Fires Inflict Heavy Losses in Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina faced its worst forest fire period as 227 fires in 18 counties burned at least 25 000 acres causing no less than 95 000 dollars in damage. Assistant state forester W C McCormick cautioned the estimates are preliminary and may be incomplete. Firefighters battled for over ten days amid difficult conditions.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
W. C. McCormick
Forest Fire Prevention Division
Department of Conservation and Development
McCormick
R. Bruce Etheridge
Guilford County Realty Transfers Short Listings
Guilford County transfers include R R Wright and wife to M P Mos teller and wife in High Point Township. Norland Company to Otis G Burton and wife. Metropolitan Realty to Nellie O Trimnal. In Greene Township A B Phillips and wife to I O Layton and wife and to Frank McCraw and wife. Additional transfers include J T Simmons to J G Venable. C E B Miller to T J Hill. Alta L Benson and C H Benson to Faye Bryant and J D Bryant. City of Greensboro to J Addison Smith. Justice Drug Company to Sara Talbert Reynolds.
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Norland Company
Otis G. Burton
High Point Development Company
Metropolitan Realty Company
Nellie O. Trimnal
Wise Street
Faye Bryant
J. D. Bryant
Greensboro High Point Road
City of Greensboro
J. Addison Smith
West Greenway
Gilmer Township Justice Drug Company
Sara Talbert Reynolds
Gaston Street
Authorities prepare for investigation in tragedy
Beaufort November 22 Authorities expected a diver to arrive from Norfolk Virginia to inspect damage that sank the fishing boat Southland with 190 lives lost The vessel carrying 80 crew sank after colliding with the Especo six miles north of Beaufort None of the Especo crew was hurt
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Beaufort
Norfolk
Southland
Approval Of Market Control In Burley Weed Belt
Washington reports that 87,148 growers voted for marketing quotas on the 1940 burley tobacco as part of the administration crop control program. The measure, approved in October, sets penalties for overage and aims to steady prices amid large supplies and wartime restrictions.
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Burley
Weed Belt
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Senator Norris
Norris
War Today Sizeable Struggle On Sea Tops Nazi Blockade
The article argues the war’s real stakes lie in naval power as Britain's blockade tightens and Germany seeks to break it by mine warfare and disruption of supplies. It notes Germany's need for Balkan resources and the shifting balance with Italy and the Allies expanding trade, while Hitler faces cash and goods shortages.
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Germany
Balkans
Hitler
Reich
Fuehrer
England
Fatherland
English Channel
Britain
Chamberlain
Italy
Herr Hitler
Winborne weighs higher rail charges in North Carolina
Utilities Commissioner Stanley Winborne considered applications by North Carolina railroads to raise inter city inter terminal and intra terminal switching rates. Opponents argued the proposed increases would be prohibitive and shift freight to trucks. Groups opposing included R J Reynolds Tobacco Company P H Hanes Knitting Company and the Wilmington Port Traffic Association among others.
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Raleigh
Stanley Winborne
North Carolina
Wilmington Port Traffic Association
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
N. C. Cottonseed Crushers Association
State payrolls rise in October for 1016 establishments
Labor Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford reported October payrolls of 1,016 establishments reached 449,715 dollars, up 4.1 percent from September. Workers totaled 152,436, an increase of 2.6 percent. The figures cover establishments that cooperated in reporting conditions.
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Raleigh
Forrest H. Shuford
Scottsville Bans Bachelor Employment in City Government
Scottsville Kentucky pushes a city ordinance prohibiting single men from municipal government positions. The measure targets eligible applicants and outlines enforcement provisions for noncompliance.
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Scottsville, Ky
Bidding Spirited on Weed Market at Winston Salem
Local tobacco warehouse reports a sale of 1 100 000 pounds of leaf at 17.75 dollars per hundred pounds. Prices held across low to nondescript types while fine quality sold briskly, with some piles reaching 75 dollars per hundred and others 50 to 65 dollars.
