Allies' Superiority In Air Comes From Clay Of Arkansas
Burton Heath reports from Bauxite Arkansas on how local alumina production from bauxite supports Allied air power. The town hubs the Aluminum Company network, supplying a majority of domestic ore and processing, enabling more warplanes than the rest of the world combined. A new plant will extract alumina from low grade ore by removing silica, boosting domestic aluminum output and aiding wartime logistics.
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Clay
Arkansas
Burton Heath
NEA
Ark
Pulaski County
United States
Pine Haven
Wood Lands
Aluminum Company of America
Saline County
Aluminum Company
Aluminum
Hollywoode
Europe
Japan
U Boat
South America
Bauxite
Whiskey Recess Plan For Distillers Put Forward
Washington reports the chemical division of the War Production Board disclosed a plan for a whiskey recess letting distillers briefly return to liquor making. The move awaits action by the War Food Administration to verify if grain supplies permit a whiskey period this fall with stock levels and industry figures suggesting about five days of production per month could sustain supplies, while blending options face opposition from large distilleries.
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Washington
Chemical Division
The
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
War Food Administration
WFA
West Indies
Our Men And Women In Service Pictured Above
A local group photo highlights Pvt Paul E Carroll and Pvt Daniel Williams among many armed forces members. The report lists their units, home addresses, and training details from Fort Myers to Ellington Field, Camp Edwards and beyond, noting furloughs and deployments across the U S military network.
Debate over tomato fruit or vegetable in era
A casual column recounts a historical congress debate on whether the tomato is a fruit or vegetable, noting it was decided as a vegetable though now listed as fruit. It also covers tomato varieties shown by Belvin Harmer, a Yale professor Billy Phelps death, reflections on faith, and wartime outlook including Kiska and anticipated Allied bombing proximity to Tokyo.
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Belvin Harmer
Washington
Harmon Co
Phelps
Billy Phelps
William Ly Phelps
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Farcical censorship at warship christening shocks reporters
Washington correspondents decried secrecy after a ship launch where a sponsor failed to break the champagne bottle and a bottle-throwing workman failed to hit the hull. Officials and builders kept news from public view amid claims of national security, provoking editor commentary on press suppression. John L. Lewis battles FDR over union interference at Allis-Chalmers Springfield plant, use of Smith-Connally Act, and a pivotal August 4 vote. despite NWLB gains, Lewis’s faction wins 1005 to 836, prompting post election turmoil. Forty-seven pilots and workers reportedly face political maneuvering around labor disputes and war effort.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Springfield
Illinois
Allis-Chalmers
John L
District Fifty
National War Labor Board
Lewis
Secretary of Labor
Labor
NWLB
Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union
Mr. Davis
Von Drehle Boys Visit Parents Then Return to Duty
Staff Sergeant Bill Von Drehle of Tyndall Field Florida has returned to his Army Air Corps post after a four furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs C W Von Drehle. His wife Lieut Veron Von Drehle navigator with the forces now at Tucson Arizona also visited and returned last Wednesday. Lt Von Drehle was formerly stationed at Sacramento California.
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Pvt
Paul E. Carroll
J. H. Carroll
Smith Street
Buckingham Army Air Field
Fort Myers
Florida
Eula Carroll
Wardestreet
Carroll
Cpl
Harvey C. Vaughn
J. W. Vaughn
Branch Street
Camp Hyder
Ariz
Lucille Vaughn
Elm Street
Vaughn
Fort Riley
Kansas
Luther Moose
Malden Army Air Field
Malden
Virgie Moose
Willowbrook Street
Sgt
Moose
United States Army Air Corps
von Drehle
Bill von Drehle
Tyndall Field
Fla
Army Air Corps
C. W. von Drehle
Veron von Drehle
Tucson
Sacramento
Calif
Lieutenant Morrow on leave from Coast Guard station
Lieutenant (j g) W R Morrow Jr is spending a few days leave with his mother at their Brentley Circle home. He is stationed at Wrightsville Sound with the U S Coast Guard. Largest known star has a diameter of 690000000 miles.
Pfc Homer F Smith Assigned to New Address in NYC
Pfc Homer F Smith, in service since October 1942, recently relocated from Stratford Connecticut to New York City. He is now with the 211th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Army Air Force, APO 4769. Before enlisting he worked for Lance Inc.
