Russia Aid Sparks Senate Clash Over War Funding
Russia's battle against Germany is framed as America’s fight as war aid is debated. Pepper argues for full support, while Senator Clark pushes to bar using lease‑lend funds for Russia. George calls a prohibition a fatal mistake, and Leader Barkley predicts defeat of the amendment.
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Operacions Committee
Russia
Germany
Pepper
Roosevelt
Congress
Clark
D-Idaho
George
D-Ga
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Japan United States talks amid economic pressure and diplomacy
Reports from Shanghai say Premier Konoye sent a second personal message to President Roosevelt with counter proposals to last month’s outreach. Tokyo tightened steel and iron output cuts, while Japan eyes Washington talks for a possible accord amid World War II pressures.
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Konoye
Shanghai
Prince Konoye
Japan
Roosevelt
Tokyo
United States
Britain
Washington
Ministry of Trade and Incovies
Health Department
Yokohama
Congress Starts Work On Another Revenue Measure
President Roosevelt signed the historic 4.553 billion tax bill at Hyde Park, imposing higher taxes on 1941 incomes and broad excises. Officials immediately moved to draft a new revenue measure likely to raise about 200 to 350 million dollars, targeting insurance taxes and community property definitions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jeners
Hyde Park
Treasury
Congressional
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
More Lives Taken On State Highways
Traffic accidents across North Carolina claimed at least five lives over the weekend and left several injured. Harrison Treadway, 40, a Marshall policeman, died after a collision between an automobile and a freight train near Marshal. Pender Boone, Marshall police chief, and Simon C. Phillips, county jailer, were injured. Jack Rudisill, 23, of Mecklenburg County, and his brother Kenneth were injured in a separate crash near Charlotte. Francis W. Trexler, 26, of Salisbury, was killed in Lexington. Millard Hall and Major McCarty, both of Raleigh, Wake Forest area, died in a separate auto crash.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Marshal
Harrison Treadway
Pender Boone
Marshall
Simon C. Phillips
Jack Rudisill
Mecklensburg
Kenneth Rudisill
Francis W. Trexler
Salisbury
Lexington
Millard Hall
Major McCarty
Resigh
Raleigh
Wake Fores
British Bombers Strike Northern France Railways and Power Station
The air ministry reported no operations over northern France yesterday but said bombers and fighters set fire to a Gosnay power station near Bethune and hit railway targets at Lille. Berlin radio claims 65 British planes shot down in 24 hours, with 30 Spitfires downed in channel dogfights.
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France
Air Ministry
Gosnay
Bethune
Lille
Channel
Fanky
Berlin
New York
NBC
German Hostage Killings Widen Pressure in Paris
In unoccupied Vichy Paris, reports confirm the killing of Captain Scheben in a wave of attacks on German troops. A funeral was held at Madeleine Church with Otto Abetz and Fernand de Brinon present as the German and French envoys attend, while twelve hostages have already been shot for prior German NCO deaths. The onslaught raises fears of a broader French backlash against occupying forces.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
Vichy
France
Scheben
Madeleine Church
Otto Abetz
Fernand de Brinon
Weather Update for North Carolina and Atlantic Coast
Weather bulletin from Charlotte dated September 22 reports fair conditions in western parts and clouds with showers in the east, possible heavy rain and gales on the coast. Northeast to strong winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville with gales in north and central areas, overcast skies, and rain tonight through Tuesday.
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Carolina
Digby
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Soviet Center Feels Northern Front Bracing As Kiev Falls
German reports claim about 450,000 Soviet troops have been annihilated encircled east of Kiev as four Red armies struggle to break out. Moscow says forces plan to fall back to Kharkov while Bulgaria moves toward high watchfulness and potential German alignment. In Turkey and the Dardanelles, curent moves hint at a looming showdown. Soviet counter-offensive on the Moscow front retakes 32 villages as Leningrad and Odessa endure heavy bombardment and supply ships face Kronstadt.
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Kiev
Moscow
Kharkov
Dones River
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
Boris III
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Ankara
Guarriian
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Wilhelmstrasse
Boris
Hitler
Germany
London Radio
Walter von Brauchitsch
Erich Raeder
Vesiet
Doathim von Ribbentrop
Middle East
Red Army
Ukraine
Leningrad
Odessa
Kronstadt Island
Kirov
Kronstadt
Sea of Azov
Rejected Suitor Kills Kay Weber in Honeymoon Home
Chicago report details a tragedy following a vow renewal. Kay Weber, 26, was shot to death in her Chicago honeymoon apartment less than nine hours after her marriage to Lee Sherman 24. Ronald Taft 35, a rival suitor, killed himself nearby after Taft briefly appeared at the couple’s first night.
