Nomination of Major General Julia Smith to command Pacific forces
The Navy announced Major General Julia Smith will assume command of the Pacific area on December 5, relieving Major General Fagan. Smith previously led the Marine division during the Central Pacific offensive linking Tarawa and the Gilbert Islands, earning the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Heathers
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Fagan
Mare Isl Calif., Naval Hospital
Marine Division
Central Pacific
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Bombing Campaigns Target Ruhr Oil Centers and Rail Hubs
In two days about 25,000 tons of bombs hit Ruhr targets including Essen Neuss Dortmund Bottrop Oberhausen Duisburg and fuel plants and rail yards. Misburg Mersburg Zeitz Lutzkendorf and Bohlen suffered American heavy bombing. Liberators Fortresses and Mosquitos hit Hamm Saarbrucken and Hamburg. One third of 11,000 missions were flown by British and American crews based in France and Belgium.
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Neuss
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Misburg
Mersburg
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War Powers Tax Measure Faces Skepticism In Senate
In Washington the plan to tie the payroll tax freeze to the war powers extension met cool reception in the Senate. Rep. Knutson predicted tying the measures, while several key senators questioned the tactic and noted veto considerations. The House passed the war powers bill with a controversial amendment granting courts power to review and block war production orders.
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D-Ga
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Nebraska
War Production Board
New York Stocks Tale of Patchwork Apologies
A fragmented stock market snippet describes someone who believed the dispute was settled after apologies from his wife Pat and others, with the person noting acceptance of the apologies as closure.
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Higher Averages Noted On Weed Marts Across Belts
The War Food Administration reports steady to higher averages on flue-cured tobacco markets in North and South Carolina. Middle belt gains ranged from $2 to $4 per hundred, with old belt turning up and common grades advancing. Eastern belt little changed though non descript rose $1 to $3. Governor ItoN indicated readiness to act if Ward trend continues.
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War Food Administration
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WFA
Hall and Dorsey Row During Nightclub fracas described
Witnesses testified a heated confrontation at a club escalated to blows and threats as patrons including Hall, Dorsey, and Patsy Churchill described punches, suspected knife or bottle use denied, and a tense exit with phrases about a nose incident and a mistaken dispute over a woman.
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Cutti
TAME UNRULY HAIR WITH Moroline Tonic Ad
A vintage ad promotes Moroline Hair Tonic to tame unruly hair and add lustre. It urges a well groomed look with hair lying flat and highlights a large bottle priced at 25 cents.
Yanks Press Toward Gey and Merzig Amid Fierce Resistance
Allied columns push toward Gey with Americans within 1000 yards as Patton’s tanks advance toward Merzig. German defenses include pillboxes and minefields along the Siegfried line, with casualties and prisoner estimates rising in the winter offensive now in its 24th day.
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Battle News From The Philippines Sea Action
Bomb raids hit central Philippines as a large enemy vessel is struck. A submarine sinks off western Leyte after destroyers bombard Japanese bunkers. Four American escort carriers damaged in the Philippines sea battle. Survivors from St Lo and Gambier Bay rescued. many Japanese hid in caves.
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Philippines
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Kitkun Bay
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Gambier Bay
Duke Alumni Fund Creates 5000 Scholarship Here
Duke University alumni in High Point organize a 5000 scholarship fund to aid a local student each year. T. V. Rochelle announces the raise at the annual meeting held at the Sheraton hotel. Amos R. Kearns and Rev. Wilson O. Weldon serve on the scholarship committee. A color film of the Duke Georgia Tech game is shown with Coach Homer McCoy and local high school players present. Newly elected officers are Rev. Wilson O. Weldon president Charles F. Carroll Jr. vice president James D. Greene treasurer and Miss Norma Dutton secretary.
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High Point
T. V. Rochelle
Sheraton Hotel
Duke
Charles A. Dukes
Rochelle
Amos R. Kearns
Wilson O. Weldon
Duke Georgia Tech
Homer McCoy
Mr. Rochelle
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
James D. Greene
Norma Dutton
Many Casualties Occur During Recent Month
About 12 percent of all army casualties since the war began occurred in one recent month. The latest army list shows 461,058 casualties reported through November 15, an increase of 58,984 since October 14. Casualty figures lag two to three weeks. the 58,000 span likely covers late September to mid October with American air forces active in western Europe Italy and the southwest Pacific.
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Fifth Army
Italy
MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Europe
James Ragan Burial Set for Tomorrow
James Roby Ragan 78 died in a local hospital after a year of declining health. Born October 13, 1866 in Randolph County, he lived in High Point 15 years and belonged to Ward Street Methodist Church. He is survived by two sisters and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are planned at Koonee Funeral Home Chapel Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Back Creek Friends Church at 11 a.m. with interment in the church cemetery.
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Ragan
Randolph County
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Marinda Jane Nance Ragan
Mary Winslow
Alma Crouse
Draft Board Clarifies 4-A Classification Rules
Selective Service Board No. 5 explains that 4-A applies automatically at ages 38 to 45 and does not imply imminent service. Reclassification of registrants aged 38 is under way and should finish within two weeks. The article also notes early wood carving remnants from ninth and tenth centuries in Scandinavia.
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Selective Service Board No. 5
Board 5
Billion Dollar Flood Control Bill Approved by Senate
The Senate passed a billion dollar flood control authorization bill by voice vote and sent it to a conference committee to reconcile House changes. The measure covers flood control navigation reclamation hydroelectric and related developments with appropriations to be voted later. The plan aims to create postwar jobs and mirrors a Missouri River basin development program approved by the House irrigation committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Atiple
Sevelt
House Committee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri River
William B. Warne
Reclamation
Yankee Planes Wreck Nazi Jet Aircraft Over Leipheim Airfield
U S Mustang fighters attacked Leipheim airfield ten miles west of Augsburg at 5000 feet. Nearly a mile below, dispersed camouflaged were 44 Messerschmitt 262 jet fighters. The mission targeted Germany's prize jet aircraft program with heavy defenses.
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England
Leipheim
Augsburg
Germany
Weather and War Report Mixed in North Carolina Item
The notice mixes a fair chilly night in North Carolina with a wartime update as Allied air forces claim destroying at least 41 German jets in a major European field. Lt Col Kinnard and Lt Sluga led the attack amid tough defenses amid a broader battle context. It also recalls Clara Barton and Civil War troop riders.
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U. S
Borne H. Kinnard, Jr
Lin, Tenn
Montgomery
Larry Sluga
Ohio State
Belle Ally
Ohio
Milk Becomes Homogenized Under High Pitch Waves
Scientists bombard milk with ultrasonic waves that are ultrasonic to humans, producing homogenization as the cream fails to separate. The process aims to stabilize dairy liquids by breaking fat globules into smaller particles.
Belgium and U S Trade Ties in Prewar Era
Before the war Belgium maintained major trade with the United States, totaling over 100 million dollars annually. The era also saw the first trans Atlantic yacht race in December 1866, contested by three American schooners.
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United States
Rails Haul Freight Farther in 1943 Than 1920
Railroads moved an average of 1 116 tons of freight per train in 1943 compared with 708 tons per train in 1920, showing a sharp rise in average load.
Spokane Growth Sparks Remarkable Population Jump
Spokane Washington, a city once under 20 000 residents in the early 1990s, has surged to a population exceeding 142 000 today reflecting rapid expansion and urban development.
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Spokane
Wash
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