Two Years For $17,000,000 Conspiracy Defrauding War Contracts
Federal Judge John Caskie Collet sentenced Dahne W. Winebrenner of Galloway Ohio and Cornelius G. Lone a Wright Field civilian employee to two years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the government in war contracts totaling about 17 million dollars. Each man received a 10 thousand dollar fine.
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John Caskie Collet
Dahne W. Winebrenner
Galloway, O
Cornelius G. Lone
Wright Field
Churchill Improves at Bedside as He Recovers
Reports from London indicate Prime Minister Churchill shows more satisfactory circulatory condition while pneumonia recovery continues. Physicians in the Middle East say his condition is improving and vital medicines are being supplied, with care ongoing at his bedside.
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Churchill
Noning Street
Middle East
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Dealers Hit With Heavy Fines In U S District Court
Four percent of dealers in act gray goods pleaded no contest to fees and were fined a total of 7000 dollars by Judge E Yates Webb in U S district court. Names listed include F Shores Bountain J Jones and George Bowes with $500 each.
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Acte
E. Yates Webb
U.S
Ee Regula
F. Shores
J. Jones
Samme
Joe R. Keee
George Bowes
Be Rekidenes
Davidson Men In Carthage Prison Break
North Carolina officers hunted seven short term white convicts who escaped Moore County prison camp after overpowering the night guard. Fugitives Buddy Blackman Ral Johnson Hallie Lee Kelly Bill Ha Charlie Pulley Tobus Greer and Ed Seamon, ages 18 to 36, fled after tying the guard and unscrewing door bolts. The escape triggered a car theft in Pinehurst.
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Raleigh
Moore County
Oscar Pitts
Buddy Blackman
Robeson County
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Marnett
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Davidson
Bill Ha
Charlie Pulley
Robeson
Tobus Greer
Ed Seamon
Pitts
Pinehurst
Chicago Enacts First Compulsory Pasteurization Law
A landmark public health measure was adopted in 1908 as Chicago enacts the nation’s first compulsory pasteurization ordinance. The move targets dairy safety to curb tuberculosis and other illnesses, reflecting early 20th century urban reform efforts.
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Motor Club Office Closed for Christmas Holidays
The Carolina Motor Club office led by Mrs Thelma Ryan will close Friday at noon and reopen Tuesday morning December 28 for the holidays and will also be shut January 1. Licenses should be bought promptly. The office on College Street next to North State Telephone company will have extra help only through December.
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Thelma Ryan
Carolina Motor Club
Mussolini directs Northern Italy to tighten control over industry
In Milan and Turin districts a dictator-like authority grants life and death power over workers. He orders mass mobilization of tens of thousands, warning that sabotage will be punished by shooting and that families' lives may be forfeited for production slowdowns or equipment damage. German troops now guard key railways and supply points once loyal to the Axis.
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Turin
RAF Bombardments Shift to Southern and Eastern Coasts
The RAF launched night missions with two routes over England to disrupt Nazi air power. German retaliation included a few bombers over southeastern and eastern England, causing damage and casualties. Innsbruck Augsburg rail traffic reportedly halted at Brenner Pass. Innsbruck station said destroyed. U S Marauders logged their 100th mission in five months as American and RAF bombers pressed northern France targets.
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Zurich
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France
Red Army drive halts Axis advance near Baltic
Damian leads thrusts toward rail centers at Vitebsk and Polotsk recapturing almost 1000 square miles, 570 villages, and killing or capturing about 24,000 enemy troops along a 50 mile front. Axis commentator Sertorius calls drive the beginning of the Russian winter offensive.
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Vitebsk
Polotsk
Ludwig Sertorius
Red Army
Baltic
Allied naval actions in Balkan raids reported by communique
The Allied report notes interceptors in yesterday's Balkan raids with enemy destroyers fleeing as PT boats chased them. A further engagement involved American and British light coastal ships. Another night saw British forces sink an E boat a seibel ferry an escort vessel and two motor craft in the eastern Adriatic.
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Fascist Radio Calls Boyle Interview Nauseating
Naples dispatch reports Associated Press correspondent Hal Boyle provoked a Fascist radio station by describing a Teheran conference interview with a photographed cameraman. The station condemned the tale as nauseating and mocked the idea of three Allied leaders smoking.
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Associated Press
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Rome
Boyle
North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon and tonight in North Carolina. Wednesday brings mild to cool conditions with mountains turning colder in the afternoon. South Carolina forecasts party cloudy nights and partly cloudy, mild Wednesday.
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South Carolina
Cameraman recalls wartime leaders at Cairo Teheran talks
Hollywood photographer Frank Burgess recalls filming the Cairo and Teheran conferences with Roosevelt Churchill Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek. He recounts Stalin’s joke about interpreters and notes secret service delays while praising allied cooperation and the appetite for heavy bombers.
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