Impressive List Of Carolinians Stand For Arms Embargo Repeal
A list of prominent Carolinians from religion education and business backing arms embargo repeal was submitted to Rep Burgin D NC for the Congressional Record. Named are church leaders editors professors and business professionals from the Carolinas with roles in education law insurance and civic groups.
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Shington
Tte
Carolina
South Caroa
Ucation
Busines
Congress
Opel Hill
N. C
First Baptist Church
Eville
James W. Kson
Columbia
S. C
Ert S. Johnson
First Presbyan Church
Charlotte
John Glenn
Edenton Et Methodist Church
Raleigh
A. W. McAlister
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
J. Skottowe Wannamaker
American Cotton Association
St. Matthews
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
Bennette E. Greer
Greenville
John A. Law
Saxon Mills
Spartanburg
Kemp D. Battle
Rocky Mount
James H. Hammond
Karl Bishopric
North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
Spray
R. H. Latham
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Asheville
C. T. Wanzer
Laura Smith Ebaugh
American Association of University Women
Royal Oak Sinking Draws War-Time Reflections
Report on the Royal Oak casualty toll and survivor lists as the sinking by a U-boat is confirmed. Observers assess British morale, naval readiness, and the wider Nazi threat as Britain's war footing shifts amid total war rhetoric.
Harmony Boys spoof stars Reynolds and Kuhn in political skit
Raleigh dispatch notes a Washington Merry-Go-Round spoof titled The Harmony Boys featuring Senator Bob Reynolds Fritz Kuhn and Father Coughlin. It mentions Wake Forest coach Peahead Walker and coach Blackie Carter discussing a past pitcher deal with Parkers Salisbury club. The piece ends with North Carolina youth day at a state exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
Bob Reynolds
Washington
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Garment Workers’ Union
Pins and Needles
Harmony Boys
Fritz Kuhn
Father Coughlin
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Chamberlain
Peahead Walker
Wake Forest
Blackie Carter
Cooleemee
North Carolina State League
Sir Walter
Peahead
Snow Hill
Coastal Plains Club
Parker
Salisbury Giants
N. C. State Loop
Football and Basketball Official Ranks NC State League Fast
Blackie, a veteran out of season baseball official, argues that the North Carolina State League is among the fastest Class D circuits in the country, highlighting its high speed and quality of play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackie
Dixie
Census Reports Cotton Consumption and Stocks for September
The census bureau reports September cotton use at 624,902 bales lint and 82,446 linters, with August at 628,448 and 73,646. On hand by Sept 30, lint and linters totaled 870,862 and 303,293 in consuming establishments, plus 14,175,815 and 88,444 in public storage and presses. Spindles active numbered 22,231,976.
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Washington
Census Bureau
American exports reach highest mark since 1938
United States exports in September rose to 283 million dollars, the highest monthly total since January 1958, according to Secretary of Commerce Hopkins. Cotton, airplanes, petroleum, chemicals, steel and tobacco led the shipment list.
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Washington
United States
Hopkins
1000 Refugees Sail from Rotterdam for New York
About 1,100 refugees stranded since the outbreak of the war prepared to sail tonight from Rotterdam aboard the Holland America Line liner Rotter dam for New York.
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Rotterdam
New York
Jap Air Raid Report Over Hankow Kills 50 Chinese
Domei reported 20 Chinese planes raided Hankow from the west releasing at least 40 bombs. The attack caused about 50 Chinese deaths with no Japanese casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Domei
West
Hankow
Minor Bulbs Begin to Bloom When Snow Melts
The article notes spring bulbs small yet hardy like snowdrops scillas and crocuses brighten April gardens. Plant in beds, protect leaves, avoid mowing until leaves yellow. Additional companions include chionodoxas fritillarias grape hyacinths and early irises for extended color.
Britain's mechanized army readies for German drive in France
In France, Britain's 158,000 strong expeditionary force drills for a potential German attack. Shelved by field censor, Middleton notes the mechanized army moving in with munitions, trucks crowding roads, and civilians harvesting crops as Algerian cavalry appears dated. Officers and men share a new egalitarian ethos, diverging from World War I caste.
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Drew Middleton
France
Britain
London
Surprise Nazi Push Expected After Brief Calm
Trenches and wire line both sides of the bridge as blockhouses and anti-tank guns dot the German front. The Moselle region reports artillery activity despite calm signals, while Rhine measures show anti aircraft guns on river pillars. French observers photographed German lines. a plane crew died on landing after a dogfight, the camera bearing valuable images. Diplomatic tension grows as some fear Germany will press a peace offensive on neutral states after Allied refusals to negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moselle
Rhine
Germany
France
Britain
Hitler
National Power Policy Committee Advances Immediate Steps
The national defense power committee reports completion of major work estimating the nation’s probable power needs in peace and war. It urges the national power policy committee to focus quickly on concrete steps to meet these needs with cooperation between public and private power agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense Power Committee
National Power Policy Committee
Indiana Endurance Aviators Battle Time in California
In Muncie Indiana Robert A. MacDaniels and Kelvin F. Baxter pursue a new endurance record for light airplanes. They learned California pair Clyde Schieper and West Carroll have exceeded the 343 hours 46 minutes mark and remain airborne while MacDaniels and Baxter push past 300 hours.
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Muncie
Ind
Robert A. MacDaniels
Kelvin F. Baxter
Richmond
Clyde Schieper
West Carroll
Long Beach
Calif
Hunter
Humphrey
Howard Hunter
Springfield
Ill
McDaniels
Baxter
Soviet Finnish Talks Postponed Nighttime Preparations Under Wartime Decree
Lights burned in the ministry as talks were postponed while authorities pressed ahead with contingency plans. A government decree requiring Finnish civilians to be ready to work for national defense activated wartime emergency regulations.
