Our Men and Women in Service Named in Local Notes
Jesse T. Smith Jr joins Camp Gordon after time with his parents in Johnston Florida. James K.R. Scarce promoted to Petty Officer at New Orleans Navy Base. Cletus B. Cook arrives safely in Italy with wife Dorothy Cook. Rufus W. Reynolds stationed in San Antonio Air Service Command. wife Louise Stirewall joined him on a trip. Charles H. Devine now in navy hospital in Hawaiian Islands. Sgt Gilbert Clark and wife visiting Jocnostown. Clark stationed at Colorado Springs. Lloyd McDaniel returns to Fort Benning after furlough with parents. William H. Dillon stationed in South Pacific with Marines. Charles Grayson Yates on duty somewhere in Atlantic. Comer Yates brother. John R. Jarrett stationed on patrol craft in Atlantic. wife Josephine Yates. James J. Hudson spent 10-day furlough with wife Doris Hudson. Hudson at Camp Phillips. Delbert V. Bryant with U S Coast Guard at Portsmouth Virginia. wife Minnie Lee Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus W. Reynolds
Judge Advocate Office
San Antonio
John R. Jarrett
BE. Jarrett
Archdale
Comer
Charles Yates
Atlantic
Josephine Yates
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Baltimore
Sandy Hook
Blue Atlantic
Coast Guard
Yanks in South Pacific Loathe Mutton and Cocoanuts
Aboard a Southwest Pacific carrier in March 25 report details sailors’ tastes droughts for mutton meat and fresh foods. They crave steaks, crab, lettuce, tomatoes, and fruit while cocoanuts and poi prove poor on shore tables. Meat supplies come far from San Francisco as ships risk distant supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Worden
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
U. S. Navy
San Prancieco
U. S
Army
Navy
Cpl Roland Swink Reaches England With Bomber Group
Mrs Mary Swink of 706 Willow Brook Street reports her son Cpl Roland L Swink has arrived overseas and is stationed somewhere in England with the Army Air Force bomber squadron after two and a half years of service. He was earlier stationed in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. Swink
England
Mary Swink
Willowbrook Street
Cpl
Roland L. Swink
Army Air Force
New Mexico
Hill on Leave from Camp Forrest
Pfc. Leon J. Hill is on a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T A Hill in Archdale. Hill is stationed at Camp Forrest Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Leon J. Hill
T. A. Hill
Archdale
Pfc
Camp Forrest
Tennessee
Civilian crew helps rescue soldiers in Pacific sea event
A Pan American airliner rescue aided 48 sick and temporarily blinded soldiers stranded at sea 300 miles off land during World War II. The War Shipping Administration reported the Cape San Juan sinking in 1943 involved army navy merchant marine and commercial aircraft coordination with 1 359 survivors rescued and 70 missing or dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
South Pacific
Martin Maurader
Navy
Oakland
Calif
Washington
Army
Merchant Marine
Cape San Juan
Pacific
War Shipping Administration
WSA
McCalla
Edwin T. Meredith
Pan-American Airlines
Navy Air Transport Service
Suva
Fiji Islands
Noumea
New Caledonia
Soldier Returns From 15 Day Furlough
Cpl. James S. Ragan reports back to Kearney Army Air Field after a 15 day furlough spent with his mother at 316 Centennial Avenue in Kearney Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Ragan
Kearney Army Air Field
Kearney
Neb
J. C. Ragan
Centennial Avenue
Returns to Camp Gruber After Two Week Visit
Sergeant Grover M. Forbis returned to Camp Gruber Oklahoma after a two week leave with his wife Mrs Grace Owens Forbis of 1512 North Main Street who is now in naval training at the Bronx New York City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover M. Forbis
Camp Gruber
Okla
Grace Owens Forbis
North Main Street
Bronx
N. Y
Argentina Sees Tungsten as Key Metal Export
Argentina views tungsten as its principal metal export, valued for its crucial role in steel hardening and industrial use amid shifting commodity focus and global demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Local Servicemen News From Camp Pendleton and Area
Pfc. James S. Dickerson of 601 Wise Street is stationed at Camp Pendleton California with his wife and baby at 110 Broad Street Thomasville. Pte. Cecil Dickerson, his brother, is serving in the South Pacific after enlisting in 1942. Pvt. James L. Smith returned to Oliver General Hospital Augusta Georgia after a 15 day furlough visiting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Dickerson
L. R. Dickerson
Wise Street
Camp Pendleton
Cal
Broad St
Thomasville
Pte
Cecil Dickerson
James Dickerson
South Pacific
James L. Smith
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
Radio Program Schedule for Eastern War Time Series
Radio lineup lists hourly shows and guests from Paul Lavalle to Arthur Godfrey style segments. It covers 12:00 to 11:00 pm with concerts, dramas, news, commentaries, and variety acts across networks CBS NBC and ABC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lavalle
Cail
Josephine Houston
Les Huff
Trio
