More Liberal Draft Policy Adopted by Government
The War Manpower Commission announced a shift to a more liberal draft deferment for young workers. An additional 38,400 men under 30 classified 2-A or 2-B receive deferments, bringing total occupational deferments to about 368,000. Nearly 50 percent of the 800,000 workers with such exemptions now fall under relaxed rules. About 20,000 of the new certifications go to war production and transportation sectors, split between the War and Navy departments and the Office of Defense Transportation.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Inter-Agency Committee On
War Production
Rct
Office of Defense Transportation
Tim the Paddington Station Dog Still Collects for Charity
An English mastiff named Tim died forty years ago yet is remembered for collecting funds at Paddington Station for the Widows and Orphans Fund. His collar box remains on display as daily pennies and coins continue to be donated, sustaining a substantial amount of money each day in his name. Puppies are also discussed as spring births rise with pups for sale signs common in front yards, reflecting seasonal breeding.
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Tim
Paddington
London
England
Be Kind To Animals Week And Dog Health Facts
A column notes the sun risks for outdoor puppies and explains dog blood pressure and temperature ranges. It questions Be Kind To Animals Week held April 15 to 21, urging year round kindness. It also revisits the common dog age formula of seven human years per dog year and its inaccuracies.
Dog Age Formula And Puppy Flea Question
An item discusses converting dog years to human years using a time four plus twenty rule with examples. It also answers a reader query about fleas on a puppy and whether flea powder can harm the dog, advising that powders rarely injure dogs and that a puppy’s chewing may stop if dietary issues are corrected.
Funeral Rites For Daniel J. Michael Held At Friendly Baptist
Funeral services for Daniel J. Michael age 46 of route 4 were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Friendly Baptist Church with Rev. W. L. Smith officiating. Interment followed in Floral Garden cemetery. He died after a nine month illness eight months in the sanatorium Guilford county hospital. Pallbearers were A B Auskill James J ye L J Mabe Carl Lackey Sam Williams and George Lackey. Floral offerings were carried by nieces and friends. The Friendly Quartette with Shirley Lackey at the piano sang Where the Roses Never Fade I Have Been Waiting and No Tears In Heaven. The church was filled to overflowing.
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Daniel J. Michael
Route 4
Guilford County
Friendly Baptist Church
W. L. Smith
Floral Garden
A. B. Auskill
James J.ye
L. J. Mabe
Carl Lackey
Sam Williams
George Lackey
Shirley Lackey
Al Smith May Have To Give Job To Young Man
In Lafayette Indiana on April 7 Al Smith a 36 year old veteran may yield his mound spot to two young left handers. Manager Lou Boudreau plans to keep two southpaws on the roster with Earl Henry and Hal Kleine showing promise in spring exhibitions.
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Lafayette
Ind
al Smith
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Earl Henry
Hal Kleine
Ed Furgol Leads Pinehurst May Cup Open Field
Pinehurst prepares for the North and South championship with Ed Furgol of Detroit and Utica as pre-tournament favorite. The 18 hole qualifier launches match play running through Friday among top pros and notable amateurs. Others aiming to reach championship flights include Mal Galleta Sam Graham Robert Stranahan Richard Tufts James Hunter and several regional contenders.
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Pinehurst
Mal Galleta
St. Albans
Island
Aice
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Utica
N. Y
Walter Travison
Chick Evans
Francis Ouimet
George T. Dunlap
Dunlap
James T. Hunter
North Adams
Mass
Sam Graham
Greenwich
Dodgers Chief Rickey Keeps Eyes On Negro League Prospects
At Bear Mountain New York on April 7 President Branch Rickey evaluated two Negro National League candidates. He rejected one and praised Claude Crocker, 19, as a strong major league prospect with speed and pace change. McDuffie, 32, drew critique for delivery. Lombardi and Wurm ranked higher in Rickey assessments. Durocher dismissed a 30-year-old non pro. Dodgers lost 4 to 0 to Army in exhibition.
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Bear Mountain
N. Y
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rickey
Dave Thomas
Terris McDuffie
Claude Crocker
Montreal
Crocker
McDuffie
Vic Lombardi
Frank Wurm
Red Corri
Leo Durocher
U. S. Military Academy
N. C. State Diesel School Praised by Hill
Dr. Harvey T. Hill of the Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association called N. C. State college diesel school the best in the country. He urged it emerge after the war as a leading civilian diesel engineering training center, noting naval use and Navy financing of over $2,000,000 in engines and a new building dedicated last May.
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Raleigh
Harvey T. Hill
Chicago
Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association
N. C. State College Diesel School
Hill
Chicago Stock Exchange
State Diesel School
State College
Cornell University
Phibious Diesel Engineering School
Flint
Mich
Navy
Machine Tools Use Tungsten Carbide Cutters
Machine tools fitted with tungsten sten carbide cutters can whisk through steel at four hundred feet per minute.
Lamps and Lessons From A Lamp Lit Era
W A Bivins recalls life before electric light and the shift to kerosene lamps. He notes the social and educational impact of better lighting, cites Lincoln and Tillman, Longfellow and Shakespeare, and ends with a verse on sharing light and charity across communities.
Service Members Promoted and Based Overseas
CENTER Ptfc Calvin Alexander Ferre, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Ferre of 118 Oakwood court, promoted to his present rank. He serves overseas in a reconnaissance company with the Third Army. Prior to July 1944 he attended State College, Raleigh, and Spartan College of Aeronautics, Tulsa. RIGHT S Sgt Shelton W Warner serves in Germany with the Seventh Army for three years. wife Helen Hunt Warner lives at 107 West Chester Drive. RIGHT S 2/c Robert H Tate, son of Mrs. Camilla Tate of 1701 King Street, recently spent a leave at home. stationed at Naval Air Station in Deland, Florida.
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Calvin Alexander Ferre
L. F. Ferre
Oakwood Court
Third Army
State College
Raleigh
Spartan College of Aeronautics
Tulsa
Okla
Right
Shelton W. Warner
Germany
Seventh Army
Helen Hunt Warner
Westchester Drive
Robert H. Tate
Camilla Tate
King Street
Naval Air Station
Deland, Fla
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Longfellow
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H. W. Yarborough
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