Axis turmoil and domestic dissension hint at Germany’s decline
The article notes signs of Axis strain from Tokyo to Berlin, citing assassinations in Japan, rivalries within the Japanese leadership, and reports of navy mutterings. It also discusses American anxiety over Washington disunity amid propaganda. In a separate section, New York clothing executives urge revised promotions to reach rural buyers, and 100-octane gasoline production expands, with lingering questions about postwar fuel use.
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Albert Leman
Tokyo
Hitler
Axis
Army
Navy
New York
Getaan
Fident
Lane
United Nations
America
Caribbean
Turbulent Allied View of Axis Partners In Europe and Asia
A Geneva style dispatch notes growing hostility in Western Germany toward the regime with Gestapo actions against dissenters and public barroom executions. Austria faces peak animosity while German occupation strains shift public salutation from Heil Hitler to Gruss Gott. The report also mocks the uneasy Nazi alliance with Japan and fallout from wartime securities, noting unrest and corruption among occupiers in China and the region.
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Pastae
Germany
Stockholm
Gestapo
Pope
Austria
Five Die Violent Deaths In North Carolina Weekend
Five persons died violently in North Carolina over the weekend. LeRoy Blake a 16 year old from Wilmington route 1 was asphyxiated by oncogene gas while asleep. H Parker 65 a Wilson county farmer was shot through his home window. His daughter Mrs Ellis Phillips Jr was wounded. A collision near Wilmington killed three Black civilians as an automobile and an army truck in a convoy collided injuring twenty five soldiers.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
LeRoy Blake
Wilmington
H. Parker
Wilson County
Ellis Phillips, Jr
Man Arrested for Illegal Sale of U S War Bonds
Benjamin Franklin Brittain 56 was jailed on 10 000 bond in Wilmington on a charge of conspiring to unlawfully negotiate war bonds. Secret Service said he cashed shipyard workers bonds using a notary seal and offered about 10 per bond. Mussau in the South Pacific reportedly under German control.
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Wilmington
Louis D. Lacey
U.S. Streer Service
Benjamin Franklin Brittain
Fayetteville
U. S
John S. Downing
Lacey
Secret Service
Britain
Nazi Fighter Strength Cut By Allied Raids
Allied air offensives reduced Nazi fighter strength as 18 000 tons of bombs were dropped in 13 raids. U S Eighth Air Force operations tallied 439 of 644 German planes destroyed, with Italy based Fifteenth Air Force driving 205 more in four Alpine thrusts. RAF night raids added further losses, while Allied air forces suffered 387 bombers and 37 fighters in the week.
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U. S
Alps
RAF
Germany
Man Killed And Wife Wounded Near Wilson
R H Parker a 65 year old farmer and his wife were at home three miles north of Wilson when a shot fired outside a window killed Parker and a second shot wounded Mrs Ellis Phillips Jr the Parker daughter in law who was in the room. The unborn child may die. Bloodhounds traced a bicycle and an armed posse searched the area without success. The motive may have been robbery and the shots likely came from a .22 caliber weapon fired by a single assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Army's invincible mascot Buddy the white stray dog from Carolina
A white stray named Buddy becomes the pride of the Second Army division after being adopted by technician Charlie Madeira. Buddy learns to march with the unit, keeps spotless with grooming, and earns honors including the American Defense Medal and the Bundies for Britain badge as he accompanies soldiers through basic training and field duties.
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Buddy
Carolina
Pride of Army
Second Army
INS
Skunk
Animal Kingdom
Pearl Harbor
Britain
Meat Ration Strain Tied to OPA Price Ceilings
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association warns OPA price ceilings fail to reflect better meat quality, risking shortages as cattle are fattened and shipped. Meat Trade Institute blames New York processors for squeeze, affecting city households while hotels and restaurants may fare better due to higher public prices.
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INS
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
OPA
Midwest
New York City
The
Meat Trade Institute, Inc
New York
Negro Legion Officers Meet at First Baptist Church
The John McLean Post 196 and the Woman's Auxiliary hosted the 17th annual North Carolina State Department American Legion Division B meeting. Delegates heard Kansas City’s Co Council of Negro Veterans leader Grover Jones criticize totalitarianism and urge unity. H. M. Kirkpatrick welcomed attendees. music and remarks followed with colors retired and taps marking the close.
