Five Americans and One Dane Win Nobel Prizes
President Roosevelt and King Gustav V hailed six Nobel prize recipients honored in New York for discoveries in physiology and medicine physics and related fields. The awards totalling about 120000 were presented on American soil for 1943 and 1944 prizes. Recipients included Dr Joseph Erlanger and Dr Herbert Gasser at Washington University and Rockefeller Institute respectively Dr Isidor Rabi at Columbia University Dr Otto Stern at Carnegie Institute and Dr Edward A Daisy of St Louis University along with Dr Henrik Dam of Copenhagen Institute of Technology now at University of Rochester Medical School. Each prize is about 30000 dollars.
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New York
Roosevelt
Gustav V
Sweden
Alfred Nobel
Joseph Erlanger
Washington University
St. Louis
Herbert S. Gasser
Rockefeller Institute
Isidor I. Rabi
Columbia University
Otto Stern
Carnegie Istitute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Edward A. Daisy
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Henrik Dam
Copenhagen Institute of Technology
Dam
University of Rochester
N. Y
School of Medicine
Erlanger
Gasser Weer
Rabi
Stern
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point
City of High Point will sell Lots 86 and 87 Sunrise Hills in Guilford County at public auction for cash or 26 percent down with balance over 60 months. Auction at City Hall at 11:00 A M on December 18, 1944. Mayor Arnold J. Koonce signs the notice. The city may reject any bids.
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City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Sunrise Hills
Office of Register of Deeds of
XN. C
Arnold J. Koonce
C. E. Brown & L. C Parker
Montheu Ave
Brown & Parker
Montlieu Ave
OPA Auditor Bound Over to District Court
Charlotte December 11 17 Faced with a charge of accepting a bribe T Earleffner OPA auditor was arraigned before U S Commissioner Nat C White and waived preliminary hearing Bond set at 10000 pending hearing in U S District Court Julius A Dale special investigator for OPA was the only witness heard Heffner admitted receiving 250 from a Charlotte business man for an audit covering OPA violations Assistant district attorney W M Nicholson said further sensational developments are expected momentarily in the case.
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Charlotte
T. Earleffner
OPA
U. S
Nat C. White
U. S. District Court
Julius A. Dale
Heffner
Witheld
W. M. Nicholson
Army general hospital notes wounded soldier from North Carolina
Private Posey M Hutchens 28 of Summerfield North Carolina is recovering at a U S Army general hospital in England after fragments from a booby trap wounded his hand and wrist. He has received the Purple Heart and is the son of Pat Sally Hutchens of Summerfield.
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Army General Hospital
England
Paris
Posey M. Hutchens
Summerfield
N. C
United States Army General Hospital
Pvt
Hutchens
Pat Sally Hutchens
Summerie
Nobel anniversary dinner honors vitamin K discoverers
President Roosevelt spoke at a Waldorf luncheon praising scientists who will join a world body after the war. Swedish minister Wolmar Bostroem urged peace prize consideration next year. The fourth American Nobel anniversary dinner featured speakers including Kent Cooper of the Associated Press.
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Dam
Daisy
Roosevelt
Waldorf-Astoria
Wolmar Bostroem
Kent Cooper
The
Associated Press
High Point Property Sale Notices in Guilford County
Public sale notices dated December 1944 list parcels in High Point and Guilford County under a deed of trust and a power of sale. Bids begin December 16 1944 with detailed metes and bounds for two 12 600 square foot lots and a January 2 1945 resale at 12 00 noon at the Guilford County Courthouse East Door. Purchaser to deposit 5 percent cash and pay taxes. W C Idol trustee. Roberson Haworth & Reese attorneys.
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M. B. Shoemaker
Lesfie V. Shoemaker
W. C. Idol
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Guilford County Court House
Greensboro
State of North Carolina
High Point Township
Ed Hayworth
Redding
J. P. Redding
West Green Street
Cicero Wall
Mary Wall
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Navy Reports North Carolina Casualties Among Naval Forces
Washington lists North Carolina service members with statuses as wounded or dead. Names include William W. Brickell, William G. Brown, Roger Dickens, Robert F. Wilson, Paul Beene Gwaltney, Paul Clifton Miller, George Felix Piotrowski, and James McGee Riddle among others. Parents and spouses are named for several, with hometowns Raleigh Murphy Pinehurst and Morganton among listed locales.
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Washington
Navy Mentor
Carolina
Brickell
William W
George G
Halifax
Brown
William G
Mary T. Brown
Mocksville
Margaret M. Crenshaw
Hamilton Aon
Burlington
Dickens
W Roger
U. Ss
Mary L. Dickens
West Vance Street
Wilson
Robert F
Pfc
Carrie Wilson
Murphy
Gwaltney
Paul Beene
U. R
Emma Jane Gwaltney
Asheville
Miller
Paul Clifton
Seaman
Joseph Paul Miller
Morganton
Piotrowski
George Felix
Ruby
Coates Johnson
Carolina Hotel
Pinehurst
Riddle
James McGee
M Arthur Riddle
Wee Street
Raleigh
Alaska Origin and Namesake Questions
The item asks what Alaska was originally called and for whom William and Mary College of Williamsburg Virginia was named. It also asks which United States admiral was called the Hero of Manila.
