Berlin says four vessels struck in big plane attack
The German report claims four ships were hit in a major air raid. Other dispatches note neutral shipping cautions near the British Isles and debate over delivery of supplies to Britain. French artillery and German losses in western France are also reported along with the destroyer Yarnall being towed to Norfolk after grounding.
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Berlin
DNR
Apach
Kitzing
Anderen
France
Luxembourg
Eil Forest
Manderen
DNB
Thursy
War's Worst Week at Sea Ends with 29 Sinkings
An Associated Press survey shows sea mines caused 17 sinkings and submarines eight in the week of war at sea. Britain suffered the most losses with 17 ships downed, while Germany lost three and neutrals seven. The week saw the Terukuni Maru sink near England's east coast and the Woermann scuttled to avoid capture. The tally raises total known losses to 158 ships and at least 2,034 deaths since November 1.
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Associated Press
Kent
Britain
Belfast
Sussex
English
Germany
France
Neutral Nations
England
Norway
Sweden
Adolph Woermann
Woprrmann
Woermann
South Atlantic
Lageland
Netherlands
British Isles
Thirteen Hohenzollerns Fight in Hitler's Army
A list details thirteen Hohenzollern royals serving in Nazi Germany's forces. Princes Hubertus Ferdinand Wilh Viktor Karl Franz Joseph Ernst August Georg Wilhelm Jostian Wolf Heinrich Friedrich Karl Karl Wilhelm and others hold ranks from corporal to first lieutenant across air force, infantry, armored car, and signal corps.
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Moner
Ferdinand
Prince Hubertus
Air Force
Prince Wilh Viktor
Prince Adalbert
Prussia
Price Alexander Ferdinand
Prince August Wilhelm
Air Force Signal Corps
Storm
Potsdam
Joachim of
Karl Franz Joseph
Victoria
Kaiser
Ernest August
Leutenant
Ernst August
Georg Wilhelm
Jistian
Wolf Heinrich
Prince Friedrich Karl
Signal Corps
London War Shipping News Reports No Casualties and Neutral Protests
London reports note no casualties in a week of neutral and Allied shipping as the war toll peak in April 1917 reached 86,610 tons sunk. UK appeals deep sea fishermen to sweep mines, while Air Ministry reports successful flights over northwest Germany. Britain seeks to smooth neutral protests, with assurances of consideration for non German cargo through contraband control.
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Royal Navy
Air Ministry
Britsh
Germany
Briain
Britain
Leslie Burgin
Far East
Russia
Turkey
Japan
Lord Halifax
Sweden
Denmark
Tokyo
London
Berlin
England
Pittman Seeks Abrogation Powers Over Japan Exports
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Pittman predicts Congress will approve a bill letting the President embargo exports to Japan. State Dept warned Japan four months earlier it would abrogate 1911 treaties on January 26. Borah and Vandenberg propose negotiating a new trade understanding, arguing for peace in the Far East.
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Washington
Japan
China
Pittman
Dnev
Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee
Congress
State Department
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Borah
Thugs Dynamite Three Safes in Concord Business Firms
Concord, Nov 25. Thieves blew open three local business safes using dynamite or glycerin. The Texas Oil Company safe yielded about 850 dollars, with roughly 1,600 dollars stolen across the three firms. Police Chief B. F. Widenhouse reported the entry occurred last night.
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Concord
B. F. Widenhouse
Texas Oil Company
Democrats Face Split Issues in Congress and Tariff Debate
The article notes a looming party split over New Deal policies with Roosevelt balancing proposals against Congress. It highlights national defense as a cross party issue and frames a tariff struggle between parties. It mentions anti New Deal Democrats like Bailey Burke Byrd Clark King and their voting patterns with Roosevelt on prior bills.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Frank Murphy
National Defense
George
Bailey
Burke
Ned
Byrd
Clark
King
Utah
Cordell Hull
YWCA Book Club hears Thanksgiving program
YWCA Book Club members enjoyed a Saturday program by Miss Myrtle Davis secretary of First Methodist Church and a junior choir group with several children. The event featured a piano prelude prayer readings and hymns followed by readings and skits titled Secrets The Secret of Giving Thanks and Thanksgiving in Many Lands.
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Y. W. C. A. Book Club
Myrtle Davis
First Methodist Church
Miss Davis
Lynn Jane Davis
W. L. Edwards
Janice
Ralph Edwards
Esther Marie Free
Mary Elizabeth Barton
Mary Lane Ballard
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Patsy Vance
Leta Anderson
Louise Welch
Catherine Howard
Florence Nightingale
A. Coke Cecil
Cloverdale Glee Club
Tous Unis Holiday Dance at Sedgefield Manor
The sixth annual Christmas dance of the Tous Unis Club of Greensboro will be held December 20 at Sedgefield Manor. Music by Dean Hudson and his Florida Clubmen will start at 9:30 p.m. and continue to 1:30 a.m., with members from across colleges returning home for holidays.
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Tous Unis Club
Greensboro
Sedgefield Manor
Charles A. Hines
Dean Hudson
Florida
Manor
Toys Unis
Basinger-Allred Vows Solemnized In Danville Ceremony
Mr and Mrs J M Basinger announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Inez to Reuben Allred both of High Point. The ceremony occurred Saturday November 25 in Danville Virginia. The bride wore Viking blue with black accessories and is a High Point High School graduate employed by High Point Overall Company. Allred works for Globe Parlor Company. The couple were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Gene McMahan of High Point who witnessed the ceremony.
