Local Community Chest makes rapid progress in 1940s drive
At the monthly budget committee meeting in High Point officials reviewed 1940 45 data from North Carolina cities including Asheville Charlotte Edsboro Greensboro High Point Raleigh Winston Salem and Goldsboro. Per capita gifts rose to 1 06 in 1940 and 97 7 percent of pledges were paid in 1944. The drive shows an 222 percent increase since 1940 for High Point and 193 percent statewide among eight cities. Strong gifts over 100 were few but dominated dollar totals.
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Unity Chest
Statistical Informa
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Edsboro
Greensboro
High T
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
H. N. Wil
High Point
Thore
Leh High Point
Goldsboro
Williar
Mr. Williard
National War Fund
Williard
Wilmington
International Philanthropies
Joe A. Johnson
J. G. Doggett
Harry Alexander
Karl Shepard
J. W. VanLoan
W. C. Idol
H. N. Williard
J. W. Lindsay
L. C. Matton
W. B. McEwen
Ruth Neve
Soviet forces advance as Vienna front blazes and Hitler retreat widens
The Russian drive around Vienna sees Tolbukhin's troops seize 60 blocks in Leopoldstadt while pushing toward Graz on a 28 mile front. Malinovsky's army moves along the Morava shore as Berlin reports German withdrawals west of the Danube. In Washington Truman proclaims a day of mourning for Roosevelt and orders government offices to observe a month of mourning beginning with his funeral.
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Feodor
Tolbukhin
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Vienna
Graz
Austria
Marshal Rodion
Malinovsky
Morava River
Russians Cross Moravian Border Near Lundenburg Front
Russian forces and allied units pushed near Lundenburg guarding the southeastern approaches as Malinovsky's troops breached the river on a 14 mile front within shelling distance of Hodinin. The advance places the border crossing into Moravia marking a key wartime production area for German forces.
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Ward Bruenn
Lundenburg
Malinovsky
Hodinin
Brutenn
Moravia
Bohemia
Truman asks cabinet to stay on for UN conference
President Truman requests all cabinet members remain in place and confirms the United Nations conference will open in San Francisco on April 25.
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San Francisco
Truman may address joint session next week in early actions
Reports from the White House indicate Mr. Truman could speak to a joint session of Congress next week possibly Tuesday. After a 20 minute conference with the new president, Stettinius left for the State Department amid questions.
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White House
Truman
Fulton
New York
Washington
Ark
Senate
Ninth Army closes Elbe front near Magdeburg advance
In Halle area 15 miles from Leipzig Allied forces push toward the Elbe with Lt General William H. Simpson's Ninth Army along a 95 mile front. The Hell on Wheels division crosses the Elbe in Magdeburg sector while other units reach Seehausen and Tangermuende as the river narrows and bends toward Hamburg.
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Halle
Leipzig
Merseburg
William H. Simpson
Ninth
Elbe
Magdeburg
Arene
Hamburg
North Sea
Tangermuende
Berlin
Fifth Armored
Seehausen
83Rd
Truman Named Missouri Native to the Presidency
Indepence, Mo. AP report on Harry S Truman, born in Lamar, Missouri, rising from county official to U.S. senator and then to the White House. The piece recalls his roots, early jobs, military service, marriage to Bess Wallace, and political mentors Boss Pendergast and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Independence
Missouri
Harry S
Harry Truman
United States
Washington
White House
Truman
County Commission
Jackson County
Bossast
Collec
Senate
Tad
Lamar
Kanas City
Grandview
Argonne Front
Mare
Bess Wallace
Baltimore
Kansas City
Pet
Roosevelt
Pendergast Trusman
Pendergast
Wallace
Henry Ace
Chicago
Allied Third Army advances toward Czechoslovakia in wartime push
Dispatches report the Third Army radi across eastern Germany driving toward Jena and Erfurt while approaching Leipzig from the southwest. Barby lies 58 miles southwest of Berlin as forces reach within 72 miles of Dresden and near Napoleons battlefield.
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Barby
Mageburg
Berlin
Third
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Permits Issued For 15950 On New Construction
City building inspector issued permits totaling 15950 for construction and remodeling. Largest permit goes to Lilly Company for a plant warehouse project valued at 15000. Other permits include Adderton for siding 300 and McCollum for siding 450 and Scott for house painting 200.
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Lilly Company
Charlie Adderton
Underhill Street
G. M. McCollum
C. M. Scott
Kivett Drive
Japanese Kamikaze Attack Report From Okinawa Increases Tension
Admiral Nimitz described a fresh Okinawa assault as a personal crisis while Japanese pilots in the Kamikaze corps pressed a night raid on shipping and landing strips. US destroyers were damaged or sunk in recent six day fighting as Japanese planes were destroyed.
