Liquor And Taxes Twins In Senate Fight
In Washington the Senate Finance Committee passes a tax bill adding 2.284 billion dollars in revenue for next year. A liquor shortage probe reports 117000 gallons warehoused and unsold awaiting new taxes. Senator George pushes liquor tax plans. Van Nuys leads a two man effort to push liquor questions to the floor after Christmas.
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Hicks Leaves for Basic Air Training
Hicks Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Hicks of 302 West Rus i street departed yesterday for Miami Beach Florida for his basic air training in the army air corps.
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T. Hicks, Jr
Mr. and
M. T. Hicks
West Rusi Street
Mi Beach
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Army Air Corps
Treasury Eyes Peace Terms Census of Axis Assets
Washington reports the U S Treasury is conducting the first census of foreign holdings by Americans and corporations. The aim is to inform peace talks on Axis assets in the United States and overseas, weighing seizure versus immunity of private property and potential compensation.
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Gibson Promoted to Sergeant in Army
Charles Bobo Gibson, formerly of this city, is promoted to sergeant. He began service in October 1942 and is now stationed at Camp Adair. He belonged to Gillie Company here and is brother to Sloan D. Gibson of 233 Edgedale Drive. His parents, Mr and Mrs Sloan D. Gibson, live in Greenville South Carolina.
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Charles Bobo Gibson
Camp Adair
Gilee Company
Sloan D. Girr
Edgedale Drive
Horney on Furlough Home With Family
Sgt James C Horney on furlough at 414 Otteray Drive with his mother and family. He is stationed at Ca Swift Texas with the M P Division of the 102nd Infantry and has served about 15 months. He will return to his post December 26.
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James C. Horney
Otteray Drive
Sgt Horney
Swift
Texas
M. P
102Nd Infantry
Guthrie on Fifteen Day Furlough with Mrs Guthrie
Pvt L Guthrie spends a fifteen day furlough with his wife Mrs Broadus Guthrie in the Clara Cox Apartments. He has been in service seven months and is stationed with the air corps at Mitchell Field New York.
Farlow Returns to Post After Leave in Vernon
Vernon E Farlow coast guardsman stationed at U S C G Boston Mass returns to duty after a week with his wife and parents in town.
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Farlow
Vernon E. Farlow
Coast Guardsman
Boston
Mass
Manley Soldier Furlough Visit With Mother in town
Pfc. Marvin Byrum Manley, stationed at Jackson, spent a ten day furlough with his mother Mrs M S Man ley at 804 Thissell street.
Our Men and Women in Service in High Point Area
Local wartime roster highlights multiple service members. Ruby Lee Summey serves as health attendant first class with Spars in Cincinnati Ohio after eight months in service. Arthur E Rose of High Point works with Air Transport Command in Brownsville Texas with wife and child at home. Seaman James D Foust returned to Bainbridge MD after a nine day furlough with parents in the city. Robert Allen Flynt stationed at Hillsboro Air Base in Tampa Florida, after fifteen day furlough and January 25 1943 enlistment. James R McGhee trained at Bainbridge Naval Center, visited wife on furlough. Willard D Setliff Jr stationed at Camp Edwards MA visiting parents and wife. another Setliff Pvt at Fort Bliss TX awaiting furlough. Marine Harry Raymond Jenkins volunteered for service in November 1942 with Pacific duty since 1943. Aviation Cadet Henry Eugene Jenkins inducted May 1943, now a student at Wofford College and married to Ruby Smith Jenkins planning to join him.