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PRC. Smith
Homer F. Smith
Armed Forces
Stratford
Conn
211Th Ordnance Maintenance Company
Army Air Force
APO
New York City
Navy selects Cridlebaugh for signalman training at Great Lakes
Thomas P. Cridlebaugh, 37, husband of Mrs. Eliza Cridlebaugh of 1684 English Street, has been chosen for training as a specialist in the U S Navy and is now undergoing 16 weeks of training in the service school for signalmen at Great Lakes Illinois.
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Thomas P. Cridlebaugh
Eliza Cridlebaugh
English Street
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Beck Completes Coast Guard Training in Boston
J. F. E. Beck of the U S Coast Guard has finished 16 weeks of training as a telephone electrician at Franklin Institute Boston Mass He is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs D P Beck at 710 Park Street for a few days
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Beck
J. FE. Beck
U. S. Coastguard
Franklin Institute
Boston
Mass
D. P. Beck
Park Street
Myers Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Bainbridge
Horatio J. Myers son of Mr and Mrs J C Myers of 810 Montheu Avenue has been promoted to staff sergeant at Bainbridge Georgia confirming his advancement and posting details for local readers.
Jones Graduates as Private First Class at Seymour Johnson
Allen C. Jones graduates from aviation mechanics school at Seymour Johnson Field and is appointed an instructor. He earns the rating of private first class.
Warren Promoted to Corporal at Fort Jackson
Paul G. Warren has been promoted to corporal at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. His wife, Helen Jarrell Warren, now lives here.
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Warren
Paul G. Warren
Fort Jackson
S.C
Helen Jarrell Warren
Kinney Promoted to Corporal in England
Desmar G Kinney receives a corporal promotion while stationed somewhere in England. His mother Mrs Sally Kinney resides at 901 Newlin Street.
Kennedy Returns to Camp Hood after 15 Day Furlough
Pvt. Robert M Kennedy returns to Camp Hood Texas after a 15 day furlough spent with his wife and a relative. He is now assigned to the Texas camp.
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Kennedy
Camp
Pvt
Robert M. Kennedy
Camp Hood
Texas
Alvin Oscar Boles Commissioned Second Lieutenant
Alvin Oscar Boles son of Mr and Mrs A Boles of 118 Montague Avenue has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps after successfully completing the officer training course at Quantico Virginia.
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Boles
Alvin Oscar Boles
A. ©. Boles
Montheu Avenue
U. S. Marine Corps
Quantico
McGhee Completes Course For Promotion In San Diego
Robert S. McGhee son of Mr and Mrs F W McGhee of 206 Ward Street has completed the prescribed course at the telephone school in the signal battalion at San Diego California and has been promoted to private first class.
Local Attorney Discharged From Army at Camp Butner
Thomasville notice states Howard Steed, former solicitor of the Thomasville Court, has been honorably discharged from the U S Army after eight months at Camp Butner. The reporter notes his prior community role and military service completion.
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Thomasville
Howard Steed
Thomasville Court
U. S. Army
Camp Butner
Seaman John C Burton On Leave With Mother
John Clinard Burton a navy seaman second class is visiting in the Gantt apartments on North Main street with his mother Mrs Debbo Burton for a few days. He recently completed basic training at the naval training station in Bainbridge Maryland.
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John Clinard Burton
Navy
Debbo Burton
Gantt
North Main Street
Seaman Burton
Naval Training Station
Bainbridge
Roach Sergent Promoted to Technical Sergeant
Mr and Mrs H M Roach announce their son Harold M Roach has been promoted to technical sergeant in the foreign service.
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Roach
H. M. Roach
Harold M. Roach
A.N.S
Sgt. Roach
SGT King on furlough with Washington parents
Staff Sergeant John E. King of the United States signal corps, stationed in Washington D C, is spending a few days furlough with his parents at 220 Edgeworth Apartments.
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King
John E. King
United States Signal Corps
Washington, D. C
Edgeworth Apartments
Ross Farlowe Leaves for New Orleans Flight Instructing Post
Ross Lewis Farlowe departed yesterday for New Orleans to serve as flight instructor at the Chatham air service field after a brief furlough. He is the son of J. P. Farlowe of High Point Route Two and nephew of Miss Ione Lowe. A sulphur-bottom whale weighs 125 Virginia avenue, about eight tons at birth.
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Ross Lewis Farlowe
New Orleans
Chatham Air Service Field
J. P. Farlowe
High Point
Ione Lowe
Virginia Avenue
Local trainee selected as flight instructor from class of forty
Farlowe has lived here for years and has trained since July 1942. He received basic civil pilot training in Winston-Salem and advanced training at Gordon Military College in Barnesville, Georgia. Chosen as one of eighteen from a class of forty to serve as flight instructor. He is a member of the city schools and attended High Point College.
