Political talk swirls as 1944 NC gubernatorial race looms
In Raleigh the 1944 election dominates chatter as candidates emerge from Gastonia, Shelby and Newton. Gregg Cherry signals a possible Senate bid, while Odus Mull and Judge Wilson Warlick weigh runs. Plans discuss lining up Cherry Mull and Warlick to avoid a crowded field, with Hoey’s potential candidacy a debate point. Coal shortages at the Capitol and looming military manpower shifts add urgency to state politics as government staff brace for drafts.
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Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
Odus Mull
Shelby
Judge Wilson Wasck
Newton
Ralph McDnald
Winston-La- Tem
Hoey
Cherry
United States Senate
Reyolds
Muir
Mull
Judge Varick
Poplar
Avhich
Warlick
Broughton
John Folger
Congress
Sawyer William Overton obituary at Marlboro Friends Church
William Overton Sawyer a 68 year old Back Creek farmer died suddenly at his home on Eophis rover at 4 a.m. Monday of a heart attack. Surviving are his widow Martha Swain four sons Carson Everett and Doe Sawyer Sophia route 1 and Howard Sawyer Asheboro route 2 two sisters Mrs Clark Payne and Mrs John Wall Trinity one brother R V Sawyer Sophia route 1 and seven grandchildren Funeral services were held at Marlboro Friends Church eight miles west of Asheboro at 2 p.m. today with burial in Marlboro cemetery.
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William O. Sawyer
Asheboro
William Overton Sawyer
Back Creek
Eophis
Rover
Martha Swain
Ran~falph County
Carson
Evernette
Doe Sawyer
Sophia
Howard Sawyer
Clark Payne
John Wall
Trinity
R. V. Sawyer
Route 1
Marlboro Friends Church
Marlboro Cemetery
Transport Clevedon Destroyed by Fire in Alaska Waters
Washington dispatch reports the army transport Clevedon, a 7,314 ton passenger and freight vessel, destroyed by fire in Alaskan waters. The War Department awaits details before assigning responsibility. All personnel are safe. Cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Washington
Army
Clevedon
Alaskan
War Department
New Rationing Head Probable For North Carolina
Raleigh dispatch reports Governor Broughton weighing a rationing administrator to ease Ted Johnson’s duties as state defenses gear up. The Office of Production Management moves faster, naming Bob Hanes as advisory chair and Jim Anderson as distribution director. A Raleigh branch may be led by Gene Ochsenreiter with plans for broader state coordination.
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Bob Thompson
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hate
Raleigh
Dan
Ted Johnson
Washington
Broughton
Johnson
Col
J. W. Harrelson
State Defense Council
Miami
Fla
Sharps
North Carolina
Office of Production Management
OPM
Bob Hanes
Jim Anderson
Hanes
Anderson
Hanes Committee
Charlotte
Gene. Ochsenreiter
Asheville
Afl
Roseville Church Worker Arrested for 4700 Fraud
Mrs Amelia Carr wife of the Roseville Methodist Church trustees chairman was arrested on a charge of defrauding a fellow church worker of 4700. FBI fingerprint checks revealed a fifty year history of swindling and prison life.
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Roseville Methodist Church
Newark
N.J
Amelia Carr
FBI
Labor Demanding Voice In Policy Of Auto Plants
New York January 13 Wide World summary of the clash between labor and management over worker involvement in auto plant control. Labor seeks a substantial voice in decisions affecting workers while management wants full operating authority, fearing postwar loss of prerogatives. The dispute echoes across industries converted to war production and highlights pay, hiring, and efficiency tensions.
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New York
T Wide World
OPM
Cos Automobile
Health Program To Be Discussed At College Saturday
In Raleigh on Saturday at 10 a.m. nine North Carolina locations will host talks on the governors commission health and physical education plan linked to the 12 year program and national defense needs. Clyde Envin will broadcast from 10 43 to 1 a.m. The meetings list many high schools colleges and officials as hosts.
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Raleigh
Governor's Commission On Education and National Defense
North Carolina
Clyde Envin
WPA In State Lacks Money WPA In State Lacks Money
WPA Administrator C C McGinnis says North Carolina faces thousands of unemployed despite a war boom. He notes 25 004 workers are employed by WPA and 33 871 eligible for WPA but unfunded. He cites survey data, weather delaying seasonal need, displacements from priorities, and limited defense work. The WPA argues it must fund subsistence and defense-related projects to sustain production.
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Centerprise Bureau
Sir Waller
Raleigh
North Carolina
WPA
C. C. McGinnis
McGinnis
Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps Campaign Urges Support
Guard your country and loved ones by buying Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps. Thousands of soldiers risk their lives while citizens are urged to invest now. Bonds available at banks and post offices, cost as little as 18.75 dollars. Save with Defense Stamps. funds go to safeguard the nation and lives.
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United States Defense Savings
Defense
Asphalt freight rates cut between Morehead City towns
Raleigh Jan. 13. Traffic Director HM M Nicholson of the State Utilities Commission said rates on asphalt were reduced one to two cents per hundred pounds between Morehead City and 20 North Carolina towns. The cut aligns with Norfolk Virginia rates to the same points and covers Winston Salem Greensboro Salisbury Concord Asheville Burlington High Point Broadway Rumseour Walnut Cove Lexington Siloam Barber Kannapolis Marion Midland Henrietta Cliffside Marshall and Black Mountain.
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Raleigh
HM. M. Nicholson
State Utilities Commission
Morehead City
North Carolina
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Salisbury
Concord
Asheville
Burlington
High Point
Broadway
Rumseour
Walnut Cove
Lexington
Siloam
Barber
Kannapolis
Marion
Midland
Henrietta
Cliffside
Marshall
Black Mountain
Men Who Rushed Jail Will Be Tried Soon
In Roxboro on January 13 a Black man accused of raping a white woman and ten white men charged with storming the Person County Jail face trial in late January. A one-week term of Person Superior Court opens January 26 with Judge R Hunt Parker presiding.
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Roxburo
Person County
Person Superior Court
Wiliam H. Murdock
Durham
R. Hunt Parker
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Basch
Cy Winstead
M.T. Clayton
State Highway Patrol
Police Department
CCC
Camp Davis Private Wedding Kiss Tradition
A Camp Davis private invited 30 fellows to his wedding where after the ceremony they lined up to kiss the bride, with the line then extending to the bridesmaids in a customary celebratory gesture.
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Davis
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