Eastern Bright Belt Tobacco Markets Open With 10 Million Pound Aim
Auctioneers in 14 markets of the eastern bright belt began sales with a goal of 10,000,000 pounds on the first day. Buyers expected prices from 35 to 45 cents per pound as growers anticipated record values. Markets include Kinston, Wilson, Greenville, Rocky Mount, and Smithfield with multi million pound starts, while leaf quality varied and a hot midsummer drought had caused some damage. The state forecasts the belt’s crop at 262,010,000 pounds, up nine percent.
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Associated Press
Bright Belt
Kinston
Wilson
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Smithfield
Ahoskie
Farmville
Goldsboro
Robersonville
Tarboro
Wallace
Washington
Wendell
Williamston
W. P. Hedrick
State Department of Agriculture
Hedrick
Weather report for the Carolinas and Georgia
North Carolina will stay rather cool tonight with slightly lower coastal temperatures. South Carolina and Georgia experience moderately cool conditions tonight across the region.
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North
Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Nazi push toward Stalingrad alarms British officials
British sources in London call the northeast Nazi advance from Kotelnikovski the most menacing to Stalingrad. They say Russian counterattacks held the Germans near Donelbow and southeast of Kletskaya. The government reports 1,116 German planes lost in August’s first three weeks, about 33 daily, and Red navy ships are said to have sunk a 7,000-ton Axis transport in the Gulf of Finland.
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Kotelnikovski
London
Stalingrad
Donelbow
Kletskaya
Gulf of Finland
Ambassadors return as U S screens evacuees and spies
Envoys described the disembarkation of returning nationals and the lengthy questioning process under Attorney General Biddle’s warning that enemy spies must not reach the United States. Mentioned was Bahr, the Nazi spy convicted in Newark, among passengers off the Drottningholm. The envoy stressed contributing to the war effort and ultimate victory.
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Francis Biddle
Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr
Newark
Drottningholm
America
Europe
Grew
Baruch Experienced Wartime Hand. RAF Bombers Hit Germany
A strong RAF bomber force attacked Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and other Upper Rhine targets last night in the first RAF night raid on Germany in a week. About 16 planes were lost, implying roughly 300 took part at a 5 percent loss rate amid poor weather. Frankfurt, on the Main near Mainz, is a key industrial center. Wiesbaden is a fashionable spa and an important manufacturing and communications hub.
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London
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Germany
Air Ministry
Main River
Rhine
Mainz
Return of diplomats on a neutral ship clears long journey
The White-painted ship Gripsholm, marked diplomat, became the first neutral passenger vessel to reach New York since the German blockade forced Portuguese and Spanish ships farther south in July. Passengers included diplomats, missionaries, reporters, and businessmen after an arduous voyage from Japan via China Indo China and Thailand spanning over 18 000 miles. Authorities prepared for thorough screening by Justice Department and other agencies amid guarded pier conditions.
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Japan
China
Indo- China
Thailand
New York
Justice Departments
Army
Navy
Gripsholm
Censorship and public right to full wartime reporting
The speaker asserts censorship can be reported graphically without aiding the enemy. He argues the public is entitled to full information, especially in a people's war, and that morale benefits justify comprehensive publication despite censorship limits.
Great "minor" losses for the Americans in Solomons air action
Japanese destroyers shelled Guadalcanal shore positions. The following day U S aircraft hit an enemy transport and a cruiser north of Guadalcanal. The Navy said the action continues with speculation about Truk as a possible source. Early estimates suggest Japan's aircraft carrier strength is being hit hardest as six carriers were claimed sunk or damaged, and an earlier torpedo hit on a carrier in the Aleutians is noted.
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Guadalcanal
United States
Navy
Solomons
South Pacific
Japan
Army
Aleutians
Marines Land in Solomons After Naval Landing Battle
American cruisers and destroyers screened landing ships as heavy fighting erupted at close range. Both sides suffered damage. the enemy retreated before the vessels engaged in landing operations. The Solomons invasion began Aug 7 and has lasted two and a half weeks with Marines consolidating positions amid occasional harassment by enemy aircraft and submarines. Navy communique number 111 of the year.
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Solomons
Navy
Nazi Anti Aircraft Ship Thought Sunk Off Flushing
London reports a German anti aircraft ship was almost certainly sunk after a fierce night engagement with four such vessels and British light forces off Flushing Netherlands. British ships suffered no casualties and all returned to port while the other three German ships faced heavy fire and damage. The first German vessel was hit by a torpedo from a British motor torpedo boat.
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London
Flushing
Netherlands
Admiralty
Mrs Ida S Ring Dies After Illness In Local Hospital
Mrs Ida Shore Ring 67 died at a local hospital Monday night after a three day illness. Widow of Robert H Ring she lived in High Point forty years at 207 Phillips Street. Survived by four daughters Mrs Mary Yarborough Mrs Minnie Johnson Mrs Annie Ketchie of High Point and Mrs Lelia Weatherman of Randolph County three sons Mack Howard Ring of High Point Warren Ring of Baltimore three grandchildren two great grandchildren two half sisters residing in High Point. Funeral at Lords Tabernacle English Street Wednesday at 3 pm conducted by Rev James Reece with Rev Sam Dale and Rev Edward Suits. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Body remains at Yows Funeral Home until service.
