Tedder the Chief Shaping Allied Air Power in WWII
The article recalls Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder rising from World War I service to RAF leadership in the Middle East, then directing air operations in the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy. It notes his promotion in 1942 and his reputation as a steady, strategic commander known to subordinates as The Chief.
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Crete
Sir Hur Tedder
Ht D. Eisenhower
Hitler
Tedder
Manding
Middle
East
Kombat Aviation
Rommel
Egypt
Sicily
Italy
Dorsetshire Regiment
France
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Teder
Unexpected Visitor Poses as Black Tie Headquarters Figure
A lean, pug-eared officer with twinkling blue eyes surprised a squadron post. He was jokingly kidded for wearing a regulation black tie. Tedder, amused, quips that he is a headquarters bloke and jokes about The Chief's strictness.
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Tedder
Kidders
Maneuvers Under Way in North Cav Sandhills Area
A five day air mobility exercise starts tonight at CAMP MACKALL involving the combined airborne and troop carrier commands. Weather caused a 24 hour delay. troops will be dropped at positions, supplied by air, and casualties simulated with evacuations by air if needed.
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Camp Mackall
North Cave Sandhills
Non Suit Taken In Libel Action By Mrs Hayworth
Mrs Claude Hayworth filed a libel suit against The High Point Enterprise seeking 15000 damages for alleged publication on July 13 1941. She withdrew the case as a voluntary non suit before the assistant clerk of superior court in Greensboro delaying action begun February 9 1942.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Ten Years Ago in Raleigh State Scene and Notes
Ten years back January six as Raleigh discusses conditions since 1933 acts. Turer? Turner meets Governor Ehringhaus on state status. Furniture dealers anticipate better business. High Point College opened with President G L Humphreys speaking. Labor seeks 30 hour week. Grant of Exter England endures a dramatic death scare but recovers. Marjorie Tate returns to Fassifern School and Mary Elizabeth Perry and Alice Barbee return to Salem College.
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Ehringhaus
Raleigh
High Point College
G.L Humphreys
Congress
Harry Hopkins
Gov. Talmadge
Georgia
Organized Labor
Grant
Exter
England
Marjorie Tate
Fassifern School
Hendersonville
Mary Elizabeth Perry
Alice Barbee
Salem College
Local Church Observes Good Literature Sunday
Twenty years ago on January 6 1934 local Methodist churches planned a Good Literature Sunday observance. J T Ryan of this city was elected to the North Carolina Shippers Association board of directors at Raleigh. Tom Alderman Sykes comments on Protestant prospects in the United States. Miss Elizabeth Hayden leaves for Gainesville Ga to resume Brenau College studies. Mr and Mrs Sidney Gayle depart for New York for unspecified plans.
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J.T. Ryan
North Carolina Shippers Association
Raleigh
Tom Alderman Sykes
United States
Elizabeth Hayden
Gainesville
Brenau College
Sidney Gayle
New York
Record of Cold Wave and Notable Deaths
A severe cold wave spreads across the nation with many deaths reported in the Midwest. Premier Vanize los of Greece is gravely ill. Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer who died at 91, will be buried near the tower bearing his name. The landmark, a thousand feet tall, was built for the 1900 exposition.
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Midwest
Vanizelos
Greece
Gustave Eiffel
Prosecutions for Draft Violators Drive Fed Court Case Rise
A five percent rise in federal criminal filings over the past year is attributed largely to prosecutions of draft violators.
Transportation Company Faces FEPC Ultimatum in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Transportation Company was ordered by the Fair Employment Practices committee to hire Negro motormen conductors and bus drivers or face action from the White House. PTC argued union opposition blocks changes but FEPC chair Ross rejected the claim and demanded compliance.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Roosevelt
Een Ross
FERC
PTC
Ralph T. Senter
The
Ross
Snter
Rationing Confusion in Concordia and Union Threats
Marion Ellet reports a farm family in Concordia with 54 ration books covering fuel oil kerosene gasoline and nonhighway gas, amid a tense union stance. The tale includes a backyard scene with a rabbit a turtle and a dog amid wartime rationing chatter.
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Concordia
Kas
Marion Ellet
The
Blade Empire
Cocke yed Timing Chicago Big Boy Rooster Crows
A Plymouth Rock rooster named Big Boy crows at 4 a.m. and increases volume at noon. His owner Mrs Edward A Doyle explained Big Boy is happiest with the morning and midday crowing routine.
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Matilda
Tion
Dee Dee Boy
Jon Falstaff
Doyle
Chicago
Big Boy
Edward A. Doyle
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