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Chicago
Kay Weber
Joseph Murrin
Murrin
Lee Sherman
Ronald Taft
Sherman
Mrs. Weber
Dubuque
Taft
Mirs
Mirs. Sherman
Toft
British and U S Aid to Soviet Seen Urgently Needed
London reports Kiev victory underscores need for rapid Allied aid to Soviet Russia. Tank output will shift to Russia for a week while ministers and ambassadors coordinate shipments. Soviet envoy Maysky pleads for tanks as losses mount on the 2000 mile front. Beaverbrook and Harriman teams prepare to arrive in Moscow within days.
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London
Kiev
United States
Soviet
Russia
Ivan Maisky
Britain
Supply Ministry
Lord Beaverbrook
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Harriman
Espionage probe notes Allied aid and aircraft totals
The article reports FBI counter espionage eyes on suspected deliveries of raw materials to Lisbon via agents aboard the United States Hiner Manhattan. July 1 1940 messages quote Heinrich on 2170 American planes released to Britain in five months and 140 planes stored awaiting steamship facilities. It notes a June 30 1940 gross total of 16406 aircraft and predicts a 300 percent rise in 1940. A Detroit mailed paper dated June 19 1940 describes in detail the structure and performance of commercial aircraft.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Heinrich
Detroit
Staten Island Ferry Crashes Into Pier in Heavy Fog
A fog bank in New York harbor caused a Staten Island ferry to strike a Coast Guard pier in Manhattan. No injuries were reported. The fog also delayed Pan American Airways Yankee Clipper's departure to Lisbon for several hours.
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New York
Atlantic
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Coast Guard
Manhattan
Pan American
Yankee Clipper
Lisbon
Germans seize Baltic islands and push on to Leningrad
German assault troops captured the Estonian islands of Oesel and Muhu, clearing sea lanes to Leningrad. Russian forces around Kiev report heavy losses as they fall back to defend Kharkov and the Donets basin, while Britons urge immediate aid to Russia amid Kiev’s fall.
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Dnieper
Beristav
Oesel
Muhu
Leningrad
Kiev
Kharkov
Donets
Russia
London
Guilford Druggist Sues Bank Over Endorsed Check
W. P. Powell of Stokesdale filed in Guilford Superior Court for 25,000 against the Greensboro branch of Security National Bank. He claims the bank refused payment on a 35 dollar check he endorsed with another’s name with permission, damaging his business and reputation and seeking 15,000 actual plus 10,000 punitive damages. The check originated with Charles E Moore to C R Williams Radio Co and passed to Powell after Coca Cola Co received it.
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Greensboro
W. P. Powell
Stokesdale
Guilford Superior Court
Security National Bank
Charles E. Moore
C. R. Williams Radio Co
Powell
Coca Cola Co
Moffitt Remains On Absence Leave At City Hall
J S Moffitt former acting city collector remains away on leave as the fourth of the month ends. City Manager Knox orders him to stay out until the estate settlement suit is resolved. Acting collector H L Crowe continues in the role awaiting civil service action on a new eligibles list.
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J. S. Moffitt
Knox
H. L. Crowe
Civil Service Commission
Balkan Knots in War Talk Shadow Turkish Role
Reports from Berlin reflect split views on Germany’s next moves in Europe with some urging Turkish access to the Black Sea coast while others warn against overreach. A Bulgarian ship explosion near Istanbul heightens Balkan tension as Berlin denies Boris meeting Hitler.
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Caucasus
Turkey
Black Sea
Balkan
Germany
Russia
Iran
Balkans
Redina
Istanbul
Berlin
Boris
Bulgaria
Hitler
Ankara
British RAF hits at Tripoli harbor works raid on ships
A two paragraph Continental report states an attacking plane was destroyed in a raid. A second schooner was bombed and left sinking, an axis destroyer attacked off Tripoli, and a merchant ship set afire and sent to the harbor. Bengali raid by RAF followed with heavy hits on harbor works.
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Tripoli
Middle East
Seft
RAF
Narrow escape on open Chicago River bridge
Chicago dispatch reports a near catastrophe when a Chicago and Alton passenger train halted with the locomotive over an open bridge as a freight boat passed. The engine slid back to safety, four sleeping cars were returned to Union Station, and no injuries occurred. The piece notes tests showing gasoline economy peaks at 35 miles per hour.