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Winston-Salem
eBoth
First Lady of Finland Skilled in Pleasant Crafts
Madame Kaisa Kallio, wife of President Kyosti Kallio, stays aloof from politics and tends her Nidala farm. She is a peasant by choice, admired by country folk for hosting state dinners in Helsinki and supporting native arts and handicrafts in Finland.
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Finland
Kyosti Kallio
Kaisa Kallio
Grace
Helsinki
Nidala
Gasoline Tanker Wreck Near Lumberton Injures No One
A loaded gasoline tanker overturned near Lumberton after a blowout. Driver Glenn Callaway of Gastonia escaped with no injuries after breaking the cab window. Two hours later the tank exploded and fire burned for about an hour.
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Lumberto
F. R. Bell
State Highway Patrol
Bell
Glenn Callaway
Gastonia
Confession Saves Negro From Chair In North Carolina
Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said one of two Negro brothers scheduled to die in the gas chamber will receive a commutation to life imprisonment. Henry Williams will be spared but Raymond Williams must die after Raymond confessed and claimed full blame for the killing of peddler Nathan Reif in Sampson County a year ago. A third defendant, Lee Simpson, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 30 years.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Henry Williams
Raymond Williams
Gill
Raymond
Nathan Reif
Sampson County
Lee Simpson
Moore Named as Possible Democratic Running Mate in 1940
Washington report weighs Gov A Harry Moore of New Jersey as a potential second place choice behind Roosevelt if he steps aside. Discussion notes eastern balance, Farley as rival, and Moore’s long Jersey City ties with Mayor Hague.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Harry Moore
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Moore
James A. Farley
New York
East
North Seaboard
Hall
Garner
Wheeler
Montana
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Farley
Frank Hage
Jersey City
Hague
Nxt
A. Harry Moore
Hearings Highlight Complex Web of American Business
The Federal Monopoly Committee hearings reveal a tangled structure of American business with its many wires and bolts. Observers compare the market to a car’s power unit, noting surfaces seem simple but conceal a complex system beneath.
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Federal Monopoly Committee
Capone Gang Faces Uncertain Control in Chicago
The Chicago rumor mill questions whether Al Capone still wields real power over his old confederates. Associates remain active, but loyalty and leadership are unclear as Ralph Capone states he works for 50 dollars a week. Nitti, once seen as the brain, served an income tax sentence, while Hull and others are cited as top figures by authorities.
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Chicago
al Capone
Capone
Ralph
Nitti
Hull
Mangano
Trial Of Jeweler Goes To Jury Today
In Asheville on November 22 1940 the case of Max Backum a Brooklyn jeweler charged with transporting stolen silver across state lines was expected to go to the jury today Federal Judge E Yates Webb ruled the evidence insufficient to convict on conspiracy but Backum would face a jury on the transportation charge Isadore Zukor a co defendant who pleaded guilty testified that silver found in Charlotte in March 1938 came from Backum at his Brooklyn home Webb directed a verdict of not guilty on the conspiracy count and Zukor was found not guilty of that charge
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Asheville
Max Backum
Brooklyn
E. Yates Web
Backum
Backy
Isadore Zukor
Industrial League Opens Play Tonight at Y M C A
The Industrial Basketball League begins tonight at the Y M C A with a three game program. Rail way Express faces Redwin Hardware in the opener. The All-Stars meet Adams Millis and Beeson Hardware tangles with Triangle.
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Industrial League
Railway Express
Redwin Hardware
Wit Adams Millis
Beeson Hardware
Triangle
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Kemp
Denny
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Pete Ee Ewe
Vickers Carter Peete Eenee
Southern
Guilford County Realty
High Point Township
R. R. Wright
M. P. Mosteller
Oak Hill Forest
North Sea
North Sea Patrol
Gotham
New Cafeteria Society
Robert N. Sturdevant
Richard M. Decker
Broadway
42Nd Street
Billy Rose
Dali
BY Dewitt MacKenzie
Tion
Winborne
Lumberton
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Capone Gang
Ralph Capone
Frank Nitti
Lawrence Mangano
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