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Alaska
William and Mary College of
Williamsburg
United States
Manila
Etiquette Hints on Dinner Table Passing
A tip advises diners not to reach for food at the dinner table but to ask for it to be passed. The guidance emphasizes courtesy and proper table manners during meals.
Birthday Horoscope for December Twelfth
A birthday person born today is honest loving persevering and unyielding and popular. They should attend to business next year to realize ambitions and gain rewards while choosing new friends wisely for happiness and material success. Doubtful associates should be avoided.
One Minute Test Answers Brief
Answers reference Russian America and the 1693 William and Mary rulers, noting the college's founding. The third item identifies Adm. George Dewey.
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America
William and Mary
Great Britain
George Dewey
Warned Against Joining Underground Militias
Eisenhower issued proclamation to the German people via Allied war government guidance warning citizens not to join or aid underground military groups. The message urged stamping out militarism and surrender of weapons ammunition explosives and radio transmitters.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Office of War Information
Germany
El Salvador Hosts Thousands of Coffee Fincas and Trees
El Salvador contains about 12 000 coffee fincas and roughly 140 million trees. The figure highlights the scale of the sector amid wartime concerns and wartime fund drives urging Christmas Seal purchases.
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el Salvador
North Carolina servicemen wounded in Europe listed
The War Department announced wounded North Carolinians in Europe. Names span Pvt. William M. Anderson to Pfc. Paul J. Price with hometowns and next of kin details including Sanford, Valdese, Gastonia, Henderson, Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, Bear Creek, Albemarle, and many others.
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Washington
Warment
Anderson
William. M
Ruby P. Anderson
Charlotte St
Sanford
Berry
Edgar Mont & Berry
Valdese
Burrell
Charles B
Lora Burrell
Victory Station
Gastonia
Cates
Willis E
Ora H. Garrett
Julian
Gatchell
Norris H
Louise Gatchell
Thomasville
Harrell
Alton J
Benjamin L. Harrell
Edenton
Heath
James H
Vioiet O. Heath
Bear Creek
Hoffman
Walnut Cove
Jolly
Leonard
Gertie M. Jolly
Walnut St
Albemarle
Koonce
Lonnie J
Harriet J. Culifer
Maysville
Large
Thomas J
Mozelle Large
Burlington
Leatherwood
Albert N
Mila Duckworth
Marble
Ledbetter
Arthur R.gilbert G. Ledbetter
Shelby
Long
Loyd E
Pate E. Long
Charlotte
Lookabill
John W
Nellie M. Lookabill
Lindsey
Reidsville
McCall
Cecil A
Monroe
Messick
Tech
Edwin J
Swaine W. Messick
Mothar
West End
Winston- Sadie
Leon J
Blanchie A. Mobley
Beulaville
Peeden
Elwood E
Alice P. Peeden
Davis St
Henderson
Price
Paul J
Ossie W
Fraser To Head British Pacific Naval Command
London reports a new British Pacific Naval Command will join the Far Eastern Fleet to cooperate with United States forces in pressuring Japan. Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser will command the force, with Vice Admiral Sir Arthur J. Power as commander of the Far Eastern Fleet centered in the Indian Ocean.
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London
United States
Japan
Admiralty
Churchill
Britain
Orient
Bruce A. Fraser
Far Eastern
Indian Ocean
East Indies Station
Malayan Peninsula
Sia
Arthur J. Power
Fraser
Chester Nimitz
Central Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Property Sale Notice in Guilford County North Carolina
On December 18 1944 under a mortgage by High Point Development Co the property described as lots 4 block 10 in Guilford County appears for sale at public auction. The listing names Price father Brunswick Sprouse and others with addresses Route 1 Nebo Sanford Murphy Taylorsville Winston Salem Princeton Pineville Draper and High Point. The notice is dated November 28 1944 and filed with the Guilford County Register of Deeds.
Germany prepares new weapons for 1945 counter offense
London reports indicate Germany may deploy two new V weapons and a novel submarine type for a 1945 push. Speer hints at a V-3 ready for New York before year end, while V-4 speculation grows. A submarine with radical breathing devices, dubbed Schworkel Spiral and nicknamed snorts by the British, is rumored at sea. Jet-propelled raids and mobile underground rocket sites are described, with Luftwaffe jet activity considered for a comeback.
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E. Vv
W. Jones
London
Germany
England
Albert Speer
New York
Schworkel
London Newses
The
Daily Mirror
Brussels
Luftwaffe
Laird Cregar Dies at 28 After Heart Attacks in California
Hollywood mourns actor Laird Cregar age 28 who collapsed after two heart attacks following a preparatory diet for surgery. Philadelphia born, he rose from stage work in Pasadena and Hedgerow to film credits including This Gun For Hire and The Lodger. Interment set for Forest Lawn Glendale.
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Laird Cregar
Mantown
Hedgerow Thea
Munity Theater
Pasadena
Here
Los Angeles
Oscar Wilde
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