War era shipping and wartime ports in western coast and Atlantic
The piece notes rampant wartime logistics across the United States with West Coast ports like Tacoma Seattle and Portland facing congestion due to distance from battle lines and shifting cargo flows. It highlights Navy Army committees overseeing port conditions and predicts northward cargo movement as campaigns extend from Hawaii to Asia while East Coast and Florida Gulf hubs handle lend lease and Mediterranean demands. It mentions WAC letters criticizing female command and calls for efficiency in harbors and supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Tucker
America
Pacific Coast
Acoma
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Igh War Shipping Administra
g-Navy
Florand
Gulf
Atlantic
Emory S. Land
Maine
Florida
Morever
Murmansk
Boston
Jacksonville
Hawaii
Douglas A
Pacific
Moscow
Tokyo
Puget Sound
New York Harbor
Gulf Ports
South America
Smediterrensen
Algiers
Greenslade
Canada
Tacoma
Port Bellingham
Vancouver
Ted
Russia
Tito Fends Off German Bosnian Thrust Near Jajce
Tito dispatch reports Yugoslav partisans repelled renewed German advances toward the Jajce stronghold in western Bosnia. Communique notes counterattacks near Banjatuka northwest of Jajce and localized front fighting with Nazi casualties at several points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Army of Liberation
Jajce
Bosnia
Josip Broz
Tito
Banjatuka
Army Reductions in Australia Stir US Congress
Washington reports Australia seeks army cuts to balance manpower drawing sharp reaction from senators. Johnson calls the move startling amid global troop commitments while Wilson says it is unbelievable given manpower needs in industry and agriculture. Bridges adds that the United Nations fight together and United States risks falling behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Australia
Congress
Johnson
D-Cole
Wilson
Bridges
R-Nh
United Nations
Parents and Teachers Convene in Durham April 18 19
The North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers will hold its annual convention in Durham on April 18 and 19. The program will mark the 25th anniversary of the organization's founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. T. A
Durham
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Soldier Willie Norris Found Dead Near Chadbourn
Cpl. Willie Norris a 23 year old soldier stationed at Fort Bragg was found dead on a highway yesterday authorities say the death is attributed to natural causes.
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Chadbourn
Willie Norris
Fort Bragg
Old Man River Breaks A Bottle Neck
River traffic in wartime 1942 to 1943 shows 148.565 billion ton miles rising toward 157.903 billion with 95 percent war related cargo. Modern tows carry 12,000 tons per barge group, using diesel powered towboats and steel barges to move petroleum scrap iron sugar and war alcohol to factories and ports along the Ohio Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
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Central Press
ST. Louis
Old Man River
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Inland Waterways
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Mississippi Valley Association
Eastman
Pearl Harbor
Husky
Lachlan Macleay
Mississippi
Ohio
Robert E. Lee
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilinois
Indiana
Great River
Monongahela
Allegheny
Kanawha
Tennessee
Louisville
Evanaville
New Orleans
Local Selective Service Board Reclassifications Listed
The five board announces multiple reclassifications including Charlies R. Dean 4-F to 1-A and John W Poole 4-F to 1-A. Other updates cover 1-A to 2-A 3-A to 1-A and various 2-B shifts with notes on 1-A-C and 1-C as non combat and naval service designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Lawlessness Sweeps City and Local News Highlights
A 1934 city brief notes a rising wave of lawlessness. Roy J. Spearman is named code director for High Point photo industries. State Senator Capus M. Waynick to address Elm Street School P T A at 7:30 PM. Personal notes recount travels of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Walker and son to California via Grace Line steamship. Mrs. C. A. Nichols returns after winter with relatives in the west. General Doctors in Geneva discuss disarmament patient care.
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Roy J. Spearman
High Point
Capus M. Waynick
P.T. A
Elm Street
R. H. Walker
New York
Grace Line
Panama Canal
California
C. A. Nichols
West
Minister William McDowell Dies During Dublin Speech
William Wallace McDowell, aged 67, minister to Ireland from this nation, died of a heart attack last night in Dublin as he rose to deliver a speech on international control of war instruments. The loss comes during ongoing talks on disarmament and peace efforts.
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William Wallace
McDowell
Ireland
Dublin
Twenty Years Ago April 10 1924 Guilford News Briefs
Local J Allen Austin wins election as attorney for the Atlantic Building and Loan Association. Two cars collide on Main Street drawing a crowd. Guilford County Republican committee holds a Greensboro conclave Saturday. Alexander Rankin Jr and Gratton Foy attend a Greensboro baseball game. C C Robbins in New York on business. Walter Lambeth of Thomasville visits to see O Briens Minstrels. William G McAdoo enters his name for the June 7 primary in Raleigh. Josiah William Bailey addresses Guilford College students on Jeffersonian principles.
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J. Allen Austin
Atlantic Building and Loan Association
Main Street
Republican Party
Guilford County
Greensboro
C. C. Robbins
New York
Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
O'Brien
William G. McAdoo
Raleigh
Josiah William Bailey
Guilford College
Four High Point Men Lose Licenses in State Revocation
The North Carolina Highway Safety Division revoked driving licenses of four High Point men Otto Jones J Irvin Lockabill G C M Craven and J M White. Also on the revocation list were Johnie Sechrist of Thomasville and Albert Charles of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C. Highway Safety Division
Otto Jones
J. Irvin Lockabill
GC M. Craven
J. M. White
Johnie Sechrist
Thomasville
Albert Charles
Lexington
Nebraska GOP Primary: Stassen Seeks Boost in Nonbinding Vote
Nebraska voters go to the polls on Tuesday for a nonbinding Republican primary that could boost Lieut. Comdr. Harold E. Stassen’s popularity but will not bind delegates. Gov. Dwight Griswold and a sentiment for a favorite son may shape results, while Illinois and New York primaries also determine delegate slates ahead of the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Harrold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Butler
Dwight Griswold
Stassen
Jas MacArthur
Wisconsin
Illinois
Middle West
New York
News Of Son's Death Follows Bouquet
Mrs. Michael F. Murphy answered a doorbell to receive an Easter bouquet from her son 1st Lt. William Murphy a fighter pilot decorated in North Africa and Italy. Minutes later a telegram from the war department announced his death in a crash at Santa Rosa California.
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New York
Michael F. Murphy
William Murphy
North Africa
Italy
California
War Department
Santa Rosa
Calif
Republicans and Democrats Map Delegate Selections Across States
The text outlines upcoming meetings to select delegates in several states. Missouri will finish a slate of 30 delegates, Connecticut 16, Maine 11, and Arizona 8, Idaho 11, Virginia 10 on various days. Michigan Democrats plan 38 delegates Friday and Iowa 20 on Saturday. Possible moves to oust State C James A. Farley are mentioned as a potential outcome.
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James A. Farley
Missouri
Connecticut
Maine
Arizona
Idaho
Virginia
Michigan
Iowa
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Clyde R
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