U S RAF Flys 10 000th Transatlantic Ferry Crossing
The RAF U A S transport ferry command crossed the Atlantic ten thousand times as of Christmas Eve with Lt H W Monsky piloting a Flying Fortress landing at a British airfield after a non stop flight of just over nine hours. The service began in November 1940 and operates year round with an average loss under one percent.
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London
RAF
U. S
RAF Transport Ferry Command
H. W. Monsky
Air Ministry
Lumber Shortage Threatens War Production Efforts
War production faces critical lumber shortages as 1943 output fell four billion board feet short of demand. WPB officials warn 1944 needs will match this gap, with severe limits on plywood, veneer and hardwoods. Manpower and motive power bottlenecks hinder logging and shipment, while crates and overseas construction drive wood use.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Port Oroford
Neer
Pfc Robert McCall on weekend leave from Camp Lee
Pfc Robert McCall, stationed at Camp Lee Virginia with the armed forces, is spending the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Call. He arrived Thursday night.
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Robert McCall
Camp Lee
Virginia
Armed Forces
Pfc
McCall
Train crash grants widow 30000 payout under policy
Perfect Protection paid 6000 cash to the widow and 200 monthly for 120 months, totaling 30000 to the widow after a fatal August 1929 train crash. The insured had invested under 1000 in premiums.
Navy veterans return home from overseas posts in North Atlantic
Petty Officer First Class Howard E. Beane of Fair Grove Thomasville returns after duty in the North Atlantic Iceland Scotland and Sicily campaigns. He received five bars and stars for action with the fleet in major battles. Pic. John V. Burton rejoined his station after furlough with his parents. Burton joined the army April 20 1943 and trained at radio schools in Hollidaysburg and Fort Duport. Seaman Second Class Fred Stuart Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs Kennedy of Thomasville road recently spent leave after basic training at Bainbridge Maryland and is headed to Fort Lauder as a fire control student.
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Howard E. Beane
William Beane
Fair Grove
Thomasville
Beane
United States Navy
North Atlantic
Iceland
Scotland
Sicily
Navy
Pic
John V. Burton
John A. Burton
Pic. Burton
Hollidaysburg
Fort Duport
Del
Fred Stuart Kennedy
Fred Kennedy
Thomasville Road
Bainbridge, Md
N. C. State College
Seaman
Fort Lauder
Three Seized After Chicago Gun Battle
Chicago police arrested three men after a gun battle at the Willett Company plant on the near southwest side. Officers fired about 1385 rounds from a submachine gun and pistols during the encounter while guarding currency shipments of 50 000 to 100 000. A suitcase carried by one intruder contained safe blowing paraphernalia and a nitroglycerin bottle was found nearby. the suspects, all ex convicts, were held without charge.
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Chicago
Willett Company
Louis Capparelli
Near Southwest Side
Capparelli
Two Die In Wendell Car Crash Near Midnight
In Wendell two men died from a late night crash when an automobile overturned around midnight Friday. Driver Lawrence Wilder 27 a sailor from Zebulon route 1 was killed instantly. Passenger James Hugh Anderson 23 of Wendell route 1 died five hours later at Mary Elizabeth hospital in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Wendell
Lawerence Wilder
Zebulon
Route 1
James Hugh Anderson
Mary Elizabeth
Milestone Dates in Chocolate History
The first chocolate bar in the United States appeared in 1831, marking an early confectionery milestone. Milk chocolate followed later, with the first production in 1870, shaping modern candy manufacturing.
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United States
Military trainees study at colleges and universities
The army and navy maintain 250,000 personnel enrolled in specialized training across colleges and universities to develop advanced skills.
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Army
Navy
Loss of submarine Grayling reported by Navy
The Navy announced the loss of the 1,475 ton submarine Grayling, overdue since December 7, 1941. Commanded by Lt. Comdr. Robert M. Brinker, the crew numbered about 65 with next of kin notified.
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Washington
Grayling
Navy
Pacific
Robert M. Brinker
Chicago
Mary L. Brnker
Vallejo
U. S
Roosevelts Celebrate Christmas at Hyde Park Home
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt spend a traditional Christmas at their Hyde Park residence with family and friends. It marks their first Christmas in the White House since Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933. Meteors flash into light only when they strike the earth's atmosphere.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Earth
Jinnah Calls for British Exit from India at League Meeting
Mahomed Ali Jinnah, president of the All-India Moslem League, urged the British to leave India and vowed the league will not rest until it seizes and rules over territories it deems theirs.
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Karachi
India
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
All-India
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