American Legion Pitches Broad Vet Benefit Bill in U.S.
The American Legion and allied lawmakers rolled out a wide plan to aid World War II veterans, proposing demobilization payments up to 500 dollars, home loans, education aid, and veterans bureau primacy in benefits. Rankin led the push citing fixes for bureaucratic chaos and a need to bridge military to civilian life.
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Washington
Jan
G. I. Joe
Veterans Bureau
Rankin
House Veterans Legislation Committee
War and Navy Departments
Italian Veterans Seek Permit to Tend Graves in Naples
Two Italian war veterans visited Lt Col Carl Kroege to petition for permission for the Italian War Veterans Association to care for graves of American and British soldiers. They seek to reopen a factory, travel, form a party, or hold meetings, but emphasized their grave-tending request.
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Naples
Carl Kroege
Mili- Government
Italian War Veterans Association
Mt Nst
Kroege
New Token Plan To Be Effective Sunday Feb 27
The Office of Price Administration announced a new token plan effective February 27 affecting housewives. Each family member will have 60 meat and fat points per month and 50 processed food points, with adjustments to keep ration buying power stable. Tokens will be worth one point and food stamps ten points, smoothing changes to meat fat and processed food values.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Negro Wallet Theft Captures Guilty Man In City Jail
Willard Foust of Asheboro awoke at the city bus station to find seven dollars and gloves missing. Police found William Witherspoon, 28, of Winston-Salem already charged with drunkenness, wearing Foust’s gloves in an underpants layer. Foust lent funds to return home and identify his wallet at court Monday. Witherspoon had spent $1.93 of Foust’s money.
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Willard Foust
Asheboro
William Witherspoon
Winston Salem
Witherspoon
Jal
Foust
Lee Gibson Jr Ensign Stationed at Savannah Naval Base
A. Lee Gibson Jr of the 1st Engineers visits his parents. Ensign Gibson has been stationed at the Naval Section Base in Savannah Georgia.
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A. Lee Gibson, Jr
1Stinguists
Mny
Lee Gibson
Oakwood Court
Gibson
Naval Section
Savannah
Georgia
Blaylock Returns to Bevins Massachusetts
Pvt Haith S Blaylock corpsman returns to Bevins Massachusetts after a 10 day furlough with his mother Mamie S Blaylock and sister Allegra Blaylock of 1900 English street He has been in the service seven months and took basic training at Camp Robertson Fort Y to Spring field Missouri
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Blaylock
Mass
Haith S. Blaylock
Bevins
Mamie S. Blaylock
Allegra Blaylock
English Street
Camp Roberton
Tra
Fort Y
Stone Jr. Aviation Cadet Reported Illness in Akron
Stuart Stone Jr. the son of Mr and Mrs W S Stone is an aviation cadet at Leyonversiy. He was reported this morning to be ill with appendicitis in Akron City hospital.
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A/C STONE III
Stuart Stone, Jr
W. S. Stone
Leyonversiy
Akron City
Ensign Ballentine Visits Town From Norfolk
Ensign Evelyn Ballentine of the WAVE is spending a few days here with friends. She arrived Thursday from Norfolk Virginia and expects to return Monday. She is a former member of the high school faculty here.
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Evelyn Ballentine
Ballentine
Norfolk
Mrs. M. L. Perry Dies Suddenly At Home
Mattie L. Perry, 36, wife of Corporal Mont E. Thomastille, stationed in California, died suddenly at home 927 Randolph Street yesterday afternoon. She was daughter of Rufus L. Lumley and the late Grace Arrington Lumley, with survivors including two children, Huston Perry and Mrs. Ray H. Grissom, one brother Gene Lumley of Baltimore, and two sisters Mrs. J. W. Ellis and Glenn G. Moody of High Point. Funeral home J. C. Green and Sons will hold the body in state pending burial arrangements.
