Soviet Expected to Launch New Offensive in 1944
London reports that Stalin’s 1943 offensive has spent its force and the Red Army is shifting to a positional campaign in preparation for a final grand assault coordinated with the Western drive. The consensus says a mightier 1944 push could drive the invaders from Soviet soil from the Baltic to the Black Sea, with timing tight for preparations after Stalingrad and Kiev.
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London
Stalin
Red Army
Europe
Russia
Teheran
Baltic
Black Sea
Moscow
Stalingrad
Marshal von Mann- Stein
Kiev
Poland
Dnieper
Bug
Berezina
Berlin
Minsk
Ukraine
Bessarabia
Balkans
Pripet Marshes
Veremenko
Smolensk Road
Popov
Rokossovsky
Gomel
Vatutin
Executor notices and court actions in Guilford County
Notices detail the administration of Dr. Erick Florman real estate in High Point North Carolina. Proceedings in Guilford County Superior Court involve multiple defendants and the reforming of titles on East Commerce Street High Point. Courts set thirty day response deadlines from January 14 1944 for plaintiffs to apply for relief.
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Erick Florman
Erick Fplerman
High Point
North Carolina
Guilford County
A. G. Rumiley
Julia White Rumsey
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
J. L. White Inc
Commerce Street
Lambeth Asst
Superior Court
Walter F. Crisaman
Deaths and Legislation Mark 1943 North Carolina Year
In Raleigh on December 29 1943 Attorney General notes the 1943 General Assembly enacted a general statute compiling North Carolina law effective January 1 1944. The report covers the codification effort the permanent code commission and drafts of over a thousand bills. It also cites criminal cases 64 argued in the Supreme Court 22 murders including 13 capital cases and a notable will case involving Ackland estate gifts to Duke UNC and Rollins College. The document closes with dissolution of American Trucking Corporation and secretary Thad Eure’s certification.
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Harry McMullan
Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
State Department of Justice
Ees
Department of Justice
Sureme Court
District Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
William Hayes Ackland
Max Gardner
Ackland
Duke Unibuild
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Rollins College
Florida
Justice Miller
University
District Court
Ial
Court of Appeals
Bogayttorney General
Ass Civieen
Institute of Government
State OF North Carolina
Department of State
American Trucking Corporation
No. Street
High Point
Guilford
W. W. Raper
Eure
Thad Eure
Churchill progress suggests he is out of danger
A Downing Street bulletin said Prime Minister Churchill continues to make very satisfactory progress and that no further bulletins are expected, implying he is no longer in danger after his pneumonia attack in the Middle East.
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London
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill
Middle East
DUGOUT AND FOX HOLE LEGENDS IN WAR COMMENTARY
W A Bivins traces the word dugout from American roots to military use in World War I trenches and fox holes. He contrasts dugouts with German concrete shelters and cites heroic US actions on Bataan while urging moderation in smoking and drinking.
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America
Marne
High Point
Hindenburg
Bataan
Hawaiians Prove Good Fighters in Italian War Front
Delayed dispatch notes Hawaiian Island troops of Japanese descent proving themselves as capable as other soldiers in Italy. Command changes from Lt. Col. Farrant Turner to Maj. James Gillespie and then Maj. John A. Johnson Jr. amid tough battles near Salerno and the Nazi line. The men insist they are Americans first, with families in internment camps at home.
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Italy
Hawaiian Islands
Salerno
Col
Farrant Turner
Honolulu
Warfa
Turner
Maj
James Gillespie
Des Moines
Gillespie
John A. Johnson, Jr
Kauai
Johnson
OPA Maintains Sugar Rations Through Spring
The Office of Price Administration said sugar rations for households will not change between now and April 1. Sugar stamp No. 30 becomes valid January 16, allowing five pounds of sugar until March 31. Stamp No. 29 expires January 15 and institutions and industrial users will keep or revert to existing allowances as the bonus period ends December 31.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
White Urges Unity to End Food Subsidy and Soldier Voting Clash
Acting Senate Republican Leader White of Maine calls for cutting short the lengthy fight over food subsidies and soldier voting to promote national unity. The appeal draws a broad Capitol Hill reaction with lawmakers from both parties agreeing in principle to avoid further legislative controversy for now.
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Washington
Senate
White
Maine
Congress
Capitol Hill
Ite
Christmas Greetings From The Star
Lee B. Weathers publisher of The Shelby Star closes his Christmas greetings urging readers to join the New Year effort for victory and peace. He wishes that Christ's spirit live in hearts every day, not only at Christmas.
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Lee B. Weathers
The
Shelby Star
the Star
Christ
Ration Roundup: Stamp validity and deadlines
Details list ration book updates for meats fats and foods with valid through dates January 1 January 20 January 15 January 1 February 20 January 74 February 7 January 21 January 74 and January 3. Notes cover gasoline fuel oil and band coupons with regional validity and unit values.
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Rocky Mountains
Midwestern
Middle West
South
East
Far West
Army Develops New Ten Inch Combat Boot
The War Department reports the Quartermasters have developed a ten inch leather combat boot to replace older landing and parachute troops boots. Tests have run in North Africa the Pacific and U S maneuvers. The boot features a two buckle cuff a laced lower section and a rubber sole. It is designed to reduce leggings use and runs cooler and less snag prone in underbrush.
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Washington
War Department
North Africa
United States
Berlin Claims Spain Recognizes Mussolini Regime
Berlin asserted last night that Spain had recognized Benito Mussolini's Fascist Republican government as the only legitimate government of Italy, but there was no confirmation from Spanish or other sources. The claim cited a German transocean dispatch from Rome. Mussolini's puppet government was set up after Italy capitulated to the allies.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Spain
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Transocean
Rome
Mussolini
Divorce Notice in High Point Municipal Court
Mary Lee Modlin Phillips is summoned in a divorce action filed by Richard Harrison Phillips after two years of separation. She must appear before the Clerk on January 8, 1944 to answer the complaint or risk the relief demanded. This notice dated December 7, 1943, issued by Florence W. Allen, Asst. Clerk.
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City OF
High Point
Carolina
Ilford County
Richard Harrison Phillips
Mary Lee Modlin Phillips
North Carolina
Florence W. Allen
Municipal Court
N. C
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High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
W. A
J. Idol
D. C. White
E. Vera Idol
Parlowe Insurance and Realty Company
E. Wray Farlowe
Savannah Farlowe
Ralto Farlowe
Ruth Farlowe Casey
Siles B. Casey
Worth Farlowe
Edythe Parlowe
Vera Farlowe Barker
D. L. Barker County
C. S&s. Lambeth Asst
T. W. Sprinkle
Walter E. Crisman
Leslie Howard
Frank M. Andrews
Eric Knight
Boris of
Bulgaria
Edsel Ford
Dudley
King Boris
William Lyon Phelps
Ben Bernie
Max Reinhardt
Andrews
Frank Crumit
Sergei « Rachmaninoff
Daniel C. Rope
Adm
Sir Dudley Pound
George Washington Carver
Kermit Roosevelt
Allan Stephen Roy Dafoe
Vincent Benet
Churchill Qkay
W. A. Bivins
Robert Quillen
Louise
Army
Walgreens Drug Stores
South Main St
Doan
Krems Tonic
Hao
Tole
Walgreen
Prescription
D D Been
Senece tLimat
Pierce
Kolron
Vicks Vaporub
Goure
Kellers
Grove
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