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J. M. Basinger
Dorothy Inez
Reuben Allred
High Point
Danville
High Point High School
High Point Overall Company
Allred
Globe Parlor Company
Gene McMahan
Old Friends Leave City After Thanksgiving Visits
Mrs. Fred Enders travels to New York City after ten days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben Cooper on Hillcrest Drive. Mr. Enders and his wife’s hosts entertained him over the weekend. The Rylands depart for Baltimore after ten days in the city, visiting Mrs. Ryland’s sister Mrs. Levi Hayworth and others. Mrs. Willis H. Slane plans a brief New York stay before returning to Emerywood. Mr. and Mrs. Foxworth of Georgetown accompanying Jine S. Chappell and host family at 1010 Ferndell Drive plan to head home. Mrs. Weasinger is Chappell’s mother. Mrs. Foxworth is her sister.
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Fred Enders
New York City
J. Ben Cooper
Hillcrest Drive
William 8. Ryland
Baltimore
Ryland
Levi Hayworth
Matt Wall
Willis H. Slane
Emerywood
Jine
S. C
C. P. Foxworth
Georgetown
8. C
R. Edwin Chappell
Ferndell Drive
Weasinger
Chappell
Mrs. Foxworth
Italy Faces Trade Crisis Amid Pact of Steel Debate
The article notes differing views on Mussolini's Pact of Steel and Italy's national interests. Neutral observers say Mussolini may avoid war solely to aid Germany without Italian gains. It cites demographics and notes South America’s population and unusually long life expectancy figures.
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Il Messaggero
Italy
Proclamation May Threaten Governor Race in North Carolina
A pile of potential candidates emerged for the North Carolina race with Lieut. Gov. Horton and Raleigh figures named. Clarence Poe urged entry while others like H. E. Stacy D. L. Ward and Cooper drew talk. Incumbent Hoey signals neutrality then backs the Democratic nominee after the second primary.
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W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
A. J. Maxwell
Raleigh
Willis Smith
Clarence Poe
H. E. Stacy
Lumberton
D. L. Ward
New Bern
House of Representatives
Ralph W. McDonald
Broughton
Willie Lee Lumpkin
Franklin
Paul Grady
Kenly
Stanley Winborne
Hoey
Cooper
Wilmington
Giles Y. Newton
Gibson
U. S. House of Representatives
Eighth
Newton
Holland Eyes High War Cost Amid Shelter Build Up
The article describes heavy wartime strain in the Netherlands with rain hampers, road damage, and mine threats slowing forces in the east. It notes extensive above ground air raid shelters in The Hague and Amsterdam while peace palace life returns to a quiet, sorrowful mood. The frayed hope centers on Frank B. Kellogg, once linked to world peace.
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Hague
Holland
London
Amsterdam
Peace Palace
World Court of International Justice
Frank B. Kellogg
Europe
Wallace Opens Midwest Drive If Roosevelt Declines Run
Wallace plans a major Midwest push with a Oklahoma City speech to back a new farm tax measure and urge Southern cotton growers to approve a third year of marketing controls on the 1940 cotton crop. About 2,500,000 growers vote December 9 on the proposal, a potential farm policy endorsement for Wallace.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Oklahoma City
Factory Jobs Up in North Carolina
Raleigh reports a preliminary survey of 372 factories shows payrolls at 128,069 in mid November, up 7.15 percent from October 119,523. Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford says the rise indicates continued employment growth and notable progress.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford
Commissioner of
Federal Security Survey Ordered by McNutt
A federal security survey directed by J Alton Burdine Frank Coe and Clarence Heer outlines a budget with about 50 million for administration and remaining grants to states for unemployment education and public health The study aims to inform proposed changes in Social Security law and potential increases in federal contributions to old age assistance An amendment by Connally would have raised federal matches to two dollars per state dollar for the first 15 dollars a month for the needy.
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J. Alton Burdine
Public Administration
Frank Coe
Clarence Heer
Congress
Senate
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Connally
D-Tex
House
Connally
Princeton Tigers Narrowly Edge Navy 28 0 in Palmer Stadium
Princeton-clinched second in the Ivy League with a 28 to 0 win over Navy before 35 000 at Palmer Stadium. Howie Stanley starred with three long receptions and Ed Rose scored from the one foot line after a sequence of passes. The Tigers completed 11 of 21 passes while Navy excelled in rushing and penalties were minimal.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton Tigers
Palmer Stadium
Howie Stanley
Ed Rose
BIG Red
Tigers
Cornell
Thehampions
Navy
Bol Peters
Stanley
Plunk
Dave Aberdice
Peters
Stan Pearson
Rose
Hinchman
Aubrey
Jackson
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Ess
Havre
Serre Shes
Reich
Schlesische Zeitung
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Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Fred Main
State College
Yarnall
Lynnhaven Bay
Norfolk
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Hitler
Crystal Laundry
Williams and Widenhouse
Ywca Book Club
Mussolini
South America
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Thomasville
McDonaldites
L. A. Martin
Lexington
W. W. Neal
Marion
R. L. Harris
Roxboro
W. Erskine Smith
Albemarle
H. Pat Taylor
Wadesboro
Walter
Pete) Murphy
Salisbury
Charles W. Miller
C. W. Spruill
Windsor
Thad Eure
George Ross Pou
W. Kerr Scott
C. M. Johnson
Joe T. Carruthers, Jr
State House of Representatives
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Midwest
N. C
Federal Security Survey
M’nutt
Nassaus
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Eckerd’s
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Duke Power Company
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