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Mattie L. Perry
Mont E. Thomastille
United States Army
California
Randolph Street
Rufus L. Lumley
Grace Arrington Lumley
Huston Perry
Ray H. Grissom
Gene Lumley
Baltimore
J. W. Ellis
Glenn 8. Moody
High Nt
Empoyee
Burlington Mills
High
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral
Thomasville
Young Negro Faces Larceny Charges
Willie Jones aged 16 of 509 Grayson Street was released on a $300 bond after being charged with larceny of a $35 watch from E. W. Watson at 808 Tryon Street. Edward Davis, 17 of 1820 Furlough, was freed on $300 bond on concealed weapon charges after police found an antique Spanish American War pistol.
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Willie Jones
Grayson Street
E. W. Watson
Tryon Street
Edward Davis
Car Recovered: 1939 Plymouth Coach Stolen From Main Street
A 1939 Plymouth coach owned by Jack Morgan of 800 North Main Street was recovered late yesterday by the state highway patrol near Allen Lay after being reported stolen from the Main Street address on Saturday.
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Jack Morgan
North Main Street
Allen Lay
State Highway Patrol
Main Street
Rothery Named Regional Director for ODT Atlanta Office
George A. Rothery of Teaneck New Jersey was appointed regional director at Atlanta for the office of defense transportation effective January 15. The region covers Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and most of Tennessee Mississippi plus parts of Kentucky Arkansas Missouri and Virginia.
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Washington
George A. Rothery
Teaneck
N. J
Atlanta
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Guy Kelcey
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
Virginia
FDR Prepares State of the Union Report to Congress
President Roosevelt works on his annual State of the Union message with speculation over universal military service, war contract profits, and unity in the war effort. The Army and Navy Journal notes expectations of a civilian draft proposal and other wartime policy topics for 1943.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Congressional
Army and Navy Journal
George C. Marshall
America
Steel Union
Secretary of the Treasury
Fe Bels
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Good Record Seen In City's Tax Collections
City Tax Collector Paul Clapp reported the 1943 arsenal taxes are about 72 percent collected, up from roughly 50 percent at the same point last year. He aims for full collection before February 1 penalties, noting $437,978.94 collected of a $592,510.54 tax bill.
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Paul Clapp
Clapp
One Accident Reported After Night Clash
Police report a single accident up to 11 o'clock last night. Walter B. Robins, 59, of 306 S Hamilton, driving a pickup, was blinded by oncoming lights and struck a parked car owned by Martha Hinshaw, 35, of 307 East Lexington Avenue. Only slight damage was noted.
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Walter B. Robins
S. Hamilton
Martha Hinshaw
Lexington Avenue
State Nurserymen To Meet Jan 18 19
The North Carolina Association of Nurserymen will meet January 18 19 in Raleigh. L G McLean program chair and NC State associate horticulturist announced the event at NC State College with President Walter Campbell of Greensboro presiding. Frank Labar president of the American Association of Nurserymen will deliver the principal address at the banquet January 18 at 8 p.m.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Association of Nurserymen
L. G. McLean
State Experiment Station
N. C. State College
Walter Campbell
Greensboro
Frank Labar
American Association of Nurserymen
Maneuvers Progress Despite Bad Weather At Sandhills Camp
In harsh winter weather at Camp Mackall the second combined airborne and troop carrier command maneuvers proceed in the Sandhills area. Blue airborne units under Major General William L. Mitchell secured airport openings and key junctions while red forces led by Colonel Joseph Hinton harassed them. Brigadier General Leo Donovan praised airborne success and the ability to deploy a division by air within a limited area.
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Camp Mackall
Airborne
Troop Carrier Command
Sandhills
William L. Mi
Joseph Hinton
Red
Blue Army
McCauley
Leo Donovan
Eure Launches UNC student drive for soldier vote bill
Thad Eure secretary of state will address UNC students at Graham Memorial at 8 30 p m Sunday night to back the Lucas bill creating a national simple uniform voting system for service men. The Tar Heel will sponsor a non decisive Gerrard Hall debate January 12 at 8 p m with Dean R B House presiding. The effort follows a coast to coast student campaign as many have left college for the armed services.
