State News Briefs from North Carolina and Nearby
Unprecedented demand for high quality cotton noted to meet military and civilian needs as farmers urged to harvest before weather damage. Dunn Free Will Baptist Orphanage to open November 1 for 40 children with Rev L V Davis as superintendent and Mrs Davis as matron. NC shoe stores required to inventory all footwear as of July 31 with reports due August 10. Sgt Walter E Pinson of Charlotte survived a B 29 crash near Pyote Texas with two killed and six injured. Lt James B Nutter of Greenville and others parachuted to safety. Greenwood Bar endorses Judge John F Parker of Charlotte for vacancy on the US Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C. State College Extension Service
Dunn
Free Will Baptist
L. V. Davis
Gastonia
Davis
Fastern
North Carolina
OPA
New York
Pyote
Tex
Walter E. Pinson
Rufus F. Pinson
Dilworth Road
East Charlotte
N. C
Wink
Algene BE. Key
Pyote Army Air Field
Key
James B. Nutter
Greenville
Pyote Field
Nutter
Madeline
Weet Nirth St
Kilmer's Swamp Root touted for kidney relief
A vintage advertisement claims Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root eases kidney related distress and urinary symptoms. It touts a blend of 16 herbs and promises non harsh, non habit forming relief. Readers are urged to send name and address for a free prepaid sample from Kilmer Co. Bow 1 Stamford Conn. Offer limited. All druggists sell Swamp Root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Kilmer
Artment D. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Bow
Stemford, Conn
Strange Hobbies of Congressmen Design Clothes and Grow Cotton
Central Press reports on members of the House cultivating unusual hobbies. It notes C W Bishop has a tailoring bent, Sam Rayburn maintains daily walks, Clare Hoffman keeps no pockets, Asher Burdick made shoes for bunions, Karl Stefan assists reading foreign letters, Jennings Randolph leads a flying club, W R Poage farms cotton in Washington, Hoffman tends a victory garden, Rankin preserves birds, Bryson collects books, Hobbs and Shafer collect pipes, and many others hobby away in offices or on capitol grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. W. Bishop
Ilinois
Bishop
Congress
House of Representatives
Capitol
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Chamber
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Asher L. Burdick
North Dakota
Karl Stefan
Nebraska
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Congressional Flying Club
W. R. Poage
Deep South
Waco
Genes 4
Hoffman
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Joseph R. Bryson
South Carolina
Sam Hobbs
Alabama
Paul W. Shafer
Rayburn
Hornet battered by typhoon emergency at sea
Navy reports the 27,000 ton carrier Hornet lifted by a 120 knot gale on June 5. The deck folded, engines died, but the ship survived and returned to drydock after aiding task force. Hornet had 52 days under attack and claimed 255 Japanese planes shot down in 30 days.
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Washington
Navy
Hunter’s Point
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Tokyo
Okinawa
Negro Marines Defeat All-Stars In South's All-Star Game
About 5,000 fans watched the Negro Marines beat the selected All-Stars 6 to 2 at Memorial stadium Greensboro. Schoolboy Taylor pitched well as the Leathernecks started with two runs in the first inning and the All-Stars scored twice in the sixth on Campbell's hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Memorial Stadium
Leathernecks
Hezekiah Taylor
Marines
Taylor
Baham
Foard
Johnson
Sandles
Lacy
Roosevel
Czech Liberals Preparing To Clean House
AP News outlines Benes era reforms as Czechoslovakia seeks recovery after six years of occupation. The program aims to expel Germans and Italians, reclaim land and industry, abolish prewar parties, and balance ties with the Soviet east and capitalist west. Government remains transitional with local national committees gaining influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Steinkopf
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Bohemia
Moravia
Slovakia
Red Army
Benes
Vladov Clement
Funeral Rites for Martha Gibson Miller and Daniel Preston Brown
Funeral services were held in Thomasville for Martha Gibson Miller of 110 College Street and Daniel Preston Brown of 117 Johnson Street. Rev. W. W. McGee and others led the first service with music by a trio. interment was in Lexington City Cemetery. A second service at Trinity Street Methodist Church followed for Brown with music by Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Jones. interment was in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Martha Gibson Miller
College Street
B. F. Miller
W. W. McGee
First Baptist Church
R. L. Kizer
Reed Street
J.S. Hix
E. B. Gantt
E. T. Everhart
G. R. Stilwell
J. L. Coffee
M. L. Howard
Ee Perdue
Xine Flowers
Betty ‘Lou Pressley
Jesus
M. A. Yarborough
J. FE. Clodfester
Lexington City Cemetery
Daniel Preston Brown
Johnson Street
Trinity Street
D. A. Oakley
T. C. Vaughn
Pilgrim Holiness Church
James Johnson
David Bell
John Lanier
Riley York
BE. B. Perry
J. E. Cole
Dayton Jones
Charlotte York
Myrtle Hill
Will Summey
City Cemetery
Hawaii Mars Flying Boat Sinks In Chesapeake Bay
The 72 ton Hawaii Mars flying boat crash landed in Chesapeake Bay during a routine test flight yesterday. One crewman injured, ten rescued from the flight deck as gasoline danger prompted quick action. Pilot William E. Coney regained control before crash and the Navy said the craft would be moved to the Martin plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hall
Hawaii
William E. Coney
Navy
Martin
R. S. Noble
South Baltimore
Washington
Mills B Lane Dies at 85 Noted Savannah Banker
Mills B. Lane 85 longtime Savannah banker and former chairman of Citizens and Southern National Bank died today in Savannah after a long illness. He chaired a bank holding company operating about two dozen banks in Georgia and South Carolina with resources over 350 million dollars. Lane retired as president in 1928 after 23 years with 64 years in banking, 54 in Savannah.
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Mills B
Savannah
Mills B. Lane
Southern
Citizens and Southern National Bank
Georgia
South Carolina
Salvation Army Postwar Relief Teams Take Field
Salvation Army plans postwar relief and rehabilitation on the continent. Commissioner Wm C Arnold reports London headquarters organized teams of 10 to 25 volunteers with physicians dieticians social workers to operate in assigned urban and rural areas. Each group is self-sustaining and funds are not drawn from the country.
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RED Shield
Antwerp
Belgium
Salvation Army
Europe
Atlanta
Wm. C. Arnold
London
Ofurope
Summers brothers in European theater aid and injury noted
T/Sgt. R Summers of Jackson is recovering at Foster General Hospital after 18 months in Africa Sicily and Italy with the 3408th Finance Company as supply sergeant. He earned the European theater ribbon with four campaign stars and the good conduct medal. S/Sgt. Charles W James S Summers and T/Sgt. John R Summers also served overseas with infantry in Europe. Prior to service Summers worked for Industrial Lithographing in High Point North Carolina.
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Foster
H Tal
Jackson
Miss
R. Summers
Daisy Summers
Lexington Avenue
J. R. Summers
High Point
N. C
Army
Foster General Hospital
Summers
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Nance
Charles W
James S. Summers
John R
Industrial Lithographing Company
Salvation Army relief teams aid liberated nations with mobile aid units
Salvation Army relief teams operate in liberated countries with mobile units serving as canteens clinics and food vehicles. Teams interview residents assess needs and provide medicines clothing and food on the spot under the instruction of General George L Carpenter, cooperating with native civilians and supplementing troop services.
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Salvation Army
London
England
Iate
George L. Carpenter
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Bar Association
Fourth Circuit
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Charlotte
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Firestone
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Central Press
Allegan
Mich
Rep
Clare Hofman
Hornet
Kyushu
All
Daniel P. Brown
United States
Austria
UNRRA
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Bay
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
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