Surplus Highway Fund May Go To War Bonds
Governor Broughton floated investing at least half the general fund surplus in war bonds, but the fate of nearly 13 million dollars in the highway fund is unsettled. Highways have two fixed claims before surplus, administration of the highway department and debt service, before any remaining balance could be considered for investment.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Broughton
General Assembly
Treasury
Highway Department
Highway Surplus Dilemma Faces North Carolina Budget
North Carolina faces a large cash surplus in highway funds amid material shortages, weak revenue growth, and heavy bond debt. Officials debate placing surplus in highway sinking funds or war bonds while risks of legislative action and bank collateral loom. Strong lobbies press for immediate spending on education and health, but state leaders favor reserve to protect credit and future contingencies.
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U.S
U. S
Broughton
Sergeant Vance Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Camp Rucker
Sergeant William P. Vance of the 322nd Infantry at Camp Rucker Ala has been promoted to staff sergeant per word from Lieut Paul D Goddard. He is the son of Mrs C W Vance of 504 Mont Heu Ave and formerly worked as showroom manager for Mohawk Carpet Mills Inc The note adds one sea mile equals 2888 yards.
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William P. Vance
322Nd Infantry
Camp Rucker
Ala
Paul D. Goddard
Vance
C. W. Vance
Mont- Heu Avenue
Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc
Guadalcanal Marines Hardened By Six Weeks Of Battle
Acme News photographer Sherman Montrose returns to Guadalcanal to cover Marines now hardened by a brutal six week struggle. He recalls air superiority at Henderson Field, heavy fighting along the Matanikou River, and leaders Vandergift and Edson directing assaults. Marines and crews endure shelling as they press the campaign against Japanese forces.
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Sherman Montrose
Acme News Pictures
Guadalcanal
San Francisco
Montrose
Lfe
NEA
Henderson Field
Pacific
South Pacific
Acme
Frank Prist
Australia
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Solomons
Grumman
Douglas
Grumman Navy
Lunga River Laundry. Co
Bob
Arthur Vandergift
Merritt Edson
General Vandegrift
Matanikou
Colonel Edson
Tojo
Bataan
Jim Hurlburt
Marine Corps
Navy
Coast Guard
Army
Meat sales warning from North Carolina extension chief
Dr. J. Q. Schaub director of the N C State College extension service advised North Carolina farmers not to slaughter and sell more meat than in the same period last year. He urged extra supplies be sold on the hoof so they reach packing plants supplying meats to the armed forces.
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Raleigh
J. Q. Schaub
N. C. State College Extension Service
North Carolina
Berlin Radio Claims 17 Allied Ships Sunk in November
Berlin radio quoted sources saying 157 Allied ships totaling 975000 tons were sunk by German submarines in November. The claim is not confirmed. Djerbasoaf Tunisia is described as the largest island on the Mediterranean Barbary coast.
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Gersan
Claus Berlin
Berlin
Dierbasoaff
Tunisia
Island
Mediterranean Barbary Coast
Buck Jones Dies After Cocoa Nut Grove Fire Bond Tour End
Buck Jones, veteran cowboy film star and World War II bond promoter, died from severe burns after a Cocoa Nut Grove fire while touring for war bond sales. Born Charles Frederick Gebhard in Vincennes Indiana on December 4 1894 he served in World War I and II era films with his horse Silver. He is survived by his widow Odele Osborne and daughter Maxine. A Kenneville American Legion Post meeting will address veteran recruitment and post affairs led by Grover Badenhamey.
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Boston
Buck Jones
Cocoanut Grove
Buck
Children’s Hospital
Odele Osborne
Maxine
Hero
Kenneville American Legion Post
Grover C. Badenhamey
Chatman
District 13
Eg Legionnaire
Ingram to speak at Kernersville American Legion
H L Ingram department commander of the American Legion and Legion adjutant Jim Caldwell of Ashe County will speak at the Kernersville Legion post. Event details include location in Kernersville and December 1 reporting. The article notes their official roles and involvement with the Legion.
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Ingram
Kernersville Legion
Kernersville
H. L. Ingram
American Legion
Jim Caldwell
Legion
Ashe
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Wwe
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A&p
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