Butler and Jeff Davis feud in Civil War chronicles
A reminiscence recounts Ben Butler as a controversial Union general and political figure during the Civil War. It covers his clashes with Jeff Davis, his occupation of New Orleans, a notorious $80 000 gold requisition, and his enduring influence on Grant and Reconstruction era politics.
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King Features Syndicate
Ben Butler
Jef Davis
Ederacy
Butler
New Orleans
Congress
Massachusetts
W.E. Woodard
Grant
Newete
Woodward
Senator Hoar
Lowell
Lincoln
Eot
Department
Virginia
Bermuda Hundred
John Butler
Jeff Davison
Discovery Cold Relief Mutton Suet Advertisement
Fragment reads as a product note about cold relief using mutton suet as a remedy. The wording suggests a promotional snippet from a periodical, listing relief by the product or remedy name and its claimed benefit.
Dog saves five lives in Norfolk gas leak
In Norfolk, a dog at the Spry residence woke Ralph Weaver, leading him to call the fire department. Firefighters found the home filled with leaking gas but only one of five sleepers needed oxygen. the others, including the dog, had escaped or were unharmed.
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Norfolk
The
Sprys
Ralph Weaver
Weaver
Spry
Hirohito Calls On Japs For Total War Effort
Emperor Hirohito warned that the war situation is most serious and urged the nation to marshal its total effort to defeat enemy ambitions. The message, read at the Imperial Diet opening, praised soldiers and asked civilians to boost production and support the war.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Tokyo
U. S
Diet
Japan
Hideki Tojo
OWI
Army
Navy
Tojo
House of Peers
House of Representatives
Hodgin Visits Here During Christmas Holiday
Cpl. Herbert Hodgin Jr. stationed at Parris Island in the U S Marine Corps visited his parents Mr. and Mrs W H Hodgins on Christmas Day. Sgt Robert F Hill, son of Mr and Mrs Sidney T Hill Route Three, graduated this week from Halingen Army Air Field at Harlingen Texas, earning silver wings and becoming a qualified sharpshooter of the sky.
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Cpl
Herbert Hodgin, Jr
Parris Island
D. C
U. S. Marine Corps
W. H. Hodgins
Crissmans Visiting Here for Christmas Holidays
First Sgt. Ivan D. Crissman of Camp McCoy Wisconsin and his wife are spending the Christmas holidays with his mother Mrs. C. E. Crissman at 226 Woodrow Avenue and her parents Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Berrier of Mocksville.
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Crissmans
Ivan D. Crissman
Camp McCoy
Wis
C. E. Crissman
Woodrow Avenue
I. C. Berrier
Mocksville
Venable Enrolled as RAF Cadet at Maxwell Field
Lawrence G. Venable son of Mr and Mrs I D Venable of 209 Best Street is enrolled as an aviation cadet in the RAF pre flight school for pilots at Maxwell Field Alabama.
White Returns to Camp After Short Fur Lough
Cpl Ralph A White returns to his post after a 12 day furlough with his parents in the city. He trained at Camp Campbell Ky and was recently transferred to Camp Barkley Texas. Portland letter invites two soldiers for Yuletide. ten came Christmas Eve and two more on Christmas Day.
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White
Cpl
Ralph A. White
Camp
Campbell
Camp Barkley
Texas
Portland
Ore
David C. Whites
Camp Adair
Navy Highlights of 1943 War Effort and Pacific Rise
The Navy entered 1943 with the largest fleet in history and surpassed the Japanese fleet, sinking German U- boats in the Atlantic while submarines disrupted Japanese supply lines. Carrier task forces struck Marcus Island, Wake, and Raabau, supporting MacArthur and Allied landings across the Pacific.
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Washington
INS
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Germany
U. S
Aleutians
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Navy Day
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Guadalcanal
U. S. Navy
America
Frank Knox
Douglas MacArthur
Ellice Islands
Gilberts
Sicily
Gela On
Attu
Kiska
Wake Island
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Solomons
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
MacArthur
New Georgia Island
Bougainville
Halsey
Rabaul Harbor
Navy
H. H. Arnold
Army Air
Fvate
Chester W. Nimitz
Marcus
Wake
Nimitz
Philippines
Gilbert
Southwest Pacific
High Point News Briefs and Crime Report
Local court cleared the city jail after Christmas holiday cases. The High Point Christian Endeavor Union set to install officers at Central Friends Church. Edith Ruth Baldwin and Anne Burge returned to Archdale after visiting Virginia. Alma Fouts recovering from surgery at Burrus Memorial Hospital. The continent faced a sub zero wave with record lows. Gold held at 34.06 per ounce. First State Bank of Marlin Texas robbed at opening with about 40000 stolen and three employees kidnapped. Bolivian government extended ceasefire with Paraguay to January 14.
