War plane design and research keep ahead of enemy
Dayton story outlines two decades of aeronautical progress led by Materiel Command and industry. It notes B 17, A 20, A 26 development, turbochargers, self sealing tanks, pressurized cabins, and new gear. It discusses sky hooks and rubber pillows, and stresses five year forward planning to outpace foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Materiel Command
Air Technical, ‘Service Command
Las Company
Wright Field
ATSC
RAF
Personnel Equipment Laboratory
Pacific
Guilford Fund Quota Shortfall Reported at 1945 Meeting
Guilford College development fund in the High Point Thomasville Lexington district reports 11 845 short of its 100 694 quota with 88 849 subscribed. District co chair Joseph J Cox notes remaining calls and uncompleted work as endorsements from Governor Broughton and educators are cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville-Lexington
Guilford College Development Fund
Sheraton Hotel
Joseph J. Cox
Cox
Thomasville
Lexington
D. H. Parsons
Murray M. White
Elois Mitchell
Odele Helper
Glenn Finch
Alfred R Finch
Edward W. Finch
Guilford
J. Melville Broughton
Clyde A. Erwin
Ernest J. Arnold
North Carolina Council of Churches
Fights Last Night By Associated Press Across Cities
Boxers from cities nationwide boxed under the AP report with multiple results. Jimmy Bivins and Perry Wright earned decisions in Washington and Cleveland, while Johnny White and others were stopped or outpointed in markets from New York to Boston and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Washington
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
T.K.O
George Parks
Perry Wright
Hursey
New York
Eimer
Bert Lytell
Fresno
Calif
Gus Mell
Montreal
Jerry Darby
Baltimore
Walter “Popeye” Woods
Ber le Lanier
Philadelphia
Maxie Starr
Bob Jennings
Chicago
Chuck Hunter
Robert Fowler
Bill Parsons
Danville
Jimmy Hunt
Newark
N. J
Colin Chaney
Indianapolis
Billy Grant
Orange
Henry Jordan
Solomon Stewart
Holyoke
Mass
Senate committee sides, hearings debated on work or jail policy
Washington February 6 12 opposition grows as Senate military committee moves to hold hearings on work or jail legislation. War and Navy secretaries testified. Johnson Maybank and Stewart doubt passage while Hill and Byrnes back limited hearings. Debate centers on manpower control shifting from local drafts boards to Byrnes War Mobilization Office and criticisms of the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Stimson
Navy
Forrestal
Johnson
D-Cole
Maybank
D-Sc
Stewart
D-Tenn
Hill
D-Ala
Senate
James Byrnes
War Mobilization Office
Byrnes
War Department
Department
Patterson
Book Lovers Club Meeting at Public Library
News notes for colored residents report the Book-Lovers Club meets Wednesday at 7 pm in the Public Library on East Washington. Mrs. W. B. Barnes of the William Penn Library will present a book report and members are urged to attend. Alpha Art Club meets at Mrs E. V. Baldwin's home with a waste-materials demonstration. Scout Troop No 16 postpones tonight's meeting due to P T A activities and will meet Thursday. In memory of Mrs Parnee Blakely, died Feb 5 1944, signed Annie K Love.
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Public Library
East Washington Street
W. B. Barnes
William Penn
Alpha Art Club
E. V. Baldwin
Kivett Drive
L. E. Merritt
Leonard Street
Parnee Blakely
North Carolina Nurse Saved When Americans Enter Manila
Evelyn Whitlow, a 29 year old army nurse captured with Corregidor survivors, was rescued by American forces led by General MacArthur. She had been a prisoner nearly three years after sailing to the Philippines in October 1941. Her family learned the news from sisters in Danville after midnight, as five Whitlow children serve in the armed forces. The rescue follows long uncertainty with sporadic contact before liberation and a postmark from 1944 confirming her status.
