Chemists Develop Weapon Against Lice and Pests
The army reports a new chemical weapon named DDT effective against body lice spreading typhus and deadly pests. A single clothing treatment protects for a month and walls treat rooms for three months. the insecticide also kills 40 to 50 pests, including bed bugs and termites, enabling rapid mass protection for military personnel and civilians.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Army
Navy
Army Medical Department
Gee Sk
Medical Department
Geigy, Inc
New York
Geigy
Agriculture Department
Dupont Company
Masqueraders Lampoon Hitler In Philadelphia Mummers Parade
Nearly one million spectators watched Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day Mummers Parade as 8000 4-F veterans and others in satin and ornate floats trooped down Broad Street. War themed satire lampooned Hitler and Axis leaders, with prizes funded by the city and a five hour procession ending at City Hall.
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Hitler
Philadelphia
Broad Street
New Orleans
Old France
Letters
Mummers Association
North
Africa
Italy
Hirohito
Negro nursery school to open in High Point
A city committee reports enough children are enrolled to open a nursery school for Negroes. Superintendent Charles F Carroll and Mrs J W McGwinn confirm readiness, with enrollment reaching 18. The program slated to begin soon follows an earlier plan to serve local families.
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Charles F.carroll
J. W. McGwinn
NBC
Wm. Penn High School
Yadsent Club
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Henley
E. Washington Street
J. C. Healy
Braden
America
St. Stephens A.M
FCC Soft Pedals News Monopoly Question On Licenses
The FCC will temporarily avoid a full ruling on whether newspaper ownership constitutes a monopoly factor in radio license decisions. A proposed report suggests considering newspaper ownership as one factor among others, but no agreement exists due to opposition from Commissioner T A M Craven.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Oncc
James L. Fly
Congressional Comittees
Impeaiing
Norman S. Case
Ray C. Wakefield
Clifford J. Durr
T. A. M. Craven
French prefect Marion assassinated in Annecy streets
Gen Marion, a French departmental prefect for Upper Savoy, was killed in Annecy today per Swiss radio. Two German officers with him were wounded, one gravely, the broadcast said. Also noted: four quarts of milk to make a pound of powder and Canada TB ranking eighth among 10 leading death causes in 1940.
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London
Marion
Upper
Savoy
Annecy
Canada
Family attends Steele wedding at 534 E h Street
Mrs Bessie Gibson returns home from visit to Wadesboro and Albemarle North Carolina. Card of Thanks from the Simpson and Saunders families expresses gratitude for kindness and accommodations during the illness and death of husband and father Willie Simpson.
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S. T. Steele
E. H Street
Wedney
Do. W. Lawrence
Bessie Gibson
Mangum Avenue
Wadesboro
Albemarle
N. C
Willie Simpson
Simpson and
Saunders
German Leaders Hopeful Amid Allies Predicted Breakthroughs
Allied leaders forecast a decisive 1944 with promises of victory against the Axis and renewed pressure on Japan. Devers Halsey King Eisenhower and Shedd express confidence in deliverance, while German papers warn of further hardships as Russians push toward Moscow.
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Associated Press
Jacob L. Devers
Mediterranean
Allie
Devers
Royal Military College
Aldershot
England
Washington
Ernest J. King
U. S. Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Jeson
Japan
King
South Pacific
Willian F. Halsey
There Was A Will But No Whiskey
In Billings Montana 1943 liquor scarcities forced a will clause change. Pallbearers were to receive a quart of whiskey, but after Herman Haase died the estate could not obtain liquor. The judge ruled pallbearers would be paid 5 dollars each instead.
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Billings
Mont
Herman Haase
Haase
Tunisia
Southwestern Pacific
Family Keeps Virginia Land Within Stiegel Line
In Waynesboro Virginia the Stiegel family, linked to the Stiegel glass origin, has maintained ownership of a single property for 133 years. Grover C Stiegel farmed it until his mother Iles B Stiegel died. The estate sale included farm equipment and the home. a great grandson of the original owner, Jacob Stiegel, was the high bidder to keep the land in the family.
