Greatest American convoy lands in Britain for second front talk
British observers react to the arrival of a vast American convoy disembarking at multiple ports to reinforce Western Front aims. Maj. Gen. Mark Clark cites fit units as air power and ground forces surge, while Churchill develops three Allied commands with Gen. Wilson overseeing the new Trans Iraq command and Tedder controlling RAF air forces.
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London
United States
Churchill
Moscow
Dieppe
Britain
Archibald P. Wavell
Wilson
Egypt
Middle
Near East
India
North Africa
Arthur William Tedder
RAF
Judge Cranmer Passes At 71 in Southport
Southport aged Superior Court Judge Edwin H. Cranmer died at his home after years of frail health. Retired, he had served in both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly and was appointed judge in 1920. Funeral at 5 p.m. at the Methodist Church with pallbearers from local officials and eighth district attorneys. Survivors include his widow Mary Pearce Cranmer two sons J P and Horace Cranmer two daughters Mrs E D Arrington of Havana Cuba and Mrs R F Mintz of Columbia S C and brother Dr J B Cranmer of Wilmington. Governor Broughton called his bench record notable and a distinct loss to the state.
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Southport
Edwin H. Cranmer
Brunswick County
Eighth Judicial District
Cranmer
General Assembly
Thomas W. Bickett
Eighth
Mary Pearce Cranmer
J. P
Horace Cranmer
E. D. Arrington
Havana
Cuba
R. F. Mintz
Columbia
S. C
J.B. Cranmer
Wilmington
Raleigh
Broughton
Radio Programs Schedule War Era Network Lineup
Radio guide lists program blocks across networks with orchestras, dramas, news, and variety shows. Names include The Bartons, Fred Waring, Vaughn Monroe, The Three Romeos, and The Dixies. stations CBS NBC and ABC show interleaved war time scheduling and hour adjustments.
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Bartons
Nhe
Blu
Ben Bernie
Shiow
Dbs
Denver
Ube Lone Ranger
Shive East Blu
Cbs
Mbs
Heddar Tlopper
Ubs-Basic Tie
Cbs Dixie Baseball
Brazil
Orches
Patty
Bob
Frank
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Fred Waring
Andy
Basic
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Conmient
Forl
Godwin
Vox
Brian Donlevy
Cal Tinney
Alving Rey
Lum
Abner
Pine Ridge
Alfred Wallenstein
Nbe
True
False
Dr. Hagen
Voorhees
Joe Bines
Blir Victory Theater
Carabriel Heatter
Nhe National Radio Forum
Blu Freddy Martin
Ifis
Dhs
Morgan Beauy
Blu Norman Corwin
Condon
Raymond G. Swing
Dean Pardue
Miss Allas
John Freedom
iLands
Columbia Workshop
Clis-Ener
Vaughn Monroe
Cbs-West
Paul Schubert
Noc
Bred Waring
London
Ars
Four Plane Crashes Claim 25 U.S. Fliers
The Associated Press reports four separate air disasters kill at least 25 military personnel with three more injured. Navy patrol plane fatalities include unknowns and a possible 12th victim at Dahlgren, Virginia. Army losses include a Flying Fortress crash near Las Cruces, New Mexico with seven dead, two injured. a medium bomber crash near Bogalusa, Louisiana with six killed and another critically injured. and a Tallahassee area pursuit plane crash killing Second Lt. Melvin F. Lacey. Listed Army dead include Lieut. James E. Bludson and several others. injuries to Staff Sgt. Walter E. Knox and Lieut. Quentin W. Hargrove.
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Associated Press
Army
Navy
Dahlgren
New Mexico Mountains
Las Cruces
Walter E. Knox
Melba
Idaho
Quentin W. Hargrove
Shreveport
Defense Questions Defense Questions for Monday Q&A
The Enterprise Ra leigh Bureau will answer questions about the war's effect on civilians each Monday. All answers are officially verified. Send questions to The Enterprise Bureau P O Box 1309 Raleigh NC.
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Enterprise
Rafeigh Bureau
Enterprise’s Bureau
P. O
Raleigh
Questions and Answers on War Time Price Controls and Services
A digest covering price ceilings on cured meats and general pricing rules for meat dealers, sending home newspapers to soldiers in Australia, use of gas rationing coupons, sugar for church meals, FHA loans for furnace conversions, and WAVES information. It notes ceilings exist but selling beneath is allowed, and specifics on ration timing and eligibility.
