Argentina Congress Demands Oust Nazi Agents
Argentina’s Congress voted 79 to 1 to demand the expulsion within three days of ringleaders tied to Nazi undercover groups, naming German Ambassador Edmund von Thermann as overstepping boundaries. The measure, backing Castillo’s neutrality stance, also targets leaders of welfare, cultural circles, and labor unions seen as fronts for Nazi activity.
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Buenos Aires
Edmund von Thermann
Ramon Castillo
Castillo
Freign
Ruiz Guinazu
von Thermann
German Chamber of Commerce
House of Deputies
Argentina
Suspicion Swirls Around Deputy Taborda and Nazi Links
Deputy Raul Damonte Taborda, alleged paymaster for Nazi undercover groups across South America and head of an Argentina based militia, drew removal calls backed by storm troops and German levy finances. Only Daniel Videla Dorna opposed, labeling ouster as unconstitutional executive overreach. Speculation also linked Capt. Fritz Widemann, former San Francisco consul general, as a potential replacement for Von Thermann.
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Raul Damonte Taborda
South America
Argentina
Daniel Videla Dorna
Fritz Widemann
San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
von Thermann
Confusion at Council Corners School Assembly
Miss Ruby M. White, teacher at Council Corners, called the roll for the first school assembly and found eight pupils, six of them three sets of twins, presenting a remarkable classroom coincidence.
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Ruby M. White
Council Corners
Bride From the Sky A Tail of Judy and Aviator-Secret Affairs
Judy Ailwn, a fashion journalist at Under Twenty, juggles a love triangle with aviator Sandy and Philip Rogers while a controversial by line sparks tension with Sara Fuller. A stormy NYC night, memories of Peg Gordon, and looming Hollywood moves set a tense mood as Judy contemplates flight and fate.
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Judy
Philip Rogers
Philip
Sandy
Hollywood
Peg Gordon
Lake Placid
Eva
Sara Fuller
Ara
Sara
Peg
Long Island
Siin
Phil
Joe Be
Flying Iceland Patrol Over North Atlantic in Brutal Weather
Aboard a U. S. Navy patrol bomber, MORGAN M. BEATTY recounts a dawn mission over the North Atlantic. Severe line squalls, fog, and cold challenges test crew as they monitor lanes used by merchant ships and military vessels between the United States and Iceland. The crew endures icy winds, pilots command amid limited visibility, and the writer contrasts their harsh duty with colleagues' comforts back home.
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Morgan M. Beatty
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Sffight
North Atlantic
Amer
United States
Army and Navy
Iceland
Adron Red
Ice Mint Foot Relief Ad Promises Cooling Comfort
An old style ad urges readers to soothe burning calluses with Ice Mint cream. It claims fast cooling relief and softer feet, urging purchase from the druggist for a springy, comfortable step. The copy uses misspelled phrases and promotional language typical of vintage ads.
No Final Approval From Washington On Hydro Project
The proposed muuni hydroelectric plant remains stalled with no final word from Washington on supplemental funds. State officials note continued opposition and delays as High Point's power board pursues a certificate of convenience and necessity, while a census report records over four percent of farms housing flocks of chickens in 1940.
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High Point
Board of Power Commissioners
F E. M. Knox
Washington
Mier
Power Board
Yadkin
State Utilities Commissioner
Supreme Court
Net Sr
United States
Census Bureau
City Council Approves Inclusive Ordinance For City Employees
City Manager Knox urged approval of an ordinance unifying prior rules governing hours, attendance, and leave for classified city employees. The measure sets a 7.5 hour weekday workday and 4.5 hours Saturdays, requires daily attendance logs, and details earned vacation, sick leave up to a 60 day maximum, military leave up to 60 days annually, and unpaid leave up to three years.
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Eol Knox
United States Miliary
Naval Reserve
North Carolina National Guard
United States
Omitted text on leave procedures and odd local briefs
An excerpt shows an ordinance detailing study grants and unpaid leave rules for officials plus assorted quirky local notes. It mentions a grocery owner in Alexandria using a pedometer to log 17 miles in a day and a governor forced to land his plane in a pasture before catching a ride in Kansas.
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Alexandria
Ind
Jim Madden
EM Barnard
Payne Rainer
Kansas
Sayre urged to greet tourists with friendly wave
In Sayre Oklahoma the chamber of commerce urges residents to wave to passing tourists. Oscar Ewton says the goal is to be remembered as the most friendly city travelers pass through on their trip.
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Sayre
Okla
Eurystone
Oscar Ewton
Chamber of Commerce
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