Hull warns Japan on East Indies status amid Far East tensions
Secretary of State Hull cautions Japan to respect the Dutch East Indies status as Allied fleets note a serious risk Japan may seize the Indies if Germany overpowers Holland. Commentary links Japan's oil needs and ambitions in China to a broader drive for Far East hegemony amid ongoing European war developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asiatic
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Germany
Netherlands
Dewitt MacKenzie
Hull
Far East
Indies
East Indies
Holland
China
Arita
Norway
Denmark
Berlin
Britain
France
Manchuria
Fast Indies
Tokyo
United States
Army commissions exchanged by the Nazis and Italians
Rome reports an exchange of military commissions between Germany and Italy as part of their alliance. The German mission has arrived in Rome and includes military experts and technicians. The Italian side’s arrival and full roster were not announced. General Zuckertort is said to head the German delegation.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
Zuckertort
Weather forecast for Georgia Florida and surrounding states
Georgia faces occasional showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Friday with cooler air in western and northern areas. Florida experiences mostly cloudy skies with thunderstorms likely in the north and west central zones and cooler conditions in the northwest. Alabama expects thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with colder air tonight and Friday along with strong coastal winds diminishing by Friday. Northwest Florida reports rain and thundershowers today into tonight, cooler tonight, and Friday partly cloudy with showers in the east and cooler, with winds from southeast to southwest then northwest and diminishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Eatreme
British control Narvik area reported by AP stringer J Norman Lodge
AP reporter J Norman Lodge describes British footholds in northern Norway near Narvik as Germans retreat south. He details British positions at Elvegaard Gratansen and Harstad, clashes with Norwegian units, and complications crossing the Swedish border amid border restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norman Lodge
Associated Press
Norway
Narvik
Vannas
Sweden
Harstad
DNB
Elvegaard
Bjorksden
Oyjord
Gratansen
Elvegaarausmoen
Kiruna
Scandinavia
Stockholm
Gellivare
FDR seeks 975 million for WPA year and taxes climbback
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 975 million dollars to run the WPA next year and released a plan to spend it in eight months if needed to avert hardship. He also abandoned hope for 469 million in new taxes and suggested possible debt and revenue adjustments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WPA
Congress
House
Roosevelt Backs Maintaining Pacific Status Quo
President Roosevelt voiced hope that the Pacific status quo could be kept in the interests of peace during a press conference. He cited Secretary Hull and Japan's concerns over the Dutch East Indies as Western powers warned against any intervention or alteration of the islands’ status quo.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific
Pees
Cam Nem
Piuli
Netherlands Indies
Japan
Netherlands
Vil
Netherlandss Indies
Shanghai
Dutch East Indies
Netherands
Hull
Arita
Klansman Admits Ties to Flogging Crew in Georgia
Atlanta report details a Klansman testifying in a Fulton County case that a victim was flogged until unconscious during a 1938 incident. The witness described an East Point Klan unit with a wrecking crew led by W. W. Scarbrough and connected officials.
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Atlanta
Henry Cauthon
W. C. Bishop
Cauthon
Bishop
Tto
East Point
Mr. Wesley
Reuben Garland
East Point Klan
W. W. Scarborough
Fulton County
Cathon
Fast Point
Khia
Lake F. Trimble
PS. Toney
Toney
Cot Din
Scottdale
Athlanta
Trimble
Tie Mast Point
Cyclops
W. OW. Scarbrough
Idan
Scarbrough
Ficten
Classification of Rose Show Entries Thomasville 1940
Rose show judging rules and prize listings for Group 1 Teas and Hybrid Teas with multiple color classes and awards. Items include cash prizes, merchandise, and memorials for Red Pink White Yellow Two-Tone and Radiance entries, with Best Single Rose and Sweepstake honors.
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Thomasville
Coburn Haskell
Dixon’s
Richelieu
Jim
H. K. Devereux
Golden's
Western Union
Walter Teagle
Rogers No. 1
Robison Sta. Co
Kirby Evans
Spence
Tesco
Carton
Robison Hardware
G. G. Wade
W. J. Powell
Vann
Western Auto
Asso
Warshaw’'s
Hendon Chubb
A. P Roberson Grocery
Lovett’s
Thomasville Laundry
Doris Mitchell
McFarland
Rogers
Carter
Hendon Chubap
Mash Drug Co
DeSantis Riotor Co
Harris Electric Co
National Bis. Co
Palm Grac. Co
Moler Studio
Paramount Cleaners
Bibles
Cocroft
Gwaltney’s
Kalesgys
Jordan Furn. Co
A. G Robinson
A G. Robinson
Timberlake
E. Ireland
P. W. Harvey
Timberlake Gro. Co
Times-Enterprise
J. DuPont Andrews
Rose
Rhett Pringle
D. R. Pringle
Thomasville Fert. Co
W. A. Pringle
British claim Nazi sub and transport hit
The admiralty announced that a German airship and submarine were hit in the Norwegian port of Bergen during a British air attack.
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London
Admiralty
Bergen
Norwegian survivor claims Bremen sunk with 15000 troops
A Norwegian survivor from the torpedoed Stancliffe says the German liner Bremen sank off Norway with 15,000 troops. Rydningen was saved after Stancliffe was torpedoed off Scotland. Berlin authorities denied Bremen sinking while German sources dismissed the report as a recurring British deception.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Stancliffe
Bremen
Norway
Rydningen
Germany
Berlin
Denmark
Rain drenches the South as storms sweep the coast
Large areas in the south and central states along the Atlantic were soaked by rain with falling temperatures from the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf. A tornado near Alexandria Louisiana leveled twenty five rural houses but caused no injuries. Snow and cold spread across parts of the Midwest while Gulf coast winds troubled Miami harbor and wind and rain spread through Alabama and Georgia.
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Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Alexandria
Louisiana
Lake Nubles
Monroe
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Florida
Miami
Alabama
Georgia
Wisconsin
Michigan
Linois
Chicago
Louisville
Meansville
Trd
Cincinnati
Arkansas
Adibanma
Mississppi
Mercury
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Texas
Atlanta
Birmingham
Miami Thumb
Cleveland
Boston
Kansas City
Penver
San Francisco
Washington
Norway War Developments Readied as Allies Press Norway
Dispatches say Norwegian forces near Trondheim Fjord may strike within hours with a railway hub at Namos. British troops reportedly landed and reinforce from the coast while raids target Bergen. Narvik status remains unclear as Berlin reports German control of Narvik harbor amid Netherlands Japan protection talks.Continued on Page Four.
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Associated Press
Trondheim
Norway
Stockholm
Trondheim Fjord
Namos
Bergen
War Office
Britain
Stavanger
Oslo
Berlin
Haakon VII
Germany
Narvik
Mares Fron
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New York
A. P
FDR
Trulls
Rackley’s
Reading Glass
Thigpen
Charles Be
Pope's
Vanity Fair
Rountree Phar
Garrison Motor Co
Ga. Packing Co
Park’s
Titaus Motor Co
Bank Thomas Co
Emory House Ser
G. G Wade
Standard Off Co
Harris
Cross and Chain
Neel Bro
Plowden Drug Co
Upchurch
Walker's Bro
Robinson Hardware
Love's
Price
Yoland
Netherlands East Indies
United States Navy
Ku Klux
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