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Spars
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. G. Summey
Thissell Sr
Hunter College
New York
Arthur E. Rose
High Point
Air Transport Command
Brownsville
Texas
North Main
Rose
Seaman
James D. Foust
Bainbridge
Maryland
D. F. Foust
Woodrow Ave
Robert Allen Flynt
BR. B. Flynt
Winston Road
Hillsboro Air Base
Tampa
Florida
Pfc
Flynt
Keesler Field
Miss
High Point High School
James R. McGhee
B. A. McGhee
Morris St
Bainbridge Naval Center
Ruth Underwood McGhee
Russell St
Willard D. Setliff, Jr
W. D. Setliff
Larkin St
Camp Edwards
Mass
Sgt. Setliff
Fort Eustis
Virginia
Radio and Electrical School
Chicago
Pvt. Setliff
Larkin Street
Fort Bliss
Pvt
Setliff
Army
Camp Wallace
Harry Raymond Jenkins
Harry L. Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
Pacific
Henry Eugene Jenkins
Fort McClellan
Miami Beach
Air Corps
Wofford College
Ruby Smith Jenkins
Jenkins
Kill To Live Training Debuts Ranger Infiltration School
U S Rangers at Hawaii combat school stage a night infiltration drill under Lieut Col Francois D Eliseu. officers and NCOs crawl through ditches and barbed wire as tracer jets, rockets and flares illuminate the mock jungle. observers note high realism and Pacific-wide interest in the program.
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Parliamentarian Calls for Concentrated Bomber Strike on Germany
Reginald Pubrick MP urges immediate release of all available American and British bombers to mount a final, decisive attack on Germany. He argues the war could end in weeks with minimal casualties, if air power is concentrated threefold on targets like Berlin and Dortmund. He warns against delaying offensives and predicts higher defender losses if operations lag.
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North Africa
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SGT McCain on Leave From Camp Ellis Visit Asheboro
Sgt Ira M. McCain stationed at Camp Ellis Illinois spends Christmas with Mrs McCain in Asheboro and will visit his parents Dr and Mrs W R McCain at 211 Louise Avenue while on furlough.
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Ira M. McCain
Camp Ellis
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McCain
Asheboro
W. R. McCain
Louise Avenue
Thompson on Leave Five Day Furlough at Meridian
M Sgt Robert G Thompson stationed at Key Field Meridian Mississippi is home on a five day furlough He is the son of Mr and Mrs Grober Thompson of 1306 Oak Avenue
Miss Kennedy Graduates Navy Store Keeper Training
Imogene Kennedy daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Monroe Kennedy Route One Bloomington Indiana has completed naval training for store keepers at Indiana University and earned the rating of petty officer third class.
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Miss Kennedy
Imogene Kennedy
Eugene Monroe Kennedy
Route One
Naval Training School For
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Duggins Brothers Safe Overseas in Navy and Marines
Marshall A. Duggins has arrived safely overseas after entering the navy last July. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Duggins, Sr., formerly of High Point and now of Baltimore, Maryland. His brother Pfc. Cornelius T. Duggins serves in the Marine Air Corps in Jacksonville, Florida.
Pen Sacola Families Spend Holidays With Relatives
Set D. R. Holbrook and Mrs. Holbrook and son LeeRoy visit relatives in Pensacola Florida over the holidays, staying with Mrs. C. O. Sizemore at 318 Montheu Avenue and Mrs. W. E. Arledge at 525 Flint Street.
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D. R. Holbrook
Newsom Transferred to Will Rogers Field Oklahoma City
President John R. Newsom has been moved to Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma City as part of an official transfer. The action places Newsom at a military or governmental facility for reassignment.
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer
Crossword puzzle clues mixed in with misspellings and garbled text asking for various geography and wordplay answers across horizontal and vertical sections. The page ends with “Answer to yesterday's pastie” suggesting a routine puzzle feature.
Treasury agents move to stamp out liquor black markets
Treasury agents ordered to target black markets in whiskey and enforce price ceilings. Commissioner JJ Hannigan urged proactive action, saying the tax service must protect the integrity of the distilled spirits business. The plan includes working with the Office of Administration to detect price and tax violations and sharing black market intel with distillers to cut off outlets. Distillers would be expected to use the information to dry up sources of illicit liquor.
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Treasury
Alcohol Tax Unit
JJ Hannigan
Internal Revenue
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