War Production Goals Of 1943 May Be Beyond U. S. Capacity
Washington reports 1943 production targets may be too high and require downward revision. July output likely disappointing, with May and June showing flat or modest gains. Factors include design changes, cutbacks, labor turnover, and absenteeism, while WPB seeks at least 5 percent monthly gains through year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Pearl Harbor
War Production Board
WPB
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
New York
Jersey City
Donald Nelson
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Our Men And Women In Service Lineup of Local Servicemen
A notesheet lists multiple local service members during World War II. Cpl Mary Pauline Wright visits family in town after basic training at Fort Des Moines and assignment at Camp Breckenridge. Others include Pvt Thomas E. Southern at Camp Shanks and Pvt Richard Dorsett at Camp Pickett with furloughs and training details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pauline Wright
R. T. Preston
Phillips Street
Cpl. Wright
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Breckenridge
Local Soldier York Promoted to Technical Sergeant
Cpl Brandon York son of Mr and Mrs C A York Colonial Drive with Company D S8th Chemical Battalion has been promoted to technical sergeant. York has served ten months since induction last September and word of the promotion was received today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Brandon York
C. A. York
Colonial Drive
S8&th Chemical Battalion
York
Breedlove Enlists in Navy Training
George Hartwell Breedlove will depart Tuesday to begin training with the U S Navy. He is a Mills Home Orphanage graduate from Thomasville and nephew of J R Breedlove and Gilbert Breedlove of Burton Street extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breedlove
NAVY
George Hartwell Breedlove
U. S. Navy
Mills Home
Thomasville
J. R. and
Gilbert Breedlove
Burton Street
Navy appoints Fernley G Fawcett to lieutenant junior grade
Fernley G Fawcett of the Emerywood Court Apartments receives a lieutenant junior grade commission in the United States Navy and departs for the Naval Supply School at Babson Park Massachusetts to report for duty Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernley G. Fawcett
Emerywood Court Apartments
United States Navy
Naval Supply School
Babson Park
Wellesley
Mass
Monay
Brown in Florida Army air corps rank promotion
Cpl. Lee R. Brown son of Mr and Mrs C Brown 949 Council Street is stationed at Fort Myers Florida with the army air corps He has been promoted from private to corporal in the recent promotion round
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Saunders
R. E. Warren
Kennedy Street
United States Army Medical Corps
Fort Warden
Washington
Pvt
Saunders
Melrose
Fort Flagler
Wash
Pfc
James H. Mullis
Virginia Mullis
E. H. Mullis
South Main Street
United States Army
North Africa
Pfe. Mullis
Fort Bragg
Andrews Graduates From Air Forces Gunnery School
Sgt. Terry B. Andrews son of Mrs. Elsie Haney of 723 North Main Street graduated recently from the Army Air Forces flexible gunnery school at Fort Myers Florida.
Smoot Promoted to Corporal at Camp Hulin Texas
Alvis P. Smoot stationed at Camp Hulin Texas receives promotion to corporal. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G W Smoot of 824 Randolph Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis P. Smoot
Camp Hulin
Texas
G. W. Smoot
Randolph Street
Many Tar Heels Driving Ancient Automobiles
North Carolina studies show 14 percent of privately owned passenger cars are over ten years old. James S. Burch of the highway commission presented figures from 45 000 cars studied since last fall. The data, requested by the war department, will inform gas and tire rationing policy and administration by the Office of Price Administration and War Production Board. Farmers own 40 percent of the cars in the sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
James S. Burch
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Burch
War Department
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
Sgt Frazier Visits Silver Springs Florida During Tour
Sgt. William R. Frazier of 601 Monthieu Avenue enjoyed a visit to Silver Springs, Florida, as a highlight of his Florida tour of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Frazier
Florida
Silver Springs
Fla
Wm. R. Frazier
Monthieu Avenue
Brinson in Florida Aviation Cadet Arrives for Training
Robt L Brin son arrives at Boca Raton Florida for basic training with the air corps He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Brinson of this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinson
Florida
Robt. L. Brinson
Boca Raton
Fla
Air Corps
Robert L. Brinson
Pvt Gallen Returns From Eleven Day Furlough
Pvt. Robert Gallen has returned to Camp Herington Kansas after an eleven day furlough with his mother Mrs. Lillie Beck He completed basic training at Keesler Field Miss and is now stationed in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Therron Florence
Margaret Myers
English Street
Florence
Camp White
Oregon
Raymond L. Samuel
L. F. Samuel
College Street
Samuel
Norfolk
United States Navy
Canal Zone
Richard Dorsett
Camp Pickett
C. D. Dorsett
West Bay Street
Dorsett
Camp Hood
Texas
Pvt
Loyd Swink
United States Army
Canada
Camp Berkley
Pvt. Swink
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Worth R. Pugh
J. R. Pugh
Myrtle Street
Camp Barkeley
Camp Shenango
Lucille Joyce
John W. Pierce
Center
Stella Radford
Mangum Avenue
Pierce
Camp Walters
Camp Beade
Calif
Gallen
Robert Gallen
Camp Herington
Kansas
Lillie Beck
Keesler Field
Miss
Seaman Second Class William G Bingham Home on Leave
William G. Bingham seaman second class son of Mr and Mrs G C Bingham of Jamestown is now stationed somewhere on the west coast. He was home on furlough during July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Bingham
G. C. Bingham
Jamestown
Miss McDonald Enrolls at Indiana University Navy School
Nell H. McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs J R McDonald 822 Circle Drive enrolled at the naval training school on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington Ind The report notes her assignment to the program at the university setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss McDonald
Indiana
Nell H. McDonald
J. R. McDonald
Circle Drive
Naval Training School
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Slack Returns to Nashville Air Base After Furlough
Aviation Cadet G Capel Slack has returned to his Nash ville base Tenn after a five day furlough with his wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Capel Slack
Nashville, Tenn
Soldier Levi C Stacy Returns to Camp Rucker After Training
Pvt. Levy C. Stacy visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Stacy before returning to Camp Rucker Alabama. He had completed basic training at Camp Edwards Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Levy C. Stacy
P. L. Stacy
Camp Rucker
Ala
Camp Edwards
Mass
Soldiers Carry Full Gear In Winter Field Packs
Infantry in winter must carry arms and equipment weighing about 75 pounds. Officers omit blanket and overcoat which are supplied by a supporting truck.