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Seasburg
Douglas MacArthur
Evelyn Whitlow
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Robert Norwood Whitlow
Evelyn
Danville
Whitlow
France
Yanceyvilleigh School
Memorial Hospital
Army Nurses Corps
Fort Oglethorpe
Philippines
United States
Japan
Bataan
Corregidor
Gripsholm
Informaon
Red Cross
Masher Arrested by Female Policeman in Hollywood
Hollywood report says a man described as a masher was arrested by a female officer identified as Leahy. The UP dispatch notes the incident occurred with several witnesses present, illustrating a unusual arrest by a woman in police uniform.
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Masher
Hollywood
Yeelen Leahy
Guernsey Breeders Reelect Officers in Winston-Salem
The North Carolina Guernsey breeders reelected officers T F Cooley Elkin president Dr William Moore NC State College secretary J A Hornaday Greensboro and M D McNaughton Hendersonville vice presidents McNaughton Allen Mims Rocky Mount A B Slagle Franklin and Dr Moore retained as directors North and South Carolina chosen for intensive field work by the American Guernsey Cattle club Karl B Musser Peterborough NH secretary treasurer will lead as field man for the Carolinas and Virginia Quail Roost Primrose owned by George Watts Rougemont won the Klondike trophy state group’s top award to a Guernsey and her owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
T. F. Cooley
Elkin
Dent
William Moore
North Carolina State College
J. A. Hornaday
Greensboro
M. D. McNaughton
Hendersonville
McNaughton
Allen Mims
Rocky Mount
A. B. Slagle
Franklin
Dr. Moore
North
South Carolina
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Karl B. Musser
Peterborough
N. H
R. A. McLaughlin
N. C. State College
Carolinas
Virginia
Primrose
George Watts
Rougemont
Guernsey
Policeman Arrest After Car Incident Arouses Messengers Aid
A police messenger Miss Leahy summoned Radio Car Patrol after a car was driven toward the curb by a man described as reckless. The incident ended with the ar rest on suspicion of reckless driving as bystanders watched the events unfold.
Ration Roundup of Book Four Stamp Validities and Coupons
Ration details cover Meats fats and processed foods with Book Four red stamps Q5 to 85 valid through March 31, TS to XS valid through April 28, Y5 75 and A2 to D2 valid through June 2. Blue stamps X5 to ZS A7 B2 valid through March 31 C2 to G2 valid through April 7 H to M2 through June 2. Sugar stamps 34 five pounds through Feb 28 and 35 five pounds through June 2 with May 1 validation. Shoes Book Three airplane stamps 1 2 3 valid indefinitely. Gasoline coupons 14-A good for four gallons. B-5 C-5 B-6 C-6 good for five gallons. Fuel oil coupons period four and five and this year periods one four valid in all areas. period five valid in Midwest and South. All coupons valid through the current heating season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Midwest
South
City seeks Bengal tiger donation for zoo
City fathers urged public support to donate a Bengal tiger to the zoo in Salt Lake City. Parks superintendent announced they can obtain a tiger named Lulu for 850 dollars, inviting citizens to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
2500 Workers Taken From Jones Payroll
Brunswick Georgia February 6 1943 2500 workers will be removed from the J A Jones Construction Company shipyards payroll by Friday Public relations director B W Prassel said the cut reflects slow material delivery and smaller boat orders Workers expect to seek work at other Gulf Coast yards or await reassignment by the war manpower commission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
J. A. Jones Construction Company
B. W. Prassel
Prassal
Gulf Coast
War Manpower Commission
Army to deliver 18000 plastic harmonicas to fronts
The War Department announced 18,000 plastic harmonicas will be shipped overseas by February 15 to boost the morale of weary troops on the war fronts. The disclosure came from the War Department in Washington.
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Washington
War Department
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Dayton
Berlin
Tokyo
Hough
K. B. Wolfe
Air Technical Service Command
Gen
Wolfe
Guilford Fund
Robert G. Cleer
Guilford County
Iillian Cloer
Robert G. Cloerold
McAnally & Gold
ER Uredm
Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Salisbury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Book Lovers’ Club
Annie K. Love
U. S
Army Signal Corps
Wa mi
Jones
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