Gas Rationing Does Not Hold Terrors For Circus Actors
York South Carolina April 14 The Wallace Brothers Circus opens a new war season with a big momentum and plans to join Clyde Beatty’s wild animal outfit in five weeks. The show relies on 60 plus vehicles and keeps morale high. Trainers note wild animals are vigorous after a winter diet of horse meat and expect a fierce performance once on the road.
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S. C
Wallace Brothers Circus
Wallace Brothers
Clyde Beatty
Beatty
Wallace
White
FDR Dedicates Marble Temple To Jefferson
President Roosevelt dedicates a marble shrine to Thomas Jefferson in Washington, calling the fight against tyranny a fight for liberty. The ceremony honored Jefferson and his words, with Anthony Brad Fathman pulling the flag cord. The $3 million circular Pantheon style memorial sits on tidal basin land.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Anthony Brrad Fathman
Pike County
Missouri
Pantheon
Rome
Pictured VU and the Lancer plane clue solution
The page presents a crossword style puzzle with horizontal and vertical clue lists. It features P-43 Lancer references and a mix of military, aviation, and general knowledge terms across a grid.
Two Killed In Trying Break From Alitraaz Federal Pen
In San Francisco on April 14 authorities reported two convicts killed and two recaptured after an attempted breakout at Alcatraz Federal Prison. Fred Hunter, 43, of Ohio, was last accounted for, while James A. Boarman, 24, Indiana, and Floyd G. Hamilton, 36, ex Bonnie and Clyde associate, died in the bay. Harold Brest, 31, of Pennsylvania, survived after rescue. The escape began with bindings and threats to guards Henry Weinhold and George Smith, prompting a coast guard and police search. This marked the seventh escape attempt at the rock since 1934, with multiple deaths over the years.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Federal Prison
San Francisco Bay
James A. Johnston
Fred Hunter
Ohio
Alvin
Old Creepy) Karpis
Hunter
James A. Boarman
Indianapolis
Floyd G. Hamilton
Bonnie Parker-Clyde Barrow
Southwest
Harold M. Brest
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Hamilton
Boarman
Brest
Coast Guard
Henry Winhold
George Smith
Weinhold
Johnston
the Rock
Ralph Roe
Theodore Cole
Guilford alumnus wins Haverford graduate scholarship
David H Parson Jr a Guilford College student receives the one year Haver ford graduate scholarship joining James Mathew Bridger of Carrsville Virginia as 1933 awardees both to enter Haverford College. Beer license applications flood in under Troy R Short tax office. local store openings and social visits noted. The General Assembly in Raleigh revives sales tax debate while Josephus Daniels train heads toward Mexico City with guard. British engineers stand trial in Moscow on alleged Soviet crimes. Local news covers building loans, rain postponement of Elon High Point game, Efird stores repairs and regional social events. Wilson opposes harding court adhesion plan. Confederate veterans recall wartime stories in New Orleans.
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David H.parson
Guilford College
Haverford
Guilford
James Mathew Bridger
Carrsville
Haverford College
Troy R. Short
Troxler Furniture Company
English Street
House of the General Assembly
Raleigh
Josephus Daniels
Mexico City
Moscow
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Elon
High Point College
Efird’s Department
Winston-Salem
Racmey
Efird’s
High ‘Ont
Wachovia Deposits Rise as Bond Drive Backed
Wachovia directors meeting in Winston-Salem reports deposits on March 31 1943 totaled 181 577575 13 and resources 190 444727 97, up from last year. Edwin L Jones elected director. High Point office represented by Amos Millis and Idol. The bank plans enhanced War Bond sales in April to meet High Point Guilford County quotas and support the Second War Loan Drive.
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Wachovia
Winston-Salem
Edwin L. Jones
J. A. Jones Construction Company
Charlotte
Wacho- Via
High Point
R. T. Amos
J. E. Millis
W. C. Idol
Guilford County
Wings Over Jordan choir fills Thomasville high school
A capacity audience heard the Wings Over Jordan radio choir perform two hours of Negro spirituals and religious numbers at the Thomasville High School auditorium. Rev. Glenn T. Settle spoke on better understanding between Negroes and whites and gave the group’s history. Proceeds support church work. opening prayers and a welcome were offered by church leaders and Mayor R L Pope.
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Wings Over
Jordan
Audiditorium
Glenn T. Settle
Reidsville
North Carolina
Main Street Methodist Church
Lee Ruttle
R. L. Pope
Settle
E. L. Peterson
Church Street Colored School
AWOL Soldier Held in Thomasville
Barney Allen a Fort Sill Oklahoma soldier held in Thomasville on an AWOL charge dating from January 10. Local officers Ottis Koontz and Willie Loftin arrested him Tuesday night. Military authorities expected to transport him back to camp today.
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Thomasville
Barney Allen
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
A.W.O.L
Raleigh
Route Four
Ottis Koontz
Willie Loftin
Shuford Warns Against Child Labor Demands
Forest H. Shuford NC labor commissioner warns against relaxing child labor standards. He notes abundant opportunities for under-18 work within law, urges protecting youth from harmful hours and jobs until adult manpower is exhausted, stressing national postwar civilization depends on safe youth development.
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Charlotte
Forest H. Shuford
North Carolina
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Shuford
Is His Face Red? Egyptian Front Photo Mixup
Sergeant Worden F. Lovell of Malden Massachusetts, a U S Army photographer, got directions in Tunisia from a soldier who mistook him for Montgomery. The British photographer nearby clarified that the sergeant-like figure was actually Montgomery.
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Cairo
Worden F. Lovell
Malden
Mass
United States Army
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Gabes
Lovell
Montgomery
Legionnaires Knife Project In Grand Junction
The American Legion and Grand Junction residents forge knives from old files for Pacific fighters. B L Hinkle of Paonia organized the effort, with Marion Yale teaching tempering and molding. The Grand Junction vocational school supports the project as volunteers produce six knives per hour.
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Colo
American Legion
B. L. Hinkle
Paonia
Pacific Islands
Hinkle
Marion Yale
Legionnaires
Grand Junction Vocational Education School
Boy Dies After Boat Capsizes in Lake Waccamaw
Whiteville April 14 One boy is dead and four others are recovering after five and a half hours in Lake Waccamaw following a sailboat capsizing. The deceased is Legrand Hyatt 15 son of Mr and Mrs John Hyatt. Coroner H Hugh Nance cites shock and exposure. Survivors are Joe Inman Hubert Newman W J Phillips and Gordon Hammond all of Whiteville.
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Whiteville
Lake Waccamaw
Legrand Hyatt
John Hyatt
H. Hugh Nance
Joe Inman
Hubert Newman
W. J. Phillips
Gordon Hammond
High school boat capsized by gust of wind rescue at Lake Waccamaw
High school boys said a gust of wind upset their boat about 11 am yesterday. They were rescued about 4 30 pm by A F Goldston of Lake Waccamaw.
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A. F. Goldston
Lake Waccamaw
Bond Drive Urges Citizens to Buy Extra Bonds Now
A wartime appeal urges every person to purchase additional war bonds totaling eight billion dollars by May first. The message emphasizes universal sacrifice, noting women in service and modern science aiding arson and defense, while contrasting past and present life expectancy and urging public support for the bond program.
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Merchant Marine
Faves
Spars
Nursing Corps
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