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Chicago
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Chicago River
St. Louis
Union Station
Josie Belle Eccles Sent To Prison On Teague Sentence
In High Point Municipal Court Judge D C MacRae invoked the late Judge Lewis E Teague s suspended sentence for Josie Belle Eccles a Negro of 733 East Washington Street with a six month term suspended for three years. She was arrested on two prohibition violations and the prior conviction led to Teague s sentence being enforced alongside further sentences including a six month term to run concurrently with workhouse time and a 12 month term suspended to begin after the current sentence. Other cases included Pearl Gurley eight months on the roads for knife attack, James Gray four months, George Leach six months for wine theft and related charges, and numerous sentences for drunkenness, gambling, traffic, and other offenses.
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Lewis E. Teague
High Point Municipal Court
D. C. MacRae
Josie Belle
Eccles
Teague
East
Washington Street
MacRae
Pearl Gurley
Reed Street
Ben Cooper
James Gray
Pearson Street
George Leach
Elsie Street
Superior Court
Lawrence Walker
Brooks Alley
George Parks
East Commerce Street
Julius Fagge
Fisher Street
Clyde Everhart
English Street
Paul Dennis
Clyde Bynum
Jack E. Samuels
R. L. Ellison
Thomasville
E. Ledwell
Samuel H. Gordon
Salisbury
Louise Johnson
Thissell Street
Roscoe
East Washington Street
Monroe Hartle
Route 4
Blake Little
Mary Lilly
Merrill Jenkins
McCarquodale Trial Opens in Greensboro
In Greensboro on September 22, the trial of R. P. McCarquodal, caretaker of the Guilford Boy Scout camp, began in Superior Court. Miss Loraine Bowden, assistant county home agent, testified she confronted a man at her cot while overseeing farm girls at the camp and identified the intruder as McCarquodale. He pleads not guilty.
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Greensboro
R. P. McCarquodal
Guilford
Loraine Bowden
Spring Company Sues C L Taub Overdraft and Checks
The Comfort Spring Company of Baltimore Maryland filed suit in High Point Municipal Court against C L Taub of Bligh Point alleging an overdraft of 785 in a drawing account and wrongful cashing of company checks totaling 290 after Taub left the employ.
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Comfort Spring Company
Baltimore
High Point
C. L. Taub
Bligh Point
Taub
Spring Concern
Crutchfield Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel at Fort Jackson
Maj James G Crutchfield dental officer for the 120th Infantry from Asheboro North Carolina has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. He previously served in World War I.
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Fort Jackson
S. C
30Th Infantry Division
James G. Crutchfield
120Th Infantry
North Carolina
Crutchfield
Asheboro
N.C
Guilford County Fixes Tax Value at 83 Percent of Assessed Value
Greenslord Sept 22 Guilford County Commissioners with the revaluation board set county tax value at 83 percent of assessor valuations. Despite a 1939 law requiring April revaluation, completion will take months. Bonds and tax sale plans proceeded, including $73,000 school bonds and October 24 notices for rural tax delinquents. Edwin M. Burke elected county sanatorium trustee, while Jor Wood’s superior court crier pay rose to seven dollars a day. Lee Stafford reappointed as assistant tax collector for five years.
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Greenslord
Guilford
Local Government Commission
Raleigh
Edwin M. Burke
Gibsonville
J. W. Burke
J. W. Vick
Burke
Jor Wood
High Point
Superior Court Crier
Lee Stafford
Chinese spokesman cites 15000 Japanese casualties in latest offensive
Chungking China Sept 22 A Chinese army spokesman said Japan suffered about 15000 casualties in the grand offensive launched in northern Hunan last Wednesday. He said about 60000 Japanese, with 20000 in reserve, were engaged along a 45 mile front on the Canton Hankow Railway with five columns east of the railway and a smaller force moving south from the lake area west of the line.
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Chungking
China
Hunan
Canton-Hankow
Presbyterians To Hold Synod Meet At Barium Springs
The Presbyterian Church of North Carolina holds a three day synod session at Barium Springs starting tomorrow night with a pre synod conference on home missions. Dr W L Lingle will speak tonight and Dr W T Thompson will open with a sermon. A new moderator will be elected tomorrow night and the synod adjourns Thursday afternoon. Members will be guests of the orphan s home.
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N. C
Synod of the
Presbyterian Church of North Carolina
W. L. Lingle
Davidson College
Ben R. Lacy
Richmond
W. T. Thompson
Barnum Springs Home
Synods Colleges
Orphans Home
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