Madame Chiang Kai-shek presses White House for arms aid
Madame Chiang Kai-shek seeks expanded U S support and faster recognition of China's role in defeating Japan. She plans a staff to gather weapon needs and will present findings to War Production Board and military officials, aiming to bypass slow diplomacy. Republican leaders frame 1944 campaign rhetoric around war policy differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Chi‘ang Kai-shek
White House
China
Japan
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chevy Chase
Maryland
Devereux
Wake Island
War Production Board
Army
Navy
Italian War Material Left Behind When They Fall Back
In Tunisia near Kasserine Pass American forces describe hoards of Italian war materiel abandoned in the Hatab river valley. Prices offered for rifles and pistols reveal the abundance while Axis forces retreat leaving Italian equipment and shells behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
Hatab River Valley
Thala Pass
Martin L. Dinsmore
Dunkirk
Rommel
Axis
United States
Sicily
Behavior Roles of Bustard Quail Males and Females
Female bustard quail in Africa and Asia are larger and more colorful. They call and fight for males while males guard and defend the eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Asia
Creomulsion Ad Claims Fast Cough Relief
An old advertisement urges using Creomulsion for chest coughs and bronchitis. It touts beechwood creosote blend, non narcotic formula, and a money back guarantee if it does not quickly ease the cough and aid rest.
Dennys Celebrate Golden Anniversary After Half Century Married
George W. and Mrs. Denny, residents of High Point, marked 50 years of marriage with a public celebration. Born near Greensboro and Reidsville respectively, they helped build High Point’s community life, moved here 30 years ago, and cherish family memories from Greensboro and Greensboros early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Dennys
Hillcrest Drive
Denny
Guilford County
Reidsville
High Point
Greensboro
George Denny
Cone Denny
Miss Johnson
Mr. George
David Woodson Johnson
Winston-Salem
George V. Denny
George V.,jr
Town Hall
New York City
J. Carl Hill
Lottie Denny
New Jersey
Lieutenant Governor Pay Raise Proposal in North Carolina
Senator Rivers Johnson introduced a constitutional amendment to let the General Assembly set lieutenant governor pay, arguing current duties cost the officeholder out of pocket. The bill passed the Senate quickly with mixed reactions from candidates, noting the pay would stay $700 per session for presiding duties and allow extra compensation for semi official services.
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Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Rivers Johnson
General Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Johnson
Attorney General's Office
Senate Chamber
John Larkins
Hugh Horton
Horton
House
City ABC Bill Faces Dead End at State House
In Raleigh on February 26 the local bill for Concord to vote on ABC stores separately from Cabarrus County moves toward death. The measure, once statewide, was narrowed to Cabarrus, but its statewide implications remain debated. Representatives Bost and Rutledge show no intent to press, and the bill is set to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
New York
Raleigh
Assembly
A. B. Palmer
Cabarrus
Concord
ABC
Senate
Cabarrus County
Kannapolis
Bost
Rutledge
Soldiers donate to Infantile Paralysis at Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg offices and enlisted men raised 7504.37 dollars for the Infantile Paralysis Foundation in a campaign reported by Brig. Gen. John T. Kennedy.
