North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for colder air tonight across the region with a Sunday reinforcement. North Carolina will see a hard freeze in the western area and freezing conditions along the coast. South Carolina faces colder temperatures tonight and Sunday with freezing to the coast and a hard freeze north portion. Georgia will be colder tonight with a hard freeze in the north and freezing with heavy frost in the south, as Sunday turns colder.
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Souther Divorce Filed in High Point Court
Betty Mae Souther filed for absolute divorce from David Lee Souther in High Point Municipal Court. The couple married in Martinsville, Virginia on July 29, 1933 and separated May 29, 1939 after the defendant reportedly abandoned her without cause.
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Former Bulgarian Minister Assassinated in London Report
Berlin radio stated General Christo Loukoff former Bulgarian Minister of War from 1935 to 1938 was assassinated near his London home at 9 p m Saturday. He was described as a fervent nationalist and officials suspect a political motive. Also noted were higher accident death rates in 1941 compared with 1940.
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Editors pledge to print news despite wartime shortages
Sworn report details how British and American papers plan to continue publishing amid newsprint cuts. Editors of four Washington dailies lunched with leaders of the Women’s Military Reserve including Hobby and Stratton. A luncheon speech outlined the American Red Cross war fund uses and editors voted to form an inactive member class for war-jobs newsmen.
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Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Walter S. Gifford
Ed Cross War Fund
McNutt backs voluntary shifts in wartime labor plan
McNutt argues against direct government control and opposes compulsory drafts for war factories and farms. An unnamed high official says the administration prefers voluntary measures, urging those in nondeferrable jobs to register with the U S Employment Service and seek urgent civilian or war work as belt tightening begins.
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Russian forces seize Novocherkassk and push toward Rostov
A war bulletin reports Russian troops capture Novocherkassk 19 miles from Rostov and tighten the ring around the city. Separately Taranovka fell 24 miles south of Kharkov, with advances along the Rostov Voronezh railway and along the Dnieper bend. The Germans appear to consider evacuating Rostov as Russians expand their encirclement in the Donets Basin.
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Speculation on Hitler’s Death Absence at Decennial Ceremony
The writer ponders whether Hitler is dead or missing from the tenth anniversary events. He questions Goebbels propagation plans for a grand funeral, suggests possible staged mourning, and weighs Hitler’s health and mood as factors while noting Stalin’s death as a possible precedent.
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Hollywood gossip and plans in wartime film industry
Orson Welles nixes a beard for Rochester in Jane Eyre while Ida Lupino seeks non neurotic roles in Thank Your Lucky Stars. Sam Wood rewrites Saratoga Trunk for more female parts as Tyrone Power serves with marines near San Diego. Gary Cooper to wear a duplicate Navy Cross mailed to his Arkansas mother. Lester Cutler buys The Four Freedoms and Atlantic Charter stories amid war themes. Hitler double debate and Hitler portrait notes, Julius Caesar LA stage plan with Basil Rathbone, Andrews Sisters hit a milestone, Joe E Brown in Chatterbox scene, Lena Horne to sing When Your Man Is Come Home, Ann Sothern vaudeville dog act, Fritz Lang signs Jancie Walsh, headless Oscar joke, Murphy brothers rationing quips.
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British Allied armored action stalls in Tunisia pushes
Allied spokesman reports British forces patrolling east of Ausseltia with 10 Germans killed and another captured. American reinforcements arrive in central Tunisia as enemy activity increases south and east of Gafsa. British communique notes Montgomery’s Eighth Army exchanging fire with armored cars and artillery along the coast with no clear southern flank push.
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Island food relief testimony trims shortages on demand
Senatorial hearing on Puerto Rico's food supply reports 25 percent rice and 20 to 30 percent lard levels with 10 percent codfish compared with normal. Governor Tugwell says situation improved since fall but distribution remains uneven. Taft notes stores hold only 25 percent rice and lack lard fish and soap. Committee members Chavez Nye and Ellender present.
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War Economy Demands Shifting Jobs to Support War Machine
The passage argues that peacetime luxuries and marginal services will vanish as the war effort grows. It predicts workers in these jobs will be reassigned to more critical roles that strengthen the military buildup and production capacity.
War labor effort targets absenteeism in production
A government commission and OWI urge united action to curb involuntary and preventable work absences. Major causes include illness, family deaths, weather, transportation, court appearances, and accidents, while management lapses and poor supervision worsen gaps in full-time production. Hangovers and war prosperity are listed as inexcusable factors.
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Benes Says Nazi Reprisal Follows Czech Speech
Eduard Benes, president in exile, warned in a London address that German aggression threatens an ultimate catastrophe. The Nazi broadcast cited arrests of Czech intellectuals, claiming more reprisals would follow for inciting speech, as authorities act against Prague exposed listeners.
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