Draft Mobilization Signals Higher War Effort and New Tactics
Albert Leman reports infantry and selective service aim to raise U S Army to beyond eleven million by July. He cites Navy sources on mass mobilization, Britain’s raid lessons, and Eisenhower’s potential cross Channel operations. The piece notes shift from tanks and planes to ground troops, mines, and personnel support behind the lines.
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Albert Leman
Hershey
England
Eisenhower
Pershing
A.E.F
Anzio
Cassino
France
Low Countries
Reichswehr
Bright Easter Morn Cantata at St Stephens AME Zion
The St Stephens AME Zion choir will perform the cantata Bright Easter Morn in two parts at 8 p.m. Sunday with L M Legrad directing and Miss Juanita Leach at the piano. Also a 11 a.m. sermon by Rev C W Lawrence and 3 p.m. church school program. public invited.
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St. Stephens Ame Zion Church
Camering
L. M. Legrad
Juanita Leach
C. W. Lawrence
ST. Mark
St. Mark Methodist Church
R. M. Stutts
O. E. Simmons
Alice Eccles
Sylvia Alford
H. M. Kirkpatrick
Thelma Peterson
W. F. Elliott
Brooks Memorial Church
Jonas
Camp Friend
Ruth
Minnie B. Taylor
Eve
Amy Williams
Lydia
C. M. Mayfield
Peter
J. B. Williams
Mary Magdeline
Mary F. Myers
Helen Cole
ST. Luke Lutheran
J. Ernest Shufelt
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Leonard Street
Mars Hill
W. N. Rivers
Durham
Bethel Holiness
Rosie Smith
Kannapolis
Bethel Holiness Church
Sun Rise
St. Mathew Holiness Church
Stubbs
A. C. Carlyton
BIBLE
Bible Band
Newberry
S. C
Silver Trumpet Quartet
Greensboro
Wm. Penn High School
United Order of Tents
Myrtle Barringer
Davis Avenue
Heavenly Gospel Singers
Temple Memorail Baptist Church
Pastor Aid
F. B. Caldwell
Eula Mae Laney
Ration Details Update For Food and Fuel Stamps
The notice lists validity for Blue A8 and K8 ration foods at 10 points each, Meats and Fats A8 to J&8 at 10 points each, with K8 L& MB& becoming valid April 9. Sugar stamps 30 31 cover five pounds. canning sugar stamp 40 valid until February 28 1945. Shoes Stamp 18 expires April 30. Airplane Stamp 1 valid indefinitely. a new shoe stamp to be issued May 1. A coupon deadlines for A sept 30 B June 30 C May 31. Gasoline A-9 coupons valid now in several states until May 3. Each owner must write numbers and state advance on gasoline coupons.
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Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
Vera Cruz Nine Wins Without The Rajah
Vera Cruz defeats Tampico 3 to 2 in 11 innings, playing without manager Rogers Hornsby who resigned this week and returned to Fort Worth. The Cuban battery of Ramon Bragane and Chico Hernandez powered the victory.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Rogers Hornsby
Fort Worth
Tex
Ramon Bragane
Chico Hernandez
Tampico
Community notices and events from the region
End in Washington D C with Caldwell's brother. Mrs Ora Lee Heath travels to Saluda South Carolina to visit her mother and two grandchildren Kathleen Caldwell and Phonex Smith. Mrs Lenora Good visits relatives in Sharon South Carolina for two weeks. Mrs Roduska Graves travels to Boston Massachusetts for Easter. Mrs Lulu Brown visits J P Pennington in Underhill Avenue. Willia Hunter returns home after visiting Ernest Hunter family in Belton South Carolina. Church notices include Rev W J Jacobs and Salisbury crowd at Church of God on Beamon Street and a crucifixion drama at Mt Vernon Baptist Church Good Friday April 7 at 8. The cast lists many named participants. Card of thanks expresses appreciation for kindness during illness and death of Joseph Beloe.