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Chapel Hill
Thad Eure
University of North Carolina
Lucas
Graham Memorial
The
Carolina Political Union
Eure
Bo Rosenast
Tar Heel
Gerrard Hall
R. B. House
Armed Services
Southern Regional Council Chartered in Atlanta
The Southern Regional Council was chartered in Atlanta to promote economic and civic interests of the south’s dual racial population. Co chairs include Dr. Howard Odom and Dr. Charles Johnson, with Dr. Will D. Alexander directing initial program efforts. Dr. Guy Johnson named director and Dr. Ira Reid co-director. offices set in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Southern Regional Council
South
State of
Georgia
Will D. Alexander
Durham
N. C
Richmond
Howard Odom
University of North Carolina
Charles Johnson
Fisk University
Alexander
Guy Johnson
Ira Reid
Atlanta University
Sunday Snow Flurries Persist Across Southern States
North Carolina remains cloudy and cold with snow flurries in the west. South Carolina reports cloudy skies and continued cold with snow flurries in the mountains. Georgia sees overcast conditions and cold weather with snow flurries in the northern forenoon.
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North Carolina
West Portion
South Carolina
Georgia
Nerth
Yugoslav Forces Fight Germans in Bosanska Region
In harsh winter, Tito led Yugoslav units against German thrusts across central Bosnia. Fierce house to house battles and sabotage cut rail lines as Bosanska Gradiska and Banja Luka fell to German occupation after six days.
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London
Jajce
Luka
Banja Luka-Prijedor-Bosanska
Tito
Draja Mihailovic
Chetnik
Cairo
Army of Liberation
Banja Luka
Bosanska Gradiska
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
12Th
Slavonian
Gradiska- Osijek
Banja
Crash Kills Five Fliers at Kellogg Field
Five army airmen died when a B 26 Marauder from Kellogg Field crashed two and a half miles south of the base. The left engine failure was reported and two crew members survived with injuries. Victims include pilot First Lieut Earl Bradley from Salisaw Oklahoma and co pilots and crew from Hawaii Texas South Carolina and Illinois.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Army
Kellogg Field
David E. Bales
Enine
Earl Bradley
Salisaw
Okla
Bradley
Eighth Army
Rommel
Africa
Montague B. Waterhouse
Honolulu
James E. Lee
S. 8Th St
Abilene
Tex
Troy Tisenby
Chesterfield
S. C
Howard R. Molyneaux
N. Ayers Ave
Chicago
Claude C. Griffin
Fox
Ernest Ornelas
Hotel Cameron
Brownsville
Loney
Teenage couple wed with court license in Jackson
Four teen-year-old David Meacham Jr. was granted a license in Jackson County probate court to marry Mary Lou Spires who turned 16 two days earlier. Parents of both consented to the marriage.
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Jackson
INS
David Meacham, Jr
Jackson County
Mary Lou Spires
Soviet Offensives Push Deeper Into German Lines
The Russian advance under Nikolai Vatutin and General Konev extended from Klesow south toward Sarny and Kirovograd, threatening key rail links. German broadcasts admit the battle for decision in the east has begun as Soviet forces rout multiple German divisions despite harsh winter weather.
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Jean Paris
Ludwig Sertorious
Berlin
Kirovograd
Nikolai Vatutin
Poland
Klesow
iViry
Rudnya Bobrovskaya
Gorodnitsa
Sar‘ny
Sertorious
Transocean News ‘Service
Zhitomir
Vitebsk
Cherkasy
Kremenchug
Odessa
Dnieper-bend
Konev
Stalin
Fathers and youth draft figures in wartime policy
The article outlines monthly 18 year olds entering the armed forces and inductions, noting about 20 000 join voluntarily before 18 and 13 000 in agriculture. It cites 25 to 26 percent rejection for physical defects and discusses occupational deferments favoring fathers over 22, with 90 000 fathers inducted in late 1943 as part of a campaign toward 446 000.