Volcano Provides Tests for Modern Volcanology
As Particutan stands as the only volcano formed in the last two centuries it offers a premier natural laboratory for studying eruption processes and volcanic activity. Researchers consider it a key site for advancing understanding of magmatic systems and hazard assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Particutan
Wife Of Yank Held Prisoner Is Consoled
Hickory August 7. Two long distance calls in the night and hundreds of cards and letters from twenty seven states bring comfort to Mrs. Theodore Bolick whose husband Pvt Theodore Bolick is a prisoner of war of Germany. She has answered each note personally. Her husband has sent one letter and two cards back via Red Cross parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Theodore Bolick
North Africa
Bolick
Carolina
Detroit
Understanding Reached In RR Wage Dispute
Washington August 7. Fifteen non operating railroad unions and rail management officials announced an understanding to settle wage increase requests. They hope the dispute settlement will satisfy the government as the nation remains at war. Officials declined to reveal details until government submission. The talks touched on the emergency board recommendation of eight cents an hour, with no overtime issues raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George M. Harrison
Daniel P. Loomis
Association of Western Railways
Harrison
Fred M. Vinson
Emergency Board
S &Cent
Loomis
Black Market In Gasoline is Smashed
Charlotte detectives and OPA investigators disclosed a large scale gasoline black market. They recovered 240 pages of T coupons believed stolen, enough for 9 600 gallons. Coupons sold to cab drivers for 82 per 40 gallon page and exchanged for bootleg gas at inflated prices. Authorities say long hauls forbidden by DDT profit from soldiers’ transport. Some stations sold extra gas on a no questions asked basis for up to 40 cents a gallon with drivers supplying T coupons to cover shortfalls. OPA and police say action is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
OPA
Broughton and Hoey to Address NC Sheriffs Convention
Gov J M Broughton and ex Gov Clyde Hoey will headline the annual sheriffs convention in Charlotte next week Hoey to speak at a banquet after an afternoon session Edward Scheidt FBI Charlotte special agent in charge will address Thursday morning session and Broughton will speak at the luncheon meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton
Hoey
Charlotte
J. M. Broughton
Clyde Hoey
Sheriffs of North Carolina
Edward Scheidt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gov. Broughton
Civilian Defense gas officers finish three day school
At Chapel Hill reporters note the Volunteer Civilian Defense gas officers from communities across the state completed a three day program. They learned to detect identify and neutralize war gases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Railroad Record of World War II Mobility
In 1942 men and armament crowded land shipping with the greatest cargo in history. Some 11,000,000 soldiers sailors and marines traveled on the American railroads. Swimming is believed to be the most healthful exercise there is and the best body builder as it does not tear down muscles as some sports do.
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Armed Services
Thomas E. Southern
T. L. Southern
Prospect Street
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Southern
Camp Croft
S. C
Buford D. Joyce
J. W.joyce
U. S. Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D. C
Bainbridge
L. F. Samuel, Jr
Cable Street
Seaman Samuel
Rhode Island
Bliss Electrical School
Tokomo Park
Washington, D. C
Richard Reid
J. B. Reid
Homestead Ave
Kearney
Neb
Reid
Clarence C. Smith
Camp Adair
H. C. Smith
Cpl. Smith
Bride E. Newsom
Wiley Newsom
Marie McDaniel
Lexington Avenue
Cpl. Newsom
F ¢ Carroll I. Tatum
Charles T. Young
Edgeworth Street
Tatum
Coral Sea
Solomons
Jesse C. Milligan
J. C. Milligan
Trinity
Buckingham Gunnery School
Fort Myers
Milligan
Myra Ann
Army Air Corps
Robert E. Bryant
J. W. Bryant
Tryon Stret
United States Army Signal Corps
Bryant
Camp Crowder
Howard A. Jones
Venus
Arwilla Jones
East Green Street
Pvt. Jones
Army
Camp Lee
John R. Summers, Jr
J. R. Summers
Archdale
Camp Blanding
Willie Myers
Parris Island
Frank Myers
Route Four
Pfe. Myers
Pfe
M. Graham Morgan
J. T. Morgan
Springfield Avenue
Juanita Morgan
Franklin Street
Seymour-Johnson Field
N. C
Lesfure
Ivory W. Keller
G. F. Keller
United States Marine Corps
South Pacific
Cpl. Keller
Roland Embler
M. L. Embler
Marine Pvt
Holland Embler
Camp Lejeune
New River
Camp Swift
Sergeant York
Fawcett
Bingham
Slack
Yank
Goodyear
I .C
Expert Tire Service
Clube 72
North Main St
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