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Farlowe
Winston-Salem
Gordon Military College
Barnsville
High Point College
Navy aviation radio man on 20 day leave from Pearl Harbor service
John Denny Hill a second class aviation radio man in the U S Navy is on 20 day leave with relatives and friends. Hill son of Mr and Mrs J C Hill joined the radio division in 1941 for 16 weeks training in Charleston and later served at Norfolk on aviation patrol with Bermuda as base. He saw action at Pearl Harbor and remained there until June 1942 before being assigned to ship duty.
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John Denny Hill
U. S. Navy
Hill
J. C. Hill
Sylvania
Radio Division
Navy
Charleston
S. C
Norfolk
Bermuda
Pearl Harbor
Blalock Nominated for Artillery Instructor Training at Fort Bragg
Pvt. Bill Blalock, son of Mrs Essie Blalock of Thomasville route one, has been chosen for instructor training in field artillery at Fort Bragg after about three months of service.
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Pvt
Bill Blalock
Essie Blalock
Thomasville
Fort Bragg
Merchant Marine Officer Candidate School Accepts Leslie Willard
Leslie Willard has been accepted for officers candidate school in the merchant marine. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Willard of High Point route two.
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Merchant
Leslie Willard
Merchant Marine
H. J. Willard
High Point Route Two
Los Angeles A R I R to Meet at Danish Hall
President Thomas A. White of the Los Angeles council of the American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic says future meetings will be held at the Danish auditorium instead of the Polish hall.
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Melting Pot
Los Angeles
Thomas A. White
Solon Says U S Confused On Draft
Washington Aug 21 Congress faces a possible showdown over drafting fathers with Manpower Chief Paul McNutt and draft director Hershey to testify. Senator Reynolds cites conflicting statements creating nationwide confusion about draft timing and who may be called. He notes optimism from North Africa and Sicily risks delaying plans.
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Washington
Senate
Reynolds
DNC
Paul V. McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
McNutt
Hershey
Wheeler D-Mont
Fitcontits
North Africa
Sicily
Love conquers all as Guthrie police patrol cemetery nightly
City Manager Loyd Jay orders police to patrol Guthrie Oklahoma cemetery every night to clear it of lovers, a move framed as enforcing public order amid superstition and city concerns.
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Guthrie
Okla
Loyd Jay
Supplies to be sent to war internees by Gripsholm
The American Red Cross announced 1400 tons of supplies for POWs held by Japan will be loaded on the ship Gripsholm for the Orient. About one million parcels fill the shipment, with 55 percent to American military and civilian prisoners in the Philippines and Java, 27 percent to Japan, 12 percent to Shanghai. The cargo includes parcels, medicines, clothing and recreational equipment, plus four nurses and a charity worker for returning Americans. The voyage will carry mail for prisoners and internees, with next of kin labels required by April 27 in New York.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Gripsholm
Orient
Philippines
Java
Shanghai
Japan
Red Cross
Wit
Army
New York
The
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Roxie Kizieh
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Hunter
United States Army
Fort Screven
Thomas A. Perry
A. E. Perry
East Main Street
England
Perry
Camp Clairborne
Pvt. Wade Holder
Center
C. L. Holder
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Floyd J. Winslow
T. W. Winslow
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Lee
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Lola Underwood Winslow
West Russell Street
Troy C. Winslow
United States Army Signal Corps
Drew Field
Tampa
Camp Crowder
Larry McDowell Winslow
Plant Avenue
James B. Tilley
H. D. Tilley
Germantown
Camp Edwards
Tilley
John E. Miller
Charlotte
Miller
Miami Beach
Fort Moultrie
Pfc
John H. Myers
Nancy Myers
Gordy Street
Hawaiian Islands
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Seaman
Thomas William Seward
W. C. Seward
Trinity
Seaman Seward
Willie Ross
O. W. Ross
Edgewood Arsenal
Ross
Camp Myers
Max Surratt
J. T. Surratt
Asheboro
Fort Custer
Mich
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Mildred Surratt
Max Olivia
Harmon Street
Winifred W. Winslow
Abilene
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Oklo
Elmo S. Allgood
J. Howard Allgood
United States Navy Seabees
Rhode Island
Seaman Allgood
Camperry
W. A. Bivins
Kiska
Sam
Aleutian
Takin Island
Tok
Ray Tucker
John L. Lewis
Allis-Chalmers Company
London
North Atlantic
Albert Leman
Pfc. Smith
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