U S Wages Multi Billion Dollar Electric War On Axis
U S efforts in a multi billion dollar electrical war mobilize the nation’s production to supply the Army and Allies. Fort Monmouth and Eatontown Laboratory develop radios, direction finding, facsimile, and signal gear for all arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Peter Edson
Fort Monmouth
N. J
United States
Eatontown Signal Laboratory
Fort Monmouth Signal Corps
U. S. Army
Signal Corps
United Nations
Louisiana
Raleigh Spares Trip to Camp Lejeune as Transport Veto Emerges
The 1943 North Carolina General Assembly will hold all sessions in Raleigh for the first time since 1937. Washington veto ends plans for using Marine cars for transport to Camp Lejeune. Governor Broughton and leaders react, while a commerce and industry committee meeting seeks concrete progress on war industry efforts. An anniversary program marks the sinking of the Maine. President Roosevelt receives nylon parachute cloth pajamas from O. Max Gardner, highlighting nylon’s role in parachutes and stockings. Reports on adjournment possibilities, sales tax relief by Sen. Lee Weathers, insurance changes for bonded warehouses, and a liquor enforcement letter to lawmakers conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
General Assembly
Raleigh
Camp Lejeune
U. SS
New River
Julian Smith
Broughton
Washington
Wilmington
Commerce and Industry Committee
Department of Constrution and Development
North Carolina
Roosevelt
O. Max Gardner
Cleveland
Shelby
Gardner
Army
Navy
Lee Weathers
Fight Fans Cheer Joe Louis at Golden Gloves Night
Five thousand spectators cheered Joe Louis on the first night of Golden Gloves eliminations as he entered as a new father. A ring side spectator asked if the baby was a boy or girl and Louis answered with a dry remark about a dress. Louis wore the Sergeant’s uniform and supported Fort Riley fighters while refereeing two bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Joe Louis
Louis
Chicago
Fort Riley
Zivic Misses Brother Fritzie Bout in New York
Jack Zivic travelled to New York for his brother Fritzie Zivic’s fight with Beau Jack but slept through the event after a long trip. He woke to learn the bout was finished and noted American youths today are taller and heavier than those half a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jack Zivic
New York
Brother Fritzie
Beau Jack
Madison Square Garden
PICTURED MOVIE ACTOR AND CROSSWORD CLUES
Puzzle lists clues across and down including a movie actor entry. Each numbered item provides a definition or hint for a word forming a crossword grid solution with associated terms such as Ascends, Liberate, Symbol for tantalum, and others across vertical and horizontal directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Cage Players Revise Records
In Clarksburg West Virginia John Abramovic scored 37 points as Salem College beat Fairmont Teachers to raise his four year total to 1971 with several games remaining. At Madison Square Garden Harry Boykoff of St John’s Brooklyn posted 18 field goals and nine free throws in front of 14 601 fans aiming to break or tie three arena marks. The article also notes a heavyweight boxer's punch speed of 40 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clarksburg
W. Va
John
Brooms
Abramovic
Salem
Fairmont
Harry Boykoff
St. John’s University
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
American Unit Captures German Patrol in Tunis Raid
U S forces sweep into Goubellat Plain and capture a German patrol of one officer and 17 men with all weapons. One American wounded. Commanders McGregor and Mullen describe rapid, coordinated action against German mines and a heavy artillery barrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tunis
No Man's Land
Goubellat
Edward McGregor
Brooklyn
N. Y
McGregor
Harold S. Dean
Dean
Lieut
Robert Mullen
Concord
N. H
Mullen
Germany
Occupied
Europe
Duke Blue Devils Lead Conference in Upset-Free Rise
Duke University Blue Devils grabbed undisputed Southern Conference leadership as William and Mary defeated George Washington 53 51 in Williamsburg. The Tribe moved to fifth while GWU tumbled to a second place tie with South Carolina. Lock Haven prep notes: seven of nine wins, but seven players depart Feb 16 for Army duty at Camp Lee Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Duke University
Blue Devils
William and Mary
George Washington University
Williamsburg
Colonials
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Lock Haven
Lock Haven State Teachers College
Huber Jack
Camp Lee
New York Couple Names Baby Adolf Hitler Mitte
In Queens, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mittel welcome their seventh child, naming him Adolf Hitler Mitte. The father, an unemployed woodworker of German Austrian descent, says the name reflects heritage and hopes the boy will be a good man despite the notoriety of the name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Mittel
Queens
Adolf Hitler Mitte
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Napoleon
Caesar
Frills of modern education debate in High Point
Local report notes Dr. J Henry High smith of Raleigh defended broad education, warning of a lost generation if children lack education in its broad sense. The item also covers Justice Stacy ruling High Point street assessments legally collectible despite three year limit, a church study event, a birth, bank closure, and other city news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Highsmith
