Battle reports from Black Sea and Ukraine fronts
Dispatches note heavy German losses near Sevastopol and Balaklava as Soviet forces press in western Ukraine. German sea and air efforts aim to hinder retreat of barges and ships while Nazi counterattacks around Stanislawow and Lwow falter, with 300+ casualties reported on the battlefield.
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Balaklava
Black Air Force
Sevas
Bat
Ukraine
Stanislawow
Red Army
Lwow
Unique
North Carolinians Awarded Flying Crosses
Washington April 19 War Department announced four North Carolina airmen receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. The recipients are Staff Sgt Al W Eudy of Cornelius Staff Sgt William T Knight of Rt 1 ison Staff Sgt Coltrane C ill of Rt 2 Lenoir and Staff Sgt Jake Triplett of Purlear.
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Washington
Ward
North Carolina
U. S. Air Force
War Department
al W. Eudy
Cornelius
William T. Knight
Rt. 1
Ison
Coltrane Cill
Rt. 2
Lenoir
Jake Triplett
Purlear
War Department lists 384 killed in action names
The War Department released the names of 384 U S soldiers killed in action including North Carolina personnel such as Pfc William R Guffey of Asheville and 2nd Lt Robert B Rymer Jr of Asheville along with others from Lincolnton Morganton Salisbury and High Point killed in the Asiatic Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific theaters.
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Washington
War Department
U.S
North Carolina
William R. Guffey
Allie B. Guffy
Gay
Robert B. Rymer
Asheville
Asiatic
Rufus L. Beaver
Carolina M. Beaver
Lincolnton
Jack P. Brittain
Bessier
Brittain
Morganton
Lindsey L. Roseman
Pauline FE. Roseman
Salisbury
Mediterranean
Tech
Clarence Fulcher
Sadie H. Fulcher
Stacy
Herman C. Hudson
Seth Hudson
Ward St
High Point
Southwest Pacific Area
Missing Sedition Trial Defendant Arrested
Edward Jamee Smythe, a New York pamphlet publisher described as publisher of our common cause, was arrested in Au Sable Forks New York by the FBI. His arrest removes a threat of indefinite prison time in the sedition conspiracy trial of Smythe and 29 others.
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Washington
Edward
Jamee Smythe
New York
Mythe
Smythe
Our Common Cause
Au Sable Forks
N. Y
FBI
High Point life underwriters plan Friday barbecue
The High Point Life Insurance underwriters association will hold a barbecue Friday at 5 o'clock at N. L. Garner's farm on East Green Street extension. All life insurance men of High Point are invited.
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High Point Life Insurance Underwriters Association
N. L. Garner
East Green Street
High Point
Weather Update North Carolina Mostly Cloudy
North Carolina will see mostly cloudy skies today and tonight with higher afternoon temperatures. Showers are expected in the eastern portion today, followed by Thursday mostly cloudy skies, continued cool conditions, and chances of showers and thunderstorms.
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North Carolina
Allied river attack destroys or damages fifteen vessels
Lewis reported Allied forces machine-gunned barges and tugs, destroying or damaging 15 vessels. He noted light anti aircraft fire from river towns was easily evaded and that bridges posed the greatest hazard.
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Lewis
De Valera Asked to Act As Rome Intermediary
London reports the German agency says Rome is an open city and urges Prime Minister Eire Ramon Valera to press Britain and the United States to spare Rome from air attacks. Allied Naples headquarters note heavy enemy traffic into Rome from the northeast. Berlin says De Valera sent a March 20 note seeking intermediaries to save the Holy City.
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London
DNB
Rome
L Ted
Ramon Valera
Eire
Britain
United States
Naples
Berlin
Ministry of Information
de Valera
Revival at Allen Jay Baptist Church Welcomes Singer Son Clark
A revival meeting continues at Allen Jay Baptist Church with Rev. Wilbur Edwards of Lumberton assisting. The event features Son Clark of Rockingham, a blind singer, as a special attraction. North and South Carolina were separated in 1729.
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Allen Jay Baptist Church
Wilbur Edwards
Lumberton
Son Clark
Rockingham
North and
South Carolina
Cherry Speaker At Supper Meet Of A. B. Club
Major R. Gregg Cherry spoke to the American Business Club on state government outlining revenue sources and fund uses. The group noted a general fund surplus described as a war baby due to income tax gains, while supporting a $500 war bond for a scholarship fund to aid High Point boys seeking college attendance.
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R. Gregg Cherry
American Business Club
Robt. E. Lee
Jack Green
Earl Phillips
Major Cherry
H Point
High Point
High Point College
Service Medal Awarded to Staff Sergeant Bates at Fort Des Moines
Staff Sergeant L Bates of 53 South Daniel Brooks stationed at the First WAC Training Center Fort Des Moines Iowa has been presented the Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior in the WAC and for efficiency and fidelity over the past year.
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Area L. Bates
South
Daniel Brooks
WAC
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Pvt Lee Maley Enlists in Air Bomber Mechanics School
Pvt Lee Maley son of Mrs Lee Maley living at 23 A Daniel Brooks Homes was enrolled this week in the Kees ler Field B 24 Liberator bomber mechanics school.
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Pvt
Lee Maley
Daniel Brooks Homes
Keesler Field
Aviation cadet prep at Wofford College for Hicks
Aviation Student Marville T. Hicks Jr of 322 West Russell Street enters a course of instruction at the 40th College Training Detachment at Wofford College Spartanburg South Carolina ahead of his appointment as an aviation cadet.
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Marville T. Hicks, Jr
Russell Street
40Th College Training Detachment
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
Local Youth Held In Home Burglary Case
A 17 year old boy was held in the local jail today on a charge of breaking entering and larceny with a $300 bond. He admitted entering Mrs. Beach s Willowbrook street home and stealing 27 dollars claiming five dollars taken. Police recovered 2 60 from the five dollars. He said he left school last year and has worked locally. his father works in Virginia and mother at a hosiery. Henry Shirley 44 of Route 3 was arrested for assault on Mrs. Vance Marion with bond set at 200 dollars after an driveway dispute ended in a strike.
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John Beach
Walton Thrower
Virginia
Henry Shirley
Route 3
Vance Marion
Shirley
Marion
Thomasville Home Entered by Prowler
Chief R. Richardson said Mrs. Robert Tysinger’s Liberty Drive home was entered last night. Neighbors reported a light and a prowler fleeing as residents checked the house. Bloodhounds traced the suspect to a local home. a young boy is to be questioned. Australia now has 20,000 men in its air service.
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Thomasville
R. Richardson
Robert Tysinger
Liberty Drive
Australia
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Rostock
Miss Dunkeld
Kitty
Barney
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Bell
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Rotterdam
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Hicks
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