriers, guides, saboteurs, and medical helpers, operating from villages and orphanages to disrupt Japanese forces in occupied territories.
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NEA Service
New York
China
Little Devils
James G. Blaine
United China Relief
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Hsinn Pao
Early horse and greengage plum origins
A brief historical note traces the evolution of the horse from a small fox-like creature in the Tertiary period and explains that Greengage plums were named for Sir William Gage who introduced them into England.
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Sir William Gage
England
RAF Bombs Sfax Tunisia in Mediterranean Port Attack
British air unit bombed the Tunisian port town of Sfax about 175 miles south of Tunis. French authorities reported eight wounded on the French vessel Rabelais in Sfax harbor after a direct hit and fire. Authorities offered few details and expressed astonishment at the attack.
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Vichy
France
UPI
Sfax
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Tunis
Libya
Rabelais
Berlin Mourns Loss Of The Bismarck Battleship
Berlin mourned the loss of the battleship Bismarck, with Fleet Commander Admiral Luetjens and the crew also presumed dead. Editorials praised bold action despite risks, noting German planes sought revenge while British forces overwhelmed the ship. The press cited 262,512 tons of merchant shipping sunk from May 16 to 27.
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Berlin
Germany
Bismarck
Guenther Luetjens
Luetjens
Fuehrer
Phe
England
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Lokal Anzeiger
Geman
Atlantic
Dr C C Carpenter Addresses A B Club Dinner
Dr C C Carpenter dean of Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest College spoke at a American Business Club dinner at Elwood Hotel. He said North Carolina needs more doctors and outlined the new medical school's capacity 300 beds 200 students with 100 instructors. Training costs about 1050 dollars per student annually with students paying one third endowment and appropriations cover the rest. He noted potential junior British medical students and Ray Wibbelink led the meeting I E Slate introduced the speaker and next week’s date was set for City Lake Park.
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C. C. Carpenter
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Wake Forest College
American Business Club
Elwood Hotel
North Carolina
North
Baptist Hospital
Winston- Satem
Carpenter
Ray Wibbelink
I.E. Slate
City Lake Park
How to thicken soup with bouillon cubes
Use bouillon cubes to extend soup without watering it down. Dissolve two cubes in two cups of water to boost quantity while preserving flavor.
Roosevelt Pledges Fast Help to Britain in War Crisis
The piece notes President Roosevelt's pledge to accelerate transport of essential supplies to Britain and Allies, stressing that control of the seas and rapid production are pivotal. It warns that failure to supply warplanes and tanks could jeopardize Britain and the Mediterranean effort, with Crete’s fate highlighting air power stakes.
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Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Atlantic
Crete
Mediterranean
Presbyterian Union Delayed by General Assembly
ST LOUIS May 28 Definite action to unite all branches of the Presbyterian Church was delayed by the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America pending further study of union issues. The assembly authorized special committees to confer with the Southern church on coordination and possible unification of work since the civil war split. A telegram from Rev Sam Dicki moderator of the Southern Presbyterians in session at Montreal expressing interest in union was received with enthusiasm and a reply dispatched signed by moderator Rev Herbert Booth Smith. Many commissioners and ministers felt union could not be far off.
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ST. Louis
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
United States of America
United States
Southern Church
Sam Dick
Southern Presbyterians
Monreal
N. C
Herbert Booth Smith
Berlin Claims Nazis Tortured Braches Parachutists
Berlin says German parachutists were tortured in Crete with charges voiced by a military spokesman at a press briefing. Churchill accuses Germans of disguising troops as New Zealand forces defending Crete. German high command denies mistreatment and vows retaliation if any evidence emerges.
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Berlin
Crete
Churchill
New Zealand
States collect record gas tax revenue in 1940
Washington May 28 reports show state gasoline taxes totaled 870,692,000 dollars for 1940. Public Roads Administration notes over 22 billion gallons were taxed, with seven states each using more than a billion gallons. New York and California tied at 1.8 billion, while District of Columbia and several states posted large gains.
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Washington
United States
Public Roads Administration
Federal Works Agency
FWA
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Florida
South Carolina
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
Roberta Lee Q discusses proper manners including tipping the hat when a woman steps aside to permit passing and thanking her, avoiding meaningless expressions like Dont you know and if you know what I mean, and asking for quotations for hotel room prices. The piece notes that over 300 cities in the United States now have regular air service.
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United States
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Wiles
North Atlantic Ocean
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Azores
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Prince OF Wales
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A. B. Club
Wake Forest Medical School
Dean
C. L. Kaney
Kernersville
Abbotts Creek
J. G. Pilson
P. R. Venable
Greensboro
J. W. Kanoy
J. S. Kanoy
Carthage
C. D. Kanoy
Home Place
Howard Doty
Charlotte
Chester Smith
Winston-Salem
Denzel Kanoy
Vera Kanoy
Joe R. Ragland
Dewitt MacKenzie
Presbyterian Union
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