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Australia
FHA
Federal Reserve
WAVES
Naval Organization For Women
Mt Airy Plant Converts to Dehydration Output
Raleigh Aug 22 The United States Agricultural Marketing Administration authorized converting Mount Airy Canning Company plant into the southeast s first vegetable dehydrating plant State Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott said The plant will supply food for the armed forces and the U S Quartermasters Corps has placed a large order for dehydrated cabbage The War Department would not disclose the amount ordered
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Raleigh
United States Agricultural Marketing Administration
Mount Airy Canning Company
Scott
U. S. Quartermasters Corps
War Department
Freighter Launched in Wilmington at North Carolina Yard
The Liberty freighter Thomas Pinckney was launched yesterday at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company yard in Wilmington Aug 24. The tale recalls the first use of heavy guns in aerial combat in 1915 when Captain Guynemer fired a 30 mm gun weighing 100 pounds mounted at the engine base with a 306 yard range.
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Wilmington
Thomas Pinckney
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Guynemer
Cuba Tightens Immigration and Citizenship to Curb Espionage
Havana acts to halt all immigration from Europe and suspend pending citizenship petitions to curb fifth column activity. The Ministry of State will require explicit authorization for visas and will scrutinize applications, aiming to block Nazi era tactics that let spies naturalize to operate in the Americas.
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Havana
Cuba
Europe
Mexico
Ministry of State
First Group In Navy's School Get Diplomas
CHAPEL HILL Aug 24 The first graduating class of 283 cadets from the Navy Pre-Flight School received diplomas in Kenan Stadium. Rear Admiral William A Glassford Jr urged the cadets to take the will to win into battle as they proceed to three months of primary flight training at naval aviation bases.
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Chapel Hill
Navy
William A. Glassford, Jr
Charleston
S. C
Naval District
Kenan Stadium
O. O. Kessing
Naval Reserve
Glassford
New York Leads 1941 Income Payments Nationwide
The Department of Commerce reports 1941 income payments to individuals in New York totaled 13,854 million dollars, far exceeding payments in any other state. The figure highlights New York as the dominant recipient of personal income during the year.
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New York
Department of Commerce
Mickey Mouse Talks Characters in Disney Fantasia
Mickey Mouse explains his first full length feature Walt Disney's Fantasia at the Paramount Theatre. He introduces the cast of ostrich dancers dinosaurs unicorns centaurs and more and keeps order among the musicians of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. The two daily showings begin at 3 00 and 8 30 p m on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Mickey Mouse
Mickey
Walt Disney
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Paramount Theatre
Soda's risks weighed against health remedies in 1940s era column
A High Point citizen rebukes bicarbonate as a cure all for colds and acidity, noting doctors advise rest and fluids. A cautionary tale of soda overuse follows, then a Future note recaps Roosevelt's 1932 36 40 terms and 1944 political debates amid wartime, with opinions on leadership and the White House.
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High Point
Dates Set For State Sessions Of Educators
North Carolina educators set district meetings across October and November in Asheville High Point Lumberton Charlotte Raleigh Elizabeth City with about 200 delegates per session. Local unit officers will hold 18 leadership conferences in September and October.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
Fred Greene
NCEA
Asheville
Northwestern
High Point
Southeastern
Lumberton
Charlotte
North Central
Elizabeth City
Greene
Western
National Whirligig Looks at War News and Corrections
The column discusses Allied fighter and transport movements near the front lines, German diplomacy hints to Moscow, and Dieppe raid aims. It surveys U S credit trends, government lending, and planning as inflation concerns rise, plus potash value from the Dead Sea and a Coca Cola correction over a Cuban sugar fleet story.
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Coca-Cola Company of Delaware
Ray Tucker
Coca-Cola Company
Tucker
Farley
Radio school graduates receive Armored Force diplomas
Lt Col Leslie F. Lawrence awarded 14 week courses diplomas to graduates of the Armored Force School Communication Department. Private Rupert L. Robinson of High Point North Carolina 78th Field Artillery 2nd Armored Division attended Ft Benning Ga in the class. Robinson enlisted January 1942. Graduates will rejoin units to join the 700 radio network of the armored division after mastering Morse code and classroom table nets.
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FP. Knon
Armored Force School
Leslie F. Lawrence
Rupert L. Robinson
High Point
N. C
78Th Field Artillery
2Nd Armored Division
Ft. Benning
Robinson
Cincinnati Downs New Orleans For Southeast Section Title
Cincinnati rallied in the seventh inning for a four run burst and defeated New Orleans 7 4 to win the Southeastern sectional baseball tournament championship played in Florence South Carolina on August 22.
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Cincinnati
Florence
S. C
New Orleans
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