State News Briefs From North Carolina And Raleigh
Multiple short items report local government and community news. Lieut Gov Ballentine named chair of rural Wake county war loan drive with ex Gov Broughton as advisory chair. Spencer Eccles to visit North Carolina légion units in Wilson Greensboro Charlotte and Asheville. Ormer L Henry elected Rotary district governor for 188th district beginning July 1. Henry a Lumberton lawyer and railroad president. Governor Cherry and Josephus Daniels spoke at event. Frost damages fruit crops in Person county. Catawba county Jersey cattle club to hold May 15 sale near Hickory with 35 head. Insecticide shortages threaten crop production. Lewis Branscomb elected editor of Duke Chronicle. Grace Councill named Chanticleer coed business manager.
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Raleigh
Ballentine
Wake County
J. M. Broughton
Rotary
Charlotte
Rotary International
Ormer L. Henry
Lumberton
Henry
Charles H. Stone
Person
Roxboro
Person County
H. K. Sanders
Newton
Catawba County
Jersey Cattle Club
Catawba Fair Grounds
Hickory
Biltmore Farms
Durham
Lewis Branscomb
Chronicle
Duke University
Phi Beta Kappa
Beta Omega Sigma
Omicron Delta Kappa
Publications Board
Grace Councill
N. C
Chanticleer
Plan Textiles Program at NC State Aims for Research Minded College
Dean Malcolm E. Campbell states NC State will broaden its textile program into a research minded, four year course with student participation in research. He predicts the school will produce many leaders for the textile industry which has advanced rapidly due to wartime research and investment.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Malcolm E. Campbell
Dean Campbell
War Work Push Across Carolinas Emphasized
In Charlotte Dr Dorton urged maintenance of war production despite ceilings priorities and curfews likely easing after Europe Victory. In Goldsboro Paul Miller of AP criticized withholding legitimate news as harmful to morale and the war effort during the News Argus anniversary events.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
4. S Dorton
State War Manpower Commission
Dorton
Europe
Goldsboro
Adlerika Laxative Ad Offer Promises Better Results
An old ad touts Adlerika as a more complete gentle laxative than competitors. It invites customers to test tonight and redeem a 20 cent cash coupon by mail, with expiration noted as May 1645 and legal state restrictions. The ad is from The Ad Sea Company Dept. 4-8 Saint Paul Minnesota.
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Tenn Te
AD Sea Company
Dept
Sai Paul
Minnesota
Estate of Raleigh Socialite Valued Over 200000
The estate of Mrs. John V. Higham of Raleigh is estimated at more than 200000, with a large share to a Virginia-based nephew and grand-nephews. J Wilbur Bunn, her attorney, said the will names Charles S Lewis and others from Dewitt and Mrs May Davis Lewis Smith of Dewitt as legatees. The partly burned will was found in her home after Easter Monday fire.
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Raleigh
John V. Higham
J. Wilbur Bunn
Virginia
Charless. Lewis
Dewitt
Vwa
Richard Lewis, Jr
John G. Lewis
May Davis Lewis Smith
50 Percent Cut After War Ends
Washington April 10 news predicts war production could fall as much as 50 percent within four years after V-E Day, higher than the 35 percent forecast. WPB chair J A Krug told auto makers reconversion would begin within hours of V E Day, with hopes to start on machine tools before then. Chrysler VP Hutchison warned the postwar labor charter may sow future discontent, while NAM and CIO AFL leaders debate labor rights and management plans.
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Washington
WPB
J. A. Krug
Detroit
Automotive Council For
Krug
Council
B. F E. Hutchison
Chrysler Corporation
National Association of Manufacturers
CIO
AFL
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hutchison
Eric Johnston
Chamber
Chrysler
Nam
Government Stands By To Seize Mines
The government prepared to seize struck soft coal mines if a tentative understanding between operators and miners fails to avert costly walkouts. Officials hoped a broad agreement could be reached on major issues, with two to several weeks needed to finalize a contract.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Alabama
War Labor Board
William H. Davis
White House
Montgomery Ward
Solid Fuels Administration
Davis
Ezra van Horn
Wage Conference
F Pone
Soldiers Letters Wanted From Service Members Wives
Service members wives urged to send letters and postcards from their husbands to share with the service communities. Readers may submit drafts or copies up to available space, with this being a morale boosting effort during wartime.
Horoscopes and Test Answers from April 11
On this birthday, celebrate pride and artistry while staying deliberate with Uranus in power. Amiability and kindness clear the way. Also included are one minute test answers noting animal ailments, the cork tree, and a fox with distinctive dark lines.
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Uranus
Byrnes Glad To Return To Spartanburg
Jimmy Byrnes returned to Spartanburg amid a 5000-strong crowd in Morgan Square. The former U S senator and Supreme Court justice, active in wartime leadership, hinted at future public service but said he plans to reside in Spartanburg. He praised Allied progress and urged maintaining production.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Jimmy Byrnes
Morgan Square
U. S. Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Byrnes
Rhine
Edmond Bevan Killed in Action in Germany
Edmond L Bevan is reported killed in action in Germany on March 25. He served with the Army Air Corps since August 1941 and recently transferred to infantry. He leaves his widow Ruth Smith Bevan, a three year old son Edmond Louis Bevan Jr, his parents, three sisters and three brothers. He trained at West Palm Beach Shaw Field Camp Lee Maxwell Field Camp Maxey and sailed February 13 1945. He had been in combat about three days.
