French Sailors Toast Welcome in New York After Arrival
The French battleship Richelieu arrived in New York and crewmen aged around 19 to 28, part of the 1941 entrants after the Fall of France, were greeted warmly by New Yorkers. In Greenwich Village bars and midtown eateries they were cheered by both locals and U S sailors, singing the Marseillaise and enjoying a French meal of onion soup, hors d oeuvres, steak, cheese, bread, salad, wine and rum. The visit ends with a viva for La Victoire and united nations.
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New York
France
True Bills Expected Against Dale and Wilson
Morganton Feb 16 Solicitor L S Spurling planned to present to the grand jury today or tomorrow bills of indictment against Paul M Dale former Burke county sheriff and Wilburn Wilson one of his deputies Both are on $2500 bond on charges of conspiracy to violate liquor and slot machine laws and with malfeasance and not feasance in office A bench warrant issued by Superior Court Judge Zeb V Nettles at decade end tied to a long inquiry into crime conditions in the county Spurling said bills were not submitted with other bills yesterday to allow time to interview witnesses before preparation
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Morganton
L. S. Spurling
Grand Jury
Paul M. Dale
Burke County
Wilburn Wilson
Dale
Wilson
Superior Court
Zeb V. Nettles
Asheville
The
Coun
Spurling
Nephew of T. E. Dodamead Injured on Guadalcanal
Pvt. William L. Dodamead Jr. was injured in action on Guadalcanal. He is son of William L. Dodamead Sr, who once lived in High Point and attended local schools.
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T. E. Dodamead
Guadalcanal
Thomas FE. Dodamead
Gateway
Pvt
William L. Dodamead
High Point
Industrial Young Men's Club To Form Tonight
Over 40 representatives from city industrial plants will meet at Wesley Memorial Church at 6:00 p m to form an industrial young men's club under the Y M C A spiritual emphasis committee chaired by Harry G Bell Supper will be served and Rev C E Rozzelle will address the group Roy Padgett will lead singing the organization plans and future meeting date will be set at this initial gathering.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Y.M.C.A
Harry G. Bell
C. E. Rozzelle
Roy Padgett
Military Service News From Fort Knox and Pacific
Pvt Lespie R. King from Asheboro graduates from armored force school motorcycle department at Fort Knox Kentucky. Cpl Tommy M. Goodson of High Point reports to armored force school communications at Fort Knox. Edward Earle West of High Point serves in active duty in the Pacific War Zone after enlisting December 1 1941 and promotion to Radioman Third Class. Pvt Thurman Sykes trains at Gulfport Field Mississippi in Army Air Corps aviation cadet program. His mother Mrs C O Gaddis now at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. Martin C Freeman of Greensboro area promoted to staff sergeant at La Junta Army Air Base Colorado. enlisted June 1942 and formerly a science teacher.
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Lespie R. King
Carl King
Asheboro
Armored Force School
Fort Knox, Ky
Fort Knox
Tommy M. Goodson
High Point
Armored Force
Fort Knox, Y
Pacific Sea
Edward Earle West
F. W. West
Pacific War Zone
U. S. Navy
Stee
Pvt
Thurman Sykes
U. S. Army Air Corps Technical School
Gulfport Field
Miss
Sykes
C. O. Gaddis
Ft. Leonard Wood
Martin C. Freeman
E. A. Freeman
Howell Sr
la Junta Army Air Base
la Junta
Colo
Ssgt
Freeman
Airplane Mechanic Pvt John C Harris Enrolls at Keesler Field
Pvt John C Harris son of Mr and Mrs K E Harris of 110 Sunset Drive has enrolled as a student in the airplane mechanics school at Keesler Field Mississippi.
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John C. Harris
K. E. Harris
Sunset Drive
Keesler Field
Miss
Army Air Corps men stationed in Dallas amid furloughs
Pvt Elmer L Carter now stationed at Love Field Dallas Texas after basic training in Fresno California and service since November 10 1942 He is son of Mr and Mrs John S Carter 803 Thissell St Pfc Robert Ranking of Fort Benning Georgia expected to arrive this evening for a week long furlough in the city
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AIR Corps
Elmer L. Carter
Love Field
Dallas
Texas
Fresno
Calif
Army Air Corps
John 5. Carter
Thissell St
Pfc
Robert Ranking
Fort Benning Go
Navy trophies sparked Bass protest at port inspection
19 year old Marine corporal Tom Bass on leave from Guadalcanal denounced Navy officials in Daytona Beach after San Francisco baggage inspectors seized two of his Guadalcanal trophies the ears of Japanese soldiers he killed. The incident highlighted disputes over recognition of battlefield trophies and military decorum.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Navy
Tom Bass
Guadalcanal
San Francisco
Solomons
Bass
Directors Of YMCA To Hold Luncheon Meeting At YWCA
The YMCA board will meet Wednesday at 12:15 at the YWCA. President J Edward Marsh Jr will preside and all members are urged to attend. Luncheon will be served.
