Stettinius Nominated for State Dept in Roosevelt Fourth Term
President Roosevelt taps Edward R. Stettinius Jr. for Secretary of State and seeks Littell’s resignation as Assistant Attorney General. Stettinius, ex United States Steel official, frames a potential postwar strategy prioritizing economic questions over political ones. The piece notes his business ties and possible 1948 presidential prospects.
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Eer
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Norman M. Littell
Corder Hull
Wall
Stettinius
State Department
United States Steel
Hull
O. K
Virginia
General Motors
Washington
Biddle
A. G
Mr. Littell
White House
Winning the War by Albert Leman
Wartime column analyzes Soviet activity and Allied pressure on the Western Front. The piece questions Soviet pace as Eisenhower conducts the push toward Austria and reflects on American leadership before FDR’s era.
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Albert Leman
Stalin
Austria
Eisenhower
West Wall
Roosevelt
Tobacco Prices Down in All Three Belts
The War Food Administration reports continued price declines across all flue-cured tobacco belts as North Carolina and Virginia markets reopen after a weekend break. The eastern belt averages $2.29 per hundred below last week, the middle belt $1.11 lower, and the old belt $1 lower, though improved quality limited declines there.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Virginia
War Food Administration
WFA
Reasons Given for Small Australian Families
Four thousand Australian women cite no home, lack of help, and insecurity as reasons families are small. Women also complain men in the fighting forces do not get enough leave time.
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Canberra
Search for body of Baum after truck drowns in Curri tuck sound
Dec 4 Coast Guard keeps up rescue for Elsworth L. Baum a 62 year old retired coast guards man after his pickup plunged from Wright Memorial bridge into Curri tuck sound Saturday night. He was missing since the accident as efforts continue with divers and boats in the water. Buy Christmas Seals and prevent wartime rise in TB.
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Manteo
Coast Guard
Elsworth L. Baum
Coast
Soldier And Newspaper Man In Analysis Of American Soldier
American Army correspondent HAL BOYLE quotes Austin of the Sydney Morning News on American troops from D-Day through France and Germany. He praises their grit and independence while noting flaws in discipline and parade ground bearing, and he contrasts civilian outlook with military courtesy. The soldier’s resolve and adaptability are highlighted despite some misgivings about uniform discipline.
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Hal Boyle
First Army
Austin
Coraoe
Sydney
Belgium
Gertle
Middle East
New Guinea
Piccadilly Circus
Normandy
Dday
France
Germany
Ten Die After Morganton Highway Collision Near Bottom Drop
Ten people died in a two-car crash on Highway No. 70 eight miles west of Morganton. Clayton Shook 30 of Glen Alpine died in Morganton hospital. The coroner's jury blamed careless driving by the two drivers and postponed further hearings to identify them. Fourteen people were in the vehicles. six were killed instantly and three died later. Doris Jean Shook 16 was among those killed.
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Morganton
Clayton Shook
Glen Alpine
North Carolina
Marion
Shook
Grace Hospita
Doris Jean Shook
Ship Prentiss to be launched as NC Shipbuilding marks third anniversary
Wilmington reports the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company will launch the U. S. S. Prentiss cargo combat ship Wednesday, marking three years of operation since resuming after World War I. The notice then shifts to a city sale in High Point under Mayor Arnold J. Koonce, offering property Lot 25 College Park Plaza at public auction December 18, 1944, with bidding terms and right of rejection.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Shipbuilding, Co
U. S. S. Prentiss
Denton Railroat
High Point
Thomasville & Denton Railroad ‘Company
Jacobs Avenue
North Carolina
C. Arthur Kirkman
The
Securities Investment Company
O. Arthur Kirkman
Highway Funds Edge Downward Amid Revenue Shifts
November receipts show a mixed picture with the highway fund posting a $116,798 decline from November 1943 and $148,720 below October. General fund rose to $4,495,639.17 aided by franchise tax delays. Sales tax remains the largest revenue source at about $1,985,000, while franchise tax gains reflect late reporting rather than higher volumes.
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State Department
Airman Lancaster Killed In Sioux City Bomber Crash
Co John W. Lancaster Jr son of Mrs Virginia Lancaster of Raleigh North Carolina was among nine army airmen killed when a bomber based at Sioux City crashed into a residential district Saturday night. Also noted are ship launch plans for the Chapel Hill Victory at Bethlehem Fairfield shipyard and a public land sale notice from High Point North Carolina detailing auction terms and parcel lot numbers.
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Sioux City
John W. Lancaster, Jr
Virginia Lancaster
Raleigh
N. C
Army
Baltimore
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Bethlehem Fairfield
Betsy Anne Bowman
University of North Carolina
Two North Carolinians Awarded Bronze Star
Brig. Gen. K. Brown of Kinston and Raymond W. Casey of Kinston were awarded the Bronze Star. Brown earned it for his service as assistant division commander of the 8th Infantry Division in Italy. Casey earned it for restoring field artillery communications under heavy shellfire at Bougainville on March 24, 1944.
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Washington
K. Brown
Cherry Corp
Raymond W. Casey
RFD
Kinston
War Department
Brown
8Th Infantry
Italy
Casey
Bougainville
Solomons
Prices for Dry Cleaning and May 1943 Realty Notice
Public notices show price schedules for retail dry cleaning and pressing firms due by May of 1943 and December 1944 deadlines. Property lots in Guilford County are described with recording details and a bid rejection clause. Also listed are annual meetings for the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad and Securities Investment Company with December 12, 1944 dates and proxy instructions.
Public Auction Notices From High Point North Carolina
The City of High Point announces public auctions of property with bids due by December 15. Notices specify lots in Emeryswood and Sunrise Hill Plaza, Guilford County, with sale at the City Hall at 11:00 AM on December 18 1944. City reserves right to reject all bids. Arnold J. Koonce mayor.
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City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
College Park
Office of Register of Deeds
Arnold J. Koonce
H.C
Westview
Office of Register of Deeds of
Arnold J, Koonce
Carter Dalton
Emily Hedgecock Heire
Arn J. Koonce
Guilford North Carolina
Emeryswood
D.C
High Point Yee
Point
North
Caroline
Sunrise Hille Plaz
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Rumania
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Premo
Soviet Union
Churchill
Kremlin
United States War Department
Stal
Volga
von Bock
Bismarck
East Prussia
Poland
Siegfried
New West End
Plicka
Fred Kirby
Greensboroad
Ida Lopine
Dennis Morgan
the Hard Way
America
Spencer Tracy
the Seventh
Signe Hasso
Lulu Belle
Scotty
Duke OF Paducah
State Theatre
Salem Street
Paul Lucas and
Mady Christians
Volksturm
Berlin
Joseph Goebbels
Brandenburg Gate
Amlete
General Fund
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Rnde
Harity Wother
VapoRub
the Stockholders OF Securities Investment Company
OPA
Johnson
RED Cross
Johnson & Johnson
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