Council To Meet Thursday to Launch Postwar Plans
The city council will meet Thursday morning to hear a zoning petition for West Russell and Wil streets and to bid on Willowbrook and Perry street bridge work. A platform extension from the railway station to West Broad Street and depot loading steps will also be bid. Mayor Earl N. Phillips cites postwar planning and easing material constraints as grounds for swift action. City Manager Roy S. Braden returned from Washington with updates on material and manpower for the projects.
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Wilstreets
Earl N. Phil
Phillips
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Perry Street
West Broad Street
Roy S. Braden
Washington
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WPB
Nineteen to Take Examinations at Ft. Bragg
Nineteen registrants from the local draft board left today for Ft. Bragg for preinduction physical examinations. The group includes Kenneth Greene, Hugh DeGraff Jr, Charles Ruth, Cecil Garrett Jr, Harley Carriker, Gilbert Gray, Harvey Kantor, Robert Hanbarker Jr, William Jackson, Roy Vestal Jr, Thomas Teer, Myron Thaggard, Billy Heath, Elmer Stafford, Robert Stone, Jack Grant, John Wright, Calvin Smith, and William Johnson. Two more were transferred to out of town boards and will go with nearby groups. Lawson Ingram to Hot Springs Ark and Joseph McKinney to Grand Rapids Mich.
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Draft Board
Ft. Bragg
Kenneth Lee Greene
Hugh Lee DeGraff, Jr
Charles Illiam Ruth
Cecil Clerk Garrett, Jr
Harley Eugene Carriker
Gilbert Armeinius Gray
Harvey Lester Kanter
Robert Lee Hanbarker, Jr
William Thomas Jackson
Roy Hampton Vestal
Thomas Alexander Teer
Myron Harry Thaggard
Billy Mercer Heath
Four youths bound over for break-ins in local series
Four local youths were bound over to superior court on eleven of fourteen charges related to a series of break-ins at local businesses including Collins Auto Supply and Center Theatre. Raymond Hunsucker and Odell Cecil, both 16 or 17, faced multiple counts of breaking and entering, larceny, and receiving with varied judgments.
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Ao Raymond Harold Hunsucker
Mangum Avenue
Odell Franklin Cecil
James Franklin Hunsucker
Gene Ronald Sipes
Carter Street
Collins Auto Supply
Royalers
Center Theatre
Ae Hardware
Big Bear
Louise Cleveland
Evans Street
McCade Cleveland
Fred R. Pope
South
Hamilton Street
Dessie Branson
Bessie Morgan
MacRae
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Rock Hill
S. C
Buck Sellers
North Street
Eliza Staten
Dyal Reece
Reed Street
Ethel Moore
Daniel Brooks
Vergie Mae
George William Jackson
Fairview Street
Hazel Jackson
Pan American Union Pennant Adopted in 1907
The flag of the Pan American union is a pennant adopted in 1907 and embodies all of the colors of the 21 republics of the western hemisphere.
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Hemisphere
World Today in History on Japan Manchuria War Turning Point
The article recalls Japan's long aggression beginning with the 1931 Manchuria seizure and its impact on Mussolini and Hitler. It notes the Kwangtung army's resistance fading in Manchuria as Soviet forces advance, signaling a shift toward peace after rapid collapses and a brutal chain of events.
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Postwar reshaping under Truman wages orders and depart
The piece describes President Truman’s wartime to peacetime transition plans. It notes possible wage increases without price hikes and the phasing out of war agencies like the OCD. It mentions the Office of Civilian Defense ending and a potential new Department of Public Welfare with cabinet status.
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Office of Scientific Research and Development
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War Production Board
Department of Public Welfare
Japan to face a new order after defeat warns officials
Justice minister Dr Chuzo Iwata said allied powers might intervene if local authorities fail to maintain peace. Tokyo police chief Sinya Saka echoed that postwar peace will differ greatly from wartime and prime minister Hirohito urged public discipline. Tokyo newspapers advised readers while noting government difficulties with militarist remnants. Nylon and other products are sourced from coal during coking.