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High Point Municipal Court
High Point Christian Endeavor Union
Central Friends Church
Edith
Ruth Baldwin
Anne Burge
Archdale
First State Bank of
Marlin
Tex
Paraguay
Justice Swift Among Squirrels
Knoxville reporter recounts a bushy tale at gy Bo Park where caretaker R. Rose Rutledge watched a bun buried by a squirrel. A second squirrel retrieved the bun from the digging thief, and the first squabble ended with a dramatic chase and a harsh beating.
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Knoxville, Tenn
R. Rose Rutledge
Gy Bo Park
Rutledge
Regular Nip Keeps Tiny Baby Healthy
Betty Sue Beeson Baton Rouge’s smallest baby weighs two pounds three ounces at birth. For a month she had alternate feedings of milk and whiskey and water, which nurses say she preferred. She now weighs about four pounds and is expected to go home when she reaches six pounds early in 1944.
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Baton Rouge
Betty Sue Beeson
Betty Sue
Luther W. Beeson
Logan Red Cross Sends Dressings From Sicily Box
Sgt. James C. Aldredge Jr. reports to his father in Logan West Virginia that his unit has received a box of dressings prepared by the Logan Red Cross chapter during its Sicily mission.
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Logan
W. Va
James C. Aldredge Jr
Sicily
Logan Red Cross
Pinworm treatment and home care guidance
Readers inquire about pinworm infections and Dr Clendening explains the parasite life cycle and the full weeks long treatment. The plan includes peri anal cleaning, nightly sheet changes, iodine swabs, calmitol ointment, and gentian violet medicinal tablets for all infected or at risk in a household. Gallstone questions are answered with surgical removal as the sure method, or medical management with salts and a light diet during attacks.
Radio Program Schedule with War Time Adjustments
Radio listings show wartime program changes from networks, with 5:45 to 11:30 p.m. segments including News Reports, Captain Midnight, Captain Tim Healy, sports, variety shows, dramas, and concerts. Notable entries include Captain Midnight sketches, The Lone Ranger, Army Air Forces Program, Cavalcade of America, and Gracie Fields. Programs feature War News, editorials, and guest appearances across CBS and NBC networks.
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Mwwt
Farrell
Captain Midnight
Cbs
Kiddee
Basle
Biv Uiney Howe
America
Lyo Murray
Wis
Tim Healy
Bia Laney
Ginger
Ack Armstrong
Cbs News
Volney Hurd
Bill Stern
Nbe
Owell Thomas
Cbs Peat
Malmother
Fred Waring
Basie Nist
Jonnoy Morgan
Che Fulton Lewis, Jr
Ka Sullivan
He Johnson Family
Biu Fulton Oursier
Howard Barrow
Ariene Francis
Bevge
Cbe-Bante
Dr. Watson
Cbe
Voorhees
Radio Theater
Gabriel Heatter
Gracie Fields
Paul Winchell
Jerry
Harry Wismer
Raymond Tiram
Blu Screen Guild Players
Raymond Clapper
Blu
Education For Freedom
National Radio Forum
Guy Lombardo
Orchestra
Cbs-East
Bloodie-Dagwood
Cbe-West
Mbs
Nbe-Basic
Nbe-Weat
London
Radio
Wsreel
Pance Music
Cities Create Funds For Postwar Improvements
Cities and villages in 21 states have created or are creating reserve funds for postwar capital improvements. Thirteen states authorized the funds this year, with the rest doing so recently. Funds may be raised by local votes or referendums and invested in government obligations. States with voting authority include Arizona Connecticut Florida Maine Maryland Minnesota New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island and West Virginia.
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Chicago
Municipal Finance Nation
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Patrolman Rescues Dog From Lake Then Is Bitten
Patrolman Francis Flood answered a dog in the lake summons and waded toward the ice to aid a German Shepherd. He pulled the animal to safety but was bitten on the left wrist as he attempted to place the dog in a squad car.
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Wevanetor
Francis Flood
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Penny Singlington
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Paramount
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Job BE. Brown
Judy Canova
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Peria
Ap Cete
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Hodgin
State Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Deanna Durbin and
Franchot Tone
Berlin
U.s.navy
Joseph A. Bors
International News Service
Justice Swift
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DIAL
Johnny Miller
Esso
W. Chaplin
Watte
Portia
Textile Workers’ Union
Fred Warine
News of the World
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Cavalcade of America
Vole
Firestone
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