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Washington
D. C
Caldwell
Ora
Mass
Annie Bowdoins
High Point
Lulu Brown
Milwalk
Conn
J. P. Pennington
Underhill Avenue
Willia Hunter
Belton
S. C
Ernest Hunter
W. Willis
Church OF God
W. J. Jacobs
Salisbury
Beamon Street
G. W. Crawford
Price St
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Maxine Bostic
Norma Simrel
W. R. Lassiter
Mesdames Matthews
Brévard
Black
Ignets Beloe
Crossword Puzzle by Eugene Sheffer
Horizontal clues list answers for a standard crossword with definitions ranging from prefix to exclamations and nouns. Vertical clues provide a parallel set including extinct birds and legislative bodies, forming a complete grid through cross-checked terms.
Invasion Coverage Planned as Historic News Effort
London reports the invasion of Europe will receive the most comprehensive war coverage. Six hundred and twelve correspondents from American and British outlets are accredited, with two thirds expected in London for regular coverage and dispatches sent back under extensive censorship.
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London
Europe
U. S. Army
Associated Press
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Ministry of Information
Mother of Medal of Honor Hero Appeals to Roosevelt
Pittsburgh April 7. Irene Kelly mother of seven sons serving in the armed forces asks President Roosevelt to permit Tech Egt. Charles E. Kelly to return home for a few days. The widow dictated a letter by oil lamp as 16 year old Howard copied. Letters from Hassett and Stimson praising her sons prompted the appeal.
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Pittsburgh
Kelly
Roosevelt
Tech
Charles E. Kelly
Italy
Irene Kelly
Charles
Howard
William D. Hassett
White House
Henry L. Stimson
Invasion Front Plans for On-Spot Dispatch Censorship
The article notes that as the invasion advances, censors will be sent to the front to clear dispatches on the spot according to current plans, aiming for speedy clearance of all stories.
Will Maintain Large Army In Postwar Era Says Hershey
Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey said the United States will keep a large armed force with monthly inductions of about 150,000 to sustain strength into the postwar period. He noted the army’s planned peak of 1,700,000 and outlined slow demobilization to protect national interests and peace. The OWI and military announcements project about 200,000 inductions monthly through July 1, with 3.5 to 3.6 million navy personnel projected by September 1, and steady upkeep of forces to back U.S. influence at peace talks.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Gen. Hershey
Hershey
State Department
America
Army
Navy
Office of War Information
OWL
Executor notices for two North Carolina estates
Executor J Arthur Morris lists claims due by April 7 1945 for Mamie Thomas Morris estate at 108 Brentley Circle High Point NC and urges immediate payment. Margaret J Denny and D Waring Smith announce claims against G W Denny estate due by March 5 1945 with attorneys Smith Wharton Jordan Greensboro NC.
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Mamie Thomas Morris
Guilford County
North Carolina
Brentley Circle
High Point
N. C
J. Arthur Morris
Thos. W. Sprinkle
G. W. Denny
Margaret J. Denny
D. Waring Smith
Moscow Sees Willkie Withdrawal Narrowing Roosevelts Path
Russian readers noted Wendell Willkie's withdrawal as a presidential candidate but offered no Kremlin editorial. Most here expect Roosevelt to win renomination and run unchallenged with Willkie out. Governor Dewey and other possibles remain largely unknown to Russians.
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Moscow
Wendell Willkie
Kremlin
Roosevelt
Willkie
Navy Reports 91 Casualties From U S Naval Forces
The Navy Department announced today 91 casualties among U S naval personnel. The list details service members affected and reflects ongoing wartime losses.
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Washington
Navy Department
U. S. Naval Forces
Wounded Pvt William B T USMCR Mentioned in Local Notice
The report notes Pvt William B. T USMCR was wounded and mentions his wife residing at 303 West Avenue Lenoir North Carolina. It also references England experiencing its lowest death rate in the first nine months of the period.
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William B. T
USMCR
West Avenue
Lenoir, N.C
England
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Foot Pain Relief
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a clean penetrating treatment for aching tender inflamed feet. It claims the first application provides relief and a few uses lead to lasting comfort with a money back guarantee for complete satisfaction.
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Moone
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