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Chuzo Iwata
Japan
Wake Island tale of Marines and a POW letter
The message notes enemy landings on Wake Island and Marine defense. It recalls Devereaux now a lieutenant colonel in a Shanghai POW camp writing to his son Pat in San Francisco April 14 1944, praising health and Red Cross aid and recounting pig farming and a bout with pneumonia.
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Shanghai
Pat
San Francisco
Communist Forces Move Amid Chinese Reoccupation Tactics
Chinese troops under Gen Hu Chung nan retake Yung tsi Ligtsin and Yung ho in Shansi and Shansien Hweishingchen in Henan. Ku Chu Tung forces reoccupy Ninghai and Fenshui as 20 000 to 30 000 communist guerrillas threaten Wuhu and Nanking. Puppet forces in Nanking shift loyalty to the ungking government ahead of the Japanese surrender.
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Henan Province
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Hweishingchen
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Fenshui
I Wuhu
Yangtze River
Nanking
Chiang
Ungking
Chihkiang
Hunan
Idaho Law Bans Any Flag Beyond National and Commonwealth Flags
Idaho statutes prohibit military groups within the state from displaying flags other than the national flag and the flag of the commonwealth. The rule restricts flag choices for all military organizations operating in Idaho.
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Idaho
Commonwealth
Hayworth returns from overseas to Florida base postcard
Lt. James M. Hayworth 22, son of Mrs. Hattie C. Hayworth of High Point North Carolina, stationed at Boca Raton Army Air Field Florida after overseas service in the Mediterranean from Sept 1944 to June 1945. He flew B 24 radar duties totaling 248 combat hours and participated in campaigns over Germany, Balkans, North Apennines, Central Europe and the Po Valley. He earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. He is a High Point High School graduate and was a UNC student when drafted. his brother Lewis also serves.
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Hattie C. Hayworth
Willowbrook St
High Point
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Central Europe
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University of North Carolina
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OPA Holds Back On Rollback Plan For Clothing Prices
Washington officials say the Office of Price Administration will not push for an immediate clothing price rollback. The original program is abandoned, and while prices could fall, no sizable cut is expected by fall. The timeline shifts to year end or early 1946.
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OPA
MacArthur Halsey Third Fleet Lingers Near Japan
A cautious technical truce is in place as General MacArthur and Admiral Halsey’s forces remain off Japan. Japanese surrender talks proceed with no formal instrument yet signed, while MacArthur plans to travel to Japan to oversee the occupation following the Manila conference. Armistice terms may apply prior to a master surrender document.
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Alee MacArthur
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China
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Wainwright Freed From Japanese Captivity
General Wainwright, 61, long defender of Corregidor, was found in a Japanese POW camp near Hsian. Allied teams located him and he was being brought to Chungking with Wedemeyer announcing plans to occupy camps before broader releases. Most prisoners reportedly treated well with illness not unusually high. Names of the freed Americans not yet released.
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Hsian
Mukden
Albert C. Wedemeyer
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China
Chungking
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Japanese Paratroop Leaflet Drop Sparks Mixed Reactions
Dispatches from Chungking report nine humanitarian teams dropped leaflets over Mukden Keijo and Hong Kong areas before parachute drops. Leaflets urged surrender and warned POW camps, while Japanese troops faced confusion with no Tokyo guidance and calls to recall the mission.
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Quisling Defends Wartime Policy Against Bolshevik Threats
In a lengthy defense, Vidkun Quisling argues his wartime actions protected Norway, blaming Bolshevism for driving the conflict and claiming Norway’s independent stance saved the country from greater destruction. He cites meetings with Hitler and asserts Germany’s war aims were tied to halting Bolshevism.
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Sling
Norway
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Quisling
England
America
Russia
Sweden
Caldwell Graduates Carlisle Officers From Medical Dept
A large group of enlisted men from the medical department including Thomas Caldwell of High Point North Carolina has received commissions as second lieutenants after graduating from the officer candidate Carlisle Barracks recently.
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Carlisle
Thomas Caldwell
High Point
N. C
Carlisle Barracks
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a fast relief for bladder irritation from excess acidity. It claims to improve urine flow and reduce nighttime urination using herbs and natural ingredients, urging readers to request a free sample and buy at drugstores.
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Department F
Kilmer & Co. Inc
Stamford
Conn
Offer Limited
Swamp Root
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