Raleigh
High Point
Walter P. Stacy
State Supreme Court
Principal L. R. John Highlighted in 1923 Local Page
A February 9, 1923 Local column notes Principal L. R. John and events from two decades ago. The fragment cites school leadership and community items featured on the Friday paper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. John
First Negro Lieutenant Visits Home From War
Lieut. Joseph Lawhorn son of Mr and Mrs Willie Lawhorn of Ward Street visits his parents in High Point. A 1940 WM Penn High School graduate he earned a commission Feb 10 at Fort Belvoir after one year rise from private. He has traveled across 48 states and beyond into Mexico and South America becoming the first High Point Negro commissioned as a World War I lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lawhorn
Willie Lawhorn
Ward Street
Lawhorn
Wm. Penn High School
U.S. Army
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Louisiana
Mexico
South America
Lieut. Lawhorn
High Point
Wm. Penn
PTA
C. W. Lawrence
A.M.E. Zion
Lawrence
Parent
Alice Hammond
Esther Walker
Heaven
Connie
F. ©. Bass
Fairview Street
W. S. McLeod
Carrie Davis
Sarah Davis
Philadelphia
Davis
Haverford Avenue
Miss Robinson
Cora Lee Robinson
Teachers College
North Street
Nellie Marie Carter
Mesdames Flossie Ashe
Callie Holmes
Alfreta Jackson
Magolia Hart
Melzella Fowler
L. B. Haizlip
Vall Street
A.M.F. Zion Church
Tomes Flowers
Charlie Stewart
Floyd Phipher
Hay Street
Wm. Penn P T.A
Ida Staton
F. W. Baldwin
Cleo Williamson
L. E. McDonnell
Eve Williams
Carrie Kemp
Ella Crawford
Beatrice Leach
Della Hoover
Mary McCoy
Bertha Colston
Jospehine Griffin
Lbrarian
Camp Gordon
Washington Street
Theresa Jackson
Washington, D. C
Thelma Drake
Washington
A. F. Parker
River Drive
Addie May London
Burrus Hospital
Elizabeth Allison
Kannapolis
Mamie Davis
Wm. Payne
Payne
Bear Poplar
Annie L. Roger
Madison
Mamie Brower
Mt Vernon Baptist Church
Carrie Stevenson
Cooperatives To Market Eggs To Bolster Prices
The Spring egg surplus will be marketed through the Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association and the Farmers' Federation to bolster prices. Assembly points are set in Smithfield Greenville Winston Salem Charlotte Asheville Durham and Lambertson for truck collection to military camps dehydration plants northern markets and the Food Distribution Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association
Farmers’ Federation
State Agricultural Department
Smithfield
Greenville
Winston- Salem
Charlotte
Asheville
Durham
Lamberton
Food Distribution Administration
Navy and Alabama Prepare for U N C Open Indoors Meet
Navy and Alabama added stars to the field for the Southeastern Open Indoor Games in Chapel Hill on February 27. Navy will send a full team, contending for the main title, while Alabama enters Bob Stevens in the West Mile alongside Richmond Van Wagoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Navy
Alabama
R. A. Fetzer
Bob Stevens
Richmond van Wagoner
Carolina
Fetzer
Davidson
Duke
North Carolina State
South Carolina
V. P
Catholic U
Georgia Tech
Virginia
New River
Don Bodyston
Oklahoma A. & M
Texas
Goldsboro Girls Enter A A U Swimming Meet
Goldsboro swimmers enter the Carolina A A U events in Chapel Hill on February 15 led by Peggy Pate the current YC meter record holder and Evelyn Barbee a rising backstroker. Other Goldsboro entrants include Barbee Gurganus Gainey Powell Lawson Crone Pyatt Shumate and Shumate among others contesting backstroke freestyle and breaststroke races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Goldsboro Swimming Association
Carolina
Prince Nufer
Miss Nufer
Eleanor Holm
Prince
Gloria Callen
Women's Swimming Association of
New York
Mary Louise Thomson
Evelyn Barbee
Celita Gurganus
Dorothy Gainey
Toots
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Panama
Acme
Capitol Square
Maine
Worth Bagley Post
Carl White
Worth Bagley
White
Finance
Appropriations
Eugene A. Hood
Greensboro
ABC Board
Kursk
Soviet
Russia
Stalingrad
Belgorod
Kharkov
Sukraine
Voroshilovgrad
Rostov
Peertbster
Caucasus
Turkey
Mickey Rooney
Eton
Center
Mickey
England
Joe
New Louis
Mary
William B. King
Duke Blue Devils
H. C. Bell
United Lutheran Church
Lady Fourth
China
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
H. D. Sechrest
Howell Street
Rebecca Lynn
United Bank of
Iton
Kivett Drive
A. C. Sneed
Pensacola
Fla
Charles Kephart
Charles, Jr
G. E. Jarrett
Edith Kearns
Burlington
M. B. Smith
D. B. Carrick
Cornell University
Ithaca
General
Winston-Salem
Jersey City International League Baseball Club
Tadlea Eo E Rparenenn
Waynesville
Guilford Superior Court
Missouri Pacific Railroad
BE. Yorely
Roosevelt Scott
E. Lee Street
Willaim
Paul
Joyce Payne
Charles Faves
Edward Craig
Barbara
Pauline Allen
James Ballard
James
Annie Powcell
Evelyn Robinson
Bertha Wright
Mary Potter
Alice Williamson
Frank Turner
Y.P.C
St. Stephen's A.M.F Zion
Arthur Walls
Madeline Lawrence
Doris
Fdna Phipher
Lula Stanton
Annie Mae Chavis
James Stanton
Willie
Joseph Simpson
Ida White
Alfred H. Hall
Janie Hall
Bama
Goldsboro Girls
A.A. U
Doan
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