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Waynesboro
Virginia
Stiegel
New Hope
Grover C. Stiegel
Iles B. Stigel
Jacob Stiegel
Giant Sherman Tanks Startle Japanese In New Britain War
Marines at Cape Gloucester report giant Sherman tanks leading the assault on the airdrome. Japanese troops allegedly froze or fled as the armored squads rolled through jungle terrain, with crews including Sgt Frankie and Lt Mitchell Paige earning recognition for heroism. Names and hometowns of several Marines are listed.
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New Britain
Marlin Spencer
Cape Gloucester
Sgt
Frankie
Ninth Ave
Miami
Fla
Charles Markham
Washington, D. C
Roccoe Parker
Portsmouth
William J. Anthony
Ooo Mass
William J. Whalen
Clinton
Iowa
William Whitcomb
Marion St
Rochester
N. Y
Jack Lutrrevant
Cavanna
Francis Dobrydnia
Lasalle
Ill
New York
Cookie
Roscoe H. Parker
Hazel Pearman
Frank Robinson
Destrehan
Joe Ogle
Sullivan
Ind
Donald Hallman
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Long Island
The
New York Co
Mitchell Paige
Dravesburg
Paige
Guadalcanal
Douglas MacArthur
Ira W. Gillespie
Hot Springs
Editors Urge Effort On Home Front In 1944 War Drive
New Year's broadcast from NBC collects editorials from major papers urging Americans to back soldiers with full home-front effort. Leaders like Basil Walters, Harry Saylor, Edward Friendly, and Richard Finn stress faith, patience, and shared responsibility to secure victory and protect the young in uniform in 1944.
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Newspa
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Fort Worth
Louisville
Memphis
NBC
Basil Walters
Minneapolis Star Journal
America
Harry T. Saylor
Philadelphia Record
Roosevelt
General Marshall
Edward 8. Friendly
New York Sun
Eisenhower
Richard J. Finn
The
Jussell
GOP Solon Warns Party On Smearing
Senator Lodge cautions the Republican Party to avoid smear tactics and to craft a positive program for governance. He notes it is early to pick a nominee, lists potential leaders, and urges concentrating on constructive messages rather than opposition.
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Gop Solon
Washington
Lodge
R-Bass
G.O.P
Douglas MacArthur
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas
F. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold FE. Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
Areas May Go On 48 Hour Week in North Carolina
In a year end labor review Dr J S Dorton state director of the War Manpower Commission said Charlotte Burlington and Wilmington may soon be on a 48 hour work basis a near critical classification. Elizabeth City New Bern and Spruce Pine were moved from critical to near critical status. The U S Employment Service placed 258265 workers in 1943 with 225525 in essential cement and 186831 in non agricultural jobs including 45492 in contract construction and 17778 in regular government establishments.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. S. Dorton
War Manpower Commission
Charlotte
Burlington
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
New Bern
Spruce Pine
Washington
Cofton
Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Death of architect Edwin Lutyens at 74
London reports the death of Edwin Lutyens renowned architect and Royal Academy president since 1938. He died at his London home after a long illness. aged 74. His notable work includes the British Embassy in Washington.
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London
Edwin L. Lutyens
Royal Academy
Washington
McNutt eyeing private sector future after public service
Washington column outlines Paul V. McNutt seeking a private job after years funded by taxpayers. Roosevelt's approval of a draft act change shifts authority to Gen. Hershey, sidelining McNutt, who contemplates a distant 1944 political path while remaining hopeful about future roles.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Paul V. McNutt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Will
White House
Paul
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Roosevelt O. K
McNutt
Roosevelt
Hershey
Elmer Layden
Knute Rockne
Middle West
American Legion
Philippines
United States Senate
Odds Against Four Hands All in One Card in Pool
In Paignton Devon, a bridge foursome each received a full suit on a single deal. A mathematician calculated the probability as 2,235,197,406,895,366,368,599,999 to 1, an extraordinary odds figure for the unlikely event.
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Paignton
England
Devonshire
Oregon Drilling Firm Plans 6000 Foot Oil Test in Marshfield
Bell-Loughlin company drills in Marshfield Oregon to a 10 inch hole reaching 6000 feet if oil is found earlier. The project has already pierced several coal veins as exploration continues.
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Oregon
Bell- Loughlin Company
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