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YMCA
YWCA
J. Edward Marsh, Jr
Uncheon
Thirty Day Extension For Auto License Plates Approved
The roads committee approved a 30 day extension to buy vehicular license plates citing clerical delays during the December rush. A related bill would allow purchasing 40 000 acres in Swain County to enlarge Great Smoky Mountains Park with $100 000 from the emergency fund and about $700 000 from TVA. Volunteers urged for Red Cross surgical dressing room in Thomasville and a death notice for Mrs Lula Belle Winslow with thanks from the Coltrane and Green families.
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Raleigh
Joint Roads Committee
Senator Weathers
Cleveland
T. Boddie Ward
J. Whitaker
Hodges
McKee
Swain County
Great Smoky Mountains Park
TVA
Lula Belle Winslow
Charles Coltrane
Paul Green
Heavy Bombing Strikes Japanese Bases in New Guinea
American air forces under General MacArthur launched a broad assault across the southwest Pacific, with a second night raid on Rabaul and a major strike on New Britain. Flying Fortresses dropped 38 tons on wharves and storage, while returns showed no serious injuries and only moderate aircraft damage despite challenging thunderstorms.
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William F. Bonn
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
Pacific
New Britain
Jap Losses In Solomons Twice That Of U S
Navy communiques show Japanese losses in the Solomons campaign to date amount to 59 ships while U S forces in the Southwest Pacific total 30 ships. Including damaged vessels the Japanese total rises to 182 ships, with 11 sunk and 112 damaged.
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Washington
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
United States
Guadalcanal
Lend Lease praised as aid that saves lives and boosts nations
Representative Clare Booth Luce urged continuation of the lend lease act for another year saying it steeled the United Nations' resolve and put steel into the hands of Allied peoples. She argued mutual aid serves national interests and could save future lives if kept free of political wrangling.
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Washington
Clare Booth Luce
R-Conn
United Nations
Lend Lease
Eit
Cockfight raid nets spurs and names of residents
State Highway Patrolmen captured men at a cock fighting center two miles south of Winston-Salem. They found three inch steel spurs and bloody feathers in the raid. More than 30 residents were named, with warrants pending. Names withheld. Several men expected to be charged with cockfighting, a misdemeanor under North Carolina law.
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Winston-Salem
J. W. Williamson
FE. L. Smith
North Carolina
St Joseph Aspirin Promotes Speed and Safety Claims
Advertiser touts St Joseph Aspirin as the top choice for rapid relief and safety. The ad touts pricing for 10¢ a tablet and economy packs of 36, 20¢, and 100 tablets, 35¢, urging demand for the product.
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St. Joseph
Commandos Strike at Dawn praised by W A Bivins
In his casual column W A Bivins lauds Commandos Strike at Dawn as a strong war themed film set in Norway, noting its stark realism and enduring message alongside a supporting piece on the Boy Scouts aiding wartime morale and local garden plans in High Point.
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Commandos
Paul Muni
State Health Plan To Be Inspected By Maryland Officers
Maryland Health Department officials will inspect North Carolina’s coordinated school health service likely in the first week of March. Dr. C H Halliday said visits are being arranged to review the program that records public school students from first grade. The Maryland group will also study Duke nutrition and UNC health work.
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Baltimore
North Carolina
Maryland Health Department
C. H. Halliday
Halliday
Maryland
Duke University
University of North Carolina
North Carolina Farmers Sign 1943 War Plan Sheets
G J Scott chairman of the State USDA War Board announced that 60,000 North Carolina farmers have signed 1943 farm plan worksheets for maximum war production under the food for freedom program.
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Armers
Raleigh
G. J. Scott
Usda War Board
North Carolina
Soil preparation for the Victory Garden the first step
This article outlines spring soil preparation for Victory gardens. It covers site selection, deep or shallow soil handling, incorporation of organic matter, leveling, and careful fertilization. It notes 3-8-7 fertilizer as a recommended wartime formula and advises band or broadcast application.
Debates Over City Debt Amid Funding Plan Push
Public meeting at the Sheraton Hotel featured R B Terry warning that debt around 12 million dollars could grow without a funding plan. North Carolina budgeting advocates pressed for spending cuts to fit current income levels as the exchange reported 14 calls for service by noon.
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Sheraton Hotel
R. B. Terry
North Carolina
Negro Quelled In Tville After Row At Bus Station
Thomasville report from February 16 describes Frank Brown a Black man who caused a disturbance in the Negro waiting room at the local bus station. Police stopped the protest and Brown was arrested on disorderly conduct assault with a deadly weapon and breaking bottles. He allegedly tried to assault Charles Causey with witnesses noting profanity in front of women. A local court hearing is set for Friday.
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Thomasville
Frank Brown
Brown
Charles Causey
Fair Fowl Shot Makes Par Three in Creek Hit
In Nashville a golfer in a foursome, Dr. M. M. Cullom, drove toward a distant green. The ball plunked into a creek, struck a large water fowl, bounced to land near the green, and the golfer made a par three. The tale is told as a true story with a humorous twist.