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Fort Bragg
John T. Kennedy
Radio Programs Schedule Across War Time Hours
Listing of hourly radio programs from 5:15 pm to 11:15 pm with multiple shows, serials, orchestras, and news items. Includes Portia Faces Life, The Jack Armstrong Serial, Captain Midnight, World War updates, and musical variety, reflecting wartime broadcasting lineup with CBS and blue network entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portia
Life
Nice Hop Harrigan
Cbs Serenade
Quaker City
Plain Bill
Jack Armstrong
Chicago
Cbes-Basie Unier
Farrell
Blu
Ben Bernie
Ebs
Hoollywood Orchestra
Nbe
Cbs
Newsa
Larry Wismer
Korn Kobblers
The
Duncans
Cbs-Basic
Olga Coelho
cba-Dixie Rhythm Ensemble
St. Louis
Mbs
Orches
Blu-Caat
Blu-West
Walter Cassel
Cls
Basic
Lowell Thomason
Hasie
Frei Waring
Col. Stoopa'le
Eba Fulton Lewis, Jr
Tex Stout
OPA
Cbs Basic
Cbs West
Kaltenborn
Mr. Keen
Cbs-West
Lucille Manners
Earl Godwin
Kate Smith
Cal Tinney
Dinah Shore
Blu Barrie Sisters
Willard
Meet Your Navy
Thin Man
Abe Lyman
Giang Busters
Playhouse
Dbs
Gabriel Heatter
Brewster Boy
Dale Carnegie
People
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
John Gunther
Lanny Ross
Lesnevich
Bettina
Gracie Fields
Cbs-Blu
Fred Waring
Luce speech sparks postwar air lanes debate in Congress
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce stirs global controversy with a speech on world air lanes provoking reactions from Britain and likely Russia and South America. She clashes with A A Berle and J William Fulbright in rapid hearings showing she is not a flash in the pan. The issue centers on freedom of the seas versus postwar air access and lease lend transports.
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Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
Russia
South America
United States
England
Connecticut
Seagoing Tactics Tough On Two-Thread Hosiery
In New London a Coast Guard Academy SPARS crew readies for a first boat trip aboard an 83 foot cutter. Cadets scramble from Chase Hall and across icy docks as Ensign Metcalf slips on ice exclaiming about her two thread hosiery while Lt Beatrice Ball prepares. The scene captures the brisk, humorous mood of the voyage prep.
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New London
Conn
Chase Hall
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
Radio Shack
Coast Guard SPAR tour at Avery Point feature
The article describes a SPAR tour to Avery Point where the Coast Guard Academy’s facilities are expanding with a new hospital, schools, and admin buildings. It notes marching through the Plant estate, navy craft, and gadgets like an electric dishwasher and dough mixer while SPARS enjoy muffins. Ensign Dives comments on future family memories.
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Lopus
Marjorie Bartholomew
Thames
Marjorie Dives
Reading
Avery Point
Coast Guard
Norton
Coast Guard Academy
Escore
Far Fl
Guadale Canal
Casablanca
Barra
Yeoman School
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Newa Wne
By Ray Tucker
State
John W. McCormick
Herbert Hoover
G.o.p.-Ers
Bostonian
Wendell Willkie
G.O.P
Clare Luce
Norway
Littoral
America
Hardanger
Denmark
Reichswehr
Nordreise
Finland
Stockholm
Baltic
Gustav
Swe
Duce
Dupes
U. S
Harold V. Boyle
Den
United Nations
Sweden
Alan Ladd
Jordan
Johnny Mack Brown
Chisholm
Paramount
Forest Rangers
Rialto
New West
AVM
Russell Hayden
Bob Willis
Theatre
Thomasville
Robert Taylor
Brian Donlevy
Charles Laughton
William Bendix
Jerry Colonna Macdonald Carey
Albert Dekker
Walter Abel
Susan Hayward
Marjorie Reynolds
Betty Rhodes
Dreamland
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Fred Macmurray
Franchot
RAY Mill and
Victor Moore
Dorothy Lamour
Paulette Goddard
Vera Zorina
Mary Martin
Dick Powell
Betty Hutton
Eddie Bracken
Verowica
Alan Lade
Rochester
Geo. W. Dennys
Sara Alderman
Margaret Johnson
George W. Denny
Parson Craig
Mrs. Denny
Dennys
Hamilton Street
North Main
Dred Peacock
Fred Tate
J. J. (Tinker) Farris
Enterprise
Denny Roll and Panel Company
Presbyterian Church
Old Buffalo Church
Robbin
City
Jack Stinnett
Capitol Hill
Mrs. Luce
J. William “Bill” Fulbright
Arkansas
Vivian Brown
Beatrice Ball
Virginia
Mike” Lyne
Mike
Priscilla Metcalf
Pasadena
Alfred B. Nobel
Guilford Cleaners
Cash & Carry
Hugh Herbert
Anne Gwynne
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