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Mately
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Hershey
Rumi Proposes Nine Point Plan for Postwar Policy
New York January 8. Rumi creator of the Rumi Plan outlined a nine point scheme to link federal fiscal and monetary policy with private business to sustain employment and demand. He urged government action when business cannot, advocating clear policy and cooperation between branches.
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New York
Uing
Rumi
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
National Alican Club
Rum
Like Father Like Son At Penn State Freshman Class
State College reports 80 alumni children admitted as freshmen marking the largest single class intake in the college’s history.
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SON State College
Pennsylvania State College
Irwin man jailed after daylight air raid refusal
Henry Kramer, 44, of Irwin R D 2, refused to enter his home during a daylight practice air raid alert in Greensburg. Squire John E. Irwin sentenced him to 30 days in jail in default of a $30 fine.
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Greensburg
INS
Henry Kramer
Irwin, R.D
Squire John E. Irwin
Deferment Rules Tighten For College Students In War Effort
Draft policies allow continued deferments for last half of senior year students upon request and for those pursuing certain professional tracks. Medicine dentistry osteopathy veterinary study may defer. Competent college students meeting graduation by July 1 in specified engineering sciences and related fields may defer, with strict limits. After July 1, deferments sharply cut back, with a 10,000 cap for chemistry engineering geology geophysics or physics majors, allocated by the War Manpower Commission to schools by February 15.
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War Manpower Commission
WMC
Illicit Ration Currency Boom Warned In North Carolina
Raleigh officials report growing traffic in illicit ration currency for gasoline and foods across eastern North Carolina. T. Johnson of the OPA warns of organized groups targeting boards and storage facilities, urging heightened security and limiting on hand coupons to one day’s supply.
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Raleigh
T. Johnson
District of the Office of Price Ministration
North Carolina
Rn Board
Carolina
Ral
Johnson
China
OPA
Thirty Bodies Recovered From Sunken Ship
CAPE MAY N J Jan 8 Bodies of 30 men from the sunken naval patrol ship St Augustine have been brought ashore and identified at the Coast Guard station. Names of the dead will be withheld until next of kin are notified. A navy and coast guard inquiry met at the Admiral Hotel. Survivors have been identified. two men earlier thought to be crew are removed from the list James Anabila of Jersey City NJ and James Blust of Tawas City MI were coast guards washed from rescue craft.
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Cape May
N. J
Sunigen
St. A
Station Infirmary
Bergen
James Anabila
Jersey City
James Blust
Tawas City
Mich
St. Augustine
Two Draft Board Clerks Face Charges in Conspiracy
Two former clerks of a local draft board in New York were jailed on $1,000 bail each facing federal conspiracy charges under the Selective Service Act. John E. B. Wilson and John F. Leonard allegedly provided false information about Murray Cohen to keep him from serving. Cohen, owner of Marco Polo restaurants, also faced $1,000 bail on conspiracy charges.
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New York
Draft Board 20
Gert Hans von Gontard
Annheuser. Busch
U. S
K. Bertram Friedman
John EB. Wilson
John F. Leonard
Murray Cohen
Friedman
Cohen
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Employment Service
Veterans Administration
Federal Security Agency
Paul V. McNutt
Legion
Clark
Walsh
D-Mass
D-Ill
Caraway
D-Ark
Brooks
R-Ill
Lodge
R- Mass
4Ie
R-Mass
Ploeser
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
AMG
M. L. Perry
FDR
Council
Navy Flier
Kephart
Charleston
Navy Yard
William Perry Kephart
Jules James
Yard
Sixth Naval District
A. P. Kephart
Blowing Rock, N
Margaret Kephart
Washington, D. C
Hero
W. H. Dill
Meyersdale, Penna
Betty Clutts
Hickman Ray
N. Y
Dd. A Neal
J. S. Patterson
W. H. Andrews
J. T. Warmath
Norris Hadaway
W. H. Sullivan
Elsie Warren
U. S. Navy
Draft Board
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