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Nashville
Tenn
M. M. Cullom
Gandhi examined by doctors on seventh day of fast
Five doctors examined Mohandas Gandhi on his seventh day of fasting in Poona and conferred at the Aga Khan Palace where he is detained. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, Gandhi’s ally, examined him for the first time and suggested a public update may follow. The fast began last Wednesday to protest Lord Linlithgow's refusal of release. He drinks only citrus juice and water.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
the Aga Khan
Gandhi
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Congress Party
Calcutta
Lord Linlithgow
North Carolina and South Carolina face continued cold with freezes
The weather report notes continued cold to tonight with a hard freeze in North Carolina, slightly lower temperatures in the east. South Carolina banks on continued cold, with cooler conditions in the south and central portions.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Rubber Savings Program In NC Starts Soon
A North Carolina rubber conservation plan will launch soon under tire dealers with OPA inspectors and rationing officials. At a 75-dealer meeting covering all 100 counties, Bruce Cameron was named permanent chairman and R E Nolen vice chairman with J F Heffner as secretary. An advisory board includes Victor Shaw E M Dudley and T M McCracken. Otto Thorpe said a Feb 25 statement from William Jeffers office will outline the plan, with possible reduced or lifted restrictions on recapping by April 1.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
OPA
Bruce Cameron
Wilmington
R. E. Nolen
J. F. Heffner
Lincolnton
Victor Shaw
Wage rules on seamless hosiery raises require WLB approval
War Labor Board rules specify that a piece rate increase to bring the lowest paid workers to the new minimum may need prior approval while raises that lift average or better workers above the minimum may not. WLB inspector W S Petree noted a February 15 wage change did not mandate board consent for certain adjustments. High Point court bows to drunkenness cases as Monday session ends with several costs. Albert Buckner and Henry Charles receive 30 day sentences. Charles also faces a suspended 60 day term.
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War Labor Board
W. S. Petree
Tag & Shoro District
WLB
North Carolina
Petree
High Pointer
Thomasville
Carl Wilson
Albert Buckner
High Point
Henry Charles
Bicycle Stolen From Clyde Thomas in City
Local police report a Colson bicycle was stolen from Clyde Thomas at 414 Griffin Street. No arrests have been made in the case.
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Thomasville
Colson
Clyde Thomas
Griffin Street
Judge Hayes To Be Witness In Elmore Case
In Rockingham on February 18 the government plans to call Federal Judge John J. Hayes of North Wilkesboro as a witness in the trial of R. H. Nye and Mayers of Lumberton on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice. The case arose from Hayes earlier fines and a Supreme Court appeal. Judge Waites Waring presides with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bryce Holt and Robert McNeill. The defendants are accused of pressuring Nye to drop a separate suit against BC Remedy Company over a death related to its product.
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Rockingham
R. H. Nye
C. Mayers
Lumberton
J Son J. Hayes
North Wilkeste
Middle So Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
Hayes
Nye
May
U. S
Ciary
Waites Waring
Charleston
Bryce Holt Greensboro
Robert McNeill Macksville
L. R. Varser
O. L. Henry
L. J. Britt
T. A. McNeill
Nye and
Mayers
W. H
T. Council
Germain Berna
BC Remedy Com
Air Wardens and Fire Watchers Meet at Ty Day
Air Wardens and Watchers of Precinct 12 S. E. K. are asked to gather at J Crawford’s home 211 Price Street Ty day at 7 o clock tonight. Mrs Susie Love hosted a Sunday afternoon event at 1431 Furlough St honoring Hattie Boulware with guests including Mesdames Jamie Carter Mat Anderson Jeneviere Spe and Messrs Willie Boulware Boss and Rev N W Williams
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S. KE
J Crawford
Price Street
Susie Love
Hattie Boulware
Jamie Carter
Mat Anderson
Jeneviere Spe Messrs
Willie Boulware
N. W. Williams
Rev Cook to Lead St Mathews Day Revival Tonight
St Mathews C M Church begins a day revival led by Rev Cook tonight. WMFR airings invite the public to attend. A religious movie reel titled Vices A tive will show Friday Feb 19 at 8 pm at Bethel Bap Church. The reel covers Flood Birth of Christ Call of Abraham and Let a Friend God A choir will sing during the screening.
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ST. Mathews
Cook
St .Mathews C.M
Bider Cook
WMFR
Bethel Bap Church
Circle 2 cant participants reminded of no rehearsal
Circle 2 of St. M Church reminds participants there is no rehearsal. The event is set for Wednesday night February 17 at 8 o clock in William Penn High School Auditorium.
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Circle 2
St. M Church
Wm. Penn High School
Atorium
Private James A Cammon Returns From Visit
Private James A. Cammon of the 364th Infantry visits his parents Mr and Mrs Cam of 412 West Willis Street before resuming duties at Camp Back to Camp in Phoe Arizona after a weekend home.
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James A. Cammon
Cam
W. Willis Street
364Th Infantry
Phoe Arizona
Holland credits L-K with relief after long illness
E N Holland of 526 Falls Road Rocky Mount North Carolina aged 71 a long time shipyard worker says he tried many remedies before finding relief from L K He details failing foods souring his stomach pains in hips and legs and restless nights before L K eased his distress and restored appetite and strength Get L-K from your druggist
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L-K
E. N. Holland
Falls Road
Rocky Mount
N. C
Mr. Holland
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