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Ida Shore Ring
Howard Ring
High Point
Warren Ring
Baltimore
Eliza Cecil
Nannie Lee Hedrick
Lords’ Tabernacle
English Street
James Reece
Sam Dale
Edward Suits
Rankin Memorial Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Yow
Mission Leader to Speak at Gospel Tabernacle Tonight
Rev Elmer Thompson director of West Indies Mission in Cuba Haiti and San Domingo will speak at the Gospel Tabernacle tonight at 8 o clock. After his talk he will show colored slides of the work there Ninety eight percent of Rhode Island farm dwellings have electricity.
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Elmer Thompson
West Indies
Cuba
Haiti
San Domingo
Gospel Tabernacle
FDR Weighs Super-Board to Coordinate War Program
Washington August 25 A Roosevelt plan proposes a five to nine member super board to fix policies and coordinate the war effort including production, transportation and civilian manufacture. The idea centers on executive order directing broad authority, with names like Nelson Henderson and Hopkins mentioned as possible members. Congress may be asked later to authorize a unified program controlling manpower prices and wages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Rosenman
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Price
Leon Henderson
Wallace
Commerce Jones
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Government to buy rented typewriters after order
The Office of Price Administration ordered all rented standard typewriters manufactured since 1935 returned to owners by September 15 for potential government purchase. Effective August 29 no new typewriter rentals and no rentals of used standard machines. only used portables and sold standards may be rented, with a three month limit on such rentals.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
New York Stocks Tumble as Trading Ends Early
New York stock quotations at 2 p.m. show Tex Corp Tex Gulf Sul Timaen Det Ax Transanser Trans & West Air U WwW Warner Pic West Mary Western Union Weat Elec & Mfg Wilson Woolworth among active listings amid broad market movement.
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Tex Corp
Tex Gulf Sul Timaen Det Ax Transanser
Trans & West Air U
Www
Warner Pic West Mary Western Union Weat Elec & Mfg Wilson Woolworth
Reports Ready For Biennial Raleigh Check
Raleigh August 25 five state departments required by law to file biennial reports have completed drafts and sent to printers Secretary of State Thad Eure leads the pack with his report likely first off press Others include attorney general insurance state board of charities and public welfare and the state library commission Printing costs remain a concern as legislators seek to trim the printing bill while needing detailed agency activity data for budget decisions The note recalls Senator Ty dings effort to document federal waste from excess reports and analogizes state printing cuts
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Thad Eure
Attorney General
Insurance Department
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
State Library Commission
Tydings
Farm Workers Shortage To Be Felt In 1944
RALEIGH Aug 25 W Kerr Scott warned at the Southern Conference of Agricultural Commissioners in Jackson Miss that farm labor shortages will intensify in 1945. He cited labor as the broadest issue affecting production with several farms already projected to go out next year or operate with reduced activity. The talk covered cotton loans federal seed sales and fertilizer rules, all tied to NC agriculture revenue, and noted about 6000 rural free delivery mail boxes nationwide.
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Raleigh
Jackson
Miss
Southern Conference of Agricultural Commissioners
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Agriculture Department
Scott
Flo
Orphan Annie Creator Aids North Carolina Salvage Drive
Har Gray the Orphan Annie cartoonist makes a substantial contribution to North Carolina war effort. J B Vogler reports formation of Junior Commandos to enlist 100000 youths to collect scrap metals and rubber in public schools with Jaycee Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs assisting. The program uses military ranks for organization and aims to boost morale as scrap drives proceed around October.
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Raleigh
Har Gray
Annie Cartoo
North Carolina
J. B. Vogler
State Salvage Comittee
Junior Chamber of Commer
Jaycee
Rotary
Kiwanis
Civil
Lions Clubs
Toin
Regal Salvage
Haro Gray
Orphannie
Auntie Pii
National Defense
Oth
North Caroli Committee
District of Columbia Bounded by Maryland and Virginia
A brief note describes the District of Columbia as the area surrounded by Maryland on three sides and Virginia across the Potomac River, outlining its geographic boundaries in a concise regional description.
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District of Columbia
Maryland and
Viginia
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Ray Whitley
Nyorka
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Smiley Burnette
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Thurston Hall
Joe Strauch, JR
Cliff Nazarro
Barney Baruch
U. S. Rubber Company
Martin Castricum
Thought
Ida S. Ring
Rhode Island
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Thomasville
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FDR
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Param
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Penny & Pepei Cola Phillips Pet Pullman Pure Qug Radio Rep
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Borg Warner
Briggs Miz
Budd Mfg
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Bur
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Ches & O
Chrysler
Coca Cola
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Comwirth & Son
del Lack & W
Doug Airc
du Pont
Elec Auto Lt
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Firestone
Elec
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Gillette
Goodrich
Goodyear
Graham Paice
Hupp Mor
Libby O
Lorilard
McCrary
Mont Ward
Murray Corp
Nash Kely
Ko Am Aviat di
North Am Ng Nor Pac
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Motel
L.nn Nisbet
Sir Walter Hotel
Orphan Annie Creator Aids N. C. Salvage
Sir Walter Hall
Paris
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Guilford
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