Pruitt Addresses Civitan Meeting On Our Country
Jun ior High School principal Dean B. Pruitt spoke to Civitan Club members at a noon Sheraton Hotel gathering. Blake Thompson presided, Ed Davis introduced the speaker, who urged Americans to return to democracy’s fundamentals citing selections from Miller to Lincoln and Benet.
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Civitans
Sheraton
Blake Thompson
Ed Davis
Pruitt
Joachim Miller
Native Land
Sir Walter Scott
Paul Revere
Longfellow
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Paine
Charles Pinckney
United Nations
Stephen Vincent Benet
America
Henry van Dyke
Three Men Docketed in Slaying of Swanson
William Dalton Biggs and Elmer Hardie Biggs Jr and John Edgar Messer were docketed for trial in Greensboro Superior Court on murder in the fatal Feb 19 1943 holdup of Jamestown merchant E F Swanson. Judge Phil ordered a 200 man juror pool from Randolph County for potential service at 2 p.m. The trio were previously convicted and sentenced to death, but a State Supreme Court order granted a new trial.
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Greensboro
William Dalton Biggs
Elmer Hardie Biggs
John Edgar Messer
EF. J. Swanson
Jamestown
Donald Phil
Randolph County
State Supreme Court
South Carolina Boy Sentenced to Death in Murder Case
George Junius Stiney, 14, was condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of Betty June Binnicker, 11, near Alcola on March 24. He was convicted and faces execution June 16 after authorities linked him to the brutal beating in a field. The report also mentions a separate note about Chimenera birds migrating to the Amazon Valley.
Red Army Breaks Up German Drive West of Dubno
Soviet communique reports a Red Army counterattack west of Dubno 85 miles northeast of Lwow. More than 400 Germans killed as the Russians dislodged them from two localities and restored the front. In Carpathians southwest of Stanislawow Soviet forces killed over 200 Germans who crossed a stream at night and were routed in the morning.
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Moscow
Red Army
Dubno
Lwow
Carpathian
Stanislawow
Red Air Force
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Japs Admit Seamen Facing Hardships
Tokyo radio quoted a Japanese war ministry statement saying hardships for seamen maintaining supplies are beyond imagination. The broadcast noted U S and Britain mobilizing many planes and submarines to harass Japanese overseas communications and claimed supplies are hazardous.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Japanese War Ministry
U. S
United States
Britain
McLean Reappointed AP President as Noyes Keeps Role
Robert McLean publisher of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin was reelected president of the Associated Press by the AP board. Frank B. Noyes remains honorary president and Kent Cooper stays as executive director and general manager. Josh L. Horne of Rocky Mount NC was reelected to a position on the nominating committee with Curtis B. Johnson of Charette NC serving as secretary.
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New York
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
Kent Cooper
Josh L. Horne
Rocky Mount
N. C
Telegram
Curtis B. Johnson
Charette
Nine Die In Crash In Montreal Downtown
A twin engine bomber crash in Montreal's downtown commercial district killed nine people and injured others. The disaster left a dozen dwellings wrecked and alight.
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Montreal
Smoking and Scholars A Doctor Examines a Study
Dr Logan Clendening reviews J Rosslyn Earp’s study from Antioch College on smoking. He notes track winners show more non smokers, smokers’ grades slightly lag non smokers, and inhalers fare worse. He cites an observed link between paternal tobacco use and sons adopting the habit.
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Mr. Churchill
Pryus Hopkins
Claremont College
California
J. Rosslyn Earp
Department of Hygiene
Antioch College
Ohio
British Bomber Raids Target Karlsruhe Munich and Dusseldorf
Allied air forces struck Karlsruhe Munich and Dusseldorf in strong night raids. Thirty British planes were lost while Mosquito aircraft hit Dusseldorf and raids hit Chambly rail links near Paris. Reconnaissance showed fires spreading in Munich after the main force departed.
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Paris
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Americans push inland from Humboldt Bay toward Hollandia
Allied forces push from Humboldt Bay into Hollandia as troops land at Aitape and Tadji airfield. Australian engineers repair air strips at night while U S troops move on Aitape village. Supply craft flood the beaches and bulldozers cut jungle paths toward proposed rail and road links.
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Yhaagenen
Hollandia
Sunay
Asahel Bush
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Tadji
Royal Airforce Engineers
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Tami
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North Carolina: Pair and mild today forecast
The weather forecast for North Carolina calls for mild daytime temperatures and fair, moderately cool conditions tonight with slightly lower readings in the eastern portion. Partly cloudy and warmer on Wednesday.
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North Carolina
Gregg Cherry Gets Backing From Dr Joyner in Campaign
Dr Joyner a former state superintendent of public instruction announces support for R Gregg Cherry in the Democratic primary on May 27. He headed the state school system from 1902 to 1919 and later taught at State Normal and Industrial College for Women in Greensboro before moving to LaGrange.
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Raleigh
J. ¥. Joyner
R. Gregg Cherry
Joyner
Charles B. Aycock
State Normal and Industrial College For Women
Woman's College
Greensboro
LaGrange
Pitt Grand Jury Hears Bill Against Meadows
Pitt county grand jury conducts hearings on a 16 count bill of indictment charging East Carolina Teachers College President Leon R. Meadows with embezzlement of state and student activity funds. An auditor’s report found 18636.34 dollars unaccounted for though college trustees exonerated him.
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Pitt County Grand Jury
D. M. Clark
Leon R. Meadows
East Carolina Teachers College
Dr. Meadows
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