Ashmorians Edge AdamsMillis Girls In Tight Win
Ashmorians defeated Adams-Millis 17 to 15 at High Point High School gym Monday night. Both teams played hard with sportsmanship as Ashmorians overpowered late Adams-Millis rallies in the final minutes.
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Ville
Ashmorians
ams-Millis
Adams-Millis
Ashmoleans
Owen
Iritts
Lucas
Miller
Callicutt
Wade
Beeson
James
Cox
Tour Of Washington Reveals Few Officers Lounging Around
A Washington tour finds very few armed service officers in city cocktail bars, despite claims of widespread officer idleness. The survey at Mayflower, Shoreham, Statler, and Raleigh hotels shows minor presence of WAVES and WACs alongside veterans, with only 1 or 2 percent of a typical night’s crowd being military officers.
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Washington
Adolph Sabath
D-Ill
House Rules Committee
Judge Sabath
Navy
Mayflower Hotel
Pride of Capital Town
Shoreham
Statler
Pennsylvania Avenue
Army
Marine Corps
Lanier and Beck Lead Haley in Close Basketball Bout
Lanier and Beck starred for Haley as they faced a tight game with G Everyy and Kanoy officiating. The match featured strong guard play and a competitive finish.
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Lanier
Everyy
Beck
G Et
Haley
Kanoy
Battleships in Marine Pockets Quoted Navy Memoir
Marine veterans recall an order to surrender 40 mm anti aircraft guns taken from the nose in the Pacific theater. The weapons weighed 3,000 pounds each as part of a broader wartime memory highlighted alongside a stockholders meeting notice for High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association in North Carolina.
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Pacific
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association, Inc
North Main Street
High Point
N. C
B. F. Johnson
Sec’v
Japs Hatred Campaign Seen As Failure At Conference
In Hot Springs Virginia January 11 1945 Far East experts from China Thailand Burma and India reported that Japan failed to stir anti white sentiment across Asia. An Indian delegate said Japan’s radio propaganda had waned since its attack and that anti Japanese psychology has shifted. The Philippine delegate urged concrete U S action over mere pronouncements to counter Japanese propaganda and referenced Britain’s promise of independence as criticized by Mme Vijaya Pandit.
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Hot Springs
Japan
Asia
Institute of Pacific Relations
China
Thailand
Burma
India
Far East
United States
Great Britain
Mme
Vijaya Pandit
Dog’s Frantic Bark Saves Horse in Oregon Barn
In Heppner Oregon a horse owned by Paul Hisler became entangled in its halter and nearly choked to death. While the dog circled barking, the family ignored the commotion and prepared to leave. The owner checked the dog’s alarm and found the horse near death, then revived it with prompt care.
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Heppner
Ore
INS
Paul Hisler
Hisler
Belgrade Is City Devoid Of Children
Yugoslav Red Cross reports Belgrade, scarred by three years of war, hosts thousands of homeless children sent to Banat for care while Serbia and Croatia face mass destruction of villages. Miners, illness, and famine push families to sell belongings as relief efforts resume. Madame Ribnikar notes Bulgarian aid and a growing relief campaign.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
INS
Red Cross
Banat
Danube River
Dalmatia
Bosnia and
Herzzegovina
Bulgaria
Madame Ribnikar
Italy
Ridznikar
Large Japanese Bastion Taken By The Allies
Southeast Asia Command announced that Shwebo the last large Japanese fortress in upper Burma north of Mandalay has fallen to Allied and British forces. Indian troops entered Shwebo Sunday and the airfield there was overrun. Allied units also invested Budalin while Kaladan valley troops moved into Ponnagyun near Akyab.
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Southeast Asia
Kanly
Ceylon
Shwebo
Upper Burma
Mandalay
Budalin
Ye-U
Monywa
15Th Indian Corps
Kaladan
Ponnagyun
Akyab
Deer on Guam Outmaneuvers Japanese during firefight
Rifle fire on Guam flushed three Japanese and a deer. The deer charged as Sgt. Martin H. Skull reported, while Japanese fled. Sgt. Carl Binyon of Longton Kansas had his arm broken in the encounter.
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Pacific
Guam
Martin H. Skull
James E. Hogue
Carl Binyon
Longton
Kas
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