Moylan Sisters
Vocala
Nashville Varieties
John B. Kennedy
Church of the All
Stanley Dison
Nbe
Joseph Maras
Chicago
Murrow
Sammy Kaye
Cbe
Dramatico
Nbc
Dim
U.S.A
Bdiu Celling Unlimited
Cps
Pilgrim
John Chas
Thomas
Nabc
Fosdick
Biu
News of the World
Cbs
Upton Close
Life of
Riley
Wm. Bendiz
Bdiu
Philharmonic Symphony
Dbs Quis
Miami Beach
Fla
Widemerwens & Dowling
Mare T
CBS Sunday Theater
AAFP
Dancing Music Orchestra
Drew Pearson
L. Shirer
Cba
Perry Comas
Dorothy Thompson
We the People
Cbs Basic Quiz Kids
Joe Kelly
Charlie McCarthy
Bergen
Walter Winchell
Blu Conrad Nage
Basin Street
Ite
Fred Allen
Fidler & Hollywood
Phil Spitaing
Girl Orch
Phil Baker
Cedric Foster
Cgood
Rob Crosby
Ebs
Guy Lombardo and Orchestra
Davidson to Host Dr Price for 1925 Baccalaureate
Dr Frank W Price former Nanking Theological Seminary professor will preach the baccalaureate sermon at Davidson College on May 21 He is presently in Washington on a Chinese government mission The Davidson native who graduated in 1915 will return for graduation May 27 when thirteen seniors receive diplomas Futures events include executive committee trustees Alumni council and Alumni Association meetings between May 25 and May 27 Also noted is mention that the only tin smelter in South America is located in Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
VPI
Frank W. Price
Nanking Theological Seminary
Nanking
China
Davidson College
Price
Washington
Board of Trustees
Alumni Council
Alumni Association
Urge Federal Seizure of Montgomery Ward
The CIO regional war labor boards urged President Roosevelt to seize and operate Montgomery Ward and Company properties. The move aims to protect the no strike policy, uphold the National War Labor Board prestige, and aid wartime mobilization. The resolution accuses Montgomery Ward of defying a WLB order by extending contract terms before union representation rights are settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montgomery Ward and Company
National Conference of Cio
War Labor Boards
Roosevelt
National War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward
WLB
Judge Lenroot Quits Federal Court Bench
Judge Irvine L. Lenroot aged 75 resigns from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals after 35 years on the bench. Appointed by Hoover 15 years ago he retires April 30 while keeping full pay of 12500 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Root
Unitedates
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Hoover
Lenroot
Roosevelt Dewey race could hinge on two big cities
Washington experts estimate a close presidential contest with 205 electoral votes for Roosevelt and 326 needed to win. Private surveys highlight Rhode Island, Kentucky, Tennessee and others as likely battlegrounds. A narrow victory path rests on key urban states and metropolitan areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Tucker
Viclini
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Missi
Virginia
Texas
Montana
New Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
West Virginia
Old Dominion
Carter Glass
F.D.R
Roosevelt
Potomac River
Mississippi
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Jesse T. Smith, Jr
Renu
Camp Gordon
Johnston
4. T. Smith
Main St
James KR. Scarce
New Orleans
Lala Scarce
Centennial Ave
Cletus B. Cook
Center
W. Cook
Trinity
Italy
Dorothy Cook
Charles H. Devine
Wise St
Navy Hospital
Hawaiian Islands
Gilbert Clark
W. E. Clark
J. H. Young
Jocnestown
Sgt. Clark
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lloyd McDaniel
Fort Benning, Ga
Mrs
L. M. McDaniel
East
Lexington Ave
Pfe
William H. Dillon
B. M. Dillon
Jamestown
Charles Grayson Yates
Comer Yates
James J. Hudson
R. H. Hudson
Randleman
N. C
Doris Hudson
Ennis St
Hudson
Camp Phillips
Kansas
Delbert V. Bryant
H. M. Bryant
N. Main St
U. S. Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Minnie Lee Land
Norwood Court Apartments
S&s
Herbert
Fletcher, Jr
H. 8. Fletcher
Adeline Fletcher
Naval Air Training Station
Jacksonville
Frank EB. Campbell
Glennie Belle McFarling
Thurman G. Beck
Camp Perry
P. L. Beck
Doris Pilson Beck
Bay Street
Clarence R. Ennis
R. P. Ennis
Asheboro
Pvt
Ennis
Freeland Yates
John Yates
Seaman Yates
Navy Air Corps
Uncle Sam
Charles Robert Southard
U. S. Army Air Corps
Charles
Robert E. Southard
West Bay Street
Sgt. Southard
Frank Price
South America
Federal Court
WGBG
DIAL
Blue Network
Jim
Harry Emerson Fosdicode
Wim. Bendix
Hot Copy
Detective Oramae
al Pearce
Fun Valley
World of Songe 5:00—the Mary Small
Williams
Greenfield Village
Jergens
Chamber Music Society
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Watts Bread
Watts
Gary Davis
Don McNiele
Betty Arnolde
Libbys
Duke Power
Tom Breneman
Sardis
Lexington
Ation Irlaeig
New York
White House
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Commonwealths
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Pit
Wilson Hughes
Albert Leman Burt
Marine Corps
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Jack Benny
FITCH
Manhattan
BOB Crosby & Company
WSIS
The
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