Baltics Open Conference Amid Rising Tensions
BALTICS GREET SOLID PARLEY could qualify as a disinterested intermediary. The call for the conference was issued amid growing tension and fresh military preparations to meet any eventuality from the Finnish-Russian discussions underway in Moscow.
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Moscow
Frazier Advocates Cash Payments in War Goods Bills
Frazier argues allies stall for U S action and urges cash payments for belligerent purchases. He proposes six month terms for other purchases while current credits up to 90 days could be allowed with presidential authorization. Senators challenge cash only approach fearing unequal treatment of arms and other goods.
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George
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
la Follette
Executors Notice for L. O. Williard Estate Guilford County
Executors M. L. Bales and G. J. Johnson notify all creditors to present claims by October 14 1940 at High Point North Carolina and request immediate payments from debtors. The notice is dated October 14 1939 and appears in Guilford County.
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L. O. Williard
Guilford County
N. C
High Point
M. L. Bales
G. J. Johnson
L. O. Wiliiard
Sale of College Park lots in Guilford County described
Notice of sale in Guilford County Superior Court by order of sale dated October 13 1939. Ethel H Estes administratrix will sell to highest bidder for cash on November 13 1939 at 2 00 PM at the east door of the Guilford County Court House the real property Lots 6 and 7 in College Park as mapped by R D Tillson Plat Book 7 page 58. Commissioner ETHEL H ESTES. Attorney Walter E Crissman. 10 14 21 28 11 4
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Ethel Williams
D. C
Guilford County Court House
College Park
R. D. Tillson
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Ethel H. Estes
Walter E. Crissman
City of
High Point
Guillford County
John A. Smith
Ada L. Smith
W. C. Welch
A. E. Joiner
United States of America
Irvin &S. Ingram
Helen Jackson
P. E. Creelman
F. F. Slocumb
Irvin S. Ingram
Mary D. Thacker
W. M. Thacker
O. R. York
Blanche Beach
Stella York
Irvin
Ingram
Catherine Pollock
D. M. Pollock
D. M. Pollock, Jr
Mary Perry Pollock
D. M
Lindbergh Proposes Four Point Neutrality Plan
Col Lindbergh and Hoover align on a four point plan to curb offensive arms while allowing defensive sales. Nye agrees in principle but warns lines between offensive and defensive arms are hard to draw. Lindbergh asserts the Western Hemisphere is in America's domain and warns any challenge demands war.
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Nye
R-Nd
Hoover
Lindbergh
Mutual
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Chicago Dairy Prices and Receipts Update
Chicago market report shows butter receipts at 519,749 with firmness and varied dairy grade scores around 93, 92, 89, 88, and 90. Carrots and eggs show unchanged prices with specific receipts listed for butter and eggs and standard variations in egg grades.
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Chicago
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership Myers and Kivett
The partnership doing business as Myers and Kivett Groceries at 1304 East Green Street High Point North Carolina dissolved by mutual consent on September 22 1939. J N Kivett continues the business under the same firm name and will pay debts receive monies and make purchases in his name. Robert W Myers is not liable for future purchases.
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Benett
Robert W. Myers
J. N. Kivett
East Green Street
High Point
North Carolina
Myers and Kivett
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Ewspapermen
Clarence
Pergressive Farmer
Raleigh, N. C
L.S. Laprade
Durham Herold
Durham, N. C
Sanford Martin
the Journal and Sentinel
Winston- Salem
Charles A. Webb
Citizen and Times
T. A. Wilson
North Carolina Industrial Commission
E. L. Sandefur
The
Carolinas
J. Nelson Frierson
University of South Carolina
W. C. Jackson
Women’s College
University of North Carolina
Helen G. McDonald
Winthrop College
Rock Hill
US. C
James W. Patton
Converse College
Calvin B. Hoover
Putnam, NB
Gilbert T. Rowe
Duke University
Keener C. Frazier
Chapel Hill
W. W. Pierson
Graduate School
H. G. Bedinger
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
Frank P. Graham
Gideon I. Humphreys
High Point College
Walter L. Lingle
Davidson College
Davidson
Howard E. Rondthaler
Salem College
Wintson-Salem
E. W. Sikes
Clemson College
Clemson
Henry N. Snyder
Wofford College
Clyde A. Erwin
James H. Hope
South Carolina
Jut
Royal Oak Sur
Mang
Governt
Subsey
Naval
Royal Oak
W. G. Genn
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Jane's Fighting & Compendium
Royal Law
Resolution
Ramillies
Gether
Primeter Chamberlain
Reid
Suries
ING
Poland
Lucky Teter
Gilmer Sparger
N. C. Petroleum Industries Committee
Mary Gardner
Bureau
Supreme Court
Sampson County
of State
Henry Williams
Raymond Williams
English Channel
North Sea
Western
War Office
London Times
Baltic
Soviet Russia
Berlin
Times
Walker
Wake
Kerr Scott
J. S. Dorton
Louis Wilson
Romania
Arnaud Calinescu
Constantine Argetoianu
Chevrolets
Chevrolet
Singer
Belan Marshall
Everett Marshall
Belan
Sy Segrera Marshall
Western Front
Power Bodies Consolidated
Indiana
Frazier
U. S
Superior Court
William S. Estes
Col. Lindbergh
Robert W. Myers J. N. Kivett
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