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Fla
Shaw Field
Sumter
D. C
Cook and Baker
Camp Lee
Maxwell Field
Ala
Bevan
Infantry
Camp Maxey
Paris
Texas
Jap Forces Enter Town of Laohakow
Chinese high command said Japanese forces entered the town of Laohakow a former U S air base 200 miles northwest of Hankow. The garrison was still fighting inside the city as counterattacks continued. Four hundred invaders were slain in the engagement. The report also noted counterattacks into Changsuichen in northwestern Henan. In Rome the Jove statue dyed red for festive occasions.
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Chungking
Laohakow
U. S
Hankow
Henan
Changsuichen
Shensi
Rome
Jove
Capital
Arrest of 10 French air force officers shocks Paris
French military intelligence disclosed the arrest of ten air force officers on suspicion of conspiring against the government and attempting to incite insubordination among air force personnel. The brief note ends with an unrelated line about Greeks painting Dionysus for a wine harvest.
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Paris
Correspondent’s first air raid experience on Okinawa front lines
A reporter with United States 4th Army Corps recounts landing on Okinawa and enduring his first air raid. He describes riding in a jeep with Navy men, crossing a river, a Japanese plane's low pass and crash into the water, cheers on the beach, and witnessing a bomb blast near a smoke column before joining 24th Corps headquarters.
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United States 4Th Army Corps
Okinawa
Airaid
24Th ‘Corps
24Th Corps
Ens
Richard Carson
Worceter
Mass
John Parker
Boston
Howard Horton
Cleveland
Ohio
Carson
Formosa Size Describes Long Narrow Island
The description notes Formosa measures 244 miles in length and 97 miles in width, outlining its general geographic proportions. The figures establish Formosa as a sizeable island with a distinct elongated shape.
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Formosa
Murder Factory Found by Yank Troops in Germany
American troops uncovered a German asylum near Limburg described as a murder factory where up to 20 000 “undesirables” were killed. The facility, led by a Nazi surgeon with a nurse and warden, used gas chambers and injections, with victims mostly Russian workers and others deemed unfit. Witnesses spoke of underground chambers, graves, and brutal rituals.
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Hal Boyle
Limburg
Germany
Berlin
Hadamar
VU. S. First Army
Geo. Walker
Deshler
Ohio
Alton H. Jung
San Antonio
Tex
Harvey Coverly
Sauslito
Calif
Comlain
Muenster
Brinkley Hamilton
W. R. Johnson
Loveland
Colo
Johnson
Hamilton
London
Bow Street
Venable Dies in Fall From Train Near Kermit West Virginia
Jonah Sam Venable, 22, of Mt. Airy, was killed March 29 when he fell from a Norfolk and Western passenger train near Kermit West Virginia. Funeral services were held April 1 at Fred Jarrell’s home in Mt. Airy. He leaves his mother Mrs Fd i Venable a sister Miss Heady M Venable and two brothers Grady James and Jimmie Joe Venable, all of High Point.
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Jonah Sam Venable
Mt. Airy
Kermit
West Va
Norfolk and Western
Fred Jarrell
Fdi Venable
Heady M. Venable
Grady James
Jimmie Joe Venable
High Point
You're Not Too Old To Feel Young
A promotional note touts Tremone as a medical discovery combining vitamins and hormones to restore youth vitality, mood, and sexual enjoyment for middle aged men. It claims the product can revive the spirit and pleasures of youth and urges readers to follow the label directions, with sales through Mann Drug and druggists.
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Ilmer
E. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Box Stamford
Conn
Swamp Root
Mann
Ration Roundup for Meats Fats and Processed Foods
Ration details list end dates for Good through dates on various stamps and coupons. It covers MEATS FATS AND ETC, PROCESSED FOOD, SUGAR BOOKS, SHOES, GASOLINE, and FUEL OIL with expiration timelines and current validity notes.
Finns Launch Spring Drive to Clear German Holdouts
Stockholm papers report a Finnish spring offensive to clear remaining German forces in a narrow border tongue of northern Finland between Norway and Sweden, as the war in the region progresses.
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Stockholm
Pressen
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Public Civil Service Notice High Point 1945
Date April 24 1945 730 pm at City Hall Council Chamber. Applications due April 23 1945 by 5 pm with the Civil Service Commission. Details at 808 Secur ive Building phone 2128. James B Lovelace Secretary High Point Civil Service Commission. 4/10-17
Librarian Job Notice April 25 1945 At City Hall
Application details issued for librarian assistant librarian and library aide positions. Vacations and sick leave policies noted. Interested applicants directed to Civil Service Office 808 Security Bank Building and telephone 2128. Official by James B Lovelace secretary High Point Civil Service Commission.
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Council Chamber
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Office
James B. Lovelace
High Point Civil Service Commission
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Bennettsville and Cheraw Railroad
Rotary Club
Wake Forest College
Harvard University
Wadesboro
Cherry
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Bethord
Department of Agriculture
Atlanta
Shirley Temple
John George Agar
Hollywood
Shirley
Sgt
Agar
Army Air Forces
March Field
California
Ferdinand the Bull
Byrnes
Edmond L. Bevan
Dionysus
J. S. Venable Meets
Death Inn
Securive
Civil Service Examinations
U.S.E.S
Trailways
America
Carolina Trailways
Queen City
Union Bus Terminal
North Wrenn St
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