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Negro Legion
John McLean
Woman's Auxiliary
North Carolina State Department of the American Legion Division
First Baptist Church
Legion
Woman’s Auxiliary
Myrtle B. Harrington
Statesville
Co- Council of Negro Veterans, Inc
Kansas City
Grover Jones
Jones
Four Freedoms
H. M. Kirkpatrick
Post
First Baptist Choir
A. H. Ao
Thompson
Jerry Williams
W. W. McGee
M. H. Harrington
Buddy
PTA Founders Day Program at William Penn High
Tonight in the William Penn High School cafeteria the PTA hosts Founders Day. Rev. F. O. Bass will be chief speaker and lead the event program.
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PTA
Wm. Penn High School
Rev
F. O. Bass
Deacons Wives Meet at Mt Vernon Baptist Church
The deacons wives of Mt Vernon Baptist Church will meet tonight at 7 30 p m with Mrs Gertrude Spencer 105 Normal Street Members urged to attend Corporal Fred Bynum returns to Camp Swat Texas after furlough visiting his mother and friends
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Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Gertrude Spencer
Normal Street
Fred Bynum
Camp
Swat
Texas
Grand Jury Considers Murder Linking Dentist and Lab Partner
Mecklenburg county grand jury convened to weigh murder charges against Dr. Henry C. Parker and Lee Sikes over the death of Indian wrestler Jim Clinstock on January 22. Autopsy reports differed with state claims of strangulation by towel contrasting doctors who found a heart attack. Witnesses described Clinstock during a supposed in downtown dental lab incident.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Clinstock
Frankenstein
Floating Bridge Enables Access to Tankers at Greece NY
Oden back Shipbuilding company uses a floating bridge to provide access to tankers and other craft. Resting on two pontoons, the bridge swings aside.
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Greece, N. Y
Odenback Shipbuilding Company
Basketball Tuesday Night at Wm. Penn Stadium
The season ends with a final basketball game at Wm. Penn on Tuesday night featuring Penn and Burlington boys and girls teams. Fans are urged to witness the last game.
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Wm. Penn
Penn
Burlington
CIO Panel Sought for Furniture Work Wages
The eastern seaboard conference of the United Furniture Workers of America CIO called on the War Labor Board to form a national panel for the furniture industry to settle wage rates nationally. It condemned area wage decisions as unfair to workers and causing regional competition. The conference also backed a fourth term for President Roosevelt and urged congressional support for his domestic and international policies.
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Boston
Eastern Seaboard
United Furniture Workers of America, Cio
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Urgin
Congress
No Opposition Over Rabaul as Marines Fly Combat Patrol
Lt. William Maness of Raeford North Carolina described flying a navy Hellcat over three airfields at Rabaul to counter enemy bombers. He and Sgt. Maurice Moran reported no Jap interceptor sighted during about forty five minutes of patrol over the area.
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Bougainville
Solomon Islands
William Maness
Raeford
N.C
Marine Combat
Maurice Moran
Pittsburgh
Rabaul
Marines Brace for Action in Pacific Skies and Seas
Report from Guadalcanal details Marine pilots Charley Warrick Don Carley Jim Knight Creighton Chandler and Larry Smith scoring early air victories over Japanese Zeros. Despite engine failures and near death, the Marines recount first kills and dramatic dogfights while the action never ends for Leathernecks offshore near Rabaul and in the St George Channel.
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Guadalcanal
INS
Sean
Charley Warrick
Homer
Charley
Rabaul
Paic
Esher
Don Carley
Purdue Ae
Dayton
Don
States
Jim Knight
Altadena
Cal
Creighton Chandler
West Point
Miss
Jim
Ocean
Chandler
Larry Smith
Napierville
Ill
Larry
St. George Channel
New Britain
New Ireland
Detroit Steel Strike Ends as 6000 Return to Work
About 6000 workers at the Great Lakes Steel Corportation Ecorse plant resumed production after voting to return to their jobs. The CIO Local 1299 and union director Thomas Shane announced the end of a three day stoppage over grievances and an umpire dispute. A parallel 6000 Briggs Manufacturing Briggs Mack plant workers also returned following the local meeting over a temporary layoff affecting about 1500 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ayin
Great Lakes
Shane
Penny
Srsse En Peay
Mack
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Briggs
United Automoile Workers
CIO
Chemistry fellowships set for 22 research positions
E. I Pont De Nemours announced 22 postdoctoral fellowships for the year in chemistry research. Each fellowship provides $750 and appointments are made by the chemistry heads of participating colleges and universities including North Carolina and Kentucky schools.
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Wilmington
Del
E. L Pont de
St. J Aspirin Tops Market For Speed Safety and Value
The ad proclaims St. J Aspirin as the leading seller worldwide at 10c per tablet with faster action and greater safety. It also promotes economy sizes with 36 tablets under the Demand St. J Aspina brand.
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St. J Aspirin
St. J Aspina
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