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Fleet Admi
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Okinawa
Japan
U. S
Roosevelt death shocks nation at Hyde Park
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at 3 35 p m in the Little White House in Warm Springs Georgia after a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral rites scheduled for Saturday in the East Room of the White House with burial in Hyde Park New York follow a simple protocol similar to that observed for his mother in 1941.
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White House
Navy
E.W.T
Whiteoase
Hyde Park
N. Y
William D. Hassett
Roosevelt Library
Angus Dun
Washington
Inson
Frank W. Alcorn
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Carver Cottage
Hassett
Louise Hackmeister
White Oase
Laura Delano
Ies
Bodemen’ Waieideg
Ng Sooms
Bruenn
Foundation
James E. Paullin
Atlanta
George Fox
Fox
Mr. Roosevelt
Truman Takes Oath as Roosevelt Succumbs at White House
The text describes Truman's swearing in as president after Roosevelt's death, Mrs. Roosevelt's reaction, and the immediate arrangements. It notes Truman's pledge to continue wartime policies, keep cabinet members on, and pursue unity with allies while facing questions on Poland, military strategy, and domestic policy. The piece mentions leaders like Stalin and Churchill sending responses and the San Francisco conference continuing.
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Stettinius
Penser
White House
Churchill
Premce Stalin
Roosevelt
Truman
Hay
Secret Service
Mrs. Roosevelt
Lafayette
Justice Stone
Margaret
Washington
Stephen Early
Ickes
United Nations
San Francisco
Poland
Senate
Marshall
King
Harry Hopkins
James F. Byrnes
Spartanburg
S. C
Congress
House of Commons
Stalin
Charles de Gaulle
France
Remeowent
Barkley
Wheeler
D-Mont
Roosevelt Death Sparks North Carolina Mourning
Half staff observances spread through the state as Carolinians mourn President Roosevelt. Governors and lawmakers call for prayer and rest as leaders assess the crisis, with officials urging business and state offices to close briefly for the funeral hour. Byrnes returns to offer aid and plans to meet President Truman.
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James F. Byrnes
Washington
Byrnes
Spartanburg
Mr. Roosevelt
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Truman
North Carolina
Ri. Gregg Cherry
Clyde R. Hoey
DNC
McKinley
N. C. Merchants Association
Clyde R. Greene
Boone
Raleigh
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Ransome J. Williams
Roosevelt
Burnet R. Maybank
D-Sc
Charleston
Kansas City Clerk to Senate to White House Rise
The Chicago Tribune praised Mr vest and lauded his ascent from a Kansas City haberdashery clerk to county judge and then senator with Missouri's Tom Pendergast backing, predicting broad national support as he enters the White House.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Vest
Mr. I
Kansas City
Weather Update North Carolina Saturday Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions expected in western and central North Carolina on Saturday. Forecasters anticipate modest temperatures with light winds and no significant precipitation.
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North Carolina
A B Jarrell Dies At Home In Randleman
A B Jarrell aged 69 died at his home near Randleman. The body will be moved to the home tomorrow morning for funeral services at the church cemetery with interment to follow. Mrs E C Blossoms Ark Greensboro basecum high point a sister Mrs oe We nine then our great.
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Randleman
A. B. Jarrell
Greensboro
Claud
E. C
Reensboro Bascum
High Poin
Man
Price Panel Meets to Review Vehicle Transfers
The service price panel of the board met April 12 at 4 p.m. in the local board office. Forty nine used vehicle transfer certificates were reviewed and approved. Two pending cases from the prior meeting were dismissed for no violation. The apparel will meet Tuesday night February 17 at 7 45 to review cases.
Memorial Services For Clifford Harris
Memorial service for Clifford Harris son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Harris of this city will be conducted at Main Street Methodist Church Sunday at noon five o'clock. Pastor Dr L B Hayes will lead. A large service flag will be revealed carrying nearly one hundred stars for service members from Main Street church.
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Seasville
Clifford Harris
Andrew Harris
Stapen
Ain Street Methodist Church
Sunda
L. B. Hayes
Main Street Church
Oklahoma Tornado Toll Rises as Areas Besieged by Twisters
The blast of tornadoes hit Muskogee and surrounding towns with 71 dead and extensive damage. Will Rogers field rushed a portable power plant while Red Cross tents and Army posts mobilized staff. Oklahoma City and Pryor record the heaviest tolls since 1942 as towns like Cushing Flower Kendrick and Choctaw report damage and outages.
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Army Posts
Red Cross
Will Rogers Army Air Field
Oklahoma City
Muskogee @ twister
Oklahoma School For the Blind
Arkansas River
K. R. Reed
Reed
Pryor
Twisters
Oklahoma
Cushing
Flower
Kendrick
Choctaw
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